Rode the Greens on the Canyon back twilight. POP was whatever you wanted, did not see another golfer on this 9. Overcast, mid 90's with little breeze made for decent golfing conditions.

First time playing here in 6 weeks and all I can say is WOW... and it's not a good wow either. While many courses would be very pleased with these conditions, this is about as rough around the edges as I have ever seen Ventana.


Tees mostly level/lush but furry from not being cut down recently.

Fairways lush but also furry, So not playing as firm and fast as they normally do. Still good to play from.

Rough is often thick Bermuda and can either be a perfect lie or a 1/2 shot penalty. Within a small area, your ball could be sitting up like on a tee or you practically need to be on top of it to see it.

Sand is plentiful here and nicely maintained. Greenside thick and deep, fairways more hardpan.

Greens firm, smooth but were slow. Did not appear to have been mowed in 1+ days? So you had to whack putts to get them by the hole. Few ball marks because they are firm, so everything releases here.

Carts have upgraded GPS. Friendly customer service on all levels. No on course services, but snack shop @ the turn with a nice restaurant onsite. Excellent all grass practice area that includes multiple chipping and putting greens. Recommended only if you got a good deal on the price until they start mowing more often.

Walked the Blues (71.2/122/6530) with my Gary and Matt. $30 to walk twilight. Partly cloudy, in the 60's with a 2 club wind most of the round. We waited most shots even as a 3some walking behind stacked 4somes in front of us, POP slightly less than 5H.

Tees were lush, level and in good shape with few unfixed divot zones.

Fairways mostly lush, Nicely cushioned and good to play from with a few GUR areas per fairway.

Rough just off the fairways was green, uniform and lush. Get outside the cart paths and it is thick, lost ball vegetation. Nice to see water back in the lakes here as well.

Sand traps have nice beach sand and were well maintained. Only negative is that they could use more sand IMO.

Large poa greens were receptive and rolling nicely. Soft enough that chips/pitches were making ball marks, which many do not think to fix. Many undulations to these greens and we they had some tournament pin locations today.

Very friendly staff is always a + here. Really nice practice areas and you almost always get cooler temps with an ocean breeze. Highly recommend this course, excellent, very fun to play layout.

Rode the Greens (6537/71.3/137) in around 3.5H. 108, breezy and partly cloudy. It was still HOT!

Fazio layout that is fun to play. Only a few holes with water but native hazard areas on both sides of most holes make this a penal course if not straight. Depending on tee choice, many forced carries. More holes play downhill than uphill and some greens run away from the golfer.

Tees mostly lush/level but are less maintained than normal.

Fairways are getting many brown spots. Firm with lots of roll. Still okay to play from, but do not look emerald green like normal in low season.

Bermuda rough mostly mowed down and not overly penal.

Greenside sand traps nicely maintained with plenty of thick, soft white sand. Fairway bunkers firmer and not as well maintained.

Large Bermuda greens are firm with few ball marks. Recently top dressed. Smooth and medium speed, they are what I would call "Summer slow".

Nice GPS on the carts. Excellent all grass practice area that includes multiple chipping and putting greens. Friendly customer service is always very good here. On course services only on weekends in high season, but snack shop @ the turn and a nice restaurant onsite. Recommended.

Rode the Greens on the back Canyon/front Mountain midday in 4.5H with John/Chris. Sunny, low 90's with little breeze made for nice golfing conditions.

Very challenging Fazio layout that is up/down rolling hills and fun to play. Almost every hole has lateral hazard native areas, so accuracy is a premium on this layout.

Tees mostly level/lush but with too many unfixed divots.

Fairways drying out and have some brown patches. But cut tight and still good to play from.

Rough is clumpy Bermuda and can either be a perfect lie or a 1/2 shot penalty within a small area.

Sand is plentiful here and immaculately maintained. Greenside thick and deep, fairways more hardpan.

Greens firm, smooth and putt medium fast. Few ball marks because they are firm, so everything releases here.

