After some horrible wedge shots and a non performing putter last week, I benched the starting Ghost putter and headed ba... » More

After some horrible wedge shots and a non performing putter last week, I benched the starting Ghost putter and headed back out to Spanish Bay early this morning with the backup in hand. The weather was absolutely gorgeous. Sun was out early and not a breath of wind on morning. We were a twosome and the first out on the course so POP was not an issue. We finished in about 3.5 hours.

As my previous review stated the course is in fantastic shape. Easily a 9+ from tee to green. Greens, fairways, tee boxes and sand traps were all phenomenal. Greens rolled at a medium-fast pace and easily held well struck shots.

Entire staff is genuinely friendly and the beverage cart was out right out of the gate coming around a handful of times throughout the round.

Spanish Bay is an all around great course with fantastic views. I’m happy to say that the putter and wedges performed very well today. Unfortunately, it took me 7 holes to get the full swing into rhythm (5 lost balls) so the score was still a couple north of 90. Oh well. It was still a very enjoyable morning. Albeit the last 11 holes much more so than the first
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Out on my home course walking the blues this morning 1/27/2020 joining another single who was really cool to play with o... » More

Out on my home course walking the blues this morning 1/27/2020 joining another single who was really cool to play with on a glorius day for golf high 60's for weather with a few holes of wind on 11 and 12 for a brief moment but other than that chamber of commerce weather. Course was busy this morning and we waited behind several 4 balls coming in at 4 hrs 25 minutes. Great friendly staff as always at Rustic.

Greens highlight of the course very smooth, semi-soft on approaches. Rolling pure. Fixed an extra couple ballmarks here and there. Rating 8/10

Tees very lush, green and level and in very good shape. 8/10

Fairways are thin and dormant at this time but still produced decent padding. 6/10

Saw they had several maintenance workers working on several bunker complexes throughout the course. I was in front canal bunker on 1 which contined nice newer softer sand to splash out of. 7/10

Greenside rough is beautiful around the fringes 8.5/10

Fairway rough is mostly dry, thin and bare in spots. Needs the most attention. 6/10

Overall greens, tees and greenside rough are all in great shape. If you enjoy firm links fairways with nice challenging green complexes this course is for you.

Recommended.
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Rode the Blues (6522/72.2/134) in 4H, 25M twilight using Forlinx. Basically played 18 in the dark to finish. Played up w... » More

Rode the Blues (6522/72.2/134) in 4H, 25M twilight using Forlinx. Basically played 18 in the dark to finish. Played up with Leiz, Steve and Scott, all snowbirds, nice group! The weather was sunny, breezy and in the low 80's.

Nicklaus Tournament features mounds along the sides of fairways, large/deep bunkers, several split fairways and some expansive sand waste bunkers. Raised greens where irons barely off line or short can be in collection area where the green is well above the golfer. Barely a week after the PGA Tour was here, I expected immaculate conditions and was not disappointed.

The over seeded tees were lush and very nice to play from.

The over seeded fairways were lush and excellent to play from.

The Bermuda primary rough is mostly dormant, mowed low but still thick. The rough closer to the fairway is over seeded and very lush.

The plentiful sand traps were very well maintained.

The over seeded greens putted medium fast speed, smooth and firm.

The cart gal was out making the rounds numerous times. Very good customer service from everyone. Plenty of water stations on the course. Good GPS on the carts. Nice all grass range that was busy today. Definitely recommended.
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I played Foothills on New Year's Day 2020, around 10:50am on a teeoff.com deal time for around $45 after promo code and ... » More

I played Foothills on New Year's Day 2020, around 10:50am on a teeoff.com deal time for around $45 after promo code and tax. Paired with three other randoms on the same deal. POP was about 3.5 hours, the course was not busy at all, didn't really catch anyone until the last few holes. Carts were fairly new, course does appear walkable but with maybe 2 longer green-tee hikes, and I did see a twosome walking.

