Golf Course Reviews
Golf Course Reviews: California, Arizona, Nevada, Texas, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Utah, Florida, Hawaii!Played many rounds on Canyon recently with Mountain greens punched. Course is in very nice shoulder season condition. Greens sanded but so far not punched this season. Barely affects anything but the way the greens look from afar after a couple days. Firm, smooth and medium quick, they putt nicely. Many areas of the course have been vericut, which does not affect playability. Bermuda coming out well on the Tee's/fairways, very lush. Rough patchy hit/mniss, mowed low. Mowed low around the greens, you can definitely use putter from well off greenws currently. Which when going over large mounds to a firm, quick green is frequently a safer play IMO. Course playing firm/quick producing ridiculously long drives currently. Nice range, carts, GPS. Good restaurant onsite. highly recommended.
Greens were punched/sanded about 10 days ago, medium speed and bumpy. I rarely have any complaints here, but felt the need to call the pro shop this week when I found out my out of state guest was charged $148 at my guest rate to play on punched/sanded greens. Making the experience even worse was being scheduled to play a front 9 on Mountain with punched, medium slow, bumpy greens and then transitioning to a back 9 on Canyon with unpunched but sanded quick/smooth greens. Literally the same 30' putt that was 4' short on the front would suddenly be rolling 4' by on the back. Not only did I find the rate ridiculous. Also thought it was extremely poor planning/judgment to split scheduled 9's between courses that played so differently. And was very unhappy they were charging the same guest rate for both courses, so we played nothing but Canyon to play on good greens the rest of the week.
Fairways/Tees very nice with the Bermuda out in full force with warmer temps. Greenside traps really nice, fairway traps have more rocks than I remember from years ago. Fringes mowed down, which is not a good thing on the many holes with false fronts or drop offs from on or coming across greens. But do provide more bump run opportunities when short sided from just off many greens. Many areas of the course have been vericut, which does not affect playability. Rough patchy hit/miss, mowed low. Range, carts, GPS excellent. Restaurant/men's lounge provides decent food in a friendly atmosphere. Highly recommended overall in spite of the above. But still a week away from all 18 greens being medium fast/smooth again.
Fairways/Tees very nice with the Bermuda out in full force with warmer temps. Greenside traps really nice, fairway traps have more rocks than I remember from years ago. Fringes mowed down, which is not a good thing on the many holes with false fronts or drop offs from on or coming across greens. But do provide more bump run opportunities when short sided from just off many greens. Many areas of the course have been vericut, which does not affect playability. Rough patchy hit/miss, mowed low. Range, carts, GPS excellent. Restaurant/men's lounge provides decent food in a friendly atmosphere. Highly recommended overall in spite of the above. But still a week away from all 18 greens being medium fast/smooth again.
Played here this AM. Set along the Napa River wetlands it opened in 1967. The setting though in CA reminds me of many of the courses you will find in Upstate NY or VT (and many other states) with the many trees and foliage and setting in a large parkland of property with no homes anywhere.
No frills course IMO. M-T $39 w cart and
F-S $49 w cart. No wonder its so crowded.
B 6862, B 6501, W 6134, G 5450 Par 72
Found the tee boxes all playble.
Traps are clean and playable though some more sand would not hurt IMO.
Fairways are clean and provide good lies and roll out. Many of them have wetlands running along them so hitting the fairway is important. And many have large pine and redwoods lining them as well.
Greens are an odd mixture of small and large. And when I say "large" I don't mean like Rustic Canyon. Just larger than the small ones. Your iron and wedge game need to be on for a high GIR on this course.
Its great that they provide an excellent course guide, as carts do not have GPS. I played with a local who was extremely helpful in providing me info on the greens being this was my first time here.
Carts are functional but that's about2 it. And while some of the cart paths are good, there are some that will rock you.
Actually this course is layed out such that walking would not be an issue.
Small clubhouse and small grill attached to that. Free coffee though which was appreciated.
If you are in the Napa area and not staying at Silverado then play here. I don't think you will be disappointed.
And the 18th finishing hole will make you think all the way to the tiny green guarded by bunkers.
No frills course IMO. M-T $39 w cart and
F-S $49 w cart. No wonder its so crowded.
B 6862, B 6501, W 6134, G 5450 Par 72
Found the tee boxes all playble.
Traps are clean and playable though some more sand would not hurt IMO.
