Canyon Crest Country Club

Course is challenging with narrow fairways and greens are very firm and fast. Conditions are questionable with a lot of dead and dirt packed fairways. The layout was fun but for a course out in Riverside at $100 for prime tee time, I expected a little better. Staff is friendly, especially the starter. Pace of play could be better but they do have Marshall’s that regulate the pace when it slows down.

Great course, but the greens are difficult and hard to read.

The greens are excellent and anything above the hole is challenging. The fairways are a little dormant, but that’s to be expected this time of year. Day in and day out you can be challenged simply by playing different tee boxes.

Honest review from someone who plays here regularly:

1. Pace of Play - weekdays are a breeze, and you usually won’t have anyone near you for atleast 2-3 holes (behind or in front). Weekends are hit or miss, and if crowded expect a 5+ hour round.

2. Course Conditions - greens are great, and fast. Fairways are what you’d generally expect for winter conditions. Rough needs to be better maintained. Bunkers are generally well kept.

3. Staff - the staff is great, always.

4. Overall Value - this is a challenging course with not too many “wow factor” holes. Definitely fun, and better than your avg muni course. I think fair price is $70, and definitely would not recommend spending more than $90 to play here just yet (maybe in prime conditions).

I was looking forward to playing Canyon Crest since it's now open to the public but was really unimpressed with the overall experience. I usually play Jurupa hills, hidden valley, rancho del sol and Indian hills for about $38-$50 with a cart. Canyon Crest needs to lower the price significantly, no way it's worth $69 when the other local courses are almost 59% lower in price. It's a bummer as. I was really hoping to make this a regular stop weekly.

I played this course for the first time and it got the best of me as I didn't know what to expect. The fairways are narrows, the holes play long with blind shots with hazards on all sides and it proved to be very challenging for our first time. The pro shop was awesome getting us out 20 min earlier then our original tee time. The tee boxes are great. The greens were in good shape but difficult to navigate. Over all it was a frustrating but good day if that makes sense.... I would like to return soon for redemption and play a better round for pride sake! LOL!! We finished in just over 3 hrs which was awesome!! See you soon Canton Crest!

Was expecting a course with yellow grass in fairways like it used to be back when I was a member 6/7 years ago. Lots of green with quick, true greens. Was pleasantly surprised. Glad this place is now open to the public.

They layout of this track is respectable. It has some quirky somewhat difficult holes which required forced carries and accurate shots. Butt for $79 the conditions were $49. The greens were good I'm not taking that away from them, but the fairways and rough was muni.

The members are member and the are entitled to their prime tee times. However, once they tee off golf eddicut must prevail. This course chose to go public and should be governed by the same eddicut. How can a group of member females be allowed to take 27 minutes to play the 18th hole with nobody on the green for 5 minutes before they teedoff?

This was a private club gone semi private but they have to realize the public now plays too. Conditions are marginal but I must give credit to the staff who conducted themselves like real pros

Overall good experience but felt the the staff could have been more welcoming. The course layout was amazing and the greens were so firm; so it was proper challenge. Pace of play was good. Would go back and give them another chance.

First time playing at Canyon Crest. Pleasantly surprised. Fun layout, with good opportunities to score well. Putting greens were hard, fast and in great shape, I’d play there again just for the greens. Good value for under $100 on a So Cal weekend.

Average course. I’d say normally $80 course in OC for prime time. If you’ve played Costa Mesa CC then this is the same just in horrible IE. The only problem is these Marshalls think it’s literally speed golf. We finished in 4.5 hours and were CONSTANTLY harassed by staff for playing “slow”. Crazy. Won’t be back, would way rather pay $100 for a premium course. This is a muni at best. No wonder they had to change to public!

Fairways weren't perfect but the greens were in really good shape especially given the time of year. Would definitely play here again. Some challenging shots at this course. Not for beginners

Course had a fun layout, the greens were pure and fast and the price for the pace of play was excellent- played just over 4 hours on a Sunday morning. The wind was howling but just adds to the challenge as the course isn’t particularly long. A smidge on the narrow side with greens having more slope than your local course, it could be a difficult course with the greens sped up. The starter was absolutely the best, giving tips and good vibes till we teed off. The drive is a bit from OC but well worth it.