Played this AM. Last few rounds here have been very windy. Getting a great downwind game but not so good into it. Wind speed 18 with gusts to 23.

I am finding out that the main reason locals avoid the course is because of the windy conditions due to the location of the course. Me I am checking conditions better before I make future reservations.

Lucky we got out early. When we made the turn we found the area around the clubhouse packed and staged for a tournament. We were not even notified of this happening when we checked in. I guess they assumed we and others would finish before this started. Wrong.

When we were teeing off on 18 the carts for a shotgun start started coming down from the clubhouse. Lets just say we let the guy in the clubhouse know how we felt.

Tee boxes all clean and playable.

Fairways had good coverage on most holes with decent lies but the only rollout was on downwind holes.

Rough was playable.

Traps had been all cleaned so we had decent sand to play out of all round.

Greens had been mowed and chipped/putted at good speeds. But hitting them in the wind was a challenge as well as putting into and with the wind. And many of the greens are elevated from the fairway so trying to factor in wind direction and speed was not fun.

Had a great $6.50 breakfast including coffee after the round so that helped the days frustrations somewhat.

Early morning round in 4.5 hours on the Oaks/Creek nines. Staff has always been great and friendly. The practice facilities weren't busy at all on the warm morning. It appears Thursday mornings are when the ladies club plays. The carts remain top notch with everything you need. The tee boxes were good with exception of the beat up par three boxes on the Creek nine. The rough has been cut down shorter and the heat has dried it up some but you can find your ball in it fairly easily now. Hitting from the rough can be easy or difficult depending on the thickness from hole to hole. All of the fairways have real nice coverage with approach sections on the longer holes being full of divots in need of repair and sand. The carts have sand bottles but many golfers don't know how to use them evidently. The traps all have plenty of good to great sand and were all raked nicely. The greens were quite a bit slower than usual with the extra water they were receiving on this hot day. They were holding shots and had very few ball marks which was nice to see. With the slower greens came less break than was usual for a round here. The rates are acceptable for what you'll find in the local valley.

Played Crandon GC yesterday after my bike ride. Apparently playing at 11:30 AM in the middle of the summer is the way to go because I flew around the course in 3 hrs only having to go through two groups. In fact if it hadn’t been for raccoon who hijacked my cart (see picture when it’s up), I would have finished in sub 3 hours. Course remains in decent condition all around. About the same as my last review. A couple of the greens had some serious brown spots throughout but other than that not bad. Greens are slow here. they roll true, just at a slow pace. Fairways had pretty good coverage throughout. Not the Spyglass Hill perfect 10 but a good solid 7 rating. I was in a lot of greenside bunkers and all had good amount of sand. Again, not the perfect white fluffy deep sand, but enough to be predictable.

With numerous water hazards and a couple glimpses of the Miami skyline, this has become my “go to” course outside of the private ones I get to play.

Had not played Marshall Canyon in over 20 years and boy what a walk down memory lane. Course was well conditioned and staff was friendly for a city course. My greatest memory was the slope and severity of the greens and they did not disappoint. Despite the short yardage the greens protect the course. Some defy logic as slopes and the nearby mountains often cancel each other out. An added treat was the large gallery of deer that were spectators for the day. As someone who’s played the Pebble Beach courses and Bandon Dunes, we saw more deer here than both those combined. This course earns the title of hidden gem. I can’t wait to play it again.

Played this AM on a very cool foggy morning. Felt like fall instead of middle of Aug.

Course was very wet from tee to green and everywhere in between.

Tee boxes were not in the best shape today and were good last week?

Fairways wet soggy very little roll and OK lies and some had just been cut and clippings lying all over. Not ideal.

Traps were all bad. Damp crusty and hard packed. Some appeared unplayable.

Rough was high and wet and easy to loose a ball.

Greens were soft and left divots from balls landing and they putted slow all round.

No idea what happened from last week to this but it did not give any of us a good impression.

But they only charged us $34 w cart so at least that was a postive.

Great customer service in the shop.

Played in group 1B of Monday’s Vivid Golf X GK outing at Dove Canyon, Johnny’s 100th event since starting to run these in 2021! Congratulations Johnny!

As usual, the event was run beautifully and a lot of fun. Dove Canyon is handling the summer heat well, but precautions are being taken. Namely, the greens are slower than typical to avoid burnout. They ran mostly smooth with medium to medium-slow speed. For how much water is being put on them, they surprisingly weren’t super soft. I’d say medium firmness/acceptance on approach shots. Fairways had good coverage with a few GUR areas. Rough was a little more penal with some thin areas here and there but nothing too deep. Blue tee boxes were mostly great, although I felt one or two sloped slightly toward the front of the box. I was in a lot of bunkers and they were all very nice.

