Played Pala Mesa on 11/4. Three weeks after aeration, and you would not have known. Greens are in fantastic shape. Fairways and rough are plush, with a few spots having growth problems (but those are rare). Sand is plentiful and very nice.

Many unlevel tee boxes are my only complaint, and that is a very small complaint.

Highly recommended!

played yesterday, wednesday, nov 4. 9am tee time, POP right at 4hrs, $39 to walk.

Course is trying its best to get back into shape after losing their well water for the fairways. They are still in pretty rough shape but are definitely improving. Lots of GUR, still, and probably should continue to play winter rules all over the course. Even the rough is patchy with ... » More

played yesterday, wednesday, nov 4. 9am tee time, POP right at 4hrs, $39 to walk.

Course is trying its best to get back into shape after losing their well water for the fairways. They are still in pretty rough shape but are definitely improving. Lots of GUR, still, and probably should continue to play winter rules all over the course. Even the rough is patchy with lots of gopher/squirrel holes and tons of roots, not worth snapping a club or breaking your wrist, just give yourself a good lie and move on.

white tees were good for the most part. Need leveling, but had good coverage.

I didn't find a bunker, but they looked just fine.

Greens were healing nicely from being aerated about 4-5 weeks ago. Very soft and lush. They mowed them in the morning, but not very tight, at all. They were still very shaggy and slow but were acceptable except number 4 green has some serious damage in the front.

Customer service just fine, no complaints. No bev cart nor marshal, but not a big deal.

I really like the layout, especially the back nine. Super neat holes, lots of trees and character. If they get this course in better shape, I'd be playing there quite a bit. I bet in another 3-5 weeks it will be a lot better. Good value and I recommend if you're not looking to get "wowed" by any pristine condition.
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Play day 11/04/26, start: 10:20 and finished at 2:04.
Check in was nice and easy with a helpful staff.
Getting there took me through the winding road from the south- nice but it seemed longer.
No bev cart that I can remember.
The locals said the course doesn’t aerate or it seems they haven’t seen it done in years. That was actually a helpful tip and sure enough,... » More

Play day 11/04/26, start: 10:20 and finished at 2:04.
Check in was nice and easy with a helpful staff.
Getting there took me through the winding road from the south- nice but it seemed longer.
No bev cart that I can remember.
The locals said the course doesn’t aerate or it seems they haven’t seen it done in years. That was actually a helpful tip and sure enough, the greens were soft a half inch on top but firm underneath so the ball isn’t holding much on approaches but it does ok on pitches and chips.
The Greens were nice and smooth but grainy. You can (almost) read some influence in addition to slope. Not too many ball marks though there’s some serious undulation- stay below the hole, as one of the local casually mentioned.
Tee boxes were okay not chewed up, it’s ok and it’s level.
The Fairways were nice and cut low. The #10 had issues with the water irrigation on the left side. A couple of their fairways were different/new to me like it’s low on the left and then about a four foot raise on the right. The higher side fairway is the smoother side and the lower seems to be meant for rough (just a guess) Oh and it was rough, spotty with some barren areas which was too bad. Anyway it’s mostly a tight with the tree line in both sides.
The Roughs were not any issue at all- they were about an inch or so.
I was in one of the Bunkers and it wasn’t good. It was mixed sand and dried up clay like so I didn’t know what to expect. The other bunkers looks better though. By the way a couple of them bunkers are not visible until you get close to it.

I really liked the course and I think that the course could be so much more with a little more TLC. I’ll be back for sure.
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It was a great time a Spanish Hills Club on Monday despite only having rgm2525 to help me and being surprised upon arriving our event was going to be restricted to cart path only. I was able to have a conversation with the superintendent (very polite and professional) who informed me there were still some areas of dampness remaining on the fairways from the inch of rain Saturda... » More

It was a great time a Spanish Hills Club on Monday despite only having rgm2525 to help me and being surprised upon arriving our event was going to be restricted to cart path only. I was able to have a conversation with the superintendent (very polite and professional) who informed me there were still some areas of dampness remaining on the fairways from the inch of rain Saturday night which prompted the decision. He said in these cases outside play is blanket cart path only restricted. After he surveyed the course, he decided to allow golf carts off the cart path on the Back Nine Only. That was appreciated.

The golf course was in excellent condition, especially the bermunda turf fairways. Lush, groomed with perfect lies all day…I didn’t notice any excessive moister, but I understand Spanish Hills Club position of prioritizing keeping the golf course in as great of condition possible for their membership over an outside golf event’s enjoyment. In the future I will only book a Late Spring/Summer events at the Spanish Hills Club.

Spanish Hills Club is a fantastic experience. It’s an excellent golf course with beautiful views, always in super shape, has great food and their staff is top notch. It checks all the boxes. I will be considering booking a 2027 event and I recommend other golf event organizers to do so as well. I also recommend those interested in private club membership to contact Moo Griffith. Great guy.

Thank you everyone that comes to Greenskeeper.org/Vivid Golf/Golf Moose outings :)

Check out the photos I just posted.
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Course just reopened after over seeding and with no play for a couple days because of heavy rains, the grass was deep everywhere. Played in 2.5H as a single. Temps in the 70-75 range recently have the course looking great. Most of the rough is lush/thick currently. Fairways and tees lush and beginning to be cut down to normal height. Not much roll currently. Sand traps almost a... » More

Course just reopened after over seeding and with no play for a couple days because of heavy rains, the grass was deep everywhere. Played in 2.5H as a single. Temps in the 70-75 range recently have the course looking great. Most of the rough is lush/thick currently. Fairways and tees lush and beginning to be cut down to normal height. Not much roll currently. Sand traps almost always nicely maintained here. Greens are currently outstanding. Medium quick and very smooth. Downhill putts can be almost impossible on some hole locations. So you need to plan and execute your approaches, chips and even first putts accordingly. Range and practice greens both upper level quality wise. Nice GPS on carts. Restaurant good for a golf course with a decent selection. Highly recommended.
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