UglySwing
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The family is away, so I had some extra time to play golf.
I played Tierra Rejada (Moorpark, CA) on Sunday.
-I live in Ventura, and we have some decent courses nearby that are very reasonable in cost.
I love this course. Lots of really beautiful views, and challenging holes (especially on the front 9).
In my opinion, this is the most underrated course in the Ventura area.
Yesterday, I played 18 at Sandpiper for the first time.
There are 2 holes in particular (10 and 11) that are both breathtaking and beautifully laid out.
Sandpiper is a good course. As a local, I paid $90 with a cart. I could see myself going back there a couple of times a year.
However, if you're not a local, I believe the cost is $190 with a cart. I wouldn't pay $190 to play it.
I've read a few times where it is referred to as 'Pebble Beach South'. That would be someone affiliated with Sandpiper that is promoting it as such.
I don't think the average golfer walks away thinking 'I just played Pebble Beach South'
After finishing at Sandpiper, we went over to GlenAnnie, which is very close to Sandpiper.
Paid $55 with the cart (I think it was the twilight rate).
I really, really enjoyed this course. Very nicely laid out and maintained. Hot cart girls are always a bonus too.
Even if the price was the same, I'd prefer to play GlenAnnie. Again, maybe a couple times a year, I might head over to Samdpiper just to play on the ocean...but for pure golf (with beautiful views too), it's Glenannie for me.
La Purisima is the next course I want to play up that way. Heard great things about it.
Aside: At Samdpiper, if you weren't on the fairway, they had this beautifully manicured Bermuda grass. It looked like it would be so easy to hit off of (looked as nice as some of the fairways I've played!)...but that stuff would just grab your club face and wreak havoc with your shot.
I'm sure a lot of you are quite familiar with how to play off of it, but I was absolutely dumbfounded by it. I've never seen it, or played off of it before.
I played Tierra Rejada (Moorpark, CA) on Sunday.
-I live in Ventura, and we have some decent courses nearby that are very reasonable in cost.
I love this course. Lots of really beautiful views, and challenging holes (especially on the front 9).
In my opinion, this is the most underrated course in the Ventura area.
Yesterday, I played 18 at Sandpiper for the first time.
There are 2 holes in particular (10 and 11) that are both breathtaking and beautifully laid out.
Sandpiper is a good course. As a local, I paid $90 with a cart. I could see myself going back there a couple of times a year.
However, if you're not a local, I believe the cost is $190 with a cart. I wouldn't pay $190 to play it.
I've read a few times where it is referred to as 'Pebble Beach South'. That would be someone affiliated with Sandpiper that is promoting it as such.
I don't think the average golfer walks away thinking 'I just played Pebble Beach South'
After finishing at Sandpiper, we went over to GlenAnnie, which is very close to Sandpiper.
Paid $55 with the cart (I think it was the twilight rate).
I really, really enjoyed this course. Very nicely laid out and maintained. Hot cart girls are always a bonus too.
Even if the price was the same, I'd prefer to play GlenAnnie. Again, maybe a couple times a year, I might head over to Samdpiper just to play on the ocean...but for pure golf (with beautiful views too), it's Glenannie for me.
La Purisima is the next course I want to play up that way. Heard great things about it.
Aside: At Samdpiper, if you weren't on the fairway, they had this beautifully manicured Bermuda grass. It looked like it would be so easy to hit off of (looked as nice as some of the fairways I've played!)...but that stuff would just grab your club face and wreak havoc with your shot.
I'm sure a lot of you are quite familiar with how to play off of it, but I was absolutely dumbfounded by it. I've never seen it, or played off of it before.