Just got back from an outing with the guru guys: Johnny, Larry, Gary, and Vince on a rather "warm" afternoon. Check-in was simple enough and I was met with a "better you than me out there in that heat... Continue »

Just got back from an outing with the guru guys: Johnny, Larry, Gary, and Vince on a rather "warm" afternoon. Check-in was simple enough and I was met with a "better you than me out there in that heat" line. I've done worse by far (114 in the shade in Yuma and 117 in Palm Desert come to mind), but this one was a bit rough due to the humidity and haze. Headed over to the range and was able to hit a few shots to the targets set up at the standard yardages. Putting green up front was quick, a bit spongy, and foreshadowed the absolutely frustrating putting day I was about to have.

Headed out on the course as a 5-some (not like there were many other people out in the heat) and we decided to play the blue tees. The course itself is very interesting and could technically be seen as "target golf." While you are not severely penalized (most times) for a miss off the tee, the course does give you hints on where you should be off the tees. Most landing areas are given as the widest part of the fairway and usually just before bunkering on the shorter par 4's. You can decide to bomb it over the bunkers (I did plenty of that after the heat took hold of my thought processes) but you will have to fit the ball into a much smaller landing area.

Tee boxes: I don't think we stood on a single tee box that I would consider "level" (yes, I'm picky about that as I like to use the full tee box depending on the pin position or the shot I want to hit). I think much of that would be due to tee box positions used this day. I spent a great deal of time looking for a spot I was comfortable setting up without being above/below the ball or on a downslope.

Fairways/Rough: Some fairways are hard/short/fast (love this most days) and others are cushioned and lush. The rough is a mix of long and short areas with some tough lies to be found if unlucky. Not complaining as that is the point of rough. Personally, I would like the rough a little longer around the green to allow for a larger variety of shots. There were a couple wet spots on the edges of the fairway and into the rough including a casual water spot I found with a shot. No big deal, but makes me glad to see watering being done.

Greens/bunkers: I wasn't in any of the green side bunkers on the course but did see a few shots that appeared to come from adequate sand conditions. I did get to look at plenty of the bunkers as I was heading to my ball and the other bunkers looked to be about 75% in good condition and 25% in need of additional sand. The greens themselves look to be a mix of grass types leading to afternoon bumping and a mottled look. With the grain, the greens are absurdly fast when you are above the hole (I was up there very often). Against the grain, expect the ball to stop on a dime and break hard. The greens, whether into or with the grain, will take the spin and the ball will dance for you.

Funny/strange aside: Our cart's GPS system refused to work until about the 12th hole. By then we were already using an old yardage book my father game me and my laser. I cannot speak to the accuracy of the cart system but the other units in the group seemed to be more accurate than most I have seen in "mountainous" terrain.

6/20 with the gurus Johnny, Larry, Alex, and Vince on a hot afternoon--not busy so sent off as a 5some--fun grouping and very enjoyable golfing partners.
Fairways are still pretty green closely crop... Continue »

6/20 with the gurus Johnny, Larry, Alex, and Vince on a hot afternoon--not busy so sent off as a 5some--fun grouping and very enjoyable golfing partners.
Fairways are still pretty green closely cropped but very tight blades giving good lies and ample cushion. Some areas of GUR conditions and re-sodding in process--does not affect play Rough is fairly short not very penal but more of an issue around the greens being longer and thicker.
Did not play out of any bunkers but by observation they looked ok. Tees level with good cover.
Greens looked slower than they played(but were slower than the practice green)still medium to medium fast--some being a little bumpy and on the softer side--caught a lot of edges just slight mis-reads and some early trouble judging speed mostly because of the slope. These greens are huge with some contours and irregular shape that allows for very interesting pin placements.
Grass driving range in fairly good condition but not as smooth as the fairways.
A very interesting layout with elevation changes, a good variety of holes, quite scenic and with the traps being visible the holes are nicely framed and the white sand provides a good contrast to the green colors.
Friendly easy going staff.

