On the west side to visit with an old friend, I got out on Penmar as a waitlist single joining another single and club threesome on Tuesday, 7/8. Conditions are generally solid. Missed any bunkers and otherwise conditions were good. Greens were pretty clean and surprising quick. Blew my putts by more often than not all round and generally played terribly. Nice weather and pleasant group, so still enjoyable. Tends to be slow here and took just under 3 hours to get around. Nice, chill change of pace if you are not in a hurry. Busy, hip little restaurant and evening activities seem to be the norm here lately. On that evening, Temptation Island Watch Party on a big screen.

Played yesterday with my former group who I played with years ago when I lived in CO Springs. Great to see we are all alive and doing well and still playing golf :). This is in my top ten of all golf courses I have played and I have played many. Set in a beautiful part of the AFA even with all the players on the course you still feel you are there just with your own group. Course is in fantastic shape at the moment. Meticulously groomed all around.
Tees great. Fairways wonderful. Traps very playable and greens in beautiful shape. Great food in the clubhouse and with great prices.

Played Monday, July 7. Teetime 1:40pm. Greenfee $70 with cart. Good value I guess for this day and age.

Service was all fantastic. The main restaurant was closed for some reason, but they have an extended snack bar, beverage area by the awesome driving range now. Beverage cart was out and about, as well.

POP was excellent, under 4.5hrs.

Conditions were good for the most part, but not excellent. They're doing some work on the rough, like a verticut, in some places. Fairways were good, but there were some patches that were a little suspect and not in very good shape. Greens were all good, but once again not quite excellent. Some of them released shots a little more than expected, but if you came in with a short iron and hit it high enough with some spin it would check up, no problem. Sand was too fluffy in most of the bunkers. I found one bunker and it was fine, but most others had way too fluffy sand. My playing partners all had a fried egg at some point in the round. Tee boxes were level, no complaints.

Wish we arrived earlier to enjoy the "newer" range amenities. There's a great patio out there now and as mentioned previously a new bar area. Definitely recommend. The layout is awesome apart from hole 5, that's a stupid hole IMO. Just hit a 7 or 8 iron over the fairway bunker off the tee from now on, I'm done going for that green with a 3 wood as the fairway slopes so drastically away from the green towards the hazard on the right, it's not worth it.

After having perfect weather the last couple of outing here at Poppy Hills, today was the complete opposite. Dense fog the entire round. To the point where you couldn’t see the green from beyond 77 yards. We had to yell to the groups behind to advise when the greens were clear. But, the upside was no wind and actually it wasn’t all that cold.

The rest of the course was in solid condition tee to green. Greens rolled smooth at a medium pace. I found myself with a lot of uphill putts which were pretty tame. Downhill on the other hand, super fast. Fairways were excellent. very lush throughout. Tee boxes were level and lush. Bunkers were very playable. Sand was a little thin but consistent nonetheless.

POP was 5 hours. It always seems slow here. Customer service has improved greatly this year. Well worth playing .

What a super day and outing at Western Hills CC Monday. Great to see GKers out there. This was my 5th event at Western Hills CC and my favorite so far. The course was in excellent shape with summer lush turf (only blemishes I found were some the greens had thin/bare spots near the surrounds). The greens were mostly smooth, med-fast and held shots. Bunkers played well with many, mostly greenside, with new sand since our last outing in December. Tee boxes were all lush in great shape. The renovated Hole 8 and Hole 10 Tee Boxes have filled in nicely. Pace of Play was just under 5 hours.

For an outing organizer perspective, it’s great they have the restaurant open for our players prior and after play. Plus, I like how close the driving range, clubhouse, practice putting and first tee are to each other…makes keeping track of your group players easy.

I finally was able to hit my tee shot reasonably accurate Monday. The course is loaded with trees, OB and other hazards when you miss the fairway. Makes the layout much more enjoyable and get-able.

We’ll be back out to Western Hills CC on November 10th. I’m excited already. Thanks everyone that comes out GK Events (link to right upper corner of page). Put Western Hills CC on your list to play or consider joining :)

Played here yesterday with my friend a long time member for his 75th birthday. Glad we played early as it was hot up here in the high desert. They have really improved this course since my last visit. Cleaned up a lot of trees and brush making the course play so much better. Found the course to be in great shape given the warm weather. Never an issue with a tee box or sand trap. Fairways clean and good lies and roll out all round. Greens were smooth, clean and chipped/putted great on all holes. This is a well run and maintained private course and always a pleasure to play here. Had a wonderful lunch on the patio aftewards.

Tremendous day out at Los Robles for just my third visit this past weekend playing in an RPGC men's tournament. When I saw this one on the calendar a few months back I just knew that I had to be there as Los Robles is a super fun course to play, and it did not disappoint.

My flight played from the blue tees and I rode for the day. The driving range is good but nothing too fancy and is a decent walk from the pro shop. Had a 10:30 tee time on a picture perfect summer day with little to no wind as well - ideal.

