Nice layout, but fairways are full of dirt patches--not smooth at all.
Really sad shape, no way this place is "good" more like fair/so so.

Nice layout, but fairways are full of dirt patches--not smooth at all.
Really sad shape, no way this place is "good" more like fair/so so.

AH..Yucaipa Valley... home of the five and half hour round. Great layout... but the management stinks.. groups go out every six minutes.. usually the starter is confused or absent. slow play abounds... Continue »

AH..Yucaipa Valley... home of the five and half hour round. Great layout... but the management stinks.. groups go out every six minutes.. usually the starter is confused or absent. slow play abounds. Tee times are usually half hour + behind. But within the last two to three weeks.. weekdays are as bad as weekends, and the course is in the worst shape I have ever seen it. Dry, bare spots, pocked marked greens.. broken rakes. But the slow play really makes it not worthwhile. Maybe if you have a coupon it is worth it.. but full price... even weekday rates.. save your money.. play elsewhere. It is shame such a nice course has gone to seed. I have played there weekly for years.. but must move on to better kept.. and managed courses.

A group of 24 of us played June 14. I have played the course quite a few times in the past and had found the course very playable. Yesterday was just a bit different! First of all we should have bumpe... Continue »

A group of 24 of us played June 14. I have played the course quite a few times in the past and had found the course very playable. Yesterday was just a bit different! First of all we should have bumped the ball as the fairways were very clumpy with small grass clumps making it almost impossible for your ball to land on a flat surface. The greens were extremely grainey and very difficult to put on. I usually have under 30 putts pr round, yesterday I had 40 with 6 three putts. I would rate it at best a 4.5

I dont see how some of the reviews on here are so varied from week to week but this my review from May 24th. We had a tee time of 11:30, and when we got there at 10:30 to warm up the course was open,... Continue »

I dont see how some of the reviews on here are so varied from week to week but this my review from May 24th. We had a tee time of 11:30, and when we got there at 10:30 to warm up the course was open, with no one on it, and they gave us the option to start then, but instead we decided to warm up instead.

Once again I found the course to not be a problem at all. The Tee boxes were all pretty much level. The fairways were a little bit dry, but I like that so my drives roll further! :)

The greens on this sunday were slower ont he front 9, and faster on the back 9, but thats because by the time we got to the back 9, they were drying out.

I had two complaints for the day. Number 1 is that the sand is very hard, and it seems to be filled with a mixture of dirt/sand. Number 2, on hole 9 the phone was locked to call in an order to the snack shop, so we stopped to get something, and when I let the lady in the snackshop know, she was very rude and said it wasn't her problem. Well that didn't earn a tip for sure.

Played Yucaipa Valley on Saturday, May 30th. This is the first time I've been back since my last review and was hoping to have something different to write, but unfortunately it's the same old routin... Continue »

Played Yucaipa Valley on Saturday, May 30th. This is the first time I've been back since my last review and was hoping to have something different to write, but unfortunately it's the same old routine.

We did tee off at our scheduled tee-time, which was a pleasant surprise. As far as the pace of play, we didn't have a problem moving along only because a couple of the guys we played with averaged 8's and 9's on just about every hole. I'm sure the folks behind us enjoyed seeing the errant shots.

The front nine is probably the worst I have seen it since the golf course opened in 2000! The greens were extremely sandy, slow, divot-ridden, and just not taken care of. The bunker edges looked as though they were cut in pitch dark, as they were choppy and gouged. The fairways were thin and at times had weeds growing in them. The fairway also was dirt at times, and small clumps of grass for an almost impossible approach shot. It's a shame to be penalized for keeping your ball in the fairway. The lakes throughout had weeds growing around them and cart paths had grass growing onto the concrete. The course just looks unkept. The GPS was nice but many times gave us the wrong yardages so we abandoned that around hole #4. There was no marshal anywhere, again. We did see a beverage cart several times, which was a nice change.

One of the major problems with this golf course is that the tee boxes are awful! Out of the first 9 holes, I remember there only being 2 or 3 flat lies. This has been a problem for quite awhile and I still don't understand why they don't grade them and make them better.

The back 9 was not quite as bad as the front. The back 9 has always been in better shape. Still there were very thin, muddy, clumpy lies in the fairways and the greens again were very sandy and a bit slow. I don't mind greens being slow or fast, I just want some kind of consistency.

My overall grade for Yucaipa is a 2 out of 10!

The cheap green fees they offer, are exactly that. CHEAP! You are getting what you pay for. And what you are getting is a below average golf course that has started to become one of the worst in the area. That's kinda sad considering there aren't that many golf courses to compare it to.

I played the course early on May 2nd. We had a tee time of 7:50. We finished our round in 4 hours.

The course was holding up ok, with the greens actually running faster on the back 9, then the fr... Continue »

I played the course early on May 2nd. We had a tee time of 7:50. We finished our round in 4 hours.

The course was holding up ok, with the greens actually running faster on the back 9, then the front 9.

The sand was very different from two different holes. One hole I could blast it out of the sand, no problem, while the other sand trap, the sand wasn't as soft, and looked as if it was mixed with dirt a little bit.

It was a great round, except for a few 3 putts I did, one OB penalty, and one water penalty, and take 4 shots to get out of the 2nd sand trap.

this is one of the best courses around this area. I was never rushed or never slowed down. The design of the course is challenging, yet fun. Holes are fairly private do the the houses surrounding the ... Continue »

this is one of the best courses around this area. I was never rushed or never slowed down. The design of the course is challenging, yet fun. Holes are fairly private do the the houses surrounding the course. 7.5

Well this is my home course and I played the front 9 a few weeks back.

For not playing for at least 6 months, the course kept me scrambling with some of my errant shots.

The greens were runnin... Continue »

Well this is my home course and I played the front 9 a few weeks back.

For not playing for at least 6 months, the course kept me scrambling with some of my errant shots.

The greens were running quick with many 3 putts on the day for me.

The practice green was running a lot slower then the greens on the course.

The driving range is still off the mats until they get a bigger net at the end as big hitters can clear that fence with the new equipment.

I played late afternoon and finished at dark. Only paid $9 cause the high school team was playing and she wasn't sure I could make 18. I liked the variety of holes. No 2 alike. My only complaint was t... Continue »

I played late afternoon and finished at dark. Only paid $9 cause the high school team was playing and she wasn't sure I could make 18. I liked the variety of holes. No 2 alike. My only complaint was that on the front 9 the greens were painfully slow and on the back wickedly fast. Playing partners said this was common and as it was my first time there I don't know if thats true.