I ran a golf event and played Wood Ranch Golf Club on Monday 10/26.

There are around 20 courses that host my golf events and Wood Ranch GC is easily in the top 5 at providing a fantastic experience.

First: It is an incredibly fun, challenging and beautiful golf course to play. The back nine is hard to top other than maybe the back nine at The Saticoy Club. Second, it’s always in great shape when we play and Monday, other than the fairways not as lush as our past experiences, it was spot on. Third: It’s a perfect place to stage a golf event with large conveniently located practice facilities, snack bar, bathrooms and 1st/10th tees close to the clubhouse. Fourth: Excellent Service. Fifth: I’ve run over a dozen events at Wood Ranch GC and ALL have been sell-outs.

Take a look at the photos I just posted and please read GDR23’s review below mine for added details.

Thank You EVERYONE that came out to play, Wood Ranch Golf Club and GKers rgm2525, barkydog1, GDR23 for helping run the event.

Our next event at Wood Ranch GC will be January 25th :)

Highly Recommended

Ran and played in our first outing back to Rams Hill Golf Club since 2022. What an outstanding job Rams Hill Golf Club did with the turf renovation project from then to now producing immaculate playing conditions the golf course is known for. And what a tremendous job their staff did running our event and treating our players first class.

Despite the scorching drought filled summer leading up to our event we experienced lush green fairways/rough, smooth healthy greens, level lush tee boxes and well maintained bunkers. Due to the heat and preserving the health of the greens they were running slow by Rams Hill GC standards at a 9. However, the speed was precisely consistent from green to green and since they ran smooth with hardly any ball marks, they were an absolute pleasure to play.

The layout of Rams Hill Golf Club quickly reminded me how spectacular it is and truly worthy of being a Top-100 rated golf course in the United States. It’s gorgeous, generous off the tee, severely punishes very poor shots and rewards good shots. It’s very interesting with lots of variety and incredible expansive desert views. What an exceptional piece of land architect Tom Fazio had to work with, and he made the best of it.

Besides the course, Rams Hill Golf Club provides top quality food & beverage services. My foursome played Friday and Saturday enjoying two delicious breakfasts, yummy complementary Ram Shack tacos and lunch after play.

Thank you Rams Hill Golf Club for welcoming our group back and a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone that came out to play in this event (95 players). We’ll be making Rams Hill Golf Club an annual, or possibly a bi-annual, event again moving forward!!!

Check out some photos I just posted.

Highly Recommended.

My first event and first-time playing Candlewood CC.

Teed it up with rgm2525, ag2000 and sparky14. It was super day but nothing can top witnessing sparky14 make his first hole-in-one on hole 8. Wow!

Candlewood CC is short regulation well-maintained private course in Whittier, CA. Despite the long hot dry summer in SoCal, Candlewood CC provided lush fairways and only few brown spots in the rough. It’s a bermunda/kikuyu turf is ideal in regard to heat tolerance as long as it well watered. Candlewood CC, as evidenced by the moist turf conditions we experienced, is keeping the course well-watered.

From an event organizer’s standpoint, the staging area is excellent for a large group. The driving range, proshop, practice putting, snack bar/restaurant are all conveniently located to players golf carts. The layout, short, but challenging, yet not too difficult provided a quick pace of play with lots of fun holes. The entire staff was friendly and professional.

I’ll be looking into another summer outing come 2027. Candlewood CC made a great first impression.

Checkout the photos I just posted.

Recommended!

Another amazing day at The Saticoy Club. The Saticoy Club proves once again why it’s our #1 private club hosting our events. What heat wave? What summer drought? The course was lush and beautiful as always. Every year I book 3 events at The Saticoy Club. All 17 events I’ve done at the course have been sell outs. The course is a former LPGA host. It’s a very special place to experience. I envy the members of The Saticoy Club that get to play it on regular basis.

Big thanks to everyone that came out to the event on Monday 8/24. Bigger thanks to rgm2525, GDR23 and Barkydog1 for helping me run it. We have a lot of fun at the events with a pre-round Vivid Golf putting skill challenge included with entry where everyone has a chance to win a free performance polo – MSRP $100.

I highly recommend The Saticoy Club!

