Executive at Las Positas Golf Course

Yesterday I was greeted by a friendly staff, and set out to play golf at Las Positas in Livermore. We were instructed to start our round on the back 9. About 4 holes into our round a long Par 5 was under serious renovation. Maintenance workers with tractors, were removing a 100x100 foot section of grass about midway through a 500 yard hole. It completely altered the way you had to approached the hole. As we finished the back 9, at least 2 more holes had large area’s of recent sod replacement, that were marked with (ground under repair) do not enter signs. It was not the end of the world, but it would have been nice to have been made aware of the repairs that were going on. This course is usually in a really great shape but yesterday it seemed to be dried out, I had a lot of tough lies in fairways that are usually green.

The summer in Northern California is hot and dry. I play several courses in the Bay Area and know how challenging it is to keep them playable. That being said most courses limit their watering to the fairways and greens and usually let the rough dry out. I thought the fairways could use more attention. Even bumping the ball in fairways to find patches of grass was difficult.

The pace would have been much faster if didn’t let a single out by himself in fron of our threesome behind two foursomes in front of Single. Yes we asked single to join us. Should have been forced to join us by clubhouse. I do believe the single Just got by the starter.

Normally course plays with no real wait. We had to wait on every hole. Just because of a poorly educated golfer. On another not. The management in general doesn’t want any players but locals to play. Look at difference in locals price and non locals price. Probably why pace of play is usually so good. Definitely worth $36

This is by far the WORST experience I have had at this place! I have played the Executive course many times and the 18 hole course twice. Against my better judgment I attempted to play it again. It is just as swamp-like as the 9 hole course! Pace of play is TERRIBLE! The staff is really the issue! Dave (if that is his real name) is rude and the entire staff behaves as if they would rather be in the abyss than to be at work. They don’t answer the phones, they hang up in your face mid-booking a tee time! They are the worst! In the middle of the back 9 they turned on the sprinklers in broad daylight! All I can hope for is that you have a better experience that the 5 times I played at this course. However…. PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK. Do yourself a favor and play Dublin Ranch. It’s down the street and the course is beautiful and the staff is extremely pleasant!

This is by far the WORST experience I have had at this place! I have played the Executive course many times and the 18 hole course twice. Against my better judgment I attempted to play it again. It is just as swamp-like as the 9 hole course! Pace of play is TERRIBLE! The staff is really the issue! Dave (if that is his real name) is rude and the entire staff behaves as if they would rather be in the abyss than to be at work. They don’t answer the phones, they hang up in your face mid-booking a tee time! They are the worst! In the middle of the back 9 they turned I. The sprinklers in broad daylight! All I can hope for is that you have a better experience that the 5 times I played at this course. However…. PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK. Do yourself a favor and play Dublin Ranch. It’s down the street and the course is beautiful and the staff is extremely pleasant!

Enjoyable from every tee box, helps to know the course a little but overall challenging yet fun place.

Fairways were lush, ball sitting up thru the green. Greens are rolling nicely. Great pace of play!