Cache Creek Casino Resort

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

Thank you so much for your review! We are lucky to have both of them!

Come see us again soon.

Will Foust

Director of Golf

Dear Larry4993726,

Thank you for your review and for playing Yocha Dehe Golf Club. We certainly appreciate your repeat business and comments.

We just wanted to provide some context to what you are seeing during the summer months. We have cool season grasses on property which are not suitable for this climate (July-September). Due to this, we have to hand water the fairways during the afternoon hours to ensure that we don't lose turf. Unfortunately this has been a reality since we built the course, but agree that we should do our best to be mindful of golfers while doing this. Additionally we are also feeling the staffing shortages that many businesses are feeling nationwide. With that said, we have not been able to do as many deep "spins" of our bunkers to dry them out from the summer irrigation that is required this time of year.

The restaurant is open until 6pm this time of year with the bar scheduled later. If you had an experience where the restaurant closed prior to this please let us know. We want to address this to ensure consistent service in the future.

Feel free to reach me at any time to discuss further as well.

Thanks again and we appreciate your comments!

Will Foust

Director of Golf

Dear Seungkook2872260,

Thank you so much for your review. Unfortunately we had a power outage and were unable to irrigate the prior night. Cart traffic would have caused irreparable damage to the course so we had to unfortunately restrict it. We had discounted all rounds 15% at check in to make up for this issue. We look forward to your next visit and thank you for playing.

Will Foust

Director of Golf

Dear u816417694,

Thanks so much for your review and for your visit. Great to hear about your food and beverage experience as well! It will start cooling down in October so see you then :)

Will Foust

Director of Golf

Dear rickd500,

Thank you so much for playing! We will continue to educate golfers about course etiquette the best that we can as it can certainly be a deterrent to conditions. We appreciate you playing our facility and look forward to your next visit!

Will Foust

Director of Golf