No reviews for two years so I thought I would update.

Everything was good. Pace of play 4 1/2 hours on a late Saturday a.m. tee time which I thought was OK considering some of the 5 hour plus roun... Continue »

No reviews for two years so I thought I would update.

Everything was good. Pace of play 4 1/2 hours on a late Saturday a.m. tee time which I thought was OK considering some of the 5 hour plus rounds that I read in the reviews for some courses.

Would play it again if in the area.

Teed off mid morning at 10:45 on a cool and breezy Wednesday morning. Just Michelle and myself as a twosome following Men’s club weekly match. I played the blues and Michelle played the forward tees... Continue »

Teed off mid morning at 10:45 on a cool and breezy Wednesday morning. Just Michelle and myself as a twosome following Men’s club weekly match. I played the blues and Michelle played the forward tees. Tees were nice and level and all filled in, fairways were great with a little water here and there. Mens club was extremely slow and we finished in exactly 5 hours. Greens were firm and rolled true. If you stray off the fairways rough is penal meaning a bunch of junk, thick grass etc.. Overall course is great shape and it is one of the better courses around. Lots of elevation and a few two tired greens. Highly recommended

Absolutely loved the course! First time playing it, would always play in Solvang when up here visiting, but heard about this course. By far my favorite course in the area. I was stationed in Colorado ... Continue »

Absolutely loved the course! First time playing it, would always play in Solvang when up here visiting, but heard about this course. By far my favorite course in the area. I was stationed in Colorado for 6 years and this reminded me of a mountain course liked you’d see there. The course was in excellent shape and fun to play. This is my go to course when I’m up here now.

Rode the Blues (6443/71.3/128) mid morning in 4H, 45M with the SLO Co. GG. $59 to ride. Overcast and fairly calm around 70 made for very pleasant golfing weather. Scott, Gerald and Terry very nice gro... Continue »

Rode the Blues (6443/71.3/128) mid morning in 4H, 45M with the SLO Co. GG. $59 to ride. Overcast and fairly calm around 70 made for very pleasant golfing weather. Scott, Gerald and Terry very nice group to play with. Tees had good coverage and were well maintained for divots. Fairways usually good to play from with occasional thinner patches. Undulating with lots of unrepaired divots in collection areas. Rough close to the fairways was mowed down and maintained in the 2-3" range. Thick, tough to play out of. Rough farther from the fairways was 1-2' tall and a probable lost ball. At least unplayable. Sand is more fine dirt than sand. Thinner than I would like to see and several traps had sprinkler runoff places in them. Large greens were recently sanded and putted medium speed. Sand only affected putting early when they were still wet, but greens were slower than usual. Customer Service excellent as usual. Quick, efficient check-in. Busy grill @ the turn. Well stocked pro shop, Busy driving range and they have a putting and chipping practice area. Carts are basic, no GPS. One of the better layouts on the Central Coast, fun course to play in good condition. Recommended.

This is a late post from last week. Played Cypress Ridge for the first time last week and played the combo tees. The first 4 were white and then alternating between blue and white in just about 6200 ... Continue »

This is a late post from last week. Played Cypress Ridge for the first time last week and played the combo tees. The first 4 were white and then alternating between blue and white in just about 6200 yards. The course is hilly and didn’t see any walkers and it was mostly a senior crowd. No GPS on carts and didn’t see a beverage cart but it was all good. Fairways were great shape being narrow at times while tee boxes were level. The greens were recently lightly sanded but it did not affect the roll of the ball in any way. Wasn’t in any sand traps but they looked fine to me. The course has some rolling fairways which you don’t see too much anymore. The course is in great shape right now and I would to play this course on a regular basis if I lived in the area because it’s a very challenging course and has a very good vibe. Small snack bar and bar on site. Highly recommended

Walked the Blues (6443/71.3/128) mid morning in 4H, 45M with the SLO Co. GG. $49 to walk. Overcast and fairly calm in the mid 70's. Tees had good coverage and were well maintained for divots. Fa... Continue »

