Played here today in group 1A of the Vivid Golf/Golf Moose/GK private club outing. Great times with David and Tom! My daughter rode along as a non-pla... » More

Played here today in group 1A of the Vivid Golf/Golf Moose/GK private club outing. Great times with David and Tom! My daughter rode along as a non-playing spectator, too, which was super fun. Beautiful day with hot temperatures and very little wind. POP was pretty standard for these events at around 5:00. Food from "Jack's Den" snack bar was very good and affordably priced for a high-end private club. The representative from the club who gave instructions was extremely welcoming and seemed like he was really happy to be able to host the group today, which is nice. Four holes in addition to the par 3s were CPO.

Conditions are quite good. The greens rolled smooth, medium-fast, and accepted full shots very well. They are tricky to read and some have significant slope to contend with, making putting fun. Downhillers could get sneaky fast. (Despite me saying the greens were smooth, both David and Tom had some bumpy putts.) Fairways were mostly very nice, light green bermuda with occasional brown spots here and there. Balls sat up well and the fairways provided nice lies all day. At least one hole (5, maybe others) had GUR areas staked off in the fairway. The rough seemed to be a mix of bermuda and kikuyu; not too deep but it looked like some balls could settle down in, especially in the bermuda. Blue tees were all very nice, level, and well maintained. I think I was in four bunkers and they were mostly good. In one, my ball settled into a poorly raked area that was not quite a footprint but definitely an indentation lower than the rest of the bunker.

I had played here once or twice previously many years ago but really didn't remember much except for a few holes. I really loved it today. The back nine is definitely a step up from the front. The front is good but more residential, while the back explores more natural terrain and brings in more elevation changes. (Still some houses on some holes, though.) The par-3 17th may be one of the "Most Downhill" holes I've ever played... would love to know the elevation change from tee to green. For the inexperienced, the routing seems confusing and signage is a little lacking, but I guess the only people who really need directions are unaccompanied non-members. (Hole numbers on the "Map" feature on the GPS would be helpful. Currently only the hole diagrams are there with no numbers to indicate which hole is which.) GPS was nice with yardage to the pin and the ability to order food.

Overall, an excellent day and highly recommended. Here's hoping they hold another event here soon.
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Played here today with a 2:06 tee time using a free round included in my JC Golf Anytime Players Club membership. Booked late in the day in hopes of a... » More

Played here today with a 2:06 tee time using a free round included in my JC Golf Anytime Players Club membership. Booked late in the day in hopes of allowing the marine layer to lift and the course to provide great ocean views, but the cloud cover over the ocean remained pretty strong all day. Looking inland was all blue sky, but not over the ocean. Perfect temps for golf and a really nice day otherwise. Paired with three other singles and I brought my daughter as a spectator for a $15 fee. Started pretty much right on time and we had to wait on nearly every shot, but overall POP wasn't too bad at around 4:45.

Conditions are decent and seem improved since Jay's May 10 review. The biggest problem today was an abundance of ball marks on nearly every green. I had at least one putt knocked offline by an imperfection on the green, and many other greens required repair and/or tapping down spots on my path to the hole. Overall, greens are semi-bumpy, medium speed, and accepting of full shots. They were also a bit inconsistent. Some seemed in better shape than others, and at least one had some visual evidence of recent aeration. The fairways were pretty good; no complaints. Rough was good except for some bare spots here and there – not very deep nor penal, just a little fluffier than the fairways. Blue tee boxes were good. Bunkers were inconsistent; one I was in was thin and another was fantastic.

This was my first time here. It was the lone JC Golf course (other than the short ones and Cathedral Canyon) that I hadn't ever played. Without a JC membership, tee times can be tough to come by. I enjoyed the course but wasn't wowed by it. One cool feature is a free miniature golf course adjacent to the practice putting green. My daughter and I played a quick round (I think it's six holes) before I started warming up for my round. All staff we encountered were friendly.
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Played in group 1A of today's GK/Vivid Golf sponsored outing here, paired with Steve, Ken, and Kendrick. Great times! We had short waits on almost eve... » More

Played in group 1A of today's GK/Vivid Golf sponsored outing here, paired with Steve, Ken, and Kendrick. Great times! We had short waits on almost every hole but overall POP wasn't bad for these events at just about 4:45. Hot day in Murrieta but about half the time we benefited from a nice breeze, which also factored into play. Water jugs every few holes but the one on 16 tee was empty by the time we reached it.

