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Course is in good shape except the bunkers are hard packed dirt. I did try something out when I was in 2 of the greenside bunkers and that is to just putt the ball. Was able to save par both times as they have no rough edges on the bunkers and the ball just rolls out. This also worked out well at Indian Hills
First I must say that Mather Golf Course is what I'd call my home course.
With that said the 10 or so public courses I have played and replayed in a 30 mile radius of Sacramento area Mather stands out as a very well maintained course. The fairways are well groomed, and old growth tree lined. Greens are medium in size, are not overly difficult to read; some may say not very challenging but they are typically medium in speed.
It is an old course once operated by the US Air Force so you will see a lot of memorabilia in the club house and the staff have always been courteous and accommodating. I like to walk the course and I rarely feel I’m being pushed while on the course; if I’m lagging I just let the speedster carts play through and always get a thank-you and a tip of the hat.
With that said the 10 or so public courses I have played and replayed in a 30 mile radius of Sacramento area Mather stands out as a very well maintained course. The fairways are well groomed, and old growth tree lined. Greens are medium in size, are not overly difficult to read; some may say not very challenging but they are typically medium in speed.
It is an old course once operated by the US Air Force so you will see a lot of memorabilia in the club house and the staff have always been courteous and accommodating. I like to walk the course and I rarely feel I’m being pushed while on the course; if I’m lagging I just let the speedster carts play through and always get a thank-you and a tip of the hat.
Played early on Wednesday. My playing partner and I pretty much had the course to ourselves. I think that the price for the round exceeds the value provided. I enjoy playing this course and find it a challange for my game. Staff was great from the time arrived and dropped off my clubs all the way through lunch. However, there are good alternatives for my golfing dollar that provide the same environment for a great deal less. I'm sure that many other golfers have come to the same conclusion. In addition, I found that the condition of the course was lacking. The greens were great, but the rough was almost bare almost the entire course. It's intersting that the course will not permit golfers to retrieve errant shots from the natural habitat areas that border much of the course, yet there was a guy out there in the same area with his falcon hunting for small animals. While it was interesting to observe, I'm not sure that the rule for golfers makes sense. Still, with all of the snakes in the area I'm not sure I'd want to be roaming for golf balls.
Played 8/30. First tee time of the day. Course was in great condition overall. Plays very soft this early in the morning. Fairways, rough, sand, and greens were in phenomenal shape for late August. Fairways were lush. They re-sodded some burnt spots. Greens were pure. not a bump on them. They were a medium speed, around a 10. Service was great from bag drop to beverage cart.
Thank you 1Rudedog for the golf round. It was great playing with you.
Thank you 1Rudedog for the golf round. It was great playing with you.
Played twilight at Pelican Hill North on Tues. 8/31/10. Not much you can say about this course. Beautiful design, beautiful views, great service, great pace of play (tee off at 3:05, done at 6:40). It's fantastic. I hate to say it, but the $140 twilight rate felt like a bargain given the quality of the golf. I love putting on these greens, so smooth. Get out there and treat yourself every once and a while.
Played again 9/1/10 and the greens have improved since the last time I played. They have cleared up many of the bare spots and either it isn't getting a lot of play or the players are being responsible because I saw only a few un-repaired ball marks. The fairways are in pretty good shape also. Definitely worth the twilight fee of $11 to walk. Finished in just over three hours.
Played De Bell Golf Course for the first time in six or seven months. This course has come a long way in the last couple of years. With the improvement in detail and just overall apperance the course is just more enjoyable to be at. The greens are better than I have ever seen them and the quality of the fairways and roughs are much better than they used to be. On the scorecard this course is only around 5600 yards, but if you can not shape a shoot or have any accuracy you will have a long day and De Bell Golf Club.
The new club house is a great addition to the course I just wish there would be a little better customer service from the pro shop staff and reastaurant staff. It seems like they are just a little to busy sometimes to pay attention to their customers in a timely fashion.
The new club house is a great addition to the course I just wish there would be a little better customer service from the pro shop staff and reastaurant staff. It seems like they are just a little to busy sometimes to pay attention to their customers in a timely fashion.
Wednesday 1 Sep 12:56 tee time, easy pace just under 4 hours, twosome , Golfnow.com $22.
Check in a breeze, nice staff in the house beside a modest grill with good service. Very near to the practice putting and warm up range off mats for ONLY irons and hybrids. Layout is fun and traditional on the original 9 holes and also on the other nine. Greens were good, holding and true but just a little bumpy with medium speed. Sand good, at times poor due pebbles. Fairways lush, at times thin, but targeting watering being carried out. Rough good to fair meaning lush to dry. Tees in adequate shape. No drinks cart today but enough water stations along the way (for our 90 degree day). Kind marshalers kept the pace ahead moving. This is a good little course for enough challenge/fun when you can choose your day for weather and price.
Check in a breeze, nice staff in the house beside a modest grill with good service. Very near to the practice putting and warm up range off mats for ONLY irons and hybrids. Layout is fun and traditional on the original 9 holes and also on the other nine. Greens were good, holding and true but just a little bumpy with medium speed. Sand good, at times poor due pebbles. Fairways lush, at times thin, but targeting watering being carried out. Rough good to fair meaning lush to dry. Tees in adequate shape. No drinks cart today but enough water stations along the way (for our 90 degree day). Kind marshalers kept the pace ahead moving. This is a good little course for enough challenge/fun when you can choose your day for weather and price.
i never wright reviews for golf courses and have been golfing and using greenskeeper.org for the better part of ten years. but the staff in the pro shop have no pride in there course. i feel that i was knowingly mislead for the second time when i called ahead of time and asked about the pace of play, which was described as normal. apparently 5:30+ is normal at santa anita, and the asst. pros have repeatedly given the excuse that, "you get what you pay for." "ON TWO OCCATIONS I WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. No gentlemen, have some pride, get a marshal, get out there speed up play, or don't book so many tee times! What you don't do is taint a good course with badmouthing coming from its own employees.
Course is in excellent condition. Tees, fairways, and rough are good. The bunkers are good but some get to much water from sprinklers. The greens are great. They hold shots, roll smooth, and run medium fast. Enjoyable course to play.
Despite the course being relatively empty, it took over 4 hours to complete play. The course was in nice condition, greens, fairways, etc. I thought the greenside bunkers were rather "crusty" which I am not a fan of. Nice old traditional course. too bad they had to add the four "new" holes to this track. I understand the logistics, but I preferred the original course.
Played 8/29. Running a special for $30 so it's VERY crowded when it's not that hot. We waited about 10 minutes to get carts. Still love this course. Layout gives you so many different strategic options and ways to play each hole. Only negative: I'm getting really tired of guys hitting into my group on this course. It's happened a total of 10-12 times in my last two trips here. This Sunday I actually got it. I don't know what it is about this place. Maybe it's the fact that there aren't trees and distances are hard to judge. Get lots of nice Pro-V1's that way though. Marshal on course was not at all helpful.
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