I played Spyglass back with DeapSea14 on what was another perfect Monterey Peninsula weather day. I’m starting to think that if you want guaranteed good weather, just invite Peter! Anyway, he did a great job explaining in the conditions. I just thought I’d provide an update after talking to my buddy who’s a caddie for PB and played with us last week. He said the greens... » More

I played Spyglass back with DeapSea14 on what was another perfect Monterey Peninsula weather day. I’m starting to think that if you want guaranteed good weather, just invite Peter! Anyway, he did a great job explaining in the conditions. I just thought I’d provide an update after talking to my buddy who’s a caddie for PB and played with us last week. He said the greens are 100% healed from the aeration and are rolling great. The fairways are still showing signs of maintenance but they aren’t too bad. Just some brown showing in a few places from the fill sand that was applied.
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I played Crandon GC at KB yesterday with a 7AM tee time. This is my second time playing here. Conditions have improved slightly over the last go round. Mainly the fairways. They are still not quite up to my expectations for a course of this caliber but there were’t any real dead or bare spots. Just mainly thin coverage throughout. Greens were firm but rolled at a medium... » More

I played Crandon GC at KB yesterday with a 7AM tee time. This is my second time playing here. Conditions have improved slightly over the last go round. Mainly the fairways. They are still not quite up to my expectations for a course of this caliber but there were’t any real dead or bare spots. Just mainly thin coverage throughout. Greens were firm but rolled at a medium pace. Tee boxes and sand traps were all fine. Given the fun layout along with the improved conditions to go along with the price break with my resident card, I’ll give the course a “recommendation”.
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Back out to Bonita for some more cruel and unusual punishment yesterday, Thursday. Walked on around 2pm and checked in as a single on the wait list. Teed off at 3pm. $40 to walk. Excellent POP at a little over 4hrs. That's about the best part of the review.

Blue tees were a mixed bag. Most were level with adequate coverage. Some were completely closed for mainte... » More

Back out to Bonita for some more cruel and unusual punishment yesterday, Thursday. Walked on around 2pm and checked in as a single on the wait list. Teed off at 3pm. $40 to walk. Excellent POP at a little over 4hrs. That's about the best part of the review.

Blue tees were a mixed bag. Most were level with adequate coverage. Some were completely closed for maintenance (I guess it's a good thing, because they sure need work). They were probably the highlight of the course rated at 5/10.

Fairways, gosh I wish I knew what was going on here. Some holes were in decent shape and some parts were in fantastic shape!! But the remaining 70% of the fairways were awful, dirt patches everywhere. Definitely think about playing all fairways as GUR. You will experience horrible lies at some point in the round. It's a shame and a mystery as you see a gleaming perfect patch of fairway right along side of bare dirt. Can't explain it.

Greens were punched a few weeks ago and are not healed from that quite yet. They were very bumpy. Furthermore, I'm not sure what is happening to the outlining areas, but they are deplorable!!! These patches weren't even on the fringe, these bare areas are all over the surrounding parts of the actual green.

I didn't find any sand traps, but they looked ok. Might be the best part of the course. Rough is really not existent.

I can't recommend right now and not sure if and when I will return. Truly sad, because the layout is not bad, especially the back nine.
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Played here today. I lived/worked in Silicon Valley 25 years and nobody ever told be about the E and W courses here in Vallejo. I wish they had.

Played the E this AM with a local (thank goodness) and we had a POP 3H as first off. Local knowledge was very helpful.

Built in 1949 the W course was designed by course architect Jack Fleming and the E in 1993 by Ro... » More

Played here today. I lived/worked in Silicon Valley 25 years and nobody ever told be about the E and W courses here in Vallejo. I wish they had.

Played the E this AM with a local (thank goodness) and we had a POP 3H as first off. Local knowledge was very helpful.

Built in 1949 the W course was designed by course architect Jack Fleming and the E in 1993 by Robert Muir Graves (one of my personal favorite architects).

I describe the E course as a hidden gem of a public course and add its like Black Gold and Westridge on steroids. The elevation changes are fantastic. Number 5 hdcp # 1 makes number 17 at Westridge, 18 at Laguna Seca, and Number 2 at Black Gold look like ant hills. When I say straight up, I mean 488 yards straight up and then an elevated green (only flat lie on the whole hole).

Number 7 is a par 5 downhill then back uphill that looks like a snake slithering across the ground.

And the 5 par 3's are are all unique and great designs. Loved every one of them.

If the W course is anything like the E I can't wait to play here.

You would think on a hilly course tee boxes would be unlevel. Nope every one was level, clean and peg friendly.

Fairways are well groomed, provide good roll out but have many OB lining them. Being in the fairway is necessary as the rough around the whole course is thick and hard to play out of.

Traps are decent size but deep and IMO could use more sand. Maybe because of all the rain they have become compacted and just need turning? But the same people up here are related to those in S CA that don't know how to rake a trap.

Greens are good size, clean and receptive to good high shots, release shots and chip and putt just fine on all holes. In very nice shape.

This course is one to put on your list if you are in N CA Bay Area. I look forward to playing the W course and seeing the differences in the two. Located minutes right off Columbus Parkway on I 80.

Friendly staff all around. $47 Sr rate. I believe $29 for Sr to walk and no idea what the other rates are.

I will go back and play this and the W course in the near future.
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9 holes Thursday with breezy cool mostly sunny spring conditions. CPO fyi but I always walk.
only $9 the green aeration in progress, greens closed. Playing to hardly discernible temporary with a flag and cup well short.
Not worth a review but now you know. Give it 21 days if you want 100% putting
From the top$$$$ to the bottom $ it's just golf, and that's fun. <... » More

9 holes Thursday with breezy cool mostly sunny spring conditions. CPO fyi but I always walk.
only $9 the green aeration in progress, greens closed. Playing to hardly discernible temporary with a flag and cup well short.
Not worth a review but now you know. Give it 21 days if you want 100% putting
From the top$$$$ to the bottom $ it's just golf, and that's fun.
Upfront with the work and green fees a bargain. Better exercise than range work.
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