Had a fast round Thursday starting at 10 finished in 3 hours, that was the positive. Full price $60 (senior) Love the layout but course is in rough shape. Forget bunker play your hitting off hard or water filled weed infested bunkers fairway and green side. Fairways wet and puddled water everywhere can find good lies but have to move ball a lot. Greens OK not to fast and fo... » More

Had a fast round Thursday starting at 10 finished in 3 hours, that was the positive. Full price $60 (senior) Love the layout but course is in rough shape. Forget bunker play your hitting off hard or water filled weed infested bunkers fairway and green side. Fairways wet and puddled water everywhere can find good lies but have to move ball a lot. Greens OK not to fast and for the most part good coverage. Course could be good but maybe they need to close one of the two and spend the money on one?
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Played last evening in a great 3H POP.

Course is in good shape as the expected warm weather has not arrived yet so course had some firmness to it. However it is expected this week so no doubt the watering will begin.

Tee boxes good and playable.

Fairways good coverage, lies and rollout.

Traps (in one) played fine but noticed some needed raking as I ... » More

Played last evening in a great 3H POP.

Course is in good shape as the expected warm weather has not arrived yet so course had some firmness to it. However it is expected this week so no doubt the watering will begin.

Tee boxes good and playable.

Fairways good coverage, lies and rollout.

Traps (in one) played fine but noticed some needed raking as I went by.

Rough was dry and able to advance ball quite well.

Greens were all in good shape and chipped/putted well but slower than usual but thats OK given the size of them and where the pins are sometimes. Only had 2 three putt greens this round.

It's a great public course and the rates are still very reasonable.
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Got a chance to play Western Hills on Monday with Johnny GK’s group and had a fantastic time seeing some dear friends so I enjoyed catching up. The course I thought was in great shape greens were quite quick and fairways were great. Bunkers were I felt hit and miss some had good lies while others there was very little sand to speak of. However at the end of day, it was a g... » More

Got a chance to play Western Hills on Monday with Johnny GK’s group and had a fantastic time seeing some dear friends so I enjoyed catching up. The course I thought was in great shape greens were quite quick and fairways were great. Bunkers were I felt hit and miss some had good lies while others there was very little sand to speak of. However at the end of day, it was a great time and hopefully looking forward to seeing the group again…
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Back to Rancho Park, one of my favorite old-style courses. Robert's review last month was spot on. I have seen Rancho in better condition, but because the greens were so good, I tried not to focus on the negatives. If you did not "play the ball down" you could find decent lies in the fairways, so it all worked out for me. A rather warm day and taking over four hours to play is ... » More

Back to Rancho Park, one of my favorite old-style courses. Robert's review last month was spot on. I have seen Rancho in better condition, but because the greens were so good, I tried not to focus on the negatives. If you did not "play the ball down" you could find decent lies in the fairways, so it all worked out for me. A rather warm day and taking over four hours to play is not my norm and then having to fight traffic all the way to South Orange County, makes for a long day, but I love Rancho, so I bite the bullet and endure. While not in the greatest shape, the course makes it worth playing.
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Played San Clemente for the first time this morning. Walked 18 in 3.5 hours with a 6:27 tee time. Super impressed with the layout, condition and pace of play. Fairways and tee boxes are in excellent shape. Greens are also excellent and look pretty straight forward until you putt them and encounter subtle breaks that may not be easy to see at first glance. And they are fast... » More

Played San Clemente for the first time this morning. Walked 18 in 3.5 hours with a 6:27 tee time. Super impressed with the layout, condition and pace of play. Fairways and tee boxes are in excellent shape. Greens are also excellent and look pretty straight forward until you putt them and encounter subtle breaks that may not be easy to see at first glance. And they are fast. Fast, but fair. Amazingly, I avoided the sand for all 18 holes so can't comment on the traps condition. Pro shop staff and Marshall were top shelf, professional and personable. I have lived in San Diego area for 25 plus years and can't believe today was the first time I played this gem. I'll be back!
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