7/23/25 8:27 am tee time. Wednesday mornings seem a good time to play here as of late. 4.5 hour play time was nice pace.... » More

7/23/25 8:27 am tee time. Wednesday mornings seem a good time to play here as of late. 4.5 hour play time was nice pace. 5* greens , fair fairways, decent traps, some teeboxes in rough shape. Played here over 50 times in the last 3.5 years, always keeps my game sharp. First 3 hole setup is a bit unusual, you get a 300yd par 4 ( very gettable), and then 2 par 3's back to back. Then the fun starts as "Everything rolls to the river". Enjoy! Fees are very modest considering this is the heart of Orange County Ca. A new fleet of carts would be nice someday.Ok driving range on site, matts only, area could use a refresh in my opinion. Family run business and all staff are friendly polite and professional.
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played wed 7/23, walked on as single at 7:45. 3 hr round easy walk, played through a 2some. Course in below avg muni s... » More

played wed 7/23, walked on as single at 7:45. 3 hr round easy walk, played through a 2some. Course in below avg muni shape. Greens are slow, like a 9, a bit bumpy, i fixed 1 or 2 ball marks a hole. Pins don't fit securely in hole, so more than half of them were leaning. A few of the greens had big chunks of disrepair, literal swaths of grass gone. Fairways decent, mostly hard and dry, patches of weeds, not closely mown. I didn't go in a bunker, but they looked spotty. This is a course with a good layout.. quite a few tough driving holes, but challenging and I enjoy it. It's struggling with maintenance, and has for some time, but it's playable, and if the price is right, worthwhile. $40 to walk this wed am, so borderline. Haven't played here in years, and it was ok.
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Out first on a rather busy morning. They just recently aerified and lightly overseeded the fairways, so they were as exp... » More

Out first on a rather busy morning. They just recently aerified and lightly overseeded the fairways, so they were as expected, not exactly in the best playing condition. Hopefully the expected warm weather will allow the seed to germinate, and thing will improve in the next few weeks. Greens were bumpier than usual but had decent pace. Summer traditionally has been a difficult time for conditions at Coto, which is surprising. Just need to give things a little time see how everything plays out.
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Played this morning at about 8:15 am after walking up about 7:45. Arnie in the pro shop came out to the putting green an... » More

Played this morning at about 8:15 am after walking up about 7:45. Arnie in the pro shop came out to the putting green and directed me to join two other guys. Great, professional customer service as usual. It was fairly slow out there with a 4:20 POP. Nice time though with a couple of locals. $55 to walk. Nice to walk the course again, I had not done so since I stopped carrying my bag about 12 years ago. The course is flat and the weather cooperated for a really good experience.

The course is in nice mid-summer shape. There are some bare spots in the fairways. Generally, though, the fairways and rough are very nice. We did not lose any balls in the rough because it was cut too low for that to happen but it was a factor. The sand traps I was in were pretty good. They had new sand in a few but I was not in any of them. The tees had the same crowning issues and on one par 3 the tee markers were set up on a down slope which made no sense. I had to go back a club or two length to get a good lie. The greens were great, nice fast pace and rolling really nicely. They looked beautiful too. Really a pleasure to play on.

Great to get out here again. Best of all, the mosquitoes are not out in force yet considering it is still cool in the mornings. Recommend highly.
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Heartwell is where I would take my kids to play when they were little. This family friendly 18 hole par 3 course is per... » More

Heartwell is where I would take my kids to play when they were little. This family friendly 18 hole par 3 course is perfect for families with kids to enjoy the game and to work on your short game.

The last time we played was over a year ago and much to our surprise, the course did some work on it and it is a much better place than what we remembered. A few of the tee boxes were leveled and much much nicer not to have to look for a flat area to tee off.

Greens are decent although wished people will fix their ball marks. Medium speed. Good coverage.

Bunkers were hit and miss. Some have little sand, while others have too much.

Finished 18 holes in 3 hours. Definitely will be back.
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Played 9 holes on Friday afternoon, 7/18/25, on a sunny, warm day with little wind. Very surprised to find the course al... » More

Played 9 holes on Friday afternoon, 7/18/25, on a sunny, warm day with little wind. Very surprised to find the course almost empty – teed off as a single at 2:30pm and never saw anyone behind me. Several twosomes stretched out in front of me, but with the combination of my shaky play and sometimes hitting two balls I never really waited on anyone, finishing in just under 2 hours. Conditions continue to be good – good fairway coverage, variable rough height but good coverage, greens consistent in being somewhat soft on the surface but releasing approach shots a few yards. Speeds are medium+; a couple greens can fool you with very slow uphill putts and breaks around the cup. Tee boxes generally pretty firm and dry. Greenside traps could use a deep raking and some additional sand. All the kikuyu cuts down on roll, eats your ball up in the rough, and gobbles up pitch shots short of the green.
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Had not played Chino Creek for a while, so it was nice to return. Nothing has really changed much. Greens still the best... » More

