Played Sunday, Sept 14, 7:30am teetime, $108 to walk (a little pricey, but seems like everywhere is expensive these days, especially on the weekends). POP was great, 4hrs, never waited one bit. A threesome that went off at 6:30am was finished 18 as we were making the turn, they flew.

Course is in overall good to very good shape. Teeboxes were narrow, but level with pretty good coverage. Fairways were very nice, although, the course gets a lot of walkers, so there's some unfilled divots. I found one divot, but was able to make good contact with my full pitching wedge, so it wasn't too bad. Rough wasn't too thick and it's pretty sparse in between the trees, no complaints. Found two bunkers and they were just fine, good sand underneath, but a little damp and compact. One bunker I saw had coyote tracks all through it, must have been after the morning crew. Greens were good for the most part, but not worth the $108 green fee. They were quite bumpy, but held shots very well. They will be doing some major aerating coming up in a couple of weeks, so beware. I don't hit balls on the range, but apparently it is still closed. Customer service was decent. The guy in the proshop wasn't too nice when I explained to him that I was trying to use my $50 "goplaygolf" gift card. After doing a little research, he saw that the company contacted the course on Friday to redeem my card, so it ended up going through, but he wasn't thrilled about it. I definitely recommend these courses. I like the Oak better than Willow, personally. There are some very narrow fairways and the back nine is super sweet in my opinion.

walked on at 1:30 today, Saturday and got out fairly quickly. I have some good luck going out there as a single right before twilight. $61 to walk is not a great value in my opinion, but everything is so dang expensive now, I guess that's the way it is. Oh well, such an enjoyable day regardless of the price. POP was horrible on the front, 3hrs. Then it picked up on the back. Overall POP 5.25hrs.

Everything about the course is just above average right now. Nothing spectacular and nothing is in poor shape except the bunkers. Blue tees were all fairly level with decent coverage. Fairways were just fine, no bad lies and decent roll out and cushion. Traps were hard pan, beware. Rough isn't too penal. Greens were a little bumpy and average speed. Always an enjoyable round, but POP is slow and conditions are slightly above average.

Played yesterday, Tuesday, 1:10pm tee. $69 riding rate because my BFF was staying there, so we got the hotel rate. Good value. We were paired with two singles that live out there in San Diego Country Estates. Great "retirement" neighborhood, although it gets a little hot. It was muggy and 92°!

Busy course, but POP was blistering in under 4hrs. Barely could keep up with the group in front of us and we didn't have any pressure from the group behind.

Course conditions are good all around. Nothing exceptional, but no complaints and super fun course. I haven't been out here for several years and the renovations on the greens and surrounding complexes are fantastic. Most of the greens didn't seem to hold shots very well which would be my only complaint. They were very quick, so beware.

Black tees all level. Good coverage. Fairways were just fine, no complaints. Rough isn't too penal here, they've let the areas under the trees go dormant, as well. Just some longer weeds to deal with in the trees. Traps were perfect, almost too much sand, but once you got used to some good fluffy sand, they were a pleasure to hit from.

Customer service was no frills. No bev cart, no marshal.

Had a great meal in the bar afterwards, highly recommend the entire property. Great stay and play during the week.

PLayed Saturday, Aug 16 at 7:30am. $61 with cart. POP was just fine at just under 4hrs. No frills customer service. Only saw the beverage cart once and it was towards the end of the round. They have a snack bar at the turn and we BYOB so not a big deal.

It's a short course, so don't expect much of a challenge. But conditions are better than average and it's quite fun. All the par3's are full clubs and a good variety, you'll hit a lot of different clubs throughout your round. Teeboxes were pretty level and decent coverage, no complaints except for number three they had the blue tees way up which is a bummer because the back tee box is pretty awesome on that hole adds extra elevation and distance.

Fairways were in very good shape. Nice cushion and coverage.

Rough is only about one inch longer than fairway, easy to hit from with no problems.

Found one bunker and it was just fine. Not perfect and a little bit of hardpan, but it wasn't too bad.

Greens were good, not great, but very playable. Lots of seniors play this course and maybe they're too old to bend over and fix their ballmarks. Occassional bumpiness. Medium speed to slightly quick on downhillers.

It's fun to play every once in a while. We had two foursomes before heading to Del Mar racetrack, so the price was right for a weekend morning to save some cash for betting the ponies. Recommend if you've never played it, but it won't be a regular on the rotation.

Tee off 1:15pm on Monday, Aug 11. Played with my brother and our wives. Course wasn't too crowded, at all. Good thing, because playing with the wives can get a little bit slow as we are still giving a few pointers and taking our time. We let a twosome and two singles play through and they were blazing fast, so no waiting and we didn't let anyone wait behind us. POP was right at 4.75hrs.

$70 to ride for civilian rate is acceptable. Not a great value, but no huge complaints on the price.

Teeboxes were all ok. Fairly level and had good coverage. Not perfect, but no huge complaints.

