Played the White tees (2198/52.3) using Forelinx. Played in 2H with my son and we did not finish due to darkness. The weather sunny, in the 70's and breezy. It was $25 for my son to play. Every hole ... Continue »

Played the White tees (2198/52.3) using Forelinx. Played in 2H with my son and we did not finish due to darkness. The weather sunny, in the 70's and breezy. It was $25 for my son to play. Every hole is surrounded by mature trees. Good mixture of distances, I used middle irons on several holes even though the majority of the holes are pitching wedge or less. Decent layout for a parkland style par 3 course. The tees are less than average. Some are winter thin, some are like playing out of the rough. Most had severe divot damage and were in need of divot repair. Many are not level. The blue markers were not even out for my 3rd straight visit here? The fairways and the rough are not that significant on a par 3 course. My overall rating for this course will be higher because they were both in good condition, getting ratings in the 5/6 range. However, the parts of the course that matter are more like a 4. There is only 1 sand trap on the 18 holes, and it looked to be in decent condition. The greens are poor. Very bumpy poa annua with tons of ball marks. They are firm, putted medium speed and held well struck irons well. A couple greens actually had oak tree roots growing up through areas you would be putting over and many greens had bare spots. This is a good course for walkers & beginners, short/flat. Quick efficient check-in, customer service very good. No GPS on the carts. No Drink cart today. They obviously put much less emphasis into maintaining Pine Glen than they do to to the Oak/Willow regulation length sister courses. Recommended = No, the tees and greens need radical improvement.

I played Willow Glen so fast that I moved my late afternoon tee time on Pine Glen way up and played it between the two big courses. Played through probably six or seven different groups and finished i... Continue »

I played Willow Glen so fast that I moved my late afternoon tee time on Pine Glen way up and played it between the two big courses. Played through probably six or seven different groups and finished in about 1:40. Conditions are very good here, too, although not quite to the level of Willow Glen or Oak Glen. The greens were mostly good, but one green was the first time I've ever seen an exposed tree root growing up through the green surface. A couple other greens seemed like they were maybe rebuilt or something because the grass was inconsistent with the rest. Fairways don't come into play much but are good. Rough was lush. Tee boxes good. The one bunker I was in on this course was probably the best bunker I was in all day. This isn't the most exciting par-3 course, but it's fun for what it is and very pretty in spots. It'd be better if there was more variation in hole lengths. (Only one tee marker was available on each hole today; the card indicates there are typically two.)

Played Saturday 10:30am with my wife. Course was full but not crowded, with little to no waiting on most tees. Seemed like mostly twosomes. We finished in 2:45 or 3 hours.

Grass was nicely lush ac... Continue »

Played Saturday 10:30am with my wife. Course was full but not crowded, with little to no waiting on most tees. Seemed like mostly twosomes. We finished in 2:45 or 3 hours.

Grass was nicely lush across most of the course, perhaps thanks to the massive rains that had hit San Diego about a month earlier.

Only one set of markers was available on each hole, though scorecard indicates two. Generally the set up was to the front, so course played a bit shorter than it could have.

A few of the tee boxes were pretty chewed up with divots, and one or two were a bit soggy -- but tee areas overall were fine. Precise distance to the green was unclear at most tee boxes, and I had forgotten to bring my GPS-distance device so had to do a lot of guesstimating.

Greens played easy and were in decent shape; we didn't have any complaints through 18 holes.

It was sunny and unusually warm for February, with the temps pushing 80. I was surprised to find myself seeking shade to rest in on a few of the later holes. I love playing in dry heat, and all three Sycuan courses are a good bet for that.

Cost for the two of us walking totaled $26 via GolfNow special deal. That price was amazing considering the enjoyment we got out of the round. I definitely recommend Pine Glen for par 3... fun holes, nice layout, well maintained... good spot for dates and beginners.

