Just as I said about the course when we played in the summer, all that green grass in fairways was GRAB GRASS and when it died you have dirt. Moving ball around in fairways is the only way to play the course right now unless you want to practice hitting off bare dirt lies, you will have plenty. I kinda liked the fine dirt in the sand traps, different and really easy to get out of, just think lob shot dirt will not stop you like sand. Greens were slow and most puts fairly straight even if you do not read them that way. Did not think we would get any better playing conditions than we did, but we agreed to moving ball around in fairways so it was still fun. Just have to play some of these far less than perfect courses now if you want a good tee time.

Hemet is one of those golf course you play because course conditions are not as important as getting out to play. Rough conditions all over, hit and miss fairway coverage, greens OK not to fast and hold line OK. Still a few interesting holes that need some good shot placements to score on. Carts have GPS and are in good shape. People are friendly and pace of play seems slower than what the time will show. We had fun even with the fight to find a good lie in many fairways. Again a place to play when you do not expect anything resembling a Country Club.

Had to try Morongo Champions again after about 5 months, Waste of time. The Indians that own this course will not spend a dime on maintenance and it is a sad thing as the course was originally perfection. We spent 4 and half hours shacking our heads at what used to be, moving the ball all over to hit out of grass instead of dirt on too many fairways, we gave up by the back nine and just played bunkers as ground never going to be repaired. Course is a nice mix of challenging holes but the maintenance of the place just makes one sad.

Played Red Rock Arroyo public course on Wednesday in our 140 over 70 guys, 6 man scramble. Course was setup with way too much rough for our group. Almost every green was surrounded with rough from green to 40 or more yards in which for our group was a birdie killer. Course has a lot of ridiculous long separations between some holes, most fairways (in very good shape) had plenty of room but both sides the rough was just too thick and fairways pinched in two much for our group. I would not recommend this course for anyone over maybe a 14 handicap unless you like a very good challenge. I have played there before when the rough was not as thick and had a better time.

Played Boulder Creek in a 6 man Super Senior tournament this past Tuesday. With a group of 140 players all over 70 it was a blast. Course in excellent condition, fairways were so nice and on most holes fairway all the way to the greens making chipping and pitching shots as good as gold. Sand traps looked very good, being a scramble with 6 players we never used them. Greens in excellent medium speed shape. Very little rough with again most of it out of play with very wide fairways. Would highly recommend this course (wind can be a problem some days) when in Las Vegas with 5 tee box's every handicap is taken care of. Grass was cut so nice around greens you could putt from 10 yards out no problem and even put back spin on longer chips.

Played Chalk Mountain in Atascadero Thursday at 10 AM. Played with a local that walked? Was close to 100 degrees when we teed off. Fairways were really full with a green mat of kikuyu grass. Even being only 5,900 yards from the white tees it plays more like 6,500 lots of up hill and downhill fairways and with the kikuyu no roll out fairways it was long. Greens were in good shape and bunkers were hit and miss but most playable. If you missed fairways you were hitting out of either dirt or worse long kikuyu which playing ball down is hard. With a bad knee I really got a workout claiming up and down to many tee boxes (they were in good shape also). If like me 210 is a good drive this is a really hard course, guy I played with drove over 250 most of the time and he had short irons into greens and had a much eaiser round. Not a very busy during the week course and one you may not score low on but well worth the time and money if up that way.

Why can't we have these greens on all our courses? Just played Eagle Falls at Fantasy Springs Casino/Hotel in Indio. Greens were super special ball did not move on line even half and inch and speed was fairly fast. Fairways were about 80% perfect also, typical brown spots where sprinkler heads are not reaching. Sand traps as good as any with very fine and firm sand. This is one course they keep up all year. Full Driving range included in $65 dollar summer fair. We started just before 9 and finished in 3 and half hours waiting a little on group in front of us. Lucky day as temp never made it past 99. Also played the 18 hole 3 par, Shadow Hills North the day before, cannot find a better 3 par course, their greens were also very true, but a bit longer with against grain very slow.

Back to Seven Hills in Hemet. Greens back in shape, grass with playable lies in all fairways, most green side bunkers full of "soft" sand, fairway bunkers just hard packed still. 3 and half hour round starting at 11:30. $40, why isn't this course closer to my home? we left parking lot at a few minutes to 3 and there were 12 cars in the lot and looking out at course as we drove out no one could even be seen out playing? Why isn't this course closer to home, we live near Yucaipa Valley and the place is always busyl.

Played Los Lagos near Bull Head and Laughlin Wednesday . Been about 5 years now and the course has been going to rot. Greens look bad but are fairly good to put on. Fairways are at best 50% GONE, just finding grass if you want to move out of the dirt is not even easy now. So sorry to see because course is fairly easy or was fairly easy to score on.. Across the way is the EL RIO and we played there the day before and it is about 50% gone also. A few greens had nice grass around them and the greens were not too bad at all but the fairways are very hit and miss with some at least 30% dirt now, Los Lagos all bunkers are ground never to be repaired it looks like, The El Rio did have nice bunkers around the greens which we found kinda different. Guess they have enough money to take care of a few yards around the greens, greenside bunkers and greens but fairways are on their own for the most part.,

What is going on, played Morongo (Champions) today with a 10:20 tee time, went up to starter at 10:00 and he said you want to go out as a single no one is on the tee sheet till 10:20 (me and 3 others) and there is no one off in the last 20 minutes. Course is getting ready for Women's EPSON TOUR in 2 weeks so course is in good condition (working on sand traps all over the place) Tee boxes are moved around a bit, getting some ready for the ladies I guess, greens were very hard and fairly fast but ball rolled very true. Had a very fast round which I was not used to at Tukwet Canyon and even pared the 11th hole which, for me, is about the hardest par 5 I play in the inland empire.

Fun round Saturday a little over 4 hours. Most greens in fair shape, a couple still hurting. Sand in some green-side bunkers, fairway bunkers mostly hard packed dirt. Fairways thick enough for a playable lie. Around greens also hit and miss some very nice, some fairly rough. Not the most lush course for sure, but for those that are not looking for high scale golf it is a fun little course. Just enough variety in the holes to make it fun and worth the fare. We play here about 5 times a year and love the low number of putts on the card because of the mostly small greens. On a good day you can beat your handicap fairly easy, and on a bad day it can get you.

Yucaipa Vally in about the best shape it has been in sense opening 21 years ago. We played Monday and even being Cart Path only for awhile found the course way worth the fare (seniors rate) Enough grass in fairways to have good lies, OK sand traps hit and mostly miss, and the greens were in good shape but of course the cold weather made them hard as a freeway, and being on the quick side there were some very unforgiving putts. About 4 hours 20 minutes around just seems like more as there are a lot of the younger men out there playing the blues and blacks that hit it a mile so par 5's are a bit of a wait as they are going in two (and mostly missing) and a few too many extra hits off the tee. (common kids take the penalty and move on). Recommend this place for Seniors and playing the Red Tees is not uncommon and welcome.