Walked the Black/Blue combo tees (6227/70.1/128) in 4H, 15M mid morning. Sunny, breezy and in the low 70's. $20 to walk 18 with the SLO Co. card. Played with the SLO Co. GG, Jim and Jerry are fun guys... Continue »

Walked the Black/Blue combo tees (6227/70.1/128) in 4H, 15M mid morning. Sunny, breezy and in the low 70's. $20 to walk 18 with the SLO Co. card. Played with the SLO Co. GG, Jim and Jerry are fun guys to play with. Kikuyu tees had good coverage with only the par 3's needing divot attention. Kikuyu fairways had good coverage but varied greatly. About 50/50 lush and thin spots. Rough a mixture of grasses. Not high but thick close to the fairways. Hardpan in many areas away from the fairways and well off the fairways is knee deep straw like wild grass. Sand traps had decent quality sand and were nicely maintained. Greens putted smooth and consistently medium speed. Firm, but held irons well with few ball marks. Carts are upgraded with nice GPS. Friendly Starter and pro shop staff in a well stocked pro shop. Busy restaurant on site, and their Top Tracer range is consistently packed. Never any on course services here. Very nice practice area. Fun layout with a good variety of holes, recommended.

Walked the Bruiser tees (6227/70.1/128) in 3.5 mid day. Sunny, windy and around 75. $20 to walk 18 with the SLO Co. card. Bruiser tees here are the Black/Blue combo tees. On paper only adds 219 yard... Continue »

Walked the Bruiser tees (6227/70.1/128) in 3.5 mid day. Sunny, windy and around 75. $20 to walk 18 with the SLO Co. card. Bruiser tees here are the Black/Blue combo tees. On paper only adds 219 yards from playing the straight Blues, but it seems like alot more. Hilly course that is tough to walk and have never played when it was calm. Prevailing wind off the ocean means you play cross wind on holes 1-3. 4 is into the wind. 5 is straight downwind, then 6-9 are back into the teeth of the wind. Hilly, windy and Kikuyu plus several holes with forced carry approaches over ravines will test anyone. Nine hole layout you play twice to get in 18. You play six par 3's, 4's and 5's in 18 holes, which I like. Kikuyu tees had good coverage but the par 3's could use divot attention. Kikuyu fairways had good coverage but varied greatly. Decent amount of lush areas but also many thin spots. Rough not high but thick close to the fairways. Mixture of grasses. Hardpan in many areas away from the fairways and well off the fairways is knee deep straw like wild grass. Sand traps had decent quality sand and were decently maintained. Greens putted smooth and consistently medium speed. Firm, but held irons well with few ball marks. Never any on course services here. Carts are upgraded with good GPS. Friendly Starter and pro shop staff in a well stocked pro shop. Busy restaurant on site, and their Top Tracer range is consistently packed. Very nice practice area. Fun layout with a good variety of holes, recommended.

Walked the Blues (6008/69.0/127) in 4H with Carl and Cory. Sunny, breezy and around 75. Cannot beat $20 to walk 18 with the SLO Co. card on a weekend. Hilly course that is tough to walk. Several hol... Continue »

Walked the Blues (6008/69.0/127) in 4H with Carl and Cory. Sunny, breezy and around 75. Cannot beat $20 to walk 18 with the SLO Co. card on a weekend. Hilly course that is tough to walk. Several holes have forced carry approach shots over ravines. All non par 3's the fairway slopes so that you have to aim at the top edge of the fairway to keep the ball in the fairway. And the bottom side is either a penalty area or deep brush. Nine hole layout you play twice to get in 18. Unique in that you play six par 3's, 4's and 5's for you to get in 18 holes. Good variety in that there is a shorter par 3, medium length par 3 and longer par 3. Pretty much repeated for the par 4/5 holes. Kikuyu tees maintained high and the par 3's could definitely use divot attention. Kikuyu fairways had good coverage but varied greatly. Many thin spots with a decent amount of lush areas. Rough a mixture of grasses. Not high but thick close to the fairways. Hardpan in many areas away from the fairways and well off the fairways is knee deep straw like wild grass. Sand traps had decent quality sand and were well maintained. Greens were excellent. Putted smooth and consistently medium speed. Held irons well with few ball marks. Very friendly pro shop staff in a well stocked pro shop. Busy restaurant on site, and their Top Tracer range is consistently packed. Very nice practice area. Never any on course services here. Carts are upgraded with good GPS. Really fun layout, recommended.

