Played Redhawk on 2/24/21. I had not been here since 2007, so I was excited to get back.

Conditions are iffy right now. In general, greens were nice. A couple of them did have major bare spots, bu... Continue »

Played Redhawk on 2/24/21. I had not been here since 2007, so I was excited to get back.

Conditions are iffy right now. In general, greens were nice. A couple of them did have major bare spots, but the holes were well away from that (except for one green where it was not avoidable. Several greens have different levels, and if you are on the wrong side of a ridge you will be 3 or 4 putting. Tee boxes and rough were good for winter.

Fairways - my usual rant. Bare dirt with a minimal layer of green/brown grass lying horizontally on top of the dirt. Maybe I need to start skipping the practice range mats and just hit my wedges off of the cement. As soon as I got on #1 fairway and saw what was coming, I tried to keep all iron shots > 100 yards as trying to hit a wedge off of these things was more risky than going for the island green.

Maybe I am just spoiled having San Clemente Muni as a home course. There if you hit the fairway, your ball actually sits on grass. You don't see the dirt underneath.

If you like your driver to roll, Redhawk definitely gives you that. My normal 250-260 drive would go an extra 20-30 yards here. However, even from the 6750 tees, I would say on half of the holes, a 280 drive is too much, as you will roll through fairways.

I really enjoyed the layout, it is a fun course. Conditions...meh. Greens are good enough that I would return if I was local, but being an hour away I'd lean to other options in the area.

Played here on 12/22 with a group of guys. Had a good little WOLF match. I hadn't played at RedHawk since earlier this summer when it was about 104 degrees out and the course was dry. I was excited to... Continue »

Played here on 12/22 with a group of guys. Had a good little WOLF match. I hadn't played at RedHawk since earlier this summer when it was about 104 degrees out and the course was dry. I was excited to get back here but was severely disappointed upon arrival.

DETAILS: We arrived about 30 minutes prior to our 9:50 tee time and checked in at the pro shop. Process was a breeze and the shop staff was fairly quiet. Headed outside to check-in with the starter and he informed us that they had a 90 minute frost delay earlier that morning and that we wouldn't be teeing off for awhile. BRUTAL!! The fact that no email was sent, phone call was made or someone in the shop didn't alert us prior to the starter breaking the news is unacceptable. As someone who works in a golf shop, communication is a key part to the customer experience and the communication was suffering at RedHawk that day. Anyways...about the course, the tee boxes (8/10) were in decent shape and flat for the most part. The fairways (6/10) were dry, thin and playing very firm. The rough (5/10) was dormant and not very long or consistent. I was only in two bunkers (7/10) all day and both were good. The greens (5/10) weren't consistent from a firmness/softness standpoint. We had a stick in our group and some holes the ball would juice back 10-15 feet and other holes the ball was holding. He became frustrated as it was a guessing game on how his ball would react. Also several greens were patchy and missing grass in many different areas.

CONCLUSION: This course has one of the best designs in the inland empire but I was not impressed with the communication or the condition the course was in. I'll play elsewhere the next time I travel out to the Temecula area.

Early HOT Sunday afternoon round in four hours. The staff here has always been great. The tee boxes were all in good shape with nice coverage. The rough was just thick and long enough to hold up of... Continue »

Early HOT Sunday afternoon round in four hours. The staff here has always been great. The tee boxes were all in good shape with nice coverage. The rough was just thick and long enough to hold up offline shots. Hitting out of the rough was not too difficult once you found your balls. The fairways all had good coverage with a few hot spots here and there from the heat. There was enough cushion in the bermuda that allowed for easy fairway shots. The traps were in great condition with many having new bright white sand in them. The greens were in excellent condition holding shots great but still quick enough to be challenging. They were lightly watering the greens all day to keep them from burning which didn't have much effect on the speed. The entire course has really shown tremendous improvement in course conditions. It can be pretty difficult as you move back from tee to tee. Definitely recommended to those that have enjoyed what the course once was years back.

Played here Friday 7/24/20 with a 6:40am tee time. First time here and I was very pleased with staff friendliness and conditions. Pace of play was 4 hours for me with 2 friends. We played a threesome.... Continue »

Played here Friday 7/24/20 with a 6:40am tee time. First time here and I was very pleased with staff friendliness and conditions. Pace of play was 4 hours for me with 2 friends. We played a threesome. Had to wait on a group in front of us for a couple holes but not too bad. Hole 8 is one of the most beautiful holes I have ever seen! The ground crew was constantly working on every hole. We saw workers on every hole. Almost to the point where it got a little annoying at times but still made me happy seeing them putting in work. This course is well maintained and it should be. Definitely an elite course in the temecula area. I put it right behind cross creek. Staff was friendly. Never saw the cart girl but it was an early morning tee time,

Greens- 8/10 held balls well and rolled true with some deceiving reads
fairways- 7/10 little over watered in areas but mostly good coverage
rough- 9/10- long and penalizing but you didnt lose your ball
sand- 5/10- some were concrete hard and others were white sand and fluffy. Carts said to play all bunkers as GUR but we played out of them and didnt notice the sign on the cart til hole 15 haha
Tee box- 9/10- flat and good coverage. I hit off the mat and was pleased with all but 2-3 tee boxes.
water- didnt smell and all seemed clean.

