Played 12-10-2020. This course is a favorite of mine. Love the layout and conditions are always good. There were a few brown spots in the fairways but overall conditions were great. Greens showed sign... Continue »

Played 12-10-2020. This course is a favorite of mine. Love the layout and conditions are always good. There were a few brown spots in the fairways but overall conditions were great. Greens showed signs of healing from punching but rolled fast and true. Tee boxes were perfect as always. I was only in 2 traps . The first was a fairway bunker and was smooth a nice. Soft on top but firm below. The second was on the par 3 9th. It was wet and almost mud. I guess they can't be completely perfect! Could play this course every week and not get tired of it!

Rode the Blues (6560/71.2/126) in slightly more than than 4H in sunny, fairly calm conditions in the 60's. Played with Gary, Steve and Chuck who are all easy to play with and kept things loose. We al... Continue »

Rode the Blues (6560/71.2/126) in slightly more than than 4H in sunny, fairly calm conditions in the 60's. Played with Gary, Steve and Chuck who are all easy to play with and kept things loose. We all had separate carts, COVID masks required only around course employees and in common areas. Course overall is in very nice shape for December. My overall rating will probably be lower than most because of playing numerous rounds on totally over seeded courses recently. Tees were mowed nicely with good coverage. Fairways were semi lush, good coverage, very playable. Rough also had good coverage and could be penal even though not overly high. Just long enough to make longer clubs challenging. Traps were mediocre. Okay quality sand but looked like they could use a good raking/churning. Large greens were smooth, firm and putted medium fast. Chipping and stopping irons without rollout was a challenge. Minor bare spots around many edges that did not really affect play. Excellent practice facility. All grass driving range with adjacent chipping and putting practice areas. Drink cart around at least 4 times today. No GPS on the basic carts. The customer service was excellent from all encountered. Curley/Schmidt design that is an enjoyable and fun course to play. Tough enough w/o being overly punitive. Highly recommended.

Ventured out to Goose yesterday and teed off at 1220 (10 mins early) as they were ahead of their tee sheet. POP was 4.5 waiting on a few tee boxes. Staff excellent as always, masking in the clubhous... Continue »

Ventured out to Goose yesterday and teed off at 1220 (10 mins early) as they were ahead of their tee sheet. POP was 4.5 waiting on a few tee boxes. Staff excellent as always, masking in the clubhouse only and both the chipping green and putting green were open. The course is in fantastic shape tee to green, albeit I have seen it in slightly better if I am being nitpick. Tees were even, level and had full coverage 8/10. Fairways were just about perfect 9/10. Rough was overall good as well about 2 inches in length 8/10. I wasn't in any bunkers but they looked great. Greens were the highlight, rolling firm and fast but holding shot 9/10. Gurus should be in for a treat later this week! Always recommended.

Played here 11-16 with a 8:30 tee time. We got off right on time on a perfect day for golf,warm,sunny and hardly a breeze.
I can’t really add much to the recent reviews except that now is the time to... Continue »

Played here 11-16 with a 8:30 tee time. We got off right on time on a perfect day for golf,warm,sunny and hardly a breeze.
I can’t really add much to the recent reviews except that now is the time to play here,conditions are some of the best I have seen here. Fairways green and lush,rough just high enough to make you work a bit and greens running quick and pure.
POP was 3:45 with a little waiting because we were a twosome behind a foursome.
Typical covid precautions with no rakes or water on the course. Range and practice green are open. Masks required in the clubhouse which is open for snacks and drinks to go.We saw the cart several times and some workers raking bunkers from time to time.

