The fairways are all dried out right now. They must have had a situation with the sprinkler system. The greens unfortunately have not recovered well from being punched. They are slow with bumps and os... Continue »

The fairways are all dried out right now. They must have had a situation with the sprinkler system. The greens unfortunately have not recovered well from being punched. They are slow with bumps and oscillations in the balls roll towards the hole. They are very green and lush , however. Just not smooth. Right now is more reminiscent of a cow pasture and not a golf course. Even the geese were thirsty.

I am really disappointed. How can a course turn yellow in a matter of two weeks? The weather is warm shouldn't the grass like the warmth or if the grass is the cooler variety perhaps it doesn't like... Continue »

I am really disappointed. How can a course turn yellow in a matter of two weeks? The weather is warm shouldn't the grass like the warmth or if the grass is the cooler variety perhaps it doesn't like it so much. Fairways alarmingly yellow; almost looks dormant. If that is the case the warm weather must be wreaking havoc on their staff. Tee boxes ok, flat with decent lies. Fairways, yellowish with varying thin lies to decent lies with sufficient padding. Rough is non-existent; cut to the same length as fairway. Bunkers are hard packed. How a bunker can be flooded with several weeks of no rain is beyond me (hole 6 the handicap 1 hole comes to mind). Sand in bunkers are hard packed. Expect loads of bounce. May as well treat it as a fairway lie and use a regular wedge shot to get out of bunker. Greens are bumpy, slow and inconsistent. Highlight of the round was a sub 4 hour round walking (3 1/2 hrs to be specific.) Time to start playing other local courses where the grass is at least growing like Chester W.

Played twighlight on 3/23. Pace of play was brutally slow at first and then picked up. We barely finished in daylight.

Tee boxes were decent. Well covered and level but a little clumpy with so... Continue »

Played twighlight on 3/23. Pace of play was brutally slow at first and then picked up. We barely finished in daylight.

Tee boxes were decent. Well covered and level but a little clumpy with some divot damage on par 3s.

Fairways were decent. Well covered and no bare spots. Good lies.

Rough is mostly crab-grass with some bare spots in some areas. Not too penal.

Greens look nice and have minimal damage. Only trouble (as is always the case with Alondra) is they are like putting on shag carpet. Incredibly slow and not very true.

It can get pretty windy in the afternoon and this day was no exception. Made holes such as 16 & 18 very tough.

Greens were hard to figure out. They ran slow with inconsistent speeds. Bunkers around greens had decent sand but also inconsistent.

Fairways had bare spots but for the most part coverage was d... Continue »

Greens were hard to figure out. They ran slow with inconsistent speeds. Bunkers around greens had decent sand but also inconsistent.

Fairways had bare spots but for the most part coverage was decent. Tee boxes were mostly flatish.

POP was decent 4 1/2 hour round. Would have been nice if starter was a bit organized and called out groups teeing off instead of us muddling through it. Saw a twosome tee off then disappear while we were a fivesome. Would have been nice to know if some of our group would have been paired with the twosome.

Had a GK Cup Match Round 1 at Alondra today with Ringworld.
Played as a 5some, in about 4:20. Pretty good pace for Alonda (and a 5some - normal out there).
Courses is pretty decent.
Tee boxes - w... Continue »

Had a GK Cup Match Round 1 at Alondra today with Ringworld.
Played as a 5some, in about 4:20. Pretty good pace for Alonda (and a 5some - normal out there).
Courses is pretty decent.
Tee boxes - while beat up, still were very playable.
Fairways were decent, good coverage, good lies... a few spots of GUR, but pretty good.
Rough wasn't very penalizing; very playable
Bunkers were all pretty hard, compacted sand.
Greens were the usual bumpy here, but still ok. I don't mind their 'bumpiness', because I feel they still roll true.

This is definitely a no frills type LA County course. But decent conditions and played under 5 hours! Not too bad.

It was great playing Ringworld our GK Cup Match. I defeated him 5&4, but it was really fun, and looking forward to the next round!

Gotta say the rains did some good for this course. Greens are in very good shape. They roll well and hold their lines.

