Took advantage to play Lakewood, which I have not played for quite some time. Have to agree with the most recent review. Greens were the highlight of the course. Rolled well and had decent pace. Fairways had good coverage. Rough was at times just brutal. Which was also true of the bunkers for the opposite reason. Rough was thick and lush, while the sand (what there was of it) was thin/hard.
Enjoyed the round, but I must admit that the blue tees are now more than this 79-year-old can handle. Too many holes I can no longer reach in regulation, so it put a lot of stress on the short game. Funny, how different golf courses play when you lose so much distance. Since everyone else was playing the blue tees, it was easier just to suck it up and deal with it. Plus, those are the tees I always used to play. Who says that you become wiser with age

Sunday round at Harding this weekend with an exquisite 8:10am tee time that a friend nailed down somehow last week. Picture perfect spring day with temps in the low 70s, beautiful sunshine, minimal wind and a sweet spot between groups that saw us finish in exactly four hours while never waiting on a single hole the entire day - how is that even possible? It doesn't get any better than that.

I'm not sure when they last punched the greens here but I can't recall Harding's greens ever being this fast or unreceptive to chip shots and pitches. Everyone in my group was rolling chips and putts well past the pins for most of the day and constantly remarking on green speeds. Overall though they're in quite good shape, rolling fast and true and very consistent.

(Ironically just checked GK and they are punching the greens tomorrow and Wednesday - nooooooooo! They're quite good right now!)

The fairways are another story. They're not bad per se, but they are thin in so many areas to the point of hoping your drive down the middle has a favorable lie with some grass beneath it. I've seen the fairways here in much better shape to be honest, but you will still be able to play them mostly fine. The rough is in good, healthy shape as well.

Bunkers seemed to have a working bit of sand in them (I only landed in one - greenside on 16) but they are far from fluffy. Still, it gets the job done. Tee boxes were mostly in good to serviceable shape so no issues there. POP once again was tremendous.

Enjoyable layout and one of my playing partners was out from New York and really enjoyed Harding as much for the scenery and sights of wild coyotes and deer as he did for the quality golf experience. He liked it so much that he played it both days out here on his trip - take that information as you like. Good times out at Griffith Park though overall.

Played 4/17&18. POP for both afternoon tee times was a little over 4 hrs. Greens have healed from aeration and were in great shape. They have firmed up a bit. Well struck shots would stop and others a little run out. Speed was at a medium pace and roll was typical for the Poana in the afternoon. Fairways had great coverage and green. Firming up and cut tight. I was in many traps and they were all difficult. Very firm with little to no sand and seemingly no one raking their mess's. Tees are the trouble spot here and locations were difficult and in poor shape. Overall the course is in very good to great shape except for the tees & traps. Saw the cart girl once on Sat. The course was pretty busy, but pace was good. A short but fun & challenging course. Easy recommend.

Played today walking for $18. Great course to keep your game in shape.

Short course but fun to play and enjoy the walk. The course is a short, 18-hole par 67 with many trees, bunkers, and water hazards.

Todays conditions were just fine. No issues with tee boxes. Fairways were all playable. Traps could use more raking but were fine to play out of. Greens were clean and chipped/putted fine all round.

Always enjoy coming here and playing a nice relaxing round of golf at a great price.

Check it out if you are in the Davis area. You won't be disappointed.

Went out as a twosome joining a couple of college guys, all playing the whites and teeing off @2:00. My buddy made the rez before inviting me and I didn't check until a day or two later to see the aeration warning on GK. So we were teeing off about 10 days after the punch. I knew before I went but didn't know exactly what to expect. Greens had been punched with regular holes and sanded (vs. smaller tines or verticutting) and while the only sand left was in the holes, the holes were still conspicuous. Performance-wise, they actually played decently, certainly better than they looked and I thought they were well recovered given the short time. They were a reasonable speed, quicker than you would expect. Bumps were minimal and the thing we did notice as group was the ball seemed to run much straighter than the breaks we were reading. Given another week, they will still have visual traces but should perform quite well. Otherwise, the course was in nice shape and green. Bunkers were inconsistent and one I was in was on the hard side. Green surrounds tended to be tighter lies and I struggled a bit in my short game with that. Pace was sluggish at something over 4.5 hrs. Know before you go, but it is playable and trending towards good greens in a week or two.

Out early on a really beautiful spring morning. Last day the North is open before they punch the greens, Course remains in very good condition. Green speeds are about 10.5+, which considering all the slope on these greens makes for a real challenge if you get above the pin or short side yourself. The greens are a bit firm, which only adds to the difficulty. Fairways have good coverage, bunkers are fine.

