Joebeezie

Blue Rock Springs East course is a treat to play. The layout is fun yet challenging and plays longer than the yardage on the card. The greens were in excellent shape, were fast yet fair when I played. The wind picked up which can make for some challenging tee shots into the wind. Make sure you bomb it off the tee on #5 and #15 or you'll be working hard for a par. There are just the right number of hazards to keep you honest.

Played on a Sunday at 1:30 expecting a typical slow day, but was pleasantly surprised. Played in just under 5 hours which is great for this course on a busy day, and trust me it was PACKED. Daylight savings started today and the weather was a perfect 72 degrees. I usually expect hard and fast conditions around the greens at Boundary and that's what we received. I personally enjoy greens of that speed and challenge, it weeds out the crumbumbs in my foursome.

Played here on a beautiful Oakland Sunday, teed off at 2:30 in the afternoon. Found a great deal on golf now, $25 for Oakland residents with cart. The course was in great condition, greens were stellar per usual. Typically I expect a slow round on a Sunday afternoons but we played the course in roughly 4 hours 45 minutes which was a pleasant surprise. From observing the groups in front of us, it seemed like most players knew what they were doing so that may have helped the pace of play. The wind tends to pick up in the afternoons but the course is still very playable.

Delta view is one of the best courses through the tunnel in the east bay. We teed off at 10:40 on a Sunday and finished by 3:00 and were playing at a leisurely pace with no one in front and no one behind us. The greens were in excellent shape despite recent rain.

Roddy Ranch is a wonderful yet challenging course to play but pace of play is a serious issue. Greens were fast and true as always which I enjoy and the weather was a perfect 78 degrees. The pace of play issue is likely due to squeezing too many groups out onto the course because the slow play was not due to one slow group, rather it seemed like every hole had three groups on it at all times. Spreading out the tee times two extra minutes would do wonders for this course. Also, there is no food/beverages available at the turn since it's an "out and back" style course. They need to offer more options, we only saw the cart girl twice during a 6 hour round.