I know exactly what's happening at this course: management trying hard to save money. It's a fun but fading beauty. Many of the greens were thrashed with brown-outs and tons of divots, scoring marks, etc. Some of the fairways getting browned-out, which could be expected in the desert in August. It's a $50, $60 course that they want $100 or $125 for on a weekend--take that tourists!
The design is a lot of fun, mostly wide open fairways, some par 3s that flirt with water, good doglegs, especially on the front. Good elevation changes, and on most holes you get to hit driver. Each hole pretty different. Pace of play was really good too--as a single I did it in about 3 hours teeing off at 10:00 a.m., had to skip through about 3 foursomes but not bad at all.
No GPS on carts, no hole markings, not enough yardage markings. One of those places that's too cool to put out obvious red, white, blue yardage markers that actually help golfers. No real range either, hitting into a net (sad trombone sound.)
It's worth playing, just don't think it's worth the price as conditions appear to be deteriorating. Marshal is a nice guy, helpful.