Bill Ward
North Course got a facelift and now’s it’s got mar a lago face. Expensive. Guy in pro shop claimed it was a top 5 muni. I don’t know where he got that. Been playing alameda for 25 years. South course is ok. The more you play it the more one dimensional it becomes. Both metro and monarch are more interesting. Turf and drainage at Corica park definitely sets the courses apart. Both are excellent. North course used to be a rundown Billy Bell muni with a great routing and a ton of potential. Now it’s some weird mar a lago hybrid of old Macdonald and pinehurst and not in a good way. It’s interesting enough that I would play it semi regularly but not at the ridiculous rates they are charging. 80$ to walk on weekday. The turf is great the greens are fast and there are some good holes but not for more than twice the price of nearby courses. Hopefully that Patel guy just goes away and allows it to be more than a country club for senior alameda residents. Used to be one of the busiest and most diverse muni’s in country. Place was dead when I played it. Disappointing.






