Posted on January 31, 2022January 30, 2022 by Vic Flores

JUST IN: GreensKeeper.org Announces BEST PLAYING CONDITIONS AWARDS 2021

Winners Best Playing Conditions for 2021 from GreensKeeper.org

Post Covid-19, It’s finally back! Greenskeeper.org presents it’s Best Golf Playing Conditions Awards for 2021.

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 76,000+ Greenskeeper.org community are tabulated over 12 months. Winners are determined for each area.

We divide awards into 10 Regions or Sections — San Diego County, Orange County, Los Angeles County, Inland Empire, Santa Barbara County, Palm Springs Region, and Ventura County with Regional Winners for Southern Nevada, Southern California, Central California, and Northern California.

We provide the list below in no particular order. This is done on purpose. Any golf course that provides outstanding conditions in their region should not overshadow other golf courses simply because of their location. For most avid golfers, the playing experience is what matters. Knowing where to play in your area is important.

Editor’s Note: Johnny GK and Greenskeeper.Org has been recognized by the California Golf Course Owners Association as Good for the Game of Golf in 2017. It proves that both golfers and golf course operators understand the benefit of working with Greenskeeper.Org. We are the RESOURCE where avid golfers come to make their decision where to play their next round. “Know Before You Go”® with Greenskeeper.Org. You’ll be glad you did.

And Now our Winners for Best Playing Conditions for 2019 (in no particular order). . .

Click on images below to visit their Golf Course Home Page on Greenskeeper.Org.

Posted on June 28, 2019June 21, 2019 by Vic Flores

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

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.

Posted on January 5, 2019January 5, 2019 by Vic Flores

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

Started the year off with a new course that I’ve been trying to get out to for 2 years now. Course did not disappoint. Weather was sunny (but chilly) with a 12-15 mph wind. Conditions of the track were excellent as expected. Greens were a solid 9. Rolled true at a medium fast pace. Greens were the perfect speed, size and offered jus the right amount of undulations to be challenging but not overwhelming.

Fairways ranged from a 9.5 down to a “low” 8. The only exception was number 18 which had some thin areas. Rough was manageable. With rain a week or so ago followed by a few sunny days, my guess is the rough had recently been mowed down to a respectable height.

Tee boxes were level semi-lush and divot free. I somehow managed to avoid the sand traps all day.

Layout of the track is spectacular. Several views of the ocean throughout the course along with some forced carries over a couple of ponds/lakes. There is just enough elevation change (albeit slight) to keep the track from being completely flat. None of the holes have any real severe dog legs and a few of the tee boxes look down double fairways. I was with my buddy who’s a member so he knew the layout which helped a ton. Otherwise it would be very easy to hit (purposely) onto the wrong fairway.

Overall, it’s a great course, with both views and conditions being in the excellent category. Probably a new Top 10 course, though it’s getting harder and harder to knock courses out of the top 10 when a new one comes in.

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.

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.

Editor’s Note: Johnny GK and Greenskeeper.Org has been recognized by the California Golf Course Owners Association as Good for the Game of Golf in 2017. Shows you that both golfers and golf course operators understand the benefit of working with Greenskeeper.Org. We are the RESOURCE where avid and casual golfers come to make their decision where to play their next round. “Know Before You Go”® with Greenskeeper.Org. You’ll be glad you did.

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 26, 2018January 23, 2018 by Vic Flores

Greenskeeper.Org Salutes GolfMoose Tee Time Specials

GolfMoose Tee Time Specials

GolfMoose sponsors quite a few of our GK Plays Outings. If you have been fortunate to attend one of these outings you know that these prizes offer pretty good deals on golf and as such we at Greenskeeper.Org would like to recognize some of the many golf course operators that do work with GolfMoose. It is our hope that you take advantage of these opportunities to play.

There are several noteworthy golf courses with pretty awesome deals with our sponsor GolfMoose. As a golfer that is not only looking for value but an above par golf experience as well check out these latest deals from GolfMoose and their participating golf course operators.

Names seem familiar? Check them out here!

Congratulations to Our Golf Course Operators

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WTGF Black Gold 2017 - Orange County — Black Gold Golf Club Winner Worth the Green Fee 2017 – Orange County

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Rancho Solano 2017 - Northern California — Rancho Solano Golf Club Winner Worth the Green Fee for 2017 – Northern California

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WTGF Mt Woodson Golf Club 2017 - San Diego County — Mt Woodson Golf Club Winner Worth the Green Fee for 2017 – San Diego County

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

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

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WTGF The Mission Club 2017 - Santa Barbara County — Worth the Green Fee The Mission Club 2017 – Santa Barbara County

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About GolfMoose.Com

Golfmoose.com is all about offering promotions to quality public courses at great prices. Founded by avid golfers, we know there is nothing better than teeing up at exciting courses. We share our passion by bringing deals to life that any golf fanatic would love.

By enabling golf courses to run promotions with minimal cost, we can offer sweet deals that are good for both the golfer and the game.

The rules we live by:

1) We only offer quality courses.

2) We never offer a deal that we wouldn’t buy ourselves.

3) Make a customer, not a sale.

About Greenskeeper.Org

Golf Course Reviews, Specials, Maintenance and Aeration Alerts.

Greenskeeper.org is that and so much more.

For the last 12 years Greenskeeper.org has been the inside source for Golf Course Conditions and maintenance alerts for the “avid” and “core” Golfer.

The “avid” Golfer as defined by the National Golf Course Operators Association (NGCOA) play a minimum of 25 regulation rounds or more in a year. The “core” golfer play 8-24 regulation rounds per year.

From a report provided by the National Golf Foundation (NGF), “avid” Golfers account for 76% of the rounds played yearly per golf course. They represent only 26% of the playing population of golfers, and most importantly account for 71% of revenue generated for the golf course operator. “Core” Golfers are 30% of the golfing population, represent 18% of all rounds played yearly and account for 23% of revenue generated by golf course operators. (Refer to NGF: Pyramid of Influence 2012)

This by no means is a small number. In fact we represent that demographic of golfer most coveted by golf course operators.

We love golf. It is a part of our lifestyle. We are passionate about the sport of golf. As a result, Greenskeeper.org. (GK) is Golf’s Social Network of over 70,000 members and growing.

Some facts about GK:

70,000+ members of which 73% are “avid” golfers.
Over 1800 Golf Courses with Aeration & Maintenance Alerts for California, Arizona, Nevada, Texas, New Mexico, Washington, Oregon and Colorado.
45,000+ Course Reviews
40,000+ Course Condition Ratings
20,000+ Course Photos
Golf Outings and Community Forums
100,000+ visitors monthly of which 75% visit daily
1.0 Million page views monthly and growing!

Congratulations to these golf course operators and to GolfMoose for promoting additional golf tee time specials on their behalf.

Half Moon Bay Golf Links

Black Gold Golf Club

Rancho Solano Golf Club

Mt. Woodson Golf Club

Quail Lodge & Golf Club

La Purisima Golf Course

The Mission Club

Posted on January 11, 2018November 16, 2019 by Vic Flores

BREAKING: Greenskeeper.Org Awards Top Golf Courses Best Playing Conditions 2017

Greenskeeper.org Awards Best Playing Conditions 2017

Greenskeeper.Org Awards Top Golf Courses Best Playing Conditions 2017

Greenskeeper.org proudly presents it’s Best Playing Conditions Awards for 2017.

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.