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!

The Saticoy Club was a sensational experience Monday as a player and event organizer.

I know The Saticoy Club does a great job managing their water resources so they have plenty of supply for the dry SoCal Summers, but it never ceases to impress me how green they can maintain the course.

We’ve added extra fun to the events this year with the Vivid Golf Tent and Pre-Rounds Skill Challenges. The Saticoy Club staging area is perfect for accommodating and their outside services staff were always happy to lend a hand.

Right now, I can’t recommend The Saticoy Club enough. It’s my first choice for golf events and if I was looking into a club membership in LA or Ventura County, my first choice as well.

THANK YOU everyone that comes out our Vivid Golf / Golf Moose / Greenskeeper.org private club events. Its so great to see more GKers playing them.

THANK YOU GKers rgm2525, itslikeimsayin, GDR23, mark_6m and barkydog1 for you help. Was great to have a full Ventura County region GK Events staff on hand :)

On Monday, August 11th, I ran our 10th event at Wood Ranch GC with the help of GKers rgm2525 and mark_6m at Wood Ranch Golf Club. WRGC holds particular significance for our group, as it was the first Private Course to welcome our group in 2021. The club consistently exceeds expectations, offering exceptional playing conditions, well-maintained event facilities, and outstanding service.

From an organizer’s perspective, Wood Ranch Golf Club is an exemplary venue, featuring a spacious driving range, two practice putting greens, a snack bar, clubhouse, ample parking, and conveniently located 1st and 10th tees. These amenities facilitate efficient group management and enable large shotgun start events with ease. The service is professional and fantastic. Century Golf Management has been doing a super job improving the experience with every visit. The layout remains engaging and challenging, with numerous memorable holes and scenic elevated tee boxes. Notably, Wood Ranch GC enjoys one of the highest rates of return event participation among our players.

Having played at Wood Ranch Golf Club over ten times, I continue to find the course challenging and enjoyable. The renowned Ventura County Hole #13 Island Par 3 is well-suited for Closest To The Pin competitions providing an extra thrill. Thank you so much to everyone for attending this and previous events. Special thanks to GKer Deepsea14 for making the trip down from NorCal. Always a super time hanging out and teeing it up with Peter.

Highly Recommended.

After a year off in 2024, our Private Club Events returned to Los Coyotes CC this Monday, 8/4 … what a fantastic event!

What made it even better is I’m getting to see and catch up with GKers I have not seen in years. That means a lot to me.

It was super teeing it up with mcantos, now in Honolulu but in the OC this time of year. Marvin’s playing 18 holes for 18 bucks with his local rate on Oahu … not bad! LOL - welcome back to SoCal.

Other GKers I happened to see, aakers, defisher and jerry64.

I really enjoy organizing outings at Los Coyotes CC not only because it’s a fun, challenging track kept in great shape, but also because it has one of the best event staging areas of the courses hosting our 100+ player private course events. There is so much space to keep everything organized, your players together and give them a big Country Club ambiance. All amenities for players are easily accessible, driving range, practice putting, proshop, bathrooms, snack bar, cart barn, etc.

If you’re considering booking a golf outing at Los Coyotes CC, I’ve worked with Selina Cothran for many years and she’s terrific. Her and her events staff did another super job with our golf event.

It is always a pleasure playing with rgm2525 and sparky14 who worked at the check-in Vivid Golf tent while I ran the Putting Skill Challenge and did Media. We had our hands full, and it felt good to get out on the course afterwards.

As far as playing conditions, the greens were medium/fast, held shot and mostly smooth. Fairways were gorgeous bermuda/kikuyu grass making the ball sit up all day. The rough was cut at a player’s manageable 2 to 3 inches, mostly kikuyu turf with sloped stances. Greenside rough is especially not the place to be on this course IMO as I found out due to poor iron play. Bunkers were all in great shape with white, somewhat thick/coarse texture sand. Tee boxes cut tight, level and mostly lush. It’s a very fun tree lined course to hit driver requiring straight, left-to-right and right-to-left shots. This time of year, the bermuda/kikuyu turf provides very little roll out so choose your tee box wisely. We played the Valley/Vista 18 holes combo which I think is the most event friendly combo. The Lake 9 is very fun, but also more narrow/difficult risking slow play. Hole #9 on the Lake nine is probably my favorite of all 27 holes at Los Coyotes CC and regardless not a bad choice.

I highly recommend Los Coyotes CC to play, organize an outing at or consider joining.

Thank you again to everyone that comes out to play!

Great day at Sunset Hills CC Monday 7/28!

Thank you GDR23, barkydog1 and rgm2525 for assisting with the outing Check-In and Vivid Golf Skill Challenge. The staging area was a perfect setting for our Vivid Golf check-in tent and contest. Restaurant/Bar/Patio were open prior and after playing making some a great casual atmosphere and fun gatherings. The golf course was in fantastic shape, with smooth, medium fast, holding shots greens, lush bermunda/kikuyu fairways, short lush rough, lush level tee boxes, nice bunkers with quality sand (a little firm and moist – to be expected in July).

