Played today, in a surprising 3.5 H. But did get out early. And we had a great marshal who was monitoring play and making players move, or else (clone this man). Found the tee boxes to be fine. Fairwa... Continue »

Played today, in a surprising 3.5 H. But did get out early. And we had a great marshal who was monitoring play and making players move, or else (clone this man). Found the tee boxes to be fine. Fairways were a mixture of good (roll out) and bad (no roll out). Lies were good, but the place was soaked? Bunkers all appeared to be playable and heard no issues. Greens were in good shape (though many had not been mowed) and chipped/putted OK, but slow. Lots of rough outside of fairways that was wet/sticky and same for rough around the greens and bunkers. IMO if you are going to water the course as much as you need to because of heat, then cut down the rough, the damp conditions are tough enough to play through? Starter was friendly at check in and of course the marshal was terrific. Have not played here in a long time and it appears, they still have not made any major improvements on any buildings (restrooms are pathetic).

Played 7/15 at noon. POP 4:45. Course is in as good of shape as it’s been in a while.

Tee boxes were pretty good outside of the par 3s which were pretty chewed up and could use some rotation.

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Played 7/15 at noon. POP 4:45. Course is in as good of shape as it’s been in a while.

Tee boxes were pretty good outside of the par 3s which were pretty chewed up and could use some rotation.

Fairways were good to very good throughout with a few exceptions that were pretty limited in size.

Rough was thick in spots, thin in some, and dirt in others.

Greens have been consistently healthy and rolled very well since they recovered from the most recent punching. They’re finally a bit quicker than they were past few months. Still not fast but not crazy slow at this point.

Played early on Saturday, 7/13, getting right on as a single with three fun younger guys Mitch, Steve and John. The course was busy with full groups but we still played in a little over 4 hours.

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Played early on Saturday, 7/13, getting right on as a single with three fun younger guys Mitch, Steve and John. The course was busy with full groups but we still played in a little over 4 hours.

The greens are as good or better than any time I have played here before. The practice green was still wet and fairly slow so it took some getting used to when we hit the greens on the course. Medium fast and rolling great. Pretty soft on approach shots. Easily the best part of the course.

The rest of the course was okay. The rough was cut down in most places but we found several balls that players had left there, including right on 13 where I found three balls before finding mine. The fairways were pretty good although with numerous drier spots where the lie as less lush. The tee boxes were good if pretty chewed up. Always had a good stance and level area though. Not in any sand traps but watching others hit out of them, they seemed in good shape.

Enjoyable round with good conditions. At $45.50 (based on recollection) to walk on a weekend. I'll be back.

This is simply the best condition I have ever seen Rancho Park in. My only complaint is the one bunker I was in on No. 6 that didn't have enough sand in it. Undulating topography, large unforgiving tr... Continue »

This is simply the best condition I have ever seen Rancho Park in. My only complaint is the one bunker I was in on No. 6 that didn't have enough sand in it. Undulating topography, large unforgiving trees, and doglegs where ball position is vital make this course more challenging than your typical muni course. I want to play here tomorrow!!!

Flex Tour Friday twilight round at Rancho Park and conditions remain largely unchanged since my last visit there a few weeks ago, with a few possible exceptions. Paid $40 to walk with a push cart. POP... Continue »

Flex Tour Friday twilight round at Rancho Park and conditions remain largely unchanged since my last visit there a few weeks ago, with a few possible exceptions. Paid $40 to walk with a push cart. POP was actually pretty good despite feeling much longer.

Fairways, rough, bunkers and tee boxes are all in decent to good shape right now, with the weakest aspect being the tee boxes. So much traffic here must make it impossible to keep them sharp, but it must be said if we're having an honest assessment.

Unfortunately the greens currently are very spongy and bumpy. You really had a to give uphill putts a good whip to get them close. At the very least they hold shots well, but I've seen them in far better shape here. Seems like they could also use a bit of a roll.

I can still confidently recommend Ranch Park, but keep your expectations in check right now.

Hit the 'home course' for the first time in over six months with two buddies and walking with a push cart from the blue tees. Rancho Park is also this month's Flex Tour destination but I wanted to pla... Continue »

Hit the 'home course' for the first time in over six months with two buddies and walking with a push cart from the blue tees. Rancho Park is also this month's Flex Tour destination but I wanted to play a nice little practice round here first to check out conditions and see if there were any new wrinkles to consider. There aren't.

Rancho remains a very solid course with some quirks that just don't seem to ever go away. POP is often an issue here for many, but most of my visits in the last year have really seen that problem rectified. Not so much this Sunday as the foursome ahead of us was so ridiculously slow. Hitting two balls often when the first was wayward, chatting at the tee box while the fairway cleared ahead of them for what seemed like forever, and a nonchalant pace to their walking that was just annoying to gawk at. What could have easily been a four-hour round turned into five just because of them. C'est la Vie.

Course conditions were pretty solid. Greens are in good shape, not rolling more than medium at best, but a bit bumpy after aeration and lines can be somewhat unpredictable. Saw lots of putts right on line and then suddenly take sharp turns right at the cup. But coverage was nice and they held shots well.

Fairways are in good shape but thin in places. In some places you would actually say they're lush, but far more thin and requiring of a sweet-spot strike to get the most of it. Rough was not too thick and often nice to get a little cushion for the chips and pitches around the greens. Tee boxes were shot in most areas … not sure they rotate quite enough here but I'm not the expert. Sand was just at 'okay' all around, but that's not the end of the world.

No review is complete of course without complaining yet again that Rancho's 18th is the worst closing hole in all of SoCal for what is essentially a pretty compelling track. I just don't know how or why someone could not have done more with it. There even seems to be lots of land to the left of the fairway … maybe someone could come up with a nice redesign to take the driving range somewhat out of play there. Just a thought ...

played here 5/7/19, greens were super lush and rolled great. PoP for our 3some that started at 1:30p was around 3.5 hours (it was empty out in front of us for 2 holes, we must’ve been super lucky or s... Continue »

played here 5/7/19, greens were super lush and rolled great. PoP for our 3some that started at 1:30p was around 3.5 hours (it was empty out in front of us for 2 holes, we must’ve been super lucky or something or the clouds scared everyone away for a bit) and the course didn’t start getting busy until the JRs arrived around 3ish? The fairways were nicely maintained, rough is pretty thick kind of like how Woodley keeps theirs. Not a golf related topic but i swear the Hot Dogs from Rancho’s snack shop are bigger and taste better than the ones they have at Harding/Wilson?

Long story short would definitely come to play here again, maybe even try the Par3 course

Played Rancho 5/4 at noon. 4:45 POP

The course has recovered very well from the punching on both the fairways and greens. The greens rolled as smoothly as I’ve seen at Rancho and as quickly as I ca... Continue »

Played Rancho 5/4 at noon. 4:45 POP

The course has recovered very well from the punching on both the fairways and greens. The greens rolled as smoothly as I’ve seen at Rancho and as quickly as I can remember (still only medium to medium fast in spots). The fairways we’re mostly green and provided nice lies.

The tee boxes were pretty chewed up on the par 3s and some par 4s but not too bad. The rough has gotten THICK around the course and can she tough to advance it too far out of it. The starters all know me by first name and treat me well, and are friendly.

Great shape, 5 hour round, normal for here, much shorter than it used to be .

Great shape, 5 hour round, normal for here, much shorter than it used to be .