I guess early dementia has set in? Disregard the Rancho Del Sol as I know I live in Fairfield at Rancho Solano. Man.

Anyways played twilight last evening on a beautiful evening up here for $35 w cart and could have walked (probably would have got lost) for $22.

Course in great shape at the moment as the weather has been great lately.

Tee boxes fine.

Fairways wide good roll and lies all round.

Traps could have used some raking but it was late and I guess to be expected in rough shape.

Greens are large but in nice speedy shape. Finally understand the elevations and undulations of many of them the more I play. Helps to eliminate 3 putts when knowing where to land to avoid them.

Great service as always from the shop.

Its a great public course that gets a lot of play but the keep it great shape.

Love living 1 mile from the clubhouse especially this time of the year.

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It has been awhile since our last visit and frankly my recollections of the difficulty of the course might be a bit off now that we are more familiar with the course.

Last time, it was called 'mission impossible' due to the difficulty of the terrain and greens.
This time, we actually enjoyed the course and had a couple good scores.

Bag drop was closeby and we just carried our bags in. They had mats for driving range with Callaway practice balls. Also had some limited flight range balls for long hitters.
Starter and staff were professional and helpful. Locker rooms clean and stocked.

Practice greens were nice and rolled true to stimp of 11.
It was a warm day so we opted to ride. Carts have plush seats with gps and distances to pins on them.

Course was pretty busy. Started on time and finished in 4 hours.

Greens rolled nicely and I can see how difficult the greens can be depending on pin placements. Certain spot with big gradients will be impossible to putt to. Glad the super placed the pins in friendly spots.

Fairways have good coverage. Rough was not too penalizing.
Drinking water was provided and carts have bottled water.

Overall, a fun day and worth the trip.
Thank you and see you next time.

I noticed that Upland Hills has not been reviewed for awhile, so here is the latest.
Played at 12:30 on Sunday afternoon. I live in Upland, but I haven't played here in a year because the price has been a bit ridiculous on the weekends. The fact that the price was less when I booked the tee time should've been a red flag, but I took the bait.

I'm not sure why this course has gone downhill, but I was really disappointed. First of all, the staff was friendly and we did start on time which was the best part of the day. As for the course, I knew we were in for a "rough" round after my first shot. I was just off the fairway and was lucky to find my ball in the 10 inches of uncut mess. All the mowers here must be broken down, because every hole was the same. The fairways were like light rough and the rough was a jungle. Some places over a foot deep. We lost at least 5 balls not more than 5 feet off the fairways. There is no excuse for this at all. Most all the bunkers were in horrible shape with very little sand an hard as nails. There were a few that were not that bad as well. The tee boxes were ok but not great either. The greens were the best part of the course, but were not cut and were very slow. I've been playing faster greens lately, and it was really tough to get the ball to the hole.

All in all, the POP was good even with everyone complaining about losing balls in the jungle. If you found the fairway, it was much more fun. I won't be back here until the super in charge of the course starts doing a better job. If you decide to play here before that, don't use your premium golf balls unless you can stripe it down the narrow fairways.

Well, that's my review of Upland Hills. I paid $55 and it wasn't worth $30 right now IMO.
I get that it's been hot and you don't want the course to die, but not cutting regularly causes more scalping of the grass and actually does more harm than good.

Haven't played in 45 days. Nine holes early Saturday round $19 to walk 1:25 pop.
Review mostly to up the ratings. In great summer conditions. Grass growing n areas usually only seen in the soggy rain seasons. Meaning better use of water resources. Better placement of tee markers for level spot with turf helps too. It's all about the greens here. Rolling smooth and not quite as tight with summer heat.
Got the honor of raising the flag. Days are getting shorter. Good to be back in NorCal

Played Sunday 8/16. Course is in overall great shape. Greens were smooth , fairways were mostly good. A couple on the back nine had sections with rake marks from maintenance. Sand traps were nice. Tee boxes a little beat up. Service is always good. Always enjoy coming here.