Sunset Hills CC is one of the original supporters of our Private Course Events. They deliver a great experience every time for our group. The staff starting with Pierre, Rodger, F & B and outside services are on it for all my golf event needs prior, during and after the events. Love this place. Thanks everyone that came to this event and others we do with Vivid Golf / Golf Moose. GK Plays are coming back soon. We’re going to have many more opportunities to play together in addition to these great days :)

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It was a super fun day at Bear Creek Golf Club last Monday 7/21. I love having outings here. They have enough carts for max 80 players, which is a great fit for excellent pace of play on this very challenging Nicklaus Sr. Signature design. It was my first event with the Vivid Golf tent and having a Skill Challenge contest. The large well organized event staging area was ideal. We were able to pitch our tent center of the practice sand/pitching, grass driving range and large practice putting green. Golf carts were lined up in front of the range plus the clubhouse conveniently located. The snack bar is detached from the clubhouse but it’s a short walk to it from the staging area. Worked out fantastic.

Overall, despite the fairways about halfway through their winter-spring to summer-fall turf transition, playing conditions were great. The greens were smooth, medium fast and firm. Fairways firm with tight yet full coverage. The rough was very tame for The Bear but if temps go up it should become thick and unbearable in no time. LOL. The bunkers had typically soft quality sand greenside and mostly firm quality sand adjacent to the fairways. Tee boxes were all in very good shape. Level, lush, tight and fun to play from.

Reach out to Tim Gardner if you’re looking into booking an event or membership. Super person to work with. Thanks!

Thanks RGM2525 & Sparky14 for helping out :)

Highly Recommended!

THANK YOU everyone that came out Monday 7-14 to Dove Canyon GC on a gorgeous day with the golf course in great shape. This was a rescheduled event from May due to conflicting events that Dove Canyon GC handled very professionally with me and made everything right. Our group had a super time Monday and we’ll be back at Dove Canyon GC in October!

Overall lush turf with full coverage at Dove Canyon GC Monday. The greens were medium/fast running smooth with minimal ball damage and holding shots. They looked beautiful and were a pleasure to play. The greenside bunkers were all well-groomed with ample amounts of quality sand. When you play a Nicklaus Signature Designed track like Dove Canyon GC, you got to have quality bunkers because Jack is going to get you – LOL. Tee boxes all in great shape. Level, groomed and cut.

An outing day in Orange County from Ventura County is a full one for me but I have no problem booking Dove Canyon GC now 3 times a year because of the outstanding experience they provide and our group loves playing it.

Big thanks to rgm2525, sparky14 and MrKich (training) for helping out!

Highly Recommended to play or join.

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 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! :)

Great time at Valencia Country Club “BIG V” on Monday. We found out why Valencia CC was a recent sectional finals US OPEN qualifier. The bunkers, green complexes and pin placements played so tough. Missing the green, anywhere was going to seriously test your short game. My ball striking was solid off the tee, which you got to have out there, and I was hitting my irons mostly clean, but my iron game accuracy was off just enough to find a nasty greenside bunker on most holes (10 to 12 holes – lost count after 10). Some holes multiple bunkers and most of the time multiple shots to escape a bunker. But my sand game right now is so dialed in for my next round – LOL.

Super day playing with GDR23, rgm2525 and mark_6m. Valencia CC was in fantastic playing condition. Lush tee to green. Bunkers are well maintained, groomed with high quality sand. The sand was consistently soft, a little thick and a little heavy. It made for a great playing surface. Never was my ball plugged or fried egg. Greens were smooth, held shots (except hole 14) and medium/fast. Stay below the hole if possible and don’t short side yourself with tough pitch shots. Tee Boxes were lush, level and groomed. What stood out the most to me was the improvement of the fairways. Two years ago, Valencia CC reopened after a full new improved heat/drought tolerant turf replacement. There were complaints at first as you can see by reading some of the past reviews here on Greenskeeper.org. But now, the fairways look fully established, providing excellent lies and driver rollout. It’s a blast hitting tee shots on this track and being rewarded well for finding the fairway.

We had a fun Skill Challenge Putting Contest where we tried to replicate JJ’s Spaun’s winning US OPEN putt. L-R, 64 feet, 5 inches. Over 100 tries, no one drained it. Super job mark_6m running the contest. With over 120 players GDR23 and rgm2525 had their hands full at check in. We got a great friendly GKers staff running these :) Great job.

Thank you, Valencia CC, for once again hosting our group and providing an exceptional experience. Thank you, the MOST, to EVERYONE that comes to play the Private Course Monday outings and our coming GK PLAYS! GK is all about community. Love seeing us tee it up together.