Had not played Chino Creek for a while, so it was nice to return. Nothing has really changed much. Greens still the best part of the course, but fairways were better than expected. Still scruffy in many areas, but that's the condition this course has always presented. It is still just basic golf at a realistic price, which now days is rather refreshing.
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6:15 tee time and it took over 5 hours. They have gone to 8 minute intervals and it has really messed it up time wise. N... » More

6:15 tee time and it took over 5 hours. They have gone to 8 minute intervals and it has really messed it up time wise. No marshal with any authority.
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Played Sun 7/20 8:05 tee time, teed off at 8:15, 5hr round. course in decent shape. Greens have a lot of unrepaired ba... » More

Played Sun 7/20 8:05 tee time, teed off at 8:15, 5hr round. course in decent shape. Greens have a lot of unrepaired ball marks.. bumpy, but if I fixed what I could, they rolled decent, about a slow 10. around the greens, the fringes were spotty. Fairways in good shape... rough spotty... various areas of disrepair, whether it's patchy spots, mud, or straight dirt. It's a fun routing in decent muni shape. I enjoy coming here. They just started with new ownership or management, not sure which. Warm humid day, had a good time. Walkable, but can be hilly, and long green to tee walks more than a few times. I walked with an electric golf caddy.
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Fortunate enough to get my second-ever invite to play Hacienda this past week and I was thrilled for the opportunity to ... » More

Fortunate enough to get my second-ever invite to play Hacienda this past week and I was thrilled for the opportunity to make good after my first-ever visit back in 2015 was an absolute tragedy on the scorecard. Still new to the game, I was in no position to tackle a course as challenging as Hacienda, but this time around I knew it would be much better.

If you've never played here before, it's hard to describe how this superb track just kind of jumps out of nowhere at you in La Habra Heights. Your drive there makes you forget you're in the heart of Los Angeles, and then all of a sudden the property hits you. From the first hole until the last it's a completely wild ride. There's not a single 'easy' hole on this course and each has its own difficulty and risk-reward scenario. There are some significant carries on a lot of holes, one of the most tricky par 3s you'll ever play (the 16th) and enough elevations and blind shots to make you question your sanity. But it's oh so good to experience.

The course looks immaculate when you pull into the parking lot, however I must admit that while the greens did roll very fast and were very challenging, the surfaces themselves were a little bit weathered and there were some strange color disparities from green to green. I wouldn't say it affected the smooth roll too much, but on a few holes there was trepidation as to how much these imperfections would impact the ball. Luckily it wasn't too bad, but optically things could definitely be a bit better.

The rest of the course is fantastic. We played from the blue (V) tees and every tee box was in perfect shape, although some are quite small and tucked away in very awkward spots - did I mention this course was tough? The fairways are beautiful green carpet like you would expect from a private course of this caliber, and the rough was a very nice challenge if you missed said fairways. It varied in length but there were some very penal spots and fescue areas that will provide incredibly tricky outs. The bunkers were in pretty prime shape although I somehow managed to avoid every single one of them.

The carts were incredibly plush and comfortable however there is no GPS on them - not shocking for clubs where they mostly encourage walking. No cart service but a very well stocked snack, food and beverage shack right at the 10th tee box. Everything you need can be found there. Also, if you've been there before, the driving range is quite small with only about ten stalls, but this past week it was closed altogether as right next to it is heavy construction as they removed the pool that was there before and are replacing the area with a very nice pitching and chipping practice area.

So did I fix my past woes? Not exactly ... I was 18 shots better than my first visit though so that's showing something, but still did not play well enough to be pleased with the final outcome. I guess I'll just have to bite the bullet and hope to get another invite to play here again.
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Played Here Friday, another course in the Desert that has improved to excellent shape in the last 3 years. We had played... » More

Played Here Friday, another course in the Desert that has improved to excellent shape in the last 3 years. We had played Shadow Hills South in Indio in the AM (It is in excellent shape also) and here on the Resort course at 1PM. Only about 102 out and course was almost empty. NOTHING in the inland empire compares to the shape these desert courses are in.
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Played Saturday in 3 hours at 9 AM. Had not played here in 8 years. Course is 100% perfect, they have used an abundanc... » More

Played Saturday in 3 hours at 9 AM. Had not played here in 8 years. Course is 100% perfect, they have used an abundance of sod to fix any spots needing repair and it has worked out very well. Long hitters can score low here, and us short hitter on foreword tees get to hit a lot of shorter irons into greens making scoring good for us. Course goes through a very nice gated community but is amazingly laid out so the homes, better than most, do not crowed play. As with many Palm Desert area courses it is open to the public a very short time in summer and just worth the effort to play in the 100 degree plus weather.
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