Catching up on a review from last week. Teed it up with sparky14, itslikeimsayin and briano1985 at Dove Canyon Golf Club 8/17. This was my 100th event. What started with me running the events solo in July 2021, not sure what to expect, became 99 rounds later filled with good times and lots great golf experiences for my fellow golfers. Dove Canyon Golf Club was one of the first to welcome our group, in fact last Monday was our 11th event there. Despite the 20+ clubs I’ve had these events at, the 4-5 hour round trip drive it takes me (from Thousand Oaks – traffic sucks) and the punishing difficult layout, it’s in my Top-5 host clubs we play. It’s a phenomenal Jack Nicklaus Signature Course layout that is a blast to play. Jack’s Den at the turn is my favorite place to grab a bite. The food is delicious and affordable + plus that give out free big delicious muffins. The clubhouse is magnificent. The service is top-notch. I love this place.

While the playing conditions on 8/17 were not up to Dove Canyon GC’s typical lush, beautiful standards, the course did not disappoint. With cooler temps and overseeding around the corner, Dove Canyon GC will be bouncing back soon.

I’m already looking into booking a 2027 Spring event. Don’t miss it.

What heat wave?

Las Posas Country Club in Camarillo, CA (Ventura County) was once again a fantastic host for our golf outing on Monday, August 3rd. Besides being treated to a fun challenging layout, with great views, beautiful playing conditions, and exceptional tournament services; Camarillo is ideal for beating the heat as we had pleasant coastal weather with highs in low 80’s.

Thank you everyone that comes out to these Vivid Golf/Greenskeeper.org/Golf Moose Private Club events! Its so good to see many Greenskeeper.org members + the regular players/small groups that join in on the fun. One of big hits with these events is the pre-round putting skill challenge for a free Vivid Golf premium polo gift card. These are high quality, high-end polos now in over 500 proshops across the United States. Players get two chances to make a moderately challenging putt to win. The skill challenge in included with the cost of entry for the event. It has become very popular with a large line of players collectively reading the putt and cheering each other on. Everyone gets a chance to win.

Check out the photos I posted, and other recent reviews posted for more information.

Big thanks to Greenskeeper.org event team of rgm2525, GDR23 and Mark_6m that assisted me this day.

Highly Recommended!

As you know I book a lot of private golf course Monday events working only with clubs that appreciate hosting our group, do an excellent job running our event and treat us friendly. Sunset Hills Country Club leads the way in the friendly category. Their staff goes beyond in making our group feel welcome along with providing full F & B services prior, during and after play.

Monday, 7/27 was another great event with excellent courses conditions and super service.

An interesting aspect of the course is although it was a very hot day, every hole provides escapes from the heat with shade. It made a difference.

Thank you everyone that came out to play. I got to catch-up with a bunch of Greenskeeper.org members I had not seen in a long time. It’s very difficult for me to put on our GK Plays right now because of how booked/expensive weekend golf has become. Running events and seeing GKers is my favorite part of Greenskeeper.org so if you happen to have a Monday free to play, come out to one these Vivid Golf/Golf Moose/GK events…it means a lot to me :)

Our second event of 2026 at The Oaks Club at Valencia was again a success. The playing conditions are much improved from 2024-2025. I was informed playing conditions are a higher priority than in past years with the superintendent of Valencia CC (sister course across the highway) playing an active role in addition to the current turf management team. GDR23 provides an excellent breakdown in his review I agree with. Summed up, The Oaks Club at Valencia provided smooth, medium-speed greens (a little wet in spots due to the heat wave) and holding shots. I was impressed with the fairways in particular. The reason I held off on booking an event in 2025 was because of the dry, browning fairways we experience in the summer of 2024. Well, that’s been resolved. The summer fairways were in great shape. Lush, firm and providing excellent lies. The rough had some thin spots but overall lush and cut down to 3 inches. Bunkers were in good shape with quality sand. The tee boxes were level, mostly lust with some moderate divot damage. Overall, the course was in great shape.

See photos I just posted.

From an event organizer standpoint, The Oaks Club at Valencia has an terrific staging area featuring a large driving range, practice putting, practice short-game, clubhouse, snack-bar and cart staging area all conveniently located in close proximity to each other.

I am already looking in to booking a couple events for 2027. Recommended!

Every year, since 2022, I have scheduled two private course events at Bear Creek Golf Club depite it being limited to 88 players and it a 5 hour round trip drive for me. My reasons are always the same, it’s an outstanding golf course with beautiful playing conditions, great service and fantastic facilities for a golf event.

Yesterday, on 7/13, was another special day/event at Bear Creek Golf Club.

