Golf Course Review River Ridge Golf Course LAKES Oxnard, CA
Reviewed by: t8fish, Altadena
Golf Playing Conditions 7.76 GREAT
Went out walking Sunday morning, 9/9, with an 11:07 tee time combined with three other players into a foursome. RGM 2525 wrote a review after playing here a few days earlier and there is little I can add to it, so I will point you there since he describes pretty much the exact conditions I experienced.
The differences that come to mind are that it took us 4.5 hrs. to play with no one in front slowing us down (ouch), and the one fairway bunker I was in was perfect for executing a recovery. I also used the Greenskeeper coupon, so it was a great deal for a nice course. My dog also had a good time, although he got around with fewer strokes.
River Ridge Golf Club Oxnard California GK Coupon & Golf Tee Time Special
Golf Course Review Primm Valley Golf Club LAKES Primm, California
Reviewed by: roarksown1, Playa del Rey
ALERT: Overseeding
Will be overseeding 10/1 – 10/8, reopening 10/9 and likely cart path only through 10/28.
Playing Conditions 6.42 GOOD
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Played Primm Valley (Lakes) for the second time this past Friday when driving home from a work trip in Las Vegas. Got out a bit early as the guy in the pro shop gave me the twilight rate with cart of $55, which is totally worth it for this fun course, even with re-seeding just a week or so away so they’re letting it dry out a bit.
Just an FYI, but the Desert course (which I wanted to play since I hadn’t before) is currently closed during re-seeding. Should be open in a few weeks when they close down the Lakes course.
As for the course itself, well you can imagine that just a week or so before major maintenance that they’ve let it go a good bit, but it’s still remarkably playable. There are a lot of dried out areas in the fairways and they’re certainly not a dark, lush green, but most lies were more than okay and not a problem to hit from at any time. The rough is a little thicker and greener right now and not penal. Bunkers were okay at this point and the tee boxes are a little bit beat up but nothing too terrible.
Greens were actually still in good shape for the most part, but there were many with large sections cut out of them ahead of the maintenance. They ran a bit slower than usual according to my local playing partner that I paired up with at the first tee, but I still found that they rolled quite true and held shots predominantly well. Good enough for the circumstances for sure.
Additional Thoughts
Layout is a super cool one with many interesting holes, lots of risk-reward opportunities and no two holes exactly alike. I like the variety of the par 3s and the par 5s are quite fun to play as well. You can score well here for sure, but you can also get in a lot of trouble. Oh hey, that sounds like golf.
I would definitely call ahead though to make sure that this or the other course are in play right now as aeration season begins. But if you do make it out, it’s still a fun day under the sun. And one last thing if Johnny is reading this review – Primm is in California, not Nevada!
Golf Course Review Carlton Oaks Golf Resort Santee, CA
Reviewed by: sparky14, San Clemente
ALERT: Aeration
Will be aerating the greens 9/11 & 9/12.
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Golf Playing Conditions 5.82 GOOD
Played Carlton Oaks on 9/9. I see from the GK page that aeration is scheduled for the next two days. I would say the prior weeks players got an early aeration start by not fixing a single ball mark on any green. I have never seen so many unfixed ball marks. That being said, the grass still had good coverage, and I was shocked that most of my putts rolled well with no bouncing.
Fairways are in good shape. Tee boxes are generally fine, some uneven ground here and there, but playable. Rough is very much so. Lots of bare ground off the fairways.
So, while I have berated the course on the conditions here, I will say this is a great course and quite a bargain these days. If you keep it on the grass, you are rewarded with a very fun and challenging course. I would have loved to have played here in the early days, as I suspect this place was amazing at the start.
Recommended – just know that you will get some bad lies off the fairways and greens.
Golf Course Review Monarch Dunes Golf Club CHALLENGE Nipomo, CA
Reviewed by: 3-4bravo, Bakersfield, CA
Golf Playing Conditions 7.46 GREAT
Played 9-8 as a threesome. Was over in the area for a wedding and had some time to kill so me and a couple of buddies decided to play the par 3 course since we have never played it before. What a treat. It’s fun and very challenging. The greens are very dramatic in their undulations, which makes you think about where you’re going to hit your tee shot. The hardest hole is the shortest hole, playing only 82 yards but over water with a green that doesn’t have a flat spot on it.
The greens were in perfect condition. Minor divot damage but nothing terrible.
Tee boxes had minor divot damage but again nothing terrible. They were a little uneven which is the only knock.
