Morongo Golf Club at Tukwet Canyon - Champions Course

The Champions course is as good as any design layout in Riverside County, and the deals on Golf Now are excellent. The course is in good shape, but the fairways, bunkers and greens need to be spiffed up a bit.

I was surprised how playable the course was after 2 days of heavy rains. The bunkers were all filled with water- but the fairways were in very good condition with only a few wet spots. Greens were receptive and rolling true.

3 issues - 1. hard sand in a lot of traps 2. greens not as pristine like the rest of the course 3. course is hard enough without having very difficult pen placements especially for the average golfer

This 5-1/2 hour round had us waiting on every hole, with no marshall

A few months ago, we purchased a t-time in Florida. I found out later it was cheaper to just reserve a time directly with the course. Upon canceling the time with Golf Now, they gave me a credit. I belong to a Country Club in SoCal, so I don't use Golf Now, but figured sooner or later I would. A couple of months passed and I received a email from GN, stating I had 6 months from cancellation to use the credit, in which was in excess of $250.00. Not only that, it had to be used on "Hot Deals".
Needless to say, we did Morongo Championship course. The earliest time we could get was 12:04. As of right now, I don't believe I'll use Golf Now again!!

I had not played this course in ten years and I was excited to introduce it to a group of golfing friends. With all the rain in the past few months I expected to find the course in great shape. Much to my disappointment the course has not been maintained very well in particular the bunkers have no sand in them, only dirt and rocks. The greens which are well designed with multiple levels needed attention. The only saving grace were the fairways which were is very good condition. This course is well designed and deserves better care. Also no food available in the club house and only saw the cart girl once on the 14th hole. Come on Morongo, you can do better.

I brought a group of friends here to play the Champions course as I have played this course about 5 or 6 times around 10 years ago. It used to be in far better shape. The bunkers were the worst part, more like a gravel pits. No sand to speak of. In the bunkers. The driving range is in very poor condition. The course has possibly the best layout of any course in the inland empire. So sad it see it being neglected.

Great value, greens are nice, course is great, but tough, so play from easier tees for more fun!

We lucked out and had very little wind. This course is a bear in the wind.
This is our go to course for playing a penalizing course. Desert shrub everywhere just a few steps from the fairway. It's not an unfair setup... You just pay for any shot a bit wide. Tough green complexes and impossible sand saves.
Only big complaint are the concrete like and rock filled bunkers. Practice bunker shots off your driveway or concrete patio flooring. Was in 3 bunkers. Easily cost me 2-3 strokes with no chance of up and down (got lucky once where ball in bunker was on top of a rock and I could get a wedge under it).

Their is no point in playing on Champions, go to a different course, Oak Valley is 10 times better. We went because Oak Valley was full. We could only play 8 holes last time we went as they consistently overbook this course, still no sand in the sand traps. We left our position early to go back to the clubhouse to get lunch, we got their at 2:45, and they say they close at 3:00 they were all standing around with the door locked, finally some employees opened and said they were shutting down early because they were having a banquet. No food cart, no nothing. They have so many golfers show up there that they could care less. about their reputation. Won't play their anymore.

sand traps like concrete, no sand in them but lots of puddles
Rough is full of holes and in dire need of mowing
greens ok but that was about it

I've played golf hundreds of times, if not over a thousand and I've never played so slow in my life. We teed off at 1:30 and quit at 5 hours (6:30) on the 16th tee. Wasn't worth it!

5.5 hours to play 18 , no course Marshall.
Bunkers full of water and no sand only hardpan
Tee boxes in poor condition
No staff on site after 5pm
Clubhouse locked at 5pm
We won’t be going back.

I'm a hacker who shoots about 100. There are dozens of bunkers on this course, and I am a poor sand player. I went in 2 or 3 because of terrible shots, and another 2 or 3 times was a bit unlucky. There are a few blind tee shots that are tricky the first time around the course. Multiple greens have traps on 3 sides, which is tough for a hacker. Most of my tee shots were decent but I picked the wrong day to struggle with the irons and approach shots. Next time I play it, I'll take one LESS club on my approach shots, play short of the green, and try to get up and down from the fairway in front of the green instead of risking the green side traps. Greens were in very good condition but I had a hard time with the speed, and several holes were cut right on a ridge that made it hard to lag close.
One last thing--we drove over from Palm Springs and it was 15 degrees cooler in Beaumont! That surprised me, so be prepared for wind and the temps on the course.

The bunkers are horrible, no sand whatsoever. The rest of the course was in very good shape. Greens were super-fast and held for the most part. I had five shots outta the bunkers that cost me 9.