Journey At Pechanga

I played Journey in June of 2010. I’ve played a few of the courses in this area but never made out to Pechanga. Upon pulling into the place, you’d swear they plucked this place right off of the Vegas strip. The hotel is huge and very nicely done with no expense spared. The course is on the south side of the location and the clubhouse alone is a work of art, again with no expense spared. I showed up about twenty minutes before the restaurant at the clubhouse opened, but the waitress cooked me up something without skipping a beat, (what a sweetheart). As for the course, WOW, great course. Yes it’s a bit pricey but if you’re a golfer you have to splurge every once in a while. This is hands down one of the nicest courses in Southern California and worth every penny. The fairways are like carpets and were in perfect condition. This in a time where many courses are cutting back on the water, not this place. The opening hole is a wide par five that gives you a chance to get off to an easy par. All of the par fives are long with guarded greens making it tough to go for it in two. The par threes range from 130 to 200 and do take some club decision making. The rest of the course range from good scoring opportunity to good shot making required. Overall, the front nine is much easier than the back nine. The greens are firm and fast, which is normal for the area and over reading them is easy to do. The only down side is the 18th green. What were they thinking? For reasons unkown this green has a huge valley cut through the middle. In your cart is a huge GPS screen that describes each hole with tips and the usual yardage information. Treat yourself to a great golf experience and give it a go.

I am very lucky to have golfed this course for $15. I won a bet so my friend had to pay the rest of the greens fees. With that said, I thought this course was a dream! It was amazing. I wish I could play this course every weekend. It's just so pricey, it's impossible to do that. I loved the elevated drives, and the par 3's are very very nice. Every hole is honestly amazing. I think everyone should play this course at least once in their lives. Beware that if you catch the twilight rate, it takes 5 hours to finish this course if it's your first time. It took us that long and we were moving very well staying with the group ahead of us and no one every waited on us. This is why I warn everyone so that you don't pay $75 for an incomplete scorecard! If it's not the first tee time of the twilight rate, I would wait! I look forward to more input about this course from other golflink members.