The only rough they had was the frog hair that grew around the bunkers. They kept the rest of the grass around the green pretty tight which made it even more difficult if you were just off. Basically had to put everything.
If you’re in the area and don’t have 4 to 5 hours to play a full 18 with some friends, I strongly suggest playing the Challenge par 3 course at Monarch. At only 26 bucks to ride and 16 to walk, it’s a steal and a half.
Golf Course Review Indian Wells Golf Resort CELEBRITY Indian Wells, CA
ALERT: Overseeding
Will be overseeding 10/14 – 10/31, reopening 11/1 and likely cart path only until 12/10.
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Reviewed by: sd3bs, Temecula, CA
Golf Playing Conditions 8.70 GREAT
Played here for the first time in a very well run tournament. The facility is top notch from the lot to the course. The staff does an excellent job and seems to enjoy doing it. The tee boxes were all very level with a couple being slightly thin and shaggy. The fairways are nearly perfect with total coverage tee to green. The rough was not too long on most holes – but long enough to keep shots in play and short enough to make good contact. The sand traps were well maintained and filled with plenty of quality sand. The greens were pretty large and in great condition with hardly a mark. The greens were holding shots pretty well and not as slow as other area courses I’ve played this time of year. The grounds crew does a wonderful job with this place. I’m looking forward to my next visit here and definitely recommend a round or two or three here!!
Golf Course Review Indian Wells Golf Resort (PLAYERS) Indian Wells, CA
Reviewed by: JohnnyGK, Thousand Oaks
ALERT: Overseeding
Will be overseeding 9/27 – 10/10, reopening 10/11 and likely cart path only until 11/25.
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Golf Course Conditions 7.96 GREAT
Played Sunday 9/9. I knew I needed to pick a place special for the GK Cup 12 semifinal so did not hesitate to contact Indian Wells Golf Resort. Always, I mean every time I have ever played here, on either golf course, the playing conditions and service have been outstanding. This time was no different.
It was a scorcher so teeing it up at 10:00am pretty much gave us the course to ourselves. We did finally see a group behind us on the back nine. Despite the heat, and the extreme heat the area has been getting this summer, Indian Wells Golf Resort Players Course was in fantastic summer shape. Greens, bermuda, rolling smooth, firm and moderate speed (certainly not slow as you might expect from bermuda greens this time of year). Fairways, bermuda, lush, perfect lies all day. Rough, bermuda, lush, full coverage, cut down to just 2 inches uniformly throughout the course. Tee boxes, bermuda, lush, level and cut just below fairway height. Bunker high quality sand, both greenside and fairways, firm and compacted at times, I sampled quite a bit of them, adjusted right away to the firmness and they played well for me.
We were playing a competitive round having to putt out and concentrate more so we finished in just around 4 ½ hours. Had it been a casual round, I think we could have finished in under 4 hours.
First time experience here, we warmed up on the small driving range in the wash below the bridge leading to the golf course first tee boxes. Sounds bad but actually was gorgeous. Level, perfect bermuda with a nice backdrop. Note, I’ve been in the wash quite a few times while playing the Celebrity Course hole 9 doing the hill climb out of it. LOL. Much better experience hitting range balls instead!
Golf Course Review Indian Springs Golf Club Indio, CA
Reviewed by: Nickesquire, Rancho Mirage, CA
Playing Conditions 7.30 GREAT
Rode the Golds (6794/72.8/128) in 2.5H using Forelinx twilight. The weather was around 110 and clear with a little breeze.
Nice layout with 18 solid holes of golf. Fairly wide open course with a good mixture of holes. Few forced carries other than several holes with lakes. Huge difference in the par 3’s when I move back to the Golds. 233, 205, 126 & 193 compared to 192, 175, 110 & 162 from the Blues. That is an average of 25 yards per par 3, you start adding 2-3 clubs on every one and the whole course perspective changes.
The Bermuda tees were level, well maintained with few divots and mostly lush.
The Bermuda fairways were nice to play from, lush.
The Bermuda rough was mostly lush, mowed down and not overly penal. Good to chip out of.
The sand traps were good. Well maintained, mostly firm with medium texture brown sand.
The Bermuda greens putted medium speed and firm, so even well struck irons would release. Few ball marks because of the firmness.
The customer service was limited, but excellent from everyone encountered. The carts are equipped with GPS. This would be a challenging course to walk because numerous tees are a hike from the last green because the course is split up between three different residential complexes. Could use more water stations on the course. Recommended as a good middle of the road alternative for the Palm Springs area.
ALERT: Overseeding
ALERT: Aeration
