Fun round out at Rio Hondo with a buddy yesterday. We had a 3:32pm tee time and rode with a $45 greens fee - a very good value for a fun course in very solid condition right now.

Fairways are in good shape with the occasional thin lie but mostly very good, while the rough is generally playable but makes you think about club selection. Most of the bunkers had good sand... » More

Fun round out at Rio Hondo with a buddy yesterday. We had a 3:32pm tee time and rode with a $45 greens fee - a very good value for a fun course in very solid condition right now.

Fairways are in good shape with the occasional thin lie but mostly very good, while the rough is generally playable but makes you think about club selection. Most of the bunkers had good sand in them but could be a little thicker in that department. Tee boxes were flat and mostly in good shape.

Greens have healed up nicely from aerification and while you're still going to find a few lazy ball marks out there, for the most part they're running quite true and holding shots well. Speed seemed to vary a little bit depending on the hole as some greens seemed to be mowed down a bit tighter than others, but that might just be my perception based on my strokes.

Course is narrow and tight on the front nine, much more open and forgiving on the back nine, but always quite fun and challenging. Unfortunately there was no cart service on the course but a convenient snack shop at the turn. POP was pretty darn good as the group in front of us moved at a solid pace and the twosome we were paired with were a lot of fun so all in all it was a pretty nice little Saturday.

Keep up the good work, Rio Hondo.
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Rode the Greens (6537/71.3/137) in less than 4H. 95 with little wind and humidity was actually quite comfortable.

Fazio layout that is fun to play. Featuring little water but native hazard areas on both sides of more holes than not. Depending on tee choice, many forced carries. More holes play downhill than uphill and some greens run away from the golfer.

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Rode the Greens (6537/71.3/137) in less than 4H. 95 with little wind and humidity was actually quite comfortable.

Fazio layout that is fun to play. Featuring little water but native hazard areas on both sides of more holes than not. Depending on tee choice, many forced carries. More holes play downhill than uphill and some greens run away from the golfer.

Tees lush/level with a few brown spots. However, with a skeleton summer staff, they do not manage the divots nearly as well as high season.

Fairways nice to play from. Cut tight with a few brown spots, firm with lots of roll.

Bermuda rough getting thicker and can be punitive even a few inches off many fairways and greens.

Greenside sand traps nicely maintained with plenty of thick, soft white sand. Fairway bunkers firmer and not as well maintained.

Large Bermuda greens are firm and rolling nicely again. Smooth and medium fast.

Excellent all grass practice area that includes multiple chipping and putting greens. Nice GPS on the carts. Very friendly customer service is always top notch here. On course services only on weekends in high season, but snack shop @ the turn and a nice restaurant onsite. Recommended.
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Played today at dawn as first off. Fantastic sunrise on Maui Nui. They refer to this as the poor man's golf club in Maui. That's as close as poor as it gets. Nice mixture of holes with elevation changes throughout. All bermuda so the rough is nasty. Good tee boxes. Traps all clean and playable. Fairways were damp on front 9 so good lies little roll. Back 9 they had dried out s... » More

Played today at dawn as first off. Fantastic sunrise on Maui Nui. They refer to this as the poor man's golf club in Maui. That's as close as poor as it gets. Nice mixture of holes with elevation changes throughout. All bermuda so the rough is nasty. Good tee boxes. Traps all clean and playable. Fairways were damp on front 9 so good lies little roll. Back 9 they had dried out so now they rolled great. Greens are not overly large but undulating so they can be tricky. They all break to the ocean. Had good speed and chipped and putted well. Good service from the pro shop but the starter needs new employment. I told that to the pro in the shop . Hope he takes action on it. Reasonable rates and a great course to play. Recommended.
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