Played on Saturday, December 19 at 9:45am with three of my buddies. We played a little Vegas game and had a lot of fun at a course I haven't played in years (back when it was called Eastlake CC).

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Played on Saturday, December 19 at 9:45am with three of my buddies. We played a little Vegas game and had a lot of fun at a course I haven't played in years (back when it was called Eastlake CC).

The check in process was a breeze and the starter was very organized and ran a tight ship. We tee'd off right on time. The pace was a bit slow out as we waited on multiple shots for the first 12 or 13 holes. Played the front nine in about 2:30 and the back nine in about 2:10. The golf carts were very nice and comfortable, a bit slow on the speed but operated well.

The Course: The putting green was the nicest green on the entire property. After warming up I thought we could be in for a real treat. Needless to say the greens on the course weren't terrible but they were not like the putting green. The speed was completely different and some of the greens on the course were a bit burnt out and patchy. I'd say for this time of year in socal, the greens were a 6.5/10.

The fairways and rough were about as expected. Nothing spectacular but nothing awful. I had a couple mud balls on a few holes where the fairway was at a low point. The rough was present but not penalizing. 6/10.

I was in a two fairway bunkers and three greenside bunkers and can't complain. There was a fair amount of sand in all the bunkers and the greenside bunkers played true. 8/10.

The tee boxes were a bit beat up and some were very soggy (at least on the blue tee boxes). They had been recently mowed but weren't exactly level. I can remember about four or five holes where I was searching for a good spot to peg it in the ground. Might be because I'm a lefty and usually will tee up on the opposite side but overall I wasn't impressed. 5.5/10.

After it was all said and done, the boys all had a good day and my partner and I came out victorious! The pace and tee boxes were my biggest issues with our round. I just don't understand why courses still try to cram out as many groups as possible (every 7-8 mins). I play fairly quickly and hit it pretty straight so I prefer to finish in at or just under 4 hours but I realize that is pretty uncommon these days. We paid $75 on a Saturday morning in the heart of the holidays and covid, not a great deal but definitely not a rip off either. I'd entertain playing there again down the road.

Merry Christmas