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Golf Course Review SunRidge Canyon Golf Club Fountain Hills Arizona

SunRidge Canyon Golf Club

Golf Course Review SunRidge Canyon Golf Club Fountain Hills Arizona

Reviewed by: sdscratchorbust, Scottsdale
Played here 7:00 Sunday morning – POP 4:30

Golf Playing Conditions 8.55 GREAT
Golf Playing Conditions 8.55 GREAT

I love playing here as it’s a true test to see where your game is at. The few times I have been it does play slow as it is so difficult people struggle.

Greens were perfect. Had a little moisture from the morning so the chips had some check, and they rolled absolutely true. No bumps or dried out areas on these greens.

Fairways were great. No dry patches, just the colors turning for summer. A few fairways had some muddy spots from sprinklers and divot damage but that getting picky.

The grass around the greens is getting dried out and dormant, the yellow and browns are coming in but very playable. Visually the course is making the transition to summer, but is still in great shape.

Awesome track with always great prices for the locals.

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Golf Course Review Troon North Golf Club MONUMENT Scottsdale Arizona

Troon North Golf Club (Monument)

Golf Course Review Troon North Golf Club MONUMENT Scottsdale Arizona

Reviewed by: sdscratchorbust, Scottsdale

ALERT: Aeration
Pinnacle Course will be closed for aeration 6/3 – 6/19. Monument will be closed for aeration and summer maintenance from 6/20 through the entire month of July.
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Golf Playing Conditions 9.15 IMMACULATE
Golf Playing Conditions 9.15 IMMACULATE

Played here last twilight with a special guest. KC Leonard is the current active armed forces golf club champion. He had a tournament upcoming here and I was more than happy to have a running mate.

We got out at 4:45 flew and saw 1 person and had the course to ourselves. Easily finished 18 with epic sunsets to close.

The course was even in better shape than when I played pinnacle a month or two ago. The course is pristine right now. Greens were a tad slower than accustomed too. Maybe rolling medium / fast here which is slow for this type of course. Absolutely rolling lush carpet greens.

Fairways were immaculate. Green as can be still, which is amazing this time of year. Bunkers and every other amenity was perfect as always.

The weather and conditions could not have been better.

I had to find ways to nitpick this review. There were some yellow areas on some of the tee boxes. Also there wasn’t rough. Those are the only nitpicks I could fine.

The views from the closing here are unmatched. When you add the customer service, 36 holes, and pristine conditions. You’re foolish to play elsewhere. This is as best as it gets. If you were waiting for a time to play Troon N with awesome conditions / avoid the 110+ summer heat / and not spend $360 NOW is the time. Rare window of pre-summer punching, reseeding pureness.

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Golf Course Review Rancho Manana Golf Club Cave Creek Arizona

Rancho Manana Golf Club

Golf Course Review Rancho Manana Golf Club Cave Creek Arizona

Reviewed by: sdscratchorbust, Scottsdale

ALERT: Aeration
Will be aerating the greens 6/17 & 6/18.
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Played here last week after work twilight. Kinda of cool they offer an after 5 super twilight rate. Off to a good note. Customer service in the pro shop was excellent here I have to say.

The Review

Golf Course Review 6.50 GOOD
Golf Course Review 6.50 GOOD

Course is in solid shape. Greens were good and rolled well. Fairways are starting to go for summer. Much more brown and bare spots than I have seen on other courses. Tee boxes were also worn and have had some play. I don’t believe I hit it in the sand this day.

This has been the hardest course to review. Sometimes splicing an experience down element by element can take away what is most important in the first place. At the end of the day we play golf to have fun, and this course delivered a fun golf experience. I had a blast playing it.

However, while nothing is bad with this course, it’s like three different courses in one with bad design and flow. The best way I can describe it is a few mix matched singles on an album with no flow. The course is too short at 6,004 yards and seemed to be limited on space. It starts off great as you climb into the hills with great views of a true desert course. No 4 is one of the best holes in the valley in my opinion. But then the course turns inland and you have flat house lined holes that feels like a 70s country club. Then there’ this bizarre par 3 created in front of the restaurant that was very artificial and out of place. Then the course circles a concrete man made lake covered in moss. Not very scenic nor unique. Then 18 is like a swampy marsh Southern style hole. Very odd mix of holes.

