Played 01/29, had a 1040 tee time. Solid time in January to play that deep in to San Diego hills, warm and comfortable slight cool breeze. Any earlier I think I would have been freezing.

Check in was easy club house is nothing to write home about but they have a lot of merchandise. Starter/cashier was really nice and offered to match me up with a 3-some or said I could go out on my own. I chose to go out on my own and play two balls. I paid $35 for the tee time which included the cart, booked through TeeOff.com. I bought a sleeve of ProVs and a small bucket total $50.

They have a grass range which I love and it was in great shape. The hitting area was lush and level. I heard from some one the week before that the casino has taken some investment into the course and it has really helped. Range balls were a little beat up but hey I'm just trying to get warm.

The carts are good quality and have a GPS/screen display but mine wasn't working. Not sure if that was the same for everyone or just mine. They have coolers w/ ice and two sand cups with plenty of sand and seed.

Practice green was small but rolled really similar to the course. I didn't see a chipping area, I think they are working on one in between the practice green and the cart barn.

Tee boxes were solid overall, some were a bit lumpy in areas (played the blacks) but I had no issue finding a level spot on the side I wanted. A lot of the black tees are tucked pretty far back and you tee off through a "shoot." There are some really well placed bunkers that come into play from the back tees. I really enjoyed the views of the fairways from these boxes. I kept thinking this place reminds me of a poor man's Maderas with less elevation change.

Fairways overall were really in good shape. I found a few scrub lies but really nothing you wouldn't find on any other course. Pretty soft lush grass I wasn't getting very much roll out but they weren't muddy by any means. Rough was hit or miss on probably 6 or 7 holes, thankfully I was finding the fairways.

The four bunkers I found were all really nice, a couple of them hadn't been manicured in the morning so they were a little firm on the top layer. They all had good amounts of sand which wasn't that fine powder it was more coarse and heavy.

Greens were in solid shape I only saw two that needed some rehab. One of them being a short par 3 that was just pelted. It looked like they really don't change the pin placement very much there I saw probably 5 replacements near the hole. Like the practice green they were pretty quick and firm. I got the ball to check pretty well and so I went after a lot of pins. You could play bump and runs or flops and be successful because of the speed and firmness. Playing the morning and it not being too busy they really weren't that bumpy. The complexes were fun, especially on some of the smaller greens (there are many) some solid undulation and well placed pins.

First time out here and I'll be back for sure. There are a good handful of holes that remind me of the back nine at The Crossings and the front nine at Maderas. I really enjoyed the round I played as a single played two balls the whole time. I caught up to a 5 some on 10 and they immediately let me play through. I caught up to the 3 some I was suppose to play with and got through them as well. I think my final round time was about 3 hours 50 minutes. I shot 76 with my aggressive ball and 80 with my conservative one.

From the Blacks I think the course is about 6700, so its not long by any means but it still has some challenges. It was windy for most of the round and I was clubbing up 2 going into the wind on about 5 or 6 holes.

Really enjoyed the course though I think if its as busy as it was every day this would be a great place to come practice for any tourny rounds you may have.




Greens were tight, firm, and quick but not lightning.

Well Redhawk was a complete disappointment. I had been looking forward to playing out there for many years and finally had chance to get out today. I'll start from the beginning. The proshop is bare, hardly any merchandise, just a large empty room with nice people behind the counter. Starter was a nice guy and was more than helpful. Carts are nice but lacking, no GPS, ice chests but no ice. Driving range and practice facilities were decent, $5 for a small bucket. Range balls were nice but low flight balls. There are 3 chipping greens to practice on and one putting green, all of which are in good shape but not manicured very well. I purchased my tee time on teeoff.com, I had a discount code and booked for $38. I got linked with a single and a twosome. The group dynamic was less than optimal. Got off the tee on time but had to wait on the group in front of us for about the first 3 holes. Tee boxes and greens are in solid shape. Tee boxes look like they're being grown out a bit so they were a little hairy. The greens held most everything, soft and moist, no bald spots, but were pretty bumpy, like they hadn't been rolled at all. The fairways were absolutely terrible, I didn't find one good spot in short stuff and I hit 10/14 fairways. The poor condition of the fairways didn't help anyone reach the green in regulation. Most of the places I ended up were dead on top and muddy underneath or dead on top and bouncy underneath, no consistency. The green complexes on a hand full of holes are just ridiculous, a 4 tiered green on an uphill par 3; punishment for hitting a green reg. A 2 tiered green on a short par 4; top tier is about a 5.5' uphill. As someone who enjoys a classic design and generally tough but sensible greens, I was more or less thinking "this is dumb." I love the challenge but really...come on. I only found 1 bunker all day and it was mediocre, it was more like really fine dirt than actual sand. I played the gold tees at just over 7000 yards, with the fairways running out if you can it in the short grass you'll get another 30-50 yards of runout so it plays short but again your landing spots are far from optimal. Overall I was really unimpressed by Redhawk, I will only be playing at Journey the next time I decide to make the drive to Temecula.

Played an afternoon round here. First time out, decided to give it chance per a family member recommendation. $45 for non-member round with cart included. Friendly staff and accommodating starter. I booked as a single and Armando offered to get me out 10 minutes early if I played with a twosome. Hit a medium bucket before hand $9. Range needs an upgrade but overall is not indicative of the on course conditions. This course is fairly short but the elevation changes, relatively small greens(some of them are enormous), and the lightning speed and firmness of the greens makes this track a challenge for anyone’s short game. The tee boxes were in good not great condition. The fairways were about the same on most holes. Looks like they may have had some disease, drainage, and pest issues. Green side bunkers are pretty good filled with medium soft sand, fairway bunkers are hard as rocks and I actually love that(just play it as if it’s hard short grass). Golf carts are country club level Yamaha with gps and gps features like flyover shot tracker etc. The pace of play wasn’t too bad, we finished 5 minutes ahead while waiting on each of the last 5 holes. Some very interesting holes out at SJH, 4, 6, 13(play to the stick in the fairway anything left will be bunker bound and you’ll be hitting uphill to a two tiered green from the sand), 15(solid tee shot with mid to long iron is key), 18(I feel like 18 could be improved on, it should be more challenging as the final hole). Overall I loved this place the greens are next level and I will most definitely make the drive from north county SD anytime.