PoP was great. Greens were sanded so they were inconsistent but overall good. Tight lies everywhere due to winter conditions. Very pricey, but seems to be the norm these days.

PoP was great. Greens were sanded so they were inconsistent but overall good. Tight lies everywhere due to winter conditions. Very pricey, but seems to be the norm these days.

The course is in very good condition. The staff is professional and friendly. Great range. The facilities are first class and the food is great. We played a very competitive round in 4:10. Great ... Continue »

The course is in very good condition. The staff is professional and friendly. Great range. The facilities are first class and the food is great. We played a very competitive round in 4:10. Great course.

Course is in great shape. PoP was awesome! Greens were nice, but running on the slow side. Bunkers were a bit firm. Only downside was no beverage cart on the course and we ran out of water on a ho... Continue »

Course is in great shape. PoP was awesome! Greens were nice, but running on the slow side. Bunkers were a bit firm. Only downside was no beverage cart on the course and we ran out of water on a hot day. They could use some additional beverage and food service, especially when it is hot. Haven't played here in years, but really enjoyed it!

Snagged a tee time before noon today paired with another single and we played as a twosome since the other twosome no showed. Fortunately we got in front of a corporate outing and pace of play was a t... Continue »

Snagged a tee time before noon today paired with another single and we played as a twosome since the other twosome no showed. Fortunately we got in front of a corporate outing and pace of play was a tad under four hours. The foursome in front of was nice enough to let us through on the 11th hole and it was clear sailing until the 17th hole.

Course is in fabulous shape right now. Usual tight lies in fairway but could easily take divots. Fairways showed evidence of recent thatching and the lines have almost healed up. Greens were very receptive to holding approach shots. Green speeds were 9.5, not too fast but not shag carpets. Green complexes are huge an allow for plenty of options that can change the difficulty of the hole. While the design makes it appear you can bounce the ball up onto the greens the ground right now is still a bit too soft to do so. I suspect as the temperatures warm up this strategy will have to be used. Tee boxes were level with plenty of grass. About the only negative were the sand traps which are firm and have small rocks in them. If you hit it off the fairway, don't even bother looking for your ball. You are more likely to find a rattlesnake as the brush and weedy flowers are above your head.

For less than $100 which includes cart it was a great deal and will definitely be back. Love the overall design thru the canyons.

Right now the course is still kind of in winter shape. Fairways have good coverage, but the Bermuda is dormant, so the fairways look brown. Lots of tight lies with some thin areas, but generally goo... Continue »

Right now the course is still kind of in winter shape. Fairways have good coverage, but the Bermuda is dormant, so the fairways look brown. Lots of tight lies with some thin areas, but generally good coverage, just dormant. Greens were lightening fast and in good shape. Around the greens are tight, but good coverage. Tee boxes and sand traps were in good condition. I love the layout of this course as it's very link-sy with mostly wide fairways that rewards good shots, and penalizes bad shots. With the extremely firm fairways, you get tons of rollout and some of the holes if you play the correct side, you can roll your ball right up on the green. A few fun risk/reward holes make it exciting enough to use your course management skills. The layout goes out and around without pretty much seeing anyone or anything for about 16 holes. There's a snack bar/cart out around the 13th hole, but it's a beautiful 4-5hr adventure through the canyon. It can get really hot in the summer with not a lot of shade, and really cold in the mornings in the canyon, but Arroyo Trabuco is one of my favorite Orange County courses to play. Great staff, great amenities, and mostly great course conditions. What you get is a great Experience!! Looking forward to the grasses/hillsides to come alive in the spring time. This course is so beautiful with the surrounding hills covered in wildflowers and green everywhere.

Got a late invite yesterday. Thanks to the 2 previous posts I had no reason to not accept. Thanks guys. I knew from a previous post of Webers that rates had gone up. But I was able to pay the no show ... Continue »

Got a late invite yesterday. Thanks to the 2 previous posts I had no reason to not accept. Thanks guys. I knew from a previous post of Webers that rates had gone up. But I was able to pay the no show his $$ saving me a lot (nice). But I will say the rates are too high for this senior to pay on a regular basis. Too bad as I dearly love this course. I really cannot add much to this that was not already stated. I concur with both postings on conditions. I will go back, but only on an occasional basis. I hope management will in the future review their charges when it comes to Sr rates?

Played Sunday morning, 10:10 tee time. Arrived a little early to warm up - range was on mats with newer TM range balls.
First tee organized, very friendly and helpful starter, out on time. Paired w... Continue »

Played Sunday morning, 10:10 tee time. Arrived a little early to warm up - range was on mats with newer TM range balls.
First tee organized, very friendly and helpful starter, out on time. Paired with a father and son twosome, first time at Arroyo for them, really good guys. Course is in very good condition, fairways had excellent coverage with surprising amount of roll out given the recent rains, tee boxes in good shape. Greens were very nice, rolled true at medium speed. It had been 10+ years since I played here last, forgot how much slope are in these greens.
Not much rough, as there isn't a lot of room from fairway to environmental hazard areas.
Best hit is straight or it's a long day (as my first 5 holes showed).
Pace was about 4:20, could have been better but a few in our group struggled early on and had to play catch up the rest of the round. No beverage cart, but they have snack shacks at hole 3 and 13. Food in restaurant is very good - get the smoked tri tip - you won't be sorry.
I forgot how great this course is. A little pricy, especially on the weekend, but that's golf in OC these days. Due to that, I won't make this a frequent stop, but will try to get out here a few times next year. Highly recommended!

Played 11/29 on a brisk early morning. POP was 4 hours 15, mainly due to my group playing Wolf. I haven't played here in a decade and its still every bit as enjoyable as I remember. Staff was all s... Continue »

Played 11/29 on a brisk early morning. POP was 4 hours 15, mainly due to my group playing Wolf. I haven't played here in a decade and its still every bit as enjoyable as I remember. Staff was all super nice, especially the starter.
Tees: Pretty great, even with minimal divot damage except on par-3's. 7.5/10
Fairways: Really great coverage, turning a bit of dormant tan mixed with green. No bare spots. 8/10
Rough: Mix of some grasses but overall great coverage again. 1.5-2 inches in length. 7.5/10
Bunkers: Was in 1, it was pretty perfect if just a bit thin. Light brown in color. 8/10
Greens: Would've been great if the grounds crew didn't just drop fertilizer on all 18 of them. This resulted in slow, bumpy putts most of the day. Still 7/10
Really just a nice peaceful place, set back in a canyon with no houses. Love the par-3's here. Would return and definitely recommended.

Played Arroyo Trabuco this morning and the course is in excellent condition. The fairways and tees are perfect and the greens are in very good condition after aeration a few weeks ago.

Played Arroyo Trabuco this morning and the course is in excellent condition. The fairways and tees are perfect and the greens are in very good condition after aeration a few weeks ago.