Played 5-13-25 early morning walking as a single in a little over 3 hours, taking my time and enjoying the course. Easy check in as usual. Tee boxes in good shape, level and lush. Fairways were in really nice shape with minimal roll out and a great surface to hit from. Rough is in good condition, 1-2 inches with some thicker stuff on a few of the holes. Was in one greenside bunker that had very nice white sand. Greens had had a micro punch done to them so they were a little slow with an occasional bump but not to bad, and playing a little on the soft side. Overall great conditions for an early morning walk.

played this course for first time with some friends in afternoon. pleasantly surprised, some reviews had been negative but the course was in decent condition and the layout was interesting. a couple of funky holes but nothing too narrow or gimmicky. blue teeboxes were in decent condition and level, fairway was well covered and spots that were not were marked GUR. greens were quick especially downhill. very few people out despite a beautiful 70 degree day. no cart service and snack bar closes at 130pm. would play again for the right price though i worry about these privates that convert to public as they never seem to do well.

After finding another GN Hot Deal, I headed back to Pala Mesa 3 weeks after my prior review.

Last time, I commented on the near excellent conditions all around - with some minor reservations on the greens. 3 weeks later, I have no more reservations on the greens. They were really nice this time, and any prior observations of "competing grass types" were very minimal this time. They do have one green with some challenges (#8 I think), but outside of that, they were great.

Highly recommended.

Played 5/13. First time out here in a while. Course is in the best shape I have seen it in some time. Greens were nice and smooth, fairways had good coverage. Sand traps pretty good overall. Price included lunch, cart and small bucket so it's a good deal. I always liked the layout here. Will definitely be back.

Wow that was awful. 5 hours on a Tuesday afternoon teeing off just after 1pm.
Dunno why it was so slow, it took 2.5 hours for the front 9, and then may be just barely under 5 hours by like a couple minutes. Waited on every shot, every hole.
The course is in TERRIBLE shape. They have done NOTHING to the course in the WHOLE PAST YEAR!!!!! With all the rain we had, with the great cooler weather we had this year in this area that was almost unheard of, even getting a downpour here beginning of May, and the course is dried out, crusty, with lots of bare spots and dead spots all over the place!!!! I don't understand it. We told them this is a problem LAST YEAR!!!!! A YEAR AGO!!!!! What the heck happened to the maintenance?????
NONE of the tee boxes had been fixed. They are exactly as bad as they were last year, with cavities and divot holes and bare dirt patches all over them all. We told them this is a problem!!!! How can they let the course get like this, when every other course nearby are all lush and green, even the LA City courses are in better shape than this!!!!, not this thin, crusty, pock-marked mess!!!!
Why did it tale so long to play today? 5 hours just, and most of the tees were up on the gold or even forward than that!!!! There was a little bit of wind, but my gawd, why????? The course is 6300 yards from the gold tees!!!!
The Pace of Play was unconscionable, as was the conditions. I was shocked how badly scrappy it looked. Sure, most of the areas around the greens had some green and some grass, but wow, the rough down the fairways were mostly brown, the the fairways that had always had dead spots are the same if not worse!!!!! Who the heck is looking after this place?
The bunkers are the same crusty, hard-bottom, thin crap. Still?????
It's been another year!!!! A WHOLE YEAR!!!!! and nothing has changed. Well, some things have got worse.
Disgraceful. They are making hand over fist from the food and drinks, but nobody is putting it back into the golf course itself. You let it go a bit more, it will look like how the courses everywhere used to look a decade ago when we went through the drought - dry and terrible fairways and crusty rough, with barely passable greens. Remember that????
So sad.

Out here for Mother's Day playing with my Mom and Brother. We got the resident rate from my mom, which was $63 at noon on a Sunday. Much better than the non-resident rate of $112. We played the west/north combo, and the course is in fantastic shape right now. They had a ton of rain the last few weeks, but the course is fully drained and just a pleasure to play. Lush carpet like fairway with rough that is just a touch longer than the fairway, making it easy to play from. Greens were firm and fast but allowed some good check if played right. If you can find a deal, I highly suggest playing here.

