Ocotillo Golf Club - White/Gold

I had played this course in the past and it was always ok. A decent pace and different layout, but I will never return here again. I wouldn’t play this course if I got paid the greens fee to play there.

The bad - the course is in horrendous shape. The fairways are all brown where there even is grass, there are large dirt patches in the fairway. Where there is grass it is in a puddle of water.

The pace of play was OVER FIVE HOURS LONG. On top of the course being in garbage shape and there being 19 rangers, the pace was the worst I’ve ever experienced. I would have left had I not been there with other friends. 5 HOUR ROUNDS ON A TUESDAY.

The good - they have great service and many beverage carts.

The course is in crappy condition. I use to love this course. It was always in great condition when the Troon ran it. It is in poor condition for such a pretty course. Shame on the new owners. Need new green people. I won’t be bringing anyone soon to this course due to the condition the course is in. Please bring it back to it’s glory

Grass not grown in very well. Wait to play until Feb/March. Problems with duck and goose droppings everywhere.

Tee boxes were in horrible shape. Broken tees all over each tee box like it’s been 3 days of broken tees. Very very wet in some fairways. Greens ok but all fairways need to be better maintained. Play in October right after overseeding and was pretty decent but downhill since.

Goose and tree debris everywhere. Got to the course to find out it’s cart path only

From Tee to green it was fantastic!

Excellent conditions, beautiful scenery on every hole.

Greens ran true

Great course and great views, but man the staff is incredible rude everytime I go. They don’t care about their customers at all. Only thing they care about is money. I get dirty looks all the time for not tipping the employees to clean my clubs. I don’t let them do it. It’s not my responsibility to pay them. The manager is very rude and has no respect for people, one time I was putting at hole on the practice green, and he told me to go somewhere else out of nowhere so I tell him plenty of other holes he could go to to teach his lesson to someone, communicating like a normal person and then he threatens to ban me from the course, not the first time he has acted like that to me or other golfers at the course. Really Wish the employees had more respect for everyone that comes to the course

It's always a pleasure to play Ocotillo, and today was no exception. I laugh when I read reviews this time of year for poor conditions - when most courses are closed for overseeding, Ocotillo rotates their 3 nines to keep the golf going. Sure the conditions aren't peak season standard, but I guess the complainers would rather not be playing at all. Played nice and quick on a Thurs morning. Actually played the same ball all 18 holes, which shows you can avoid the water if you're careful. Very warm welcome at the bag drop by the youngsters there, unfortunately almost never the same in the Pro Shop. Maybe that's why this 27 hole gem always struggles, the indifference consistently shown inside. But Sheila was great on the drink cart and the course is always fun to play, albeit probably a little pricier than the value suggests. I can't give it a 5-star rating because it just doesn't have that championship feel, but still worth playing from time to time.