very disappointing conditions. In short avoid this place. I’ve played here dozens of times and the last couple includ... » More

very disappointing conditions. In short avoid this place. I’ve played here dozens of times and the last couple including earlier this week have really been poor conditions. The greens have multiple brown/dead areas on them and the skirt area around the greens are atrocious. Mainly hardpacked dirt with a few patches of grass here and there. Fairways were the only decent part of the course. Fairly lush with a good amount of rollout. Tee boxes were pretty chewed up. Bunkers were a mixture of gravel pits and others were excellent with ample fluffy sand throughout.

Prices at Dragonfly have gone through the roof in the last 5 years. The price and conditions just don’t match up. There are better options when in the area.
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Walked West Seattle this morning and enjoyed it quite a bit. I've been meaning to get back out here as it has been a few... » More

Walked West Seattle this morning and enjoyed it quite a bit. I've been meaning to get back out here as it has been a few years, and I'm not sure why I've waited this long. Conditions were pretty good all the way around, even though it was a bit on the cold side with about a 1 club wind that was coming and going. The greens rolled pretty well at a medium quick pace, with a few bumps here and there. Well struck shots would hold, longer clubs for me released a bit. Fairways gave decent roll out, and really nice lies to hit from (except from the old divot I found on my best drive of the day on #9). Rough isn't very long (but still nice and healthy) and not very penalizing. I found the greenside bunker on 16 and it had a good layer of quality sand. Tee boxes had just been punched, but that didn't bother me as you're putting your ball on a tee so I'm happy they're keeping them healthy. I had found a tee time for a single at 8:37, and the guys in the shop bumped me forward to join the twosome that went off at 8:30, and we got around in a solid 4 hours, with the slowish group in front of us letting us play through at the turn. Got a decent lunch in the restaurant afterwards, and experienced really solid customer service everywhere. Definitely need to get this place back in the rotation.
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Played this AM. POP of 3.5 H. Concur with
RDDenn on his comments. Especially the dryness but I like that as it prov... » More

Played this AM. POP of 3.5 H. Concur with
RDDenn on his comments. Especially the dryness but I like that as it provided some great roll out all morning. Enjoyed the speed of the greens and having local knowledge really helps when they are like this. Always great to get back here and play given the distance these days for me and freeway traffic. Do miss Bob and his crew from years ago, as well as all the former guys like Gary, Mike and Mike behind the counter. But the coffee shop is a great improvement from years past. Still a great value with Sr county card and one of the best county courses around.
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Played Thursday, 5/15, in midmorning. Good service from the course, starter at the first tee keeping groups moving, mars... » More

Played Thursday, 5/15, in midmorning. Good service from the course, starter at the first tee keeping groups moving, marshals around the course, coffee shop open and doing a decent business. Started about 10 minutes after our tee time and played in around 4.5 hours, not bad for this course at that time of day.

The course is dry, looking more pronounced on the back nine. Fairways and greens were good but the rough is not gettin much water. On #15, the dry areas extended into the fairway. I was left of the fairway and got great distance because there was nothing to stop the ball. On #16, I punched out of the trees and was lucky I rolled into the fairway bunker about 115 yards out, or I would have rolled down the drop off to the fence. The fairway was running much faster than I expected. The greens were excellent with decent speed.

Picture perfect day although the Santa Ana winds had the marine layer blocking views of Catalina Island. Recommended.
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Played 5-13-25 early morning walking as a single in a little over 3 hours, taking my time and enjoying the course. Easy... » More

Played 5-13-25 early morning walking as a single in a little over 3 hours, taking my time and enjoying the course. Easy check in as usual. Tee boxes in good shape, level and lush. Fairways were in really nice shape with minimal roll out and a great surface to hit from. Rough is in good condition, 1-2 inches with some thicker stuff on a few of the holes. Was in one greenside bunker that had very nice white sand. Greens had had a micro punch done to them so they were a little slow with an occasional bump but not to bad, and playing a little on the soft side. Overall great conditions for an early morning walk.
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played this course for first time with some friends in afternoon. pleasantly surprised, some reviews had been negative ... » More

played this course for first time with some friends in afternoon. pleasantly surprised, some reviews had been negative but the course was in decent condition and the layout was interesting. a couple of funky holes but nothing too narrow or gimmicky. blue teeboxes were in decent condition and level, fairway was well covered and spots that were not were marked GUR. greens were quick especially downhill. very few people out despite a beautiful 70 degree day. no cart service and snack bar closes at 130pm. would play again for the right price though i worry about these privates that convert to public as they never seem to do well.
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After finding another GN Hot Deal, I headed back to Pala Mesa 3 weeks after my prior review.

Last time, I comme... » More

After finding another GN Hot Deal, I headed back to Pala Mesa 3 weeks after my prior review.

Last time, I commented on the near excellent conditions all around - with some minor reservations on the greens. 3 weeks later, I have no more reservations on the greens. They were really nice this time, and any prior observations of "competing grass types" were very minimal this time. They do have one green with some challenges (#8 I think), but outside of that, they were great.

