A little late with my review from our GK Plays but here it is!

This is only the second time I've played the Goose and I've been very impressed with the course both times. Ross and the rest of his s... Continue »

A little late with my review from our GK Plays but here it is!

This is only the second time I've played the Goose and I've been very impressed with the course both times. Ross and the rest of his staff made us very welcome and just made the overall experience excellent.
The SCGA set up the course for the USGA Mid-Am qualifier and the course was playing a bit more difficult than normal, but fair as I've come to expect from SCGA set-ups. Pins were tucked, but not tricked out and the greens were rolling medium fast. I couldn't read them for anything, but that has all to do with me and not the course. They were consistent with speed and how they reacted from shots around the green. Fairways were very good with just a few toasty patches. Rough wasn't very penal and pretty consistent all around. Tee boxes were also very good.

Overall it was a great day and look forward to my next round here. As far as I'm concerned, Goose is one of the best options in the Inland Empire.

I played the GK Plays on Monday, August 31, 2015 with GKers Osamabinhacker (Ben) a GK newbie, kevbig (Kevin), and SBogey (Steve) on a bright sunny 85 degree day with variable winds to about 20 m.p.h. ... Continue »

I played the GK Plays on Monday, August 31, 2015 with GKers Osamabinhacker (Ben) a GK newbie, kevbig (Kevin), and SBogey (Steve) on a bright sunny 85 degree day with variable winds to about 20 m.p.h. at times.

I'd like to thank JohnnyGK for organizing another great event and Goose Creek Golf Club for providing the opportunity to play in the footsteps of the USGA Mid-Am Qualifier players!

Upon entering the clubhouse I was met by Ross Fisher (GM of Goose Creek) and when I said I had not played the course before he very graciously provided everything I needed to know about the layout of the course and what we were about to be provided at the Lorena Ochoa Academy facility and the short game demonstration presented by Scott Bridges (PGA Pro) in less than three minutes time! I was duly impressed! I was even more impressed by the demonstrations and learned some things in the process.

The course has a large grass driving range, a chipping green, and a large putting green to warm up before your round. We had expected some quick greens on the course but they turned out to be very similiar to the putting green and running at maybe 9 to 10 on the Stimp! Maybe those 80 competitors trampled the area about the holes but I can tell you that away from the hole those greens were fast and would only hold well struck shots with good spin coming in high and soft. If a chip had no spin to regulate the release it would roll right past the hole or off the green.

The tee boxes were level, lush, and had minimal divot damage which was mostly at the par 3 holes.
The fairways were nearly lush but provided good lies. The rough was not as long as it could have been and was also not quite lush but still provided a challenge to escape cleanly. Fairway bunkers and greenside bunkers were crusty and appeared to have been expertly raked while still wet and allowed to dry. I had to forego the 14 degree bounce on my 56° sand wedge and use the 8 degree bounce on my 60° wedge to slide under the ball like a lob shot and still never made it to the green!

The greens had some ball mark damage but rolled true and much slower as the ball got closer to the cup. The key was to hold the line with just enough speed to not die before reaching the hole. Too much speed would cause a lip out or edge burn and create a comebacker!

Overall, the course was in good to excellent condition considering our drought situation. The layout is exactly how it appears to you without gimmicks or optical delusions and the longtime players tell us that the course can be much better when everything is top notch! It is no wonder why so many love this course and I can see why that would be! The care in preparation of this course is evident even though a virtual army of players have passed through recently and I imagine the GM has the maintenance crew out working to repair what damage has been inflicted upon the course.

As many others have stated, I wish I lived closer in order to enjoy playing here more often and using the facilities available. I highly recommend playing this interesting and challenging course!

Again, thank you Johnny and Ross for providing a great venue for our community to enjoy.

Jesse

Been reading a lot of reviews from our GK Plays Goose Creek and really appreciate them. Thought it was time to add mine and if you have not already posted a review for Goose Creek please do. This was... Continue »

