Strawberry Farms Golf Club

Not worth the price. If this course was in the Inland Empire it would be 40-50$. First time playing this track, and I will spend my money elsewhere. Greens were in great shape, but the rest of the playing conditions were just average. I understand the weather has not been great, and it is December, but for the cost it should be better maintained. There was recent rain, so I won't hold the standing water against them. Plenty of other ground under repair. If you're looking to golf in the OC you aren't going to get better conditions here just because you paid a higher rate. Course layout is cool, secluded from streets and neighborhoods, plenty of environmental hazards to find lost Pro V's! Would not play here unless it was free or if I knew the conditions were great.

We don't play here too often but we found a great rate on Golfnow. We were able to get out early and played by ourselves. We enjoyed the natural surroundings and appreciated that it wasn't filled with homes. Since the greens had recently been aerated, we expected to have more 3-putts than normal, but that

didn't take away from the enjoyable experience.

The golf course gets over watered in the morning giving you mudballs throughout the day. There's no map on the scorecard or on the GPS in the golf cart. There are many blind shots that you have no idea where the hole is being played. A number of tee boxes are not flat. At the turn there are no quick food amenities. You have to go into a restaurant and order a meal. That is silly. It took us over five hours to play this course.

I enjoyed playing this course. The staff was friendly, helpful, and went out of their way to see your needs were met. The practice fssacility was near the clubhouse, and easy to find. The driving range had practice mats, which isn't something I care for.

The course itself was challenging, but a fair test for most golfers. Several holes made you think seriously about club selection and others about placement.

The pace of play slowed a little after about 11 holes, but generally moved along. This course was a good choice.

I like this course a lot but the greens sometimes are horrible. Apparently nobody fixes their ball marks and the staff doesn't either. If they can get that under control I wouldn't have a problem with it. Also, the price is high for this course. I can't get myself to pay almost $200 a round for prime time, not worth it at that point. But apparently it's an automatic extra $100 for a course if its in Orange County, all the courses over-charge but people still seem to pay it (grew up in south Florida where you can play a course like this for $50). Over-all I like the course, it's very tight but if you aren't spraying it around its a good course to score on. Not something I would play every weekend, maybe like 1-2 times a month.

Greens fast on the course, but practice green slow. The bunkers are all redone so the sand is plentiful. Did not look like the staff raked them I the AM. Overall, very nice layout and a good test of golf.

Played the Blues (6276/70.9/128) as a 4some with Micheal, Frank and Rodwin in 4H, 45M. The weather was 80ish and clear with little wind.

Dave's recent review was spot on. Greens disappointing, the rest of the course okay to good. I enjoy this course, tough but not overly tough. You have to keep it on the short stuff here. There are numerous holes I usually play well and numerous holes that routinely kick my butt on this layout.

Most tees were lush, but several could use leveling. Many tees needed divot repair today.

The Bermuda fairways were mostly lush. Much better than my last few visits here, they were good to play out of today.

The Bermuda rough has decent coverage for a grass and weed mixture, thick and punitive in spots.

The traps mostly have good sand, decently maintained.

The greens were mediocre. A few sporadic bare spots, firm and sometimes bumpy. They putted medium slow & held approach shots well. There is more and more poa annua on these greens and they do not putt nearly as well as they did last winter. Probably about 50% bent and 50% poa annua, which causes noticeable speed and texture differences as you cross patches of different grasses.

Everyone encountered provided excellent customer service. Beverage cart out making the rounds. Standard GPS on carts to the front, middle and back of the green only. Recommended = Yes, but only if you can get a deal, not worth rack rate.

I was pleasantly surprised by how nice the course is. Many of the reviews are critical of the fairways. I found the fairways generally good, tees very good and greens excellent. You're playing in valleys so don't see or hear traffic. Pretty remarkable for being in Irvine. Staff was friendly and competent. We could have used a course map book because many of the holes have some hidden surprises.

This course is challenging but fun. Unless you hit it straight most of the time, bring extra golf balls because you'll need them. Fairways are narrow.

Played for first time here with a friend with tee time at 7 am to beat the heat. Course is in excellent shape in the middle of summer. Fairways on the front nine were soggy due to heavy watering in early hours. Greens were good. Bring mosquito repellent as the nearby reservoir is the perfect breeding ground for insects. This is required Especially on the back nine holes that wrap around the reservoir. Feels very humid as soon as sun climbs higher. Bring enough water.

