Cache Creek Casino Resort

Dear tec642,

Looking forward to seeing you when you return and safe travels! As always, thank you for playing.

Have a great day!

Will Foust

Director of Golf

Dear u826743760,

Thank you for playing and for your comments! We are very close to having the repair work completed! Hope to see you again soon.

Thanks so much

Will Foust

Director of Golf

Dear John2787360,

Thank you for visiting us! We are getting much closer to the fairway repair being 100% done. Come see us again soon!

Will Foust

Director of Golf

Dear mgarvey56,

Thank you for making the trip to Yocha! Looking forward to your next visit.

Have a great day

Will Foust

Director of Golf

Dear golferjimmie,

We are so sorry to hear about your experience. Give me a call at the number below and I will be sure to make it up to you. There was a quick change and delay of some of our sod work that didn't allow us to react as fast as we would have liked. Most holes are now off of cart path only so smooth sailing ahead.

Have a great day and I look forward to hearing from you.

Will Foust

Director of Golf

530.796.5804

Dear tec542,

Thank you for your review and for playing! Looking forward to your next visit. We are finally almost done with the sod repair work so it will only get better :)

Thanks so much

Will Foust

Director of Golf

Dear Larry4993726,

We are sorry to hear about your experience. Certainly a challenge this year compared to prior years due to heat and drought. We did have an alert set up on Golfnow and our website regarding the repair work, so it is concerning that your tee time did not show this alert. We just double checked and it is also currently showing. We will reach out to Golfnow support about this.

Either way, feel free to reach me at wfoust@cachecreek.com as I'd like to make your next round extra special.

Thanks so much

Will Foust

Director of Golf

Dear u7326787,

Thank you so much for your review! We look forward to your return when the fairways are completely repaired. Looking like mid October!

Thanks again!

Will Foust

Director of Golf

Mr Foust, I appreciate the response but question a few things. First, it looked like a fungus. Those blotches are similar to what I’ve seen elsewhere. Second, if most of the course was green, how is it that certain parts were torched circles and other parts green as can be? You say the grass is sensitive but I question just that also knowing how fickle bent grass is.

I’ve played this course in it’s hottest months in the past without these issues. Are you sure it’s not too much salt in the water being used to irrigate the course or another element in the water? Are you using potable water to irrigate or reclaimed water?

Third, hole 15 left side is still dirt after over a year. The small patch that is turf should have given you answers as to its growth pattern potential to now have that hole complete if as you say you are fortunate that you are one of the only courses to be able to resod as others leave the dead spots barren.

Hole 15 is one of the more unique holes in the region and that experiment should be done by now.

Erosion is unavoidable after so many years being open, and Yocha is not immune to it.

These rings patterns are more than just heat related dying bent grass as most of the course is green and not as thirsty, as you can’t say those spots are the only bent grass on the course.

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Dear bolt65,

Thank you for your comments and for playing!

Our course has unique grass for this climate, with bluegrass and rye grass mix in the fairways/roughs and bent on the greens. These are cool season grasses meant for northern climates. When the daytime temps reach 115 for nearly a week straight, these grasses completely fail, particularly at the end of a long summer. The other courses in our area have bermudagrass, which is built for the heat. The trade off is bermuda goes dormant in the winter, leaving most muni courses brown from November-March. We are literally one of the only courses anywhere that is able to replace dead spots with new turf on an annual basis, which is why you have probably not seen this practice before. Most courses either let it be dead, or utilize bermudagrass from the start. Due to being in the transition zone, it is a tossup on which grass to utilize on courses. The good news is we will be back to normal conditions by mid-October. We are in the middle of a re-sodding project and are about 50% done. Most of the course is in great shape now, but we remain cart path only to let the new sod take hold on many holes.

Hopefully this helps explain our unique situation.

Thanks so much and see you soon!

Will Foust

Director of Golf

Dear u314162132111,

We are glad to hear that your round was great with your son! Nothing better than family golf!

Have a great day and see you soon!

Will Foust

Director of Golf

Dear u314159840029,

Thank you for coming to play! We look forward to your next visit.

See you soon!

Will Foust

Director of Golf