Posted on January 23, 2018November 16, 2019 by Vic Flores

Rams Hill Golf Club Awarded Best Playing Condtions 2017 for Southern California

Best Playing Conditions 2017 Rams Hill Golf Club - Southern California

Greenskeeper.Org Awards Rams Hill Golf Club – Southern California’s Best Playing Conditions 2017

Congratulations to Rams Hill Golf Club for winning Best Playing Conditions 2017 for Southern 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.

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.

We divide awards into 11 sections — Inland Empire, Los Angeles County, Orange County, Palm Springs Area, San Diego County, Santa Barbara County, Ventura County, Southern California, Central California, Northern California and Southern Nevada.

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Rams Hill Golf Club Borrego Springs California GK Review Guru Visit

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#Recent Golf Course Review

abbacat
Posted: 01/10/18 8:40a
Member Since: May 27, 2013
From: Trabuco Canyon

I joined in the GK fun on 1-7-18. This was my fourth time to Rams Hill and it still surprises me to see this beautiful oasis out in what seems to be the middle of nowhere. From the lady who greeted me at the entrance gate, to the staff at bag drop, pro shop, restaurant and starter, everyone was very friendly and efficient. After a nice breakfast on the patio, we headed out for some warm up. The range is one of the best. It’s completely green, has plenty of targets and is stocked with ProV1 balls.

The course was in its usual fabulous condition. The fairways and rough are lush and emerald green, the bunker sand soft and deep, and the greens smooth and fast. The layout is a lot fun. I played from the red tees which is make the course pretty short at 4900+ yards but no less challenging with the many sloping fairways, bunkers and false fronts. The 18th is one of the toughest finishing holes I’ve played. A decent score still eludes me on that one so I will look forward to returning for another try.

Best Playing Conditions 2017

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Posted on January 22, 2018November 16, 2019 by Vic Flores

Eagle Falls Golf Course Awarded Worth the Green Fee 2017 for Palm Springs Region

WTGF Eagle Falls 2017 - Palm Springs Region

Eagle Falls Golf Course Awarded Worth the Green Fee 2017 for Palm Springs Region

Congratulations to Eagle Falls Golf Course winning our Worth the Green Fee 2017 Award for Palm Springs Region.

“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.

Let’s face it, golf can be expensive. It doesn’t have to be. All you have to know is where to play to get your best value and that’s something Greenskeeper.org excels. In addition to helping golfers decide where to play their next round of golf based on reviews, ratings, and maintenance alerts, we’ve recently introduced our GK Coupons service to extend their deals directly to our golfers.

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

xazntigerx
Posted: 01/09/18 8:49p
Member Since: Oct 21, 2007
From: Dublin, Ohio

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Eagle Falls Golf Course Indio California GK Review Guru Visit Hole 18

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Eagle Falls Golf Course Indio California GK Review Guru Visit Hole 14

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Played here 1/8/18 on a relatively cool cloudy day. Few sprinkles dropped on us but not enough to effect our golf. What can I say about Eagle Falls? Its one of my favorite course in the area and I am always pleased with the experience here. It has great layout and conditions are always in top notch condition. Bunkers could be little better but I’m really being picky here since I’ve gotten to play at Mission Hills Country club and their sand.

Customer service by the cart guys could use little improvement but not bad enough to deter you from coming to the course. These guys seem to want to be anywhere else but here. Pro-shop guys were cordial so no issues there. This is one of the course I always look forward to visiting and it never disappoint. Hopefully I’ll get another opportunity in the future.

Worth the Green Fee 2017

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Posted on January 21, 2018November 16, 2019 by Vic Flores

Quail Lodge Golf Club Awarded Best Playing Conditions 2017 Central California

Best Playing Conditions 2017 Quail Lodge & Golf Club - Central California

Greenskeeper.Org Awards Quail Lodge Golf Club – Central California’s Best Playing Conditions 2017

Congratulations to Quail Lodge Golf Club for winning Best Playing Conditions 2017 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.