Fairways are clean and provide good lies and roll out. Many of them have wetlands running along them so hitting the fairway is important. And many have large pine and redwoods lining them as well.
Greens are an odd mixture of small and large. And when I say "large" I don't mean like Rustic Canyon. Just larger than the small ones. Your iron and wedge game need to be on for a high GIR on this course.
Its great that they provide an excellent course guide, as carts do not have GPS. I played with a local who was extremely helpful in providing me info on the greens being this was my first time here.
Carts are functional but that's about2 it. And while some of the cart paths are good, there are some that will rock you.
Actually this course is layed out such that walking would not be an issue.
Small clubhouse and small grill attached to that. Free coffee though which was appreciated.
If you are in the Napa area and not staying at Silverado then play here. I don't think you will be disappointed.
And the 18th finishing hole will make you think all the way to the tiny green guarded by bunkers.
Played yesterday. Course in very nice shape at present.
All tee boxes clean and playable.
Fairways are all playable with good lies.
Traps all clean and playable and there are lots of them and they are large and deep.
Greens are all in good shape and chip/putt just fine. All elevated from the fairways and bunker guarded. One needs a high iron and wedge game from the fairways to score well here.
Rough is kept high and it is always difficult to play from.
Great customer service from Tom in the shop and the prices in the restaurant are terrific.
Great course to play and it is not on the AFB so public have access. Recommended.
All tee boxes clean and playable.
Fairways are all playable with good lies.
Traps all clean and playable and there are lots of them and they are large and deep.
Greens are all in good shape and chip/putt just fine. All elevated from the fairways and bunker guarded. One needs a high iron and wedge game from the fairways to score well here.
Rough is kept high and it is always difficult to play from.
Great customer service from Tom in the shop and the prices in the restaurant are terrific.
Great course to play and it is not on the AFB so public have access. Recommended.
5-13-26 10:30 start, 4h:45 round. Busy as I've seen it here, range near full (on grass today!), players on both putting greens, starter calling out groups every 10. First impression looking down over 1 looked wonderful. Fairways in nice shape, tees mostly the same. Greens healthy but noticeably still healing from punching. Rumor is Wednesday morning is a skins group thing, seems to effect POP . Handy bathroom at 4/16/17 area, beverage cart out and about2 and saw a Marshall on occasion. Long hitters might not reach for a fairway wood as Jurupa has only 2 par 5's and under 6k yards @ mens tees. Slipped in the sand a few times but still stayed on the dance floor, sand being thin and hard under! Fun narrow track mostly, mature tree lines, slope is always a shot factor. Small well outfitted Proshop, oldschool snack bar/resturant and a nice seperate lounge/bar on premises. Gonn'a keepthis one in my rotation.
Walked the blue tees yesterday, Thursday, twilight time was for 4:03pm but they got us out with a twosome (Bobby and Zan, great guys) at 3:45pm, excellent work in the pro shop, thanks guys. Quick check in at 3:30 and walked straight down to the first tee. $25 city rate to walk is a solid deal. POP was incredible!!! right at 4hrs!!! Even the 6 tee box was empty when we arrived, true miracle, we waited on that tee box for about2 5mins but that was about2 the only wait we had. Just not too crowded, I guess.
Course conditions are pretty solid right now and will continue to improve over the next few weeks. Cart path only on the first 5 holes as they were doing some overseeding it looked like. Fairways are all in good to great shape! Greens are still healing a little bit from the aeration and they were harder than usual and very quick, beware!!! Rough was lush green but not too high. I didn't find any bunkers, but they looked just fine. Blue tees were good to great, nice coverage and level. Service was great in the proshop. Snack bar was already closed, not a big deal as I BYOB anyway and I couldn't eat any food as I was all whacked on novacaine from the dentist getting a crown on a molar. Great day with great guys. Always recommend this track.
Course conditions are pretty solid right now and will continue to improve over the next few weeks. Cart path only on the first 5 holes as they were doing some overseeding it looked like. Fairways are all in good to great shape! Greens are still healing a little bit from the aeration and they were harder than usual and very quick, beware!!! Rough was lush green but not too high. I didn't find any bunkers, but they looked just fine. Blue tees were good to great, nice coverage and level. Service was great in the proshop. Snack bar was already closed, not a big deal as I BYOB anyway and I couldn't eat any food as I was all whacked on novacaine from the dentist getting a crown on a molar. Great day with great guys. Always recommend this track.
