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.

This course is a pretty solid country club style course. Trees line most of the fairways and a lot of slight to moderate dog legs where there is a lot of risk and reward.
Tee boxes were in excellent shape and mostly flat-ish.
Bunkers. On the front 9, there were amazing. Soft fluffy white sand that makes a fun bunker game. The back 9 had some coarser darker thicker sand.
The rough was not bad, the first cut was great, outside that, it took a little to get the club through.
The fairways were great, the handful of times I was there. Country club style nice.
The greens rolled well, looked great to me.
The par 3's were a good challenge and well protected, even being shorter lengths.
I enjoyed it myself. Previous course knowledge would help tremendously, as there are some shots where you have to guess where to aim at and what trouble there is that you can't see.

Out on Saturday 6/5 2:10 as a single joining a twosome and riding. Conditions here are usually pretty consistent and were on the day. Teeing, fairways and greens were all good. The greens a touch slower than usual but still a good medium-quick and clean. I was only in one bunker but the sand was good and mostly groomed with a few stray footprints. The rough was generally green and often on the thicker side. They have some rope and stakes up in a few areas to direct carts away from spots they want to regenerate. Not an issue and doesn't impact play. It was busy day but the pace was about 4.75 hrs and fairly steady — certainly not quick but could have been worse. Pro shop is polite and on top of things here. Had a good time with the two young guys was paired with, neither of whom had played the course before.

Walked the blue tees on Sunday, July 6, teeing off just before 7:00 am. POP was okay at 4:15. Nice service throughout except the halfway house was closed when we passed it at about 9:30 am. The cafe was packed when we went in for a beer after the round.

They were working on several of the tees. All three tee markers were well forward on those holes. I recall #s 3, 4 and 16 were like that. Nos. 4 and 16 were playing as very short par 4s, less than 300 yards.

The course is in good shape. There are still more gopher and ground squirrel holes than one can count in the outer edges of the rough or beyond, but the fairways were lush as was the rough in most spots. We had to search hard for balls on several occasions. The sand was decent too the couple of times I was in bunkers. The greens were great, getting faster as the round progressed and rolling really nice. The practice green (only the one closer to Harding in front of the clubhouse was open) was lousy, furry and slow with footprints evident. I blame my three putt on the first hole on that (ignoring you cannot be above the hole on that green). The tee boxes were okay.

This course will likely be back in our rotation once we forget the Dodger traffic and accidents backing up traffic on the way home.

Got an invite to play Calabasas Country Club again for just the second time this month and was really looking forward to the opportunity. My first visit was a very poor round but the course was pretty fantastic and conditions were top notch.

Unfortunately my play was no better this time around, but also conditions have deteriorated on the course to add insult to injury. The bones of the course are still really good - it's a super-challenging layout with very precise landing areas, narrow alleys to navigate, and some really tough green complexes, but the course is as dried out and thin as any mid-level muni in LA right now so that was disappointing but not altogether shocking in that area.

Greens were still in really great shape and rolled really nicely. They're very tricky with a lot of subtle breaks and the ball can get away from you quite easily. But overall, no complaints about the greens. The tee boxes were also just fine (we played the blue-white combo tees), but the fairways again were very dried out, not aesthetically pleasing and there were even some dirt areas where some in our group actually moved their ball because it simply wasn't hittable. The rough was thick where it could be found, and the bunkers were just okay.

Still, when you get a chance to play a nice private club, you enjoy it and don't look a gift horse in the mouth, so I will absolutely play here again if the opportunity comes up and I can't imagine that these conditions are the norm here. I know that later in the year or early spring, this course will once again be in optimum shape and a true joy to play.

Played and ran a Vivid Golf/GM/Greenskeeper.org private course event at Spanish Hills Club on Monday. Spanish Hills Club was one the first private clubs to host our group. The club was impressive then, it’s on a higher level now with many more improvements to the clubhouse, facility and course on the way. If you’re a group organizer, Monday, June 30th was my 10th event here since 2023. We love it. The staff is very professional from contracting the date through event day and with follow-up.

Spanish Hills Club checks all the boxes for any outing organizer. If you’re an outing organizer reading this review, message me here on greenskeeper.org – JohnnyGK – or email me at jhakim@greenskeeper.org – I’m happy to help you with any questions.

Thanks, rgm2525 for your help as always with running the events. Huge thanks to everyone that comes out to these events and coming GK Plays I’ll be launching for 2025. These private course events and coming GK Plays are essential for me to keep Greenskeeper.org going and it feels great to seeing GKers! :)

Course could be a real keeper but the last year has turned into a goat pasture. They brought in a new management group and invested in the driving range very nice and newer carts. Problem is its bone dry and until they get the water issue in place will be horrible playing conditions. They are building the new Dodgers farm club across the street so have to imagine once the stadium is completed will invest in course. For now its painful.

Early morning 4.5 hour round. The staff is always on point and practice facilities always busy. They do have carts with GPS that is not real accurate. If you want to drive your cart where you need to get take a cart without the GPS. Tee boxes were all a little shaggy, dry and beat. Many were littered with broken tees. I've even noticed many plastic tees being left after their use? The rough is not very thick or long where it exists and easy enough to hit from. The fairways have always been a mix of grasses but they are usually in good condition. The fairway lies were good but at times you may find a thin dry section. The traps are really in great shape around the greens with ample nice sand and well groomed. Fairway bunkers are where you will find brown compact sand/dirt with pebbles/rocks. The greens were very receptive to approach shots and held good without much roll out. All of the greens have complete coverage but the heat is starting to take its toll on a couple of them with funky sections of brown ripply spots. The greens are back to their usual quickness with few ball marks and unseen breaks. The crews have cleaned up scrub in places which allows those golfers who find themselves in them to locate their balls. That has resulted in a better place of play and the course marshal is usually out too. The rates are acceptable on the weekends and better during the week. Always a challenging course and enjoyable to play.

Best value in central Oregon. Winter is hard on the course as it takes a couple of months to get back to lush. From mid June until November course is in impeccable shape! Constance upgrades are done every year from new ball for the driver range to white sand in the bunkers. leveling the tee boxes it's a top caliber golf. As for play stay on the grass Not the ruff or the woods and you can manage your way around.

Played 6-30-25 in a GK/Vivid outing in a 11am shotgun start, finishing in a little under 5 hours. Easy check in, nice well stocked pro shop, down hill driving range off of mats, and decent sized putting green that matched greens on the course. Bermuda based course with a mix of wide to narrow fairways that were in good shape with good roll out and nice lies. Rough was in good shape and cut maybe an inch longer than fairways. Tee boxes were lush and level. Was in one greenside bunker that had a good layer of soft sand. Most greens a medium to large in size, rolling a little on the slow side today, but mostly true and playing medium-soft. Fun course that is in good early summer shape.

1Plus1 was on the money with his 6/25 review. I played 6/27 at 7:00. Went right out, nobody in front or behind. Everybody likes to feel like they stole something(legally) once in awhile. After our first 18(in 2.5 hours) we were listening for sirens. Another 18 later and we were sure the cuffs were waiting for us at the clubhouse. Just couldn't resist another 14. I'll admit an is a factor for me, but quantity with this quality just doesn't happen that often. Been playing summer desert golf for a long time and this was the best conditioned course for darn near July I can remember. Plus, it is an extremely fun track. Add in the reasonably priced and delicious food and beverage and the outstanding customer service and I still can't figure how there were only ten groups on the course. As 1plus said, the course is closed 7/7-17. I'm not sure I can stay away no matter how hot it gets. Water and ice machines on the course - use 'em.