Walked the Blues (6443/71.3/128) mid morning in 4H, 45M with the SLO Co. GG. $49 to walk. Overcast and fairly calm in the mid 70's. Tees had good coverage and were well maintained for divots. Fairways have lots of undulation. Usually good to play from with occasional brown patches, but lots of unrepaired divots in collection areas. Rough close to the fairways was mowed down and maintained in the 2-3" range. Usually good to play out of. Rough farther from the fairways was 1-2' tall straw like that was a probable lost ball. Sand is more fine dirt than sand. Had not been maintained today and many traps had sprinkler runoff places in them. Large greens were firm and putted medium fast speed. I like the greens here, the ball rolled very well. Customer Service gets it own section based on an experience here today. I wanted to make my putter heavier, so I inquired if they had a weight set that would fit my Odyssey in the pro shop. Didn't expect them to have any, but thought I would ask. turns out they did not. HUGE shout out to Pro Shop employee Johnny Buckl. He said he had an Odyssey he rarely used and would be happy to trade weights if his were heavier than mine. He goes in the back, grabs his putter, took out the weights and offered them to me. Turns out we both had the same standard weights, but the gesture was MUCH appreciated. Talk about trying to go above and beyond! Well stocked pro shop. Friendly starter, no on course services. Busy driving range and they have a putting and chipping practice area. Carts are basic, no GPS. One of the better layouts on the Central Coast, fun course to play in good condition. Recommended.

Walked the Blues (6443/71.3/128) in 4H, 45M with the SLO Co. Golf Group. Played with Jesse, Doug and Gerald, excellent group to play with. 55 and windy made for cold, challenging playing conditions. $... Continue »

Walked the Blues (6443/71.3/128) in 4H, 45M with the SLO Co. Golf Group. Played with Jesse, Doug and Gerald, excellent group to play with. 55 and windy made for cold, challenging playing conditions. $44 to walk mid morning. Tees well maintained, winter thin with the par 3's needing divot repair. Fairways cut low and play firm. Winter thin with lots of divots. Rough maintained low, winter thin with patches of hardpan with a few areas grown up. Sand Traps are usually decent but today was a disaster after over night rains. Greens smooth, firm and putted medium fast. Lots of undulations, not many straight putts on these greens. Customer service a +, quick efficient check-in. All grass range is just okay, you kind of hit down into a grown up ravine. Very good, fun to play layout in very playable condition. Recommended.

Walked the Blues (6443/71.3/128) mid day in 4H, 45M with Mnielson, Doris and Adam. SLO GC event, sunny and breezy in the mid 60's. $49 to walk. Tees had okay coverage but far too many unfixed divots.... Continue »

Walked the Blues (6443/71.3/128) mid day in 4H, 45M with Mnielson, Doris and Adam. SLO GC event, sunny and breezy in the mid 60's. $49 to walk. Tees had okay coverage but far too many unfixed divots. Fairways winter thin with probably the most divots of any fairways I have played on in a long time. Mowed low with lots of undulation and roll. Rough also winter thin mowed down in the 1.5 to 2.5" range, Very inconsistent, but usually not penal to play out of, you could almost always see 3/4+ of the ball. Rough farther from the fairway is native, probable lost ball. Sand decent to play from, more fine dirt than sand. Large greens were firm and putted medium fast. I like the greens here, the ball rolled very well. No on course services with COVID. Customer service was good from all encountered. Busy driving range and they have a putting and chipping practice area. Carts are basic, no GPS. Nice layout, fun course to play in decent condition. Difficult enough w/o beating you up. Recommended.

Played this past weekend and had a blast! Before I go into my review, they have flipped the 9s since the last tiMe I have played and also have different ownership and prices(lower). We got off right a... Continue »

Played this past weekend and had a blast! Before I go into my review, they have flipped the 9s since the last tiMe I have played and also have different ownership and prices(lower). We got off right at our 8:03 tee time and had groups in front of us but didn’t have to wait on them much. So POP was a good pace.

This course is a Peter Jacobson design, but since they have changed ownership, you can tell the differences a bit if you have played prior to the change. The course was much more expensive compared to now which is about 79 on weekends. But we had gotten there and the range was still being picked by hand on some of the slips on the range, so getting used to the green speed and chipping was all the warmup we got.

Greens out here are in GREAT shape! Greens were very fast! Most greens on the front are fairly flat but on the back, there is much more slope and especially on greens perched up against the hillsides. They look one way but coming off the hillside the opposite. So getting some good reads is key out here to putt well.

Fairways were in great shape and this is the first course during Covid Times, that actually had sand available in the carts. Even with the morning dew, you could get some roll out on drives.

Tee boxes is where this course is lacking and not just on Par 3s, which on some were very mangled and chewed up and had small patches of grass. But there were a few Par 4/5s that had lil flowers on the tee boxes and even between the markers. But they were flat and true.

Couple holes on the newly back 9 are a bit gimmicky, 16 and 17 are two that stick out in my mind. Fun holes none the less but just an interesting finishing 2/3 holes . The short par 5 is a good finishing hole.

It’s a course I’d love to play more and more and would be in my rotation if I lived closer.