Played Goose Creek today on a beautiful and rare day off from work and the course looks and is in fantastic shape. Check in was smooth and went over to range to hit and chip.. When I got to the first... Continue »

Played Goose Creek today on a beautiful and rare day off from work and the course looks and is in fantastic shape. Check in was smooth and went over to range to hit and chip.. When I got to the first tee I met up my playing partners who were an an older (65+ ) korean couple Yoon & Anne and were extremely nice to play with. I was planning on playing III (the whites) because my back can't take the 6700 yards anymore but they had the IV (blues) moved up so I said what the heck. First I will start with the tee boxes, I didn't see too many divots and overall I thought tee boxes were excellent. They must have came out of overseeding recently because starter said it was 90 degree rule and cart path for the par 3's and fairways showed it because they were in great shape. The greens are the best I have seen there in a while, very few divots marks and they rolled very true. Didn't visit sand at all but it looks they were raked this morning. Regardless of when you play here, this course is first class all the way from the check in to the cart girl who came by 3-4 times, everyone and everything there is top notch. Definitely recommended..

Played today. Course is in very nice condition. Course is open to carts except for Hole #6. Rough is still slightly overgrown, but they were mowing it as we played. Fairways are nice and lush. Sand ... Continue »

Played today. Course is in very nice condition. Course is open to carts except for Hole #6. Rough is still slightly overgrown, but they were mowing it as we played. Fairways are nice and lush. Sand traps are decent but slightly compacted. Greens are nice, smooth and rolled med-fast.

Beautiful day to be out, cold in the morning but warmed up as we played. POP was a great 3.75 hours. Staff was great as usual. Still no inside dining due to Riverside Covid restrictions.

Tee'd it up on Tuesday, September 15 with Steve (sr129). Check in was smooth and easy and the usual Covid 19 precautions are in place. The guy behind the counter didn't mention that single cart rider ... Continue »

Tee'd it up on Tuesday, September 15 with Steve (sr129). Check in was smooth and easy and the usual Covid 19 precautions are in place. The guy behind the counter didn't mention that single cart rider costs more and we found out when we pulled up to the first tee and the starter told us we would have to share a cart. Really not that big of a deal for me and enjoyed Steve's company and the cool tunes he was playing. The course is in the always fantastic shape that is Goose Creek. Tee Boxes - Nice shape and playable. As we got further in the round the tee boxes and been mowed very tight making then look brown, but did not effect play at all. The only tee box that had anything to comment about was the white tee area on 17, the ground was very hard and it was difficult to get a tee in for a proper teeing height. Fairways - as always very nice and ball sat up nicely. There were a few GUR's but very few and did not effect anything. Rough - nice with very few thin area's and it just thick enough to make one think about club choice. Bunkers - Thin and firm, but still playable. Greens - Great shape with very few ball marks here and there. A couple of greens were a little bumpy but nothing to complain about. They were running Medium Fast. Practice Area - Nice all grass driving range with nice Bridgestone balls. There were no signs stating distances to flags which would have been nice, but I was only using the range to loosen up my swing. Note: don't use up all your good shots on the range like I did. The putting green was unusable when we got there because of the amount of grass clippings on it, but they were gone when we finished our round. POP - 4 hrs exactly. The spacing of groups here is really nice as they dont let you tee off untill the group in front of you is on the first green. We only waited on a few shots and the wait was not long at all. Never really saw the group behind us. I can't wait to get back out there and highly recommend this course.

Love the course, but won't be returning. First off, let me just say that I love this golf course. Easily in my top 10 in Southern California, including the many private courses I've played. I think t... Continue »

