Course continues to be in great condition. They are working on patching some of the areas adjacent to the cart paths which have bare spots due to cart traffic. Numerous areas in a few fairways have been resodded, to address some bare spots. Greens rolling well, but like the North Course, slower than normal? Otherwise, no issues. Enjoying these pleasant morning.

Played here yesterday on a cool overcast morning in Santa Cruz.

Course is owned by City of Santa Cruz and still run by the Loustalot family since 1973.

Was a member here for over 20 years when working in Silicon Valley and came back to play it again for old times sake.

Well the course is still in great shape but I had to move up a tee box from days gone by. Don't laugh it will happen to all of you LOL.

This course sits on top of a large hill overlooking Santa Cruz and is in DeLaveaga park. Course is lined with many large eucalyptus trees and pine trees that will need to be avoided. Not to mention the many OB areas that are like large and mini canyons. Bring plenty of ammo.

The course is complete with great holes and lots of elevation changes. # 8 is one of the best short Par 3's one can find on any course playing between 114 to 131 with a canyon between the tee and green large bunkers surround the hole and the green is LONG from left to right and sloping into the canyon. # 10 is a narrow Par 5 downhill dogleg left to an uphill green. You par this one and you will feel great. Oh and it is guarded by canyons all the way to the hole on the left side and a road on the right side. Be long and straight off the tee. Good luck.

Thats just two of 18 great holes on this course. And # 3 and #5 Par 3's are divided by canyons with no bail out areas. This course will test your golfing ability. Especially the first time you ever play it.

While the damp weather had the fairways soft they had great lies all round. They were lush and green.

Traps were all cleaned and playable as we went off early so no issues. And there are plenty of traps.

Rough is high and damp and of course the previous mentioned OB areas on all holes. And one large water hazard on # 18.

Greens were in great shape. They are great size, wonderfully manicured and have speed and don't be above the hole. And N CA golfers know how to fix divots.

Excellent driving range available. Large parking lot right next to the pro shop. Putting green out front of the shop.

Walk across the street for # 1 and pucker up when you see the road on the left and the canyon on the right all the way to the green.

When you are all finished they have a great restaurant upstairs or you can have coffe and bkfst before your round.

We often refer this course as being the poor mans Pasatiempo which is just around the corner on Hwy 17. Now charging over $450 to play.

As a side note to how things have changed2 2 in this area. In the 70's/80's Pebble was $45 for twilight and Pasatiempo was $45 for 18. I never expected to see the cost of golf go so high but I believe it now.

Played Thurs with some former colleagues in a little reunion from the old days. This was one of the public courses we would ditch work for back in the early days of Silicon Valley.

Old style parkland flat course. Was just a place to get a quick round in. Was in great shape then and it still is and much improved IMO.

Boy has this place changed2 2 . And for the better. New clubhouse and restaurant, well new for us guys. And they now have a 9 hole course that is packed and does a great job with for junior golf. Jackson Koivun came out of this program and is #1 amatuer at the moment. And Kiara Romero as well.

The good news is golf is still reasonable here. Especially for seniors. No wonder the place was packed. + its an easy course to walk.

Tee boxes were all playable with no problems.

Fairways were mowed/clean and gave good rollout and lies all round. Virtually no rough to deal with but on the back 9 you will find some OB areas that can ruin a round.

Traps were all in good shape. No complaints.

Greens are good size, in good shape and chipped/putted excellent all round. And it seems N CA golfers know how to fix divots.

Great customer service from everyone encountered.

Nice complex and nice to see it is still in service after all these years. Especially given the growth in Silicon Valley.

Very busy Friday morning. Able to get out first as usual, but it is becoming more and more competitive to get that first tee time. Course is in very good condition right now - no issues whatsoever. They are beginning the renovation project on #17, so that hole will be played as a par 3 for about a month to complete the project. Looking forward to seeing what the hole looks like when finished.

While the greens rolled well and were very receptive, they were much slower than usual, which is not a bad thing, but when you play every day and get accustomed too certain pace, it took me several holes to adjust. Otherwise the entire course is a joy to play.

Rumor has it, this course is losing one of the 9holes. It's going to be a sad day when it happens. Love the layout of this course! Tough holes and plenty long!!!

