Rancho Manana Golf Club

We played on the 14th and the course was due for overseeding on the 16th, so the course had been neglected for a few days.

First off this was - “Hot Deal Tee Time” for a reason. The course is preparing for overseeding and hadn't been watered recently. The tee boxes were rock solid, no tees could be forced into the ground and the greens were terrible. I realize that courses go through prep for overseeding, however this was crazy. No refreshments on course either. C’mon Rancho Manana I know you can do better!

Course has a cool layout. Definitely a fun course. My biggest gripe is the tee boxes. Need a hammer just to get a tee in. Most of the greens were nice. There was 2 greens that Definitely needed work. One had lots of sand spots and one had some weeds especially around the fringe. The other issue is it sounds like they are short staffed. Had one of our carts die on the 8th hole, took them 35 minutes to get us a new one and we had to let a couple groups play through. All in all it was a good course I would play again but I won't go out of my way to go back.

Course was in generally good playing condition; though some tee boxes needed leveling, sand traps could use more sand, and greens could use some rolling (as they were exceptionally slow). Pace of play was about 3.5 hours (and I was walking). Value was good with a HotDeal tee time. Go now while prices are low.

It was a great time with 4 of us golfing. Only issue we had was flying balls all over the course.

Bring extra balls….this is a challenging course. Distance doesn’t always means driver. Par threes don’t always mean an eight iron because while you’re 180 yards from box to pin, it’s downhill lie is fifty feet elevation.

Enjoy the views and a delightful meal afterwards at their adjoining grill.

This was my second time playing this course , again I came away very impressed . The scenery is off the charts , better than courses costing far more . I was surprised how good the conditions were considering the middle of August . There are a lot of blind shots and unfortunately no gps in carts ; nevertheless this course will not disappoint you .The fairways and greens are in great shape , bunkers could use a little sand , overall the maintenance is very good . I would highly recommend this course .