Following on Weber's recent review, I was out Friday 3/27 as a threesome plus one, all riding, three of four playing the whites. I'll differ only slightly with his review so check his first. I have to say the course seemed about as lush as it gets here. Could even use a touch of mowing on some fairways, but good lies and no complaints. I was in two bunkers and I think it was less about lack of sand than lack of grooming and surface anomalies. Some rake time smoothing things out and I think the actual sand quality would work fine. But somebody has to actually do that. Rough was good, not overly thick or penalizing. Surrounds were good enough for short game and the greens were as green as I see them here. For what it was worth, some in our group were complaining about the speed (slow). I thought they were a lazy medium and while I might like them quicker, I thought they were still an acceptable pace. The key being they seem to match the practice green and were fairly consistent on the course. After an introduction to the pace, the challenge is to adjust. I played recently when the greens were much quicker, and I like that, but I adjusted for the difference and enjoyed myself. It's a muni guys.

Being Friday probably didn't help the pace and it seemed longer than usual at about 5.25hrs. I'm pretty chill about getting along with whomever I'm paired with on the course, but it was day when I definitely enjoyed the course more than my companions — and the ambiguity of that statement works both ways.

Played 3-23-26 in the GK/Vivid outing, 10am shotgun finishing in under 4 1/2 hours with a smaller than normal field. Tee boxes had good coverage and level stances. Fairways were lush with nice lays and minimal roll out. Rough was in great shape, thick and lush, about 2 inches longer than fairways with some thicker areas around greens. Was in one greenside bunker that was well groomed with a good layer of soft white sand. Greens were in great shape, rolling smooth and pure at a medium/fast pace and very receptive. Always fun to play here. Recommended.

Mid morning 3.75 hour round on a perfect weather day. The staff is friendly and informative. The restaurant is being renovated then the old pro shop will see new life and it needs it! The carts are great with good GPS and speakers with outlets for devices. The driving range and practice green are in great condition. We started on the tenth tee as evidently there was a water main break on the front nine that needed repaired earlier in the morning. The tee boxes had good coverage and all but a couple were level. The rough here rivals TCI in thickness and length. The rough is long, thick and mostly Kikuyu. If you were able to find your ball in it there was little chance you were going to advance it very far. Fairways from start to finish had nice green grass cut at the perfect height for good lies. The traps were all full of really great sand but probably hadn't been raked in a couple days? The greens were always really nice here but are extremely nice now. The greens held a good shot well with roll out if you came in low. There are many subtle breaks on these small greens and that paired with the speed made for some frustration in our group. The narrower fairways on several holes have some slope to them which adds to the difficulty of the course. There are a couple water features but they do not come into play during the round. They do offer a senior weekday rate which is reasonable in comparison to nearby facilities. The location is directly off of the 15 freeway for easy access. Definitely worth a round.

Playing one of my favorite County courses on a beautiful spring morning, Always enjoy playing here with the park like setting and surrounding mountains. Just a wonderful old style traditional course. Greens rolled well and were even better than expected. For the most part, fairways were good, with the occasional bare areas. Bunkers were the worst part of the course - need some sand please. The only real negative for me was my senior discount card had expired and since I do not play "away" that much anymore, decided not to purchase a new one. A decision I will probably regret.

The course had their greens and some fairways aerated on 3/18/2026. The greens are pretty clear of sand and the small holes do make putting challenging, but it is playable right now. The bunkers were dirt and mud, they need some work for sure. I had not played this course in 20 years and will be back. Pro shop check in was great, courteous and welcoming. The facility has improved since I was last on property.

Reiterating GDR23’s comment… “This is the nicest I have seen the course.”

All aspects for the course were in super shape especially the greens.

I have more events at Sunset Hills CC than other courses despite Sunset Hills CC’s lack of full distance driving range because the course is always in great shape, Sunset Hills provides us their full F & B services of Bar/Restaurant/Snack Bar/Beverage Cart hours prior to play, during & after play (no extra costs) and they have a wonderful staff with great attitudes always making us feel good/appreciated.

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The Oaks Club at Valencia made a return to our annual private event rotation on March 16th. We’ve got our timing right scheduling our events to play here in the Spring as the golf course was once again in super condition. The Oaks Club at Valencia golf events team did a super job preparing for our experience and making sure we had a wonderful day. The driving range and practice putting/short game areas are huge. The snack bar and bathrooms are conveniently located where the golf carts are set up. The 1st and 10th tee boxes are well positioned at the turn for split tee starts if need be.