Been reading a lot of reviews from our GK Plays Goose Creek and really appreciate them. Thought it was time to add mine and if you have not already posted a review for Goose Creek please do. This was a day that happened rather spontaneously. I met the GM Ross Fisher for the first time a little over a month ago. He said to me he’d love to have a GK group out to play the course on the same day as the US Mid-Am Qualifier, I said that sounds great, then I found out it was a Monday and got concerned it would be too hard for people to get out…well it grew from 24 players to having to be capped at 36. I think that says a lot about our GK Plays Outings but just as much as to how much golfers love Goose Creek Golf Club. The day was spectacular. We started with a tour of the Lorena Ochoa Golf Academy, learned about putter fitting, then had a short game clinic put on by PGA Member, Scott Bridges. The GM Ross was on hand, had everything organized perfect, hooked us up with free waters and a yardage book, even sent us off on split tees so we could finish faster. Under perfect weather we played Goose Creek Golf Club in its typical great shape but this time with every green featuring about the toughest pin placement you could find…well that is what you get when you play the same day as the US Mid-Am Qualifier. Greens although not as fast as I expected, given the pin placements, at an 11 on the stimp meter, I am grateful. Fairways, Rough, Tee Boxes all lush and well groomed. Bunkers were well groomed although the sand was a little too firm for my tastes. Greens rolled true and held shots hit properly with spin. Chipping and pitching to the pins was extremely challenging and in most cases the pins were well guarded by slopes and shelves. I don’t think there was a straight putt out there! As for our outing, I posted a forum topic titled GK Plays Goose Creek – recap, photos and videos. Please check it out. I love this course. I drove 2 hours to play it from Westlake Village (Ventura County) and would/will make the drive again. In fact this is already my second time playing it this year. Thanks again to everyone that played and to Goose Creek Golf Club for having us.

I played in the GK golf outing on Aug 31, 2015. We where given a tour of the Lorean Ochoa Training Center, than given a Short Game clinic. I learned some good tips!
The course played fantastic! The ... Continue »

I played in the GK golf outing on Aug 31, 2015. We where given a tour of the Lorean Ochoa Training Center, than given a Short Game clinic. I learned some good tips!
The course played fantastic! The course has beautifully lined trees, fairways where firm and looked lush green, no burn spots. The rough was cut down to about 1-1 1/2 , so it was easily playable. There are quite a few holes with a lot of bunkers, to protect greens, which made it a good challenge on, how to approach the green. The sand in the bunkers was a bit firm, packed down, but playable. The greens are firm and fast, and rolled true. Most of the greens are fairly big, but if your approach shot is too aggressive, you can roll off. Overall playing conditions are great. I will play this again.

Not a whole lot to add to all the other reviews other than a couple of points...I found the tee boxes (blue) to be a lot firmer than normal. Pretty difficult to get the tee in the ground on some boxes... Continue »

Not a whole lot to add to all the other reviews other than a couple of points...I found the tee boxes (blue) to be a lot firmer than normal. Pretty difficult to get the tee in the ground on some boxes. In the spirit of being objective I can say that I love the Goose and play here more often than most so I can say that while it was in really good shape overall, it was not close to the best that I've seen it in the past. I'm sure a lot of that has to do with the drought and summer heat but I know how hard the staff works and I'm sure it'll back to it's normal 10/10 very soon! Compared to all other courses, I could never complain about the conditions on Monday...BUT as Keith alluded to, for Goose's ridiculously high standards, it has been and will be better conditioned.

Really not much to add to Keith and Gary's reviews. Every single pin was tucked on some edge, there was never a pin in the middle. This made for some itimidating shots. I thought the first 2 greens... Continue »

Really not much to add to Keith and Gary's reviews. Every single pin was tucked on some edge, there was never a pin in the middle. This made for some itimidating shots. I thought the first 2 greens weren't that fast but 3-18 were pretty sand fast and firm. You really had to let the ball run up. I hit a 6 iron about 175 and on one hole on the back which was into the wind and it still rolled over the green and I figured it went about 190.

Fairways were very good and rough wasn't very difficult. I was in one bunker and was able to hit a nice out even if the green couldn't hold the shot.

Customer service is excellent. I didn't get to practice here but it is a very nice and big facility. One day I'll take advantage of it. This is only my second time here and considering it is only 1 1/2 hours away I should get here more often than I do. It is a great value with a lot of quality golf holes.

I still consider 18 one of the toughest finishing holes I have played and it got the better of me this time. I'll get you next time.

