Played here today in group 1B of the GolfMoose/GK outing, paired with Gary, Steve, and Johnny. Fun group as always. Gorgeous winter day with blue skies, medium wind, and mostly comfortable temps. POP was great for these events, a little under 4.5 hours with minimal waiting.

Conditions are very nice. Greens are mostly smooth, around medium speed, and accept full shots well. Uphill putts were slower than downhill putts were fast, if that makes sense. Fairways were excellent with consistent coverage, providing good lies. There's short rough that isn't too penal and then there are areas of really deep stuff that is almost for sure a lost ball. Both are in good condition. Gold (blue equivalent) tee boxes are well defined and in great condition. Bunkers were in decent condition but could be better if the the priority for sand was reversed – I was in a greenside bunker that could've used much more sand and a fairway bunker that had way too much sand.

This was my second time playing here, and the previous time was probably 15-20 years ago when it was known as SeaCliff CC. I don't remember a ton from that time, but I do recognize a huge effort to enhance course conditions and beauty. It's more memorable and impressive now than it was then. The layout won't really "wow" you but it's solid throughout. Thanks to Johnny for organizing these events!

Played here today with a 10:50 TeeOff.com "Deal" time for about $57 after promo code. Check in was smooth and friendly. They said I'd be paired with a threesome but a fivesome of what I assume were members headed to the tee a few minutes before 10:50. Then a minute or two later, my threesome showed up, so we played behind a fivesome all day. Let a single through on No. 4 and he was able to play through the fivesome. Overall POP was around five hours. Beautiful day with chilly air and decent breezes.

Conditions are good, highlighted by really fast, fun greens. They are smooth, fast, and accept full shots really well. A few greens were over-the-top fast. On the 14th hole, I hit a shot from the front bunker to the back of the green. Then after I'd exited the bunker, I looked up and my ball rolled back about 25 feet down the slope toward the hole. Then on the next hole, I left my birdie putt from about 25 feet about two inches short, but it didn't stop at the hole and rolled back a good 15 feet. It was funny in the moment but would've been frustrating and too extreme if you're taking your game really seriously. Finally, on the next hole, I hit a good chip that took a break above the hole and came to rest about four feet above the hole. Then as I was walking to the green, suddenly my ball starting rolling again and went in the hole for a chip-in birdie! So you get the picture... greens are crazy fast in spots. And maybe more thought needs to go into where holes are cut. Fairways have good coverage but a mix of grasses, providing mostly good lies. The par-4 12th hole was mostly CPO and it seems they're having a hard time growing grass well on the low-lying portions of that fairway. Rough varied from just a little longer than the fairways to some that was about 4-6 inches deep. Blue tee boxes were good, not great. All the bunkers I was in (two greenside, one fairway) were really nice.

This was my first time here. The course was more interesting than I expected, although I didn't love it. It's solid. It reminded me of a nicer, full-grown Jurupa Hills in spots. The first hole is a little funky, a dogleg left par 4 with water on the left and trees blocking anything left, so it almost forces a draw for the right-handed player right out of the gate. Three of the four par 3s played almost the exact same yardage (195-205), which gets a little repetitive. The course looked great in today's bright sunlight and a few holes on the back nine provide some cool views of Riverside. Recommended at deal prices and a nice addition to the IE golf scene. Nice carts. No beverage cart.

Played here today in group 1B of the GolfMoose/GK private club outing with Johnny, Gary, and Steve. Fun times! 11:00 shotgun but as the B group, we didn't tee off until around 11:15. POP was slow with waiting on all tees, including backups on par 3s. Total time on course was around 5:10. Mostly overcast skies but no wind and perfect temps all day. It sprinkled for about 10 minutes on our 9th hole.

Conditions are good, highlighted by speedy greens that are fun and challenging to putt. I'm thinking there's some grain or a certain direction that we never quite picked up on, because some putts were lightning fast and broke a lot, and others weren't quite as fast and didn't break much when they seemed like they would. Greens were firm but accepted full shots well and most wedge approaches spun back considerably. There was a little visual evidence of recent aeration and a tiny bit amount of sand on the greens, but I don't think either of those impacted putts at all. Fairways had good coverage but didn't always provide great lies. Rough wasn't too deep but enough to take spin off the ball and make you think. Blue tee boxes were mostly good. I was in a couple bunkers and they seemed pretty good. (My bunker play is so pathetic right now I have no business trying to blame the bunker for my results.)

