Chi Chi Rodriguez Golf Club

I played Chi Chi's Golf for the first time first if July 25. The course is great fun and was generally in great shape. Four of the holes were cart path only on this date due to recent rains and current maintenance projects but were still very playable. The carts were excellent, the greens had almost completely recovered from recent aeration and most rolled very well. I can't give the course a rating of 5 on this day but would have rated it more like a 4.5 if I could have done so. Will definitely play here again when I the area.

Never again! Absolutely terrible experience at CHI CHI Rodriguez Golf Course. The staff was flat-out rude from the jump—no hospitality, no courtesy, nothing. It started pouring rain while we were on hole 9, and when we went in to ask for a rain check, they basically called us liars and said they “didn’t believe us.” Unreal. To make it worse, the whole course was a swamp. Mud everywhere, zero drainage, felt like we were golfing in a bog. No irrigation system in sight—if you told me this course was built on a marsh, I’d believe it. Save your money and your time. There are plenty of other places to play that actually treat people with respect and maintain their course like they give a damn. Avoid at all costs.

The course and the greens are well taken care of and are in good condition. I had a nice time playing the variety of holes which were a good mix of challenging and more straightforward approaches. Good mix of par 3,4, and 5s. The holes are really close together like a links course and there are quite a few blind tee boxes. Everyone was backed up and close together because of how close the holes are. The pace of place is not enforced and its really slow. It took 4 hours and 30 minutes to play 18 holes as a group of 2. There were several casual groups of 4 to 8 in front and behind us. The Yamaha carts are comfortable but don't have hoods to protect your bags and clubs from rain. Also no maps of the holes on the scorecard. The position of the holes on the greens change frequently so you have to know the corresponding number for that day and use the laminated map on the cart. Overall it was decent, but too backed up for my liking. I'd recommend only playing here with a hot deal, and on a weekday when it's less busy. It's a beautiful course if you have the time and patience.