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Quail Lodge & Golf Club Carmel, CA. Hole 1

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Quail Lodge & Golf Club Carmel CA. Hole 7 view of green complex

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#Recent Golf Course Review

ecjaye949
Posted: 07/04/17 5:07p
Member Since: Mar 31, 2009
From: Mission Viejo, CA

Played 6/29 @ 810 am as a 2 some. POP 4 hrs, there was nobody out there (semi-private).

All grass range, no fee for balls. You could beat balls all day long. Nice short game area and putting green, did I say they were in perfect condition? By far the best conditioned course I’ve ever played, from tee box to fairways to greens 9.5/10. Greens were absolutely perfect , I mean perfect. Every put would roll so pure. If you did miss, it was all on you. Felt bad taken divots from the fairways they were that good. One thing you need is a laser range finder, all they have is 100, 150, 200 markers , that’s it.

Had a stay and play package with 2 free rounds of golf, great deal. Played Pebble later that day, great warm up course and in way better condition.

Best Playing Conditions 2017

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Posted on January 20, 2018November 16, 2019 by Vic Flores

Rancho Solano Golf Club Awarded Worth the Green Fee 2017 for Northern California

WTGF Rancho Solano 2017 - Northern California

Rancho Solano Golf Club Awarded Worth the Green Fee 2017 for Northern California

Congratulations to Rancho Solano Golf Club winning our Worth the Green Fee 2017 Award 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.

#Recent Golf Course Review

BGarcelon
Posted: 07/28/17 8:58a
Member Since: May 15, 2015
From: Walnut Creek

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Rancho Solano Golf Course Fairfield California Hole 7 GK Guru Visit

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Rancho Solano Golf Course Fairfield California Hole 2 GK Guru Visit

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I played Rancho Solano with Johnny GK & CIT on 7/20. Part of a 36 hole day up in Fairfield.

We tee’d off promptly at 7:15AM, weather was perfect in the high 60’s with just a hint of a breeze.

Rancho Solano is tucked into the hills between Fairfield and the Green Valley area. It’s about a 5 min drive off Interstate 80 which makes it very accessible to anyone headed to Sacramento or San Francisco from the Valley, and only 20 minutes from the 680/24/4 corridor.

The course was in great shape, from the tees thru the greens. From the blue tees the course runs around 6500yds. You don’t need to be long off the tee to score here.

The fairways are very accessible and fair, with some mild to aggressive doglegs.

Once you get to the greens the game changes. The greens are very large with many contours, ridges, and tiers. The pin placement for the day made for some challenging putts. Your short game will make or break you here.

I really enjoy this course and the unique challenge of the green complex’s.

Worth the Green Fee 2017

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Posted on January 19, 2018November 16, 2019 by Vic Flores

La Purisima Golf Course Awarded Best Playing Conditions 2017 Santa Barbara County

Best Playing Conditions 2017 La Purisima Golf Course - Santa Barbara County

Greenskeeper.Org Awards La Purisima Golf Course – Santa Barbara County’s Best Playing Conditions 2017

Congratulations to La Purisima Golf Course for winning Best Playing Conditions 2017 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

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.

stamiam
Posted: 11/18/17 1:03p
Member Since: Apr 26, 2003
From: Santa Monica, CA

One of the best and most challenging courses in CA. The course is in a beautiful area with rolling hills and trees if you hit your shots offline. The course looks benign but it is very tough. While the fairways and greens are in excellent shape, the rough is bumpy, can be very tough and is inconsistent. You are at the mercy of your lies when you miss the fairway. A couple tee boxes could be fixed – mostly uneven, but this is minor to me, overall they are OK. The wind almost always picks up in the afternoon making the course more of a challenge. The sand traps sometimes are firm and there are a lot of high lips so it depends where you are in the trap as to difficulty.

The 15th hole can be played safely by hitting it straight, but the hole would play better if they cleaned up (it is bare, bumpy, dusty and with a lot of burrowing animal holes) the area left of the bunkers on left side of fairway and allow a good shot in that direction.

Other than that the course is a gem. Usually only crowded (and still mildly) on the weekends. Great people work there and it is a hidden gem.

