Debell Golf Club is a real gem and always fun and challenging to play. Played a club tournament and despite this year's drought the conditions are amazing except for 1) uneven tee boxes, 2) sandless ... Continue »

Debell Golf Club is a real gem and always fun and challenging to play. Played a club tournament and despite this year's drought the conditions are amazing except for 1) uneven tee boxes, 2) sandless bunkers, 3) limited practice facilities, and 4) golf carts that lose power on occassion with a full battery.

Played today on their $30 after 9 deal. POP was right on 4 hours. Fairways are suffering with a lot of dead/yellow areas, or perhaps they have recently thatched some areas? In any event, it does affec... Continue »

Played today on their $30 after 9 deal. POP was right on 4 hours. Fairways are suffering with a lot of dead/yellow areas, or perhaps they have recently thatched some areas? In any event, it does affect the lies if you land there. Tee boxes are fine (except # 18 closed today), bunkers were fairly good (other than the unraked areas by careless golfers), not a lot of rough but then you do have to guard against the many out of bounds along the fairways and the greens were great. Customer service excellent at all levels. Always enjoy playing this course.

Played 8-29-16 early morning as a threesome finishing in 2 hours 50 minutes. $22 to walk using the canyon club discount. Tee boxes were okay, a little thin with some of the short par fours and three p... Continue »

Played 8-29-16 early morning as a threesome finishing in 2 hours 50 minutes. $22 to walk using the canyon club discount. Tee boxes were okay, a little thin with some of the short par fours and three pars having some divot damage. Fairways were you found grass were in nice shape but there are a lot of bare spots and thin areas. Rough is in about the same condition as the fairways, some nice thick areas and a lot of bare spots. Was in one bunker that was a little thin and had small pebbles in it. Greens were in good shape for the most part, rolling medium/fast and smooth with a few bare areas along the edges on some of them. They are in the process of leveling the 18 tee box so they have the stones down in front of the box in the rough. Customer service is always great here. Fun short course for an early morning round.

Not having been there for a while, I felt I was overdue to be abused by a "short" course that punches above its weight and went over to DeBell yesterday, 7.14, at around 4pm. I was grouped with three... Continue »

Not having been there for a while, I felt I was overdue to be abused by a "short" course that punches above its weight and went over to DeBell yesterday, 7.14, at around 4pm. I was grouped with threesome of young guys — they in carts, me walking and carrying. I was expecting to pay $22 and got a non-resident senior rate of $11! There was a bit of a lineup at the first tee and I'm guessing we finally teed off sometime around 4:30. Rgm2525 posted a review a week ago which is still accurate and I recommend it. As has been previously observed, fairways were almost a 50/50 proposition between where it was green and other, less verdant shades. Nice lies where it is green, playable in much of the rest, and some areas that were down to dirt. Either I adapted, got a little lucky, or both, but I didn't have many problematic shots from the fairways, although they were out there to be had. The tee boxes here aren't pristine, but I'm hard pressed to remember one that wasn't reasonably close to level or better. Several have been improved in recent years so they are better, at least historically, than they were (#3 comes to mind.) Coverage varied but I was always able to find an appropriate spot, even on the par threes. The grass around the green complexes averaged better and more consistent than the fairways, and the greens themselves were pretty good at a medium quick speed. I was in two bunkers, one a bit damp and so less soft than the other, but they were good enough — especially the dry one. After the initial delay, it moved slowly but pretty steadily, with subsequent delays being fairly brief. Passing the group ahead of us on the tenth tee opened it up for us a bit and we got around in something like 4 hours — finishing just before dusk. After the wait on the first tee and the deliberate pace, it was a pleasant surprise to me that we actually got around that quickly and got the full 18 in. I don't play here often, so it's a change of pace course for me and I enjoy the unique challenges it presents. As such, if I knew what the current conditions were ahead of time, I still would have elected to play. Don't know if it would be my choice for weekend rates, though. I enjoyed the round and, where I didn't score well, I usually couldn't lay the blame on course conditions. Some good, some scruffy, generally serviceable, and always challenging. Oh, small herd of deer meandering about and, especially in the late afternoon, some beautiful views.