Personal Thoughts

That being said. I had a great time. It’s a fun course. It reminds me of Tecolote in San Diego with the holes playing in and out of the canyon. I would rate it as a fun course to play with family and non serious golfers.

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GK Guru Visit Roundup: Glen Ivy Golf Club in PHOTOS!

Glen Ivy Golf Club Corona California Hole 10

Glen Ivy Golf Club Corona California

GK Gurus recently played Glen Ivy Golf Club in lovely Corona California Recently. Read the reviews they wrote. Click HERE. Or check out the photos below.

Pictures are worth a thousand words. Check out the latest GK Guru visit at Glen Ivy Golf Club in Corona California. Conditions look pretty darn good, but don’t take my word for it. Check out the photos below! Know Before You Go with Greenskeeper.Org.

Glen Ivy in Photos

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Golf Course Review Half Moon Bay Golf Links OCEAN Half Moon Bay California

Half Moon Bay Golf Links (Ocean)

Golf Course Review Half Moon Bay Golf Links OCEAN Half Moon Bay California

Reviewed by: Alex326, Monterey, Ca

Golf Playing Conditions 8.00 GREAT
Golf Playing Conditions 8.00 GREAT

Played the ocean course at Half Moon Bay this morning. Weather was overcast but fairly warm (by nor cal coast standards ). There was a 10 mph wind throughout the day which is normal for the area. Course condition was pretty much an 8-8.5 throughout. No real weakness anywhere. Last time I avoided the sand traps, this time I got plenty of opportunities to test them. Decent sand of the light brown nature. There are several fairway bunkers throughout the course. Most are manageable to use at least a mid iron to get out unless you’re right up against the lip.

Greens have a ton of undulations but still offer some flat putts here and there. They were rolling true but at a medium slow pace.

As mentioned before the layout is spectacular with views of the ocean from almost every hole. A few of the holes are perched up on the cliff right above the ocean. POP was on the slow side being at over 4.5 hrs.

A definite recommended course. Next time I plan on doing the old course in the afternoon to catch the sunset on the finishing hole.

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GK Guru Visit Roundup: Glen Ivy Golf Club Corona California

Glen Ivy Golf Club Corona California Hole 9

Glen Ivy Golf Club

GK Guru Visit Roundup: Glen Ivy Golf Club Corona California

Reviewed by: JohnnyGK, Thousand Oaks
A year ago in June I played Glen Ivy Golf Club for the first time. One year later was my second round and the place has got even better. The new owner has been there for over 2 years now and I highly recommend you go check out the place. Besides the golf course being in great shape, the new driving range is fantastic as well as clubhouse/restaurant renovations. They even added a huge modern banquet room to host weddings, events and big golf tournaments.

Teed it up with GK’ers weber, dconnally and Andrew1 at 6:40am. Played in under 4 hours. Fun time!

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Glen Ivy Golf Club Corona California Bar & Grill
Glen Ivy Golf Club Corona California Bar & Grill

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Glen Ivy Golf Club Corona California Hole 13
Glen Ivy Golf Club Corona California Hole 13

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The Review

Playing Conditions 8.05 GREAT
Playing Conditions 8.05 GREAT

Greens in excellent shape, smooth, holding shots, medium/fast and with a beautiful green consistent color. You could throw darts at those pins all day. And the way they were set up yesterday you needed to. They had the front and back pins on the edges guarded by bunkers or on some challenging tiers.

Fairways, beautiful, lush, groomed, providing decent roll out, just a pleasure to play.

Rough, mostly lush, not too long but dense around the greens. Ball always sat down a little, especially greenside making all pitch shots challenging. Also if you came up short on your approach shot to the green no way the ball was going to release on.

Bunkers, a little damp, a little firm but overall in good shape.

