3/12 guru outing, having a good time playing with Jerry, Vince, and Lee. Blustery day with about a 1-2 club wind to contend with as well as some pretty tough pins for me at least. Conditions are out... Continue »

3/12 guru outing, having a good time playing with Jerry, Vince, and Lee. Blustery day with about a 1-2 club wind to contend with as well as some pretty tough pins for me at least. Conditions are outstanding, fairways are lush, cut rather tight giving decent roll out but still really lies. Tees also lush and level. Bunkers freshly groomed. Rough just long enough to impede forward progress and thick enough to present a challenge.
Greens are fast with slope and contours that were for me often difficult to read precisely as I had several near makes and a bunch of out right misses that traveled well past the hole. Chipping also required better execution than I brought today as often what looked like an ok shot would gather speed and race away. Greens were in excellent condition and very healthy.
Friendly staff and a great practice area.

Rode the Blues (6556/71.0/126) in 4H, 20M with 24hourgolf, MrKich and USCDodger32 in overcast, breezy conditions in the mid 60's. Thanks to Larry, Mathew and Daniel for a fun round! Love Schmidt/Cur... Continue »

Rode the Blues (6556/71.0/126) in 4H, 20M with 24hourgolf, MrKich and USCDodger32 in overcast, breezy conditions in the mid 60's. Thanks to Larry, Mathew and Daniel for a fun round! Love Schmidt/Curley layouts. Well above average course that has 18 good to excellent golf holes. Course knowledge would assist on many holes to know where not to miss around some of the large green complexes. Around numerous greens are runoff areas where you are unlikely to get the ball up/down if you miss there. The tees were well maintained with good coverage. Only a few par 3's needed divot attention. The fairways had good coverage and were still soft from the recent rains. Definitely not lush, but very playable. The rough also had good coverage and could be penal even though not overly long. Just long enough to mess with longer clubs. The traps were decently maintained with good quality sand. The large greens putted nice overall. Firm, more medium speed than medium fast. So firm they were few ball marks. All grass driving range and nice chipping/putting areas are a +. Enjoyable and fun course to play, tough w/o being overly punitive. #18 is a classic finishing hole, long par 4 with water prominently in play on every shot. Drink cart out making the rounds several times. The customer service was very good from all encountered. Course was in very nice shape, but it paled in comparasion to multiple tounds I played this week @ Desert Willow and PGA West. $89 including range balls to play is high even for a weekend primetime, but still highly recommended.

Played today in a GK match play with Nickesquire; MrKich and uscdodger32. Lot of activity around the putting green and driving range when I arrived, but check in was smooth and started out right on ti... Continue »

Played today in a GK match play with Nickesquire; MrKich and uscdodger32. Lot of activity around the putting green and driving range when I arrived, but check in was smooth and started out right on time. We actually played in 4.5 H. They just allowed the carts back on the course yesterday and that was a big help in POP, not having to do CPO. Tee boxes were all level and clean. Fairways were in good shape, providing good lies, but minimal roll IMO. I missed all the bunkers (wow) but heard no complaints from anyone about their condition. Rough was not high, but enough to cause some issues, if your ball settled down. And of course, you do have many OB areas and the lake on 18 to contend with. It appears that on the back 9, they have lost some trees, during the latest round of storms. Greens were in very nice shape and chipped/putted very well with decent speed. The only negative was the $80 fee to play? I realize it is a Sat, but IMO that seems to high and no doubt does turn potential golfers off, who only can play weekends? BTW/FYI for those of you playing Tues @ G C in GK play. There is significant construction at the Limonite/I 15 exit. You will need to allow some extra time. And for those who like Five Guys, there is one in the plaza at that exit. Great for after the round, IMO.

Teed off Monday at 7:15 finishing in 3:50. Goose is in very good winter shape. The greens were in great condition. They rolled medium/fast and play a little firm on full shots and chips. The fairways ... Continue »

Teed off Monday at 7:15 finishing in 3:50. Goose is in very good winter shape. The greens were in great condition. They rolled medium/fast and play a little firm on full shots and chips. The fairways were in great shape for winter. There was good coverage with good lies all day. The rough is mostly good with a few thin spots. The bunkers were in good condition. The tee boxes were good and mostly flat.

