Posted on February 3, 2018January 13, 2018 by Vic Flores

Pelican Hill Golf Club Awarded Best Playing Conditions 2017 Orange County

Best Playing Conditions 2017 Pelican Hill Golf Club - Orange County

Greenskeeper.Org Awards Pelican Hill Golf Club – Orange County’s Best Playing Conditions 2017

Congratulations to Pelican Hill Golf Club for winning Best Playing Conditions 2017 for Orange County.

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#Recent Golf Course Review

North Course

aakes90278
Posted: 07/31/17 5:27a
Member Since: Dec 28, 2002
From: redondo beach

Played here on 7/28/17 with a 3:35 tee time. The twilight rate was $180 and we teed off right on time. I don’t get a chance to play here very often due to the rates but when I do I love it.

The course is just visually beautiful and the layout is tons of fun. We finished in four hours with very little waiting. There are many holes that require carry off the tee but the fairways are wide enough that it is not as intimidating as you might think. If you can get off the tee consistently then you can score well. The course conditions as you might expect were very good although I did fix quite a few ball marks and the greens were slower than usual but still putted well.

Overall, the course was 7 out of 10 but I am not sure paying the rack rate of $330 is for everyone. I get it though, the property is in a multi-billion dollar area with views everywhere and the homes in the several million so it fits the needs of this affluent community. However my pocketbook just can’t handle this sort of luxury too often.

Treat yourself to a twilight round if you get a chance! Other than price, this place rates high on my favorites list. After our round we went to the bar for drinks and food. We found the food just average though which was surprising considering the clientele. The SCGA has outings here for $160 which I think is a pretty good deal and you are guaranteed to finish.

South Course

ggonzales
Posted: 04/19/17 10:35a
Member Since: Mar 13, 2003
From: Anaheim

Played in a charity event on Monday morning 4/17, shotgun start scramble format. This is a top notch facility in customer service and the location of the course. Driving range was mats only and the putting green was on the small side with a putting contest going on, there are putting greens on the first tee but were under maintenance. Played the South from the blue markers and the course played tough.

Tee boxes were a little on the long side, Fairways were still dormant but had good coverage, rough is up a little and need to keep an eye on your ball because it settles down out of sight. Greens were very receptive and rolled true. Lots of subtle breaks and elevation changes on the green complexes. Club selection is tricky due to the change in wind direction and uphill and downhill shots.
Course would be a tough walk. Bring your camera because each hole has great views. Pace of Play (POP) was 5 1/2 hours due to the tournament.

Best Playing Conditions 2017

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Posted on February 2, 2018January 28, 2018 by Vic Flores

Recent Golf Course Review Lincoln Hills Golf Club (ORCHARD) Lincoln California

Lincoln Hills Golf Club (Orchard)

Lincoln, CA

Reviewed by: larryq2001, Brea

Got together with some No Cal friends on a Friday morning 10:30 and 10:37 tee times. When we arrived at the course, the sun was out and thought it was going to be beautiful but the fog rolled in and made it pretty cold. Used a $49 for 2 Golf Moose voucher. Check in was easy enough and we loaded the carts and off we went. Having never played here, the starter drove us to the tee and gave us a brief overview. This really helped so nice job. 90 degree rules which was great

Fairways were generous and surprisingly in pretty good shape despite the winter weather. Wide fairways with good lies helped with some of my friends who don’t play a lot. Was only one bunker and it was fine and I heard of no complaints from the others. The rough was lush green but not difficult to get out of. Greens were pretty nice. Not real fast but rolled nicely.

I really enjoyed playing here. The fairways wind through Sun City homes, through some marsh areas and there are a couple of neat holes. Even though the fairways are generous, there are some bunkers strategically placed in the middle so some thought off of the tee is needed. I wouldn’t call this course easy as my friend did but it is a fun layout. The only drawback on this day was the cold weather but want to come back and play again. Really nice folks in the restaurant and the food was good as well as we stopped in after to have a bite.

Posted on February 2, 2018January 13, 2018 by Vic Flores

Goose Creek Golf Club Awarded Worth the Green Fee 2017 for Inland Empire

Goose Creek Golf Club Awarded Worth the Green Fee 2017 for the Inland Empire

Congratulations to Goose Creek Golf Club winning our Worth the Green Fee 2017 Award for Inland Empire.

“Worth the Green Fee” is awarded to golf courses open to the public listed on Greenskeeper.org that stand out above the rest with our site users at providing a consistent, quality golf experience at an outstanding price.

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#Recent Golf Course Review

xcamman
Posted: 01/10/18 2:01p
Member Since: Dec 6, 2002
From: Valencia, CA

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Played this morning at 6:50 with three other friends. Goose is one of my favorite courses but was wondering how it would play after the last two days of rain. All considering, the course drains out pretty well.