Played in the GK plays 8/31/2015 with Pedro7170, Nickesquire and Kong. We rode the blue tees and was the first group out at 1:22pm. Thanks to Goose Creek GC and Johnny for setting up this GK plays. My... Continue »

Played in the GK plays 8/31/2015 with Pedro7170, Nickesquire and Kong. We rode the blue tees and was the first group out at 1:22pm. Thanks to Goose Creek GC and Johnny for setting up this GK plays. My first time at Goose Creek and I thoroughly enjoyed the layout, conditions and company. For a first time perspective view I can see why many golfers enjoy this layout. Condition wise first I thought the greens were very healthy. They certainly were not rolling around an 11-12 as advertised but I thought based on the pin placements and the way they have the green complexes developed here the greens are where you will either have a nice scoring day or not. They were rolling true and held shots nicely. Several chips had to be clipped with precision and you certainly did not want to short side yourself on some of the pin placements. In reference to the green complexes for example my 4 iron on 16 looked like it rolled right up to the cup as my playing partners were excited---as we rode up we saw no ball only to realize that it caught the swale just right of the pin leaving a putt from the fringe. This course reminded me some of Rustic/Soule where irons just missing the correct section of certain pin placements could find your ball rolling down to a collection area. I enjoy that short game aspect. The fairways I thought were in good shape--maybe not great shape but very nice. The rough lining some of the fairways was playable. I was in 2 sand bunkers one with a little more of a thin layer than the other but playable. The tees were level and in good shape.

As far as the layout is concerned I would categorize it as very fun, peaceful and semi-challenging. It seemed like all the par 3's were about the same length to me other than the longer uphill 16th hole. The par 5's were very strong and longer. Hole 7 was a great par 5 with a severe risk reward if a player tries to hit two bombs. The 18th hole is as strong as it gets. I hit my best ball of the day trying to carry the lake at the 150 rock with a slight draw to only see my ball hit the side of the hill guarding the lake and bound in the lake. It seems like the course on many holes has ample room to one side and doom on the other side---would not call it wide open or target golf. This is a great layout. My favorite hole was hole number 15.

Practice facilities were really cool...nice big grass range, huge putting green and a nice separate chipping area. I was looking at the twilight rates here and I would be playing here a bunch if I lived in the area. I highly recommend this course.

What a great day at Goose Creek yesterday with a huge GK Plays group. Really had a lot of fun, especially with HmtGolfGuy, allengrant and kg1791 in my group as we attempted to play the blue tees. The... Continue »

What a great day at Goose Creek yesterday with a huge GK Plays group. Really had a lot of fun, especially with HmtGolfGuy, allengrant and kg1791 in my group as we attempted to play the blue tees. There were some downright evil pin placements that added ample challenge and the afternoon wind was tough to judge, but the course wasn't set up quite as difficult as we expected. The rough was cut down and not much of a factor and the greens were running about average speeds based on my previous experiences at Goose. Still relatively quick, but not lightning fast as we were all expecting. Don't get me wrong, it was still a very stern test of golf. Otherwise, the course is in very nice shape. By Goose standards, I would just say it's "good" and not "great," but those are Goose standards which we all know to be exceptionally high. Tee boxes great. Fairways mostly excellent with just a few thin spots here and there. I was in a few bunkers and a bit disappointed. One had decent sand, but the other two were relatively thin. With these deep bunkers and pin placements generally right on top of them, that made sand shots almost impossible to get close. Just a few minor quibbles, but otherwise a fantastic day on an always excellent course!

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to participate in my first GK event with 36+ GK members. Been around all this GK members and noticing how everyone is so passionate for the game of golf, motivate me ... Continue »

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to participate in my first GK event with 36+ GK members. Been around all this GK members and noticing how everyone is so passionate for the game of golf, motivate me to continue to improve my game of golf and continue playing. We had the opportunity to have a tour of the Goose Greek clinic and getting excellent advised about your puttering and chipping techniques.

I had an excellent round of golf with GK members GDR23, Nicksquire and Kong Chuyen. Our tee time was scheduled at 1:22 PM. The weather was just right to enjoy our round of golf. What experience I had. It's wonderful having buddies that have played here before as they guide me and were able to tell me where place your first shot. The golf course was an excellent conditions and very challenging. Not having the opportunity to play in golf courses like this one. To me the greens were spectacular and the ball was rolling beautifully and they were hard to read. The fair ways were in excellent conditions and sand traps had plenty of sand and not hard to get out. But there was some sand traps that were very scary and very deep thank god that I was not in one of them. The tees were in good condition and most important they were level. The customer services from management and employees was excellent; everyone one was very happy and ready to assist you with your needs.

After the game, all members got together and enjoy the wonderful gifts provided by Johnny. GK's management and members, thank you so much for giving me such a wonderful and positive experience.