This was my first time playing here. It's a solid, tough course but doesn't have too much "wow" factor. It probably didn't help that the sun was behind the clouds most of the day. It reminded me a bit of a "grown up" version of Candlewood CC. It had two fun downhill par 3s, but an abundance of par 4s in the same 390-410 yard range. Only 3 par 3s and 3 par 5s. Snack bar/restaurant staff was friendly, and my pre-round hot dog was extremely delicious. Fun day! Huge thanks to Johnny for everything!

Played here today with an 11:50 TeeOff.com "Deal" time for $32 after promo code. Great deal! Despite needing to shuffle some groups around, check-in and start went smooth. Teed off pretty much right on time, paired with a threesome of nice guys. We had two twosomes in front of us and a walking (never seen walkers at CrossCreek before) threesome right on our tail all day. We had minimal waits on the group in front but overall POP was good at about 4:15. Gorgeous day with some wind to contend with.

Course is in really nice condition. The greens are great, mostly smooth, medium-fast to fast, and extremely accepting of full shots. Chips, however, or shots without much spin, tend to run out quite a bit. The 17th green was bumpier and slower than the others. Fairways were really nice, cut short and providing good lies. The rough is also in good shape. It wasn't too deep but can get tangly in spots. I was only in one bunker and it was in good condition. Blue tee boxes were a little beat up, but nothing too bad. Some low-lying spots around the course seemed surprisingly wet.

Definitely recommended!

P.S. The previous review mentioned old carts in "barely passable" condition. They must've gotten new ones in the last month or so because mine was gorgeous and a new style I've never seen before anywhere. Still had the same text-only GPS, though, that they've had here in the past.

Played here today with an 11:30 time. Arrived around 11:10, checked in, and after a bit another twosome informed me we were paired together. Started right on time. Pace was good until it wasn't. Overall it was exactly four and a half hours, but we were on the 11th tee after 2 hours and 15 minutes. Those last 8 holes took another 2:15, with the worst of it coming at the 14th tee where we were the third group waiting to tee off when we arrived. Gorgeous day with clear views across the valley, but some pretty good winds that impacted play.

Conditions are pretty typical for here – acceptable but not exactly great. The greens are very nice even if they have too many unfixed ball marks. They rolled mostly smooth, pretty quick, and around medium firmness. Fairways have good coverage but a mix of different grasses. You're likely to have grass under your ball but it rarely feels like a really good lie, if that makes sense. Rough is everything from bare spots to weeds and clover to extremely deep, penal, lush rye. (I missed the 8th green just right and took a couple minutes to even find my ball, which had settled down in lush grass about 7 inches deep.) Blue tee boxes were fine. I was only in one greenside bunker (had a fried egg) and one fairway bunker. Both seemed okay, not bad, not good.

I always love this course and I like their pricing structure that adds a middle tier between morning times and twilight. $55 for a weekend with no worries about finishing before dark is definitely worth it.

Played here Wednesday with a 12:10 tee time. Arrived around 10:45 and they let me check in right away. I putted for a bit and then asked if there was any chance to start early. The pro shop attendant said no that they were very busy and that the rest of my group wasn't there yet, even though I was just a single. The starter is positioned way over on the first tee, about a minute or two drive away from the clubhouse. At one point he drove over and asked who I was and said many people weren't showing up for their times due to the extreme winds, and he agreed to let me start early. It's a little frustrating that the pro shop attendant hadn't realized that earlier, but oh well, not a huge deal. I was paired with a threesome and we started around 11:45, pretty much setting our own pace (one guy in our group was very deliberate over every shot). As we approached the turn, one of the guys suggested I go ahead by myself at 10, so I said sure and jumped ahead as a single. Ran into a super slow group on 12 but they let me play through and the rest was smooth sailing. Total POP around 3:40.