Round 3 of my "Sycuan Day" was back to the par 3 course. Played the White tees (2198/52.3) in 1H using Forelinx. Did not finish due to darkness, the weather was breezy and getting cold as the sun went... Continue »

Round 3 of my "Sycuan Day" was back to the par 3 course. Played the White tees (2198/52.3) in 1H using Forelinx. Did not finish due to darkness, the weather was breezy and getting cold as the sun went down. A few of the the tees looked like they had been mowed from the previous day but were still long. The rest were like playing out of the rough. And a few were like playing from deep rough. All had severe divot damage and were in need of divot repair. Most of the markers appeared to be in the same place as the previous day, so more regular rotation of the markers is definitely needed. They still did not have the Blue tees out, which meant every single person was playing the Whites and chewing them up even more. The fairways and the rough are not as significant on a par 3 course as a regulation course. My overall course rating will be inflated because they were both semi lush and in good condition getting a 6/10 rating. However, the parts of the course that matter are more like a 3.5/10. I only remember seeing 1 sand trap on the 18 holes, and it looked to be in good condition. The greens are poor. Very bumpy poa annua with tons of ball marks. They are firm and held well struck irons well, putting medium fast. A couple greens actually had oak tree roots growing up through areas you would be putting over and many greens had some bare spots. The condition of these greens typify why I usually stay away from short courses. Decent layout for a parkland style par 3 course. Every hole is surrounded by mature trees. Good mixture of distances, I used middle irons on several holes even though the majority of the holes are pitching wedge or less. This is a good course for walkers & beginners, short/flat. Quick efficient check-in, customer service a + and the carts had good GPS. Drink cart out patrolling. However, despite some positives... they obviously put only a small amount of the effort into maintaining Pine Glen that they do to in it's two regulation length sister courses. Recommended = No, the tees and greens need radical improvement.

Played the White tees (2198/52.3) in 1H, 45M using Forelinx. The weather was breezy and in the 60's. The tees had not been mowed in several days and were like playing out of light rough. All had sev... Continue »

Played the White tees (2198/52.3) in 1H, 45M using Forelinx. The weather was breezy and in the 60's. The tees had not been mowed in several days and were like playing out of light rough. All had severe divot damage, were in need of divot repair and more regular rotation of the markers. Speaking of the markers, they did not even have the Blues out, which meant every single person was playing the Whites. Not a huge difference difficulty wise, 310 extra yards spread over 18 holes. However, the net result was that the White tees were getting even more chewed up because more golfers were using them. The fairways and the rough don't matter that much since it's a par 3 course. My overall course rating will be inflated because they were both semi lush and in good condition. I only remember seeing 1 sand trap, and it looked to be in good condition. The greens were poor. These greens typified why I usually stay away from short courses. Very bumpy poa annua with tons of ball marks. They were firm and held well struck irons well and putted medium fast. However, a 20' putt could bounce in 2-3 different directions on the way to the hole. Additionally, a couple greens actually had oak tree roots growing up through areas you would be putting over and many greens had some bare spots. Okay layout for a par 3 course, every hole is surrounded by mature trees parkland style. Good mixture of distances, I used a 4 to 6 iron on several holes even though the majority of the holes are pitching wedge or less. This is a good course for walkers, short/flat. Quick efficient check-in, customer service a + and the carts had good GPS. Recommended? Probably not unless they improved the greens and tees.

Played (walked) here on 2/18. Great pace of play (3 hours 20 minutes). Started as single, then joined by two ladies on #3 and a single met us on #5. Fairways were good and holes 1-8 greens were terrif... Continue »

Played (walked) here on 2/18. Great pace of play (3 hours 20 minutes). Started as single, then joined by two ladies on #3 and a single met us on #5. Fairways were good and holes 1-8 greens were terrific. Here's the rub...greens from # 9 thru #16 were awful. Bare spots, bumpy, not well-maintained. You'd think that a course owned by an Indian casino would be better cared for. Still had an enjoyable time...after not playing here for 22 years.