Course conditions are really terrific. Greens were so good - running fast and smooth, holding shots and lines well and just overall being a real treat. Fairways, despite the summer heat, have held up incredibly well and I had good lies all day. The rough was also in good shape and voluminous but there's not a ton out there with all the native areas. Tee boxes were mostly all in very good shape - flat and level. Bunkers were slightly inconsistent but only between good and great - so no worries there.

POP, which seemed like it was going to be a problem as we were the final group and at one point had a word from the marshal for being a hole behind (one of our players was VERY deliberate with his seven practice swings on each shot), ended up being just fine and we actually closed out exactly on four hours. Amazing. We certainly picked it up after the warning and the results showed.

All in all just a super outing (despite my poor play yet again) but Los Robles continues to climb in my personal ranks of SoCal's most enjoyable 18s. Get out there soon.

Played 7/7/25 9:20 POP 2 hrs/ 9 holes. $50 walking. It had been over 20 years since the last time I played this course. It always looks so nice from the road. A typical mountain course. Fairway's lined with tall Pine Trees. Except for the first hole, which is pretty narrow, there is a fair amount of room. Mostly a up/back type routing with some minor dogleg L&R. Not a lot of views, but still a nice course to spend some time on. Fairways in very good shape with great coverage. A little on the heavy side which really killed any roll. Rough was closer to the 3" range which could help to keep balls in play, but a little tough to hit out of.
Not many traps. most looked wet and compacted. Greens were in so so shape. The first and 7,8 were in bad shape. Guessing from fungus. Mostly patchy dead/ green and UN puttable. The rest were in decent to good shape. Very soft & receptive, even a little on the spongy side. Very slow and the ball really wanted to wonder with the grain. The greens are small with lots of slope making putting a challenge, which appears to be the courses main defense. Hitting nets, chipped green & putting green. Steep price for 9 holes, but you have to consider where you're at. A fun day in a beautiful area.

Played in group 1B on Monday with Johnny, Ron, and Steve. Great times! Event was well organized and pace of play was decent. Beautiful day and the course looked gorgeous!

Conditions are great. Greens were smooth, medium-fast, and accepted full shots well. I didn’t see many ball marks. Fairways were excellent, full coverage of lush kikuyu providing good lies all day. Rough was also in good condition; most was not too penal but there were some spots where the depth of the rough definitely impacted contact. I was in a few bunkers and they were good, although my escapes from them were not. White tee boxes were solid all day, no complaints.

I’d only played here one other time on a day where the sun never really penetrated the cloud cover. Sunny conditions brought it to life a bit more and I enjoyed it even more this time. The layout is solid yet unspectacular; lots of strong holes but very few that are especially memorable or exciting. The 1st and 18th holes are probably my two favorites, and it’s always fun to play a downhill par 3, which Western Hills has two. Definitely recommended right now.

Walked the oranges Monday 7/8/25 with my buddy Matt under balmy conditions with just a light breeze. 2nd twilight group out around 110pm behind a packed tee sheet of late morning golfers. Pop was 4 hrs 45 minutes. Super friendly proshop and range staff. We ate at their resturant after which is a must...great food and views.

The summer heat is starting to brown out some small portions of most fairways but would state that all fairways still provided nicely padded turf in just great shape. Always a pleasure to hit from these beauties. Rated 7.5/10

Greens were very healthy about medium speed. We fixed an extra 4 ballmarks per green. They rolled medium pace and were very soft on approach. Rated 7.5/10

Rough was nice and lush and green just off the fringes and fairways. Very good shape. Rated 8/10

Most all tees level and lush and in nice shape. Rated 8/10

Was not in any greenside or fairway bunkers but my buddy described them as their usual nice thick beach sandy self. They all looked raked and groomed well.

Always love our Soule Park rounds. Recommended.

Played in a member-guest event last week with my boss. There have been a lot of changes at the club due to the maintenance staff's lack of talent and their loss of the greens over the winter. Playing yesterday, I am happy to report that the course is in much better shape overall compared to the fall. Fairways were lush and mostly green; there were a few brown spots here and there. Rough was the same and around 2-3" thick. Greens were a little firm but held most shots and rolled at a medium pace. Sand traps looked good but I was not in any. Tee boxes need to be moved on the par 3's but had full coverage.

Overall its a fun track with a good mix of holes. I recommend playing if you get a chance.

I would advise NOT to play here. The greens are bumpy and slow. But what is worse is the lack of compassion the maintenance staff has for us public course golfers. THE ROUGH IS RIDICULOUS!! I was just off the fairway, in fact standing on it, trying to hack out of a nasty lie. What makes everything even more frustrating is if you miss a green you often find yourself in thick rough taking all the fun out of the game! The lie is anyone’s guess as how the ball will come out. Come on Chester Washington!!!! This is not the US Open!!! CUT the grass to make things playable for us not on the PGA Tour!!!!! It saddens me to be this negative because the fairways where in great shape. I will not play here for a loooong time.