Played 6/4. Course was in overall pretty good shape. Especially nice to play here with the new toll road lane. Practice facilities are in good shape but the putting green continues to be slower tha... Continue »

Played 6/4. Course was in overall pretty good shape. Especially nice to play here with the new toll road lane. Practice facilities are in good shape but the putting green continues to be slower than the course. I was expecting lighting greens like two months ago and was surprised to find them a little more manageable.

Tees: Mostly even, quite of bit of divots but no trouble finding a good spot. They were a little up so I suspect they were doing some repair. For instance the 10 blue tee was at the white mark down the hill.
Fairways: Continue to get a little better every round. Never found a bad lie but there were some spots of GUR like on 1, 3, 11. A little more green than March and definitely not rolling out as much (although still a bit)
Rough: Non existent. If it is there, it is thin and pretty spotty.
Bunkers: Luckily wasn't in any but they looked ok. Sounded like there was some depth there when my playing partner hit out of one.
Greens: A little bumpier and longer in length then I am used to for here but still very firm. Rolled true but occasionally had weird breaks around the hole that couldn't be solely from slope.

Overall a great round for the price (25$) would recommend. I figure I just caught the greens on a bad day. Hopefully the fairways continue to improve.

Played today 6/8. Pace of play was a good 4 to 4.5 hours. The greens were hard and fast. I have not played here for about a year and was disappointed with some of the fairways as they had large area... Continue »

Played today 6/8. Pace of play was a good 4 to 4.5 hours. The greens were hard and fast. I have not played here for about a year and was disappointed with some of the fairways as they had large areas of grass removed and under repair. Not worth full rack rates at this time until those repairs re completed. We were not told about these repairs. Still one of my favorite tracks, but won't be back until repairs are completed or a discount rate is offered.

Played 6/5/17 ..The Eagle has made a nice comeback from the last time I played. Greens roll fair to good, hold the line better than most. Will fool you down hill. You'll have long putts because green... Continue »

Played 6/5/17 ..The Eagle has made a nice comeback from the last time I played. Greens roll fair to good, hold the line better than most. Will fool you down hill. You'll have long putts because greens at large. Fairways good, Green, lush. A little standing water in the AM, but not a real problem. Pace of play good. Just around 4hrs. One of the really good layouts in Orang County and Riverside. Less than a 45 minute drive from HB in the morning.

Haven't played or posted much of late. So I looked over recent reviews for Eagle and thought, hmmm - these don't seem to be consistent impressions of the same track. For context here, I love this trac... Continue »

Haven't played or posted much of late. So I looked over recent reviews for Eagle and thought, hmmm - these don't seem to be consistent impressions of the same track. For context here, I love this track but it is well documented on GK by the golf director himself that they are seeking new solutions to maintenance problems here. And with drought and all, things had been pretty dry up until recently.

Driving up, course still looked pretty dry but a ted greener than of late - this panoramic view of the course conditions that you get from the club house was pretty much confirmed upon closer inspection. Turf conditioning is improved overall, with more pad under the ball and the fairways are pretty much clear of any in-growth. Bermuda all the way. That said, it's 50/50 lush versus drier so it's still on the firm side and the ball travels a long way on the ground. A few fairways were recently slit-cut in areas and that was the first sign I got that maintenance is ongoing.

Rough is pretty much non-existent everywhere except around the greens, as it has been for living memory. So there are some iffy lies to be had and no two ways about it, the reason to avoid the rough is not because it's long and penal, but because it's funky thin and penal. Hitting off dirt is not unexpected here. Tees are fine and the sand replacements on the front 9 mentioned on GK by Scott Flowers are visible and much welcomed. Most fairway traps though remain clay and hard-packed.

Either they are getting prepped for green maintenance or they are punting on doing a full aeration for now, but at least 2/3 of the greens showed a light sanding (probably applied in the last 6-10 days) and about 7 or 8 had been slit-cut (16 appeared to have been done very recently, maybe in the last few days). There were few un-repaired ball marks and they were on the firm and fast side, but I thought they were pretty bobbly with the remnant sand and slits.
Also, pins were near edges or tucked on slopes suggesting they were keeping play away from the majority of surfaces in prep for more maintenance.