Conditions are great! The starter said the greens had been micro punched that morning, but the holes were so small it didn't really affect anything. He claimed they were 12 on the stimp but I don't think they were quite that fast. They were quick, smooth, and fairly firm. Full shots took a bounce before stopping. Fairways were excellent. Rough was very lush and balls could sink down in, making it penal. Silver (blue equivalent) tee boxes were good. Bunkers were decent.

First time playing here. It reminds me a lot of the nearby Oasis courses but with some of Wolf Creek's extreme design thrown in. There are lots of major elevation changes, dramatic views, blind holes, some weird holes, etc. It was very windy for most of the day, which made it play very difficult. It's another great option in Mesquite and one you definitely won't forget.

Played here Tuesday, Nov. 7 with an 11:00 "Deal" time from TeeOff.com as Day 2 of a 3-day Vegas golf trip. Started right on time, coincidentally paired with two guys also from Orange County and one of their brothers from Indiana. Good group. Pace was a bit erratic with the group in front of us sometimes jumping ahead out of sight and sometimes still on the tee when we arrived. Overall pace was good, though, at about 4:15 total. Windy day but otherwise great weather.

Conditions are quite good. Greens are smooth, medium speed, and medium firmness. I felt like grain and/or wind impacted the speed of the greens quite a bit. Fairways are great, nothing to complain about at all. Rough is well defined but not too penal; maybe 2-3 inches deep. Black tee boxes (equivalent of blue; red is the tips here) were mostly in good condition but on some holes it seemed the markers have been in the same place for several days due to lots of divots; could use to be moved around a bit. Bunkers were the low point. I was in two and one was total hardpan and the other was just a little better. Seems like they were inconsistent throughout the course, but I think it's safe to say all of the bunkers could use some TLC.

This was my second time playing here. They've flipped the nines since that round in 2014 or 2015, but this time they had us start on 10, so it played the same for me. Fun course with some nice elevation changes and faraway views of The Strip from a few holes. I shot my best all-time score during this round... 40-32 for an even par 72. Super stoked! Beverage cart came around 2 or 3 times.

Played here Monday 11/6 with a 10:00 "Deal" time from TeeOff.com. Starter asked if I was ready around 9:20 and said I could start by myself. Caught a twosome ahead after a few holes but they were quick and I just hung back and took lots of pics. Total POP was around 3 hours 25 minutes.

Conditions are good and seem vastly improved from some reports I'd heard in the last year or so. Despite the improvement, the greens are still the low point. (Or maybe the bunkers.) The greens seem immature with a thin layer of grass on top of a very sandy base. When fixing certain ball marks, it felt like the whole green was about to disintegrate. They rolled pretty smooth at medium to medium-slow pace. Well-struck shots stopped quickly. Fairways were great with only minimal areas that need some attention. The rough varied from really lush in spots to a little thinner and drier in others. Blue tee boxes were good. I was only in one bunker (for two shots). The first area was clumpy and then the next was total hardpan. Other bunkers looked better though.

The course looks gorgeous right now! Because the greens still need some time, the course actually looks better than it plays. Definitely recommended at deal prices. Full rack not so much until the greens get a little better.

Weirdly, one fairway seemed to have a bunch of horse poop on it. Are there wild horses in that area?

Played 36 here today after a last-minute invite to attend The Kingdom, a special event put on by The King Kollective this weekend. The course is closed to the public for the weekend as a result. (Or I think they said Sunday afternoon public play will resume.) The first round was a three-man shamble with two teams on each hole, and the second was best ball foursomes, with shotgun starts for both. Despite having a buffer of around three holes between each group, the first round was quite slow at around 4.5 hours. We played the second round in a little under 3 hours. Gorgeous day and hotter than I anticipated. Breeze picked up midday but wasn't too bad.

The course is in very good shape. The greens are excellent, medium-fast, smooth, and mostly firm. Full shots hit with lots of spin would stop, but many approaches took a bounce or two before stopping. Fairways are pretty nice, although one type of grass might be right next to another type of grass, and some fairways have some thin/dirt spots. Rough varies from just a little longer than the fairway to some deeper, more penal areas in some areas. I think I was only in one bunker and it had good sand, but I hit a terrible shot anyway. Tee boxes are the lowlight; some are pretty beat up with tons of divots and others are a little better. Wouldn't say any of them are great.

