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Lionel H
Rio Vista
2013-04-27
$16 (cart included), played on Saturday, April 2013 at 10am
I had a great coupon price which explains the value ranking, but alas the course condition was pretty poor.
Every tee box looked like it curled up and died. They were all brown and dead. The fairways were not much better. I would describe them as threadbare. The greens were in overall good condition but they were punched about 10 days earlier and were still recovering. The driving range was not much more than a field. There was no grass to hit off except for a tuft of green here and there. There was no beverage cart (even on a Saturday) but we did get free soda refills at the bar (this was a big plus since it was very warm).
The course is not really difficult or long. From the gold tees (which are the second longest) most of the par 5s were under 500 yards. There were a lot of par 4s that were under 350 yards. To make up the yardage shortage, they made all of the par 3s 190+ yards.
What makes this course difficult are the bunkers, water and penalty areas that are placed pretty much everywhere you would want to land your ball. In addition, a lot of balls seem to run sideways toward these places.
The bunkers were nothing more than dirt. Every bunker crunched under your foot when you walked into it. Another problem are the houses that seem to sit right on the edge of the fairways. Anyone who owns a home on a fairway must hear balls bouncing off their roofs and walls on a constant basis.
$16 (cart included), played on Saturday, April 2013 at 10am
I had a great coupon price which explains the value ranking, but alas the course condition was pretty poor.
Every tee box looked like it curled up and died. They were all brown and dead. The fairways were not much better. I would describe them as threadbare. The greens were in overall good condition but they were punched about 10 days earlier and were still recovering. The driving range was not much more than a field. There was no grass to hit off except for a tuft of green here and there. There was no beverage cart (even on a Saturday) but we did get free soda refills at the bar (this was a big plus since it was very warm).
The course is not really difficult or long. From the gold tees (which are the second longest) most of the par 5s were under 500 yards. There were a lot of par 4s that were under 350 yards. To make up the yardage shortage, they made all of the par 3s 190+ yards.
What makes this course difficult are the bunkers, water and penalty areas that are placed pretty much everywhere you would want to land your ball. In addition, a lot of balls seem to run sideways toward these places.
The bunkers were nothing more than dirt. Every bunker crunched under your foot when you walked into it. Another problem are the houses that seem to sit right on the edge of the fairways. Anyone who owns a home on a fairway must hear balls bouncing off their roofs and walls on a constant basis.