Played today on another cool morning in N CA.

Found the course in better shape this week than last. Lots of mowing and clean up has really been done.

Tee boxes were all clean and playable.

Rough was not as severe this week as it was much easier to play out of and advance the ball greater distances.

Fairways all had good coverage (number 15 needs some help) good rollout and lies.

Traps could really use some more sand as they are all thinly covered.

Greens were faster today when chipping or putting and they held shots better as well. Many of the greens here are elevated from the fairway so using a GPS to get correct yardage is very helpful.

Great service in the shop from Brad.

Still a great deal at $49 w cart for the weekend. $39 weekday. Walking $23.

Played this morning. Now I believe what Mark Twain said "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco". Boy was it cold here this morning.

After playing the East and now the West I love both of them. They are both totally different in every way, except the elevation changes each course presents. And these elevation changes are fun and also difficult.

Sr rate with cart $47 and $2 coffee which was much needed.

Course was in immaculate shape from tee to green. Customer service was excellent from all encountered.

The E course is par 70. W par 71. 4 par 3's but terrific length and challenge of each one. 3 par 5's and they are all long, uphill and difficult. If you thought # 17 at Westridge was a challenge these 3 are so much harder.

OK with that said, the greens are all small compared to many of the courses today and fast. So having a high ball flight is a premium on this course. And 2 putts are not guaranteed. Especially if playing it for the first time.

Tee boxes all level and playable. B, W, G, R for players of various skills.

Fairways are not wide and they are guarded by some of the deepest rough I have seen in quite awhile. Balls just nestle down and never stay on top of the rough.

Traps were not the best, in one and the sand was almost non existent. Heard many complaints from the locals I played with.

POP was excellent at 3.5 H.

Blue Rock Springs is a great municipal venue and I will be going back often. But only if it is warmer. If you are ever in the Vallejo area and have time to play. You should make plans to do so.

Played today. Course is in great shape.

Tees all playable. No issues.

Fairways good coverage, lies and roll out all round.

Traps were clean and playable.

Rough was damp but not to penal and able to advance your ball a good distance with a good strike.

Greens were in good shape and have some undulations that will test ones putting skills. They chipped and putted just fine.

While this course does not have the elelvation changes that Rancho Solano does, it does have its OB areas, water, ditches and streams to contend with. Which no doubt will assist it ruining ones round.

The course seems to get much more play than Rancho Solano IMO maybe because of its location with Fairfield?

Good customer service encountered with all employees.

Played here this AM. Set along the Napa River wetlands it opened in 1967. The setting though in CA reminds me of many of the courses you will find in Upstate NY or VT (and many other states) with the many trees and foliage and setting in a large parkland of property with no homes anywhere.

No frills course IMO. M-T $39 w cart and
F-S $49 w cart. No wonder its so crowded.

B 6862, B 6501, W 6134, G 5450 Par 72

Found the tee boxes all playble.

Traps are clean and playable though some more sand would not hurt IMO.

Fairways are clean and provide good lies and roll out. Many of them have wetlands running along them so hitting the fairway is important. And many have large pine and redwoods lining them as well.

Greens are an odd mixture of small and large. And when I say "large" I don't mean like Rustic Canyon. Just larger than the small ones. Your iron and wedge game need to be on for a high GIR on this course.

Its great that they provide an excellent course guide, as carts do not have GPS. I played with a local who was extremely helpful in providing me info on the greens being this was my first time here.

Carts are functional but that's about2 it. And while some of the cart paths are good, there are some that will rock you.

Actually this course is layed out such that walking would not be an issue.

Small clubhouse and small grill attached to that. Free coffee though which was appreciated.

If you are in the Napa area and not staying at Silverado then play here. I don't think you will be disappointed.

And the 18th finishing hole will make you think all the way to the tiny green guarded by bunkers.

Played yesterday. Course in very nice shape at present.

All tee boxes clean and playable.

Fairways are all playable with good lies.

Traps all clean and playable and there are lots of them and they are large and deep.

