Corica Park - South Course

Probably one of the best additions to Bay Area golf in a decade. Solid, moderately challenging layout and really well maintained. Doesn't blow your hair back, but solid fun and an awesome range and ample chipping and putting facilities. After the North Course is redone, I think this will be a top spot to visit.

The starter seemed anxious and unorganized. It would have been a fun afternoon if we didn't have to wait at EVERY hole. 5 hours and 15 minutes. Not FUN!!

I walked up for a twilight round, and the guy in the pro shop kept trying to dissuade me from playing. Told me that starting at 5, I'd get in, at best, 11 holes. I decided to take my chances, knowing full well that I could have gone to Metropolitan and been certain of playing all 18 for half the money.

The redone course has been open for 10 days now, and is in pretty good shape. The cart paths, on the other hand, look horrible. Potholes all over the place. No ball washing stations, hole markers are temporary, likely waiting on the permanent ones. But for the premium price, I"m a little disappointed that there are not the normal amenities.

There were no marshals out on the course anywhere to push people along. Corica Park seems to care about you as a guest until they have your money, and then, you're on your own.

Other than the plethora of bunkers on most of the holes, it's not a terribly challenging course. Turf is firm, greens roll nicely. The fescue makes it nigh on impossible to find an errant ball, but we're not supposed to hit into that long grass, are we?

The new golf carts have a GPS system, which is great. Geofencing keeps you from driving too close to the greens, which should keep things looking nice. Downside? My GPS rebooted every other hole, and then multiple times per hole on 15-18. Made it kind of useless.

All in all, I'm underwhelmed. For the price they're asking, I expect more. A lot more.

Overall decent...

Pros:

course condition, layout, just renovated, food is decent but (to-go menu isn't great)...

Cons:

Slow for mid-week 12:30 tee time, some of the rough is impossible to find balls or play but some is vary playable; should make it consistently able to play from-made for some fun shots...

The new and improved Corica Park South Course is in fine form. It’s not too firm and fast and rolls purely. Old Jack Clark is looking good. It’s a bit pricey. They may see less of the public as often as they would like if rates remain high as they are. It’s a plus and minus thing...an easy 5 cents is better than a slow dollar. I guess it’s about how many rounds they want vs. how many they could get?

If you like the surrounding area courses, this is a better course. If you miss some of the closed links style courses like Roddy Ranch(without the elevation) or Stevinson Ranch then this is your place. Has lots of rolling fairways and open space on the front and more eucalyptus trees on the back. Many traps to avoid. Very hazardous.

Plays fair and long from back tees. Holes 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18 all long and have huge greens that have lots of space and undulation. Shortest par 5 #15 is reachable with a treacherous green. Other par 5 are long if not three shot holes. Hole 4-11-12-18 are top tier. A short par 4 to drive in hole 8 is very well protected. Hole 18 bunker in middle of fairway is perfect and will get you if you don’t control the shaft.

Some bunkers can be cleared others can’t. Some you can see are further than they appear, others shorter. Wide fairways are very forgiving but the traps are real.

Greens are rolling true for now. And course is in great shape. Head to toe it’s fine right now.

Welcome back Jack Clark!