Carts have upgraded GPS. Friendly customer service on all levels. No on course services, but snack shop @ the turn with a nice restaurant onsite. Excellent all grass practice area that includes multiple chipping and putting greens. Recommended.

Rode the Greens (6537/71.3/137) in less than 4H. 90, breezy and partly cloudy. comfortable.

Tees mostly lush/level but have a lot more divots than normal.

Fairways are getting many brown spots. Firm with lots of roll. Still good to play from, but do not look emerald green like normal.

Bermuda rough mostly mowed down.

Greenside sand traps nicely maintained with plenty of thick, soft white sand. Fairway bunkers firmer and not as well maintained.

Large Bermuda greens are firm and getting better by the day. Smooth and medium fast.

Excellent all grass practice area that includes multiple chipping and putting greens. Nice GPS on the carts. Very friendly customer service is always top notch here. On course services only on weekends in high season, but snack shop @ the turn and a nice restaurant onsite. Fazio layout that is fun to play. Only a few holes with water but native hazard areas on both sides of more holes than not. Depending on tee choice, many forced carries. More holes play downhill than uphill and some greens run away from the golfer. Recommended.

Rode the Greens (6537/71.1/135) in less than 3H twilight. 100, clear and even with a good breeze, it was hot.

The front 9 is closed until late summer to renovate the sprinkler system. So currently playing the back twice on this fun to play Fazio layout that constantly goes up/down rolling hills to get in 18 for this course.

Tees recently punched, but does not affect play. Mostly lush and level. However, more and more unfixed divots with a Summer season skeleton maint. staff.

Fairways firm with lots of roll. Mostly lush, cut tight but beginning to get some brown spots from the heat.

Rough clumpy Bermuda that will produce many questionable lies.

Sand very nicely maintained. Plentiful, thick and deep around the greens. Hardpacked on the fairway traps.

Large Bermuda greens are firm with few ball marks because of the firmness. Rolling smooth and quick again after spring punching.

Excellent all grass practice area which includes range balls. Carts have nice GPS. Customer service always good at this facility. Usually no drink cart on weekdays, snack shop @ the turn is available. Because this course is so spread out, you rarely see walkers here. Nice restaurant on site with a good selection and reasonable golf course prices. Recommended.

Rode the Greens (6537/71.3/137) in less than 4H. 95 with little wind and humidity was actually quite comfortable.

Fazio layout that is fun to play. Featuring little water but native hazard areas on both sides of more holes than not. Depending on tee choice, many forced carries. More holes play downhill than uphill and some greens run away from the golfer.

Tees lush/level with a few brown spots. However, with a skeleton summer staff, they do not manage the divots nearly as well as high season.

Fairways nice to play from. Cut tight with a few brown spots, firm with lots of roll.

Bermuda rough getting thicker and can be punitive even a few inches off many fairways and greens.

Greenside sand traps nicely maintained with plenty of thick, soft white sand. Fairway bunkers firmer and not as well maintained.

Large Bermuda greens are firm and rolling nicely again. Smooth and medium fast.

Excellent all grass practice area that includes multiple chipping and putting greens. Nice GPS on the carts. Very friendly customer service is always top notch here. On course services only on weekends in high season, but snack shop @ the turn and a nice restaurant onsite. Recommended.

Rode the Greens (6537/71.1/135) in around 3H twilight. 90, clear and breezy made for nice playing conditions. The front 9 is closed until late summer to renovate the sprinkler system. So currently playing the back twice on this fun to play Fazio layout that constantly goes up/down rolling hills to get in 18 on this course.

Tees mostly lush and level with few unfixed divots.

Fairways firm with lots of roll. Mostly lush, cut tight but beginning to get some brown spots from the heat.

Rough is mostly clumpy Bermuda.

Sand very nicely maintained. Plentiful, thick and deep around the greens. Hardpacked on the fairway traps.

Large Bermuda greens are rolling smooth and quick again after spring punching. Firm with few ball marks because of the firmness.