Walked the Blues (6008/70.7/128) for 9 holes in 1H, 45M mid day. Windy, partly cloudy and around 75. $15 to walk on the SLO Co. Card for 9, $20 if you do a replay and get in 18. Nine hole course tha... Continue »

Walked the Blues (6008/70.7/128) for 9 holes in 1H, 45M mid day. Windy, partly cloudy and around 75. $15 to walk on the SLO Co. Card for 9, $20 if you do a replay and get in 18. Nine hole course that has three par 5's, 4's and 3's. Constantly up/down hills, challenging course to walk. Fun track that will test your game, especially in the wind, which always seems to blow here. Kikuyu tees had decent coverage but were just okay. Kikuyu fairways very playable with decent coverage. Mostly Kikuyu rough mowed down, decent coverage with a few bare areas. Many hardpan areas if you get more than 20 yards away from the fairways. Sand traps were good. Well maintained with thick sand/dirt. Large Poa Greens putted somewhat bumpy and medium speed. Consistent from green to green and receptive to holding iron shots. Customer service was excellent. Carts are upgraded with nice GPS. No on course services. I like the layout, good variety of holes. Top Tracer practice range that you rent stalls by the half hour includes a green to practice sand/chipping/pitching shots in addition to the practice holes that you can also play for a fee. Recommended.

Walked the Bruiser tees (6227/70.8/133) in 4H, 30M mid morning. Windy, clear and around 65. Played with Patrick, Pat and Trevor, very easy going group to play with. I like the layout, good variety o... Continue »

Walked the Bruiser tees (6227/70.8/133) in 4H, 30M mid morning. Windy, clear and around 65. Played with Patrick, Pat and Trevor, very easy going group to play with. I like the layout, good variety of holes. Nine hole course that has three par 5's, 4's and 3's. Rarity to get in six par 5's and six par 3's on an 18 hole regulation round when you play it twice. They will no longer let you pay for 18 up front, you have to pay for 9, then pay for the 2nd 9 after you complete the 1st 9. $15 for the first 9, $5 for the replay with the SLO Co. Card, excellent deal. Kikuyu tees had decent coverage. They fill in the divots with small woods chips, which I have never seen elsewhere, but seems to work well. Fairways winter thin in spots, lush in spots, very playable. Rough winter thin with a few bare areas, more lush around the greens. Maintained low but the inconsistency of the lies can be penal. Many hardpan areas if you get more than 20 yards away from the fairways. Sand traps well maintained with thick sand/dirt. Poa greens putted smooth and medium fast. Consistent from green to green and receptive to holding iron shots. Challenging track that will test your game, especially in the wind, which always seems to blow here. Constantly up/down hills, tough course to walk. Top Tracer practice range that you rent stalls by the half hour includes a green to practice sand/chipping/pitching shots in addition to the practice holes that you can also play for a fee. Customer service was excellent on both check in's. Carts are upgraded with nice GPS. No on course services available due to COVID-19, but the restaurant was open with limited service. Recommended.

Walked the Blues (6008/70.7/128) in 4H, 40M mid day with the SLO Co GC. Windy, clear and around 75. $20 to walk on the SLO Co. Card is a good deal. Tees had okay coverage but were not good IMO. Too ... Continue »

Walked the Blues (6008/70.7/128) in 4H, 40M mid day with the SLO Co GC. Windy, clear and around 75. $20 to walk on the SLO Co. Card is a good deal. Tees had okay coverage but were not good IMO. Too many divots and not a fan of kikuyu tees. Fairways winter thin, very playable. Rough winter thin with a few bare areas. Maintained low but the inconsistency of the lies can be penal. Many hardpan areas if you get more than 20 yards away from the fairways. Sand traps played nice. Well maintained with thick sand/dirt. Greens putted smooth and medium fast. Consistent from green to green and receptive to holding iron shots. Customer service was excellent. Carts are upgraded with nice GPS. No on course services available due to COVID-19, but the restaurant was open with limited service. Nine hole course that has three par 5's, 4's and 3's. So when you play it twice to get in 18 holes, it's a rarity to get in six par 5's and six par 3's on a 18 hole regulation round. Players coming off #9 making the turn having priority over players starting on #1. I like the layout, good variety of holes. Top Tracer practice range that you rent stalls by the half hour includes a green to practice sand/chipping/pitching shots in addition to the practice holes that you can also play for a fee. Challenging track that will test your game, especially in the wind, which always seems to blow here. Constantly up/down hills, challenging course to walk. Recommended.

