Played at 11:33 on Thursday 1/8/2026. It was a bit windy, warm for the front 9 then chilly, the course had been soaked days earlier and they were still quite busy cleaning up the mess.
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Played at 11:33 on Thursday 1/8/2026. It was a bit windy, warm for the front 9 then chilly, the course had been soaked days earlier and they were still quite busy cleaning up the mess.
Tee boxes: small, crooked, variable coverage, typical Balboa
Fairways: first 5 holes wet, areas of rocks and/or sand that had washed onto the course from the rain. The rest of the course the fairways were in decent shape even though most hadn’t been mown in awhile.
Rough: long, wet, thick, hasn’t been cut. VERY difficult to locate errant shots! (It didn’t help that the guys I was paired with were consistently in the rough and looking for their ball on average 30-50 yards from where it actually was)
Bunkers: highlight! Smooth, raked, with good sand
Greens: surprisingly smooth and fast although they were soft and were littered with ball marks (my wrist is still sore from repairing other people’s damage)
POP: slow going in wet tough conditions (felt like an 8 hour round but was just under 5)
Recommendation: wait til it dries out and they can mow.