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bunker closeup Photo submitted by T314159H on 10/06/2017
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better bunker Photo submitted by T314159H on 10/06/2017
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typical green. Move ball to puttable position? Photo submitted by T314159H on 10/06/2017
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wild pig damage? Photo submitted by T314159H on 10/06/2017
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tractor damage and ball plugging area Photo submitted by T314159H on 10/06/2017
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Indication of maintenance standards Photo submitted by T314159H on 10/06/2017
TPC Harding Park - Harding Course
Played On 09/19/2020Not 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.
Palm at McCormick Ranch Golf Club
Played On 12/07/2017Good course
Mostly flat course with lots of water. Reasonably priced. We were treated well and enjoyed the round.
The Ranch Golf Club
Played On 10/05/2017Full 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.
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bunker closeup Photo submitted by T314159H on 10/06/2017
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better bunker Photo submitted by T314159H on 10/06/2017
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typical green. Move ball to puttable position? Photo submitted by T314159H on 10/06/2017
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wild pig damage? Photo submitted by T314159H on 10/06/2017
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tractor damage and ball plugging area Photo submitted by T314159H on 10/06/2017
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Indication of maintenance standards Photo submitted by T314159H on 10/06/2017
Carmel Valley Ranch Resort
Played On 05/05/2016Fun 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.
Fair review. I will call ahead to determine my options.