Played here today with my friend ppark81. They had a big frost delay in the morning and the member groups weren't teeing off until about 9:15. Fortunately, there weren't many of those groups and the s... Continue »

Played here today with my friend ppark81. They had a big frost delay in the morning and the member groups weren't teeing off until about 9:15. Fortunately, there weren't many of those groups and the starter got us out as a twosome around 9:40. Pace seemed a bit slow with us waiting on every shot, but overall just over 4 hours. Price was $55, but they gave us back $10 gift cards. I used mine for a breakfast sandwich and drink at the snack shack. The course is in pretty good winter condition, about what I've come to expect from good Norcal courses this time of year. The tee boxes were good. The fairways were shaggy and soft with a lot of mushy spots, but the grass coverage was pretty lush and green for the most part. The rough was spottier looking with a lot of brown. Also pretty soft and squishy in most areas. I was in one bunker and it had very nice soft sand. Others looked a little less enticing, though. The greens were easily the highlight of the course. They were quite soft, but rolling very smoothly at medium-fast speeds. Anything rolling past the hole would often slip uncomfortably 3-5 feet by. This is a very pretty course with the setting and layout very reminiscent of Whitney Oaks nearby but kept in nicer/greener winter condition compared to my one visit there. Lots of oak trees and massive boulders in play. Some tight and tricky sight lines, a few quirky holes (hello, #11!) and big undulating greens. Like Whitney, the front nine here is somewhat more forgiving and then the target challenges amp up on the back nine. They actually started us on the back nine today, so that made things interesting right away. Very fun and pretty course that I'd easily recommend to anyone.