Teed it up with GKers Itslikeimsayin, sparky14 and briano1985. We had a blast.

Tee to green, Bear Creek Golf Club was lush. The greens were fast as usual, smooth and holding shots. The fairways were lush, ideally groomed, just perfect to hit from. The tee boxes were lush and well groomed. The rough was lush and cut to a forgiving 3 inches (thank you Bear Creek GC) because the course is already very challenging. We played it at times when the bermunda rough is in the 4 to 6 inch range, and that can make it tough to not only play your ball but find it as well. The bunkers were the only aspect of the course not at the level of excellence as other aspects of the course, but by no means in bad shape.

I highly recommend Bear Creek Golf Club on all levels from booking to event, being invited to play as a guest and to becoming a member. Check out the photos I posted!

Played and ran another super fun golf outing at Western Hills CC. I sound like a broken record with my reviews, but the conditions/experience a WHCC keep getting nicer and nicer with every visit. Yesterday, 7/6, we experienced super lush kikuyu/bermunda fairways, rough and green complexes. Greens were in beautiful shape mostly smooth, holding shots and med/fast. We played the white tees, which are the most popular due to how challenging Western Hills CC is, we I found the tees to be level, mostly lush and groomed. The only aspect of the course that could use some, not much, improvement to meet the same playing conditions standards as the rest of the course is the bunkers. Although well groomed, the sand was mostly firm and thin. The sand quality did make it easier to escape the traps as the ball would always sit-up and settle in level parts of the bunkers…so I’m not complaining – LOL.

Western Hills CC provides an excellent staging area for golf events. Everything needed is in close proximity to each other. Clubhouse, Snack Bar/Restaurant, Driving Ranch, Practice Putting, Short-Game Area, 1st/10th Tee Boxes, Parking Lot and Bathrooms. Just set up your check-in table in the shaded patio section and you’re good to go. It’s easy to keep track of all your players and keep them informed.

Thank you everyone that came out to play!

BIG THANKS to GKers rgm2525 and sparky14 for helping me run this event and many others :)

Check out the photos I just posted!

Highly Recommended!

Monday, 6/22, was our first private course event at Alta Vista CC. It was a big turnout of over 100 players on a beautiful day. I was impressed with the fun challenging layout providing a large variety elevation changes and doglegs. The course was in excellent condition tee to green. Greens rolled smooth, held shots and were moderately fast. Fairways were lush and groomed providing great lies all day. Rough was a challenging blend of Kikuyu/Bermuda, about 2 inches adjacent to the fairways and about 3 to 4 inches greenside. Tee boxes were level, lush and well groomed. The bunkers lagged in comparison to the rest of the course from a condition’s standpoint due to sand quality which I found to be mostly firm and a little crusty. Interesting characteristic about the bunkers is they are all filled to capacity with about 1-to-2-inch lips. It seems like you could putt out of them but the edges of the bunkers are all surrounded by 4 inch Kikuyu/Bermunda rough making it highly unadvisable.

For an event organizer standpoint, Alta Vista CC has a fantastic staging area. Driving range, practice putting, proshop, golf carts, bag-drop, clubhouse, snack bar, parking and first tee box are all conveniently located for your group. With their excellent outside services and well-organized staging area, our group thoroughly enjoyed their pre-round experience. Plus, it made it easy for us organizers to check-in and keep track of our players.
I just posted some photos. The course looks even better in person.

It was a great day teeing up with GKers rgm2525, sparky14 and Itslikeimsayin who helped with the event!

I highly recommend Alta Vista CC for golf events and those interested in memberships.

We will be back!

Super fun time teeing it up with rgm2525, GDR23 and for the first time smurd21 at Spanish Hills Club. I don’t play as often anymore but when I get chance to play with a GKer I have not before, I love it. Thank you everyone that comes out to my events.

Spanish Hills Club is one of my favorite places to have a golf outing at. The course is very fun, challenging and always in great shape. There are beautiful views of the ocean on holes 15 & 16 and beautiful views of the mountains from the clubhouse and front nine. They have gorgeous clubhouse with excellent event services. Driving range is awesome and grill/snack bar rocks. Our Spanish Hills Club events always sell out, for good reasons. Read GDR23’s review below for a detailed breakdown of the conditions and his experience.

Be sure to consider Spanish Hills Club if you looking to join a club in Ventura County. You'll be very impressed!