Banned from Boston on mother's day my plans turned to golf. Most all the immediate family loves the game. And this might be more appropriate in the forum what'd ya shoot, but it was my Mom's age on the number 90 with 29 putts her favorite part of the game.
So this one's for you Ellen!
MKo's review was a pleasant surprise to read. If my reviews influenced his decision to play here passing many better courses on the way north OK!
On to the review early tee time (3rd? out) showed up earlier in order to move up. Accomplished that as two following two for the usual 3:10 POP. This day a lighter tee sheet than normally busier Sundays with nice weather. Keep pace moving the course is wonderful a slow slog and one could question the travel time out here. (45 mins for me)
Usually on Sundays the first tee visible from 7th green to 9th fairway is stacked with a couple groups when we pass by, hence the longer POP noted by MK's prose.
Greens good / great could be slicker and quicker I would not complain. rated 8 my highest.
Tee boxes a bit shaggy with variable divots and some bumps. They are "working" on improving those most in need. A lower cut would improve or more frequently.
Fairways not tight lies, but firm with the proper rollout for conditions.
Bunkers sand firming up from what I observed and the one I exited well (par 3 14th)
Rough getting sticky and taller as the spring grow out continues. Getting penal as it should.
Grill opens at 7:30 and with "home" style mexican flair I've always liked.
Glad that was also validated in previous review.
Walking rate $45 prime time $20 single seat in cart. Makes it an attractive value for my budget and game. Rather move to more weekday golf at Senior rates, but with my friend still working in the concrete it's Sundays to join him. I play it down. Partner lift clean place.
All good and easy to support a facility like this.
Fun = making a deuce on the longest made putt of the day! (par 3 #3)

Played before 7:00 am on Sunday, Mother's Day. Course was surprisingly crowded when we finished in almost exactly 4 hours. I thought Mother's Day was supposed to be the lightest of the year??

Short add to my review last week. They fixed the greens. Quickest turnaround I have ever seen. No evidence of any issue. The greens look great. They are running a little faster than medium speed, so not as fast as usual, but they are much better than last week. They were putting more water on the course likely because of the unseasonable heat.

Played today. Greens have come back nicely after 2 weeks. But people are not fixing their divots on the greens. No issues with tee boxes. Fairways are green and provide good lies and rollout. Traps are all playable as new sand has been added to all traps. Very little rough on the outside of the fairways but what is there is playable. As always great customer service from Julius and his team members. And on Sunday they have a marshal (Ben is his name) and he does a fantastic job in keeping things moving.

Legends is back open as a full 18, however the 7th hole is playing as a 200 yard par 3 while they repair the teeboxes now that the bridge is repaired. Conditions are pretty great, the greens are rolling really nice and are definitely less beat up than Champions with old ball marks/spike marks, rough is grown in, bunkers still very crappy. Beverage cart was by twice (I think it was actually two beverage carts). 12oz Modelo was $6, this is up from $4, someone finally noticed they weren't maximizing profit on Modelo I guess.

One interesting note was an apparent large water leak creating a small lake on the 14th fairway that might have just started when we came through there - maintenance guys were flying by on carts to check it out.

Overall a very nice round, 1:13PM time was $45 on golfnow which was great for a Saturday. We passed a group on the 6th hole and had it wide open the rest of the day, which was awesome.

I think I've always liked this layout more than Champions - doesn't beat you up as much with wider fairways and more inviting greens.

Check it out but don't pay the morning prices.

The course is still in nice shape for shoulder season. Greens smooth, firm and medium fast. Tees lush and well maintained. Fairways mostly lush with the Bermuda taking over from the winter rye. With many playing downhill, LONG drives are the norm this time of year. Rough mostly clumpy Bermuda which usually produces iffy lies. Sand traps immaculate. Customer service always a ++. Nice restaurant on site. Practice facilities very good. Good GPS on carts on a very spread out, almost unwalkable layout. Highly recommended.

Course continues to be in excellent condition for shoulder season. Tees lush and very well maintained. Fairways now firm and play fast with a few brown patches here and there. Rough hit and miss, could be thick or thin. You actually want it to be thick to stop balls that otherwise will end up in the cactus w/o it. Sand is excellently maintained. Greens firm and putt medium fast with few ball marks. Carts have nice GPS. Customer service excellent from almost everyone on the staff. Excellent range and good restaurant on site. Highly recommended.