We had our first private club outing at El Camino Country Club in Oceanside, CA on Monday, 2-9-26. It was great to see some fellow GKers there and tee it up with sparky14, rgm2525 and Brian from Golfmoose.

I cannot describe the golf course playing experience more accurately than my fellow GKer’s review sd3bs below mine so please read his as well. I’ll jump into an organizer’s perspective.

From the beginning it was a pleasure to work with their event director Elizabeth. She was very efficient and professional booking our round. Upon arrival, I noticed they have 3 separate parking lots to accommodate tennis, golf and large events. If you are playing golf make sure to use the upper parking lots.

The clubhouse, restaurant and practice facilities are small. Which made it challenging to stage a large golf outing. There is no driving range, but rather 6 hitting stalls and a small practice putting green. The practice short game area however, does accommodate short wedge shots 80 (and in) yards and a practice bunker. They have a nice bar/restaurant with some patio dining which was open and those I spoke with that ordered breakfast said it was delicious. My only complaint was the lack of preparation in regard to having enough cart keys for our group which caused a lot of confusion, late start and inconvenience. El Camino CC eventually found enough keys, and I hope in the future for large groups of 100+ players they learned from this mishap. Other than that, I was very pleased with the experience and look forward to having another event at El Camino CC!

Check out some the photos I posted.

Since the late 80s, I have had a long history with Mulholland Hills CC, formally Braemar CC having experienced all its transformations. I can undoubtably say, the name change from Braemar CC to Mulholland Hills CC is perfectly fitting because it certainly is a new, incredibly fun, beautiful private club. Lanny Watkins and his team did an exceptional job redesigning the former 27 holes to produce what I believe will be the hottest new club in LA County.

On Monday 2-2, Mulholland Hills CC hosted our 100+ players event on the Canyon + Vista combo. Teed it up with rgm2525, mark_6m and itslikeimsayin. The Vista course opened literally 3 days prior to our round. Both the Canyon and especially the Vista course were in excellent condition providing stunning views and a captivating round of golf. I’m going to let the photos of the courses speak for themselves.

If you’re a golf event organizer like me, or someone interested in a private club membership, I suggest you give them a call. Our group loved it.

I’ve already booked another event, on the same Canyon-Vista combo for 4/20 that will go on sale in March. In April, Mulholland Hills CC will have new carts and it won’t be cart path on the Vista Course for an even better experience.

Highly Recommended!

I ran a super event yesterday with help from rgm2525 and sparky14 at Los Coyotes CC 1-26-2026. We played the recently reopened Lake Nine + Valley Nine combo. The course was in terrific shape and the club did an excellent job hosting our event of 129 players. Prior to play we did a Vivid Golf putting contest for a Free Vivid Golf Performance Pole with a record 17 winners! Man that was fun :)

I love running events here. It’s so easy and it’s great to have 3 nines to choose from. Most of our events have been on the Valley/Vista combo. I’m now going to add the Lake Nine to the combo altering combos moving forward. It might be fun to try the Lake/Vista combo for our next event.

The course was very lush with the greens running medium/fast and smooth. The new sand in the bunkers had a heavy texture which took a little getting used to, but I loved how the ball never plugged – can you tell I hit into a lot of bunkers? – LOL

Check out the photos I just posted and don’t hesitate to book or play in an event there.

Thank you everyone that came to play!

Highly Recommended.

1-12-2026: On a very windy day when I needed my golf bag to help hold down the Vivid Golf check-in tent, it was another fantastic experience having an event at The Saticoy Club.

The golf course was in, as expected, exceptional condition. Greens smooth, firm, medium fast. Fairways lush, firm, with very few blemishes. Rough, primarily fescue, lush, beautifully defining the fairways with the primary rough (3 to 5 in) and secondary rough (8 to 12 in). Bunkers were well maintained, a little firm (which I like), with quality sand. Tee Boxes, we played the blue tees, lush, cut tight, with very few divots.

I can go on and on about how fun, challenging, diverse and gorgeous The Saticoy Club layout is which recently hosted an LPGA event. The views, especially on our crystal-clear windy day, are jaw-dropping of the ocean and surrounding mountains. But I’d rather have you view the photos I just posted because seeing is believing :)

From a golf course organizer’s perspective, it’s my #1 course for Private Club events. It always sells out. It always delivers a fantastic experience on all levels with the highest repeat event rate of the 30+ courses I’ve been doing private club events at for the last 4 years. It’s the only course for 2026 I’ve booked THREE events at. I always let players know that come to my events, or are considering coming, The Saticoy Club is a can’t miss opportunity to play.

