In the area decided to try The Refuge just coming out of overseed on Tuesday 11:00. Nice staff got me out quickly with starter recommending open back nine since front was busy. Worked out good with no... Continue »

In the area decided to try The Refuge just coming out of overseed on Tuesday 11:00. Nice staff got me out quickly with starter recommending open back nine since front was busy. Worked out good with no one seen on front when I came around finishing in 3 hours. Overseed made for cart path only on back and 90 degree rule for front. A few long jonts up and down hills on backside glad I did that first as temperature rose into upper 80s later on. Greens 9-18 very woolly uncut made a one putt effort on each then picked up and moved on. Front nine okay cut medium speed firm with few marks. Dark green fairways mostly full with a few spotty areas still filling in. Dormant rough along fairways cut to 1" held ball up easy to play from with some thick sponge like tufts around greens made for tough chipping if ball settled down in. Tee boxes were flat with grass neatly trimmed and course had several elevation changes some with lake views. Sparse dead grass/dirt along cart paths appeared unsightly but not immediately in play and wayward shots here could be lost in thick native vegetation or uneven desert waste areas. Country Club should pave the long dusty dirt trail skirting an RV campground from first green to 2nd tee. Front nine felt choppy after back nine start with three par 3s in first five holes and 7,8,9 all par 5s. Other than the hairy backside greens conditions were fine and should improve in the next couple weeks.