Tee Boxes, in good shape however there is not a lot a tee grounds for the four sets and the white or blue tees by far get played the most. So those tees had some divot damage and some needed to be leveled better. The back tees looked fantastic (might play those next time).

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Glen Ivy Golf Club Corona California Hole 15
Glen Ivy Golf Club Corona California Hole 15

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Glen Ivy Golf Club Corona California Patio View
Glen Ivy Golf Club Corona California Patio View

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Final Thoughts

Check out the photos I just posted.

Highly Recommended.

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Glen Ivy Golf Club Corona California Hole 14
Glen Ivy Golf Club Corona California Hole 14

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Round Up: GK Guru Visit Sterling Hills Golf Club

Sterling Hills Golf Club Camarillo California Hole 6

Sterling Hills Golf Club

GK Guru Visit Sterling Hills Golf Club

Reviewed by: GDR23, Thousand Oaks
Rode the Blacks this morning 6/17/2019 around 10:40am with John, Ron and Wendy(great people to play with if you ever get the chance to). We had a super time on a beautiful day for golf with just a little bit of wind on the back nine and mid 70 temps. POP was 4 hours 45 minutes with no waiting on the front and some waiting on the back nine.

Had not been out here in 14 months. This course is in good shape and in much better shape today than my previous rounds out here. Lee Harlow and his staff are doing a great job with this course and I would recommend that you go play Sterling Hills now.

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Sterling Hills Golf Club Camarillo California Hole 18
Sterling Hills Golf Club Camarillo California Hole 18

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Sterling Hills Golf Club Camarillo California Hole 7
Sterling Hills Golf Club Camarillo California Hole 7

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The Review

Golf Playing Conditions 7.07 GREAT
Golf Playing Conditions 7.07 GREAT

The greens were in very good shape, hardly any ball-marks rolling medium to fast pace with a nice smooth roll. Some of the green complexes have some potato chip swales and undulations which I love and makes putting here fun and challenging. They can tuck some of the back pins in challenging places on some of these bigger green surfaces. Rating the greens an 8/10.

The fairways were really nice and pretty much the most improved area on this course. Just awesome great coverage with your ball sitting up nicely. Did not see any bare spots. Fairway rating 8/10.

Tees were very lush, some of the teeing grounds were uneven but were big enough that you could always find a level spot. Rating 7/10.

Was in green-side bunker on #18 that was well raked and easy to hit out of.

Rough looked to be uniform, semi-lush and in good shape with few problem areas.

Would love to see one more par 5 out here. I love courses with 5 par 5’s and Sterling Hills only has 3 of them with two of them being the last 2 holes. They have some scoring holes out here like 4, 7, 9, 16 and 18 and some hang on tougher holes like 3, 14 and 17.

Staff here was super friendly, they have a range, huge putting green and with the cooler temps in Camarillo, current nice shape of the course and the new GK coupon I can see this course getting a lot of play.

Recommended

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Sterling Hills Golf Club Camarillo California GK Coupon
Sterling Hills Golf Club Camarillo California GK Coupon

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Golf Course Review Dragonfly Golf Club Madera California

Dragonfly Golf Club

Golf Course Review Dragonfly Golf Club Madera California

Reviewed by: CenCalGolfer33, Fresno

ALERT: Aeration
Will be aerating the greens 6/3 & 6/4.
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Golf Playing Conditions 7.75 GREAT
Golf Playing Conditions 7.75 GREAT

Greens are back to their normal greens. There was not any noticeable punch marks or anything when I played. They said they did the smaller punches which healed really quick.

All in all, the course was in really good shape. We teed off at 6:45am and the round was a little over 4 hours. Played with a dad and his son and they had just taken up the game. But all in all the tee boxes were in really good shape. Fairways were very lush and were wet but still had some roll out in them in the morning. Greens, again were in good shape. Was able to spin shots but held well.

Only concern seems to be bunkers which had some pebbles and a couple had noticeably bigger rocks in them.

Make sure you take water with you. No water jugs or anything out here, which still baffles me