Industry Hills Golf Club at Pacific Palms Resort - Zaharias Course

This is the more fun of the two courses if you're an intermediate golfer like myself. Ike is just ridiculously long. A lot of strategy is needed on this course and course management is key. My only gripe is the $80 fee. It's a little pricey but I guess it helps attract only the clientele that know how to play at a good pace.

Let me start by saying I completely understand and was fine with the greens being aerated, my rating has nothing to do with that. I understood the greens would be aerated before I played, so this review was not influenced by that.

I was really surprised at how bad of shape the course was in. The fairways were a mess with the grass being cut wrong or unevenly causing some of the grass to die in the direction that the mower drove. Really inconsistent. There were random mounds of dirt in the fairways on multiple holes, almost looked like gophers. There were rocks mixed in with the sand in multiple bunkers. The grass around the greens was overgrown and not maintained. This was my first time playing this course and just was really disappointed, especially for the price. I just don’t understand what the heck they’re doing with the fairways with part being dead, part being mowed too short and burned, and part looking under watered (though other parts were literally flooded).

Another disappointing aspect was the cart attendant. Extremely overpriced. They charge roughly $8 each for Michelob Ultras, which is insane. Ordered 4 and it was over $30 before tip. I don’t know a single local course other than this one that charges more than $6 each. If I would have known ahead of time I would have passed on the beers.

For how nice the pro-shop and bar was, the course does not match at all, at least not in its current condition. All staff was super friendly and helpful and pace of play was good, but I really can’t recommend this course right now for this price under its current condition. The layout of the course is fun and challenging, no issues there at all, just terrible conditions. Not worth $65+ when there are a lot of other local courses that charge less and are in better shape.

Had a great time! The only thing missing was that rare flying species of the Aves class!

I have played here a few times in the past and usually it's in pristine conditions. But this time I played, I noticed course needs some maintenance. Lot of divots & barren ground in the fairway. Some greens look dilapidated with barren ground exposed. Hate those bunkers with wet hard sand when played in the mornings.

I was a single paired up with a threesome. I wasn’t given my own cart. Although I paid for my round with the cart included. Thought that was odd given I was pairing up with a threesome. Plus if pace of play is important I would think it’d be wise to give as many carts as possible to ensure ready golf. So that was annoying. Plus the guy I rode with seemed annoyed with me having to ride with him which i completely understood. I would be bothered about having to ride with a random for 18 holes. Course Marshall have us a warning on the 5/6 hole and I was bothered because I was playing ready golf and moving along just fine. Playing one ball. However the other three hit multiple balls and spent too much time looking for their balls out of play. Had I had my own cart I would’ve been able to play ahead and the Marshall would’ve seen that I wasn’t at fault for backing up play We picked up pace on the back 9 and never heard from the Marshall again although he was hawking us. Don’t blame him much we had a bad hole on the front 9 and were 15 min+ behind pace of play. Just had an annoying experience which could’ve been avoided.

Great round! Always a great round at Industry Hills

I played “Babe” and it is an Awesome golf course ! Love that it is a target golf course and not just “grip it and rip it”.

The only thing I would recommend is a little better directional information from the parking lot to the Pro Shop. Being it was my first time there, I wasn’t sure if I was walking into the Hotel, or the restaurant?? I was a little embarrassed walking through the outdoor dining area with my golf clubs on my shoulder.

I must add that I did love the Resort/Country Club feeling environment.

Thank you for a great experience. I look forward to playing there again soon !!

Sincerely

Rik Sciacca

Couldn’t even get past 10. Front 9 took 3:10 and we bailed.