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Last Updated: October 31, 2023
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Cyclist turned golfer 5 years ago after playing Kapalua. I now ride just enough to stay in a size small golf shirt (they are always on sale). I have no problem playing the dirt cheap courses to get in some extra playing time and to offset the cost of nicer courses. I fully admit that I am a bit of a Golf Course snob, in that the further I drive, the nicer the course needs to be. Also, Dress for Success.
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Played on Thursday 1/23 in the afternoon just barely finishing before it got too dark. I love the layout of Callippe Preserve and conditions are alw... » MorePlayed on Thursday 1/23 in the afternoon just barely finishing before it got too dark. I love the layout of Callippe Preserve and conditions are always pretty good. Customer service and price point are on point as well. The only downside to this place is the pace of play which is always slow and a guaranteed 5 hour round no matter when you tee off.
Greens are awesome at Callippe. They offer a generous landing surface without too many bunkers in the way yet the greens are not docile by any means. All have very subtle yet distinctive undulations that make you think. Greens rolled at a great medium fast pace and rolled fairly smooth even if they did get a little spongy in the late afternoon.
Fairways were green and lush for the most part. They presented a nice hitting surface but still offered some roll out. No complaints with the tee boxes. Sand traps were a bit hit and miss and that was within each trap. Half the trap had a lot of sand while other parts of the same trap were thin.
I will say that I encountered a lot of unprepared pitch marks on the greens as well as most bunkers had foot prints in them.
Course is worth playing and gets a recommendation for sure. Just as long as you’re not in a hurry. » Close Played Spanish Bay a couple of times in the last week or so. First joining DeepSea14 and my buddy from the Valley in what turned out to be the only 4... » MorePlayed Spanish Bay a couple of times in the last week or so. First joining DeepSea14 and my buddy from the Valley in what turned out to be the only 4 hours of fog in the peninsula in a 2 week stretch. Today was just the opposite, SDF, Bob and I were the first off at 8AM in chilly but bright sunny skies. Both times the course was pretty empty.
Last week the greens were slow. My guess is they hadn’t been mowed in a couple of days due to prior rains. Today they were back to normal medium fast pace. Greens roll smooth and has mentioned before they have severe undulations to them. Fairways are now starting to dry out to offer some roll. Even before, the fairways presented a fine hitting surface, just the ball would often plug upon impact. Not a problem today. Sand traps. Were hit and miss. Some were very thin and others offered plenty of fluffy sand. Rough is a bit penal and patchy in places. Tee boxes were excellent.
Course is very green and lush and always a joy to play. If this weather keeps up, I might just have to sneak back out before the PGA circus comes to town. » Close A quick updated from a few weeks ago. We tee’d off today at 8:30 in the bright sunshine and what a difference. Greens were fast. Much faster tha... » MoreA quick updated from a few weeks ago. We tee’d off today at 8:30 in the bright sunshine and what a difference. Greens were fast. Much faster than before and even faster than Spanish Bay the other day. Greens still are on the firm side making it hard to hold approach shots. Fairways and tee boxes were the same as before. I was in a handful of sand traps and they were all on the thin side. Playable, but definitely in need of some fluffy sand. » Close What a way to start off the year! I joined Deepsea14 and Hmtgolfguy on an absolutely glorious sunny day. This is only my second time playing Cinnab... » MoreWhat a way to start off the year! I joined Deepsea14 and Hmtgolfguy on an absolutely glorious sunny day. This is only my second time playing Cinnabar and just like Poppy Hills, I need to play it more often. This is a great course that checks all the boxes. Elevation changes, water hazards, strategic holes, grip it and rip it all to go along with very nice conditions.
My buddy Bob joined us to help us navigate our way around the course. This was especially helpful on the Canyon 9 as I had never played that set of holes before.
Other than a few fairways that were a bit wet and offered no rollout (nothing too wild mind you) the course was in excellent winter condition. Heck, the conditions were worthy of prime spring golf at a high end course. Greens seemed a bit on the slower than expected side but they rolled smooth at a medium pace. Downhill putts naturally were very fast. All of the greens have multiple tiers and/or undulations to make you work hard for your (putt for) dough. But somehow the greens didn’t seem overly tricked up like Say Spanish Bay for example.
Fairways were pretty lush throughout with only a few thin and soggy areas. I was only in one sand trap and it had a good amount of sand. tee boxes were the lone spot in need of improvement. All were level but they were littered with divots. Especially the par 3’s.
Customer service was excellent. We had 3 separate reservations under two different names and once I explained to the guy at the pro shop he quickly understood and got us all taken care of with a big smile.
Carts have GPS in them and the beverage cart was out early but I didn’t see her after the first few holes. POP was slow. It was the group in front of us that was an entire hole behind all day long. A bit of a bummer because I had to skip the last hole in order to get to work.
Definitely on the recommend list. » Close It’s been 7-9 months since I’ve played Coyote Creek and apparently even longer since I last wrote a review. The course conditions here always remain... » MoreIt’s been 7-9 months since I’ve played Coyote Creek and apparently even longer since I last wrote a review. The course conditions here always remain constantly good and today was no exception. My Buddy and I teed off in near dark to ensure we had a quick round. In fact the only reason it took us nearly 3 hours to finish is we often waited for the grounds crew to finish mowing the greens.
Even though it was cold, dark and we just had rain two days ago, the course played very well. Greens were smooth at a decent pace (some were a bit slower due to us being in front of the mower and the greens being damp). Greens at Coyote are on the firm side and don’t often hold approach shots as well as you’d like. It didn’t help that I was playing a second tier ball today and that my iron game went to complete garbage 1/3 of the way through the round. Greens at Coyote have the perfect amount of undulations to them. enough to keep it from being boring but nothing that enters the 3 ring circus world.
Fairways were nice and lush. Very green throughout and dry. Tee boxes were just short of immaculate. Very level and perfectly mowed with only a few divots here and there. I was not in any greenside bunkers but was in a couple of fairway traps and they too were great. Coyote Creek is a well maintained fun course that’s worthy of a stop if traveling on Highway 101 which splits the course. » Close
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