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.

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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.

Not to be confused with “Worth the Green Fee,” “Best Playing Conditions” 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 consistently the best greens, fairways, rough, tee boxes and bunkers around.

The job of the superintendent is the life blood of the golf course industry and most important contributing factor to enjoying a golf experience. It takes enormous dedication, resources and expertise by a superintendent and their staff to provide excellent turf conditions. A golf course is a living, breathing organism whose health is constantly in flux. Greenskeeper.org’s trademark and creed, “Know Before You Go”®, centers on communicating these current playing conditions. The rating system used on Greenskeeper.org is in part created by superintendents.

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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, 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.

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#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

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Posted on January 29, 2018November 16, 2019 by Vic Flores

Mission Club Awarded Worth the Green Fee 2017 for Santa Barbara County

WTGF The Mission Club 2017 - Santa Barbara County

Mission Club Awarded Worth the Green Fee 2017 for Santa Barbara County

Congratulations to Mission Club winning our Worth the Green Fee 2017 Award for Santa Barbara County.

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

Hogan
Posted: 05/30/17 4:37p
Member Since: Oct 21, 2006
From: Temecula

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Played 5/26. First out, a real treat; course in very good shape. All the rains really helped. greens are tricky to read, especially anything coming in from the sides towards the hole. It plays with more break than your eyes see. If you miss, keep everything under the hole if possible. Chipping and pitching from the sides is challenging, greens are bigger than they look, and being closer to the ocean, the ball does not carry like it does inland. Consider taking a longer club on some approach shots, especially since many greens slope pretty good from front to back, with some false fronts.

Course is now open to the public, but, call ahead; lots of member groups, outings etc. just to be on the safe side. Owned by the same gentlemen who bought La Purisima, a good choice to play, if in the area, stay healthy, drive safely,

Worth the Green Fee 2017

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Posted on January 27, 2018November 16, 2019 by Vic Flores

Greenskeeper.Org Salutes La Purisima & Mission Club

La Purisima Golf Course Lompoc California. Hole-15

Congratulations to La Purisima and Mission Club

Best Playing Conditions & Worth the Green Fee 2017

Recently Greenskeeper.Org published our annual Best Playing Conditions and Worth the Green Fee winners for 2017. La Purisima a Greenskeeper.Org community favorite takes the Best Playing Conditions for Santa Barbara County. The Mission Club a newcomer and newly public course took Worth the Green Fee for Santa Barbara County.

Check them out.

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La Purisima Golf Course

by rgm2525
Posted: 01/06/18 8:57p
Member Since: Jan 24, 2005
From: chatsworth

Played 1-6-18 first out as a single playing in a little under 2 1/2 hours. With nobody in front of me, nobody behind me, and no maintenance people around it felt like I had my own private golf course. Course conditions haven’t changed much since last time I played here. Rough my have been cut down a little lower, and greens were a little softer, but everything else was in the same good shape.

The Mission Club

by Hogan
Posted: 05/30/17 4:37p
Member Since: Oct 21, 2006
From: Temecula

Played 5/26.. first out, a real treat; course in very good shape, all the rains really helped.

greens are tricky to read, especially anything coming in from the sides towards the hole, play more break than your eyes see, if you miss, keep everything under the hole if possible, chipping, pitching from the sides is challenging, greens are bigger than they look, and being closer to the ocean, the ball does not carry like it does inland, a club longer on some approach shots is a good choice, especially since many greens slope pretty good from front to back, with some false fronts to deal with ..open to the public, but, call ahead; lots of member groups, outings etc. just to be on the safe side…owned by the same gentlemen who bought La Purisima, a good choice to play, if in the area, stay healthy, drive safely,

Posted on January 24, 2018November 16, 2019 by Vic Flores

Mt. Woodson Golf Club Awarded Worth the Green Fee 2017 for San Diego County

WTGF Mt Woodson Golf Club 2017 - San Diego County

Mt. Woodson Golf Club Awarded Worth the Green Fee 2017 for San Diego County

Congratulations to Mt. Woodson Golf Club winning our Worth the Green Fee 2017 Award for San Diego County.

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

abbacat
Posted: 10/04/17 9:40a
Member Since: May 27, 2013
From: Trabuco Canyon

I played yesterday joined by rudyclub. I used the birthday deal of $12 cart fee. The guys in the pro shop were so friendly and it was no problem that I had forgotten to bring the printed voucher with me. This was my third time playing here and it was, without any doubt, the best conditions I’ve ever seen here. The fairways were lush with hardly any brown spots. There were quite a few divots along the way but none that affected my lies. The tee boxes were not all level and had lots of divots but again, no problem. I was in two bunkers. One was very damp but both had plenty of sand. The greens were awesome. They were so soft that ball marks were really deep but it seemed the players before us did a good job of repairing theirs because I found very few other than my own to fix. The greens are challenging with some hard to see breaks and a good medium fast speed. This is such a fun course. It’s short but definitely challenging with its target style layout. That, combined with the beautiful scenery, has made Mt. Woodson a favorite. If it was closer I’d play it a lot more often. Highly recommended .

Worth the Green Fee 2017

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