Probably the worst bunkers I have ever seen. Completely unplayable. $98 for this??????
Mid morning 4.5 hour round walking the Oaks/Creek combo nines. The staff is always great and busy doing their job. The driving range and practice green can get busy at times. The tee boxes were in good shape with the exception of the par three holes on the Creek nine. Those tees were thin and beat to death. The rough is at a nice length right now where you can find a ball in it and hit a decent shot. One thing you will find in the rough here are many gopher holes. The fairways are in really nice shape with total fluffy green grass from side to side. Great lies and a fair amount of roll on lower trajectory drives. The traps are in great shape also with plenty of sand that was actually raked today. The greens were a little slower than usual with the cool damp morning start. Good shots checked well with very little roll. There were actually a few carts today that were able to drive on those holes that are cart path only? The walking rates are reasonable but the cart price can be a bit much. Always recommended
Played 4.5 hour mid morning Friday round on a busy course. The staff is very efficient and helpful. The practice greens are great and there is a good sized driving range. The carts here are always the worst part of the round. They lack windshields and drive like an old truck with no power steering. The tee boxes were all level and in good condition with ample coverage. The rough is not very penal where it exists with mostly ob along the sides of the fairways. The fairways were in decent condition with spots of bare dirt throughout the course from start to finish. The bare sections were generally small and not too much of a problem. The fairways traps were mostly a hard pan of dirt/sand mix. You could hit a shot from them easily enough. Greenside bunkers were in better shape with a fair amount of decent sand. The greens were all a little shaggy and bumpy. The speed was much slower than we were used to and was a problem for most. The greens held good shots with little roll. The course has a few water features and is very flat on the front with small elevation changes on the back. The course is set quite a ways from the neighboring homes and located a few minutes off the freeway. The rates are reasonable and the course in usually in decent condition.
Played Arroyo Trabuco on 5/13. They had a US Open qualifier on 5/12, so we were warned about2 the greens - but I didn't find the greens to be at all brutal. They were quick, but not so quick as to be penal.
The course is in really nice condition all around. Firm fairways, wide, not much rough and it is pretty much fairways or gorse. I suggest staying out of the gorse. Greens in very good shape with not many ball marks. Fairways in very good shape, although still a little tighter and firmer than I like. Bunkers in good shape.
Staff was great.
Usually I come out from the >$100 courses thinking "how can they charge that much for this?". Not the case for Arroyo, this course is just really impressive.
The course is in really nice condition all around. Firm fairways, wide, not much rough and it is pretty much fairways or gorse. I suggest staying out of the gorse. Greens in very good shape with not many ball marks. Fairways in very good shape, although still a little tighter and firmer than I like. Bunkers in good shape.
Staff was great.
Usually I come out from the >$100 courses thinking "how can they charge that much for this?". Not the case for Arroyo, this course is just really impressive.
Played 18 today and could not have been more pleased with the course conditions, layout and staff. Pace of play was right on 4 hours and could have been 30-45 mins late but there was a slow foursome slowing things down a bit. Nonetheless a must play if you are looking for a fair, challenging test on a course with impeccable conditions. And did I mention the $60 green fee is a real bargain for a Troon course!
Played 5-9-26. They had a shotgun start on the back at 8 o'clock and let me go out around 7:30 as a single. Didn't see anybody on the course until I got to the ninth hole where I could see players on the first hole which parallels the ninth. Nobody on the back nine either, finishing in about2 2 hours and 45 minutes with the course pretty much all to myself. Tee boxes were in decent shape, mostly level and cut tight with some divot damage on par threes. Fairways were in good condition, mostly lush with good roll out and nice lies. Rough was maybe and inch longer than fairways at the most. It was in good shape and not much of an issue to hit from. Was in two greenside bunkers that were well groomed with a good layer of brown sand. Greens were rolling at a medium/fast pace and playing soft. Unfortunately recent players are not fixing there pitch marks. I fixed at least 15-20 unrepaired marks on almost ever hole. If you had a putt with no marks on your line they rolled pretty smooth, otherwise you were most likely to have a bumpy putt. I just wish other people who play would have a little consideration for the condition of the course and just fix the damage that they cause. Will still be back to play because this is such a fun course to play.
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