Conditions are great! Greens are smooth, medium firmness, and medium-fast. Fairways were very nice; great coverage and good lies all day. Rough was also in good condition and most of it wasn't too deep nor penal, just a little fluffier. Blue tee boxes were all very nice. Sand traps were excellent and some of the best sand I can recall playing in recent memory.

This was my first time here. It's a great course with more elevation changes than I expected. Also, the whole course, facility, and Bear Creek community as a whole are much nicer than I anticipated. Beautiful homes bordering the course but there's typically plenty of width to not feel like the houses encroach on the design at all. The green of the par-3 8th is quite severe with a big swale that captured three of our shots. Overall, it's an excellent course that would be a lot of fun to play regularly. Definitely recommended.
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Played here today in group 1A of the Golf Moose/Greenskeeper outing. Great group with Jeff, Gus, and another Mark. Thanks guys for the fun day. Starte... » More

Played here today in group 1A of the Golf Moose/Greenskeeper outing. Great group with Jeff, Gus, and another Mark. Thanks guys for the fun day. Started right on time and POP was great with minimal waits all day. Morning cloud cover gave way to sunny skies around the 5th hole and brought a little wind along. Great temps and a gorgeous day the rest of the round.

Conditions are really nice. Greens were slick, smooth, and accepted full shots well. They were quite fast and many had significant slope, making them fun and interesting to putt. I think we all had some downhillers get away from us. I loved the fairways, which seemed to be really healthy, dense-packed kikuyu that was well maintained, leaving the ball sitting right up on top of a rather firm but forgiving cushion underneath. Rough was 3-4 inches deep and sometimes made it difficult to make a clean strike. Fairways are mostly narrow, too, so there's definitely a premium on hitting the fairways. Blue tee boxes were 17 for 18, with one tee box on the back in need of leveling. All the bunkers I was in were good and I had a nice bunker play day.

This was my first time playing here. The course is pretty engaging with lots of elevation changes, doglegs, and attractive visuals. The par-3 second is considered their signature hole, a short shot over a lake to a green surrounded by waterfalls on both the right and left edges. I wasn't a huge fan of the par-5 12th, which takes a severe left-hand turn and requires about a 230-yard tee shot, taking driver out of many players' hands. With the quick greens and lots of elevation changes, the course never gets boring or feels like you're playing the same hole twice. I'd love to return again sometime! Thanks Johnny for setting up such great outings.
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Played here today in group 1A of the GK/Golf Moose outing with David and Tom. Cloudy front nine but the sun broke through somewhat on the back. Event ... » More

Played here today in group 1A of the GK/Golf Moose outing with David and Tom. Cloudy front nine but the sun broke through somewhat on the back. Event was well organized and pace was decent, just a bit over four and a half hours. Nice GPS on the carts. Instead of a driving range, they have a big netted area with about six hitting mats where you can hit shots maybe 40-50 yards into the netting. The practice green near the staging area got pretty busy but there's another one between the clubhouse and the 18th green.

Conditions are quite good. Greens ran smoothly despite numerous ball marks on many greens. They are sorta sneaky quick with a little extra run out than you expect. Overall, they were medium fast and medium firmness, accepting full shots very well but a little trickier to control the ball from around the green. Fairways had good coverage and were cut tight. Rough also had good coverage and wasn't too deep and most times my ball sat up top, but if it did sink down in a bit, it presented a challenge. White tee boxes were mostly nice, some maybe a little crowned. Most of the bunkers I was in were good but one was pretty firm.

This was my first time playing here. This isn't a course that will "wow" you but it's solid and definitely played tougher than it looks. I found the back nine to have more character than the front nine. My biggest complaint about this course would have to be the noise level from the nearby freeway – almost feels like you can't hear yourself think sometimes. I scored quite poorly and would like another shot at this place sometime.
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