The Lincoln Hills Golf Club - Hills Course

Went out for a Sunday afternoon 9 holes with my father in law. Course was in good condition, fairways a little brown which is typical for some courses in N. California this time of year. Greens had just been aerated and sanded which would have been nice to know before starting our round. The greens still played nicely, fast downhill and a bit slower uphill.

Was a good day to start. Was lil cloudy and cool, light breezes. That changed. And it was excessively windy by the 5th hole. Windy play is stressfully difficult on the Hills course.

Getting to the course... The fairways were ok. Seemed a bit dry, but we're in a drought. Greens looked really good from distance, and when close as well, but something was off.

Though they were in good shape, (grass density, under layment, moisture), they looked as if they were just cut, but were furry. It was that they may not have been rolled, and possibly that the blades on the mower need sharpening?

I hadn't seen balls ever stop here, going downhill on greens, this was a first. Example, A playing partner, ran past the hole on the par 5, 16, I believe, from the back and the ball stopped going, down and away from the hole on a ridge. I mean that's great for some people and reasons, but the pace kept us guessing as putts came up consistently short for the group most of the day. I play tips so I didn't notice as much, but the regular men's and blue tee boxes need some help.

This has been one of my favorite facilities in the region, but for the price increase, I feel they could be better, as they were previously, say 2-3 years ago. It's a good deal if you get a special price, but hard to justify at full price.

Playing here was almost perfect. The only knock was that it took about 15 minutes for us to get a cart. This waiting cut into our range/warm up time. Hopefully management will invest in buying a few more golf carts so this doesn’t happen again.

First time here and this track is very much in line with other courses at Del Webb properties -- wide open and playable.

Course is in pretty decent condition for January. A lot of unraked bunkers and unfixed divots on the greens, however.

Pace of play ... it felt like we were waiting on every shot, and it looked like it was pretty open ahead of the group ahead of us. But, it turned out to be a four-hour round on a Sunday.

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The course is in excellent shape especially for this time of year. SLOW PLAY is the number 1 killer in golf. Today was exceptionally slow, 3 hrs to barely get in nine holes. Bottle neck every hole, every shot and every play.

It was a pleasure to golf this well-kept course. Looking forward to coming back!