There was some water in the bunkers, but moved my ball a club length. In the two bunkers I was in shots had a little too much bounce with my wedge on the wet sand. I bogeyed both holes. Not their fault, mine. They let us us drive the carts on the fairways so, apparently they didn’t think it was that wet. Greens were great considering winter conditions right now.

We played in under four hours. The course is a ways from my stomping grounds, but always a joy to play.

Worth the Green Fee 2017

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Posted on February 1, 2018January 24, 2018 by Vic Flores

#Golf Course Review Ridge Creek Dinuba #Golf Club @jwisocki Dinuba California

Ridge Creek Dinuba Golf Club

Dinuba, CA

Reviewed by: Alex326, Monterey, Ca

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Always a decent course on the Central Valley stop. Cencalhack did an excellent job describing conditions and the layout of the course. Greens remain the strong point of the course. They are fairly large with some challenge but predictable breaks. Carts offer pin sheets with greens broken down into thirds so the pin sheet will just give you a front , middle or back location.

Fairways are dormant but still very playable. Tee boxes on the par 3’s were all in need of some Maintanence. they were horrible. All of the other tee boxes were decent. I agree, the course plays harder than it suggests. The main thing here is keeping your tee shot in the fairway and out of a fairway bunker. as long as you do that it’s a very scoreable course in that there’s not much trouble around the greens outside the traditional bunkering

Ridge creek also makes you feel like your actually at a GOLF course and not just a random field with 18 flagsticks. By that, I mean, they have a nice rock waterfall entrance, a great practice area (grass range, multiple chipping and full wedge stations) and the pro shop & restaurant buildings actually have some nice architectural design to them.

Yes, this course is in the middle of nowhere but it doesn’t feel like it once you enter the grounds

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Posted on February 1, 2018January 13, 2018 by Vic Flores

Half Moon Bay Golf Links Awarded Best Playing Conditions 2017

Best Playing Conditions 2017 Half Moon Bay Golf Links - Northern California

Greenskeeper.Org Awards Half Moon Bay Golf Links – Northern California’s Best Playing Conditions 2017

Congratulations to Half Moon Bay Golf Links for winning Best Playing Conditions 2017 for Northern California.

How Awards Winners Are Determined

Golf Course reviews and ratings submitted by our 70,000+ Greenskeeper.org community are tabulated over 12 months. Winners are determined for each area.

Half Moon Bay Golf Links

Ocean Course

mpisarski01Posted: 07/24/17 4:13p
Member Since: Feb 11, 2012
From: Costa Mesa

Enjoyed my 100th Course played by choosing The Ocean Course at Half Moon Bay. This course is a links style course over looking the water and we got the full links/ open championship treatment with fog, mist, and wind during our morning round.

The Review

The Course was in top condition with the Golf Now AM tour teeing off right after us. Tough pins and tall rough. All of the greens were perfect and consistent.

They had some tough pin locations on course due to the tournament and that didnt help our scores much but after learning the speeds nothing was too terrible.

Tee’s and fairways were cut perfect and consistent throughout the course and had nothing that would take away and major ratings. The fairways are wide and leave you with plenty of options from the tee’s and with the course not being overly long you can choose to layup.

The rough is quite the beast on this course it was wet from the fog/mist and caused your club to grab hard on all shots out of the rough. If you go too far you will fine the Fescu which was cut to about 5 inches and was not super thick to were you could not find your ball but long enough to make you think twice before blasting out of it.

The only down side of this course is hole 15-18 share a public path to the beach from the Ritz Carlton on site. These people are all over the place and the path is parallel with the holes . If you go offline you can easily take out a person. Also they are not quiet as most are on vacation and talk very loud as you are trying to hit.

The Bottom-line

Overall it is an amazing place to play with the views of the ocean on many of the holes (If its not foggy) and well worth the reasonable price of $140. I will be back.

Old Course

rich888rich
Posted: 06/09/16 9:30p
Member Since: Sep 22, 2014
From: San Francisco

First time playing the Old Course yesterday. In general, the course is well maintained. Fairway ways are green and the greens are in excellent shape. However, the bunkers are in poor shape: they are either have little sand, hard pan, or under repair. For the price they charge, there are no GPS on carts and no complimentary bottled water on the course. Another issue is that houses are very close to the fairways ans seems like your see more backyards than fairways.

The course is not too difficult to play. The #18 signature hole offers spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean and with the Ritz Carlton in the background. The tee shot is quite intimating.

The green fees are quite pricey, unless your can get a very good deal, otherwise, play somewhere else.