Best Playing Conditions 2017

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Posted on January 18, 2018November 16, 2019 by Vic Flores

Goose Creek Golf Club Awarded Worth the Green Fee 2017 for Southern California

WTGF Goose Creek Golf Club 2017 - Southern California

Goose Creek Golf Club Awarded Worth the Green Fee 2017 for Southern California

Congratulations to Goose Creek Golf Club winning our Worth the Green Fee 2017 Award for Southern 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

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

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Goose Creek Golf Club Mira Loma California GK Review Guru Visit - Looking back on Hole 18 from Green — Goose Creek Golf Club Mira Loma California GK Review Guru Visit – Looking back on Hole 18 from Green

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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 January 17, 2018November 16, 2019 by Vic Flores

Indian Wells Golf Resort Awarded Best Playing Conditions 2017 Palm Springs Region

Best Playing Conditions 2017 Indian Wells Golf Resort - Palm Springs Region

Greenskeeper.Org Awards Indian Wells Golf Resort- Palm Springs Region’s Best Playing Conditions 2017

Congratulations to Indian Wells Golf Resort for winning Best Playing Conditions 2017 for Palm Springs Region.

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

Celebrity Course

Alex326
Posted: 11/24/17 7:25p
Member Since: Nov 20, 2015
From: Monterey, Ca

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Indian Wells Celebrity course is absolutely breathtaking. Numerous flowers around the entire course including humongous flowerbeds at the corner of dog leg bends to help mark the fairway. Several water features (ponds, creeks, & waterfalls ) highlight the beauty of this course. Conditions are excellent tee to green. I will say the greens (which have much more undulations than the players course) were rolling slow today. I think the mower took the holiday off.

The only downside of this track is that it only has two par 3’s and two par 5’s on the entire layout. Other than that it has everything you want.

Players Course

Alex326
Posted: 11/21/17 7:05p
Member Since: Nov 20, 2015
From: Monterey, Ca

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Indian Wells Golf Resort (PLAYERS) Indian Wells, California. Hole 11

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Indian Wells Golf Resort (PLAYERS) Indian Wells, California. Hole 17 Green-side

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Indian Wells is always a go to resort for the wife and I. Celebrity is the prettier of the two but both courses are excellent. As others mentioned this is a resort course so the greens are very manageable. They roll true at a decent pace with some subtle breaks. Basically they are fairly flat but are soft and hold approach shots well.

Bunkers offer superb sand and yes the fairway bunkers with their rather steep faces offer the majority of challenge off the tee. Fairways are spacious otherwise. The course features water hazards on about 5-6 holes which I always enjoy as they add to the challange and beauty of the course.

Carts have GPS and will let you know how you’re doing on pace of play which will always be around 4 1/2 hrs.

Customer service is great, however the quality of the food at the restaurant has gone down hill from previous visits.

Oh, the selection of clothes in the pros shop is Outstanding !!!

Best Playing Conditions 2017

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

DeBell Golf Club Awarded Worth the Green Fee 2017 for Los Angeles County

WTGF DeBell Golf Club 2017 - Los Angeles County

DeBell Golf Club Awarded Worth the Green Fee 2017 for Los Angeles County

Congratulations to DeBell Golf Club winning our Worth the Green Fee 2017 Award for Los Angeles 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

rgm2525
Posted: 12/31/17 5:46p
Member Since: Jan 24, 2005
From: chatsworth

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Played 12-28-17 walking for $22, teeing off at 6:40 and finishing at 9:30 as a threesome. Greens for the most part were in good shape, some had some issues around the edges but most rolled pretty smooth with medium/fast speed. They were a little firmer on the back side but still held good shots. Fairways were starting to look a little thin but there were still decent lies. Rough was not to long with a few bare areas. Didn’t go into any bunkers but from watching playing partners some seemed to be a little thin while others seemed to have an ample amount of sand. Tee boxes were okay, some being lush while others were thin. Winter conditions seem to be setting in, but overall course is still in descent shape.

Worth the Green Fee 2017

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