First day out after one week shut down for tee aeration, collar treatments, and tree trimming. Thankfully they didn't touch the greens, or it would have lowered an already dreadful rating.

Typical summer conditions with many fairways burnt out as the overseeded winter rye grass dies off waiting to get redone at the end of September. Been this way for at least six summers in a row with management always claiming that they have learned from past mistakes. They could have pulled the trigger in 2020 when the idea was floated to re-grass the course (with corresponding irrigation replacement) but Covid and cheap ownership got in the way. New owner is beginning to spend some money but not sure he wants to spend $10-15 million to completely update golf course that is held together with band aids.

Greens are in good condition, soft and medium fast. Membership still needs to learn how to fix ball marks as the dozen groups in front of us seemed to think someone else would do it for them. As noted, fairway grass very thin on probably nine scattered holes and soaked in spots creating mud balls in 95 degree heat. Visually, a real disappointment. But we have to live with it for a few months. POP was 4 hours. Carts are $30 each/pp. C'mon, $60 for a cart??

played sun 8/2, 8:30 time, 5 hr round. lots of waiting on every shot through 12, then the group in front disappeared. Course in decent muni shape. Greens running a solid 10... bumpy. course decent coverage. Lots of unfilled divots. bunkers poorly raked throughout, but good sand. Course is notorious for mosquitos, but it was very mild today. Got super hot around noon. Overall i like this course.

Had the first time out this morning with my son in law and grandaughter. She is heading to her first year at college next week and was told she can try out for the golf team. So we needed to get in some practice.

No problem with POP and no one was on our tail so the lessons and practice time went off w/o a hitch.

Course was a little wet from overnight watering due to the extreme heat we have had here lately but that was the only negative.

We had good tee boxes. Clean fairways with good lies and roll out.

Traps were all clean and playable. Rough was damp but not deep so no issues.

Greens were soft and a tad slow but they were devoid of divots and chipped/putted with good speed for all of us.

Today reminded me of the many times I had with my Dad and uncles on the golf course. Always fun to play with young family members who love the game and pass on the fundamentals and enjoyment of golf with them.

And no she did not beat her grandfather. Not yet anyways.

UPDATE: played 8/06/2026, 6 weeks after reopening date of June 25.
Fairways, rough and tee box areas are in good shape. Thin, tight lies for the summer, fairways cut close. New redone green side bunkers are decent, now with thick, soft sand. Fairway bunkers are firm dirt, not much sand.
Prior to the course closure April 30th, greens were a disaster. Today, 6 weeks after course reopening, a bit better. On scale of 1-10, I rated all greens a 6, playing partner rated 6.5 maybe 7, comparing greens to a year ago. In our honest opinion, greens need another 3 weeks, and maybe, if they water, fertilize what's in place on greens. Many thin spots, bare spots and machinery track cuts into the green surface. The greens may never get back to what they were the past 11 years. A far cry from the green conditions at nearby The Crossings-Carlsbad or even Golf Club of California-Bonsall. Hell, the green surfaces at Oceanside Municipal are in better condition, rolling better than Arrowood currently. Another note; the fringe, rough around the greens are very rough shod; many holes, gouges, uneven lies, varied grass thickness all from green fringe to 12' outwards. Makes it challenging to chip properly.

At least pro shop staff and starter give you fair warning about the green conditions. However, at $120 round of 18-holes, or $80 Palm card round-18 holes, the value is not there for that kind of money$. NO discounted green-course fees for this course healing process. What a downfall for the Arrowood GC....sad.

Played 8/5/26 4 PM. POP 3.5. Course is in really great shape for this time of year. Typically the fairways are slightly burnt and painted over. But right now they are mostly green and lush with great coverage. Firm underneath, but playing well. Greens were in great shape. Receptive and rolled well at a medium pace. Tees pretty beat up. Traps in decent shape with the new sand in most. Temps very manageable in the twilight. Easy recommend!

