After finishing up my Imperial County courses so early, I still had plenty of time and energy for golf, especially knowing that any place open wouldn't be very busy on Thanksgiving afternoon. I went o... Continue »

After finishing up my Imperial County courses so early, I still had plenty of time and energy for golf, especially knowing that any place open wouldn't be very busy on Thanksgiving afternoon. I went on GolfNow and this was the most appealing Yuma course with times available. I booked a 2:15 for $25. What I forgot about was the time zone difference right now in AZ, so when I got there and looked at my phone (reading 2:45) I panicked a bit. However, the place was pretty dead and the guy inside didn't seem to care. I played through a couple groups on the front and otherwise sprinted through the course at lightning speed (about 1.5 hours). This course was also not in very good shape. The fairways looked pretty good from afar and it seems they recently did the overseed. The grass is green, but very shaggy and deep in some places, so no roll-out and sometimes the ball would even sit down like in thick rough. The rough is shaved-down dormant bermuda, so I found it easier to hit from than some fairway lies. The greens also appear to be coming out of maintenance because they are very, very shaggy. Not as slow as they looked, but very bumpy and pointless to try and seriously read any consistent breaks or speed. I was in a couple bunkers. One was OK and the other was just hard packed, terrible sand. I had no knowledge of the course but was intrigued in the GolfNow description saying this was an Arnold Palmer course. The layout is solid as it goes through a residential community and the holes are mostly interesting. Kind of a Palm Springs style course, reminiscent of Shadow Hills South or Mountain Vista. I'm sure I would have enjoyed it much more if in better shape, but it served its purpose as a quick round at a cheap rate. I'm not really sure when peak golf season is in Yuma, but whatever it is I'd wait until then. Right now, it's kind of a disappointment.