Aerated the greens last week, so it will be another 10-14 days until the greens recover. The rest of the course is in ve... » More

Aerated the greens last week, so it will be another 10-14 days until the greens recover. The rest of the course is in very good shape.
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While in Laughlin drove up to Kingman and played Cerbat Cliffs, driving range good, Love the wide open huge fairways dri... » More

While in Laughlin drove up to Kingman and played Cerbat Cliffs, driving range good, Love the wide open huge fairways driver paradise. Green were un-puttable as large punches were not sanded so we were bouncing the ball towards the holes or away from the holes most of the time. Bunkers around greens were OK, fairway bunkers lots of rocks and little sand. Fairways had good coverage and lies very good. As said, fairway for most of course are WIDE and no houses on most of fairways so being at some elevation drivers were fun and long. Even without any chance on the greens we scored well as course plays shorter than yardage. Very good price for a public course...one sad note gas powered carts that are fast but when you have to drive slow the fumes are bad.
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Played today in the NCGA Senior Series tourney with a 10:00 am shotgun. Very well run, played with a 4:05 POP. Nice banq... » More

Played today in the NCGA Senior Series tourney with a 10:00 am shotgun. Very well run, played with a 4:05 POP. Nice banquet facility and affable bar staff. A couple of putting greens and short game area, and the driving range was convenient to the clubhouse.

The course conditions were great. Some areas had tighter lies and there were a couple of places on the edges with poor drainage but otherwise consistently really nice conditions. Very nice firm fairways. Generally lush rough that definitely affected shots. I thought I had a plugged lie at one point but it was just a deep area of rough. Some sloped tees. The sand was difficult. It felt crusted but the club dug deep. Three of us in my group left shots in the bunker after first attempts. I have not seen it’s like.

The greens were great. I am sure they can get them faster but they had nice speed. I really enjoyed them. The front nine was more open but the greens were tougher. I thought they had a lot more break than the ones on the back nine.

I really enjoyed the course and can’t wait to play it again.
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It has been awhile since we played here. A nice executive course with good practice facility. Grass and mats driving ... » More

It has been awhile since we played here. A nice executive course with good practice facility. Grass and mats driving range, 2 practice greens to work on putts and a short game area with bunkers to practice.

Course is in recovery mode right now with greens almost back to normal. Give it another week or so and should be rolling quite nicely.

Love this mini course with some water in play and couple of par4s to hit drivers off the tee.

Staff is always nice and checking in a breeze.
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Played April 14, next day was the Pacific Northwest PGA Senior event. Got paired up with three who were playing their pr... » More

Played April 14, next day was the Pacific Northwest PGA Senior event. Got paired up with three who were playing their practice round, both fun and humbling experience!
As you would imagine, conditions were excellent, especially for this early in the season for the area (we were still having frost delays 4-5 days a week). It’s a links style layout with wide fairways that run out as much as 60+ yards, when the wind’s blowing 20-30 mph playing along the ground is frequently the better choice. Greens were fast but not crazy, primary rough was a little patchy in places and pretty thick. Word of caution - do NOT go past
the primary cut, it’s nasty thigh high fescue or even worse, a recently plowed field! Bunkers were consistent but you’re better off avoiding them if at all possible, they range from tiny pit bunkers to 6-7 feet deep “black holes”.

This is a fun course that never plays the same twice and will challenge all ability levels. Highly recommended if you’re in the area.
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Played Sunday morning, 4/27, at 6:45am. POP was 4.25hrs. Riding rate was $69 at this time.

Glad to say the c... » More

Played Sunday morning, 4/27, at 6:45am. POP was 4.25hrs. Riding rate was $69 at this time.

Glad to say the course is coming back into playable shape. They are focusing on the greens, surrounding green areas and the bunkers first it looks like. The greens were good on the front nine and kept getting better on the back nine, good to very good on the back nine.

I found one greenside bunker and it was great. Nice fluffy sand, no problem.

Fairways are still a work in progress. The back nine was way better than the front. Hole 1 is a disaster, still. We played lift clean place in the fairway and I would recommend that to others right now.

Teeboxes were all playable and level. They need some work as they're still patchy, but it wasn't too difficult to find a nice place to tee it up.

Rough is a mixed bag. Some thick and long in places and most other areas weren't too difficult.

Marshall came around a couple times and was very friendly. He pushed the group in front of us to pick up the pace around hole 13 and they started flying after that. Really nice guy.

Lourd in the proshop was just awesome. Super friendly, too bad she only works on Sundays, she's an asset to have in the proshop.