Finding myself in the valley late in the afternoon, rather than fight traffic to Orange County, decided to try to play a twilight round at DeBell, as it had been forever since I last played here. To my surprise I was able to find an open time and despite the slow pace, it was a beautiful evening, and I enjoyed it far more than sitting on the 5 freeway. Course was in better condition than I expected or remember it being. Greens rolled well, or maybe I just made enough putts to make it seem that way? Good coverage in the fairways. Several tee boxes were a bit chewed up with divots, but nothing too severe. Both bunkers I found had adequate sand but were not raked. While I would not choose to make this a steady diet, the course is interesting and fun. Recommend if you have not played it.

Course is beautiful! Staff at proshop is awesome...as if you're in a private club. The starter? Weird!!! Horrible gate keeper! Beware!!!! Course conditions was perfect! I'd play here again!

Played 6-17-26 3 pm POP 3.5 hr. Course is in over all great condition Except for the traps & tees. Fairways had great coverage with only a occasional dry/thin spot along the edges. Mostly green and lush with the ball sitting nicely. Greens were in great shape. Rolled fairly well at a medium pace. Slightly firm, but you could stop balls with good strikes. Only an occasional sick spot along an edge. Traps & tees are the only and true week spot. Especially the tees. I think it is way past time that they need to address this. You have to be able to hit shots from either down hill or up hill lies, because that seems to be your only choice when teeing off. Most traps are very firm with little sand in them. You might just need to ignore the tee markers and just find a spot that is hittable. Still a easy recommend and one of my favorite courses to play.

Our NCGA jewel in Monterey comes through as usual. Time after time year after year a great value and track for members. Played Monday 6/15 mid-day high clouds with the sun almost visible as the marine layer lingered all day. A nice relief for me as Sac had the first 100 degree day of the season recently. I just avoided that score, due to multiple breaks from the trees back into play. Great day overall.
Greens rolling true and speedy. Misjudged a few more than usual for speed and made some saves. Large surfaces smooth with some blotchy color. Paying attention to pin position (#3 today) advantageous to scoring. Subtle breaks, some say they favor towards the ocean when in doubt.
Fairways are / were the highlight. Like carpet and so nice to play from. Feel like what you see on TV. Tee boxes are tight and level well kept. Glad my driver cooperated.
Good sand in the bunkers. I escaped better than usual. Thin to win put it on in one.
Happy to play a casual round with my golf buddies. Dog was happy with a visit to nearby Carmel Beach after and I found a couple eggs (1 Pro V) on the beach.

El Prado, Butterfield Stage 6-16-26 is playing probably the best all around conditions you will ever find here in my opinion. Fairways 5 star across all 18, soft fluffy lies when you pull-up and you know your gonna stripe it! Greens are small on the "Butter" a bit quick but to be fair not overly punishing on the slope. Bunkers.....suck. either way to wet or hardpan w/a sprinkle of coarse sand on top. Always busy here and really wish they would station a starter near the tees. Some how a single got between our 4 and a group ahead and totally messed the pace all day! we kindly asked him 3 times to groupup or skip thru to join others way ahead,WTF? On rass driving range is always prefered, good beverage service can be found, and the 19thhole is a welcome sight to wind down. I recommend a El Prado test now before the real heat sets in. Fore!

Played a 12:30pm start time on a Saturday with a brisk breeze. I haven't played Admiral Baker since 2014, and it was good to be back out there. The course was generally in good shape. Fairways and rough were good, with greenside bunkers having plenty of sand but fairway bunkers being more hard pan. Greens were rolling at a medium/fast speed, but seemed to be pretty hard. Iron shots that normally stop or spin back for me where hopping forward into the back fringe.

It was a fairly warm day, so the breeze was welcome. There were two separate beverage carts running, plus the snack shop was open, so there was plenty of opportunities to hydrate. I believe I paid $76 with cart, non-military, which is a great rate these days for weekend play. I was playing with a couple of beginners, so we we ended up about a hole behind, but we still got around in 4hr 40min.

Play on 6/17/2026. Alondra is a good value the course is no means by no means pristine but very playable for what you're paying. Fairways are decent, typical muni. Around the greens were slightly more lush. Good greens i think, fairly smooth and on the fast side. Bunkers were filled woth sand. Tee boxes are ok kinda like the fairways. I would definitely come back for price vs conditions. I think it was $41 to walk weekday and $18 for the cart.