Fairways in good shape. Not a lot of thin lies but mileage will vary. Ro... Continue »

Gotta say the rains did some good for this course. Greens are in very good shape. They roll well and hold their lines.

Fairways in good shape. Not a lot of thin lies but mileage will vary. Rough is cut to same height of fairways. Sand in bunkers is hard packed. Tee boxes relatively flat.

Pace of play after HS match was not so bad. Considering greens are rolling this well this early in the season just be aeration... very impressed.

Played Sunday. POP 4.25 hours walking

Greens in perhaps best shape I have seen them in quite a while. They roll fairly true with med/slow speed. Breaks are more pronounced as ball slows but a fi... Continue »

Played Sunday. POP 4.25 hours walking

Greens in perhaps best shape I have seen them in quite a while. They roll fairly true with med/slow speed. Breaks are more pronounced as ball slows but a firm stroke is typically rewarded as the ball rarely skipped/bounced around to the hole.

Fairways are a mix of muddy grass, standing water, and thin lies. I would say the front 9 does not drain as well but there were some holes on the back that were this huge mud puddle. Typically these areas were just beyond the tee boxes but some were in the landing zones. Bottom-line it's a mixed bag of lies. Sand in bunkers are hard packed. Playable but very hard packed. Rough is thickish and a little penalizing, quite a surprise for this course.

Course was crowded for a Sunday which was a surprise but it's good to see a course busy after all the rain. I would wait for these breaks in the storm to play. Loads of standing water so golfers make sure your boots are watertight.

Snuck out today. Greens on front 9 are perhaps the best I have seen. Folks please remember to fix your divots. Aside from the occasional unrepaired divot the greens ran pretty true with slow/med sp... Continue »

Snuck out today. Greens on front 9 are perhaps the best I have seen. Folks please remember to fix your divots. Aside from the occasional unrepaired divot the greens ran pretty true with slow/med speed. Greens on Back 9 ran true with med speed. Fairways are thin but definitely an improvement from what I remember. Fairways cut to same height as rough so not an issue. Water in quite a few bunkers especially on back 9 which are the older set. Loads of standing water on back. Front drained pretty well.

Overall pace of play decent. 9 holes in front in under 2 hours. 9 holes for back in around 2 hours. Not a lot of challenge but when you haven't picked up your clubs since the storm start it's nice to knock the rock around even at your participating municipal golf course.

Good first day of the year out at Alondra today. Was expecting crowds and soggy mud patches everywhere, but turned out to be a very nice round in all aspects. The crowds for some reason totally stayed... Continue »

Good first day of the year out at Alondra today. Was expecting crowds and soggy mud patches everywhere, but turned out to be a very nice round in all aspects. The crowds for some reason totally stayed away on what turned out to be a pretty nice day to play golf, and the conditions were far better than anticipated after the rains. The greens are in very nice shape all around for Alondra, maybe the best I have ever seen them. They're not particularly fast, but roll true and held shots well. Not even too many ball marks or bumps on the surfaces, so kudos to them for that. And consistent as well - something rare at Alondra from green to green most of the year. Evidence of a nice putting surface? 25 putts today total. The fairways looked pretty good after the recent rains, and sure, there are some bare spots and some standing water, but the crew did a very nice job of marking off many of the GUR areas and the course was draining pretty nicely overall. The rough was dried out in a lot of areas, but easy to hit from and not a major obstacle. Worst part? The sandtraps and tee boxes. Traps were not only inundated with lots of water, but were very thin around the entire course. And the tee boxes just need some flattening out and general TLC. Nothing too awful, but if one must nitpick. POP was a very dreamy four hours even - rather unheard of on a holiday Sunday at this heavy traffic track. We never waited on a single hole, nor were we pushed at all outside of a single we let pass at the 4th hole. Remember - cash only at Alondra as well - they should probably get into the 21st century and get a credit card machine. So overall, one of the better rounds at Alondra over the years. It'll likely never be a pristine course, but it does present challenges with its length and a golfer's ability to deal with not always ideal conditions. But go enjoy the best greens you may experience here for quite a while.