It's always fun to revisit the Goat and see more progress being made to the course. I think someone said in a recent review that's it's the nicest they've ever seen it, and I wholeheartedly agree with that sentiment. The 18th hole is currently under construction and playing to a temporary green, but you can see the permanent green in place and they are building at least three revetted bunkers surrounding it. The green itself looks almost smaller than the old version, which was a pretty small green already, IIRC. Should be a nice finisher when it's done. All in all, a very fun day with breakfast, lunch, and dinner provided, awards, raffles, and lots of great people.

Played here today with a 2:10 tee time. $55 to ride. Joined a friend from Vegas (Joe from The Chasing Daylight Podcast / @hittingreens on Instagram) and his friend Trey. We were joined by a nice single. The Oaks nine is currently closed for maintenance so we played Creek/Stonehouse. Pace was fantastic and we finished in about 3:40. Nice cool weather and it even rained a bit for a couple holes.

The course is in good condition. Greens are mostly in good shape but there are some unfixed ball marks in various states of repair. They accepted full shots well but anything less than a full, spinning shot would run out some. I had a hard time gauging speed most of the day. Fairways were mostly good, not quite great. Rough varies from a little thicker to much thicker than the fairways and can be penal. Black tee boxes were mostly good. I was in one fairway bunker that could've used a raking; my ball was sitting down a bit between higher points of sand.

The Creek nine is pretty boring so I'm glad we played it first. Oaks/Stonehouse is definitely the best combo here. Really fun day! Not a bad deal at the twilight rate but not sure I'd be thrilled to pay $30 more earlier in the day.

Played here today with a 2:20 time, riding for $69. Paired with a threesome of fun guys and we started right on time. Pace was amazing for a Rustic weekend afternoon; we'd finished the front nine in just a little over two hours, and then the back was a little slower. Total POP a smidge over 4.5 hours and plenty of daylight left on a gorgeous afternoon. A nice breeze kept temperatures tolerable. Three or four holes were CPO.

Conditions are good and the entire course is exceptionally green for how hot it's been lately. Greens are smooth, medium speed, and medium firmness, accepting full shots well. Fairways are very lush and provided good lies all day. Rough is thicker than normal for here and actually slowed offline shots down from going into the native areas. The only bunker I was in was (I think) a waste bunker and it was pretty compacted where my ball was, although a playing partner had no issue with his shot just a few feet away. Blue tee boxes were mostly good but did have lots of divots.

Definitely recommended.

Played here today with a 2:20 TeeOff.com "Deal" time for $25 with cart! Amazing deal that popped up sometime Friday morning. Check-in was simple and I was paired with a threesome. Started right on time behind a twosome who were directly behind a tournament. Pace was slow – three groups were backed up on the par-5 7th tee – but overall time on course was surprisingly decent at a little under five hours. The projected high temps didn't really pan out as it was cloudy and breezy much of the day; almost felt like midwestern thunderstorm weather. Hole 1 was CPO.

Conditions are pretty good. Greens are the highlight, running smooth and medium-fast. They accepted full shots well but shots from the rough and/or shorter shots ran out some. The poa was flowering a lot late in the afternoon but it didn't affect any putts; just gave the surfaces almost like a white sheen. Fairways were mostly good except some dried out spots here and there. Rough was a mixed bag of thick kikuyu and thinner areas, some bare spots. I was in several bunkers and they were all pretty good – fairway bunkers were hard and thin while greenside bunkers had lots of soft sand. Blue tee boxes were the low point; lumpy, not level in many places, and lots of divots.

Hadn't played here for a while and loved the deal I got. (Normal rates have gotten quite expensive here.) At one point ElDo was my favorite Long Beach course but now I think I prefer Rec Park. ElDo is a tougher test but is flat and pretty boring where Rec Park takes advantage of contours much more. Played terribly today but still had fun. I always like the Long Beach courses when temps are forecast to be super hot. Beverage cart was out and about, but like RDDenn mentioned, the snack shop was not open.