Played on 8/13 with an email voucher from the course. The reviews before mine suggested some problem with the greens, but it wasn't visible on the this day. A couple of greens did have some small bu... Continue »

Played on 8/13 with an email voucher from the course. The reviews before mine suggested some problem with the greens, but it wasn't visible on the this day. A couple of greens did have some small burnt areas near the extreme edge, but otherwise they were great, not too fast, but smooth and consistent. Some of the fairways were very wet, but this is more a result of extreme heat the last two weeks, and they did not affect play. This is the most scenic golf course in So. Cal, bar none. No houses, no power lines, no interrupted vistas or views. The only houses visible are unbelievably hugh and make you wonder who lives there. Check the landscaping and cement work on some of these properties. You will hard pressed to believe you are playing minutes away from a growing urban area. Course design is really great on the front nine, nice tree lined teeing areas, everything right in front of you. Back nine is more goofy golf, many strange tee shots, elevation changes, and a couple of holes, 16 and 18 that defy hitting the fairway with any type of second shot. 16 has absolutely no reasonable landing area, short shot off the tee long difficult second shot, long off the tee ball will usually run off fairway into hazard. 18 forget it. Need to on right side of fairway to get good yardage to green but this brings trees into play blocking green. Left fairway leaves almost 200 yards to green with most of it carry across hazard, though it is downhill it hard to get flat lie on the left side. If it were not for the weird layout of back nine this would be the best golf course, condition and environment in all of the Southern California, with the design it is still a must play, though too pricey. Look for specials and give it a try, it is a unique experience for the golfer that can't afford membership at Shady Canyon, Dove Canyon, or the other ridiculously priced private clubs around.

Played 8/8. Course conditions were generally good except for the greens. All the greens had A LOT of unrepaired ball marks and A LOT of dead spots due to unrepaired ball marks. This took so much away ... Continue »

Played 8/8. Course conditions were generally good except for the greens. All the greens had A LOT of unrepaired ball marks and A LOT of dead spots due to unrepaired ball marks. This took so much away from the golfing experience. Putts would literally bounce around as the ball rolled. Considering the price category of the course, this is pretty bad. Add on top of that the long drive from Orange County and the horrible pace of play (took us 5 hours 50 minutes to finish) -- this is not a course I will come back to.

Heat starting to give them some problems with bare spots on a few greens but overall course was in very good condition. Staff goes out of their way to please. GPS system acted up throughout the round ... Continue »

Heat starting to give them some problems with bare spots on a few greens but overall course was in very good condition. Staff goes out of their way to please. GPS system acted up throughout the round & was an irritation.

My wife and I really love this course! We vacation in the area once or twice a year and this is the BEST VALUE by far of all the golf courses we have played. The links style is terrific and, with th... Continue »

My wife and I really love this course! We vacation in the area once or twice a year and this is the BEST VALUE by far of all the golf courses we have played. The links style is terrific and, with the exception of #18, compliments the contours of the land. Cross Creek plays up its "away from it all" location and this is a truly great feature of the course. There are no homes, traffic noise, etc., to invade the golfing experience. Furthermore, the course is challenging, but will not bury you if you PLAY WITHIN YOUR GAME. Simply put, a must-play in the Temecula area.

Well lets start out by saying the greens today were superfast... We played from the Yellow tee box (i guess thats like the blue) only tee behind us was black.. I loved this course and it's soooo nice ... Continue »

Well lets start out by saying the greens today were superfast... We played from the Yellow tee box (i guess thats like the blue) only tee behind us was black.. I loved this course and it's soooo nice to play a course with tons of shade and cool breezes. Really enjoyed this course, even though some of the tee shots required pin point accuracy. I think Temecula has 3 fine golf courses all near each other; Redhawk,Temeku & Cross Creek!!

Btw, NO houses near the fairways on this course, was very refreshing for a change not to hit somebodys house.. doh!

Overall the course was in good shape, but the greens were disappointing in that they were relatively slow (after the golf shop told me on the phone they were rolling at 10.5) and grainy. The greens l... Continue »

Overall the course was in good shape, but the greens were disappointing in that they were relatively slow (after the golf shop told me on the phone they were rolling at 10.5) and grainy. The greens looked healthy enough to be faster.

I love this course. Always have. With the exception of #18 wich is a poorly layed out hole. Played the course on 4/25. CrossCreek was in good but not great shape. The greens on the back were MUCH fast... Continue »

I love this course. Always have. With the exception of #18 wich is a poorly layed out hole. Played the course on 4/25. CrossCreek was in good but not great shape. The greens on the back were MUCH fast then the greens on the front. Some of the best sand traps in the area.

Played this course on 3/29/07 with a friend. Course fairways are fair with some extream forced carries. Greens not that good as they are hard as concrete, you never get rewarded for a well hit shot.

Played this course on 3/29/07 with a friend. Course fairways are fair with some extream forced carries. Greens not that good as they are hard as concrete, you never get rewarded for a well hit shot.

We play this course once or twice a year (Golf Extra and Birdie Card discounts). I'd agree with GK's assessment that for wanting to be a high end course (the fees are high), it doesn't really meet th... Continue »

We play this course once or twice a year (Golf Extra and Birdie Card discounts). I'd agree with GK's assessment that for wanting to be a high end course (the fees are high), it doesn't really meet those high expectations. It's a beautiful setting although more homes are being built on the surrounding hilltops now. Lots of variety in the holes. Back nine plays tougher than the front with many blind approach shots either severly uphill or over ridges. The finishing hole doesn't reward decent shots. You hit a drive down the middle 220 and you still don't have a clear shot into the green. Tee boxes were mostly ripped up. Greens rolled true and were quick. Fairways are okay, but there's lots of yellow "weed" type grass mixed in with the green. Here's my biggest complaint about our experience on 3/26...we drove 70 miles to play the course and were using our "Birdie Cards" purchased through Roger Dunn. 40% discount. Well, there are three columns on the cards listing the participating courses. At the bottom of each column is an empty box with a number in it. Column 1: 20. Column 2: 30. Column 3:40. Well, Crosscreek is listed in column 1...so, the dude in the pro shop says it's only a 20% discount! It states "40% discount at all participating courses" on the card. This yahoo was claiming the number at the bottom of the column determined the percentage of discount, so therefore it was only 20%. Nonsense. We argued our point and he finally said "okay, I'll give you the 40% off, but I'm gonna get in trouble." Darn right you will, cuz I then proceeded to call the 800 number on the Birdie Card and we were right. It's 40% at all courses and Crosscreek has a signed contract with the Birdie card folks stating they will give that 40% discount. Birdie card guy was calling Crosscreek to set them straight. Guy who hassled us should get in trouble...for trying to rip us off. Also, their computers didn't work so you could only pay cash; there was no hot food in the snack bar. Not a very high end experience. I don't think we'll go back. Too far to drive to be told you're wrong when you're right.