Greens are all in good shape and chip/putt just fine. All elevated from the fairways and bunker guarded. One needs a high iron and wedge game from the fairways to score well here.

Rough is kept high and it is always difficult to play from.

Great customer service from Tom in the shop and the prices in the restaurant are terrific.

Great course to play and it is not on the AFB so public have access. Recommended.

Played today. $18 to walk. And this is a great course to walk and stay in shape.

The maintenance on this course is terrific. They really work to make this place in good shape.

Tee boxes all playable. Fairways all clean, good lies and good roll out.

Rough was not very tall and able to advance ones ball, even around the greens.

Traps all playable and heard no complaints.

Greens are in very nice shape. They are not overly large, some are higher than the fairway and have some good bunkers protecting the greens.

Lots of OB line the fairways and a few water holes to contend with.

Great customer service POP was right on 3.5H.

Its the type of course you want to come back to and play and be reminded what golf use to be years ago IMO.

Highly recommended regardless of ones golfing skills.

Played this AM. Course was in spectacular shape as they had a tournament later in the morning.

Tees all mowed, cleaned up and no trouble finding a good spot for the tee.

All greens and fairways mowed and devoid of moisture. So fast roll out and greens IMO rolling at 12. I even had a few putts roll back after reaching the flag from were some diabolical greenskeeper place the flags for the tournament.

Traps were in great shape and so very playable. Wish more courses would prepare their traps like they do here.

Rough was about2 an inch long and no fun at all to play out of.

Terrific customer service from all staff encountered.

Easily one of the best public courses you can find in either N or S CA.

Highly recommended if you are coming through the area and have time to play a round.

Played this morning. 1st off and POP was no issue. Beautiful golf morning.

The course at the moment is in fantastic shape. Mowers out early and had the place nice and clean.

Tee boxes all playable. Fairways are lush and had great roll out and lies all round.

Rough was damp and not too friendly early AM.

Traps had been cleaned and were in perfect playing condition after the weekend.

Greens were in top shape. Add in the size of them, combine that with being mowed, the speed they were at (at least 10 or higher) and you have a challenging putting round of golf. These greens will either make you a better putter or display all your faults with the putter.

Customer service from all employees great.

Had a coffee and breakfast burrito after the round and both hit the spot. Bella Vista Bistro is a top notch little place and the happy hour is fantastic.

Golf in N CA is really really great.

Played here today. Got in touch with a former colleague after I moved up here who lives in Elk Grove. Turns out he works at the course. Invite accepted.

It is a really nice public course. Very busy. But players and marshals keep things moving and POP was right on 4 hours.

I found the course to be in nice shape at this time of the year and totally enjoyed the course and company.

No issues with any tee boxes. Fairways had good coverage and decent roll out.

Rough was not overly penalizing and the traps were all playable and heard no complaints.

Greens are in good shape and chipped/putted very well the entire round. And found that people do fix divots.

For a public course that gets a lot of play the management keeps this place in nice shape. Very enjoyable course and easy to walk from what I saw of the many players doing so. Its run by Southgate Rec/Park and not Troon, American Golf, etc. So that may be the reason.

Had lunch in the Wildhawk Grill and it was excellent. In service, quality of food and prices.

Recommended if you are in the area.

Played here yesterday in the PM as prices on Friday are higher than M-Th. Was charged $140 and I will say I don't think the course is worth what they are charging. More on this later in the post.

Course is on the Cache Creek Casino property in Brooks CA. And as the old saying goes "in the middle of no where". If you do plan on playing here be aware the road going in goes through Esparto and Capay 2 small towns. And heavily patrolled to catch speeders. And then winds through a beautiful valley but road in is only two lanes and very winding.

For those who know the area the course is located N of Vacaville (25 miles) along
I 80 E and N on I 505 towards Woodland and state Hwy 16 W to Brooks.

This would not be a course to do an in/out day of golf unless you lived within say a 50 mile or less distance. IMO a stay and play booking would be much better.