This course and its "sister course" nearby, Ahwatukee CC, have a bit of a local reputation for being scruffy and water-starved under their current owner, who also owned the two other courses in Ahwatukee that closed down in the past few years (Club West and Ahwatukee Lakes).

The tees, fairways, and greens were actually in pretty good condition. One member of the group said he plays the course often, and it is in the best shape he's seen it in after some serious conditioning problems in the past few years. The cart attendant had also mentioned they basically lost the greens last summer. They seem to have made a nice comeback. That being said, everything more than 15 yards off the fairways just looks awful and scruffy, even the retaining walls bordering the homes on the course all have peeling/missing paint, are falling apart, lots of weeds, etc. The dormant rough also does not extend very far out from the fairway on most holes and turns into sandy/weedy areas. These off-fairway conditions don't bother me much, but I know they do turn off some people, especially if paying winter rack rate of $70+.

The greens were deceptively fast, and rolled smoother than their appearance would have suggested. One thing I did like about the conditioning is that they left the dormant rough cut fairly high around the greens, so one could easily get under the ball and hit high lofted pitches; most local courses shave these down (or they get matted down from traffic) and are like hitting off a sidewalk.

I'd play it again when in the area but probably would not make a special trip from my home 40 minutes away.
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Played here yesterday (1/26) with my partner's family on a beautiful Southern California day on a 9:20AM tee time. This ... » More

Played here yesterday (1/26) with my partner's family on a beautiful Southern California day on a 9:20AM tee time. This was my second time playing the course and once again, I believe it to be one of the better deals in all the state with good conditions and affordable green fees, even on a Sunday. The layout here is fun and even in winter conditions, it is worth a visit if you are in Ventura County.

Tees: The tee boxes were a bit chewed up (we played Orange) and some were actually located on un-level ground (the turf where the #16 tees were placed was actually downhill). This may have been the weakest part of the course but even then we aren't talking detrimental.

Fairways: Good shape overall, not as green as it was last time I played here but where it counted was in the condition of the grass. Not ever a bad lie and roll was pretty fair. Grass was cut to a good length and divots were filled for the most part.

Rough: A mixed bag as a few areas (that probably weren't meant to be traditional "rough") were as deep as Torrey and the more immediate rough far less penal. The areas outside the stakes was deadly for errant shots.

Bunkers: Was in two and they both played very fair. The sand here appears to be in far better shape than say Sterling Hills and there are some massive bunkers on the course, all in good shape. Good consistency of sand and plenty of rakes.

Greens: Very nice and a pleasure to test your skills on. Some of the green complexes at Soule Park are huge and a bit complex to read, but in the fun not sadistic way. The speed was just about perfect; speedy but not insane with a good roll to just about every putt. A tip of the hat to the greenskeepers here!

ETC: Friendly staff at check in and bar. Cart attendant came out but literally only had liquor and minimal non-alcoholic choices, no food/snacks. Carts are basic and could stand to have a tune-up or to be replaced all together (no GPS). Lots of walkers here so rounds can run heavy on POP (sorry my serious walk-only golfers, the guys here are walking third behind socializing and golfing in that order) though today even with waiting everywhere, it was about 4.75 hours. Good food at the restaurant after the round. Recommend!
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Teed off as a threesome on Monday morning at Encino and completed the round in 4 hours total. Pace of play was just fine... » More

Teed off as a threesome on Monday morning at Encino and completed the round in 4 hours total. Pace of play was just fine. Right now Encino is in full winter condition. The greens and greenside bunkers are in very nice shape, the rest of the course is in poor condition.

