Lives
Dallas, TX
Handicap
0-4
Age
55-64
Gender
Male
Skill
Advanced
Plays
A few times a week

Review Statistics

Average Rating

3.7
3.7
Total 65 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

65 Reviews
5 Stars
16
4 Stars
22
3 Stars
18
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
2
Recommended Courses
52
Not Recommended Courses
13
Helpful Votes Count
7
Not Helpful Votes Count
5
First Review
02/16/2014
Last Review
01/15/2018

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3.7
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

If You're In The Area...

Unless you live in San Diego you'd probably never just come down here , but it's a very nice 70 minute drive from the border , with taco stands everywhere . I was nearby already , and had heard of the resort for years . It's very tired now but the courses are still worth the trip . Three nines , all unique , all completely empty on a Sunday afternoon when it was 68 degrees and sunny . Lagos is the shortest but is still interesting , challenging and very well laid out . Oceano , with 5 holes right on the cliffs is truly spectacular with views and shot values as good as Bandon or NSW . Vista is the longest and toughest , and when combined with Oceano carries a rating of almost 75 from the back . Forced carries , blind landing zones and even challenging lay ups . Greens a bit long but still a nice speed and plenty undulating . Unreadable grain and some pin positions available to make it a very difficult test . Fairways a bit spotty and not overly wide , are protected by bunkers and desert . Overall a delight to play , and 36/day is easily done . All the employees helpful , friendly and speak English . One night in the hotel ($79 for double...NOT the Four Seasons) and you could all three nines twice . Decent dining room and no place to go off property . Safety note . Travel from the US border is on a toll road and I never felt unsafe . Lots of Americans . Re-entering US a hassle .

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging

Twin Creeks Golf Course

Played On 12/05/2015
2.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Very Sad For OK Layout

Poor condition . Course should probably have been closed . Needs a lot of work to bring it up to average .

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 12/13/2015

What did I expect ? I expected the fairways would not be flooded 6 days after the rain stopped . I expected that someone would have raked the bunkers . I expected there would not be dead fish around the greens . I expected the course to be closed in such sad condition . I did not expect a comment wondering what I was expecting . I have received two phone calls and an email from the general manager challenging my review "since they had 13 inches of rain , and what did I expect ?" Interesting they used exactly the same expression as the person that posted the comment .I have been offered a free round to make up for ours , but I only wanted anyone who might read my comment to know the course that has been nice before has some work to be done . Period .

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Commented on 12/08/2015

I played during the week following the flood and found the course to be in playable condition considering they just received 13" of rain, had major damage but was still able to get it open to allow us would be golfers to play golf on a great weekend considering other golf courses in the area either were closed or only had 9 holes open. So not sure what you expected but I'm just thankful that I had a place to play. I would recommend this golf course.

Blackhawk Golf Club

Played On 11/18/2015
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Wet and Boring

It was wet from recent rain but course is nothing special . Nothing to recommend it .

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy

The Trails of Frisco Golf Club

Played On 09/13/2015
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Solid Test

This is a very good golf course . Right now it is in great condition with carpet-like fairways , smooth and fast greens , and the native areas are grown up . Course knowledge helpful as lines off tee are not always obvious . Island fairways on several holes framed by native grasses is unique . Another nice design feature is par 3's from 140 to 245 yds .

Pro Shop and starter / marshals great . Cart girls and 19th hole staff must've had a bad night .

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 09/24/2015

Thank you for your review as we value your opinion. We strive to continually improve course conditions and customer service. We hope to meet your expectations time and time again and hope you will come back and play again soon!

I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Very Nice Desert Course

Have not played a Faldo design before this but I found it quite enjoyable . We 'Played Up" and course was a nice break from longer designs . Fairways were carpet and firm Bermuda greens had no marks . Bunkers pristine . Did not play the Palmer course but it looked every bit as nice . We were told it was more difficult .

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

TPC Harding Park - Harding Course

Played On 08/21/2015
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Walked

Setting it Straight

Was planning to play Harding Park regardless of reviews but found them largely inaccurate . We played on Friday , Aug 21 , in the afternoon .Staff was friendly and engaging with majority of reviewers finding otherwise . Starter was tired or distracted but otherwise managed .
Course was in terrific condition . Reviewers complained of slow greens , and although they could have been quicker , they were definitely not slow . They did putt slower than they looked , for those of you that get my meaning .
Pace was horrendous...front nine took 2:45 , back 2:25 . Nary a marshall to be seen .
Lastly , I understand the locals get a break on the price but $176 to walk seems as though the visitors are taking it on the chin . I certainly wouldn't play it again at that price .

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

Legacy Hills Golf Club

Played On 08/18/2015
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Value No Service

IMO the best of the three courses at Sun City . GREAT price ($25 with cart) for afternoon tee time and course in very nice shape . First five holes through trees really good , and the rest very nice . Good variety of holes - length , doglegs and elevation changes .
Two negatives include no on-course service (no cart girl , no grill ...all they had was coke and vending - really ?) and the pace . Our twosome played behind two other twosomes that consisted of players barely able to walk . Waited on every shot until they finally left course after 9 . Then (you guessed it) we caught the next twosome on 11 . Drove around them on 15 . Are people STILL that clueless ? No service meant no marshal as well .

