Tustin Ranch Golf Club

Haven't played TR for about a year and back then... conditions were awful for what they charged. I'm happy to report that conditions have improved dramatically, but the work in progress isn't quite finished to justify the high prices.

Service:

On course staff are friendly and kinda grumpy at the same time. It's not bad, but not exactly welcoming to a premium experience.

Course conditions:

Course conditions were mostly positive. A lot of (much needed) work has been going on and it's starting to show. Bunkers are white with nice fluffy sand. Fairways have decent coverage (a few bare spots), and rough was cut at a fair height. Greens were where reviews were mixed. The speed is fast and pretty good coverage. It loses points for a pluthora of ball marks. It's like a mine field! Not sure why players aren't fixing their marks! Greens are extremely difficult, so any bumps make it impossible to roll a correct line. For middle of January, the conditons are great, but divot/pitch marks muddle the experience.

Pricing:

Prices are too expensive for this course. It has a resort course layout and good conditions, but it's about 20% more too expensive for what you get.

Overall I enjoyed my day at TR with good conditons, great weather, and an enjoyable experience. Just get those prices down so I'm not constantly critiquing the course based on price paid. Let me feel like I'm getting a great deal... Not regretting it.

Course was a great track to play. Got tee time on Saturday morning for that afternoon. Very reasonable rate for the quality and layout of this course. Staff was helpful and friendly. I’d definitely go back and play

Weather was insane for January, this is why we live here

To be fair, it had been raining, so the course was fairly waterlogged. That said, a lot of the fairways were not in great shape. From what we were told by the regulars, the greens were in better shape than before. It'd be a fun course and one we'd come back to if it was better maintained.

Course is wet and they just punched and sanded the greens. Otherwise, it’s still good.

They did the aerification yesterday. Not possible to putt for a while

5:20 Tee Time - Got 12 holes in before the sprinklers

got turned on us. Tee boxes good shape , greens had way to many non repaired dead spots from players not fixing the divots . Made putting hard as ball would roll over the spot and make an aggressive move the wrong direction .

Pro shop told me the greens were good but the edges with under construction.

Stay away , I will quit after 9

I’m a Bogey golfer with the ability to be better and the constancy to be worse.

I’ve lived in the area a while now and have kept almost playing at Tustin Ranch and finally pulled the trigger today. 6am tee time and the course took the sunrise and somehow made it even better. Undulating fairways and wide enough that I was challenged but not overwhelmed. The staff was super friendly and I got paired with some great people. Played a little under 4 hours but could have been faster due to our group not playing great. There was gps on the carts and even hand towels. (Nice lil extra). Not super long unless you are playing blacks. Really fun course. But, and there is a small but, the greens are pretty trashed. One of the people I played with is a regular and he said they have been working on them for months now and just aren’t getting better. Mixed grass, missing grass, and some still showing signs of recent/unsuccessful punching, the greens felt like the cheap side of a muni course. But if you end a round and only 1 thing is bad and all the other things are great it still feels great. Paid $125 and 100% felt worth it… except the greens