So glad to see this course coming back to life. It's a great layout and will only get better in the coming months. They're supposed to be having a grand opening soon, so be on the lookout. I'd recommend at this time for these decent rates as long as you don't mind playing LCP in the fairways.
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Late but quick review because playing only 12 holes the previous outing, I wanted closure and went back to play 18 on Th... » More

Late but quick review because playing only 12 holes the previous outing, I wanted closure and went back to play 18 on Thursday 4/24 with a 12:30 start. When booking, I overlooked the fact that the greens had been punched between rounds, so my previous review pretty much stands except for a greens update. They were mostly lightly sanded with what I consider medium punch holes, but I thought they ran surprisingly true and on the slower side of a medium that didn't feel overly sluggish. No need for a big compensation for speed, and I made putts. In the end and despite the surprise, I had a good round and wasn't disappointed. Greens were pretty clean before the aeration so give them another week and, despite any visual remnants, they should be performing quite well.
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Played a solo round at Rio Hondo this past week and was certainly disappointed with a well-over five-hour round and some... » More

Played a solo round at Rio Hondo this past week and was certainly disappointed with a well-over five-hour round and some crazy long waits on the front nine at the 7th and 8th hole tee boxes. There's not a marshall in sight to move this along?

Greens are recovering nicely from the latest aerification but need probably about another week or two before being in optimum shape. Still, they're not bad at all right now. Fairways have a few too many thin spots for my liking but there is also plenty of good to go around. Rough is cut to a manageable length and the tee boxes (played the blue tees) were okay. I was in about three or four bunkers and they had mostly serviceable sand in them.

No GPS on the carts but they're in good enough condition to enjoy your round. But really, the POP over five hours was really a cause for serious frustration. I am always a big fan of Rio Hondo and consider it one of the best LA County munis, but it was a little bit frustrating this time out.
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Weather conditions have been excellent with temps in the high 70's to low 90's over the last week. The course is still i... » More

Weather conditions have been excellent with temps in the high 70's to low 90's over the last week. The course is still in nice shape. Greens smooth, firm and medium fast. Tees lush and well maintained. Fairways mostly lush with the Bermuda taking over from the winter rye. With many playing downhill, LONG drives are the norm this time of year. Rough mostly clumpy Bermuda which usually produces iffy lies. Sand traps immaculate. Customer service always a ++. Nice restaurant on site. Practice facilities very good. Good GPS on carts on a very spread out, almost unwalkable layout. Highly recommended.
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Course not as lush as a month ago but still in nice condition. Tees lush and very well maintained. Fairways now firm and... » More

Course not as lush as a month ago but still in nice condition. Tees lush and very well maintained. Fairways now firm and play fast with a few brown patches here and there. Rough hit and miss, could be thick or thin. You actually want it to be thick to stop balls that otherwise will end up in the cactus w/o it. Sand is excellently maintained. Greens firm and putt medium fast with few ball marks. Carts have nice GPS. Customer service excellent from almost everyone on the staff. Excellent range and good restaurant on site. Highly recommended.
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Early Sunday morning round in a little over four hours. The staff is always friendly and busy. Most of the carts do no... » More

Early Sunday morning round in a little over four hours. The staff is always friendly and busy. Most of the carts do not have windshields which can make for a cold trip around the course if using one. They do allow and have walking rates even on the weekend. The entire course is very flat with many water features which makes walking enjoyable. The tee boxes were all dry, scruffy and full of divots. The rough here is pretty much not present. You might find something similar to rough if you spray one too far from the fairways but most holes have nothing to speak of. The fairways were all dry and patchy for the most part with tight thin lies to hit from. Finding a good lies in the fairways usually requires the use of your foot wedge. The traps are still mostly a hard compact dirt/sand mix with a few having better sand. Most of the traps are damp or filled with runoff which again requires the old foot wedge. The greens were punched about a month ago and are in VERY nice shape with total coverage. The green side sections generally are pretty well kept. The greens were slightly firm with only the best of approach shots finding a spot near their landing area. The speed of the greens was pretty quick with not too many ball marks. There are not many hidden breaks but sometimes you will be surprised with what you don't see. The course might want to consider a name change to GEESE LAKES with the what seems like hundreds of them on almost every hole. There were goose droppings from them on every hole from start to finish even a distance from the water features. The rates and pace of play with the location and two 18 hole layouts make for a good round even with the geese and dry conditions.
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Played 4/25/25 10:30 am $99 POP 3:50. Course is trying to come out of winter and green aeration. Greens were maybe 50% b... » More

Played 4/25/25 10:30 am $99 POP 3:50. Course is trying to come out of winter and green aeration. Greens were maybe 50% back from punching with lots of sand & punches prevalent.
Fairways ultra tight and thin. Starting to green, but many brown & bare patches mixed around. Good ball striking required. I was surprised at the turf conditions. I thought they would be further along in the regrowth. It appeared they were gearing up for some pre summer maintenance and preparation. I really enjoy this course but unfortunately not worth the rack rate at this time. Hopefully in the next month with warming temps the course will be back.
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