Rode the Blues (3029/54.1/80) with Chris and Lisa in 3H on a GN Hot Deal, $26.49 including fees. The weather was clear, around 90 and breezy. First time playing this Ted Robinson Jr. Executive course... Continue »

Rode the Blues (3029/54.1/80) with Chris and Lisa in 3H on a GN Hot Deal, $26.49 including fees. The weather was clear, around 90 and breezy. First time playing this Ted Robinson Jr. Executive course that opened in 1971. Straight forward, traditional desert layout that snakes through a well maintained manufactured home community. Over a half dozen lakes come prominently into play, four short par 4's and fourteen par 3's. I think I used a dozen different clubs, the layout is a good mixture of holes. The tees were mediocre, decent coverage and a few were crowned. You can tell most people use irons continually on most tees, lots of old divots. The fairways were mostly lush poa annua, nice to play from, mowed close. Same for the rough, which was maintained just a little higher than the fairways, good coverage and not penal to play from. The sand traps were nicely raked but were poor overall. All 3 sand shots I had there was not an adequate cushion before you hit hardpan underneath. The condition from afar of the smallish Bermuda greens was a pleasant surprise. They held irons well, I was surprised how many irons I backed up on these seemingly firm greens. They putted true, not alot of break. However, you had to blast the ball... calling these slow is insulting to slow. More like putting on the fringe on most courses. The customer service was great at check-in. No frills course, no driving range, very small putting green, no drink cart. Do not remember any water stations on the course, but they have complementary water available at the clubhouse. If you like Ted Robinson layouts and short courses, you would probably enjoy Date Palm C.C. Overall, not bad for a short course, the layout was decent. However, could not recommend because of the woefully slow greens.