Thank you so much everyone that comes out to play. Big thanks to rgm2525, GDR23, mark_6m and barkydog1, my Ventura County event team, for doing a super job with this event. And a huge thanks to The Saticoy Club for allowing us to experience their spectacular golf club.

What a day at Las Posas Country Club Monday, 12-29, for our first GK Plays Private Club Event… and not just because I got my first Hole-In-One :)

Over the last four years I’ve been running collaborative Golf Moose/Greenskeeper.org/Vivid Golf 100+ players private club events with great success, so it was time to expand.

Thank you to everyone that was able to attend. More coming!

Las Posas Country Club was in super shape despite the enormous amount of rain days before. Last Monday was a crazy windy day which making the course very challenging, yet clearing the skies for miles around providing fantastic views of the ocean and surrounding mountains. Greens, Fairways, Rough and Tee boxes were all in excellent shape. The bunkers were still firm/damp from the storm but all very playable. Hats off to the superintendent and his team. No one expected the course to have recovered so well in this short of time.

After play we gathered at Oscar’s Grill for GK Plays for post round fun, goodies and prizes. I had heard how delicious the food is at Oscar’s Grill so prior to playing I ordered a breakfast burrito and after play, given how scrumptious breakfast burrito was, I ordered the tri-tip burrito. Man, Oscar’s Grill lived up the hype and then some. Always make Oscar’s part of your Las Posas CC experience.

I can’t wait to get back here on March 9th for another great event!

Check out the photos I just posted.

Catching up on a fantastic GK Plays Year End Event at Desert Willow Golf Resort, Mountain View Course on 12-20-2025. Thank You everyone that came out to play and to Desert Willow Golf Resort for providing an exceptional experience.

When the director of golf greets you and lets you know the course had it's BEST overseeding in the 18 years he has been there, that's pretty awesome. Wow, the course was lush and glowing GREEN. When you look at the photos I just posted, YES, it was that green, and that lush. Insane. Immaculate conditions, tee to green.

After play they set up our gathering on their beautiful patio terrace overlooking the Firecliff Course, which just reopened from overseeding and it too looked amazingly lush and green. Excellent food and service was provided while we did our after-golf raffle and gave out prizes. Thank you, Vivid Golf and Golf Moose, for loading us up with goodies!

I can’t recommend Desert Willow Golf Resort enough for anyone planning a round of golf in Palm Springs over the next 5 months. This overseeding will blow you away. Two super fun challenging courses. I’m already looking into booking another GK Plays there for this year!

Awesome day playing with rgm2525, kviser and jerry64 on Monday at Valencia CC. I was very impressed with Valencia CC winter playing conditions. In the past, there used to be a drop-off in turf conditions compared to the summer. Not this time. It appears the course has cleared the waiting hump for its new turf to mature providing year a around lush, beautiful, playing surface. The greens were in outstanding shape. Medium/Fast, Smooth and holding shots. The bunkers are very well maintained and groomed with high quality sand. Be aware of where the bunkers are on your tee shots. I found 6 fairway bunkers all with high challenging lips surrounded by thick, rough. Tee Boxes were lush, level and groomed.

From a golf event organizer perspective, Valencia CC was a true treat. This was my 5th event here and each time our group of 100 plus players are very satisfied. With the clubhouse, practice putting, golf cart staging area and snack bar conveniently located to go along with a straightforward beautifully conditioned challenging layout (that hosts major college events and qualifiers), this place delivers. Their outside services, proshop and tournament director, Pamela, are fantastic work with making sure the event is fully prepped long before players arrive. I have already booked a June 2026 event.

Big thanks to rgm2525, mark_6m, GDR23 and barkydog1 for doing a super job helping out. This was a packed event that included a Vivid Golf Putting Skill Challenge. It ran very smoothly.

Huge thanks to everyone that came out to play and to Valencia CC, for once again, hosting our group and providing an exceptional experience.

Have you ever had the perfect combination of lush/fast/smooth/soft greens?

That’s what we got to experience on Monday 12/8 at Sunset Hills CC to go along with beautifully manicured lush course. I booked 3 events at Sunset Hills CC in 2025 and I’m booking three more for 2026. From a golf organizer’s perspective, the only negative about the facilities is its lack of a full driving range instead of its small, short irons only hitting station. But Sunset Hills CC short immaculately kept challenging regulation course, exceptional staff, fun bar/restaurant more than make up for it.

This is a family fun club with ZERO snobby-ness. So welcoming of our group I had a couple Sunset Hills CC members come up to our Vivid Golf Check-In tent to say hi and ask about our events.

