Early morning nearly freezing 4.5 hour round. The staff is thinly spread but takes care of the customers. The rates are out of line with what they offer. The practice facilities are nice and always... Continue »

Early morning nearly freezing 4.5 hour round. The staff is thinly spread but takes care of the customers. The rates are out of line with what they offer. The practice facilities are nice and always seem to be busy. The carts are lacking the basics such as a WINDSHIELD. With the rates they charge now they need to equip their carts with a WINDSHIELD. The tee boxes were adequate with some being a little thin and shaggy but all level. The rough really does not exist anywhere on this course. The edges of the fairways are barren turf or dirt and sloped towards ob water hazards and thick brush. The front nine here in always in thin sad condition with lack of sun and playable grass on the fairways. The fairways improve as the round progresses and you will notice the back nine in much better condition. The sand traps were all wet damp hard packed dirt and sand. Hitting a shot from the traps anywhere on the course is nearly impossible. The greens were in decent condition and held shots well. There were not too many ball marks from start to finish which was nice. The greens had great coverage and were pretty quick with very consistent roll from the first to the last. There are many water holes and ob sections on this course. One nice thing is the deer you see on the front nine. We were hoping to find the conditions had improved with the increased rates but sadly that wasn't the case. Maybe during the warmer months the course will show some progress.

Have not played there in two years. Two years ago it was pretty rough. Not any better now.
I think they have the worst bunkers I have ever seen. Rock hard and I don't know what to call the surface... Continue »

Have not played there in two years. Two years ago it was pretty rough. Not any better now.
I think they have the worst bunkers I have ever seen. Rock hard and I don't know what to call the surface, hard pan or packed dirt I guess.

Greens are good. Fairways hit and miss.
Lakes full of algae.

Thought I lost a ball on 16th hole but found it in a gopher hole.

American Golf could care less because the place was packed with golfers on a Tuesday afternoon.

Would I go back again? Probably in another two years during the summer since it was 20 degrees cooler than outside my house in Indio.

It is a really great lay out of fun holes but upkeep is bad.

The Vineyard is a challenging and enjoyable course to play. Normally I have no complaints but the grass on the greens are starting to blossom. This makes the greens very unsmooth and extremely slow.... Continue »

The Vineyard is a challenging and enjoyable course to play. Normally I have no complaints but the grass on the greens are starting to blossom. This makes the greens very unsmooth and extremely slow. Everyone in my foursome was unable to putt hard enough to reach the hole. It is an unusual situation. Be aware it can mess up your putting touch. I played Rancho Bernardo the same week and it took four holes to get used to putting normal speed again. I was blasting by the holes by ten feet.

Early morning Sunday four hour round on a very busy course. The staff is friendly enough. The practice facilities are good and usually very crowded. I was hoping that the really old fleet of carts h... Continue »

Early morning Sunday four hour round on a very busy course. The staff is friendly enough. The practice facilities are good and usually very crowded. I was hoping that the really old fleet of carts had been replaced (they had not). The carts lack any gps, windshield, cooler or ball/club washer. They'll get you around the course but drive like an old truck with no power steering. The tee boxes were all in pretty good shape with good coverage. The rough was just BRUTAL from the first to last hole. If you were a foot off the fairway you were not going to find your new Pro V or anything else. The grass (but mostly clover) was anywhere from a few inches long to a foot! The fairways were still spotted with bare dirt sections throughout the round with many tight lies on most holes. The ball would have plenty of run off the tee right into that foot long clover!!! The traps were trimmed nicely but most were very damp or had standing water. The sand in most traps was okay with some having lots of rocks and pebbles. The greens are definitely the attraction here with most being in really good condition. Good shots held well for the most part but a couple of the greens were a little firmer than the others. They rolled at medium speed and were cover with poa on every hole. There were a few deer feeding on the front nine and hundreds of turtles in the ponds on the back nine (the highlight of the round). The flat front nine is quite a bit shorter than the back nine and has several forced carries. The back nine is a hike for those who like to walk with hills and substantial distance between holes. The setting and layout of this course are really nice - just wish the conditions were.

This course used to be in great condition. Haven't played here in about 15 years. Course was full on a Friday and pace of play was 4 hours and 15 minutes.