Played 8/13/26 @ 1230pm. Weather was perfect! Waterfront golf for less than $200?! Yes please! I thought the course closure and re-do was eminent but the GM said within two years but no fixed date. I'm pretty sure that once that happens it's going to be triple the current price to play here. Tee boxes level and at times bushy. Fairways had some issues- bare spots, wet spots, brown spots but were fine to hit from. Rough was thick and juicy and balls will sink into it. A few native areas were cut down and I think it speeds up play tremendously (holes 15 and 17 especially). Sand traps had some issues but played ok. Greens were rolling good but not as fast and brutal as the last time I played here in November. Awesome track with awesome views of the ocean on almost every hole!

Played 8/14/25 930am tee time. Was paired with a local 3some that play here 2 to 3 times a week. My first question to them was the status of the course and whether or not it was going to be torn down. Good news! Development has been postponed for now. I was so happy! I enjoy this course more every time I play it. Tee boxes were ok, some not so level spots here and there from the combo tees. Fairways had some thin spots but good for the most part. Bunkers... stay out of them, its a crap shoot with the lies that you get in them. A couple of traps they just gave up and filled them in. Greens rolled well and had a few bumps towards the afternoon. I'm just glad I will be able to enjoy this fun and wonderful course a few more times before it's gone.

Short course but some interesting holes. Always in good shape and tee times are usually available. Can we a bit slow sometimes but I'd pick this course over Del Monte as an example.

Out for my Friday day of walking and playing golf. Great cool morning. The weather patterns here in the area are strange. 62 F at 6:30 tee time and it stayed cool all round.

Course still in good shape.

Good tee boxes, fairways, rough, traps and greens.

The greens here are smaller than most courses I play up here and it helps in the ball striking to play to such greens IMO.

As I have said the course is short but many trees, OB and water comes into play to ruin a round. And fairways are very narrow.

But for $18 I will keep coming back as long as I can.

I went out a little after noon with a buddy 8/13. It's been a long time since I've been here or this place has had review so I figured it was overdue. A little while back I tweaked my shoulder on the range at Scholl Canyon with what I believe is a rotator cuff injury. Playing was aggravating it so I laid off golf to rest/rehab on my own. Other than a little chipping, Arroyo Seco was my first step easing back into playing and testing a full swing, albeit with short irons. The arroyo is a nice setting for a par-3 outing and this place has been here for a good while. Mats for tees, small greens, no bunkers, well grown in as to grass quality, plenty of trees and a stream running through it. Holes average mostly @90 yards with a few in the 120 range and the single longest @145. Most of the greens were in decent shape for the use they get with at least one exception that had some hard/bare patches. They were soft and took deep pitch marks but ran at a deceptively quicker pace. Fairways and surrounds were mostly good for short game with some scruffy exceptions.

There is a miniature golf section, putting green that allows chipping, and regular driving range. The range mats tend to be off from level but the best/flat matts are at the far right end of the range. The restaurant/bar has been closed for a while and water/beer, balls, etc. can be purchased at the starter window.

It worked out perfectly for me as an appropriate and low stress change of pace. I was happy with my ball striking, I didn't have any serious discomfort and, the day after, healing continues. I don't seem to have worsened anything. All positive and I'll be trying a real 18 middle next week.

Played Wednesday, August 12, around 7:30 am, walking from the white tees with grandson #4 and a nice twosome who were riding. Pace of play was nice at 3:50. No drink cart on the course or other amenities but the grandson sprinted to the coffeeshop while we were on the 10th tee, so no problem.

The course was in pretty good shape. There were some burned out spots in both the fairway and rough but overall it was lush enough that it was a good walk out there. The sand was nice. The greens are usually the highlight for this course but they were just okay. There were fungus spots on most of them and they were running slower than usual and slower then they looked. They rolled fine, they just were not fast.

I always enjoy Big Rec and yesterday was no exception. It is not perfect but it is a fun golf course.