Squaw Valley Golf Course - Comanche Lakes Course

Always a blast at squaw Valley… Friendly staff great courses

First, the staff at Squaw are simply incredible! Very friendly and helpful. Saw the cart girl numerous times on this hot morning. That being said, the course is in really bad shape. The greens are all but gone with dirt and cracks on many sections of the greens. In addition, no sand in the traps. Hate to see this as I always enjoyed playing there in the past but can’t recommend given the decline in the quality of the greens. Sad.

We played the Lakes course today as the Links course was closed. It was cart path only due to rain the day before. The driving range was closed as well. This course was nice about a year ago, but the greens are completely ruined now. Every green (even the practice green) had huge dirty spots with no grass. It looks as if they have lost the greens due to some type of fungus. The greens were extremely bumpy. They put the flags in the small areas where there was some grass left. The guy at front counter did not mention the greens to us nor did he offer a discount. Don’t waste your time or money.

Overall the course was in decent shape, but the greens were atrocious. Lots of standing water in the bunkers due to the late night rains the night before.

The greens were dirt and not green in some places due to repairs but was still a great course would definitely recommend to other golfers and will definitely play again. The only complaint was the stacking of players 3 foursomes with a group of 5 in between causing the play to be slower than normal but was still a great day

Except for the greens, the course was in great shape. 15 of the 18 greens were in poor shape, to include the putting green. However, the layout was good, and fairways were in great shape.

Also, the bunkers were very poor quality and more rocks than sand. While i only ended up in one green side bunker, it should be noted that almost all were unplayable.

Overall, the course was okay, but it clearly needs more consistent maintenance. The out-of-bounds areas were rough—literally. The grass was about 4 feet tall, making it nearly impossible to find a ball even slightly off target. Fairways were mowed and playable, but the rough was thick, sitting around 3-4 inches, which made recovery shots a challenge.

The greens are struggling. Poa annua is starting to take over, and there are multiple bare spots that look like they've been left untouched for months. Sand traps were in even worse shape—overgrown with grass and looking like they haven’t been maintained in quite a while.

That said, the staff was friendly, and it was nice to see a beer cart running on a Saturday—always a good touch. With some TLC, this course could be a lot better, but as it stands, it feels neglected in key areas.

We were booked on the Comanche course but saw the Apache from the road and asked to switch - no problem. Staff were super friendly and accommodating. Back 9 was very challenging. Only critique would be the greens as they were recovering from a tough winter…