It was a great day playing with rgm2525, GDR23 and barkydog1. Make sure you read their detailed reviews and check out the photos posted.

Also if you’re looking for a place to host your group event or interested in a membership, reach out to the contacts our Sunset Hills CC Greenskeeper.org page :)

Highly Recommended

Big TEN O – It was our tenth outing at Bear Creek Golf Club Monday 12/1 on a beautiful December day with the best playing conditions yet. Gorgeous overseeded fairways & tee boxes, meticulously kept bunkers with new white sand, somewhat dormant rough and best of all, smooth/fast/firm greens that require good reads and excellent touch.

Bear Creek Golf Club is a perfect place to host a 80 max players event. The entire staging area, large driving range (grass), practice putting, chipping/sand short game practice and clubhouse are conveniently located for your players. We set up our check-in tent adjacent to the putting green making it easy for players to check-in and run our Vivid Golf Putting Skill Challenge prior to play.

We play a lot of very nice private clubs with our events. Bear Creek Golf Club has moved into my Top-5. I wish they had more golf carts (although the course is walkable) so we could put on a full field 120 players event but even with an 80 players max, I’ll continue to book events here with more coming in 2026!

Huge thanks to rgm2525 & Itslikeimsayin for helping out with check-in, Vivid Golf Skill Challenge and photos/video. Great time teeing it up with these GKers and to be joined by Brian from Golf Moose. Great company on a great course. Love Golf.

Highly Recommended

The photos and ratings don’t lie; Western Hills CC was in outstanding shape Monday 11-10-2025. This was my fifth event here…and like a broken record…again it just keeps getting better and better.

From a golf event organizer perspective, Western Hills CC is ideal. Great conditions, challenging engaging layout, (driving range, practice putting, practice sand/chipping, restaurant, clubhouse, golf cart staging area) ALL located near each other making it super easy to keep track of your players. Their Staff does super job from the moment you book until your event is completed. I’ve already lined up two events for 2026.

Check out the GK Events page for all Vivid Golf/Golf Moose/Greenskeeper.org events PLUS the return of GK Plays. We had lots of GKers out on Monday. Its great to get together :)

Highly Recommended.

JohnnyGK, local SoCal Cinderella amateur, battled it out with the golf legend Lonnie “The Hawk” Hawkins at Spanish Hills Club on 10/27 in Genesis Invitational.

Great fun running another successful Vivid Golf/GK/Golf Moose event at Spanish Hills Club in Camarillo, CA. Our full showing was treated to fantastic playing conditions under beautiful weather the week of filming Will Ferrell’s upcoming golf Netflix series. The film set featured authentic looking grandstands, TV towers, Hole-In-One Car…the works :)

Spanish Hills Club did a super job adjusting our check-in/staging area with staff on hand to assure an excellent run event. We couldn’t do our pre-round Vivid Golf Skill Challenge so I gave out my extra stock of Golf Moose polos, sunglasses and sleeves of balls (pick one) to all players. It was a super time as always teeing it up with GKer rgm2525 who helps out with most events. Greens ran smooth, fairways were in exceptional bermuda turf shape with rough and bunkers in great shape as well. The only blemish on the course, which is likely gone by now, were the tee boxes that were still recovering from a recent overseed.

Thank You everyone that attends these events and our GK Plays! Hope to see many of you at any of our SIX December events – check out the GK Events :)

Check Out my November Forum Post “What’d You Shoot” for more photos of the film set!

Catching up on my GK Plays Classic Club review from 9/28.

GK Plays outings are back and this one went fantastic. THANK YOU to everyone that made it!!!

The previous reviews from our event about the course conditions and high level of customer services we received are spot on with mine, so I’ll give a golf course event organizer perspective.

I was fortunate to able to plan this event on short notice with Classic Club as it’s a very popular golf destination in Palm Desert, CA. Outside services from bag drop, starter and club cleaning we’re professional and friendly. Upon arriving the proshop had our F & B Vouchers and Classic Club Golf Towels ready for me to hand out. Some of our players arrived before me in which case I was immediately informed (always helpful). Our tee times were on-time despite a sold-out tee sheet with excellent pace of play. After playing, tables were set up prior to group 1 finishing which I tasked with retrieving the prizes boxes and post-round set up. Big thanks to mpiskarski, circaflex, itslikeimsayin and Adam. It was nice to be able to play all 18 and not feel rushed to set-up.

I’ll be working with Classic Club and Micheal Reese again for a 2026 event!

Hope to see many of you in December 20th at our next Palm Desert, CA event - See GK Events page. Link on top right side of the nav bar.

Highly Recommended!