Love the course, but won't be returning. First off, let me just say that I love this golf course. Easily in my top 10 in Southern California, including the many private courses I've played. I think the design is great and it's challenging enough for good players, but not crazy hard for average players or beginners. And I think the maintenance crew always does a great job considering it gets a good amount of play and is in a really hot area weather wise. I've always lived 60-90 minutes away, but have considered it worth the drive several times a year. That said, I won't be returning to this course nearly as frequently given the experience I've had in the last month. I played there in foursomes with friends on 8/8 and 8/29. I am thankful that they are making a big effort to keep pace of play fast, but they are not doing it the right way. On 8/8 we turned in about 1:45, but were harassed by the marshal on #5 tee because the green was clear slightly before we reached that tee. We were never out of position, and the group behind us didn't have to wait on us a single time. When we arrived to #10, the starter said something like "Okay so you guys turned in... (checked his clipboard)... never mind, you guys are fine, have a good time out there." Nevertheless, the marshal was on us nearly every hole. He scolded us for parking a cart a couple of feet off a path to get some shade in the 95 degree weather, and again harassed us about pace just short of the 15th green because we were still chipping and the group ahead was on the 17th tee. The group behind us was in the 14th fairway at the time. On our approaches to 18 we had to wait for the group ahead to clear the green (which we didn't mind given the great pace all day), and we finished in 3:50. We chalked this experience up to one grumpy marshal and booked again on 8/29. We were told by the starter that the time goal for the day was 2 hours for each 9, and 4 hours total. Perfect. I will admit that we got behind almost immediately in terms of position. By the 4th tee, we were a full hole behind, but doing fine on time, and not holding the group behind us up. The same marshal from 8/8 spoke to us on #6, and we told him we realized there was a gap, but it had been there from the start and we were paying attention to our time and the group behind. He said that was unacceptable and irrelevant and that we must catch the group ahead. We let him know we remembered him from a few weeks prior and told him we didn't care to speak to him anymore and that we'd try to speed up. We teed off on 10 and then the starter pulled up in a cart. He said our turn time was 2:05 and we must pick up the pace. We noted that we'd already teed off on 10, so the turn time was quicker than 2:05, and pointed down #9 showing him that the group behind was not on the hole at all, and not even on the 8th green. He just repeated that we must speed up. Near the 12th green the marshal harassed us yet again, because the group ahead was now almost 2 holes ahead. We reiterated that we were on pace for a 4 hour round and that the group behind us was also almost 2 holes behind us, so we were not causing any delay to anyone. Again he said that was irrelevant, but this time added that we may not want to continue to play at Goose Creek. On the 14th tee another marshal approached us with more of the same harassment. We noted that we were on pace for a 4 hour round and we might be a hole further ahead of our current position but not for the many conversations initiated by course staff. We finished the round in 3:59 and spoke to the pro shop about our treatment over the last two rounds (in which we played in a total of 7:49), but they just parroted the lines from the marshals. We waited to see when the group behind us finished, which was 27 minutes after we left the 18th green. (They played in a respectable 4:15 or so.) We plan to take the marshal up on his offer to play elsewhere. I'd rather play in 4:15 or 4:30 without the harassment than 3:50 or 3:59 at Goose Creek with their aggressive and irrational staff.

Played yesterday and teed off a little after 8. Pace of play was pretty good, we finished in a little over 4 hours. I agree with the last couple of reviews. The course is very nice right now and ... Continue »

Played yesterday and teed off a little after 8. Pace of play was pretty good, we finished in a little over 4 hours. I agree with the last couple of reviews. The course is very nice right now and with this heat we have been getting they have still been able to maintain very good playing conditions.

There are some areas around the greens that are bare but those were marked with spray painted blue dots and we were able to take relief from it. Greens rolled well. Not the fastest I've seen here but still I'd say slightly above a medium pace. Just a few ball marks here and there but generally it looked like golfers had repaired their marks.

Fairways were pretty nice to hit from. Again with the heat there are going to be some bad spots but generally you'll have a good lie all day.

Rough isn't too bad and generally won't impact your club decision but I did have a lie that I decided not to try and muscle out and just hit a higher lofting club out to get back in play.

I seemed to find every bunker that was in the middle of the fairway (#3, #10, and #15). So much for aiming to the middle... Fairway bunkers a little firmer than the greenside bunker. The sand was a little firmer than I expected and I was in a greenside bunker too. They all did look pretty consistent too.

Even though I played poorly the course was very enjoyable and I'm looking to get back up here before the fall maintenance.