Early morning 4.5 hour round walking the Creek/Oaks nines. The Creek nines was cart path only on most holes which slows the pace of play. They still have the Stone nine closed for fall maintenance. They just opened up the Creek nine and were in the process of mowing the wet long grass and were leaving piles of clippings everywhere. The tee boxes all have thick total coverage and a few broken tees already. The rough is once again long, damp and thick. Wayward shots are like an Easter egg hunt with little success. The first fairway is a little thin in sections but playable. The fairway turf is very thick and damp especially on the Creek nine. The traps are all full of great white sand but it does have small pebbles in it on some holes and was also very damp. The greens were nearly perfect. They have total coverage and very few ball marks. The too were a little wet and slower than usual but beautiful. The weekday walking rates are reasonable and these two nines are nearly flat. Recommended

Early Thursday morning round as a twosome in slightly over four hours. The booking process is frustrating as you get different stories each time you book as to whether you're able to book through the course or having to use their online site which shows up as the hated golf now on your credit card. The staff is friendly and do a good job. The carts are holding up but more and more lack GPS which is actually not very accurate. The tee boxes were all in good shape with plenty of turf and few broken tees. The rough really doesn't exist except on a few holes in sections where you shouldn't be. There are a few forced carries which adds to the difficulty. The fairways were in good condition with a few having sections of some sort of weed that grows on a few holes. Lies were good for the most part with adequate turf on all holes. The traps are in excellent shape with plenty of mostly white sand. The sand in a couple of holes was very damp and you will find the fairway bunkers in the worst condition of those on the course. The greens hand total coverage from first to last and rolled well. The greens were quick but slightly slower than usual. There were more ball marks in need of repair than usual but a divot tool took care of them. The rates are reasonable compared with other local courses and they do give seniors a weekday break. The course is one of the few in the valley without maintenance going on which is nice. Great views and easy to recommend.

Morning 4.5 hour round on the Creek/Stone nines. The last review says it all. Nothing really different other than the Stone nine had a few holes under repair with the tee boxes being moved up to shorten the already shortest nine hole layout. We weren't informed OF the construction upon check in or when we booked online?

Mid morning round in about 4.5 hours. The place is so spread out even if you're going at a decent pace that is about the time it will take to complete a round. The weather started out cloudy and windy with a threat of rain but at the turn the sun emerged and the wind died and it was hot and muggy. The staff is always very helpful and friendly inside and out. The practice facilities are excellent and a joy to use if you arrive some time ahead of your starting time. They have new robotic ball pickers on the range which I was told were 40K each. Evidently though they are very slow and miss many of the balls. The carts are holding up well with fairly accurate GPS and speakers. The tee boxes were in perfect shape with a broken tee here and there but great. The rough was thick but it was dry and easy enough to find your ball. Hitting from the rough if you had a good lies wouldn't cost you any yardage but if the ball was sitting down it was another story. The traps are always in perfect condition from the practice area to the fairways and greens. I did not find a trap today but used the practice traps which were a little damp. The greens are almost perfect with a few ball marks here and there but few. The greens appeared to have more break than they actually had today. Putts held their line well and a good speed but slower than in past rounds. The greens are so large that three putting is always an issue. There are many long drives between hole and numerous blind shots and forced carries that really test your game. I always love to play here and highly recommend that if you want a challenge to pay the price. I lived within a couple of blocks of the casino and course years before it was built and still remember hiking through what is now the Journey course to the top of the hill. Great views still.

Mid morning Sunday round on the Creek/Oaks nines in a little over 4.5 hours. It's always good to play early morning here on the weekends if you want to play in four hours or under. We didn't this time and waited on several holes for three slow groups. The new messaging system that lets the slow groups to pick IT up didn't seem to be doing much. The staff is always quick and helpful. The tee boxes were all dry and slightly thin with the par three boxes beat to death. The rough was being trimmed on a few holes to a good length with the others being a little long which made locating the wayward shot time consuming. The fairways were in nice condition but there are a couple with thin sections? The skunks had destroyed sections in a couple places on two of the Creek holes. Mostly good lies and easy to hit from. Still too many unfilled divots from approach shots into the par fours and fives. Easy to empty the divot mix on just one hole. The traps were all in nice shape with most being raked fairly well. The greens are in really good shape with not too many ball marks. The speed was slower than usual but quick enough to give some a test. The resort guests are often those that slow up play especially on the weekends. Rates are a little steep but they do allow walking which is a nice stroll on these two nines.

Played Saturday mid morning 4.5 round on the Creek/Stonehouse nines. The course was busy as it usually is but moving smoothly. The staff is always great and the carts are holding up well. The GPS is pretty accurate and helpful for those new to the resort. The tee boxes were is good shape with the exception of a few that were in need of turf. The rough is at the right length now and allows you to find the ball and put a decent shot on it. The fairways were all green with good lies from start to finish. The approach sections on the par five holes have many unfilled divots. It would be nice if the maintenance crew could fill them because the LAZY golfers cannot. The traps were all full of sand and most were raked well and not very damp. The greens have total coverage and fewer ball marks than I've ever seen. The speed of the greens was quick but not as quick as they have been in past summers. The Creek is fairly flat and straightforward with only one pond. The Stonehouse side also has one water features but is much more difficult with hills and difficult tee and blind shots. The overall course is in nice shape right now and I would disregard any negative nannies.

