Painted Hills Golf Course

Painted Hills is a public golf course. It is pretty easy to find availability. The people on the course and in the clubhouse are all friendly and neighborly. The skill level of most players on the course was below my level, and that is not good. There isn’t much space between the hole you are on and the hole next to you running the other way. There were times when we were definitely in danger of getting hit with stray balls. There were many more times than usual when we had to wait for duffers to search for lost balls. Perhaps one third of the greens were notably small. Most of the greens were surprisingly rough. It was nearly impossible for anyone to sink a ten foot putt here. This is a good course for people to learn how to play golf. It is not so good for people who are no longer beginners.

The course was mostly in good shape. They are working on one fairway so it turned a par 4 into a par 3. All the other fairways were fine. The greens were pretty good at holding shots, but the speed of the greens was a little random. None were overly fast. I really enjoyed my latest round there.

For as many bad reviews as this place gets, it was a great expirence playing it for the first time on memorial day weekend. Pace was no issue, took about 4.5 hours, the course was in better shape than what people were saying. There were some rough spots but every course has them. I would say it was too expensive for what the quality was but it was still a good time.