Posted on January 31, 2018January 24, 2018 by Vic Flores

#Recent #Golf Course Review Spyglass Hill Golf Course @PebbleBeachGolf Pebble Beach California

Spyglass Hill Golf Course

Pebble Beach, CA

#Recent #Golf Course Review Spyglass Hill Golf Course @PebbleBeachGolf Pebble Beach California

Reviewed by: rgm2525, chatsworth

Played 1-11-18. Payed $225 on there California Golfer deal which also included a $75 gift card.

Was paired with a threesome going out first at 7:40 and finishing in 4 hours and 10 minutes.

Tee boxes were very nice, lush, level and cut semi tight. Fairways were in great shape, very lush and a little soft so not much roll out but the ball would sit up very nice. Rough was 2-3 inches and very healthy, and in great shape, ball would sit down so getting out of it was a challenge. Was in three green-side bunkers all of which had some of the nicest sand I have ever played from. Greens were in great shape, a little slow but rolling smooth without a blemish. One of my favorite courses that never disappoints.

Posted on January 31, 2018November 16, 2019 by Vic Flores

Bayonet Black Horse Golf Club Awarded Worth the Green Fee 2017 for Central California

WTGF Bayonet Black Horse 2017 - Central California

Bayonet Black Horse Golf Club Awarded Worth the Green Fee 2017 for Central California

Congratulations to Bayonet Black Horse Golf Club winning our Worth the Green Fee 2017 Award for Central California.

How Awards Winners Are Determined

Golf Course reviews and ratings submitted by our 70,000+ Greenskeeper.org community are tabulated over 12 months. Winners are determined for each area.

#Recent Golf Course Review

Bayonet Course

aakes90278
Posted: 10/25/17 7:07a
Member Since: Dec 28, 2002
From: redondo beach

Played here yesterday in perfect weather. I have played here a few times and always look forward to coming back. The course conditions are always good and the layout is great. The course. Conditions right now are nearing great but I have played it in better. The greens were the highlight with smooth and fast surfaces and they will only get better. The tees were level, the bunkers played great, and the fairways were good but can get better with more time. There was a number of areas marked as Ground Under Repair (GUR) and I noticed many downed trees throughout the course. Great time and can’t wait to return.

Black Horse

sd3bs
Posted: 10/07/17 9:54p
Member Since: Jul 21, 2005
From: Temecula, CA

Sub four hour round on a clear cool beautiful fall day. The staff was welcoming especially the starter for our round – real nice guy, as well as the marshal out that morning! The facility has two 18 hole courses that mingle somewhat throughout the round. The tee boxes were all in great shape with a couple of the par 3’s a bit chewed up but playable. The fairways had fantastic coverage with mostly tight lies and a bit of divot damage from approach areas on the par 4’s and par 5’s. The rough was very thick and made finding shots not in the short stuff a challenge. The traps were great around the greens – I did notice a few fairway traps that were a bit shaggy around the edges. The greens were rolling pretty fast and were not holding all good approach shots real well. Most of the greens are very large and extremely sloped with a few different levels on some holes – made for a fun round of putt putt golf! I loved the views of the Bay from the course and the overall conditions! This is surely a course that a couple of rounds would make a good difference for scoring and shot selection. The rates are very reasonable for the course and worth the short drive from the south or the Bay Area. I recommend Black Horse to those that enjoy a well maintained course with great views at a fair rate!!

Worth the Green Fee 2017

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Posted on January 30, 2018November 16, 2019 by Vic Flores

Wolf Creek Golf Club Awarded Best Playing Conditions 2017 for Southern Nevada

Best Playing Conditions 2017 Wolf Creek Golf Club - Southern Nevada

Greenskeeper.Org Awards Wolf Creek Golf Club- Southern Nevada’s Best Playing Conditions 2017

Congratulations to Wolf Creek Golf Club for winning Best Playing Conditions 2017 for Southern Nevada.

How Awards Winners Are Determined

Golf Course reviews and ratings submitted by our 70,000+ Greenskeeper.org community are tabulated over 12 months. Winners are determined for each area.

#Recent Golf Course Review

walnutgolf
Posted: 12/10/17 8:20a
Member Since: Aug 14, 2007
From: Corona, Ca

Golf Playing Conditions 10.00 IMMACULATE

Played here on 12/8/17 as a group of 7 and finished in about 5 1/2 hrs. Our group teed off on #10 at 9:15am as the #1 tee wasn’t available till after 10am for us. It was 3rd time for us here and the views and course conditions still continue to amaze us. Everything here was near perfect with the exception of rock-hard fairways under the grass coverage. For our group, divot repair wasn’t necessary as we couldn’t make a divot if we tried.

This is probably the only course we don’t mind playing in over 5 hrs as it allows us for more relaxed picture taking opportunities.
Although some may say the course is a bit tricked-up, for us, Wolf Creek remains as our #1 favorite course. Certainly recommended.

Best Playing Conditions 2017

Click HERE for our cornerstone article presenting Awards to the Best Playing Conditions 2017.