Fairways on the front nine are suspect, lots of bare areas and gopher holes. I'd recommend playing the ball up if you're gambling some serious money. There's a lot of good parts to the fairways, but definitely some bad spots that aren't marked GUR and some very poor areas that aren't fair to hit from if you hit the fairway. Back nine fairways were much nicer, good to great as a matter of fact.

Traps were poor. Very hard pan. I personally didn't find any of them, but my wife found a few and just tossed them out, they were impossible for her. Avoid at all cost right now.

Rough was long enough to make you think, just grip it a little tighter and you'll have no trouble getting good contact and advancing it no problem.

Greens were good. No huge complaints other than many ball marks that weren't repaired. They're on the smaller side and held shots fairly well. Couple little bumps here and there, but they were very playable.

Customer service was just fine, no frills. No cart service, but we BYOB some snacks and cocktails and then got a refill at the turn snack bar.

I really enjoy the course, especially the back nine!!! The back nine is as good as either nine on the North in my opinion. Holes 11-18 are just awesome. If the front was in better shape, it would be worthy of a much higher rating. Highly recommend, especially if you've never played it. If they ever get the front nine in better shape, it would be on my regular rotation.

A little late on the review, played this past Monday on 8/4. 3:50pm start time. Check in was easy and they let me renew my city card on the spot! Great touch as it's a pain to do online with the e-verify and all. Takes forever to do it online, at least for me it does.

Course is in pretty darn good shape right now. All around. Blue tees are nice and level. Good coverage and no issues at all.

Fairways were never a problem. Great lies all day. Decent roll out and good cushion. Not perfect carpet, but very nice, especially on the back nine.

Rough was thick in most all spots. Grabbed your club, for sure, but had good consistent coverage. Trees and the thick rough will add to the importance of keeping it in the fairway.

Found one bunker and it was just fine. No problems with the bunkers right now.

Greens were average. Most of them didn't seem to really hold a shot very well, they were a little firmer than I'm used to seeing out there. Whereas some others were very soft and receptive. Not a huge deal, just a little bit of a gripe. They putted fairly smooth for being late in the day and were average to slightly quick pace.

POP: we finished 16 holes, so not too bad for this place. The teebox on 6 continues to be the bottleneck with two to three groups always on that teebox.

Great value as always. And an easy recommend.

Back out to Cottonwood on Monday, July 15, around 2:30pm. Showed up as a single and got right out. $48 with a cart, no complaints. It was so empty that they didn't have a starter, but the guy in the proshop (Evan? Owen?) was very friendly. Absolutely nobody in front of me or behind me, so I played a legit two ball. Played the front in 1.25hrs. and then a twosome jumped in front of me on the back. I was a little upset at first, but they let me join on the 11 tee and now there were people in front of them, so I wasn't going anywhere. We proceeded to have a blast (Chad and Rich). They were just looping around the place because it was so empty for some reason. Conditions remain about the same as previous.

Black Teeboxes are a little unlevel, but had great coverage and just needed to take an extra minute to find a level spot.

Fairways were pretty horrible in most all areas, but the main "landing" areas were surprisingly in good shape. Tons of squirrels all over, so you might want to play lift/clean/place. Most of the horrible areas are marked GUR, but if you're out there gambling, I'd establish LCP in the fairways with your group.

Rough is manageable and not too penal. Take relief from burrowing animals, as there's a lot of areas like this.

Didn't find any bunkers, but they looked just fine.

Greens were shaggy and slow, but smooth. They held shots just fine. No huge complaint here, just get used to the speed. Wish they'd mow them a little tighter. Surroundig green complexes were in good shape, as well.

No frills carts and no frills course, all around. If they put just a little more maintenance into the course, it could be a lot more special. The layout is great, especially the back nine. There's tons of great holes on the back nine. Could never compete with Steele Canyon in terms of wow factor, but it could be a sweet course with just a little more upkeep, but then I'm sure the value would definitely be affected. I do recommend, just keep your expectations on the conditions a little low.

Played Monday, July 7. Teetime 1:40pm. Greenfee $70 with cart. Good value I guess for this day and age.

Service was all fantastic. The main restaurant was closed for some reason, but they have an extended snack bar, beverage area by the awesome driving range now. Beverage cart was out and about, as well.

POP was excellent, under 4.5hrs.

Conditions were good for the most part, but not excellent. They're doing some work on the rough, like a verticut, in some places. Fairways were good, but there were some patches that were a little suspect and not in very good shape. Greens were all good, but once again not quite excellent. Some of them released shots a little more than expected, but if you came in with a short iron and hit it high enough with some spin it would check up, no problem. Sand was too fluffy in most of the bunkers. I found one bunker and it was fine, but most others had way too fluffy sand. My playing partners all had a fried egg at some point in the round. Tee boxes were level, no complaints.

Wish we arrived earlier to enjoy the "newer" range amenities. There's a great patio out there now and as mentioned previously a new bar area. Definitely recommend. The layout is awesome apart from hole 5, that's a stupid hole IMO. Just hit a 7 or 8 iron over the fairway bunker off the tee from now on, I'm done going for that green with a 3 wood as the fairway slopes so drastically away from the green towards the hazard on the right, it's not worth it.

