This is more of a rant than a review. I don't know if this is where I am supposed to post thin but anyway. My buddy and I knew that rain was in the forecast but we had a tee-time schedule to play Po... Continue »

This is more of a rant than a review. I don't know if this is where I am supposed to post thin but anyway. My buddy and I knew that rain was in the forecast but we had a tee-time schedule to play Poppy Hills at 9:00 on Sunday morning October 30. Was charged $125 including cart (NCGA guest rate), which I think is way overpriced anyway, as I have played Poppy several times including after the redesign, and although this is the home course of the NCGA, and the course is generally in very good shape, I am not a big fan of the design, and to make matters worse, they are now building homes along the back nine.

My rant is when we teed off it was misty but definitely playable. That changed by hole 2 and the rain and the wind would of stopped any tournament, only thing that was missing was lightning. The heavy rain continued all through the 9 holes we got through (the greens were becoming unputtable as puddles were pooling up on the greens) of which even though I had 4 layers on I was completely drenched. It made matters worse that the course was cart path only, so you did not have even any cart protection to wait before hitting your shot. After we came and quit at 9, and ate at the clubhouse, the weather changed, and for the rest of the day was actually sunny. Especially since my friend plays here regularly, why didn't the starter say that heavy rain is in the forecast for the next couple of hours, and we can go out now, or wait until it lets up? Wasn't like the tee sheet was full of golfers looking to play. At least make us aware of what was ahead. We were ready for rain, not a torrential downpour. I felt like the person at the pro shop only cared about collecting the $125 green fee. If I was told how bad the conditions were looking and that it looked like it will clear up later in the day, if I decided to play that would be on me. When we said something after we ate, the guy in the golf shop said, well you can go out now and finish your round. Really? do you have a dryer that I can dry my 4 layers of rain repellant clothes? let alone my golf bag and all its contents being soaked? I generally come up to the Monterrey area twice a year, and always play Poppy, but not anymore. Blackhorse/Bayonnet and some other courses in the area are much better options in my opinion.