Singing Hills Golf Resort (Willow Glen)

Singing Hills Golf Resort (Willow Glen): Member Reviews

3007 Dehesa Road
El Cajon, CA 92019 • (800) 457-5568

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El Cajon, CA (92019)

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Sunset: 7:02 pm
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31. rudyclub

Posted: 02/11/14 6:08a
Member Since: Aug 6, 2011
From: San Diego

Played 2/5/14 11:40 Coupon POP 4:15 The course over all is in really good shape.
Fairways green and pretty lush. Very hit-able. A couple troubled spots mixed around but, mostly lush.
Greens look... Continue »

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7.5 Conditions

32. sbarajasjr

Posted: 06/23/13 8:17a
Member Since: Dec 11, 2009
From: San Diego

Played my GK Cup match with Rat-Patrol yesterday (bapr5092 and jpeairs85 rounded out our foursome). Course was in pretty good shape. As soon as you roll on to the property, you are offered a ride to the clubhouse (not sure how new this service is). The driver and the rest of the staff are all friendly and helpful. Facilities here are nice from the practice areas, the clubhouse, and the restaurant. The carts are nice as well with color GPS (which is always a plus for me). On to the course conditions:

Tee-boxes: We were playing the "gold" tee-boxes and overall they were OK to good. I never had any issues finding level ground although some had been been more chewed up than others. My main concern is always level ground vs. area presentation so in that regard they were fine. I did notice on several holes, they decided to move the gold boxes all the way back to where the black tee-boxes were so that made for an even more interesting day.

Fairway: Overall great. There were some bare spots (and one hole that had a long tire mark running through it) but for an area of SD County that is usually extremely hot and gets little water, the amount of grass and level of green was impressive for mid-June. The grass in the fairway is also extremely fair when it comes to roll.

Rough: I would say great. Not too thick but also enough of a challenge on some holes to penalize errant tee-shots. Overall it was well kept though.

Greens: I was actually unaware they had aerated them a month ago (thank you Jim for giving me the heads up) and for the most part you couldn't tell. They are healing nicely and quickly compared to other courses. They ran at a medium to med-fast pace for the most part. They can get tricky to read as everyone in our group found out, however they were fair and plenty green with limited ball marks.

Pace: Unfortunately it was slow on the front 9, mainly due to course layout. Hole 2 requires groups to wait until the next group up is on the green before teeing off, which of course starts backing up the carts almost immediately into the round. It cleared up after the turn, however at 5 hours there should be more of an effort to make sure groups play a little quicker.

Overall: A great course which, thanks to Jim, we were able to play for a great price. I enjoy the layout and there are a few interesting holes that make it worth the price. Its almost always green here and the staff make this property a great place to play.

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7.2 Conditions

33. Rat-Patrol

Posted: 06/22/13 7:23p
Member Since: Apr 20, 2013
From: San Diego

SBarajasjr and I played our South region match today and was a good one! Jpeairs85 and bapr5082 filled out the group and they were all a pleasure to play with.
Practice areas are pretty nice, two put... Continue »

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6.7 Conditions

34. baomai

Posted: 03/18/13 10:20p
Member Since: Mar 3, 2009
From: San Diego

I played with GK'er jpcali10 on a sunny St. Patty's Day at 12:30pm....we were both rocking green. :) We got a $46 rate on EZlinks which was an absolute bargain for this course. I've been playing bo... Continue »

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7.5 Conditions

35. jpcali10

Posted: 03/18/13 10:58a
Member Since: Feb 3, 2011
From: San Diego

I thought the conditions were great as the fairways and greens were very nice. I played with fellow GK'er 'baomai' and both of us were very pleased with the conditions as well as the price we paid. ... Continue »

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7.6 Conditions

36. sixpez

Posted: 02/02/13 8:56p
Member Since: Oct 16, 2003
From: Irvine

Played my second round of the day out here. Found a last-minute deal on ezlinks for $51 and also had a 20% promo code they sent out for this weekend that saved me an extra $10. So for $41, Sycuan is a hell of a deal. I was paired with a twosome and another single and we teed off right at our time (noon). The starter informed us that they had a big tournament group just go off, but there was a cushion in front of us for a few holes. Those first few holes were great as we played at an enjoyable pace. Then we caught up to the groups ahead on the 4th hole and it was excruciatingly slow after that. The groups ahead were slow, unorganized, not fixing ball marks, etc., so it was pretty annoying. The round took 5 hours exactly, which isn't great for a course of this caliber. Ran into the marshal once and he just kind of gave us a look like "What are you gonna do? It is what it is." The course was pretty jam-packed, so there probably wasn't too much he could do, but still seems like something could have been managed better as the day went on and got worse.

Other than the slow pace, the course itself was very enjoyable. I played Oak Glen last year and liked it a lot, and I know most people like Willow better, so I was looking forward to it today. The layout is great and the course is in such a nice little scenic valley. A little more "dramatic" layout than Oak Glen, but both are fantastic in my opinion. Some holes might be considered "gimmicky" by some (trees in middle of fairways and some circus-like green complexes), but it's a fun and diverse track that forces you to make strategic decisions on many shots.

