Just an update: What a difference five weeks makes...
The grass really grew in the past five weeks and the course has greened up pretty good. The course isn't running firm and fast like it was last time I was out there. It's definitely playing longer now since there is substantially less roll on the fairways. And the greens are slower and bumpier than last time.
The tees were also unmowed. Maybe they just went light on the mowing today, but I hope they firm up the course again. Hopefully they can find a balance of keeping the grass green in summer and still keeping the course firm.
It was surprisingly slow out there too. I went out as a single and never had to join up with anyone. That's pretty rare for a day at Papago.