Highly recommend this course. Definitely a course that's going to cost you anywhere between $80-$110 and its worth that. Course isn't worth more than $110 per round though. I think $80-$90 is about right for it.

Posted: 5-24-2020
By: andrewhhoang

Tee’d off at 1:30PM. Finished around 6, so 4:30 POP. Range were mats. No limitations on how early you can show up. Masks not required on course. Tee boxes were ... Continue »

Posted: 5-24-2020
By: andrewhhoang

Tee’d off at 1:30PM. Finished around 6, so 4:30 POP. Range were mats. No limitations on how early you can show up. Masks not required on course. Tee boxes were in good condition, fairways had great coverage. Rough was sometimes a little thick and grabby. Bunkers were hit and miss, some were soft, some were just rock hard/had weeds growing in them. Greens were decent. Some were spongy and some seemed to not hold much. Definitely some head scratchers on some reads. Holes felt like they weren’t cut super well or maintained, lots of overhanging turf in the holes. Overall this course is great for the price, design is fun and some holes are seriously gorgeous. Cross Creek next week!

First off on a perfect Saturday for golf and finished in 4.5 hours (paired with two walkers). The staff is great and the carts are nice. The course is in great shape right now. The tee boxes are al... Continue »

First off on a perfect Saturday for golf and finished in 4.5 hours (paired with two walkers). The staff is great and the carts are nice. The course is in great shape right now. The tee boxes are all level and were in good condition. The rough was thick but well trimmed. There were a few places where the grass clippings made finding a ball impossible. Fairways had fantastic coverage and the bermuda is greening up everywhere. The traps had no rakes but since we where out early most were in good shape but very damp and some in need of weeding. The greens are very nice but quite a bit slower than usual. It was disappointing to see many ball marks in need of repair also on a few holes. The walking rate is very reasonable for the shape the course is in right now. Highly recommended.

I played 5-10-20 as a single and again today with some friends. Both days the course was very quiet. Check in was easy and all of the staff is very friendly. It was nice today when the starter remem... Continue »

I played 5-10-20 as a single and again today with some friends. Both days the course was very quiet. Check in was easy and all of the staff is very friendly. It was nice today when the starter remembered me from last week. Conditions are overall mostly good. Other than just a few brown and damp spots, the fairways are green and well cushioned. The rough is thick and just long enough that the ball will sink about halfway down. I was in one bunker that had good, thick, fluffy sand but the majority of them were hard and filled with weeds. There is definitely still some work to be done around the course. The greens were in very good shape. They were only medium fast but with all undulations and multiple tiers, they are really the most challenging part of this course. I enjoy the many mounds and swales surrounding many of the greens. They are beautiful to look at and a lot of fun to play. The par 3 8th with it's island green and the colorful shrubbery surrounding the tee boxes is one of the prettiest holes I know of. Making par on that both days was very satisfying. POP was good- 3.5 and 4 hours. I have yet to get a good score here but I like it so much I’m sure I will be back soon for another try.

Played Saturday, tough walk but fun. Looks like they started to allow carts now, so better to check. Check in was easy and they had the window open for take away at the turn and after the round.
Te... Continue »

Played Saturday, tough walk but fun. Looks like they started to allow carts now, so better to check. Check in was easy and they had the window open for take away at the turn and after the round.
Tee boxes great and level with very little damage. Fairways in great shape and perfect lies, rough was thick and had been recently mowed, so a lot of dead grass making it a little hard to find a ball now and again. Traps very hard but with no rakes, better this way anyways.
Greens were very nice but slow. held shots and very little damage but still a little fluffy and slow but rolled very well and well hit putts went in.

Great deal for $50 bucks

Had an 11:50am tee time this past sunday at Redhawk. Had never played, but just happy they were open. That being said, I'll start with pace of play--6 HOURS. There was a marshall, but clearly he was n... Continue »

Had an 11:50am tee time this past sunday at Redhawk. Had never played, but just happy they were open. That being said, I'll start with pace of play--6 HOURS. There was a marshall, but clearly he was not pushing anyone. And before anyone says "well, not everyone is used to walking," let me counter with....we had been waiting behind a slow group ahead of us after every hole. Then at the turn we got to hole 10, and found that the moronic starter snuck in a twosome in between 2 foursomes! The course was actually in stellar conditions, pins still there with foam inside. But I'll never go back there, reminded me of a Long Beach City Course. Did I mention it was 6 hours?