Played in the GK/Vivid outing last Monday in a 10am shotgun start and finished in a little under 5 hours. Tee boxes were level with full coverage and cut tight. Fairways were in really good condition with great lies and decent roll out. Rough was in great shape, playing 1-2 inches longer than fairways and not to difficult to hit from. Was in one greenside bunker that had a very nice layer of well groomed white sand. Greens were in great shape, rolling medium/fast and pure, and playing semi-soft. Always a treat to play this course.
Highly Recommend.

I played Spyglass back with DeapSea14 on what was another perfect Monterey Peninsula weather day. I’m starting to think that if you want guaranteed good weather, just invite Peter! Anyway, he did a great job explaining in the conditions. I just thought I’d provide an update after talking to my buddy who’s a caddie for PB and played with us last week. He said the greens are 100% healed from the aeration and are rolling great. The fairways are still showing signs of maintenance but they aren’t too bad. Just some brown showing in a few places from the fill sand that was applied.

I played Crandon GC at KB yesterday with a 7AM tee time. This is my second time playing here. Conditions have improved slightly over the last go round. Mainly the fairways. They are still not quite up to my expectations for a course of this caliber but there were’t any real dead or bare spots. Just mainly thin coverage throughout. Greens were firm but rolled at a medium pace. Tee boxes and sand traps were all fine. Given the fun layout along with the improved conditions to go along with the price break with my resident card, I’ll give the course a “recommendation”.

Back out to Bonita for some more cruel and unusual punishment yesterday, Thursday. Walked on around 2pm and checked in as a single on the wait list. Teed off at 3pm. $40 to walk. Excellent POP at a little over 4hrs. That's about the best part of the review.

Blue tees were a mixed bag. Most were level with adequate coverage. Some were completely closed for maintenance (I guess it's a good thing, because they sure need work). They were probably the highlight of the course rated at 5/10.

Fairways, gosh I wish I knew what was going on here. Some holes were in decent shape and some parts were in fantastic shape!! But the remaining 70% of the fairways were awful, dirt patches everywhere. Definitely think about playing all fairways as GUR. You will experience horrible lies at some point in the round. It's a shame and a mystery as you see a gleaming perfect patch of fairway right along side of bare dirt. Can't explain it.

Greens were punched a few weeks ago and are not healed from that quite yet. They were very bumpy. Furthermore, I'm not sure what is happening to the outlining areas, but they are deplorable!!! These patches weren't even on the fringe, these bare areas are all over the surrounding parts of the actual green.

I didn't find any sand traps, but they looked ok. Might be the best part of the course. Rough is really not existent.

I can't recommend right now and not sure if and when I will return. Truly sad, because the layout is not bad, especially the back nine.

Played here today. I lived/worked in Silicon Valley 25 years and nobody ever told be about the E and W courses here in Vallejo. I wish they had.

Played the E this AM with a local (thank goodness) and we had a POP 3H as first off. Local knowledge was very helpful.

Built in 1949 the W course was designed by course architect Jack Fleming and the E in 1993 by Robert Muir Graves (one of my personal favorite architects).

I describe the E course as a hidden gem of a public course and add its like Black Gold and Westridge on steroids. The elevation changes are fantastic. Number 5 hdcp # 1 makes number 17 at Westridge, 18 at Laguna Seca, and Number 2 at Black Gold look like ant hills. When I say straight up, I mean 488 yards straight up and then an elevated green (only flat lie on the whole hole).

Number 7 is a par 5 downhill then back uphill that looks like a snake slithering across the ground.

And the 5 par 3's are are all unique and great designs. Loved every one of them.

If the W course is anything like the E I can't wait to play here.

You would think on a hilly course tee boxes would be unlevel. Nope every one was level, clean and peg friendly.

Fairways are well groomed, provide good roll out but have many OB lining them. Being in the fairway is necessary as the rough around the whole course is thick and hard to play out of.

Traps are decent size but deep and IMO could use more sand. Maybe because of all the rain they have become compacted and just need turning? But the same people up here are related to those in S CA that don't know how to rake a trap.

Greens are good size, clean and receptive to good high shots, release shots and chip and putt just fine on all holes. In very nice shape.

This course is one to put on your list if you are in N CA Bay Area. I look forward to playing the W course and seeing the differences in the two. Located minutes right off Columbus Parkway on I 80.

Friendly staff all around. $47 Sr rate. I believe $29 for Sr to walk and no idea what the other rates are.

I will go back and play this and the W course in the near future.

9 holes Thursday with breezy cool mostly sunny spring conditions. CPO fyi but I always walk.
only $9 the green aeration in progress, greens closed. Playing to hardly discernible temporary with a flag and cup well short.
Not worth a review but now you know. Give it 21 days if you want 100% putting
From the top$$$$ to the bottom $ it's just golf, and that's fun.
Upfront with the work and green fees a bargain. Better exercise than range work.