Teeboxes have many bare areas and a lot of hardpan - 3/10
Fairways are very thin with many bare spots, and hard with lots of roll - 4/10
Rough is very inconsistent, but mostly sparse grass and hard - 4/10
Greenside bunkers have plenty of good quality sand - 7/10
Greens are medium fast, smooth, firm. Didn't hold approach shots very well - 7/10
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Played today after reading the review from Weber. I had never played here before and am glad I now have. I will agree to... » More

Played today after reading the review from Weber. I had never played here before and am glad I now have. I will agree totally with what he has provided previous to my review. He had overcast. I had clear skies and fantastic views of the LA basin. Course is located right at the base of all the tv towers one can see on Mt Wilson. If you have not played here, I would recommend it. It is truly not like your typical Par 60 course by any means. Tremendous OB areas on almost every hole. If you are a slicer I do not recommend this place (LOL). But if you like challenging holes and greens and want to test your short game, by all means this is the place. $21 with cart (senior rate). If you play or have played, you will know why you want a cart, after you have left # 11 an play the back 9. As I am not far away unlike Weber, I fully intend to play here a lot more.
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1/27 birthday round $12 cart fee and $5 off $33 sr rate foe playing partner. 800 tee off a little slow with some waitin... » More

1/27 birthday round $12 cart fee and $5 off $33 sr rate foe playing partner. 800 tee off a little slow with some waiting 4 hr POP but with no pressure from behind did some extra putts and ball hawked the river so it all was good. Fairways are mostly thin with some ok areas. 60=40 ok lies. Rough is short except for some slopes and areas closer to the greens. Tees are also mostly thin and the par 3s are well worn. Bunkers appeared well groomed and playable.
Greens were really wet from overnight dew so were about medium speed and a little bumpy at times. Too many un-fixed ball marks. Course is a little quirky but still enjoyable.
Staff is friendly and welcoming.
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Played Goose Creek on 1/24 in a group of 8. Always such a joy driving out to play Goose Creek because you'll very rarel... » More

Played Goose Creek on 1/24 in a group of 8. Always such a joy driving out to play Goose Creek because you'll very rarely be disappointed in the conditions and this day was no different. Conditions were just short of perfect. For $55, it was an incredible deal.

Love the layout and for a relatively flat course, there are just enough elevation changes to make you think. While the rough is not particularly thick, the grass grabs your club enough to cause issues. The layout of the course is awesome, really top notch.

This day the greens were rolling very fast. I kept finding myself 6 feet by the hole and I'm notorious for leaving putts short to keep in perspective. Couldn't quite fix the issue and paid with one of my worst scores in quite awhile.

But it was a blast and I look forward to my next trip to Goose Creek!!!
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Early morning tee time (6:25am) on a rather brisk winter morn. Ruth from the pro shop is a real joy to deal with. She ... » More

Early morning tee time (6:25am) on a rather brisk winter morn. Ruth from the pro shop is a real joy to deal with. She was efficient, friendly, pleasant, and is the type of person who makes check in a real positive.

While we actually had the first tee time, we were advised we to follow a group of "regulars" Since we were not in a hurry, no argument was made, and the "regulars" played quickly and never held us up.

Course is in decent winter condition. Fairways were very "tight" which presents a challenge to hit crisp shots. Greens rolled well, held shots, but were not quite as fast as I remember them being. Bunkers had plenty of sand, most of which was well maintained. Tee boxes and rough were both playable, but certainly not pristine.

Always enjoy playing this course, as it offers enough of a challenge, but affords many "easy" holes. Holes #5, #13 & #14 are all the golf hole you can handle, otherwise this course plays fairly easy. Still, if you're not careful on those other holes, they have enough challenge to bite you and put some quick boogies on the card.

I find the greens fees very reasonable, and their "birthday" policy is also quite generous. Recommend this course for a fun round of golf without bankrupting you or destroying your handicap
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Course is nice and green. Greens were very very quick. Bunkers were good except for the ones that had standing water.

Played Redhawk with two old shipmates. I would rate the course conditions as follows: Greens: B+; Fairways C; Bunkers: ... » More

Played Redhawk with two old shipmates. I would rate the course conditions as follows: Greens: B+; Fairways C; Bunkers: A-.
But the pro shop staff was PHENOMENAL. They helped us out in a sticky situation - always appreciated. I have seen these fairways in much better shape, so i am confident that the green-keepers will get them back up to their normal good condition soon.
I recommend it if you have never played Redhawk.
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