Played today on a beautiful morning for golf. Nice and cool vs the high heat we have been having.

Sr $34 day is here again.

Course in good shape.

Tee boxes all playable.

Fairways nice and wide with good coverage and good lies and roll.


Traps clean and playable.

Rough is heavy and of course vineyards, creeks, water and OB come into play.

Greens very playable and not overly firm with being watered so putting was good all round.

Great venue and location great staff as well.

The T)C Harding Park course was completely closed yesterday. Both greens and tee boxes were seeing seasonal aeration. The Fleming 9 is scheduled for seasonal treatments in two weeks. I think some tree work was also being done on the property.

I played in a tournament so I received a group rate green fees. At this time, this course is not worth the rack rate price. The tee boxes have a lot of crab grass or bare spots. The roughs are thick (not recently mowed) or bare spots where grass is being planted. The fairways have a lot of "ground under repair" and have been overwatered in low spots. The greens are in better shape by comparison. A little bumpy but overall nice.

The carts had messages warning of the GUR but it was not the Tijeras Creek I used to love to play in the past.

Played here on 8/2 and was super hyped for the round, but left feeling underwhelmed. There is no driving range, you hit into a big net. I was pretty disappointed with this part of the course. They do have a nice chipping area and two practice greens which seemed to roll true to the course greens. No GPS on the carts, but you can use their free phone app that works OK. The course itself was great, except the bunkers. Tee boxes were nice, flat and lush. Fairways were like a sponge which I really like and the greens were a little shaggy but rolled good enough. Worth playing once for some of the views, however, I dont know that I would be back.

Played here on 8/1 in the morning. Course was in fantastic shape. They have a very large putting and chipping area, along with a driving range. Balls are provided as part of your tee time. Course was in really great shape, tee boxes were flat and lush, same with the fairways. This course isnt extremely tough, as long as you arent going left and right all day and even then, you might be OK. Bunkers were all nice and fluffy, not many rocks or debris in them which was nice. Pace of play was good, we took about 4 hours and 45 minutes. Overall, I think this is one of the best courses out in Palm Springs.

Played here on 7/31 in the late morning. Weather was hot (107) but I had a blast. I had originally went to kill time before finishing my trip to Palm Springs and had decided to just hit balls on the range, however, their head Groundskeeper James twisted my arm into playing and I sure am glad he did. The range was nice, its fully grass and plenty big enough to rip driver. There is a large putting green just before the first tee which rolled true to the course. James let me know ahead of time there was a fungus on a few of the tee boxes and they wouldnt look as good as the rest of the course, and he was right, but it didnt bother my play at all. Course was fun, not very long distance wise and if you dont got too left or right youll end up in play. Some great elevation tee shots, lots of lizards, birds and snakes around. Overall, I would highly recommend playing at Oak Valley if youre in the area, I know I will be back.

What heat wave?

Las Posas Country Club in Camarillo, CA (Ventura County) was once again a fantastic host for our golf outing on Monday, August 3rd. Besides being treated to a fun challenging layout, with great views, beautiful playing conditions, and exceptional tournament services; Camarillo is ideal for beating the heat as we had pleasant coastal weather with highs in low 80’s.

Thank you everyone that comes out to these Vivid Golf/Greenskeeper.org/Golf Moose Private Club events! Its so good to see many Greenskeeper.org members + the regular players/small groups that join in on the fun. One of big hits with these events is the pre-round putting skill challenge for a free Vivid Golf premium polo gift card. These are high quality, high-end polos now in over 500 proshops across the United States. Players get two chances to make a moderately challenging putt to win. The skill challenge in included with the cost of entry for the event. It has become very popular with a large line of players collectively reading the putt and cheering each other on. Everyone gets a chance to win.

Check out the photos I posted, and other recent reviews posted for more information.

Big thanks to Greenskeeper.org event team of rgm2525, GDR23 and Mark_6m that assisted me this day.

Highly Recommended!