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/04/2015

DocCwik,

Thanks for the review and glad to hear that you enjoyed the course. We are currently in the process of opening up a snack bar, as this has been a common request. We hope you won't have pace of play issues the next time your out on any of the Sun City courses and we look forward to seeing you again!

Teravista Golf Club

Played On 08/18/2015
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Very Nice Trip Through The Backyards

Fun round over well-conditioned course . Impossible to walk as it moves through 'hood with very long green to tee gaps . Some very nice and interesting (read difficult) holes and good variety . Very windy almost every day so pick a reasonable tee.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Falconhead Resort & Country Club

Played On 08/01/2015
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

A Gem

Easy drive from Dallas to course I've been aware of only since it popped up on Golf Now . Open since 1958, it hosted a Tour event in 1962 . Jack was there (finished third) and went on to win the Open later that year . Cool ! Beautiful layout on private lake and in nice condition . Bent grass greens in good shape but currently suffering from floods this spring . Fivesomes and sixsomes on member corse but they waved us through quickly. Everybody friendly and helpful .

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

Granbury Country Club

Played On 07/24/2015
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Course for Locals

Quaint 9 holer. Played nearby Hidden Oaks same day .

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Easy

Ojai Valley Inn

Played On 07/19/2015
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Nice Course Slow Pace

Nice resort course in excellent condition . Very busy though and not easy to walk , even from cart path to area around greens . Old guys in front three groups deep on 5 hour plus pace . Left after nine . Will try againbut not on weekend.

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

La Purisima Golf Course

Played On 07/18/2015
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

A Bladt

Big and wild . No cart paths in places. Local knowledge would help . Very friendly and helpful staff .

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Play Both

An excellent opportunity to play 36 . Courses similar in difficulty and enjoyable . Greens soft but speedy . Bunkers need work and more sand .

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

ShadowGlen Golf Club

Played On 07/04/2015
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

7 Hour Pace

Yes. 7 hours. So it was July 4,, but course was not crowded. First three holes took 90 minutes. Call to Pro Shop responded to by friendly young pro and clueless older Marshal . One group finally taken off course and another told to quit looking for balls. Not enough to save ok layout in post-flood condition . We gave up after 15 and skipped 16,17 where a cigar-smoking , Panama hat wearing group had camped . We played 18 with the twosome behind us (as a six some) , drove to the car , loaded and as we were leaving the problem foursome was still on the 140 yd 17th. WOW ! I wonder what a busy day is like .
Cart girl needs to finish seventh grade .

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average

Tangle Ridge Golf Club

Played On 06/28/2015
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Bang for the Buck

Very nice course , big wide fairways , huge greens . Some overly tricky pin positions . Decent range and balls . Practice green nice. Several holes need maintenance .

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good

Tierra Verde Golf Club

Played On 06/27/2015
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Don't Miss

Played this course over 15 years ago . Only David Graham design in metroplex. It has matured beautifully and can be as challenging as you want . Super condition right now and a better value than Tangle Ridge . Go pay this wonderful track .

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

Canyon West Golf and Sports Club

Played On 06/26/2015
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

GOOD CONDITION

First of all , greens are Champions Bermuda , not bent as one reviewer said . They were being kept long and played very slow for how they looked . Course is in nice shape but design is easy and boring . All but two greens flat . Seems it was laid out by non-professional designer . Great for lowering your handicap . Healthy drive from Metroplex . Hawks Creek in-town way better . Too many holes played 90 degree dogleg and seemed contrived . Par 3 12th has tree blocking green entrance...really?

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

Cowan Creek Golf Course

Played On 06/03/2015
3.0
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Play The Other Two

Weak sister of three courses at Sun City. We played White Wing and CC in one day on pro shop advice the recent rains had adversely affected Legacy Hills . This course a boring routing through lesser neighborhood . Fairways and greens not nearly as nice as WW . Drove past Legacy Hills and it is more mature , tree-lined . Will go back to play it . If you want to play 36 , leave out CC. None of three courses is walkable .

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate

White Wing Golf Club

Played On 06/03/2015
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

First Impression

Very nice course in retirement community north of Austin . In great shape despite recent rains , flooding. Apparently well-known large , severely contoured greens putting quickly. Pace of play excellent .

One complaint was militant , near-hostile woman at check in. Confused rapid fire pace for friendliness . One in our group was arriving right at tee time from Dallas due to police shoot-out that closed I35 . A request to delay start by one tee time was met with incredulous "are you kidding ? We are booked solid !" when in fact there was an open time before and after ours . We didn't see anyone infant or behind us until #7 .

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Texas Star Golf Course

Played On 03/11/2015
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Wet Course

Fun course but should have been closed. Staff not as friendly as in past .

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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