Awesome day playing with rgm2525, kviser and jerry64 on Monday at Valencia CC. I was very impressed with Valencia CC winter playing conditions. In the past, there used to be a drop-off in turf conditions compared to the summer. Not this time. It appears the course has cleared the waiting hump for its new turf to mature providing year a around lush, beautiful, playing surface. T... » More

Awesome day playing with rgm2525, kviser and jerry64 on Monday at Valencia CC. I was very impressed with Valencia CC winter playing conditions. In the past, there used to be a drop-off in turf conditions compared to the summer. Not this time. It appears the course has cleared the waiting hump for its new turf to mature providing year a around lush, beautiful, playing surface. The greens were in outstanding shape. Medium/Fast, Smooth and holding shots. The bunkers are very well maintained and groomed with high quality sand. Be aware of where the bunkers are on your tee shots. I found 6 fairway bunkers all with high challenging lips surrounded by thick, rough. Tee Boxes were lush, level and groomed.

From a golf event organizer perspective, Valencia CC was a true treat. This was my 5th event here and each time our group of 100 plus players are very satisfied. With the clubhouse, practice putting, golf cart staging area and snack bar conveniently located to go along with a straightforward beautifully conditioned challenging layout (that hosts major college events and qualifiers), this place delivers. Their outside services, proshop and tournament director, Pamela, are fantastic work with making sure the event is fully prepped long before players arrive. I have already booked a June 2026 event.

Big thanks to rgm2525, mark_6m, GDR23 and barkydog1 for doing a super job helping out. This was a packed event that included a Vivid Golf Putting Skill Challenge. It ran very smoothly.

Huge thanks to everyone that came out to play and to Valencia CC, for once again, hosting our group and providing an exceptional experience.
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Played Sunday, 12/14 8:30 tee time. Out on time. My twosome paired with a walking single. Course is in very good shape. Major renovations complete, still some work being done here and there with some areas being re-sodded. A little damp when we started, dried out as round went on. Greens were pretty quick for TR, was told 10 -10.5. Of course I was above the hole on sever... » More

Played Sunday, 12/14 8:30 tee time. Out on time. My twosome paired with a walking single. Course is in very good shape. Major renovations complete, still some work being done here and there with some areas being re-sodded. A little damp when we started, dried out as round went on. Greens were pretty quick for TR, was told 10 -10.5. Of course I was above the hole on several greens so putting was tough. Fewer ball marks than normal due to greens being pretty firm. Still fixed my share. Fairways in nice shape, excellent coverage. Round a bit patchy and some areas had some standing water. In a few bunkers and actually had a good bunker day so will say they were in good shape.
Pace was right at 4 hours - great for a Sunday morning.
If Tustin is your type of course, highly recommend right now - conditions are very good.
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Played the event today with my usual group of golf buddies from the whites

Course is in fantastic shape. It is definitely a shot makers course that you can see why was chosen as the US Open final qualifier location this year, as pretty much every hole has bunkers mid fairway right in your landing area if you can't keep it straight and more bunkers guarding every green... » More

Played the event today with my usual group of golf buddies from the whites

Course is in fantastic shape. It is definitely a shot makers course that you can see why was chosen as the US Open final qualifier location this year, as pretty much every hole has bunkers mid fairway right in your landing area if you can't keep it straight and more bunkers guarding every green. Bunkers were all soft sand (slightly damp in some sports from morning maintenance) with tough lips if you can't get the ball up right away.

Greens all have some sort of undulation to them, so going back to the theme of being a shot makers course...being able to hit the right spots on the green is key. Since I'm definitely not a consistent shot maker, found myself with many tough putts. But can't say anything bad about the greens except they are tough. They were in fantastic shape and rolling true, and mostly soft enough to hold your shots unless you caught one of the many slopes to send your ball right back off, LOL.

Fairways were still nice and green, very little noticable weed growth or divots that weren't repaired. Same goes for the tee boxes.

Range was off mats and a little busy in the morning (with only one small section set up for us at first), but got the job done for a quick warm up. Practice Putting green also in fantastic shape
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Rode the blues this morning 12/15/25 as part of the Golfmoose/Vivid outing under perfect weather conditions high 70s with maybe a one club breeze picking up on the back nine. Pop was great at 4 hrs 40 minutes for a 120 player outing. We hardly waited at all and kept up so the group behind was not waiting much. Played in group 1a joined by buddies Matt and Mark and joined by Pet... » More

Rode the blues this morning 12/15/25 as part of the Golfmoose/Vivid outing under perfect weather conditions high 70s with maybe a one club breeze picking up on the back nine. Pop was great at 4 hrs 40 minutes for a 120 player outing. We hardly waited at all and kept up so the group behind was not waiting much. Played in group 1a joined by buddies Matt and Mark and joined by Peter.

Probably my 6th or 7th time playing here. Starting with the staff and practice facilities which were excellent. Big driving range on mats with a seperate large bunker/chipping area behind the range. Huge putting green which was great for a large outing and mirrored the speed of the greens.

Greens were pure and rolling true. Very shiny green greens that were maybe a 11 on the stimp. They were soft and receptive as I experienced a couple nice compressed irons spin back 10 feet or so. Most greens here are undulating and large and they can tuck some great pin positions here behind many big swales. Green rating 9/10

Fairways were in very good shape mainly lush with the occasional muddy spots left over from the rains. Rated 8.5/10

Blue tees mainly level and only hole 1 in the shade was soggy. Rated 8/10

Rough was bermuda based, mostly grabby but manageable and playable. Around the greens you need great touch out of this rough chipping wise. Rated 8/10.

Loved the bunkers here. Was 3/3 on greenside sand today. Perfect beach like material nicely raked and mostly fluffy. If you play here alot you know there are many stategic greenside and fairway bunkers to negioate. Rated 9/10.

I give the layout 9.5/10. Always love coming here to challenge myself. #3 and #16 are both strong par 3s with water features. A great ball strikers course that makes you work it both ways but many holes demand a slight fade off the tee.

Never miss an opportunity to play here if you can. Highly recommended. Thx Valencia CC I had a blast!
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Played all 3 nines over the past two weeks, including my first full 18 holes in 6 months on the 1-2 combo on Wednesday, 12/10/25, trying to get better prepared for the GK Plays Desert Willow on 12/20. With the cooler weather and no rain in 2+ weeks, the courses are dry, fairly firm, and play fast across the close-cut fairways. Lies in the fairways are not lush but generally goo... » More

Played all 3 nines over the past two weeks, including my first full 18 holes in 6 months on the 1-2 combo on Wednesday, 12/10/25, trying to get better prepared for the GK Plays Desert Willow on 12/20. With the cooler weather and no rain in 2+ weeks, the courses are dry, fairly firm, and play fast across the close-cut fairways. Lies in the fairways are not lush but generally good. Rough has thinned out with the dry spell and is generally easy to hit from. Greens are dry and pretty firm – approach shots generally leave only small ballmarks. Greens roll well at medium+ speed and are dangerous downhill as speed must be controlled. Some greens have scattered bare spots/damaged turf. Traps are in only OK condition with firm, thin playing layers being the norm. Tees can be spongy and somewhat uneven, but are generally OK to hit from. Ongoing issues include no on-course monitors to move play (although generally 9s are completed in just over 2 hours); unrepaired ballmarks and sand raking (common everywhere, I guess); and questionable playing etiquette from too many members.
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