Played today as my weekly round walking. POP 3 H for $18 senior rate.

Course came through the heat wave just fine.

Tee boxes good.

Fairways have stayed green as the watering and recent cool temps have helped.

Traps all playable.

Greens in good shape all round.

Great course to keep in shape both physically and golf wise.

I golfed her yesterday 9-13-26. Very challenging course. Conditions were good. A lot of blind shots which some people don't like.

Played in the Golf Moose/Vivid event on Saturday and couldn’t have asked for a better experience. Everyone in my group throughly enjoyed themselves, from start to finish.

As is the rule, the Rams Hill staff was outstanding and the entire process was well-organized and staged. And I’ll send along a shout out to Johnny and those who assisted him in making this possible.... » More

Played in the Golf Moose/Vivid event on Saturday and couldn’t have asked for a better experience. Everyone in my group throughly enjoyed themselves, from start to finish.

As is the rule, the Rams Hill staff was outstanding and the entire process was well-organized and staged. And I’ll send along a shout out to Johnny and those who assisted him in making this possible.

Golf course was in great condition; tees, fairways, and fringes provided tight lies from which to hit from. Rough wasn’t what I would call deep but it was thick and punishing; the ball had a tendency to nestle quite a bit in some instances. I drew an absolutely brutal lie up against the rear bunker on #10 but each situation presented a different challenge, dependent upon how the ball sat.

Was in a couple of bunkers…fairway on #1 and greenside on #15…and found success out of both, with 7-Wood on #1 and SW on #15. However, you could easily be stymied if your ball settled in a spot requiring a stance outside the sand in order to hit the ball.

Greens were much slower than what I typically experience here so putts had to be hit a little firmer than usual. They also seemed a bit grainier too, which turned a few ‘can’t miss’ putts into ‘how did that not go in?’. Still, these surfaces are extremely durable; they hold up exceptionally well in the heat and are virtually indestructible when it comes to ball mark damage.

Not much else to add; it was the usual Rams Hill Experience, which is why there’s never any hesitation when someone asks ‘How about we play Rams Hill next week?’. Sign me up!

Also want to mention that it was nice to chat with a number of GKers who I haven’t seen in a number of years, as well as meet a few others who I only knew via the website.

I was absolutely thrilled when Johnny announced he was partnering with Rams Hill again after a long hiatus and am looking forward to a return engagement in the not-to-distant future. From what I observed, the event was an undisputed success.
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Played on Saturday September 12th and was pleased with the progress the greens are making. I have been a long time supporter since the course opened and up until this years green debacle a huge fan. In any event the greens are sand free, a little long/shaggy and slow but rolling pretty true. They are also a bit firm. Considering where they were 6 weeks ago it's night and d... » More

Played on Saturday September 12th and was pleased with the progress the greens are making. I have been a long time supporter since the course opened and up until this years green debacle a huge fan. In any event the greens are sand free, a little long/shaggy and slow but rolling pretty true. They are also a bit firm. Considering where they were 6 weeks ago it's night and day for the better! Fairways are generally good albeit a bit thin in spots. Some improvements to sand traps with some being great and some still needing some work and new sand. Tee boxes generally good. The course recently appointed a new General Manager who has been a long time employee and a great person! Excited about her positive approach and the changes she will make to improve things. The course also contracted with an outside 3rd party for maintenance and it seems to be making a difference. The old super is gone. Looking forward to further improvements in the greens after aeration. As usual, staff is great and very professional.. If you have been staying away because of green conditions I'd suggest you give it another look.
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Played at Hidden Valley on Saturday morning in a small Men's club tournament.
I hadn't played here in ten years but I remember that the course was nice and challenging.

First off, the staff was friendly and helpful throughout the day.
The tee boxes were decent and mostly level with good coverage. The fairways were nice and green and gave some nice roll out with gre... » More

Played at Hidden Valley on Saturday morning in a small Men's club tournament.
I hadn't played here in ten years but I remember that the course was nice and challenging.

First off, the staff was friendly and helpful throughout the day.
The tee boxes were decent and mostly level with good coverage. The fairways were nice and green and gave some nice roll out with great conditions. There were very few areas that had damage or GUR. I managed to avoid the bunkers all day, so I can't comment directly, however, my playing partners did get in a few and they seemed good with a fair amount of sand. There were a few bunkers throughout the course that were being renovated which is always nice to see that improvements are being made. The rough was the perfect height to enable you to find your ball easily but deep enough to make you think a bit. There were a few areas that were really deep grass and very wet that would've been bad to be in.

I had remembered the greens being perfect and fast years ago, but that wasn't the case this time. A lot of the greens, including the practice green, were very bumpy and kind of slow. As we played on, I noticed that a lot of the greens were being invaded by the fringe grass and other different types of grasses that were causing them to roll slower on some putts and faster on others. I hope that they can get a handle on this or they will be needing to replace a lot of greens in the future. All in all, the greens held shots well and were playable, but just kind of weird I guess is the best way to describe them.

Anyway, I do still recommend playing here. The course layout is tough if you are a first timer and don't know your way around. I'll probably come out again soon so that I can learn the lay of the land a bit better. We had a great time and a fun tournament. Thanks HV for hosting us. Also, I should mention that we had lunch there as well, and the burgers were great!
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