The real revelation during this round was the Paloma Dog at Jack’s Den. Johnny had tried this a couple events ago and raved about it, and now I see why. If a bacon-wrapped hot dog and cheesy, gooey quesadilla had a baby, this is it. Wow, one of the best things I’ve ever eaten at a golf course!

Had a great time with sparky14, Johnny, and Bryan. Definitely recommended anytime you can access this course. Oh yeah, pace of play was amazing for these events… we finished in less than 4:20 from the time we teed off!

Played August 16 (Sunday)! 5:30 round! Typical Sunday stroll at the golf course! For the most part, the fairway was lush, with some fungal issues. Seems many courses are coming down with some form of fungal infection on the fairways. One could easily avoid the bad grass. Greens were slow, but what should I expect??? It's summertime!!!

Still one of the hidden gems in Chino Hills. Tough course! Hilly greens! Narrow fairways! What more can I say? If you get the invite to play on Friday, free Happy Hour!!!!!!!!!!

Played 8/17/2026
Customer service top notch, range facility is excellent, good practice areas; bunker, chipping, putting zones.
Tee grounds in great condition, summer brown settling in places on tee box. Fairways are cut summer short, tight so leave those 12-14 degree bounce wedges in your bag for fairway shots under 90 yards. Roll out for Tee-driver shots are good, as mentioned summer fast conditions. Bunkers reworked and in much better shape, although sand is inconsistent from one greenside bunker to the next. Which has always been a major challenge at this course, bunker sand consistency.

NOW THE BAD:
Greens are still not favorable. Playing partners in group rated the greens here 7/10, compared to a year ago. This is after an 8-week shutdown trying to redo the green putting surfaces. Now 32 days after the mid-July reopener, the greens are still in recovery mode. Many machine tracks still visible on the green surfaces. Several greens had square or rectangular patchwork of turf applied. We took relief on the greens from these patches. Line-gap separation between normal green surface and turf patches would cause the putted ball to roll WAY offline of the target line to cup/hole.

Was warned by starter; "greens need 2 more weeks". Same thing we were told the past 2x we played here in the last 3 weeks. But we keep going as we live adjacent to Arrowood GC. But honestly, the greens at Oceanside Muni, 2 miles away, are superior for roll, consistency and conditions than the greens here currently.

NOW THE REALLY BAD; Green fees are still $120 round on weekends, $100 during week. For the green conditions, poor value for your money. However, course staff are working very hard to ensure you have a good round. Beverage cart stopped by twice on each 9 holes, even though we ordered nothing from the cart. Golf riding carts are clean and in good shape. Food service, quality is a plus, although a bit $$, but what isn't expensive these days for food anywhere.

Had the pleasure of playing Dove Canyon as part of the Golf Moose Event. The facility was very accomodating and the staff were all pleasant and helpful. The range would be my only gripe, the area you hit off of is a giant mat but its extremely thin. Course was in pretty good shape considering the heat, there were some brown areas and a few holes were cart path only, but overall it was really nice. The tee boxes were all in pretty good shape, a few of them were a little more beat up but not horrible; fairways were like hitting off carpet and the greens were pretty close to the practice green. You cannot go too far left or right on this course or you will be punished. Greens werent super quick, but had some tiers. Sand was nice and fluffy, no rocks in the bunkers i visited. Pace of play for our group was about 4 hours and 15 minutes. Definitely worth playing if you get the chance.

Played 8/15/26 1 pm $109 w/ balls POP 4:20. Have not played here for many years. Course was in overall very good to great condition. Fairways had great coverage of green grass. An occasional browned out area mixed around, but mostly in very good shape. Greens were in very good shape. Too many balls marks left un repaired. They were very receptive and were running at a medium/slow pace with a decent roll. Noticed a few wobbles when the ball slowed down, sometimes seemingly breaking in the opposite direction. Rough was not overly tall, but that Kikoi can be really difficult. Saw the cart girl twice. Small driving range off of mats. Large putting green next to first tee. Was a little busy, mostly from a large tournament in front of us, but we were playing our 3 team/4 man scramble, so we were playing pretty fast. Nice mix of hole designs. Recommend if in the area.

I guess early dementia has set in? Disregard the Rancho Del Sol as I know I live in Fairfield at Rancho Solano. Man.

Anyways played twilight last evening on a beautiful evening up here for $35 w cart and could have walked (probably would have got lost) for $22.

Course in great shape at the moment as the weather has been great lately.

Tee boxes fine.

Fairways wide good roll and lies all round.

Traps could have used some raking but it was late and I guess to be expected in rough shape.

Greens are large but in nice speedy shape. Finally understand the elevations and undulations of many of them the more I play. Helps to eliminate 3 putts when knowing where to land to avoid them.

Great service as always from the shop.

Its a great public course that gets a lot of play but the keep it great shape.

Love living 1 mile from the clubhouse especially this time of the year.