We had a great event at Calabasas Country Club who treated us to beautifully maintained challenging golf course and excellent service.

I know some of our players were not happy about being restricted to cart path only but when a private club superintendent makes that decision, they have their reasons, and our group respected it. Calabasas CC knew it was an inconvenience and surprised us with some extra fun/goodies as such upon arrival. All our players received a complementary Calabasas CC golf towel and Calabasas CC ran a fun golf simulator closest to the pin contest for a free foursome. They didn’t have to do that. I thought that was really solid.

Calabasas CC in the 20+ years I’ve played it, was in the best condition I’ve experienced. One of biggest problems Calabasas CC had in the past was fairways turf. That issue is visibly gone now, and I suspect by the end of year, so will the cart path only restrictions. Members of the club are allowed to drive carts in the fairways, but not on all the holes.

I’ve very excited about booking future events at Calabasas CC. I highly recommend other golf organizers to do so as well. Thank you everyone that comes out to play in our Vivid Golf/Golf Moose/Greenskeeper.org Monday events :)

Take a look at the photos I just posted.

Reiterating GDR23’s comment… “This is the nicest I have seen the course.”

All aspects for the course were in super shape especially the greens.

I have more events at Sunset Hills CC than other courses despite Sunset Hills CC’s lack of full distance driving range because the course is always in great shape, Sunset Hills provides us their full F & B services of Bar/Restaurant/Snack Bar/Beverage Cart hours prior to play, during & after play (no extra costs) and they have a wonderful staff with great attitudes always making us feel good/appreciated.

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The Oaks Club at Valencia made a return to our annual private event rotation on March 16th. We’ve got our timing right scheduling our events to play here in the Spring as the golf course was once again in super condition. The Oaks Club at Valencia golf events team did a super job preparing for our experience and making sure we had a wonderful day. The driving range and practice putting/short game areas are huge. The snack bar and bathrooms are conveniently located where the golf carts are set up. The 1st and 10th tee boxes are well positioned at the turn for split tee starts if need be.

With exception to a few very tricky holes with some blind shots, I always enjoy playing the course. It was a great day teeing it up with rgm2525, GDR23 and for the first time OCGolfDawg. It means lot to me when GKers come play in these events :)

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100%, please read GDR23’s review after you’ve read mine.

I was joined by rgm2525 & GDR23 for preview round for our upcoming 3/30 at Calabasas CC event. I used to love playing Calabasas CC 20+ years ago, prior to Greenskeeper.org, when I was in the Record Label Promotion industry. Coming back to play the course was a special treat for me, rekindling many special memories.

Outside of re-configuring the starting holes and a beautiful upgrade to the proshop, the experience was as fun as I remembered. It’s a short challenging layout with many risk-reward holes. Rather than describe the layout which GDR23 did an exceptional job in his review, take a look at the photos I just posted.

As far as conditions, in all my rounds played at Calabasas CC, this round was the best. After speaking with staff prior to play, I found out why. 2 years ago, Calabasas CC brought on new superintendent turf management team. The new superintendent had previously been a El Cab and Sherwood Country Club … enough said.

I can’t wait for our Monday, 3/30 event this month. I’m sure it will be fantastic!

What a difference 2 days makes for our Las Posas CC event that started off chaotic and finished fabulous.

It just so happened that our event took place just 2 days prior to Las Posas CC new golf cart fleet’s arrival. Unfortunately, due to many depleted bad battery issues, Las Posas CC was considerably short on carts for the number of players we had. Fortunately, 17 players volunteered to walk in exchange for $25 event credit or Free Vivid Golf Polo Gift Card. THANK YOU SO MUCH. For those whose cart broke down during the event, Las Posas CC gave a free round of golf to come back to experience the club – SOLID.

My event staff group walked on what turned to be a gorgeous day to do so. Having never walked the course before, despite some challenging climbs on Hole’s 10, 14 and 18, I really enjoyed the experience. While walking Las Posas CC, I found out how much more peaceful and secluded playing the course is. Walking also gave me more time to take in all the beautiful views Las Posas CC is known for. If given the choice again to ride or walk Las Posas CC, I would walk it.

Conditions of the course were fantastic. Probably the best I’ve ever seen it which says a lot. The greens were smooth, fast and holding shots. Fairways, Rough and Tee Box all super lush. The bunkers all contain quality sand, groomed and played consistent.

After play, I make it a point to never pass-up a bite to eat at Oscar’s grill. The food is good I now make a special request for every event I have there for it to be open an hour prior to our shotgun start and an hour after play. Oscar's is located next to the 18th green with a beautiful patio view. I’ve had the Breakfast Burrito, Tri-Tip Burrito and Chicken Ceasar Wrap. I’ve been told their burger is the out of this world. I’ll probably give it a shot next time.

I highly recommend Las Posas CC. Never pass up a chance to play here. Check-out the photos I just posted and those from our past events.

First time playing and putting on a golf tournament at Aliso Viejo Country Club 3-2-2026.

I found the course to be a very fun layout allowing ample room to let the driver rip. The layout featured a good mix of short and long Par 4s as well as risk/reward Par 5s. They had a good mix of short and long Par 3s with my favorite Par 3 the steep downhill hole 12. The hole 12 tee box provides a fantastic panoramic view of the property and surrounding mountains/valley.

The most challenging aspect of the course IMO was the approach shots. Most approach shots were to elevated well-guarded greens. On the greens, it was tale of two nines. The front nine greens were about average size with some undulations. The back nine greens were larger showcasing multiple tiers. I loved the back nine greens.

The golf course was in great shape with exception to some thatching/aeration zones in a few fairways. Those areas were marked GUR. The greens ran mostly smooth, little firm at medium speed. Tee boxes were level, cut tight and lush. The rough was lush cut down to just above fairway height. The bunkers all contained quality sand and were well groomed.

From an organizer’s perspective, I was impressed with how well organized and super serving the staff was. I wish they had a driving range, but the large hitting stall station served our group just fine. I loved how they staged the golf carts uniformly in line making it very easy for our players with a fancy touch. We did not opt for a snack bar but rather beverage cart service available prior to play and during the round. Super cool how the beverage cart created a special Vivid Golf Mull drink for our group.

Our group had a super time and I’m already looking into booking another event!

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Wood Ranch Golf Club is such a fun track requiring shot making on every hole while at the same time never forcing you to leave your driver in the bag. The back nine is a true masterpiece highlighted by dramatic water features and gorgeous views. Holes 10, 13, 16 and 18 are unforgettable.

Wood Ranch Golf Club is also an outstanding private course to have an event at. Monday, 2/23 was my 12th outing here since 2021. With an outstanding golf course, exceptional playing conditions, great service and perfect staging area featuring a large driving range, two large practice putting greens, clubhouse and golf cart stagging all conveniently close together, it makes hosting any size event very easy.

Teed it up with fellow GKers, rgm2525, GDR23 and mark_6m on beautiful February day. Greens were smooth, firm and fast. They were an absolute pleasure to play. The fairways were still a little moist from heavy rains last week providing full coverage. The fairways are bermunda turf which goes dormant this time year, light green, tight lies and provided good roll out on drives. The rough was very lush, cut down to 2 to 4 inches defining the fairways very well. Bunkers were all in good condition, firm with fine texture beige colored sand. Tee boxes were all lush, level and cut tight.

Try not to ever miss an opportunity to play this private club. It was once hosted LPGA and Senior Tour events. It will test every aspect of your game. They have a unique membership offering that also includes close-by Sunset Hills CC I recommend anyone living in North LA or Ventura County to check-out.

Highly Recommended – take a look at the photos I just posted :)

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!

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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!

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