Cypress Lakes Golf Course

Initially, I was intimidated by the course. Though it's a flat course, you can't underestimate it. I practice at this course 3-4 times a week by working on my putting, pitching and chip shots so I was familiar with the conditions of the greens.

But by looking at the layout of the course, the margin of error is very slim. It's not very long, but you can get into trouble if you don't hit your ball in the fairway - which Shannon (who was very polite to me) warned me. The course does get windy because it's flat. It also rained during the week so there was standing water in some portions of the course.

They punched the greens in October/November so the greens were in great shape. There were times I hit my driver and my ball would leak right and I'd see my ball drop, but when I go to look for my ball, it would get lost in the deep grass which can be frustrating. But what I like about losing my ball in the rough, is that the course really makes you think about the shot you should take.

There's a hole (16th hole I think) that's a 90 degree dog-leg right. The guy I played with has played Cypress in the past and he decided to hit his drive 45 degrees towards the green and I decided to play it safe by hitting my ball down the right side of the fairway by hitting a low shot with my 3 wood - which in turn, put me in a good position. I was 186 to the pin. But before I left the tee box, I hit another ball just to see if I was able to position myself aggressively for pitch shot to the green. I ended up somewhere around the trees. I would have been left with a punch shot to the green, but we believed a couple of guys picked up my ball because we saw them around the area where I landed. Long story short, because the course made me think, I managed to do less damage to my score card once I understood the conditions and the layout of the course.

I'm not a very good golfer. I can hit good shots, but that doesn't mean anything if I can't piece things together. My lowest score is an 87 and I shoot right around 93-96. I shot 99 which kind of stings a little. Shot a 54 of the front - tripled the 1st, doubled the 2nd, and 3rd through the 9th were painful too. Once I was able to get a grip on things and minimize the mess, I shot a 45 on the back.

It's a tough course in my opinion. I've met Joe and Dennis on previous days, I met Shannon on the day I played. They are very welcoming.

In spite of getting deated by the course, I will return to Cypress in an attempt to break 90.

I played this course 10-12 yrs ago, and wanted to play something I hadn't played in awhile. After reading the reviews, I had second thoughts, but already book the reservation. Glad I went!! Other than Golf Now not having an aeration alert posted, the putting surface's were tolerable. The course could use some sprucing up around the traps, trimming over grown weeds and grass would make a big difference around the edges of the bunkers. The edges of the cart paths on both sides could use some trimming as well. It would make the course appear, someone cares. Also, there were limited Gold tee boxes, only on a few holes, which made everyone play the white tees, which is over 6500 yds. At 66 yrs of age, the only thing I want that long is___A wad of cash $

Overall, the course conditions were AWESOME!! take into account, it's quite the drive to get to, and in the middle on nowhere. I'm use to playing Private courses, as well as high maintenance public courses, and it wouldn't take much to make this course Sparkle more.

Rodger in the Pro shop was terrific, and Angie in the grill, made me the best cheese burger ever. Heck, I would drive back there, just for the burger.

Despite the confusion on the 1st tee, as to which group should be teeing off, the course played fast. I had one of my best rounds there___and found an extra 15 yds with my driver. There's something to be said about playing a track at 6500 yds. Ya gotta grunt, and swing faster than a woman.

Flat and relatively uninteresting layout with plenty of wind to blow mishits even further off line. Overall, there are many better courses in the area. Tee boxes are in rough shape; lots of crab grass and uneven ground. Greens are decent but grass is pretty thin; doesn't really make a divot, more like a skid mark that's tough to repair. Not sure why "Lakes" is in the name as most of the water hazards are dry. Pretty much have to keep the ball in the fairways as the outside areas are either extremely hard dirt, dead weeds full of "hitchhikers" or full of grass clippings from mowing. Best part of the course was the sand in the bunkers being more playable than most courses in the area. Guess the USAF doesn't have much $$ to spend on recreation facilities these days...

The lounge has very relaxing atmosphere.

My wife and I arrived 45 minutes prior to our 8:56 a.m. tee time. As my wife readied for her game I went into the Pro shop and checked us in. Sharon at the front desk was very pleasant and professional. After finally getting a key that worked (1st key was for a different model cart), I went back to the car loaded the clubs, changed my shoes, I went back to the pro shop to get a granola bar and discovered that the cart we were in had a very low right rear tire. After changing carts we were off. (10 min early).

Well the shock soon set in. The fairways had been recently mowed and the cut grass that was everywhere, reminded me of a "Hay Field" that had not been baled yet. The fairway roughs were at least 6 inches deep and so thick we lost several balls that were no more than a foot or two off the fairways, so hit it straight down the middle or your doomed. The greens were recently sanded, but not in too bad of shape.

There wrer several very wet sections of the course with standing water or marsh like roughs from the heavy rains that had ended a week prior to our game. All in all, it was a golf date I would like to forget.

all good, play here often

My family played on Valentine's Day and had a good outing. The course was very well-maintained. The staff was very accommodating. Pace of play was excellent.

Nice flat course with plenty of options to recover from bad shots. Be careful, drought may have dried up the "lakes" but chase your ball into what looks dry lake bed and you are in for a surprise!

Easy, flat course but a bit windy. Great value and user friendly !

Cypress Lakes is a fun and fairly challenging course. It doesn't match up in quality with Rancho Solano and Paradise Valley, but you can usually walk on and experience a good pace of play. The staff is friendly and accommodating. If you are looking for a lesson, ask for course pro - Dennis, he is an excellent instructor.

The front nine of the course was okay until I started the back 9. Nonetheless, it was challenging playing the back nine. The challenge to this course is the long dog leg fairways and the constant wind blowing.i

If you stopped coming to this course because of conditions, you can start playing it again. I played all four of the local courses over a 5 day period and Cypress Lakes' greens were by far in the best shape. Great job by the staff to make this course what it is...
If they could only get a new contractor for their food service.

most holes are straight forward.Several dog legs make it a challenge.I think course is in good shape.I'm usually in the 107 range and like this course.Only draw back no gps and yardages could be marked better.
I don't recommend a hot dog the one I had on a previous
visit was dried out some and not very tasty.

Great golf value. Course is in good condition. Enjoy play this course. Lot of trees line fairways. Met a lot of nice golfers. Make you feel welcome.

Yes it was my first time I've been a lots of golf course to me cypress is one of the kind not only it runs of military the course it's self are unspectacular the location are perfect
Not to many rich fancy houses matter fact nothing at all and most of all like we all golfers always wanted more than any
thing else the course its self is TOO QUIET ( 110-% I'll play
again next

Very nice layout and in great condition. I highly recommend this long and flat course.

Fairways and greens are in good shape. It is an older course so when you get in the trees you may need to be careful about roots. This is a course you should try again.

It was a nice March day during the week to play golf. It wasn't too windy and the fairways and greens were in good shape, and the green fees were reasonable. I think the biggest flaw & my biggest complaint in this golf course is that the rough was too thick. If you hit your ball a few feet off the fairway, there is a very good possibility that you will not find your ball. I must have lost 10 golf balls!

This course is great for the price. I recommend playing this course

The course is in very good condition. The greens are good and true. Very good value