Played early this AM to beat the heat and the Mon crowds. Nice living so close to a course.

Found the course in somewhat different shape then previous rounds.

Tee boxes good.

Fairways wide and giving "decent" roll but not as good as past weeks. Seems like a lot of water has been put on the course with past and coming heat. But the lies were excellent. ... » More

Played early this AM to beat the heat and the Mon crowds. Nice living so close to a course.

Found the course in somewhat different shape then previous rounds.

Tee boxes good.

Fairways wide and giving "decent" roll but not as good as past weeks. Seems like a lot of water has been put on the course with past and coming heat. But the lies were excellent.

Rough was much higher as well and needs cutting so fairly difficult to advance w/o a powerful swing.

Traps were all ok and had been raked so not an issue.

Greens were the big mistery. In the past they have been firm and fast. But no doubt they too have been heavily watered as they were soft w/o much release and did not putt with there normal speed. Even downhill putts were not as dangerous.

Always good customer service from the Monday AM pro shop. You can tell they like their work.
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Played with Rob1563 on Sat at 7:30 AM for the nice local rate of $115, which they complain about, but it's much better than the $220 for visitors. I have played here once before and remember that the layout is all over the place, which we believe was because they picked the best holes for the members' course, which left the arroyo all over the place.

The course was in... » More

Played with Rob1563 on Sat at 7:30 AM for the nice local rate of $115, which they complain about, but it's much better than the $220 for visitors. I have played here once before and remember that the layout is all over the place, which we believe was because they picked the best holes for the members' course, which left the arroyo all over the place.

The course was in great shape for early summer. I think the fairways were some of the best I have ever played on. Very good cushion and green, they did have a few soggy areas from overwatering, but I be they were fine by the afternoon in 105° heat. Greens were firm and medium pace for about an hour, then fast after the sun dried them out. I had my worst putting day in a while there. Sand traps need some help as they were in poor shape in the fairways and a little better around the greens.

Nice carts with GPS and a cool one with no free water. I would like to see more water coolers on the course, especially with the heat, but they did have some every 4 holes. Staff were friendly, and I would play here again given a deal can be found.
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Review from over a month ago, but I wanted to post it anyway. I was fortunate to be able to play here while on vacation. I was not planning on it due to the major storms that had just happened, but I am sure glad I did. Everyone said you have to play the emerald course for the elevation, views, and layout. They were not wrong. The Views are worth it alone.

Conditions ... » More

Review from over a month ago, but I wanted to post it anyway. I was fortunate to be able to play here while on vacation. I was not planning on it due to the major storms that had just happened, but I am sure glad I did. Everyone said you have to play the emerald course for the elevation, views, and layout. They were not wrong. The Views are worth it alone.

Conditions were very good despite them losing 2 dozen trees, but you could hardly tell. There are a lot of trees, bushes, and nature on the course. Conditions were mostly in the 10s across the board, and there is not much more a golfer could ask for. Fairways were carpet-like, rough was not long but very thick, greens ran smooth at a medium pace with no issues at all. Sand was wet but seemed to play fine.

The rack rate is very high, and that is the only downside. I was able to snag a deal, but after renting clubs, it was still 300+, but we could easily spend that on drinks at the hotel pool so I wasn't going to skip treating myself.
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Played in the Clash at Rams Hill two weeks ago. It was a two-day, two-man tournament run by Rams Hill. Friday we were invited to the very exclusive Borrego Springs yacht club for opening drinks. They hat the TGL LAGC simulator truck running a closest to the pin competition as well as drinks and snacks.

This is the first time I have played the course since they decided... » More

Played in the Clash at Rams Hill two weeks ago. It was a two-day, two-man tournament run by Rams Hill. Friday we were invited to the very exclusive Borrego Springs yacht club for opening drinks. They hat the TGL LAGC simulator truck running a closest to the pin competition as well as drinks and snacks.

This is the first time I have played the course since they decided to be year-round, and man, the course still looked great. Temps were in the 100s, but the course was still lush and playing great.

Tees, Fairways, Rough, and sand were in great condition with only a small amount of browning locations scattered across the course, but those were few and far between. Greens were the highlight as usual, firm and fast yet healthy. Good roll with no bumps or divots despite having two full days of competition.

It's still a drive to play out here, but given the cheaper rate in the summmer its worth playing if you can handle the heat.

PS - The free tacos and Carmel Apple Cookie are the bomb.
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RPGC event this weekend at Rancho Park and it hurts to say it but the course is not in its best shape. The greens are actually great right now and rolling true and medium-fast, but the rest of the property is feeling the heat.

The fairways have far too many thin or burned out/dirt areas for my liking, but the rough is good in most spots. The tee boxes are a bit beat u... » More

RPGC event this weekend at Rancho Park and it hurts to say it but the course is not in its best shape. The greens are actually great right now and rolling true and medium-fast, but the rest of the property is feeling the heat.

The fairways have far too many thin or burned out/dirt areas for my liking, but the rough is good in most spots. The tee boxes are a bit beat up for sure (we played from the white tees this round), and the bunkers are just okay. There's just an overall 'meh' feeling about course conditions right now, with the notable exception of the greens.

Still no end in sight for the clubhouse remodel, either. So if you want to play some very fun and challenging greens right now, Rancho Park is a great choice. But if every other aspect of golf is also important to you, then give them a few weeks to somehow get this sorted out.
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