Clearly they are working towards improvements. but the course remains on the dry and firm side with conditions less than ideal for the most part. I would rate about 6 overall.

I have been playing eagle Glen the last few years and last week was the best the greens have ever been in my opinion. Little nervous as putting green was aerified but rest of greens were not. They wer... Continue »

I have been playing eagle Glen the last few years and last week was the best the greens have ever been in my opinion. Little nervous as putting green was aerified but rest of greens were not. They were very firm and very quick, something I would expect at a tour course. The price is very reasonable and the grounds team does an excellent job of making the place look nice. They were out during my round working and I could see they are trying to improve the course. The greens were perfect. There is alot of play and the course was packed so I expect ball marks and lots of divots when a course gets busy. The fwys are very tight and give your ball lots of roll which helps as the course can play very very long in the wind. I love playing on these greens and will be back again in a few days. I play golf on average 200 plus times a year and the majority of rounds are here. Great job eagle Glen you guys are bringing the course back!

This review is for my round played on Friday 4/14. I have played this course many times, and I always enjoy the layout and fantastic scenery. I typically always recommend playing here.

This parti... Continue »

This review is for my round played on Friday 4/14. I have played this course many times, and I always enjoy the layout and fantastic scenery. I typically always recommend playing here.

This particular round was probably my most challenging experience, for a variety of reasons.

1) The practice green was closed prior to our tee time, even though there didn't appear to be a reason for the closure (it was open when we returned after our round was over). Not a huge deal, but it would've been nice to get a feel for the greens prior to actually starting the round.
2) On the first tee, the group in front of us was waiting to hit their second shot. The starter proclaimed "go ahead guys, you can't reach them". Umm, sorry, they're ~260 out, downhill, of course we can reach them! We were taken aback by this comment. Sure enough, one of the drives landed right where they were a few moments prior. This rush off the first tee was pointless anyway, since the groups in front would be slow the entire rest of the round (4:40 total time 1 to 18!). The gps-controlled carts don't help things, when the group in front of you drives up to the green to retrieve their forgotten wedge, and then has to reverse back out slowly to get back to the approved area. I get the intent of this feature to protect the course, but it slows the rounds down when people don't know what they're doing.
3) The greens were very sandy, yet actually fairly quick. I'd imagine in another week or two, they'll be amazing. Providing you are able to get a feel for them prior to your round, they are quicker than they would appear, being covered in sand. This didn't come up in any maintenance alert either.
4) The bunkers were hit and miss. The few that I ended up in were in great shape, with tons of fluffy sand. I noticed a few others that were opposite of that. It's nice to see progress here. Historically, the bunkers haven't been the greatest, but they're getting better.

All of that aside, possibly my greatest complaint about the round - and I rarely have complaints here - were the fairways! They were simply awful in places, mud pits really. Be prepared to play winter rules in April. They're usually fantastic here, so I was rather surprised.

Overall, still a wonderful course, tons of fun, and the cart girls are the best in Socal.

Played Eagle Glen Friday 17 March. Had a 7:20 tee time and went out on time. The course is very green, tee boxes were good, fairways good, a little wet that early so we did not have much roll out, fai... Continue »

Played Eagle Glen Friday 17 March. Had a 7:20 tee time and went out on time. The course is very green, tee boxes were good, fairways good, a little wet that early so we did not have much roll out, fairway bunker on #3 had really nice sand, the bunkers on the back none were terrible, luckily I was not in any bunkers on the back nine. Rough was non existant, Greens were hard and fast, did not have to fix many ball marks. POP was 4:21 and that is because of the 2 other groups in our 6 group tourny that we were behind and waited on every hole. I like this course because it makes you think on some holes instead of just taking driver and slamming it. I have stated before and I will state again, I HATE hole #2, they need to turn that into a par 3 and go 71 on the course. if not, they need to re slope the lower section and or remove one of the upper bunkers. $6 for a warm up bucket of balls was too expensive. IMHO. Service in the restaurant was great as usual.