Played Friday, 1/12 as a twosome paired up with another pair. Tee off was about 20 minutes late due to earlier frost delay. Playing from the whites, teeing grounds were mostly serviceable but sometime... Continue »

Played Friday, 1/12 as a twosome paired up with another pair. Tee off was about 20 minutes late due to earlier frost delay. Playing from the whites, teeing grounds were mostly serviceable but sometimes a bit worse for wear. Fairways were pretty tight overall. There were spots where the lie had exposed dirt, but in the main it was more of a tight, hitting mat consistency rather than grass in the usual sense. All that said it was mostly playable, but the word lush only applied to spots in the rough. Rough was good, mostly playable with some slightly thicker patches. Bunkers were mostly OK as to sand consistency, a bit on the firmer side and occasionally needing some raking. Areas around the greens were good for short game, While not quite as quick as the practice green, the greens themselves were on the quick side and reasonably clean. A good challenge and fun to putt.

The course was busy and the pace slow but steady at around 4.75 hours. Didn't think we would run out of light with the original start time, but between the delay and pace, finished the 18th mostly in the dark. I was packing glow balls that we pulled out after finding our final tee shots to finish the hole. The course has a nice clubhouse with a private club feel, generally good service and nice driving range. It had been a while since I've played here, including some past GK Cup matches, and when it is in shape, I think it serves well for that. But it is flat and, as my partner commented, there is a bit of sameness to the holes that makes it a little unremarkable and perhaps not worth the effort when conditions are so-so. I did enjoy it, and if someone invited me to play there, I would, even under the less-than-optimal conditions. But as far as my own preferences, there are currently a lot of other course that would rate ahead of it in terms of playing interest and conditions. Recommended but only conditionally.

Played a twilight round at Rio Hondo last week and found the course to be in good shape as most all the greens have recovered from aeration and there is good coverage to be found throughout the proper... Continue »

Played a twilight round at Rio Hondo last week and found the course to be in good shape as most all the greens have recovered from aeration and there is good coverage to be found throughout the property.

Greens were running medium-fast and holding good approach shots well, but far too many unrepaired ball marks that makes it frustrating to keep fixing them on every hole when time permitted. Tee boxes (played the blues) were in good shape, as were the bunkers from what I saw but avoided all day. Fairways and rough in good, very playable shape.

Nice practice range adjacent to the first tee which is very convenient, and the cart upgrades are a welcome change, although still no GPS so make sure you have your own. Course is very narrow and challenging on the front nine, then opens up significantly on the back.

Overall everything is in nice working order at Rio Hondo right now so it will be worth your time and money to visit.

Played yesterday with two groups at Rio Hondo. The cart shortage problem is still there, good news from pro shop is new carts are coming in 2 weeks. In the mean time, get ready to depress the gas pe... Continue »

Played yesterday with two groups at Rio Hondo. The cart shortage problem is still there, good news from pro shop is new carts are coming in 2 weeks. In the mean time, get ready to depress the gas pedal half way for maximum horsepower. Course is in decent summer shape. Greens were best part, smooth rolling at 9. Tee boxes could use some work. Fairways were acceptable and just play preferred lies. Sand traps were thin, but playable. POP was 4.5 hours. Back nine plays faster and short (par 35) than front 9. Snack shop was busy and well stocked. Guys in pro shop are always friendly and professional. 19th hole restaurant was pleasant and effective and busy. Good they fixed their a/c. Remember to make your cocktail a DOUBLE FOR $2 more! Cheers!

Played the back 9 on 8/5/23. RH is generally in good shape. The greens were perfect this morning. I like to play here to keep the golf juices flowing. It is not an easy course - fairway are narrow... Continue »

Played the back 9 on 8/5/23. RH is generally in good shape. The greens were perfect this morning. I like to play here to keep the golf juices flowing. It is not an easy course - fairway are narrow and going off fw is gonna cause you problems..not a place for the beginner golfer. A good test of your game and where you stand.

Fun round out at Rio Hondo with a buddy yesterday. We had a 3:32pm tee time and rode with a $45 greens fee - a very good value for a fun course in very solid condition right now.

Fairways are in g... Continue »

Fun round out at Rio Hondo with a buddy yesterday. We had a 3:32pm tee time and rode with a $45 greens fee - a very good value for a fun course in very solid condition right now.

