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Bob Aloo
Mission Viejo
2016-07-29
(cart included), played on Wednesday, July 2016 at 7:45 AM
This is a fine layout, however, they cannot get many of the fairways and most of the greens in playable condition. While this would be okay if you're notified ahead of time, or there was a discounted rate. Arroyo Trabuco management, in my opinion, thinks silence is golden. And the irony is, sometimes the staff doesn't actually know what's happening maintenance wise on the course.
On the day I played, two of the greens had been micro-punched, and several fairways drowning in water - all with no notice to the paying customer. For me, I'd like to know course conditions before I play. Arroyo Trabuco could for example say - "Mr. Golfer, when you play, next Tuesday we will be doing maintenance on holes -; fairways - and etc. On a scale of 1-10 the course is a 5, 6, 7? right now, and we wanted to let you know." This would set expectations and result in more transparency.
Know before you go, or you might be disappointed.
(cart included), played on Wednesday, July 2016 at 7:45 AM
This is a fine layout, however, they cannot get many of the fairways and most of the greens in playable condition. While this would be okay if you're notified ahead of time, or there was a discounted rate. Arroyo Trabuco management, in my opinion, thinks silence is golden. And the irony is, sometimes the staff doesn't actually know what's happening maintenance wise on the course. On the day I played, two of the greens had been micro-punched, and several fairways drowning in water - all with no notice to the paying customer. For me, I'd like to know course conditions before I play. Arroyo Trabuco could for example say - "Mr. Golfer, when you play, next Tuesday we will be doing maintenance on holes -; fairways - and etc. On a scale of 1-10 the course is a 5, 6, 7? right now, and we wanted to let you know." This would set expectations and result in more transparency. Know before you go, or you might be disappointed.