Played today. Nice cool comfortable morning. Course is in reasonably good shape although it seems over watered in many areas. Especially in front of many greens and the greens themselves. No tee box issues. No trap issues. But while the fairways are green and provide good lies the roll out is not that great on many holes. As for the greens? They look good but chip and putt slow... » More

Played today. Nice cool comfortable morning. Course is in reasonably good shape although it seems over watered in many areas. Especially in front of many greens and the greens themselves. No tee box issues. No trap issues. But while the fairways are green and provide good lies the roll out is not that great on many holes. As for the greens? They look good but chip and putt slow IMO. And there are a lot of unrepaired divot marks. Excellent service in the shop and with all other employees encountered.
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good to know: my 10:27 tee time set me up to play as a single on Wednesday. Another single caught up to me on the third hole, so we continued together. This was my 2nd time in 6 months playing this course. Forgot that the 9th hole ends some distance from the club house area so you don't really have the luxury of getting any food or drink if its busy or running fast. Looks as th... » More

good to know: my 10:27 tee time set me up to play as a single on Wednesday. Another single caught up to me on the third hole, so we continued together. This was my 2nd time in 6 months playing this course. Forgot that the 9th hole ends some distance from the club house area so you don't really have the luxury of getting any food or drink if its busy or running fast. Looks as though they once had a snack bar right between the 9th green/10th tee. Looks to be shuttered for good. I always try to only stay on cart paths or at least off fairways in cart. At times its a very rough and bumpy ride due to squirrel holes parallel to fairway. Still, I will be back as this place is a very good value, not to mention the grass driving range!
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From 7/14

Back to Sandpiper!


Sandpiper was excellent, challenging, and testing! Played longer due 10-15 mph winds and the heavy marine layer. Pin placements were brutal at times. Apparently the Greenskeeper wanted to take it out on The Monday Golfers.


Tee Boxes: Level and green, no damage. Condition good with limited divot damage from the ... » More

From 7/14

Back to Sandpiper!


Sandpiper was excellent, challenging, and testing! Played longer due 10-15 mph winds and the heavy marine layer. Pin placements were brutal at times. Apparently the Greenskeeper wanted to take it out on The Monday Golfers.


Tee Boxes: Level and green, no damage. Condition good with limited divot damage from the day.


Fairways: Green, lush, and defined from rough. Condition good with some limited areas being too wet or too dry.


Greens: Green, medium-fast in speed, with softness. Speed about an 11. Condition excellent.


Sand: flooded with water in several bunkers or rock hard. Below average condition due to flooding or dryness. Not sure what happened to the bunkers, no bueno!


Rough: very well maintained and defined, about 3 – 5 inches. Condition excellent. Very grabby.


Water Hazards: Very scenic on Hole 18.


Waste Areas: Waste areas were maintained lower than usual and cut down. Offered little to no recovery potential. Condition good.


Driving Range: one of the best grass ranges you can find in California. Condition excellent.


Practice Putting Green: excellent condition but speed much faster than the golf course. It runs at 12 to 12.5.


Sandpiper was again amazing, other than bunkers. This is such a great course and always a treat to play! Endorsed!
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Played the Canyon and Ranch nines here today with an 11:30 TeeOff.com “Deal” time. After a 20% off promo code, I paid less than $58. More like “Steal” Canyon at that rate! Checked in the shop around 11:00 and then the starter in the staging area was very friendly and offered to let me either play at my time as part of a foursome, or start early by myself. I opted for playing al... » More

Played the Canyon and Ranch nines here today with an 11:30 TeeOff.com “Deal” time. After a 20% off promo code, I paid less than $58. More like “Steal” Canyon at that rate! Checked in the shop around 11:00 and then the starter in the staging area was very friendly and offered to let me either play at my time as part of a foursome, or start early by myself. I opted for playing alone and hit the first tee within a couple minutes. Didn’t catch anyone until around the 12th hole, and then things were pretty slow for a while until I was able to play through a group on 16 before zipping through 17 & 18. Total POP was great at about 3:25, often taking my time to take pictures or practice chips and putts after holing out.

Conditions are decent to good. Greens are the highlight, running smooth, medium to medium-fast speed, and quite accepting of full shots. Fairways are pretty firm and have mostly good coverage, but I did find some bare spots. Rough varied from light to thick Bermuda where the ball would sink down and cause some issues. Blue tee boxes were mostly good but some were a mix of grasses and a bit clumpy. I was in two bunkers, both of which looked decent at first but probably could’ve used more sand once I played my shots.

This was my first time here and I’d wanted to notch it off the list for a long time. It’s a decent course but not quite as impressive nor dramatic as I anticipated. Could be the summer conditions or midday lighting that just didn’t “wow” me much. There are some nice elevation changes on the Canyon nine but no one hole really captivated or excited me.

After the round, I inquired about playing the Vineyard nine as well, which looked wide open. The pro shop guy said sure but wanted to charge me $50. Considering that’s almost what I paid for 18, I passed, especially knowing from Jay’s reviews below that I’d already played the two best nines. Overall, definitely worth what I paid but I couldn’t recommend it at full rack rate, which for me as a non-San Diego County resident would’ve been an absurd $152. Even the $102 county resident rate is a bit steep for a weekday, imo.
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Back out to Cottonwood on Monday, July 15, around 2:30pm. Showed up as a single and got right out. $48 with a cart, no complaints. It was so empty that they didn't have a starter, but the guy in the proshop (Evan? Owen?) was very friendly. Absolutely nobody in front of me or behind me, so I played a legit two ball. Played the front in 1.25hrs. and then a twosome jumped in ... » More

Back out to Cottonwood on Monday, July 15, around 2:30pm. Showed up as a single and got right out. $48 with a cart, no complaints. It was so empty that they didn't have a starter, but the guy in the proshop (Evan? Owen?) was very friendly. Absolutely nobody in front of me or behind me, so I played a legit two ball. Played the front in 1.25hrs. and then a twosome jumped in front of me on the back. I was a little upset at first, but they let me join on the 11 tee and now there were people in front of them, so I wasn't going anywhere. We proceeded to have a blast (Chad and Rich). They were just looping around the place because it was so empty for some reason. Conditions remain about the same as previous.

Black Teeboxes are a little unlevel, but had great coverage and just needed to take an extra minute to find a level spot.

Fairways were pretty horrible in most all areas, but the main "landing" areas were surprisingly in good shape. Tons of squirrels all over, so you might want to play lift/clean/place. Most of the horrible areas are marked GUR, but if you're out there gambling, I'd establish LCP in the fairways with your group.

Rough is manageable and not too penal. Take relief from burrowing animals, as there's a lot of areas like this.

Didn't find any bunkers, but they looked just fine.

Greens were shaggy and slow, but smooth. They held shots just fine. No huge complaint here, just get used to the speed. Wish they'd mow them a little tighter. Surroundig green complexes were in good shape, as well.

No frills carts and no frills course, all around. If they put just a little more maintenance into the course, it could be a lot more special. The layout is great, especially the back nine. There's tons of great holes on the back nine. Could never compete with Steele Canyon in terms of wow factor, but it could be a sweet course with just a little more upkeep, but then I'm sure the value would definitely be affected. I do recommend, just keep your expectations on the conditions a little low.
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