With exception to a few very tricky holes with some blind shots, I always enjoy playing the course. It was a great day teeing it up with rgm2525, GDR23 and for the first time OCGolfDawg. It means lot to me when GKers come play in these events :)

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All moved in to my new home on Rancho Solano. 1 mile from the course. So today I had time to play a round.

Happy to say this is one of the best maintained public courses I have played in my many years of playing golf.

Pro shop is well run and provides top notch customer service.

Starting times are readily available and being a member of the Sr program adds additional benefits in rates and tee times availabiltiy.

The restaurant is well run and the food service and menu is great and so are the prices which are everyday until 6 PM. Have not decided if I like the happy hour better than the golf LOL.

Today I found the course in the best shape I have seen since I played here in Feb.

Tee boxes outstanding. Fairways with plenty of rollout and great lies.

Traps fantastic. Good sand and very playable.

The rough is not friendly but what rough is?

Greens as I have said before are HUGE and nothing like I have ever played on. So learning greens will be a challenge going forward.

Terrific course to play and I have never encountered so many wild Turkeys (not golfers but real Turkeys) on a course before.

This course in a must play if you are in the area.

South Course re-opens after being closed for a week for aeriation. As expected, the greens are bumpy and slow. To my surprise, no residual sand remaining? Several of the fairways in certain areas are having sod replaced. Strange that was not completed last week while the course was closed, but maybe the sod was not available? Anyway, nice to see improvements, whenever they are made. Overall, course is in good shape and a pleasure to play.

Out Tuesday 3/24 at 11:40 as single riding with a single, joining a riding twosome who played blues while we played whites. Road testing some swing adjustments and so wanted to take advantage of Woodley's open forgiveness. Teeing grounds never a problem here. Fairways were mostly good but I did experience some hardpan/bare lies as they are firming up and getting thinner in spots. As a result, more than average rollout. With a few slightly thicker exceptions, rough here is not punitive and adds to the expansiveness. I was in one bunker, the sand was good, but it needed some cleanup and grooming. The green surrounds were good. I had good day with my short game and frequently having a nice lie for chipping contributed to giving confidence there. I enjoyed the greens and they were the highlight — clean, mostly true and at a nice speed on the quick side. I recall the ninth green had some scarring issues in spots but that was unusual. Pace was good @ 4.25 hours. While not all aspects of my game were strong, it was a better than average round for me and reinforced the adjustments I'm making. Good times.

Rode the blues this morning in group 1b with buddies John, Ron and Mark in 4 hours 15 minutes under perfect golf weather high 70s with very little wind. 81 player event that moved nicely as we never had to wait on one shot.

This is the nicest I have seen the course.

Very lush thick kikuya fairways that were a joy to hit from. Perfect lies all day. Fairways 9/10

Rough was also thick and lush and probably 4-6 inches in most places. Rated 9/10

Was only in one greenside bunker left on 3 that was raked perfectly and in great shape. Rated 8/10

Tees were all very lush and mainly level. Rated 8.5/10

Greens here are very small on some holes like 1 and 14 and are larger on other holes. They were very receptive and rolling like pure glass. Fairly quick maybe an 11 on the stimp. You can tell they really take pride in their greens here.

The more I play here I enjoy the layout. First two holes are strong dogleg to the left while holes 3 and 13 dogleg to the right. Most holes are narrow here which I enjoy and gives you a nice line to aim ond concentrate on. Like most courses staying below the pins here provide ample scoring opportunities. Get on the wrong side of these green complexes and your chipping skills will be put to the test. The kikuya fringes surrounding the greens grab bump and run chips so most times you do need to fly chips to the green.

Recommended.

played sunday 3/22, 8am shotgun, 4:45 round, forecast for 103 temp. That last hour the temp went up severely. wow. Course in fabulous shape. lush throughout. greens in good shape, true, a fast 10 on the stimp. the more challenging of the 2 courses. still wide fairways, but more danger near the greens on most holes. Fantastic resort, good customer service. restaurant good, 2 cart girls out and about. Both courses are in great shape and fun to play... probably a top 3 golf complex in palm springs. Had a great time.