Rode the Blues (71.0/126/6556) in 4H, 10M with weber2323, MrKich and adigitalg8787 in bright, breezy conditions in the mid 60's. Thanks to Mike, Mathew and Gus for a fun round! The tees were well ma... Continue »

Rode the Blues (71.0/126/6556) in 4H, 10M with weber2323, MrKich and adigitalg8787 in bright, breezy conditions in the mid 60's. Thanks to Mike, Mathew and Gus for a fun round! The tees were well maintained. No issues with level lies and the coverage was good. Only a few par 3's needed divot attention. The fairways had good coverage and played firm. Definitely not lush, but very playable. The rough was more lush than thin. The rough could be penal even though not overly long. I was not in any traps today, they looked okay. The large greens putted nice overall. Firm, more medium speed than medium fast. So firm they were hardly any ball marks and chipping to tight pins set up for their qualifier was a challenge. Love this Schmidt/Curley layout, 1st time I have played here in several years. Course knowledge is helpful 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. Enjoyable and fun course to play, tough w/o being overly punitive. Well above average course that has 18 good to excellent golf holes. #18 is a classic finishing hole, long par 4 with water prominently in play on every shot. No drink cart out today, but the customer service was good for all encountered. All grass driving range and nice chipping/putting areas are a + Definitely recommended.

Played today in the GK Guru event. This was my 2nd one and would encourage anyone who is nervous about playing, come out and enjoy the fun. Great group of GK members to meet and socialize with. Was ab... Continue »

Played today in the GK Guru event. This was my 2nd one and would encourage anyone who is nervous about playing, come out and enjoy the fun. Great group of GK members to meet and socialize with. Was able to get out in the first group and we finished in 4 hours. Course was in very good shape, as they had an SCGA qualifier in the morning for the CA Amateur. I had not played here in many years. The surrounding area has expanded greatly. They are even leveling the land across the street from the course, where the dairy use to be, to build houses (bet no one misses the smell LOL). Tee boxes were great. Fairways had good coverage and provided good lies (IMO) all round and had good roll out (especially the downwind holes). Was in at least 3 bunkers (I think ?) and the sand was very playable. Greens were (IMO) very good. They held shots. They chipped/putted well and I had forgotten how large they are (local knowledge would be very beneficial). Customer service was excellent at all levels. I totally enjoyed the driving range (people are not right on top of you) and the numerous putting areas. Thank you Johnny (and Goose Creek) for another enjoyable Guru outing.

Played Tuesday April 24th at 742. Check in very fast and friendly as usual. We got off 5 minutes late, 3 of us walking and following an older 3 some, POP was still good at 4:00 The course is in very g... Continue »

Played Tuesday April 24th at 742. Check in very fast and friendly as usual. We got off 5 minutes late, 3 of us walking and following an older 3 some, POP was still good at 4:00 The course is in very good shape, tee boxes fairways, and greens great. was in 2 bunkers and eh so so as usual, they get winds here every day in the afternoon so I think they wet down the bunkers in the morning to stop the sand from blowing out. I happen to like dry sand and struggle with wet sand. just me. The greens really rolled nice. Great course to walk, and only 3 miles from my house. LOL

The wife and I played here on Sunday around mid-day and it was a nice enjoyable round. Pace was 4 1/4 hours for us and we were following a foursome in front who moved along pretty good. We only waited... Continue »

The wife and I played here on Sunday around mid-day and it was a nice enjoyable round. Pace was 4 1/4 hours for us and we were following a foursome in front who moved along pretty good. We only waited on the three final holes and didn't have a back-up behind us even though we were being followed by a two bag and there was a two bag behind them. The course was in really good shape from the tee to the greens which is about what I expected. Some of the views and layout of the course are really special. At $80 for full price it is steep for the area but for the conditions, pace and overall enjoyment of your round I would say it's close to worth it.

Played Sunday 4/22 10:23 tee time. Got out about 10:35. Round took 4.25 hours. I was a single and was placed with a threesome.
It's been about 2 years since I played here last. As usual, course w... Continue »

Played Sunday 4/22 10:23 tee time. Got out about 10:35. Round took 4.25 hours. I was a single and was placed with a threesome.
It's been about 2 years since I played here last. As usual, course was in really great condition. A few greens are still healing from punching, but most are good. A few bare spots in 12 fairway, all others I had great lies all day. Thankfully was only in one bunker, hard packed sand which was fine since it was fairway bunker. No complaints from playing partners that were in a few greenside bunkers.
Great staff, great range. No beverage cart this day, but a few water stations kept us hydrated on a fairly warm, sometimes windy day.
I don't get to play that often - this was only my second 18 of the year. As such, I'm hesitant to play as a single as I've not always had the best luck in who I'm paired with which can impact the enjoyment of playing. That was certainly not the case here. The 3 guys I played with were a lot of fun and treated me like I was one of their group. I didn't score well but had a great day at the Goose.