Played 7-3-16 early morning with Lotrgolfer48 and Kviser walking in a little under 3 1/2 hours. Tee boxes were in okay shape and a little unlevel with some divot damage on short par fours . Fairways w... Continue »

Played 7-3-16 early morning with Lotrgolfer48 and Kviser walking in a little under 3 1/2 hours. Tee boxes were in okay shape and a little unlevel with some divot damage on short par fours . Fairways were good and bad with some nice lush areas, to bare dirt spots. Rough was a mix between nice lush Kikuyu and bare dirt areas. Found one bunker that was a little thin and had small pebbles in it. Greens were in nice shape rolling medium speed and holding shots real nice. Course has been in better shape but for $27 to walk on a weekend its still worth it.

Played at 6:08 on 7/3 with kviser and rgm2525
Conditions are a hodgepodge and typical muni-level for the most part. Tee boxes were mostly unlevel, none extreme though, and most had plenty of divot da... Continue »

Played at 6:08 on 7/3 with kviser and rgm2525
Conditions are a hodgepodge and typical muni-level for the most part. Tee boxes were mostly unlevel, none extreme though, and most had plenty of divot damage. Fairways were 50/50 between great, closely mowed kikuyu and brown patchiness. Very hit and miss on what you would get. Rough was much the same with really solid, lush kikuyu and thin patches right next to those. Can't comment on how the bunkers played but most looked solid enough. Greens were probably the best part of the course right now, running medium to medium fast but with some inconsistency. When putts lost speed they definitely started to bobble a bit. POP was a nice 3:20 this morning and we weren't pushed nor did we catch those in front of us.

I've played here 4 times over the past 2 months and probably will continue to play here as I've met a nice 3-some who invited me out to join them weekly.

Each time I've played has been Saturday, ... Continue »

I've played here 4 times over the past 2 months and probably will continue to play here as I've met a nice 3-some who invited me out to join them weekly.

Each time I've played has been Saturday, early AM. 7:20am, now 6:30am.

Staff is all friendly, especially the marshall.

Tee boxes: there are a lot of uneven tee boxes here. Also, due to the doglegs, a lot of people tee off with irons so they are pretty chewed up on most holes.

Fairways: Very narrow; pretty dry and thin due to the drought. Also, you will most likely have at least a few up/down/side hill lies here so be prepared for that.

Rough: not too bad or punishing but there are lots of OB areas on this course.

Greens: Healing up nicely from being punched about 5-6 weeks ago. Pretty fast and tricky. Always keep the break to burbank in mind.

$40 walking for prime time on Weekends. Pretty good players club deal here. $200/year, 5 free rounds, and then $26 (i think) to walk.

Played 5-3-16 early morning walking as a single in a little under 3 hours. Tee boxes were in okay shape with some divot damage on short par fours and par threes. Fairways were a mix of nice lush green... Continue »

Played 5-3-16 early morning walking as a single in a little under 3 hours. Tee boxes were in okay shape with some divot damage on short par fours and par threes. Fairways were a mix of nice lush green grass, some thin brown areas, and some small bare spots mixed in. Rough is all over the place from being cut real short to some areas of between 2 and 4 inches and a lot of bare spots. Bunkers looked to be in descent shape. Greens were in descent shape with a few of them still showing signs from being punched, rolling medium/fast and holding shots real nice.

Played 2-12-16 for $22 walking on there canyon club early morning in 3 hours as a foursome on the front and a twosome on the back. Tee boxes were a little thin but mostly level. Fairways were mostly d... Continue »

Played 2-12-16 for $22 walking on there canyon club early morning in 3 hours as a foursome on the front and a twosome on the back. Tee boxes were a little thin but mostly level. Fairways were mostly dormant and a little thin but descent to hit from. Rough was a mixed bag of dormant thin lies, thick rough, and some bare spots. Was in one fairway bunker that was a little thin, with some small rocks in it. Greens were in good shape, a little firm and rolling fast, with a few that looked like they had a thin layer of top dressing which didn't effect them. Have seen the course in much better shape, but for me it's still fun(frustrating) to play.