Seeing MichaelKo’s recent post made me eager to get out to the Glass. Went out and played Spyglass Hill this morning with a slightly earlier tee time (8:30) than normal. Course is in excellent shape as expected. Fairways were a perfect ten. Just slightly better than Ridge Creek which I played again yesterday. Greens had been recently punched with the tiny holes and light ... » More

Seeing MichaelKo’s recent post made me eager to get out to the Glass. Went out and played Spyglass Hill this morning with a slightly earlier tee time (8:30) than normal. Course is in excellent shape as expected. Fairways were a perfect ten. Just slightly better than Ridge Creek which I played again yesterday. Greens had been recently punched with the tiny holes and light sanding. Didn’t greens still rolled smooth at a very fast pace. They said they were rolling at an 11 but they had to be closer to a 13. The tiny holes didn’t affect putts at all.

Tee boxes are always spectacular at The Glass and overall are probably the best in the business on a continuous basis.

Sand traps were disappointing. I was in SEVERAL bunkers and there were a handful that were damp with compact sand. Not the worst thing but not what you would expect from a track like this.

Rough…. OMG was it brutal!! Only about 3” thick but like Velcro. Very penal.
POP was right at 4-4 ¼ hours. We waited early on the twosome in front of us then their caddie got them moving along at a nice pace. We never saw the group behind us after the second hole when we were waiting on the third tee box.

COVID – back to normal. Cups at normal depth, rakes in the bunkers, caddies available and beverage cart out and about.

Spyglass Hill is a great walk (CPO if you take a cart) and always recommended.
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Played today. Course is in good shape. Tee boxes clean/playable. Fairways green with good lies and decent roll. Traps all clean/playable and with rakes. Rough pretty much non factor. Greens in good shape but putt a tad slow as they are not cut super close due to heat. Excellent customer service at all levels. No masks required in OC.

One of my favorite courses, which I used to play often, but with the massive price increases since Covid, I have stayed away, which is the only method I have to express my dissatisfaction. I had a gift card which I wanted to use, so made the decision to play having secured an early (5:36am) tee time.

Staff was great. Having the first time off, I was told I could tee ... » More

One of my favorite courses, which I used to play often, but with the massive price increases since Covid, I have stayed away, which is the only method I have to express my dissatisfaction. I had a gift card which I wanted to use, so made the decision to play having secured an early (5:36am) tee time.

Staff was great. Having the first time off, I was told I could tee off whenever I desired, so off we went in the dark at 5:20am, which enabled us to play quickly and avoid the expected heat today. Quite a bit of waiting for maintenance, but still able to finish in 2 hours 40 minutes.

Course was in as nice condition as I've seen it, with the exception of the greenside bunkers, which were unmaintained, compacted, or no sand it all (#2) Fairways were excellent, greens rolled well and were very receptive, even for my shot trajectory. Course was a pleasure to play.

Longing for the day, which I am sure will never return, when the price to play becomes more affordable.
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