For winter, the course was in good overall condition. The first few fairways were awesome. Green, lush and beautiful. Later on, they were a little less consistent with some thin/brown patches here and there and most areas near water pretty well burned out because of all the ducks, geese and coots doing what they do best. But overall, the fairways were mostly green and very, very nice for this time of year. The rough was pretty shaved down as was more dormant, brown and patchy throughout. Some areas decent and most lies were OK, just not as visually pleasing as you can normally expect here. Many of the tee boxes had been recently resodded, so a little uneven at the moment. Good sand in the bunkers and the greens were excellent all around. Other than fixing a few ball marks from the inconsiderate groups ahead, they were rolling smooth, running quick and receptive on approaches. Both the regulation courses at Sycuan are excellent (I haven't played the par-3 Pine Glen course yet) and good deals can be found online from time to time, making this a great option and worth the drive out past El Cajon.

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7.0 Conditions

37. reywalwen

Posted: 08/18/12 8:40p
Member Since: Aug 18, 2012
From: Encinitas

Played Willow course at 7:20 am; Major issue was pace of play very slow (5 hr round) and we were a threesome behind another threesome with no one in front of them for several holes; course in very goo... Continue »

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6.9 Conditions

38. weber2323

Posted: 08/09/12 8:26p
Member Since: Apr 2, 2006
From: San Diego, CA

Played in a work tournament here on Monday and the course is in pretty good shape. Its pretty hot out here so I thought everything was in pretty great shape. The fairways are certainly good and the ... Continue »

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7.0 Conditions

39. cthuyen

Posted: 06/17/12 9:27p
Member Since: Aug 15, 2006
From: Los Angeles

Played on SAT, 06/16/12 at Sycuan - Willow Glen. They have raised their rack rates recently, however, the course was incredible shape. My only complaint would be the greens were aerated about 2 week... Continue »

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8.0 Conditions

40. dcricket

Posted: 12/10/11 8:14p
Member Since: Oct 13, 2010
From: Escondido

Hubby and I arrived an hour and a half early for a 11:04a.m. tee time; as it was our first time playing here. I had purchased an "I Love Golf Deals" Coupon for the course, which cost me (99$ which included Round for (2), with Cart, (2) buckets of Range balls (Note only irons on the driving range; unless like me, you can't hit your driver tooo terribly far) and the coupon also was good for (2) Chef's appetizers at the Echo Lounge. (Today we had a choice of Wings, (3) Sliders w/Blue Cheese n Spinach, or a Beef n Cheese filled Quesadilla. The food was OUTSTANDING! Excellent end of the day for sure. Carts are equipped with GPS so it made it easy to detrmine distances. The Club house recommended we play the Willow Glen course as they overseed it which resulted in more lush fairways -- very nice; an amazing course. The layout wasn't too bad - 4 tee boxes to choose from. Scenery was relaxing, featured tight fairways, mild to moderate greens (a couple were pretty wicked though) fiar amount of sand traps filled with niiiiiiiiiice white, soft sand, a couple doglegs in both directions, water hazards (mainly ponds = which I lost my ball in :( , fairways lined with mature Okas, Palms, and Pines --- a surreal feeling with hawks screeching overhead, and LOTS of waterfowl to try and miss. I was a little disappointed to see how neglectful folks were in fixing their divots on the fairways and ball marks on the greens. Just don't understand why folks can't take the two or five seconds to help keep things nice for those that follow. :( Ridiculous. Overall though (for winter season) the course conditions were Wonderful. We really enjoyed ourselves. The greens were Fast! The rough area was lush as well. And did I mention the wonderful sand traps (if the is such a thing, with lots of white sand -- which would've been perfect IF (once again) folks had spent a little time to rake the traps versus leaving their intrusive foot prints trespassed all throughout. :( Cart gal was a little slow to come around and there is only a Snack Bar at the 9th hole area, and what they had was very limited. :( Wind started to kick up around 3pm and temp started to cool a tidge; but not unbearable. Twosome we were paired up with were very nice But they were terribly slow which concerned me with the 3-some that kept closing in on us all day and got antsy to want to hit up into us. Because of a flat tire on their cart, hubby and I finished out the last 3 holes on our own.ce of Play - 4+ hours for 18 holes. Sycuan also has a 2nd 18-hole (Pines? course) and an executive type par 3 18 hole course (so total of 3/72 holes)

Overall service of the staff was fine and the clubhouse seemed to have quite a large selection of items for sale. Nice putting practice greens.

I will certainly be keeping an eye out for more fantastic golf deals.
Will be putting this one as one of my favs (even if I didn't score that great) :)

-- Highly Recommend this course. **I can't speak for the other courses at Sycuan as we only played on Willow. Hope you find it as wonderful as we did/ Can't wait to go back.

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