Once at the Casino course is about a mile back behind the Casino and just follow the signs.

Great drop off area for clubs. Right in front of the pro shop. Go to parking which is small IMO and walk back to the pro shop to check in. You can take a cart back to the car to get your clubs.

Nice pro shop well stocked. And a very nice restaurant with outside seating overlooking the 18th hole. Carts are very nice and comfortable with GPS and stocked with water. And you can get more water at the refrigerators located on the course at the restrooms.

Driving range is just below the 1st hole and balls are included with the round. Putting green at the first hole with a magnificent view of the entire course.

Black 7222, Gold 6777, W 6310, Sr 5811, Red 5313.

Other than the first tee which is high up on a hill, the rest of the course winds through a beautiful valley surrounded with high hills and vineyards. Plenty of OB areas, environmental areas and water to deal with on the course.

Course conditions were excellent, as one would expect.

Tee boxes all level and clean. Fairways wide and lush. Great lies all round but roll out was not consistent. Plenty of traps but all with good sand and playable. Rough is 1 inch and ball sinks down and hard to advance.

Greens were all in good shape. But they were not all putting the same speed. So chipping/putting was not consistent the whole round. And I was surprised to find that most of them, while fairly large, were for the most part very flat with little to no undulations. Some had high spots and low areas but that was about2 it.

The course is managed by Troon and the staff on the course does a great job in keeping the flow going. As many know a resort course like this brings out a lot of slow players but we actually played in exactly 4 hours so kudos to the marshals.

I would say that the prices they charge to play here seem to be IMO too high. That is really my only knock on the course. I don't feel this course is any better than Chardonnay or Eagle Vines in Napa, or even my course Rancho Solano. Or LaPurisima and Classic Club. And these courses charge more than 50 to 75% less than Yocha DeHe. And even some of the best courses in S CA are not this high.

And I know many GK players like to play early AM vs in the PM and that is the time when the prices are their highest.

And the location of this course is not going to be fun to play when the weather gets warmer. Especially in the afternoon.

In parting. Well I played it and enjoyed it but it will be a long time before I go back. I think a once and done for this well traveled golfer is plenty IMO and its now off my list of places I wanted to play.

If you have a chance to play or want to play it I hope I did not discourage you from doing that. It is an enjoyable golf course if you can get past the price.

Was able to get out early this AM. Walked for $18 Sr rate. POP 3H.

Course is in really nice shape at the moment.

No tee box issues.

Fairways clean and giving good lies and roll out on all holes.

Rough was not very high nor very penal easily able to advance ones ball.

Traps were all clean, playable and heard no complaints.

Greens were clean and chipped/putted just fine all round. Not very big or undualting but had good speed and I did not see nor repair any ball marks (wow).

Good customer service from all I came in contact with.

Nice course to play that does not wear you out if you like to walk and have a good POP.

Was able to get some dry skies yesterday and got out for 18. Lots of rain here lately.

Course actually played very well for the amount of rain we have had. As the course is located in lush farm land no doubt the reason the course drains so well.

Tees in good shape and all playable.

Fairways good coverage and good lies all round. Even got some good roll out on some of them.

The rough up here in N CA on most courses is kept pretty high vs S CA. And many of the courses fairways are wide with large areas of rough. Provides one with plenty of thinking and ways to play out of it to save strokes.

In addition to the rough this course has several large water hazards and lots of OB lining some of the holes.

Traps here could use some more sand IMO. The sand seems hard and coarse and you really have to power the ball out.

Greens were all clean and chipped/putted just fine all round.

Had to change out some of my irons to hybrids to play into the greens as they are all elevated most surrounded by bunkers and if you don't hit it high enough you will not hit them in regulation.

Fun course to play and reasonably priced. $37 with cart for Sr and Vets. $21 to walk.
And the prices in the grill are like they were in the 70's and not tax.

If you are in the area give it a play. It is not inside Travis AFB but outside so no issues with entry to it.