Walked the golds Tuesday 5/30/23 with my buddy Mark teeing off just before 2:30pm under cold and windy conditions with a beautiful 4 hr pace of play p... » More

Walked the golds Tuesday 5/30/23 with my buddy Mark teeing off just before 2:30pm under cold and windy conditions with a beautiful 4 hr pace of play playing through a foursome on 3 tee.

Not much has changed from my review here a month ago other than the fairways are in even nicer shape now than they were a month ago. Not putting to much stock into the greens today as they had a very minor punch and were top sanded so they were slower than the normal 11.5 stimp, easier to hold shots on today.

The tees, fairways and rough are all close to the 9 out of 10 category and the greens in a week or so will be there as well. Was in one greenside bunker on 10 that had brownish clay like sand that was a pleasure to hit from.

We had a great round despite the weather. 6700 in the cold wind with no roll felt more like 6900 yds.

The conditions right now are off the hook nice. One of the best post round views at sunset on the patio with a natural grass greenside amphitheater of tee shots on the par 3 18th hole. Very friendly staff in the proshop. Feel real lucky to have this course only an hour away.

Recommended.
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Late on this review. Walked the blues early this week joining 2 nice singles under cold conditions with a 1 to 2 club afternoon wind. My first time h... » More

Late on this review. Walked the blues early this week joining 2 nice singles under cold conditions with a 1 to 2 club afternoon wind. My first time here since September. What a beautiful looking golf course right now! Flowers are blooming and waste areas outside of the cart paths have knee to waist high plants and beautiful flowers. The lakes are full of water between 11/12 and 13/16 which looks awesome. This is the way the course first looked when it opened with tall waste areas and the lakes filled. The pouring rain the last several months has made this place off the hook beautiful. Our POP was only 4 hrs as we caught a nice break in the tee sheet. Awesome staff and practice areas.

The greens rolled very nicely and were firmer than usual but still holding irons like darts. Rated 7.5/10.

Fairways were damp and gave no roll. Mostly all lush beautiful fairways with just a couple spots of muddy GUR spots. Rated 8/10.

Tees level, lush and in great shape. Rated 8.5/10

Was in greenside bunkers on 3,5,16 and 18 that were in very good shape raked with ample sand. Rated 8/10

Rough just off the fairways inside the cart paths in great shape maybe 2 inches and lush. Outside of the cart paths you are gone. Rated 9/10

Just can't wait for summer rounds out here in the next 3 months. Highly recommended!
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Played The Oaks at Valencia CC Private for the 2nd time this morning 5/15/23 as a part of the GK/Golfmoose shotgun outing at 10am under warm condition... » More

Played The Oaks at Valencia CC Private for the 2nd time this morning 5/15/23 as a part of the GK/Golfmoose shotgun outing at 10am under warm conditions around 90 for a high and a nice one club breeze that kept things a tad more bearable. Pop was 5 hrs which was OK in regards to the huge shotgun today. Paired with buddies John, Ron and Mark and we had a great time on this Omeara layout!

Range on turf[big range]. Putting green in great shape and they have a seperate chipping green/bunker area. All staff encountered very friendly. Did not eat there but very cool cart gal that looped around the course several times. Did notice that there were no water jugs on the course so byo and good thing there was a drink cart today.

Greens were firm rolling beautifully and would say semi receptive. They putted around a 10.5 on the stimp. Different size greens depending on the hole but they do have some massive size ones and some skinnier ones like hole 14. Rated 8.5/10

Fairways were in great shape bordering between a 8.5/9 out of 10 and they were thick with no roll. Most drives I hit today that were high and long got 1 yd of roll. Rated 9/10. The rain has really made these lush!

Tees mainly level and lush and in good shape. I believe they have 5 different sets of tees here. Rated 8.5/10.

Was in one fairway bunker that was perfectly raked and compact.

Rough was very lush up to 3 inches and a club grabber. Rated 8.5/10.

Layout has native areas usually lining both sides of every hole. I love the back nine here. My favorite hole is number 10 a sweeping elevated dogleg left framed by mature oak trees. Other than hole 3 which is quirky and hole 14 which is quirky I enjoy the layout!

Recommended!
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Walked the blues on my home course with my buddy Matt this afternoon 5/1/2023 joined by a grandson 22 years old and his grandpa at 89 years young!! Im... » More

Walked the blues on my home course with my buddy Matt this afternoon 5/1/2023 joined by a grandson 22 years old and his grandpa at 89 years young!! Impressive to see the grandpa who only played 9 holes hit some good running drives and some nice putts..inspiring. We had about a one club breeze most of the round and had a nice POP around 4 hrs 5 minutes.

They are doing major construction currently on the range and have temporary nets up. Such friendly staff in the proshop and they do have a nice chipping area and putting green to practice on.

Rustic is in great shape!

The fairways from all the rain we have had are very lush, green and in great shape! Very nice lies. Rated 8/10

Greens are smooth, medium paced and holding irons very nicely. I feel at current time they might be putting slower than normal uphill but you still need precision putting and chipping sidehill and downhill. Rated 8/10.

Tees lush, level and in good shape. Rated 8/10.

Was not in any bunkers.

Rough just off the fairways has improved some from my last round here and is thicker than it normally is. Rated 7/10. Greenside rough is always in amazing shape. 9/10.

So lucky to have this course so close. Highly recommended.
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Walked the golds at Piper one of my favorite tracks Monday afternoon 4/24/23 joined by my buddy Mark teeing off at 2pm finishing in 4 hrs 20 minutes u... » More

Walked the golds at Piper one of my favorite tracks Monday afternoon 4/24/23 joined by my buddy Mark teeing off at 2pm finishing in 4 hrs 20 minutes under partly cloudy skies with the temp around 62 degrees. We flew around as a twosome for the first 9 holes and then caught a mini tournament on the 10th tee that played at a decent pace on the back nine.

All staff encountered were super friendly including Vern in the proshop. All grass range is a plus. Very sloped beautiful putting green that you can pitch on and a great patio/restaurant overlooking the Pacific.

The conditions here at this time are in good to very good condition.

The greens are quick, putting true and in great shape. Like most courses but especially here you must be putting or chipping below the pins. Anything downhill here takes great touch to get close. I thought the greens held shots well which is a perfect combination. Rated 8.5/10 maybe closer to 9/10.

Fairways were mostly all lush, carpet 9/10 range. Great shape.

They had the mowers cutting some of the rough down just barely off the fairways. Anything past the 1st cut of rough/cart paths has up to waist high rough and really puts some teeth into this course. While some might not like it I love it not only visually but makes the course even tougher. Rough rating 9/10

Was in greenside bunker on 11 that had just enough sand and was raked to a firmer base on top. Rated 7/10

The tees were lush but several of them could use some leveling. Not to hard though to move a couple feet over and find a level stance. Rated 7/10

This course to me has it all. Some elevation changes, fast challenging greens, unbelievable views, great layout.

Highly recommended.
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