text: I have played golf on this golf course many times since it opened but today the condition of the greens were very poor worst I have experience in the valley this summer We were told over the phone prior to making the tee time that the course was in good shape I would agree with regard to the fairways The greens were another story They were slow bumpy and the grass appeared to have had an issue as there were many bare spots Not a good combination and since of the game is short game it was a waste of money today On another note every bunkers sand was wet and heavy as though they had watered every bunker on the course overnight It is monsoon season so I cannot say they did not get rain last night but we did not in Gilbert nnWhen this course first opened it was a real gem but I understand it has been through ownership changes and financial difficulties and it shows The upkeep is not what one would expect especially given the quality of the surrounding homes I also do not care for the current setup of the th hole the signature par since they have modified it to have two greens What a shame and it destroys the architecture of that hole As I recall there was originally just a fairway area mowed in front of the green in the event one was not confident shooting for the pin It was a great idea to give people a viable play short with the opportunity to make an up and down instead of shooting for the green which was a challenging shot I like Ken Kavanaughs designs and this one was very good Further with regard to architectural changes they seem to have eliminated some of the tee boxes for the better player This seems to be a trend among courses that I do not like When someone has worked hard to be a good golfer then there should be championship courses to play Many courses seem to be remaking themselves into resort style courses which is a shame There are fewer and fewer challenging courses around that are reasonably priced below a round I would rather people were encouraged to play the proper tee instead of penalizing the better players nnI hope that the current ownership is working toward turning this course around It would be a shame for it to continue to wallow in mediocrity At one time this was by far the best course in the Ahwatukee area Now not even conditioned as nicely as the municipal courses which are less money to play