Played Saturday, May 17, 9:50 teetime, $100 rate, POP was an excellent 4hrs.

Customer service excellent. The chef in the restaurant really kicks some serious butt! Keep up the good work my man. Starter, Gil, was great. Marshall was all over the course doing a great job ensuring an excellent POP at 4hrs and that was with about a 10-15min stop at the turn to use the restroom and grab some lunch.

Course is in overall good to great shape.

White tees need a little leveling and had quite a bit of divot damage because they are so narrow, but just take an extra 30 seconds to find a good spot to tee it up.

Fairways were in excellent shape and getting better. They're doing some cart control with some short fencing which is helping keep areas in better condition.

I didn't find any bunkers, but they looked like they were just fine.

Rough was just fine, especially around the greens. Very few bare spots with consistent coverage and fairly lush, but predictable.

Greens were a little shaggy, spongy and slower than normal, perhaps because of aeration about a month ago. They held shots very well! but didn't putt quite as smooth as normal. I predict in a couple of weeks, they will be beautiful and at that time the course will be awesome on all aspects.

Always an easy recommendation. They've increased the rates a little bit, but they're putting money into the course.

Snuck out yesterday afternoon, Sunday, May 4 at 2pm and walked right on. Starter paired me up immediately with a threesome of nice guys (Greyson, Andrew and Noah).

Course is in overall great shape. A few more weeks and these greens should be really nice after fully healing from aeration a few weeks ago.

Tees were all nice and level, they had us playing from the tips, must have been a men's club our some other event earlier because the blue tees were all the way back and the pins were tucked in some very precarious positions.

Fairways were darn near perfect! Great lies all day, I hit just about every fairway, so that helped a lot. Missed two fairways by about 2 feet each and the rough wasn't much of a problem.

Didn't find any bunkers, but they looked nice.

Greens as mentioned earlier were punched a few weeks ago and were still a little bumpy, but no huge complaints. They held shots very well and were at a medium to quick pace. In a couple of weeks, they should be awesome.

Customer service all good. No complaints. Saw the beverage cart once, but didn't partake as I BYOB. Starters are always great here.

$50 to walk on a Sunday is fair. POP was 4.5hrs, so that's a little better than normal. Seemed to move a good pace most of the day except for the normal backup on hole 5.

Easy recommend. Get out here if you can get a teetime or just walk on a single and pray for the best.

Played Sunday morning, 4/27, at 6:45am. POP was 4.25hrs. Riding rate was $69 at this time.

Glad to say the course is coming back into playable shape. They are focusing on the greens, surrounding green areas and the bunkers first it looks like. The greens were good on the front nine and kept getting better on the back nine, good to very good on the back nine.

I found one greenside bunker and it was great. Nice fluffy sand, no problem.

Fairways are still a work in progress. The back nine was way better than the front. Hole 1 is a disaster, still. We played lift clean place in the fairway and I would recommend that to others right now.

Teeboxes were all playable and level. They need some work as they're still patchy, but it wasn't too difficult to find a nice place to tee it up.

Rough is a mixed bag. Some thick and long in places and most other areas weren't too difficult.

Marshall came around a couple times and was very friendly. He pushed the group in front of us to pick up the pace around hole 13 and they started flying after that. Really nice guy.

Lourd in the proshop was just awesome. Super friendly, too bad she only works on Sundays, she's an asset to have in the proshop.

So glad to see this course coming back to life. It's a great layout and will only get better in the coming months. They're supposed to be having a grand opening soon, so be on the lookout. I'd recommend at this time for these decent rates as long as you don't mind playing LCP in the fairways.

PLayed yesterday, Monday, April 21. Walked on as a twosome around 2pm and got right out. POP was outstanding, 4hrs flat. Didn't wait on anyone and didn't have anyone pushing us.

Walking rate $33 is fair for this course. Twilight weekday rate. Just wish it was in a little better condition.

Teeboxes, no problem. All were relatively level and had good coverage. Maybe the highlight of the course, actually. But you'd rather see other areas "highlighted" like fairways and greens in my opinion.

Fairways were a mixed bag. They had a lot of GUR, lots of gopher holes, bare spots, etc. For the most part, the typical "landing areas" were decent, but if you were long or short, you could have a horrible lie. I would recommend allowing for clean and place right now in the fairway.

Bunkers were horrible!!! hard pan, virtually impossible to hit a greenside bunker shot right now. Avoid at all cost, you basically have to hit/pick it perfectly clean in a greenside bunker.

Greens were aerated about four weeks ago. They are still fairly hard and are still showing signs of the aeration. Balls would bump off line. They were shaggy, too. A few more weeks and they should be a lot better. Plus, nobody fixes their ball mark, so I fixed about 10 ballmarks per green.

Customer service was excellent. Jake in the proshop got us right out as walk ons.

Not sure if I can recommend the course based on current condition right now. It's a great layout, especially the back nine, there's a lot of awesome holes. Just wish they'd improve the conditions.