The Duke at Rancho El Dorado

Course recently opened after overseed process. Greens a little slow but we had a great time. Had something to eat and a couple of beers at the bar and all was good as usual. Staff is professional and fun to chat with.

Overseeding was complete, cart path only, fairways were great, greens a little slow, but great speed for overseeding. 40 mph gusts made it interesting at times but worth the trip.

Course was beautiful & really enjoyed our afternoon

Greens and fairways very fast due to pre overseeing in effect in a couple of days. Pace was good.

This is a nice course, though there really isn't any major standout holes, there were a few I enjoyed and am looking forward to replaying. Tee times were set at 6 min apart...ridiculous. The foursome ahead of us couldn't hit further than 150yrds, even when they did hit it straight. There were 4 foursomes behind us waiting at every hole.

I think this course could take it up a notch in aesthetics if they trimmed up the areas a bit. There's overgrowth around tee boxes where there should be clean edges. The wild desert areas look as though they're never attended with, which is a shame.

Course is dry as the Sahara. I don’t want to hear about the summer as I’ve played many courses in much better shape in the middle of the summer. Fairway is all dead. Go somewhere else.

Good price for time of year. Course in good condition overall. A little improvement could be done in the off fairway/ rough area’s.

This was the first time playing this course. It's a solid layout. There are a few bunker placements that were perfectly placed that added a bit more course management consideration. And I did like the dips around a few of the greens. There was a false front on one of the greens where, if you didn't get about 10' in, you'd be rolling off the front. those were my favorite parts. I did get caught up on a few of these things and that's what made the round fun and will make me play a bit different the next time.

My issue with not giving it an exceptional rating is the details. Overgrowth around tee boxes, the wash waste areas look like the greenskeepers/maintenance don't attend to them. These are the things that would really take this course up a notch. Gas carts are obnoxious. Not only do they smell, they make it difficult to be quiet around your playing 4some. I want to be considerate, but also move to my ball to speed up pace of play, and the firing up of the motor makes this difficult.

Several holes are fairly wide and I had a couple of drives that, on a more narrow course, could have been lost balls. (i had 0 lost ball penalties this round where I may have had a handful on other courses while I work on a new driver swing)

all in all, this is a great course and I will have no issue driving down to maricopa for $40-$55 price range.