Talega Golf Club

We got hot deal in last minutes. Really round even we played here many times.

Bunkers were either hard a concrete or had new sand dumped in the so you’d sink to your ankles. Other than that, the course was in good shape. Greens were a little slow.

I forgot to mention the carts are twenty years old.

After I wrote my review, I was baffled with the overall 3.9 rating… and after reading through the authors posting, it’s right there for everyone to see - most of the four star and five star reviewers post twice (or in a few cases three times). Recognize in doing so not only do the ratings get skewed, ownership doesn’t get the message the course needs attention from someone who cares.

The course has fallen a notch or two from its heyday and while the bones are intact, the smaller touches are not being addressed. The greens are the best part of the course, but could still be rolled, bunkers are very inconsistent (think obscured hard pan just below the sand), overflowing trash receptacles, dirt migrating onto cart paths, serious wood rot on fencing on hole 8, water feature on hole 5 in disrepair and pace of play all lessen the experience of what would be previously described as a jewel of south county - but no more. If I knew Fred Couples, I would let him know the course is headed downhill and the fall from grace is sufficiently disappointing that I’ll be frequenting other courses until the ship has been righted.

Overpriced, waited every shot for 18 holes….. poor conditions other than the greens, place needs some TLc

I'm living in the area temporarily for a job. As a result, I've played many courses in the area, trying to find the best value. The market here clearly bears these high prices. There is no shortage of player demand. I consider Talega average in it's class. As other reviewers have noted, fairway conditions are below average, the greens are bumpy and the tee boxes have their share of divots. But, for the money even at this price it seems a better value that Tijeras Creek but not as well kept as Arroyo Trabuco, both higher priced.

Green was pretty fast, good length of rough. There are several blind shoot. But, it was fun. I like the challenging course. I definitely come back and break my score soon.