Played Saturday the 15th. First group out and took us a little under 4 hours to finish. Tee boxes were in good condition. Fairways were okay and wide. I found myself in alot of traps this round, s... Continue »

Played Saturday the 15th. First group out and took us a little under 4 hours to finish. Tee boxes were in good condition. Fairways were okay and wide. I found myself in alot of traps this round, so they were great, trust me. Greens were great. A couple of challenging hole placements. Overall place was great.

Played both the Vista (executive par 61, 4366 yds.) and the Chica (par 3) on 01/05/08, e-mail special rate of $14, cart incl. Hey, we weren't going to play at this overpriced, under-maintained, goose... Continue »

Played both the Vista (executive par 61, 4366 yds.) and the Chica (par 3) on 01/05/08, e-mail special rate of $14, cart incl. Hey, we weren't going to play at this overpriced, under-maintained, goose infested muni-style course. However, the "rainy day special" of 14 bones made it too hard to resist. As it turns out, the place was not that bad, especially since it had rained pretty hard overnight. Had to use cart because the 6 bridges that cross the creek running through the course were flooded. There was a line of trash and debris within 25 feet of the creek in many areas. Some fairways were flooded. Water overflowed the lake on #7 and ran through the course until it found the creek near #2 green. It was cart path only. Sand traps were flooded. Now for the good. Greens fast and smooth. Also very soft and receptive. Pace of play was good, most likely due to the weather keeping people at bay. If I could recommend anything, it would be to place 6 new, larger bridges, lose the geese, overseed fairways and edge the greens.

We also got to play the Chica course for free. These greens could be a lot nicer. They are small,bentgrass greens with interesting slopes and undulations set amid native oaks in a small, canyon setting. However, nobody fixes ball marks here and there are lots of bare areas. This has the potential to be a great place to work on your short game.

Normally, they charge a lot to play these courses. With that in mind, some of what they take in should go back into course maintenance.

We played on Sunday, 11/25 with a midmorning tee time. It took us about 4 hours to play 18 holes. It was a lot quieter than normal due to the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

It seems the course has... Continue »

We played on Sunday, 11/25 with a midmorning tee time. It took us about 4 hours to play 18 holes. It was a lot quieter than normal due to the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

It seems the course has recovered well from overseeding from a month ago. Carts were not "cart path only". The fairways were in fair condition. Although some of the fairways were dry and wet in spots.

The greens were in good conditon. There were several unrepaired ball marks on the greens. I noticed when we putted that the balls bounced around a little bit.

This course has a lot of variety to play here. There are uphill and downhill tee shots as well as the island green on the 17th hole. Even though it is an executive course, it can be challenging to play here.

Played on 10/19/07. The tee boxes and fairways are being reseeded and it was cart path only. Tees were moved all the way forward (almost on the downslope) and overly sanded. Several greens had some... Continue »

Played on 10/19/07. The tee boxes and fairways are being reseeded and it was cart path only. Tees were moved all the way forward (almost on the downslope) and overly sanded. Several greens had some idiot damage. Hey, ball marks are one thing, but an angry swing on a defenseless green is ridiculous. Other than that, it wasn't that bad. Being an executive course, the price could be a little lower.

Played Sunday (07/29/2007) at 2:30 p.m. Starter shouldn't have
let anyone out because there was a TOURNAMENT for the kids.
Needless to say, it was SUPER SLOW IN EVERY HOLE. Many groups,
includi... Continue »

Played Sunday (07/29/2007) at 2:30 p.m. Starter shouldn't have
let anyone out because there was a TOURNAMENT for the kids.
Needless to say, it was SUPER SLOW IN EVERY HOLE. Many groups,
including us have to leave with so many holes left to play. Beside
that, the course was way over rated; should be approx. 5.5 at most.
There are so many bare, brown area at the fairway and all the
greens are being sanded. Perhaps, We may play after a few months.

Played here on Memorial day with a tee time just before 12 noon. Pace of play was a little slow being a holiday. It took us just over 4 hours to play. This is not an easy course to play. Water com... Continue »

Played here on Memorial day with a tee time just before 12 noon. Pace of play was a little slow being a holiday. It took us just over 4 hours to play. This is not an easy course to play. Water comes into play on several holes. It's a fun course to play. There are several holes where you hit up and some where you hit down. The 17th hole island green is always a challenge to play. The course is in great condition. I noticed that some of the tee boxes were punched. Green fees on the weekend is a little high for an exec course but we frequently get e-mail specials for this course which helps a lot. This is one of my favorite courses to play.

Played again here a week ago on Friday, May 11. The course is continuing to look fairly nice, I hope Vista keeps up the good work. It seems that the greens were once again double cut and there was a... Continue »

Played again here a week ago on Friday, May 11. The course is continuing to look fairly nice, I hope Vista keeps up the good work. It seems that the greens were once again double cut and there was a groundskeeper driving around with a hose syringing greens, hitting the hot spots. There were minimal ball marks on the greens. The areas they can improve on it would be raking up the tree debris under the eucalyptus trees and improving the sand quality in the traps. Also, the turf on 15 fairway about 100 yds from the green has always been weak. Oh yeah, the price is a little steep for being a shorter course. Maybe that's why it's called executive; you have to be one to afford playing here.

Played here at the local muni for the first time in a long time. Nearly all the greens were in great shape: double-cut, smoooth and soft. Honestly, I don't remember the greens looking this good, eve... Continue »

Played here at the local muni for the first time in a long time. Nearly all the greens were in great shape: double-cut, smoooth and soft. Honestly, I don't remember the greens looking this good, ever. Not bad for a muni. Except for number 17, where my buddy and I fixed about 40 (not kidding) ball marks. It's a drop shot to their signature island green from about 158 yards. Sand traps need some work (new, clean sand) and several had footprints that needed raking. There were some areas of fairway that looked pretty lush, but it could be better throughout the course. A few tee boxes had excessive divots, not only from today. A little sand/seed/mulch would go a long way to keeping things up. Also I noted that most of the cups were not cut deep enough, with the metal cup barely beneath the level of the turf. Bad greenskeeper, bad. I have noticed this problem occuring on a few courses around here- Elkins, De Bell, Mountainview. It's not all the holes, but a few to several on each course. Lastly, it was a 5 1/2 hour round for an executive, par 61. Just a little slow.

Fun and challenging 18-Hole Executive course. The course is in great shape, with great changes in elevation. Even the short holes are deceiving in how challenging they can be at times. Definitely a fu... Continue »

Fun and challenging 18-Hole Executive course. The course is in great shape, with great changes in elevation. Even the short holes are deceiving in how challenging they can be at times. Definitely a fun course to play.