Poppy Hills Golf Course

Took my wife out mid day. Everyone friendly, started on time, had a nice day out.

Greens slow as they still had a bit of sand. Rolled true but you had to give it a whack. The course requires you to take what you get. Learned my lesson on a par 5 when I tried to hit a hooked 4 iron from deep in the trees. Bad idea. Bounced around and made 8. Plenty of room to play sideways back to fairway, lol. Trying to show my wife I could hit it through a 5x5 window 50 yards away. My bad. Her laugh.

We will be back soon.

I know it was a little off season and the area had had a lot of rain. However, was a little rough in spots and it would seem there should have been worker bees on the course cleaning it up. The staffing inside was a little lacking in friendliness.. Would it hurt to say "Hello?" AND, playing at the first hole I kept looking at the course and the scorecard saying to myself.. this can not be right! I had a score card from BEFORE the front and back side was flipped - TWO years earlier! I was disappointed.

Played at Poppy hills today, March 27, 2019. I usually play at a club in Illinois. The course appeared to be in good shape after aeration several weeks ago. The practice green was fast but all greens on the course were slow. Bunkers were in good condition. There were intermittent very light showers but I expected the greens to roll much better for this level course. The views are very nice with beautiful large trees but certainly not spectacular.

Overall a pretty nice course.

However, the service was disappointing. Starter told me if my handicap was over 10 I should tee off from Poppy 2. After reaching the first par 5 in 2 I reviewed the scorecard which suggests 2s for a handicap over 14. No one helped me when I pulled up to the bag drop. No food or drink cart on course. No one helped when I returned to bag drop after round. No one offered to clean clubs. I had to put the push cart away myself. Staff act like it’s beneath them to help you out. Certainly not the experience one expects.

Level of service is a surprising when paying $260 with push cart for a visitor. I didn’t play Pebble Beach due to recent aeration. I may play that in the future but don’t think I’ll be back to Poppy.

Great layout and good shape......well worth the money

Considering the recent weather , this course is in perfect shape. Greens were fast but lots of fun. The staff is super friendly in the pro shop and restaurant.

Course was in great shape, especially considering all the rain. Fun and challenging course, worth the visit for sure.

Great venue. ET friendly and efficient staff. Lovely course. Very enjoyable.

If you are playing courses in the Pebble Beach area and it is your first time, I would recommend Poppy Hills but of course only after the usual suspects. Poppy Hills is one of the more low key options in the area. It does not have the sweeping ocean views that people come to expect from playing on the Peninsula. However, the golf course has an excellent layout and is certainly worth the experience, especially if your budget might not be at Pebble Beach Golf Links levels. It is quieter, not as many tourists, and is a darn good round of golf.

Poppy Hills is the hidden gem of Pebble Beach! The course was gorgeous and challenging! The staff was very welcoming, helpful and friendly.

This course challenges your club selection off the tee, but is really fun to play at the same time. Greens ran true and for a little challenging to read.

This is probably my favorite track i have ever played! i will definitely be back.

Weekday in December. Gloriously sunny and nobody on the course. Course was in fantastic condition except for one thing - greeens we’re recently sanded. Did not diminish our experience. This is one of my top five favorite courses. I play to about an 8 and it is plenty challenging while not being overwhelmingly difficult. We walked 18 in about 3 1/2 hours and we could have played much faster if we’d wanted. One of my favorite golf experiences ever.

Fun course to play with lots of challenges..

Many elevated approach shots and tricky greens.

If I had one negative the pace of play is slow.

Played on 11-11-18 and Poppy remains one of my favorite courses in the Western US. It was very dry and smoky because of wildfires but course was excellent condition. Luckily, carts are allowed off cart paths for November and this makes it much more enjoyable. If you play it under NCGA 'normal' conditions (cart path only) you're better off walking - but it is hilly.

Great mix of holes with challenging par 5's. You won't understand the greens until you've played it 3-4 times at least.

Thanks to the NCGA for taking the risk of owning such a fantastic course in the prettiest area in the US.

There is plenty of room for improvement. Positives first:

Great layout

Iconic setting

Staff very friendly

Course was in great shape

Had beautiful weather

Beer prices were reasonable

Negatives (keep in mind that we just paid $250 in Greens fees and an extra $25 for a Cart fee):

Driving range poorly stocked - no tees, no towel at club wash bucket

Carts were poor - cooler had no ice or water, no clubwasher on cart, no towels in cart, no GPS

No GPS and no layout card/book provided

Snack shack closed when we teed off at 0930

Worst thing - it literally took 6 hours to play!!! No marshals. We waited on every single shot!

If a few of these negatives were corrected, this would be a world class golf experience, but the lack of amenities puts it in the class of an expensive muni with a really nice tract.

Great experience. We played early as a twosome in three hours forty five minutes. Staff was very friendly and welcoming. The greens are tricky but fair. Lots of interesting scenic holes with great variety. Only criticism--change the routing back to what it was originally. The nines were reversed since we last played.

This could have been an exceptional golf experience had it not been for the speed of the greens. They were so fast it was not uncommon to see 4 putts and balls roll completely off them. Otherwise the course was in great shape and was a nice layout. Honestly, we were so exasperated we did not even want to finish the round. Glad we only paid the NCGA rate and not the regular price.

It would have been helpful to have GPSin carts as well the greens were very difficult to read would have been nice if we could have purchased something that showed the slopes on the greens