Played the Blues (6651/72.3/128) in 4H using Forelinx mid day. Matched up with Carlos & Jeremy for a fun round. The weather was in the mid 50's, clear and breezy. The tree lined layout is not overl... Continue »

Played the Blues (6651/72.3/128) in 4H using Forelinx mid day. Matched up with Carlos & Jeremy for a fun round. The weather was in the mid 50's, clear and breezy. The tree lined layout is not overly tight. However, a few elevation changes, some water and red staked ravine hazards keep you honest. I liked this layout more than the sister Oak Glen 18. More variety of holes with some doglegs, layup par 4's and long par 5's thrown into the mix. The par 3's are more visually stimulating on this 18 as well IMO. The tees were lush and in very nice shape, few unrepaired divots. The over seeded fairways were lush and well maintained with few divots. The course plays longer because the fairways are lusher than most courses I have played recently, not as much roll as I have come to expect elsewhere. The over seeded rough was generally lush, with some hardpan and wood chips mixed in under and around the hundreds of trees that line the fairways. The sand traps were okay, better than Oak Glen, with nice white sand but a bit thin in spots. The greens were medium fast to fast. Smooth and held approach shots very well. I was running the ball consistently by the hole the entire round, one of the worst putting rounds I have experienced in quite some time. I just could not gauge the speed and picked a poor day to putt poorly, because I had one of my best rounds in awhile from tee to green. The customer service was excellent. Drink cart out patrolling, we saw it numerous times. This course was in very good condition overall, probably slightly better than the Oak Glen because I thought the traps were in better condition. Everything was well above average. I enjoyed this layout, fun 18 holes of golf. Recommended = Yes.

Played 12/14 at 6:40 as a single. Didn't see anybody on the course until about 8:00. Tee boxes, fairways and rough overseeded in most areas giving the course a natural green, lush appearance. You d... Continue »

Played 12/14 at 6:40 as a single. Didn't see anybody on the course until about 8:00. Tee boxes, fairways and rough overseeded in most areas giving the course a natural green, lush appearance. You do lose that roll in the fairways, though. If you're tired of dyed fairways & tee boxes, go on out. Sand was very good in fairway and greenside bunkers. Greens were smooth and receptive rolling at medium speed. An older course with lots of trees. Good variation of holes and in very good condition. Longish par 3s from blue,170-185. Nice practice area. Staff was accommodating and friendly. A fine addition to the Forelinx package.

Had a complimentary round and a 7 am tee time. Check in was a breeze at the proshop. Was surprised at the number of dawn patrol out there with quite a few walkers out there. Given the heat and sinc... Continue »

Had a complimentary round and a 7 am tee time. Check in was a breeze at the proshop. Was surprised at the number of dawn patrol out there with quite a few walkers out there. Given the heat and since the cart was included we decided to ride.

Greens are probably some of the softest greens I have ever seen. We had some big divots from our approaches. You know they are soft when you can see the divot from your approach. But as a result even though people did a great job of fixing their ball marks you could just the evidence because you just can't get them completely repaired. Pace was medium at best but did seem to pick up towards the end of the round and on greens exposed to the sun.

Some fairways were decent but maybe a little to shaggy. Other fairways were not, divots and dry areas. The grass didn't really seem to uniform thoughout.

Rough is not much to speak of, not really penalizing to hit from. There are quite a few bad spots and when you get offline you might find yourself negotiating some trees. With that I did have 2 balls which were near roots.

I was in one bunker and it was fine, my playing partner was in one and that was thin and hard so I'd say it's 50/50 on whether you get a good one or not.

We got stuck behind a threesome but they let us pass on 6 and then we didn't hit another group until 18. But we still finished in less than 4 hours.

Played here in a SD Senior match TU in the AM. A very pleasant experience! First time I've played here in over 3 years and really enjoyed Willow Glen. We seniors play the white T's. Greens: have tota... Continue »

Played here in a SD Senior match TU in the AM. A very pleasant experience! First time I've played here in over 3 years and really enjoyed Willow Glen. We seniors play the white T's. Greens: have totally healed from the May aeration. They are smooth, medium to fast and holding so go pin hunting.... Fairways: excellent condition except for a few brown areas but really not a problem. Rough: 1 - 3" high with a few bare spots. Traps: worst part of this experience; sand as hard packed. Maybe if they raked them they would be a lot better. POP: just over 4 hours. Excellent practice area but you are hitting off mats. Good customer service. Good food after the round.

