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10:35 tee time on a donovan daily deal. Good deal but way overbooked!! didn't tee off until 11:35 when pro shop guy had told us we would be on time! 5+ hour round ruined the fact that it was a beautiful day and course was in decent shape!! Tee's and greens were above average, and everthing else was on par. A couple of gimmicky holes but some very solid as well.
Played the first week in March. Course in very good shape after all the rain. Always fun to play.
Played first week in March, grass was first starting to grow. Greens very fast. Worth playing.
Played first week in March. Rough hadden start to grow yet, but fairways very niece.
The greens were in good shape. The price is lower than prior years. Well worth the price.
The greens were in good shape. The price is lower than prior years. Well worth the price.
Played 3/11. Course is in great shape. Played all 3 nines. All 3 maintained the same. Greens are rolling fast so as the saying goes, stay below the hole. Tee boxes were lush and level. Fairways lush except for small areas where there were lots of divot marks in landing areas. No deep rough to speak of and bunkers had soft sand. Water hazards are wet. Stonehouse nine is the prettiest and most challenging as you need to play twice it to know were to hit the ball on some holes. Friendly staff. Great experience from calling in for tee time to 19th hole.
Played saturday 3/13/10 4some.Booked at 12;07 but teed off at 12;22 combination of EAST/NORTH.Overall decent conditions contrasting greens with fairways.Every greens were in good conditions holding well & rolling smooth medium speed but lots of fairways had barepots marked like ground under repair & despite of all recent rains ground was hard to make divots(some painful to your elbow) .Packed by people & delayed tee off time we worried about if we could finish the round but took little bit more than 5 hours so pace can't complain.
I'm coming back to review courses about 1 year since my last post (just I was lazy) so you guys will see more rates & review from me. Thanks Ringworld.
I'm coming back to review courses about 1 year since my last post (just I was lazy) so you guys will see more rates & review from me. Thanks Ringworld.
As always, the customer service here was outstanding. However, many of the greens were recently aerated and all had been sanded. I was very surprised to see that when GK had no mention of it. Still, the course was excellent.
played saturday afternoon. Brooksides course 1 course was supposely aerated a few days ago, but not all greens were punched. Holes number 1 and 2 were punched, but didnt see many holes after that. Played twilight so didnt really get to see holes 10-18. Course is still kinda dirty from the rose bowl event last week
Played in a tournament early Saturday morning 3/13/10 on a breezy cool morning. Course is in very good condition throughout. Greens are very firm (too firm for most casual golfers, IMO) and you must spin the ball to hold shots well. Greens also fast, especially downhill and toward Disneyland - be below the hole. Still several holes consistently CPO. Recommended.
Cathedral Canyon is much improved this season over previous years. The new management does of good job of keeping the course in good shape. They have abandoned the Arroyo 9 which leaves just the Lake 9 and Mountain 9. Arroyo was the weakest 9 so I think it was a good idea to focus on maintaining 18 holes.
This is a tough course....It only plays 6600 yards from the tips but you must be accurate off the tee or you will have a difficult time saving par. LOTS of water, forced carries, narrow landing areas on some holes, mature trees that come into play on many holes, and thicker rough than most of the resort courses in the area make Cathedral Canyon a challenge.
The greens are medium/fast and are in good shape but there are some unrepaired divot marks. The quality of the sand is not as good as some of the other Palm Springs area tracks but it isn't bad...many of the bunkers were wet, however.
If you don't mind a moderately challenging course this is one of the better deals in the Coachella Valley with prime time rates under $60....that is a good deal for this time of the year.
This is a tough course....It only plays 6600 yards from the tips but you must be accurate off the tee or you will have a difficult time saving par. LOTS of water, forced carries, narrow landing areas on some holes, mature trees that come into play on many holes, and thicker rough than most of the resort courses in the area make Cathedral Canyon a challenge.
The greens are medium/fast and are in good shape but there are some unrepaired divot marks. The quality of the sand is not as good as some of the other Palm Springs area tracks but it isn't bad...many of the bunkers were wet, however.
If you don't mind a moderately challenging course this is one of the better deals in the Coachella Valley with prime time rates under $60....that is a good deal for this time of the year.
I don't know how they did it but they have the course back down to a 3 or less. I was just there 3 weeks agp and it was nice and green. I go back yesterday 3/12 and the place is a disaster. How does a course go from green to brown and hard pan (fairways) with the rain we had. I hate to see what the conditions would be like this summer. I know I won't be finding out. To many other courses 3 times as good or better in the area.
I’ve been looking forward to playing Maderas Golf Club for a long time and yesterday was well worth it. I have not experienced many Johnny Miller layouts but if this course is what they typically are, I want to play more. The layout at Maderas is fair, yet challenging and above all beautiful. Big severely undulating greens, many challenging perfect positioned sand traps, elevation changes, doglegs in both directions, water hazards (ponds, lakes, creeks), majestic oak trees, exceptional use of the natural terrain – one of the most entertaining and thought provoking layouts I’ve played…an INSTANT top 10 favorite courses for me.
Today the course was in great shape and no doubt, within a couple months will become immaculate as temps warm up. The course did NOT overseed for the first time this winter and as a result, the bermunda fairways are in the process of waking up from dormancy yet thick/matted creating compete coverage and excellent lies/roll. (not overseeding removes the transition period and allows the current bermunda grass to be stronger since it does not have to complete with rye – transition periods can take up to 3 months in San Diego – I thought this was a very smart move by them). The greens were smooth (with the exception of some unrepaired ball marks for previous groups – which we fixed off course), around a 10 on the stimp, held shots well and true. The rough was dormant but coming back (this will be a much tougher course in the summer if they let that bermunda rough get up). The tee boxes were is great shape, level and lush.
The facilities at Maderas are top-notch high class with a spectacular clubhouse that provides beautiful views for the course and scenic surroundings. Speaking of surroundings, one can not help but notice the stunning multi-million mansions up on the hill tops surrounding the course. Regarding the service, it’s a Troon property…exceptional as expected.
I recommend playing this course now and even more so in a couple months. Love it.
Today the course was in great shape and no doubt, within a couple months will become immaculate as temps warm up. The course did NOT overseed for the first time this winter and as a result, the bermunda fairways are in the process of waking up from dormancy yet thick/matted creating compete coverage and excellent lies/roll. (not overseeding removes the transition period and allows the current bermunda grass to be stronger since it does not have to complete with rye – transition periods can take up to 3 months in San Diego – I thought this was a very smart move by them). The greens were smooth (with the exception of some unrepaired ball marks for previous groups – which we fixed off course), around a 10 on the stimp, held shots well and true. The rough was dormant but coming back (this will be a much tougher course in the summer if they let that bermunda rough get up). The tee boxes were is great shape, level and lush.
The facilities at Maderas are top-notch high class with a spectacular clubhouse that provides beautiful views for the course and scenic surroundings. Speaking of surroundings, one can not help but notice the stunning multi-million mansions up on the hill tops surrounding the course. Regarding the service, it’s a Troon property…exceptional as expected.
I recommend playing this course now and even more so in a couple months. Love it.
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