The views on the back are nice. Some holes are narrow and you need to be straight from the tee not to loose balls.

On the front nine there are large environmental hazards (along fairway and greens) that you should stay away from as there is no way you will recover your ball.

All in all a fun course to play, but try to find a good deal as general rates are on the higher side.

Fun experience with family and friends but getting stuck behind a slow foursome...not fun...!!!!! Marshal did eventually come out and move them along...but only at the 16th...

Excellent experience. Check in was easy, staff friendly and finished in 4 hours!

My wife and I decided to play here as we needed to be inOC for Lunch with friends. Very easy access off the I405 freeway. Lovely buildings, nice restaurant and great pro shop. Staff were outstanding -- friendly, humorous, quick. When we saw how efficient the starter was in keeping the first tee flow, we anticipated a great game. Par on the first hole cemented that feeling. Then when we drove from the first green to the second tee, we saw the group ahead of us was just finishing their drives. That happens and the the groups spread out. By the fourth hole there were 4 (yep 4) groups on the same hole. One on the green, one waiting to hit to the green, us on tee and the group behind us sitting in their cart waiting for us. That summarizes the flow for the day -- I have a hard time playing in a rhythm when it is like that.

The course has some narrow fairways with little chance to recover an errant shot (take extra balls and be prepared of a penalty or two). Fairways were in good conditions for the most part and the greens were fast, yet soft. Unfortunately it appears that few golfers carry a tool to fix their pitch marks on the green -- sad. I spent a little time doing that. Greens required some careful reading and placement of your approach to avoid really challenging putts.

I am not sure we'll be making the drive back anytime soon, but if you are in OC this is a course worth considering, just be careful of the flow.

Played with a couple of club members and the few issues they shared, with the course was the multiple patches of ground under repair as well as certain parts of some fairways always having dry areas and the bunkers have been in better shape in years past. Despite all that's said I loved my time there.

course is way overpriced for the condition. Most fairways were under repair with course workers everywhere. Several fairways closed to carts. Also never saw promised beverege cart.

Slowest play I've ever experienced at a "higher-end course" and the price...

I've been interested in trying this place for sometime. My assumption is that when a place charges $175-$125 for a round is must be something really special. The course was nice, the amenities were nice, staff was AWESOME but the green fees are way too high. They are not competitive with other Orange County courses, not even close. These prices are appropriate if there are ocean views and/or impeccable conditions. Neither of which Strawberry Farms has. A friend of mine told me that that place was hurting for business, now I know why. $90 is the most I would pay for this place (and that's pushing it), and that is for an early morning weekend round. $75-$85 is more appropriate. They are pricing themselves out of the market.

My first time playing this course. I played early and most of the course was damp with the sprinklers were being used on several of the holes. This course is tight with a lot of environmental areas. You must hit your drives in the fairway or its bye-bye ball. It definitely will take a few tries before one unfamiliar with the course learns where they must hit the ball. The greens and traps are well taken care of. The fairways are in pretty bad shape and all holes are roped off for much of each hole. The course was trying to maintain the fairways, probably damaged from drought conditions; however, it's apparent that the players are not replacing their divots. I repaired maybe 100 divots and there were 100s more to be repaired. Sand was plentiful.

Because much of each hole is roped off, most of the time you could not use the cart to determine the distance to the green. I expect players were not happy walking back and forth to their ball and their carts and thus, the divots were left out of frustration. Poor excuse, though.

My problems resulted due to an early tee time. Each hole - all 18 - had one or two maintenance guys doing something. I was oblivious to them. Two greens keepers were playing tag heavily watering the greens and fringe area and then replacing the position of the hole. Others were sweeping and manicuring the traps. All were oblivious to me. After waiting on each hole, I finally hit my shot hoping I would not hit them. Out of fear that I would hit them, some of my shots were errant. After several holes in and no marshal in sight, I was not pleased. When I finished with my round, I did go in and let the front desk know how upset I was.

The staff was very friendly and courteous. I stayed and had breakfast. The food and service was very good.

I personally didn't like the layout of the course, not with all the environmental areas and roped-off areas. Either you hit a good drive or you have a lost ball, simple as that.

Good dill, everything is good.

Great Greens

Fairways a bit rough

Great advantage form the Women's tees for the ladies.