3-15-24 update.
I like this course. It was founded as a Country Club in 1927 by Randolph Scott and frequented by several other Hollywood stars of the time. Management seems to have a balancing challenge between income and expenses. The greens and fairways are fairly well maintained. But the gophers and ground squirrels make their bumpy ground presence be known in several areas off the main fairways and remediation needs improvement. One sees a fair number of the squirls, some cotton tail rabbits and the occasional coyote. All bunkers have been abandoned and are basically dirt/grass depressions. Some are designated ground under repair.
The holes are varied and most are challenging. The fairways on TWO holes are fairly flat. All the rest have up, down elevation challenges, left or right slope contour considerations, or in a few cases,, all of the above. Plus #2 & 12 have a small swamp directly in front of the tee. Number 4, 5, and 8 have a tiny creek that can't be ignored. Having found some of the local flat courses a little boring,, I like the diversity. Of note, Par 4 #16 has most of the above plus a significant 2 axis sloped green.You definitely want to land below and to the left of the usual pin location. If it is a down hill putt and you barely kiss the ball and miss, it is not unusual to end up 10-20 feet below the pin. Par 3, #17, feels like it is 100 feet above the green which is not that large. I particularly like the fact that early in the morning it is not very crowded. Add to that a current Green fee of $35 for seniors including cart and you have quite a deal!
A minor Plus, two holes give you a panoramic view of the city of Corona and the surrounding mountains. Unless you are proud of your physical fitness state, you might consider paying for a cart the first time you play the course.
The parking lot is adequate. The size of the clubhouse is modest but pleasant. For example, the men's room has two urinals but only one toilet. There is a driving range that may have you revising your carry and rollout distance as it has a significant up hill slope. The club house has a hot food grill with a fair menu and serves beer. Having played a number of rounds at another course that recently up graded there fleet of carts to the "Clubcar"Tempo Lithium-Ion Carts, Cresta Verde's lead acid battery powered carts feel old and tired. But at $15,000+ apiece for those new carts, I too would have to think twice about spending a million or...
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