Walked the blues this morning 6/16/25 at 1140am with buddies Matt and Mark. Pop was 5 hrs under calmer wind conditions maybe a club and perfect golf weather around 74 degrees. This helped me shoot my lowest score in quite some time. Met by friendly staff and warmed up on their massive practice area. Great seeing tons of juniors this morning for a junior camp on their practice a... » More

Walked the blues this morning 6/16/25 at 1140am with buddies Matt and Mark. Pop was 5 hrs under calmer wind conditions maybe a club and perfect golf weather around 74 degrees. This helped me shoot my lowest score in quite some time. Met by friendly staff and warmed up on their massive practice area. Great seeing tons of juniors this morning for a junior camp on their practice area.

Greens were very soft and receptive today and most of the greens seemed to have firmed up on the back nine. True rolls I would say stimp on front was a 9 and a 10 stimp on the back nine. Rated 8/10

Fairways are in good to great shape with nicely tight lush padded grass. Only hole 1 and some spots on 2 had some gur patches that do not come into play.. Rated 8/10

Tees all level and in good shape beautiful lush grass on the par 4s and 5s. Rated 8/10

Rough was in good shape, lusher and thicker the further away from the fairway you ventured. Rated 8/10

Was in one Fairway bunker and 1 greenside bunker that was in great shape. Rated 8.5/10

Looking forward to more summer rounds out here. Great weather, conditions, layout and staff.

Highly recommended
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Always a fun layout here at Mountain Meadows and course knowledge is super helpful. Some blind tee shots and areas where when you make it over the hill, it rolls sideways. Check the GK Tips on this course if it will be your first time playing.

Got on with my kid on a Monday at 11:10 and paid just over $60 to ride. Pace overall was a bit over 4 hours, mostly just w... » More

Always a fun layout here at Mountain Meadows and course knowledge is super helpful. Some blind tee shots and areas where when you make it over the hill, it rolls sideways. Check the GK Tips on this course if it will be your first time playing.

Got on with my kid on a Monday at 11:10 and paid just over $60 to ride. Pace overall was a bit over 4 hours, mostly just waiting on par 3's and for greens to clear on longer holes, not too bad.

The tee boxes and fairways were great for the price of the course, as are the greens. They roll mostly consistently over the course of 18 greens. The rough isn't too bad either, but both there will be parts of rough or the fairway here and there that is a bit bare. The bunkers can use some work, as there are a few that are pretty hard and needs more of a chip instead of a bunker shot to get out of.

Can't really complain on what you get here for what you pay, although in my opinion, all golf prices are pretty ridiculous these days.
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It was a memorable day back out at Black Gold this past week but not in the usual positive way unfortunately. When I arrived I was surprised to find the driving range turned into a parking lot. Yes, there is and will not be any range at BG for at least six months.

They are currently re-doing the main parking lot with solar panel roofs and after that will be re-doing t... » More

It was a memorable day back out at Black Gold this past week but not in the usual positive way unfortunately. When I arrived I was surprised to find the driving range turned into a parking lot. Yes, there is and will not be any range at BG for at least six months.

They are currently re-doing the main parking lot with solar panel roofs and after that will be re-doing the driving range itself, so for now you've got a few nets adjacent to the lot and free balls and mats to hit from - not really ideal for a premium course as long as they let everyone know in advance. Our outing was booked online so we had no idea this was the case.

There was some other first tee drama which I won't bother going to deep into but needless to say everything got off to a pretty poor and delayed start thanks to errors on both our parts and the club's. It happens I guess.

As for the course itself, I don't ever remember it playing as tough as it did this past week, but I also had the most awful ball striking day in years so it was definitely the worst possible course for that coincidence. There is a significant carry on 80% of the holes at BG and the landing areas are as tight as you'll find in SoCal - a recipe for disaster if your game is off.

Conditions were mostly good though at least with the greens being really superb. They are tricky, fast and often infuriating - but that comes down to the putter. Shots were very difficult to hold without a doubt but great shots ended up in great areas. Fairways were mostly in good shape but definitely some dry and thin patches out there, while the rough was pretty much non-existent as there's really only fairway and mayhem out there - that's it.

Played from the blue tees and they were all mostly in good shape, while the bunkers looked much better than they played. It always seemed like there was more sand in them than there really was so skulling a few bunker shots is not out of the realm of possibility - be prepared.

Cart service came around numerous times and the carts are very nicely appointed and have a very good GPS system on them. Nothing to complain about there. In truth, I just had an awful day playing so that soured me on the course, but also the initial problems seemed to have a good deal with that outcome, but who knows? On another day I'm sure it will be a great course again to me but I'm in no major hurry to get back until my game is in proper shape again.
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From 6/14


Played Encino and avoided roits!


Got to Encino Golf Course for a fun Saturday morning round of golf.


The course was in reasonable to good condition for a high traffic muni. Pace of play was around 4.33 hours. I note the following conditions:


Tee Boxes: Not too good but not brutal. Could use more leveling in some tees.
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From 6/14


Played Encino and avoided roits!


Got to Encino Golf Course for a fun Saturday morning round of golf.


The course was in reasonable to good condition for a high traffic muni. Pace of play was around 4.33 hours. I note the following conditions:


Tee Boxes: Not too good but not brutal. Could use more leveling in some tees.


Fairways: Green and defined from rough. Condition average for a Muni.


Greens: Green, slow to medium in speed, with softness. Speed about a 9ish. Condition average for a Muni.


Sand: Bunkers were OK in some areas, and other in other areas were not maintained and hard packed. Condition average for a Muni.


Rough: maintained and defined, about 3 – 5 inches. Condition average for a Muni.


Again enjoyed this course! The design is flat but strong if playing from the tips. This course is a another go-to that I always enjoy playing. Food is very good at their restaurant!
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I played Bellevue twice last week (Wednesday 6/11 and Friday 6/13) and this review covers both days. Greens are running incredibly well for Bellevue right now, medium to quick pace with minimal bumps. I was very happy to not find too many extra ball marks to fix. They'll hold pretty well too, many of my chips into the greens were grabbing a bit better than I expected. Fairways ... » More

I played Bellevue twice last week (Wednesday 6/11 and Friday 6/13) and this review covers both days. Greens are running incredibly well for Bellevue right now, medium to quick pace with minimal bumps. I was very happy to not find too many extra ball marks to fix. They'll hold pretty well too, many of my chips into the greens were grabbing a bit better than I expected. Fairways and rough are in very good shape, although I did find a few divots as rewards on a couple of perfect tee shots Wednesday. I only found the greenside bunker in 18 Friday, and it had a good layer of soft sand and was pleasant to play out of. Tee boxes remain the weak spot, many were chewed up a bit and a few also just get zero sunlight so their grass just isn't very healthy. Beverage cart was out and about, and service in the shop and restaurant excellent as well. The place is definitely in great shape and should have a great summer.
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