Highly recommended.
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Played 5/13. First time out here in a while. Course is in the best shape I have seen it in some time. Greens were nice a... » More

Played 5/13. First time out here in a while. Course is in the best shape I have seen it in some time. Greens were nice and smooth, fairways had good coverage. Sand traps pretty good overall. Price included lunch, cart and small bucket so it's a good deal. I always liked the layout here. Will definitely be back.
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Wow that was awful. 5 hours on a Tuesday afternoon teeing off just after 1pm.
Dunno why it was so slow, it took 2.5... » More

Wow that was awful. 5 hours on a Tuesday afternoon teeing off just after 1pm.
Dunno why it was so slow, it took 2.5 hours for the front 9, and then may be just barely under 5 hours by like a couple minutes. Waited on every shot, every hole.
The course is in TERRIBLE shape. They have done NOTHING to the course in the WHOLE PAST YEAR!!!!! With all the rain we had, with the great cooler weather we had this year in this area that was almost unheard of, even getting a downpour here beginning of May, and the course is dried out, crusty, with lots of bare spots and dead spots all over the place!!!! I don't understand it. We told them this is a problem LAST YEAR!!!!! A YEAR AGO!!!!! What the heck happened to the maintenance?????
NONE of the tee boxes had been fixed. They are exactly as bad as they were last year, with cavities and divot holes and bare dirt patches all over them all. We told them this is a problem!!!! How can they let the course get like this, when every other course nearby are all lush and green, even the LA City courses are in better shape than this!!!!, not this thin, crusty, pock-marked mess!!!!
Why did it tale so long to play today? 5 hours just, and most of the tees were up on the gold or even forward than that!!!! There was a little bit of wind, but my gawd, why????? The course is 6300 yards from the gold tees!!!!
The Pace of Play was unconscionable, as was the conditions. I was shocked how badly scrappy it looked. Sure, most of the areas around the greens had some green and some grass, but wow, the rough down the fairways were mostly brown, the the fairways that had always had dead spots are the same if not worse!!!!! Who the heck is looking after this place?
The bunkers are the same crusty, hard-bottom, thin crap. Still?????
It's been another year!!!! A WHOLE YEAR!!!!! and nothing has changed. Well, some things have got worse.
Disgraceful. They are making hand over fist from the food and drinks, but nobody is putting it back into the golf course itself. You let it go a bit more, it will look like how the courses everywhere used to look a decade ago when we went through the drought - dry and terrible fairways and crusty rough, with barely passable greens. Remember that????
So sad.
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Out here for Mother's Day playing with my Mom and Brother. We got the resident rate from my mom, which was $63 at noon o... » More

Out here for Mother's Day playing with my Mom and Brother. We got the resident rate from my mom, which was $63 at noon on a Sunday. Much better than the non-resident rate of $112. We played the west/north combo, and the course is in fantastic shape right now. They had a ton of rain the last few weeks, but the course is fully drained and just a pleasure to play. Lush carpet like fairway with rough that is just a touch longer than the fairway, making it easy to play from. Greens were firm and fast but allowed some good check if played right. If you can find a deal, I highly suggest playing here.
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Banned from Boston on mother's day my plans turned to golf. Most all the immediate family loves the game. And this mig... » More

Banned from Boston on mother's day my plans turned to golf. Most all the immediate family loves the game. And this might be more appropriate in the forum what'd ya shoot, but it was my Mom's age on the number 90 with 29 putts her favorite part of the game.
So this one's for you Ellen!
MKo's review was a pleasant surprise to read. If my reviews influenced his decision to play here passing many better courses on the way north OK!
On to the review early tee time (3rd? out) showed up earlier in order to move up. Accomplished that as two following two for the usual 3:10 POP. This day a lighter tee sheet than normally busier Sundays with nice weather. Keep pace moving the course is wonderful a slow slog and one could question the travel time out here. (45 mins for me)
Usually on Sundays the first tee visible from 7th green to 9th fairway is stacked with a couple groups when we pass by, hence the longer POP noted by MK's prose.
Greens good / great could be slicker and quicker I would not complain. rated 8 my highest.
Tee boxes a bit shaggy with variable divots and some bumps. They are "working" on improving those most in need. A lower cut would improve or more frequently.
Fairways not tight lies, but firm with the proper rollout for conditions.
Bunkers sand firming up from what I observed and the one I exited well (par 3 14th)
Rough getting sticky and taller as the spring grow out continues. Getting penal as it should.
Grill opens at 7:30 and with "home" style mexican flair I've always liked.
Glad that was also validated in previous review.
Walking rate $45 prime time $20 single seat in cart. Makes it an attractive value for my budget and game. Rather move to more weekday golf at Senior rates, but with my friend still working in the concrete it's Sundays to join him. I play it down. Partner lift clean place.
All good and easy to support a facility like this.
Fun = making a deuce on the longest made putt of the day! (par 3 #3)
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Played before 7:00 am on Sunday, Mother's Day. Course was surprisingly crowded when we finished in almost exactly 4 hour... » More

Played before 7:00 am on Sunday, Mother's Day. Course was surprisingly crowded when we finished in almost exactly 4 hours. I thought Mother's Day was supposed to be the lightest of the year??

Short add to my review last week. They fixed the greens. Quickest turnaround I have ever seen. No evidence of any issue. The greens look great. They are running a little faster than medium speed, so not as fast as usual, but they are much better than last week. They were putting more water on the course likely because of the unseasonable heat.
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