Nice restaurant on site with a good selection and reasonable golf course prices. Excellent all grass practice area which includes range balls. Carts have nice GPS. Customer service always good at this facility. Usually no drink cart on weekdays, snack shop @ the turn is available. Because this course is so spread out, you rarely see walkers here. Recommended.

Played with 1Plus 1 in the AB Men's group tournament. POP 5H, 40M, but we played with really nice guys which made that much more bearable. Mid 60's, completely overcast and little wind.

Tees decently maintained. Mostly level with a normal amount of divots.

Fairways okay to play from, decent coverage.

Rough a mixture of grasses with decent coverage.

Sant traps were nicely maintained.

Greens still recovering from spring maintenance. Medium fast and somewhat bumpy, but few ball marks. Several greens you were in trouble if above the hole, but only a few had tiers.

Customer Service good. Carts have GPS to the F/M/B of the greens. Good food @ reasonable prices in the restaurant onsite. Military course built in 1957, this is an old school tree lined layout. Not overly tight, fun to play. Recommended.

Walked the Whites (6129/68.4/120) with 1Plus1 in 4H, 10M mid day. High 60's calm and overcast made for nice playing conditions.

My first time playing here. Old school, fairly tight, tree line Parkland style layout. Fun course to play, mostly flat with some hazards to avoid.

Tees were very mediocre. Often unlevel. Mostly good coverage with some bare spots but too many unrepaired divots.

Fairways mostly good with some GUR type areas on many holes.

Rough a mixture of grasses, mostly good. The lies could vary widely within relatively small areas.

Sand traps were really nice. Fine sand and well maintained.

Greens are small and deceptively quick. Still showing the effects of spring punching, so they were bumpy. But few ball marks and you could see that in probably 7-10 days, they could be quite good.

Customer service good. Saw a cart gal once and the restaurant onsite has good food @ good prices. Not as good a layout or in as good of condition as it's sister North course IMO. But still a fun course to play. Recommended knowing that the playing conditions are not that great.

Walked with 1Plus1, Brian and Steve twilight in 4H, 45M. POP was actually better than it sounded, we waited some but for the most part it was just busy, groups stacked up 1/2 a hole apart AD. $43 to walk mid day. Overcast with a little breeze in the 60's made for very pleasant golfing conditions.

Fun, no frills, old school golf course with ample fairways and no tricked up greens. Mostly flat with no severe elevation changes.

Tees good coverage. Decent with only a few areas needing divot attention.

Fairways had a few bare spots but were generally good.

Same for the rough, which was higher than the fairway but most places were not overly penal.

Sand Traps had fine, nice sand. Decently maintained for a busy public course.

Greens still recovering from aeration last month but generally rolled okay. Medium fast and they held more shots than not.

Quick efficient check in. Restaurant onsite had an excellent "Golfers special"... Burger, fries + drink for $9 that I would highly recommend. Only had played here once previously about 7 years ago, like the layout, fun to play. Recommended.

Rode the Greens (6537/71.1/135) in less than 3H twilight. 95 and calm made for surprisingly pleasant playing conditions.

Tees lush and level with few unfixed divots.

Fairways firm with lots of roll. Mostly lush, cut tight bit beginning to get some brown spots from the heat.

Rough is mostly clumpy Bermuda coming out of dormancy.

Sand nicely maintained. Plentiful, thick and deep around the greens. Hardpacked on the fairway traps.

Large Bermuda greens are at least 2 weeks away from being smooth again after spring pucnhing. Firm but have slowed to medium speed with the warmer weather. Few ball marks because of the firmness.

Challenging, fun to play Fazio layout that constantly goes up/down rolling hills. Excellent all grass practice area which includes range balls. Carts have nice GPS. Customer service always top notch at this facility. Usually no drink cart on weekdays, snack shop @ the turn is available. Nice restaurant on site with a good selection and reasonable golf course prices. Recommended.