Golf Club At Terra Lago - South Course

Only fairways and greens are over seeded. The rough was from OK to dirt patch. Most bunkers/non sand traps were an embarrassment to the Club. Barren, muddy and hard packed. The course layout is a challenge to follow….up, down and all around.
Reports indicate that the North course is in better shape.
Staff were friendly and helpful.
Overpriced for the course conditions.

Fairways in good shape and the greens were top notch.
Odd bunker design. Thin Flat sand on the bottom and grassy slumping sides inside the trap. I thought at first it was a maintenance issue but all the traps were the same, true traps you want to avoid! A little tricky getting between holes, pay attention.
I will play again.

Good layout, faiirways average, bunkers need sand, greens average to above average. Good pace of play.

We have played these two courses several times over the years and have never been disappointed, This year’s experience was different. Starting with club drop off. Our clubs were left behind at the drop off area while two other foursomes” clubs were brought down and loaded onto carts. While this was happening we were checking in with the nasty fella at the pro shop. I have never been greeted by such an ill mannered attendant at any course, ever. Not a pleasant way to start our day of golf. Besides his bad attitude, he gladly took our $20 for practice balls. When we got got to the practice range there were loads of golf balls available to everyone else but us. He could have had the courtesy of letting us know that there were plenty of balls available instead of taking our money that way. When we got downstairs to get into our carts is when we discovered that our clubs were still at the drop-off. So we all went back up to get our own clubs, carried them back down the path and loaded our own carts. Thankfully once we got started off the first tee we had a great day. We will not be returning to Terra Lago ever again. They don’t deserve our money. BTW - I have never written a negative review in my 40ish years of playing golf….until now.
Almost forgot to mention that (even though we won’t be returning) they should perhaps pay someone to clean up the place. There was garbage all over the course and not because of the winds. Garbage cans are truly rare. It used to be such a great place to play. So sad.

Albeit our first time to the course the sheer lack of common curiosity at check set the tone. Had we been aware that no on course facilities or at the turn ( South Course ) also no facilities we could have prepared prior to heading out.

Staff was very friendly and service oriented. Bat closed at 5pm. On course graphics are poor. No beverage service on course, no free range balls,

- Staff are friendly
- Carts have no GPS & no club/ball washer
- Pins have no range finder reflectors
- Sand traps are like concrete and full of rocks
- No on-course amenities
- No cart girl

Course feels very young & not quite there yet.
Would not play south course again.

Course is in good condition but a 5 hour round with no sign of a Marshall to speed things up put a damper on what could have been a memorable golf experience. Every hole after the fifth we had at least two groups waiting.

A fiend and I were from out of town and decided to play golf on the South course. Price was very good for this season and area. From the time we got there to there time we left it was a total cluster you know what. Dropped our bags at the bag drop and went inside to pay and were told our bags would arrive downstairs. We paid and went downstairs and no bags. We walked around and up to the parking lot and the guy said he would load the bags so we turned round and went back down to the carts. We paid for 2 buckets of balls. Then the guys tells us we can’t have a cart because they don’t have enough (there were problem 26 carts sitting there ready to go). We said no problem - will just go to the driving range since we were over 1/2 hour early. Then the guy says the driving range is quite far away and not recommended we walk but he would give us a ride. Then he disappeared for 10 minutes and told us go ahead and use a cart. So we loaded up a cart and ready to head to the driving range and there wasn’t a key in the cart so we couldn’t go. Couldn’t find the guy for another 6 or 7 minutes and finally went inside and saw him and he gave us the key. Then drive all of the way to the driving range and someone told us we were supposed to get our balls back at the clubhouse. There were about 4 other carts dealing with the same thing. Finally another guy drives up and gives us empty baskets and tells us we can go get balls out of a large trash can at the end of the driving range - so we dis that bit then it was time for our t time. Of course, no signs to tell us where the south course t box was located but we asked someone and found it right away. The pace of play was slow - we waited at every t box and people behind us hitting into us all day. One one of the back 9 holes the sprinklers came on full blast and we literally couldn’t play that hole because the sprinklers were blasting on the e tire fairway. No beverage cart girl so we shared a single bottle of water and no shacks or clubhouse along the was to get drinks or food. Greens were in really good shape and that’s about all that was in good shape. Could t wait to be done after a 5+ hour round

Have been reading about all of the negativity lately. Played today and found fairways to be perfect and the green were very good to great. Traps could use some sand and sure, there are bare spots in parts of the rough but the price is reflective of this. The layout is outstanding. Looks like the new owners are trying to bring it back to what it was in the past. I highly recommend playing the South course. Played in 4 hours. Enjoy this course for its raw beauty and if you want to score well….. hit it straight.

Played this course as part of a marathon 9-rounds in 5 days trip I took to the Coachella Valley. Played both the North and South course on the same day.

The South course is an enjoyable round with plenty of interesting holes. However it does lack some of the aesthetic beauty, overall challenge, and quality of conditions that its North counterpart has.

CONDITIONS: You do not get that same quality of condition on the South that you do on the North. Bunkers are an afterthought, at best, here. Dusty sand, and in areas just rock hard and unplayable. There were sparse areas of the fairway. The greens rolled more consistent than the North the day I played. I found it interesting how 2 courses on the same property could be conditioned so differently.

VALUE: Given the conditions, I feel like the deal times you can find online are the closest thing to fair value for this course.

LAYOUT: Much like the North, the South sits in the desert with minimal housing surrounding the course. There are spots where you get vistas sort of like you do on the North (#4 and #5), but they are nowhere as dramatic. The South does play around the canal that runs through the course (#2, #6, #8, #9, some on the back). I found holes #13 thru #17 to be a fun stretch of holes that helped steady my scorecard for this round.

FRIENDLINESS: The staff were awesome. Helpful and accommodating everywhere I went.

PACE: Tee’d off around Noon, and the pace never picked up. Played the expected/anticipated 4.5 hour round.

DIFFICULTY: The South is not as difficult as the North, but I did lose more balls on the South (that canal got me!). The South is more forgiving than the North and allows you to score well without being in the perfect position.