The staff was super friendly, the clubhouse looked...

The staff was super friendly, the clubhouse looked brand new, good food and a nice drink selection in the bar.

The golf course was in excellent condition and the ungulated greens are fast and true. Very interesting bunkers, some with significant depth. The holes are really beautiful.

The conditions of the course were near perfect.

Now the bad.

A lot of the holes butt against the always busy 101 Freeway and the traffic is loud. In fact, I don't think there is a hole where you can't hear the noise of the freeway.

The course is tight. So tight that I question if there really is enough room for an 18 hole course in the first place. They have done a great job making it as playable and beautiful as possible but sometimes its like the wild west with golf balls flying everywhere.

Our Saturday afternoon round was normal pace on the front then slowed to a grueling halt on the back. Half of our group left five hours into the round after finishing the 16th hole.