First round of another Norcal trip after driving up yesterday morning. Got here around 10:00 and the course was wide open. I think it was $25 with a cart. Most people seem to walk here even though it'... Continue »

First round of another Norcal trip after driving up yesterday morning. Got here around 10:00 and the course was wide open. I think it was $25 with a cart. Most people seem to walk here even though it's very hilly, but the cart helped me make quick work of it. Played through one group and some maintenance workers along the way and finished quickly. The course was just in OK condition. Some tee boxes are astroturf and I think it's the kind designed to allow you to put a tee in, but I could never get it in very deep. Most time just hit off the deck. One had a rubber tee in it. Other grass tee boxes were a bit chewed up but adequate. Fairways mostly decent with a mix of grass. Rough a bit more rough and inconsistent, but it is helpful there is some deeper grass here because many fairways slope hard to one side or the other. Nice to have something to stop a ball from rolling too far down a hill. Bunkers had OK sand, but were not that well maintained. One maintenance worker seemed to be cleaning them up, though. Greens were soft and shaggy, very slow and bumpy. This course has some character with a nice setting through some redwoods and lots of hills. It is also a very, very quirky short 9-hole layout with a lot of criss-crossing and confusing routing. Being in a cart didn't help because the "cart paths" are kind of tangled and disconnected, so you really have to pay attention to the course map on the scorecard. Definitely some old school local charm here, but not a layout everyone will enjoy unless you are used to it and the conditions were not too inspiring.

Played on April 1, and perhaps this was just a big April Fools joke on me. I know the course well from my youth, but things have really gone down hill. Im sure the drought hit this little 9 hole mun... Continue »

Played on April 1, and perhaps this was just a big April Fools joke on me. I know the course well from my youth, but things have really gone down hill. Im sure the drought hit this little 9 hole muni hard, but a wet winter has helped tremendously. Lush grass and trees throughout. My biggest issue is that NO fairways were cut! Not one! I was never told when I made the tee time, nor after I checked in. Great drives down the middle would be the same as hitting into 2-3 inches of rough. Saw someone get their cart stuck in 6 inches of mud in the middle of the fairway as well. Not to mention white flowers all over the fairway hiding your fairway lie. Probably lost 6 balls to un-kept fairways. Greens were respectable but hard. Likely not getting water unless its delivered organically. Sad to say I would pass here until the lawnmower has been refueled, drainage addressed and more reviews posted claiming a turn around. A gem of a course but will die all together if not maintained.