One of my top courses in the area. The greens still had small aeration holes and was slightly bumpy, but in overall good condition. The rest of the course was in very good condition. The only issue... Continue »

One of my top courses in the area. The greens still had small aeration holes and was slightly bumpy, but in overall good condition. The rest of the course was in very good condition. The only issue was it took 5 1/2 hours to complete the round. Backup started at the 4th hole with 3 groups waiting. Saw marshall twice but it still did improve POP. Marshall needed to move groups moving.

Played here today (4/12) as part of the SCGA One-Day Series. Seeing as there was a great review by Larry not long ago, and a very recent update by Matt, I will do a very abbreviated version of my usua... Continue »

Played here today (4/12) as part of the SCGA One-Day Series. Seeing as there was a great review by Larry not long ago, and a very recent update by Matt, I will do a very abbreviated version of my usual verbose reviews. These One-Day outings have been a mixed bag so far (I have competed in 4 so far); today was very well run and the pace was actually set by my group at roughly 4.25 hours which helped tremendously with enjoyment. This was my first time playing Goose Creek and it was worth the drive from San Diego. The layout was fun, the hole variations were interesting, and the conditions were well above-average. On to the review:

Tee-boxes: Good condition. No major issues; level ground on most holes.

Fairways: Excellent condition. Green, cut tight, few divots, ample roll (especially later in the morning).

Rough: Penal. Thick in many places and there's an abundant amount throughout the course.

Sand: Good condition. Got better as the day progressed as it was very wet in the morning. Good amount and quality of sand in every bunker I was in and saw.

Greens: Excellent shape. Perhaps the only change from previous reviews is that the greens are 95% healed and rolled incredibly well and fast. They are holding shots better, but the slope and undulation are what set these greens apart.

ETC: Carts had no GPS and it could have been useful. A few water stations throughout the course with good cold water. Clubhouse had good food and all workers (SCGA ones included) were friendly and helpful. Highly recommend a visit if a deal can be found.

First time at Goose today. I knew going in that the greens were still going to be bumpy but I did not expect them to be so firm and fast. It was a miracle if you got you ball to check today. Not a who... Continue »

First time at Goose today. I knew going in that the greens were still going to be bumpy but I did not expect them to be so firm and fast. It was a miracle if you got you ball to check today. Not a whole bunch to add to the previous review except the Tee's were not as hard as Larry encountered 4 days ago.

Course is very fun and the greens are demanding. My irons were off today and will all of the false edges I did not hit very many GIR's luckily my chipping was on point and I scrambled for a good score.

If you have never played goose I highly recommend it. you will not be disappointed. (unless you want to see a goose, we did not)

Played the Goose on 4/4 with two other friends getting the first twilight rate tee time, $33 to walk. Looked up the last time I was here and noticed it had been over 7 years since I was here last. Co... Continue »

Played the Goose on 4/4 with two other friends getting the first twilight rate tee time, $33 to walk. Looked up the last time I was here and noticed it had been over 7 years since I was here last. Couldn’t figure out why it had been so long but didn't notice many changes to the course except the trees are much larger now! We knew they had just aerated the greens about a week ago but with small holes. Regardless, out we went as a threesome on a warm and windy afternoon. It's in really nice condition. Fairways were in great shape. There are some tight lies out there but that’s nothing new here. There are always tight lies at the Goose. Tee boxes were fine but very hard. Broke many tees. The rough was great. Wasn’t in any bunkers but they looked great as well. As for the greens, we were told the greens were about 80% recovering from aeration. Well, maybe not 80%. I would say about 60%. I would give it another couple of weeks and they should be ok. Pace of play was great. We walked the course in 3 ½ hours. Was a bit bothered when we made the turn, as a new two some coming out of nowhere showed up on #10 to be ahead of us. Where did they come from? What was disappointing was it was clearly the first time playing for one of them. We waited on them for the first 4 holes on the back but they finally got it going. A very nice afternoon at a very nice golf course. I can see why they have received all those awards.