In town for a few days and took a break from the bike and hot weather to join DeepSea14 and Bob for a round of golf. With the only tee time at Spyglass being 6:15AM we opted for the ever popular Poppy Hills. This course seems to remain consistent with its conditions. Not over the top perfect but pretty close. Greens rolled smooth all day long. They did seem to go from ... » More

In town for a few days and took a break from the bike and hot weather to join DeepSea14 and Bob for a round of golf. With the only tee time at Spyglass being 6:15AM we opted for the ever popular Poppy Hills. This course seems to remain consistent with its conditions. Not over the top perfect but pretty close. Greens rolled smooth all day long. They did seem to go from very fast to medium by the end of the day.

Fairways are excellent. Just short of that perfect 10. Fairways offer generous rollout (for most people) yet still present a nice hitting surface. First cut rough isn’t too penal and after that you’re in wild country. Tee boxes were level and lush. Greenside bunkers had ample sand as always. Some of the wasteland bunkers could use some attention but that was just due to us being there towards the end of the day so there had been a lot of foot traffic.

Pace of play wasn’t too bad. We waited on almost every shot yet we finished in under 4.5 hours. Usually Peter brings the perfect sunny weather with him but this time we had a high overcast day. Which after a couple of hot days in the sun on the bike, I was happy to have it a bit cooler. Still, we were in shorts and shorts sleeve shirts all day so it wasn’t too bad.

With Spanish Bay closed for another 6 months or so, I’m sure I’ll get out here to Poppy more often. And that’s a good thing!
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Played 6-13-26 early morning as usual, walking in under three hours on an overcast morning that started to clear just as I was finishing. Tee boxes , level with good coverage and cut tight. Fairways were very lush and green with great lies and minimal roll out. Rough playing 1-2 inches longer than fairways and thick. Bunkers had a good layer of heavy sand and in great condition... » More

Played 6-13-26 early morning as usual, walking in under three hours on an overcast morning that started to clear just as I was finishing. Tee boxes , level with good coverage and cut tight. Fairways were very lush and green with great lies and minimal roll out. Rough playing 1-2 inches longer than fairways and thick. Bunkers had a good layer of heavy sand and in great condition. Greens were in really good shape rolling medium/fast and true and playing semi-soft. Overall great conditions right now. Highly recommended.
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Played Lakewood today teeing off at 8:30 and played in exactly 4 hours. The course is in nice shape and most tee boxes are fine with the exception of number 3 for both blue and white they were a little chunky but for the most part fine. Greens were great and held shots well, lots of sand in bunkers as I was in a few. Most of the tee boxes today were almost next to each other,... » More

Played Lakewood today teeing off at 8:30 and played in exactly 4 hours. The course is in nice shape and most tee boxes are fine with the exception of number 3 for both blue and white they were a little chunky but for the most part fine. Greens were great and held shots well, lots of sand in bunkers as I was in a few. Most of the tee boxes today were almost next to each other, the first 4 were only a few yards apart and then from 5 on they were separated by maybe 10 yards but I did see a lot maintenance workers today so maybe it was for today only, because if you were playing whites it was a good 6500 + yards today. Last thing, the rough is really grown here to maybe 3-4 inches so if you spray your ball a little good luck finding it. Was lucky to find a tee time here today, but for those of you who are seniors, the Lakewood Senior Men’s Club has openings you get to play 2 tournaments a month on a Monday teeing off at 8 am just thought I would mention it. Always a good time playing here..
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Course is in good shape for now. Needs work on bunkers (most hardpan) only problem is 5 hour round with a 6:51 AM tee time on a weekday? Pity the groups later in the day or on the weekend.

Out at Los Robles this past weekend for another RPGC tournament and the course is simply in great shape. You simply can't go wrong playing there right now.

Greens are tremendous - so much fun and so many challenging pin placements. They are rolling true and fast and just a pleasure to experience. The fairways are in really good shape as well, and the rough is a phenom... » More

Out at Los Robles this past weekend for another RPGC tournament and the course is simply in great shape. You simply can't go wrong playing there right now.

Greens are tremendous - so much fun and so many challenging pin placements. They are rolling true and fast and just a pleasure to experience. The fairways are in really good shape as well, and the rough is a phenomenal adventure. Bunkers have good sand and tee boxes (we played the blue tees) are in fine condition. All around, it's prime right now.

We had cart service swing by a few times, the carts are in good shape (although our GPS system was not operative on ours but no big deal) and the driving range and practice areas are all quite nice. Layout is really fun with all manner of challenge but nothing gimmicky or overly hard just for the sake of it. Top marks this weekend for this local gem.
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