Its always worth driving from north Orange County to play Goose. The year round conditions are hard to beat. The staff is always friendly.

Played Tues Feb 26th at 7:30 we usually pkay earlier but pushed it back to get warmer weather. We were a 4 some walking and POP was 3:46, a bit slow for us as we waited on most holes. This course i... Continue »

Played Tues Feb 26th at 7:30 we usually pkay earlier but pushed it back to get warmer weather. We were a 4 some walking and POP was 3:46, a bit slow for us as we waited on most holes. This course is always in great shape and today was the same. Desk knows us and are very friendly. I love the layout here, but have to admit the course is easier and more forgiving than others that we play. Still a great walking course and you know you will have great conditions, and it is only 3 miles from my house, LOL

Is there ever a more consistently positive reviewed course than Goose Creek? If there is, I'm not aware of it, and mostly because it's so great for the price you have to pay to experience it. How they... Continue »

Is there ever a more consistently positive reviewed course than Goose Creek? If there is, I'm not aware of it, and mostly because it's so great for the price you have to pay to experience it. How they get away with it I will never know, but please don't tell anyone.

Played with a work colleague in the afternoon today, riding the blue tees for $59 or so. Again, a ridiculous value for the outstanding course you get to play. Was paired with two young cats who were good fun and off we went. We had a very slow foursome in front of us, but they let us pass on the par 3 5th hole and it was smooth sailing from there.

Conditions are pretty great all around. Green fairways with consistently good lies and a very nice amount of roll actually, while the rough is thick but not too penal except off the fairways perhaps. Tee boxes are in good shape and the bunkers are also very nicely stocked - fluffy near the greens, thin in the fairways - just like they should be. And the greens? Really great. Rolling probably around an 11 I would guess and just glassy goodness. Very tough though to stop anything other than perfect chips though.

There was a marshal that was definitely keeping an eye on things and cart service came by numerous times throughout the round. Great practice areas as well and a super fun but not terribly over-complicated course layout. You know the story. It's Goose Creek. It's always good. And you should always go if the opportunity presents itself.

Since I hadn't seen anyone review recently, I played today on what turned out to be warm conditions. Nice pace of play in a little over 4 hours. The course has dried out well and the fairways rolled... Continue »

Since I hadn't seen anyone review recently, I played today on what turned out to be warm conditions. Nice pace of play in a little over 4 hours. The course has dried out well and the fairways rolled out nicely. The greens were really firm and it was tough to hold good iron shots making it much more tricky to get anything close. Go play!

Played Goose on 1/12 with POP of 3.5 hours for 16 holes. Starting pouring so hard on 17, and angled, that our 3 groups called it. Soaked through our clothes. After the rain calmed, 2 of the groups ... Continue »

Played Goose on 1/12 with POP of 3.5 hours for 16 holes. Starting pouring so hard on 17, and angled, that our 3 groups called it. Soaked through our clothes. After the rain calmed, 2 of the groups went back and finished but I had to leave. Not much to add to previous reviews. Dormant fairways? Not here. Everything about this place was top notch as always. The greens were a hair slow, running medium vs. the usual medium/fast but given the rains to be expected. Unfortunately I have to comment on the Marshall again. Not only were we allowed to tee off 20 mins early because no one was there, but after our three groups there was a 2 hole gap (I counted). He still hawked us about taking our time and being slow and that the group in front was already in the next fairway. He really needs to calm down. Despite his annoyance, this is still a must play.

This course has become an even better place to play since last year since they now have nice clean sand in the bunkers that make it possible to get up and down. You might even have a better chance out... Continue »

This course has become an even better place to play since last year since they now have nice clean sand in the bunkers that make it possible to get up and down. You might even have a better chance out of the bunkers than out of the rough. Today's round was at 3 hours 45 minutes. Got out early so the wind was no factor. What a great way to start the New Year.