Played in group 1B of Monday’s Vivid Golf X GK outing at Dove Canyon, Johnny’s 100th event since starting to run these in 2021! Congratulations Johnny!

As usual, the event was run beautifully and a lot of fun. Dove Canyon is handling the summer heat well, but precautions are being taken. Namely, the greens are slower than typical to avoid burnout. They ran mostly smoot... » More

Played in group 1B of Monday’s Vivid Golf X GK outing at Dove Canyon, Johnny’s 100th event since starting to run these in 2021! Congratulations Johnny!

As usual, the event was run beautifully and a lot of fun. Dove Canyon is handling the summer heat well, but precautions are being taken. Namely, the greens are slower than typical to avoid burnout. They ran mostly smooth with medium to medium-slow speed. For how much water is being put on them, they surprisingly weren’t super soft. I’d say medium firmness/acceptance on approach shots. Fairways had good coverage with a few GUR areas. Rough was a little more penal with some thin areas here and there but nothing too deep. Blue tee boxes were mostly great, although I felt one or two sloped slightly toward the front of the box. I was in a lot of bunkers and they were all very nice.

The real revelation during this round was the Paloma Dog at Jack’s Den. Johnny had tried this a couple events ago and raved about it, and now I see why. If a bacon-wrapped hot dog and cheesy, gooey quesadilla had a baby, this is it. Wow, one of the best things I’ve ever eaten at a golf course!

Had a great time with sparky14, Johnny, and Bryan. Definitely recommended anytime you can access this course. Oh yeah, pace of play was amazing for these events… we finished in less than 4:20 from the time we teed off!
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Played here last Friday 8/14. Simply put, the course is in terrible condition.

Tee boxes mostly dirt and not level.

Most fairways had lots of dirt. I can't say just bare spots, more like some weeds mixed with dirt.

Rough just an extension of the dirt and weed fairways, mixed with chopped up tree limbs ect.

Greens were medium-slow and playa... » More

Played here last Friday 8/14. Simply put, the course is in terrible condition.

Tee boxes mostly dirt and not level.

Most fairways had lots of dirt. I can't say just bare spots, more like some weeds mixed with dirt.

Rough just an extension of the dirt and weed fairways, mixed with chopped up tree limbs ect.

Greens were medium-slow and playable compared to the rest of the course. They did have minefield divot marks on the front of all of them.

Collar areas like the fairways, dirt and weeds.

Bunkers would be good except they looked like they had footprints ect from days ago. 1 large bunker complex had no rakes!

The carts are basic, no GPS. Beverage cart a bright spot, came around a couple times.

POP was slow. 2 different 4somes had 2 guys sharing 1 bag of clubs. Kemper Sports that manages the place (same group that takes care of Olivas & Buenaventura) sent out a rating email after. I really ripped them (truth.) They responded with weak excuses like "all 20 sets of rental clubs were rented out" explaining why 2 dudes were holding things up by sharing a bag. They also said they will be re-sodding some of the fairways near the end of the month. I'm sure they get away with this because it's a tourist destination and our only other choice was Aviara at $400+.
Bottom line is they are charging over a $100, NOT including cart for the worst conditioned course ever and that's over 40 years of playing.
Needless to say, AVOID.
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Played August 16 (Sunday)! 5:30 round! Typical Sunday stroll at the golf course! For the most part, the fairway was lush, with some fungal issues. Seems many courses are coming down with some form of fungal infection on the fairways. One could easily avoid the bad grass. Greens were slow, but what should I expect??? It's summertime!!!

Still one of the hidden gems in Chino Hills. Tough course! Hilly greens! Narrow fairways! What more can I say? If you get the invite to play on Friday, free Happy Hour!!!!!!!!!!

Played 8/17/2026
Customer service top notch, range facility is excellent, good practice areas; bunker, chipping, putting zones.
Tee grounds in great condition, summer brown settling in places on tee box. Fairways are cut summer short, tight so leave those 12-14 degree bounce wedges in your bag for fairway shots under 90 yards. Roll out for Tee-driver shots are good, as me... » More

Played 8/17/2026
Customer service top notch, range facility is excellent, good practice areas; bunker, chipping, putting zones.
Tee grounds in great condition, summer brown settling in places on tee box. Fairways are cut summer short, tight so leave those 12-14 degree bounce wedges in your bag for fairway shots under 90 yards. Roll out for Tee-driver shots are good, as mentioned summer fast conditions. Bunkers reworked and in much better shape, although sand is inconsistent from one greenside bunker to the next. Which has always been a major challenge at this course, bunker sand consistency.

NOW THE BAD:
Greens are still not favorable. Playing partners in group rated the greens here 7/10, compared to a year ago. This is after an 8-week shutdown trying to redo the green putting surfaces. Now 32 days after the mid-July reopener, the greens are still in recovery mode. Many machine tracks still visible on the green surfaces. Several greens had square or rectangular patchwork of turf applied. We took relief on the greens from these patches. Line-gap separation between normal green surface and turf patches would cause the putted ball to roll WAY offline of the target line to cup/hole.

Was warned by starter; "greens need 2 more weeks". Same thing we were told the past 2x we played here in the last 3 weeks. But we keep going as we live adjacent to Arrowood GC. But honestly, the greens at Oceanside Muni, 2 miles away, are superior for roll, consistency and conditions than the greens here currently.

NOW THE REALLY BAD; Green fees are still $120 round on weekends, $100 during week. For the green conditions, poor value for your money. However, course staff are working very hard to ensure you have a good round. Beverage cart stopped by twice on each 9 holes, even though we ordered nothing from the cart. Golf riding carts are clean and in good shape. Food service, quality is a plus, although a bit $$, but what isn't expensive these days for food anywhere.
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