So here is the question. Why has Americ... Continue »

This course used to be in great condition. Haven't played here in about 15 years. Course was full on a Friday and pace of play was 4 hours and 15 minutes.

So here is the question. Why has American Golf spent so little on making this a nice quality course like it used to be? They mus be making money.

Great layout; fun to play but except for the greens the rest of the course needs some work. Not just a drought issue; it is lack of maintenance issue.

Early morning Sunday round in a little over four hours. This round reminded me of what this course can be. The staff was good and starter very friendly. The carts are dated with no windshields or g... Continue »

Early morning Sunday round in a little over four hours. This round reminded me of what this course can be. The staff was good and starter very friendly. The carts are dated with no windshields or gps but outlets. The practice faciltiy is adequate and usually busy. The tee boxes ranged from thin and sloped to level with good coverage. The rough is not present on many holes but was thin and patchy where it was found. There are several forced carry holes with most being on the front nine of this par 70 course. The fairways ranged from thin and wet to thick and dry with good coverage. There were a couple of holes that had new turf placed on the fairways that were roped off but you were able to play your ball from them. The traps were all thin and hard packed with standing water in a few. The traps were fairly well trimmed but in desperate need on truck loads of sand. The greens all had nice coverage but more poa than any course I've played. Good shots from the fairways would stop nicely but getting the ball in the hole was another story. Putts jumped and snaked on every hole which frustrated our entire group. The front nine is flat and the back nine has some elevation changes which seems to add distance. The views are nice on the back nine and the course is worth the rack rates. I would say that if they can continue to improve the playing conditions it will become difficult to get a tee time here. Recommended

First out on a very cold morning. (37 degrees when we pulled in the lot, but no frost?) Staff in the pro shop was great. Friendly and accommodating.

Course was in only decent condition. Greens wer... Continue »

First out on a very cold morning. (37 degrees when we pulled in the lot, but no frost?) Staff in the pro shop was great. Friendly and accommodating.

Course was in only decent condition. Greens were good, but the fairways were very thin/bare. Rough was inconsistent. Same with the bunkers. On the front side they were all like mud - overwatered. On the back side, well maintained, but thin.

I like the course, but the backside is now just too long for me. Four par 4 holes which play around 450 yards each. Only one par 5 on each nine, so not mant birdie holes to make up for the boogie holes. My only real complaint was there was a lot of back nine play, so after getting around the front quickly, everything changed on the back.

Played here on January 17th, MLK Day. I was expecting a slow round due to the holiday but we got done in 4 hr and 15 minutes! The course was in better shape than last time I played which was about 2... Continue »

Played here on January 17th, MLK Day. I was expecting a slow round due to the holiday but we got done in 4 hr and 15 minutes! The course was in better shape than last time I played which was about 2-3 months ago. The sand traps have been cleaned up and had the grass that was growing in some of them removed and the fairways for the most part were in pretty good shape except for #9 which had a lot of dirt on the landing area. The biggest, and really only, gripe from our group was the lack of sand in the bunkers. Other than that, the course was in good shape and everyone had a great time. Looking forward to playing here again soon.

It was a little drizzly Thursday, which means So. Cal. golfers stay home mostly, so I pulled out my rain gloves and got a $25 Golf Now Hot Deal at The Vineyard. I hadn't played here in quite a while,... Continue »

It was a little drizzly Thursday, which means So. Cal. golfers stay home mostly, so I pulled out my rain gloves and got a $25 Golf Now Hot Deal at The Vineyard. I hadn't played here in quite a while, but remembered it was a pretty good back 9. It wasn't just the rain that kept folks away. Went off by myself for a very quick 18 or so. Tees were occasionally ok. Par 3s were exceptionally chewed up. Fairways had many bare spots and cut thin. There wasn't much rough. Sand was ok but inconsistent. Greens were bumpy with good coverage and fairly quick. The back was better than the front. The killer for me was there were NO 150 markers, not one distance marker on the course. All right, I can hear you: "Get a rangefinder, you dope." But I just don't like 'em. Maybe it's because I am not sure I've ever hit an iron the same distance three times in a row except on the range, and have a constant low-speed wobble due to essential tremors, but, man I miss those 150 cypress bushes. I'm usually within 5 yards estimating distances with a 150 yd reference, but constantly realized how bad I am without one. Bottom line on the Vineyard, it was worth the $25, but bring your rangefinder.