The Links at Lakehouse

We drove over 55miles from Orange County to tryout this beautiful course. Weather was perfect 68F, traffic to south was smoothly on Early Saturday morning (9am), however the pace of game was very slow, we spent 5.5 hours finished 18 holes. No marshal around in course in charge the pace. We don’t know if it was weekend common pace? Kind of disappointed.

Lots of healthy grass… bunkers could use some work

greens & fairways were in good condition

the grass at the edge of the fairways needed trimming

because it was difficult to find balls

Its a good course. I only played the back 9 and there were a lot of hills so If you're walking be prepared for a workout. Some ground under repair in the fairways so be cautious of a little mud but for the most part they were in good condition. Same thing for the greens. Good condition.

One negative to watch out for is the driving range is directly on the right of the 10th hole fairway and there is little to no net. so errant balls can , and do come into that fairway.

So keep an eye out and watch your ball carefully on your first couple shots. Be a friend and pick up some of the range balls and throw them back into the range area too. Thank you. Happy Golfing.

Clubhouse food was good for the price, staff was friendly. I'll definitely be back.

I called ahead of time for the driving range to make sure I would still be able to get a bucket. I was told as long as I showed up before a certain time I would get a bucket. I showed up 15 minutes before the time given and was denied a bucket. 20 minutes later a couple walked up with the bucket and I asked them if they had gotten it from the clubhouse to which they said yes. I walked back into the clubhouse to find out why I was denied a bucket I was told "ask my boss" to which the boss had no response other than "oh well...". The golf course is fine, crowded but fine, but this is an experience that I won't forget soon

As I was stuck in traffic, I called the pro shop to ask them to set my tee time back & they accommodated. Turned out, I got there on time.

They wanted $24 dollars for a cart. I've paid less for a round at Tecolote Canyon. Not only did it run poorly, pop up ads were a constant bother when trying to retrieve yardage info. Seriously, why pay that much for a cart when you're inundated with ads? It should've been free.

Then the $9 hot dog I purchase had a bun so stiff, that it could sand a surfboard. That, along with dance music pumping from the bar/restaurant that could be heard to both the 1st & 10th tee boxes, just rounded out a lousy experience. Luckily, I was in a fun foursome, so the day wasn't wasted.

All tolled, it was an experience I plan on telling other golfers to stay away from. The gouge for the cart alone puts your business in the same category as somebody overcharging for a generator during a hurricane. Plus, warming your hot dogs in the microwave, then charging $9 is another glaring point. Isn't this a customer reliant business? Too bad you just lost one....and perhaps more.

Good luck in the future.

Course was fun and challenging. Expect a variety of holes, doglegs, straight, U-shaped, narrow and wide. Key here is to stay in the fairways, as the rough is thick and grabs clubs. Conditions were damp so difficult to spin and compress the ball, but the greens were very receptive if you want to shoot at the flag, many pins were in some tough locations - definitely bring some high bounce wedges. Greens were fast and reading breaks were challenging. Staff is very accommodating and worked me in after I called in for a late arrival due to standstill traffic. Great atmosphere around the clubhouse, music was playing on loudspeakers and was nice to have while practicing at the range and chipping/putting area that located right by it. Carts are new and have soft leather with GPS. Awesome value for the fee, and because jt was such a great experience, I played another round the next day. Nothing to change. Keep up the great work St. Mark’s!

Everyone I encountered was very friendly, great staff. Where do I start. The minute we stepped on the first tee box I said “.this isn’t good” Almost every tee box was in need of a complete re build, a lot of bare spots and dirt. The members we played with were great company. The rough was something you didn’t want to be in. Although I think that’s how Bermuda grass is. I had not seen so many wet spots on almost every hole, aren’t we in a drought here in California. Now to the greens. They were fairly quick with breaks that one did not see at all. The greens looked very bad as it appeared that the golfers who play there don’t know what fixing ball marks is all about. Our 9 hole muni in Tahoe has way better greens than St Mark. Needless to say they won’t be seeing us ever again.

The staff is always very friendly. We golf there often as we love the layout and the conditions.

Great staff, great vibe, great grill, great greens. MGF-(Mandatory Golf Friday). You always get a warm welcome at the pro-shop before the round, good pace of play and course during the round, and a fantastic grill/bar after the round. They definitely hit the mark!

Course has a very nice layout with challenging slopes and elevation changes. very well maintained fairways and greens. Slow pace was due to a high school girls match going on at the course. Otherwise great course and will definitely be back.