Early morning 4.5 hour round. The staff is always on point and practice facilities always busy. They do have carts with GPS that is not real accurate. If you want to drive your cart where you need to get take a cart without the GPS. Tee boxes were all a little shaggy, dry and beat. Many were littered with broken tees. I've even noticed many plastic tees being left after their use? The rough is not very thick or long where it exists and easy enough to hit from. The fairways have always been a mix of grasses but they are usually in good condition. The fairway lies were good but at times you may find a thin dry section. The traps are really in great shape around the greens with ample nice sand and well groomed. Fairway bunkers are where you will find brown compact sand/dirt with pebbles/rocks. The greens were very receptive to approach shots and held good without much roll out. All of the greens have complete coverage but the heat is starting to take its toll on a couple of them with funky sections of brown ripply spots. The greens are back to their usual quickness with few ball marks and unseen breaks. The crews have cleaned up scrub in places which allows those golfers who find themselves in them to locate their balls. That has resulted in a better place of play and the course marshal is usually out too. The rates are acceptable on the weekends and better during the week. Always a challenging course and enjoyable to play.

Early 3.5 hour round on a nice warm day. Staff is friendly and good at their tasks. Carts come with or without GPS. The yardage provided though by the GPS is not real accurate. The tee boxes were in need of maintenance as many were thin, shaggy and littered with broken tees. They are all level but a few are really full of divots. The rough is about the perfect length to slow down off line shots and easy enough to hit from. Fairways all have total coverage with mostly nice lies to hit from. The back nine had several fairways that has been plugged in the last day or so with the plugs laying everywhere. Those fairways did need the maintenance and should be great in a couple of weeks. The traps are in real nice groomed shape with most being the nice white sand and all had been raked. You will find fairway bunkers that are firm with a darker brown sand and dg mix. The greens were great with only a couple that had a spot or two with brown spots. The greens held shots nicely and were quicker than expected. The large size of most greens is an advantage to those who can roll the ball well. There were very few ball marks and divot mix on the carts with containers on a few holes to refill them. The forced carries and water features are found on many holes with a mostly flat layout. The course conditions, location, rates and pace of play on weekdays make an enjoyable round.

Morning round on Oaks/Creek in 4.5 hours. Staff is always friendly and efficient. The grounds crew was out mowing portions of the course but the grass is long. The tee boxes are looking a little beat up and thin with broken tees abundant. The rough is Thick and Tall again! Shots from the rough were very difficult if you could find your egg. The mowers were not cutting much if any off the length? The fairways had great coverage but there were many non repaired/unfilled divots on many holes. The traps were all well groomed but a few needed to be raked. The greens still have not healed from the plugging. The green speed was very slow and roll was extremely bumpy. Not sure what they haven't done with them but they're still not back to normal? The place is always busy and parking is not fun at times.

Played the Oaks nine on Saturday afternoon in three hours. Staff did not tell us that a juniors tournament was in front of us OR THAT the greens had been punched!! Sadly NONE of these junior golfers knows how to repair their ball marks either!! Quit after that and returned today for 18 holes on the Oaks/Creek nines in a little over four hours. One group had three holes open in front of them and NO marshal?? The tee boxes are all in good condition but the par 3's have an accumulation of broken tees again. The rough has been allowed to grow again and finding a ball in that stuff can be difficult and time consuming. The fairways have total coverage with nice lies on both nines. The mowers are always out before us on Wednesday mornings so nice lies are expected. The traps are all full of good white sand and they had all been raked nicely. The greens are STILL HEALING on both of these nines and should be another week before they recover. The speed of the greens quickened as our round progressed as did the noticeable amount of plugged holes. The greens were somewhat bumpy but did hold well and rolled pretty true. The winds generally pick up here in the early afternoon and today was windy. The staff is always friendly but sometimes not informative enough. The weekday rates are reasonable for the quality of what is offered.

Played in a high school fundraiser tournament Friday morning in a slow 5.5 hour round. The staff and volunteers did a very good job running the outing. The carts continue to stay in good condition and the staff is always busy. The tee boxes were all in nice condition with good coverage. The rough was the right length to assist wayward shots and a good stroke could be put on your ball if you found yourself in it. The fairways had nice total coverage with a mix of turf but good lies were found on most holes. The traps all have a good amount of sand green side but fairway traps hard and compact. Most traps are filled with nice fluffy white sand and easy enough to hit from. The greens were in fabulous shape with very few ball marks and all had total coverage. The speed of the greens are almost back to their usual quickness and rolling very true. Well struck shots held the greens nicely with little roll out. There are many places to find trouble during a round here and great views from a few holes. Definitely recommended with the reasonable rate and great conditions.

Early Sunday morning round in a little over four hours. The staff is always friendly and busy. Most of the carts do not have windshields which can make for a cold trip around the course if using one. They do allow and have walking rates even on the weekend. The entire course is very flat with many water features which makes walking enjoyable. The tee boxes were all dry, scruffy and full of divots. The rough here is pretty much not present. You might find something similar to rough if you spray one too far from the fairways but most holes have nothing to speak of. The fairways were all dry and patchy for the most part with tight thin lies to hit from. Finding a good lies in the fairways usually requires the use of your foot wedge. The traps are still mostly a hard compact dirt/sand mix with a few having better sand. Most of the traps are damp or filled with runoff which again requires the old foot wedge. The greens were punched about a month ago and are in VERY nice shape with total coverage. The green side sections generally are pretty well kept. The greens were slightly firm with only the best of approach shots finding a spot near their landing area. The speed of the greens was pretty quick with not too many ball marks. There are not many hidden breaks but sometimes you will be surprised with what you don't see. The course might want to consider a name change to GEESE LAKES with the what seems like hundreds of them on almost every hole. There were goose droppings from them on every hole from start to finish even a distance from the water features. The rates and pace of play with the location and two 18 hole layouts make for a good round even with the geese and dry conditions.