Fairways are in good shape with the occasional thin lie but mostly very good, while the rough is generally playable but makes you think about club selection. Most of the bunkers had good sand in them but could be a little thicker in that department. Tee boxes were flat and mostly in good shape.

Greens have healed up nicely from aerification and while you're still going to find a few lazy ball marks out there, for the most part they're running quite true and holding shots well. Speed seemed to vary a little bit depending on the hole as some greens seemed to be mowed down a bit tighter than others, but that might just be my perception based on my strokes.

Course is narrow and tight on the front nine, much more open and forgiving on the back nine, but always quite fun and challenging. Unfortunately there was no cart service on the course but a convenient snack shop at the turn. POP was pretty darn good as the group in front of us moved at a solid pace and the twosome we were paired with were a lot of fun so all in all it was a pretty nice little Saturday.

Keep up the good work, Rio Hondo.

Nice to return to Rio Hondo. Have always enjoyed this course. Conditions were about what I expected after having read the last review, although the greens were better than expected. Some bare areas in... Continue »

Nice to return to Rio Hondo. Have always enjoyed this course. Conditions were about what I expected after having read the last review, although the greens were better than expected. Some bare areas in the fairways, but generally good coverage. Did not find any bunkers, but they appeared OK. Staff was as usual friendly and accommodating . A really beautiful to morning to play golf on a fun track. Recommend this course.

Ventured out to Rio Hondo yesterday. They punched on 4/4, but the greens recovered quickly and nicely. Very little signs of the left over sand and they ran around 8/9. The tees boxes were punched r... Continue »

Ventured out to Rio Hondo yesterday. They punched on 4/4, but the greens recovered quickly and nicely. Very little signs of the left over sand and they ran around 8/9. The tees boxes were punched recently so tee boxes were not level. Fairways were in good shape and rough was minimal. POP was 5 hour for a WED. Cart gals seem like a new addition to operations except they were too busy driving around and never even stopped and asked us if we needed anything. Snack shop is convenient and well priced. The 19th hole has now an expanded menu and they fixed their a/c finally. If you drink hard liquor, make a double for better value and fun! Customer service was fine, some of the carts seem dated and slow. Will return because price is right and Montebello is closed now.

Played an afternoon round at Rio Hondo and enjoyed getting back on this fun course for the first time in around a year. The greens had been punched around nine days ago so I was hoping they would be a... Continue »

Played an afternoon round at Rio Hondo and enjoyed getting back on this fun course for the first time in around a year. The greens had been punched around nine days ago so I was hoping they would be a little more healed up, but they definitely still have about two more weeks until the punches are gone and the sand is no longer required.

Even with that though, they were running pretty good - good enough to make three one-putt birdies. Held shots well and there's nothing too tricky or quirky about the green complexes at Rio Hondo. The fairways were in good not great shape, with lots of good lies but a fair share of thin ones as well. Rough is a nice length, the bunkers were mostly in very good, fluffy shape, and the tee boxes are all pretty well maintained.

POP was definitely an issue with a pretty slow group in front of us (or just the general pile-up of players all over - never worse than the back-to-back par 3s on holes 7 and 8), but made even worse when some youngsters mostly fooling around let the group ahead of us pass on the 11th hole and we were stuck behind them the rest of the round. That was not ideal. Ended up being around a five hour round so that could definitely be better.

I always enjoy playing Rio Hondo though and expect it to be in much better shape quite soon, but I don't know if they're going to get the POP situation better in that time. Let's hope so.

Played yesterday 7:30am tee time. I agree with the last review. Rio Hondo is usually in slightly better conditions you would expect at a typical muni but right now overall conditions are slightly wors... Continue »

Played yesterday 7:30am tee time. I agree with the last review. Rio Hondo is usually in slightly better conditions you would expect at a typical muni but right now overall conditions are slightly worse. I recently played Lakewood, Navy Destroyer and El Dorado, all in better shape than this course.
Tee boxes were really bad. Half dirt and half patchy grass.
Fairways were very thin, lots of bald patches.
Rough is like the Fairways but slightly worse.
Bunkers were the only nice part of the course.
Greens were a mixed bag. Some were fast, some were slow, some were nice, some had a lot of bare ground/dirt.
Pace of play. Stared at 730am and finish 12pm. 4 and half hours on a Friday. Seems kinda slow for a 730am tee time.