Lives
Silicon Valley, CA
Handicap
5-9
Age
65+
Gender
Male
Skill
Advanced
Plays
A few times a week

Review Statistics

Average Rating

3.0
3.0
Total 4 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

4 Reviews
5 Stars
0
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Recommended Courses
2
Not Recommended Courses
2
Helpful Votes Count
0
Not Helpful Votes Count
1
First Review
05/07/2016
Last Review
09/19/2020

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TPC Harding Park - Harding Course

Played On 09/19/2020
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Not great right now

Weather and course conditions were excellent today. We enjoyed the round. But ...
I arrived 75 minutes before tee time expecting to warm up on the range, chip and putt to get a feel for the greens, and maybe even hit some bunker shots. For the full price, I expected a full-service golf course.
I was met at a gate and told I could not enter the property until 45 minutes before tee time because of Covid regulations. I had to sit 30 minutes outside the gate. It would have been nice if they had told us.
I finally went inside and checked in. Then I asked the attendant outside the pro shop about the practice facility. She said she didn't know; it was her second day. The range is closed and under construction, so no warm-up is possible right now. It would have been nice if they had told us when making the reservation. There was a chipping green and a putting green (far apart), but no practice bunker that I could find. The only bathroom facilities out on the course are two porta-potties. Both padlocked shut. It would have been nice if they had told us.
Nice course, poor experience otherwise.

Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 02/03/2021

Fair review. I will call ahead to determine my options.

Palm at McCormick Ranch Golf Club

Played On 12/07/2017
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good course

Mostly flat course with lots of water. Reasonably priced. We were treated well and enjoyed the round.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average

The Ranch Golf Club

Played On 10/05/2017
1.0
Perfect weather
Used cart

Full rate for run-down course

We were charged the full senior rate for a course that is falling apart. The "driving range" (a net cage) blew down in a storm and has not been replaced. The greens were plugged and also so severely damaged that large portions were not playable. Fairways had been dug up by wild pigs and deeply rutted by tractors. The bunkers had sand only in the flat bottom portions; the sides were just mud and tufts of grass. Even the signs were rusting, peeling, and partly unreadable. See photos.

The new management is apparently planning to go out of business. Nobody will want to come back after playing here once. We saw several maintenance workers, but they are nowhere close to keeping up with what the course needs.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Carmel Valley Ranch Resort

Played On 05/05/2016
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Fun course

We played this course as a practice round for an upcoming tournament round there. The course was almost empty on this Thursday with rain threatening (but not showing up until we finished). We had a very enjoyable round. Conditions were very nice except that the greens had been aerated within the last few days.
The front nine is flat with plenty of bunkers and some water. The back nine is hilly, harder, and more interesting. The course is shorter and narrower than most, so the challenge is more toward accuracy than length.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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