Played Mission Viejo CC today with the SCGA outing and was pleasantly surprised when running into Wendy and Perry it was so nice to see them. I played with Chris from my Los Verdes Mens Club and 2 ot... Continue »

Played Mission Viejo CC today with the SCGA outing and was pleasantly surprised when running into Wendy and Perry it was so nice to see them. I played with Chris from my Los Verdes Mens Club and 2 other very nice guys named John and Jim. It started out a little cool and windy but warmed up nicely. After a few swings and chips off we went. We teed off at number 16 which by the way the course is very difficult to navigate so signage anywhere and it seemed like blind leading the blind, however we found our starting point. We started on a par 3 and we all played the white tees. Carts had a very nice gps system and music speakers as well. The tee boxes were mostly level and divots were mostly filled in, fairways were recently mowed in fact the maintenance staff was mowing on some of the fairways we were on. Fairways were very nice to hit from and for the most part very generous. If you missed the fairways rough was tough not sure how to describe it but it was sticky and thick and as my partner called it a “ tough tossed salad”. I was in a few traps and the sand was nice and compact and you could hear the thump from the sand. Greens were recently punched but I didn’t think it made too much of a difference because I thought they rolled fine mostly because I made most of my putts. After the turn I was pleasantly surprised that the club provided us with lunch, the choice was hamburgers or chicken breast, salad, fruit, chips, cookies, brownies and soft drinks and bottled water. I thought the back side was a little tougher than the front and it is very hilly in some places. Overall, I had a great day with lots of nice people and a very nice course and if you get a chance to play it, I would definitely recommend it..