Played on 01/14/11. I must say that I wasn't sure what to expect when I found this course. An 18 hole that only charges $16 for a round, what the hell I thought, it's a beautiful day and I'm sneaking... Continue »

Played on 01/14/11. I must say that I wasn't sure what to expect when I found this course. An 18 hole that only charges $16 for a round, what the hell I thought, it's a beautiful day and I'm sneaking out. It's a small place just a couple of miles outside of Davis, what you would call a bedroom community of Sacramento, not too uppity, just small town fun.

The Pro shop is small, sparsely stocked and had friendly people. The snack bar served all the normal grub and fixings and proudly displayed a sign that they now served Bloody Mary's. “Cash only sir, feel free to use that ATM thing over there if you need to.” It kind of brought me back to another time and another place in my life. It was a little strange to meet humble people like this when only a few miles away was a world class college and a fantastic medical facility, UC Davis.

I was paired up with three older gentleman for the round. Two were friends and two of us were strangers, I wasn't sure how this was going to go. I, of course, got completely “schooled” by all of them. They were a load of fun, but these boys were here to play.

The course is a little on the short side. It has 6 par 3's, 11 par 4's and 1 par 5. The drainage is not the greatest but good enough for the price. From what one of the locals tell me the fairways on 6 or 7 are intermittent water hazards depending on the weather and what time of year it is, I guess we lucked out this time. The fairways were fine for a local course.

I feel that the water hazards were there more for looks than anything else. Water only played into one hole. The bunkers on the other hand were great! I hit into them a couple of times and it was like hitting out of fresh powdered snow! The greens, however, are the slowest you will ever play and I sincerely mean this. If you are used to two-putting, I guaranty you will three-put. By the 6th hole I was hitting my putter so hard that I was considering re-purposing my driver.

If you play out here, I recommend that you play early in the day. Some time after 1pm the price drops to $8 and the wolves descend, the only thing missing is a few kegs, loud music, and a dance floor. The juxtaposition of morning and afternoon is incredible!

This is not a fancy country club, but a true down-home golf course where local golfers like to meet up, bust each others chop's, and play golf. I look forward to coming back as often as I can and seeing who I get paired up with...in the morning that is.