Ventured out for a rare away game with an invitation from a high school buddy to join him at SJH at 130pm on Monday, 4/6/26. It was a sunny, breezy day with a steady SW wind of 10-15 mph. We went out on time as a twosome bracketed by foursomes.

Conditions were standard SJH – tight fairways with good coverage and mostly good lies, benign rough, flat tee boxes with not too much divot damage. I wasn’t in any sand but no complaints from my playing partner. Greens were fairly firm and turf depth was thin, with ballmarks (many on all greens) exposing a damp, fine-grained muddy soil beneath. Greens rolled well at medium-fast speed – many greens had substantial breaks right around the hole. Speeds were consistent across the course. Over the past few years several of the greens have been rebuilt/relocated, holes abandoned to development or flooding and rebuilt elsewhere. The triangle of holes at the far point of the back nine (holes 13-15) are some of the newer holes and have the best turfgrass of any part of the course.

Driving range is across a busy street, reachable by car but make time allowances for the logistics. Small snack shop at the turn was out of many menu items by the time we came through. We saw the cart girl a couple times on the front and back. We didn’t push the group ahead and weren’t pushed by those behind us, finishing the round in just over 5 hours.

Clubhouse restaurant area was very busy and this appears to be quite a local social hub. They remodeled the old clubhouse several years ago with more emphasis on community appeal and local event venues.

The kikuyu is not my favorite, but today it was cut fairly tight and very playable.