Beat the rain for the most part today, Sunday. $67 to walk, a little expensive, but I guess playing the weekends now, I have to expect it. At least we were one of the first groups off and the guys I... Continue »

Beat the rain for the most part today, Sunday. $67 to walk, a little expensive, but I guess playing the weekends now, I have to expect it. At least we were one of the first groups off and the guys I play with are all fast and ready to go. Course is in pretty good shape overall. Greens were rolling nice, I couldn't figure them out, only my third time playing this track, the other guys in my group were making a few, but not me. I missed like 10 4footers. Fairways were pretty darn perfect. Rolling out nice and always had great lies in the fairway, they were in great shape. Teeboxes were just fine as well, they were fairly level and not very chewed up at all. Traps were in great shape, even though they were a little wet with the rain. Overall everything was in nice playable shape right now. They had a big SD Junior golf tournament so that might have helped the conditions of the course. Just not a fan of the rack rate, but you can get some deals out there once in a while, and they have a great deal for their stay and play.

Played Singing Hills . . . eerrrr "Sycuan", today. Sorry, this was the site of my first tax paying job back in '76 when it was Singing Hills (I also grew up on Singing Hills Drive just up the hill), a... Continue »

Played Singing Hills . . . eerrrr "Sycuan", today. Sorry, this was the site of my first tax paying job back in '76 when it was Singing Hills (I also grew up on Singing Hills Drive just up the hill), and yes I hold a bit of bias for the place!
Ended up playing with fellow GKer london1 (yes, he is from London, England) and his brother, quite by kismet. Our fourth happened to be a GK lurker! We're all GKers now!

On to the review!
Tee boxes: level, with grass
Fairways: never had a bad lie, most sat up very nicely
Rough: not deep, but enough to get your attention when playing out of it
Bunkers: the couple I was in were very nice
Greens: excepted shots well, mostly rolled nice with a couple bumps here and there, but were just a touch slow, but overall very nice
POP: 4 hrs 15 minutes, the group ahead of us were walking and we never really waited on them until the last few holes . . . maybe they were getting tired.
Customer service: Always exceptional, today was no different
Overall: a very nice day with a good group on a nice course, even the brief rain was pleasant (yeah, I played well) :)

Very nice course with a variety of holes. Very good condition and one of the best I have played recently. Greens a little slower than others I have play in SD. But good roll and hold a ball well. Bun... Continue »

Very nice course with a variety of holes. Very good condition and one of the best I have played recently. Greens a little slower than others I have play in SD. But good roll and hold a ball well. Bunkers beautiful and consistent. I teed off at 11.00, PoP was ok and a marshal asked a slower group to let us play through. Fringes of greens have been re-laid but did not cause any issues.

I played in a scramble tournament at Sycuan on Tuesday 1/13. We teed off at 11 and prior to the round I felt like the practice area and set up was pretty cool.

I think the current conditions of th... Continue »

I played in a scramble tournament at Sycuan on Tuesday 1/13. We teed off at 11 and prior to the round I felt like the practice area and set up was pretty cool.

I think the current conditions of the Willow Glen course are perfectly indicative of "winter conditions" as you had the overseeded fairways, which were in really good shape bordered by the brown rough. I personally felt like the course really was in above average shape considering the recent cold and rain. You could definitely tell that the greens had received quite a bit of water, because the heavy play that day left quite a few spike marks and foot prints.

I hadn't played this course since it was Singing Hills and I really enjoyed it. I think you get a pretty good variety of holes and it would be a great course for both high and low handicappers.

On top of everything else, the staff was great and did a good job handling such a big group. I don't know what the current rates are out there, but I think if you were paying in the $60-ish range you'd be getting good value for your money.

Played Willow Glen on 12/28 around 1:30pm and was able to walk on, because as the pro shop said "its wide open". That really wasn't case, regardless, it was a great day out and the course was in good ... Continue »

Played Willow Glen on 12/28 around 1:30pm and was able to walk on, because as the pro shop said "its wide open". That really wasn't case, regardless, it was a great day out and the course was in good shape. The review...

Tee-boxes: Good overall. There seemed to be enough green areas to hit from and the turf wasn't too chewed up.

Fairways: Not too bad. About as green as you might expect around this time in San Diego however this property usually does a superb job of staying green when others simply don't bother watering so sort of disheartened to see it yellow in spots. Good lies everywhere though and a good amount of roll.

Rough: Not too penalizing. About average length and allow for decent shots throughout.

Bunkers: Only found myself in one but loved seeing the white fluffy stuff that makes bunker shots easier. Rakes were plentiful.

Greens: OK. Greener than expected but a few had large patches of ground under repair or general maintenance. Rolled very well however it seemed the tournament earlier in the day didn't fix their divots.

ETC: Staff was friendly. Very happy to see the snack shop didn't close up early. Carts had plenty of juice but sad to see GPS didn't tell you where the next closest cart was. Upgraded their range and looks great. Hate that they went off of GolfNow as you used to be able to get amazing deals on these courses.