Played some of the practice holes on what used to be the front 9 and used the Top Tracer Practice Facility. Breezy, clear and around 65. Was told months ago they were getting a Top Golf. It is actua... Continue »

Played some of the practice holes on what used to be the front 9 and used the Top Tracer Practice Facility. Breezy, clear and around 65. Was told months ago they were getting a Top Golf. It is actually called Top Tracer, which is a first cousin. The Top Tracer facility is a building on 3 sides that opens to an outdoor range. Ten stalls where you hit off mats with 2 TV screens per stall, launch monitors, simulators and computer monitors that shows you all kinds of graphics and stats on each shot. Liked that it averaged all your same club shots and kept them separate from the other clubs. For an upcharge, they had dozens of courses you could play 18 holes on the simulator. Also has couches set up to accommodate up to 4 people per stall. Tiered pricing, $15 before 2pm, $30 from 2-5 and $45 after 5 pm per hour. The practice golf holes are in pretty solid condition. Was told they are maintained by and are the private practice facility of the Cal Poly SLO golf program. The fees they collect for the public using it pay for it's upkeep. Probably would not do it often, but Top Tracer and the practice facility setup would be worth a visit for most golfers. Could be especially fun with a group of guys. You can compete with others on closest to the pin, long drives etc. Reservations required, they had people waiting for stalls. Nice to see several families there with the dad playing with a couple of his kids. They had 2 tournaments running and a large First Tee kids group on half of the putting green. Nice to see a course thinking outside the box and remaining viable after idiot local politicians mandated that 9 holes be closed to save water/$$$. Recommended.

Walked the Blues (6008/70.7/128) in 4H mid day with Mneilson and Jim. Breezy, clear and around 65. $20 to walk the first nine was too expensive for what you get. However, it averages out when you get ... Continue »

Walked the Blues (6008/70.7/128) in 4H mid day with Mneilson and Jim. Breezy, clear and around 65. $20 to walk the first nine was too expensive for what you get. However, it averages out when you get the "replay" for $10. $30 to walk 18? $25 would have been fairer for what I got IMO. Nine hole course that has three each par 5's, 4's and 3's. So when you play it twice to get in 18 holes, it's a rarity to get in six par 5's and six par 3's on a 18 hole regulation round. Players coming off #9 making the turn having priority over players starting on #1. We waited for one group to tee off and were able to get back out. They closed the front 9 and made them practice holes and now concentrate their water resources on what used to be the back 9 several years ago. There is supposedly a "Top Golf" going in where part of the front nine used to be, they are currently doing massive construction. Tees had good coverage but were not good IMO. Too many divots and the kikuyu was maintained so high that it frequently grabbed irons on my back swing. I expect that in the rough, not on the tee box. Fairways were very playable, usually lush. Rough was a combination of lush/thin. You could be on hardpan, in thick 2.5" tall rough or somewhere in between. Sand traps played nice. Well maintained with thick sand/dirt. Greens putted smooth and medium fast. Consistent from green to green and receptive to holding iron shots. These greens have more break that you would suspect on 1st glance. Customer service was good. Carts are upgraded with nice GPS. Limited services available due to COVID-19, but the restaurant was open for take out with a limited menu. I like the layout, good variety of holes. Very good practice range that includes a green to practice sand/chipping/pitching shots in addition to the practice holes. This is a challenging track that will test your game, especially in the wind, which always seems to blow here. Constantly up/down hills, it is a very challenging course to walk. Recommended.

Walked the Blues (3004/70.7/128) in slightly less than 2H super twilight. Thanks to Dairy Creek for a free B-Day round! The weather was breezy, overcast and around 65. Last time here in 2015, the 18... Continue »

Walked the Blues (3004/70.7/128) in slightly less than 2H super twilight. Thanks to Dairy Creek for a free B-Day round! The weather was breezy, overcast and around 65. Last time here in 2015, the 18 hole course was in bad shape due to a lack of water. Fast forward 3 1/2 years, and they closed the front 9 and made them practice holes and concentrate their water resources on what used to be the back 9. It is now a very good 9 hole course, with three each par 3/4/5 to reach a par 36. Several of the old front 9 holes are maintained by the Cal Poly SLO golf team and for a fee, you can go play the practice holes. You can also play 9 twice to still get in 18, with players coming off #9 making the turn having priority over players starting on #1. The tees were good, lush with few unfixed divots. The fairways were very playable, usually lush. The rough was a combination of lush/thin. You could be on hardpan, in thick 3" tall rough or somewhere in between. It was punitive because the lies could be ??? The sand traps were very good, nicely maintained with thick sand. The greens putted smooth and medium fast. Consistent from green to green and very receptive to holding iron shots. These greens have more break that you would think on 1st glance. The customer service was excellent, I like the layout, good variety of holes. Very good practice range that includes a green to practice sand/chipping/pitching shots in addition to the practice holes. Tragic that SLO County chose to cut 9 from Dairy Creek and make it a 9 hole course and keep Chalk Mountain a fully operational 18 hole course. The layout was so far superior at Dairy Creek. This is a challenging track that will test your game, especially in the wind, which always seems to blow here. Constantly up/down hills, it is a very challenging course to walk. Recommended.