Played today. Course is still damp and needs a lot of drying out. Tee boxes were mowed but not cleaned but no issues. Fa... » More

Played today. Course is still damp and needs a lot of drying out. Tee boxes were mowed but not cleaned but no issues. Fairways are still soft so no roll out at all. Traps surprisingly are playable but still need players to use rakes. Rough was still damp in some areas but not penal. Greens are some good/some bad relative to speed and lots of unrepaired divots. Hard to be to harsh on the course given the recent rains. Maintenance is working to clean it up and with more sunshine it shoud be much more playable. Great customer service from Christian, Madison and Rich.
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Finally played again after several months of layoff due to injury recovery. Played here on 2/17 with a 12 noon tee time... » More

Finally played again after several months of layoff due to injury recovery. Played here on 2/17 with a 12 noon tee time and 4.5 hour pace of play. I have never liked this course in particular and today was no different. It remains a bizarre layout, with mediocre conditions, and very little services to speak of. No restaurant, bar, or cart going around. The greens were the only part worth mentioning and they were running a nice 10/11 depending on uphill or downhill. Firm, very little ball marks, rolled smooth. The tees, fairways, rough and bunkers were awful, plain and simple. I won't be returning anytime soon, if ever, and cannot recommend at this time.
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Sunday round with three friends and gorgeous views of the recently snowed-in mountains throughout the day - good times. ... » More

Sunday round with three friends and gorgeous views of the recently snowed-in mountains throughout the day - good times. We played from the blue tees and rode (don't think you're allowed to walk this hilly course?). Got an online rate of $78 per person and that was more than fair.

Conditions are pretty good across the board right now at Westridge (especially after the recent rains but having had enough time for them to dry out). The greens are most certainly the highlight as they're really nice right now. Green complexes are pretty tricky to be honest so you've got to get your lines and speed dialed in or it's going to be a rough day.

Fairway coverage is mostly good in the right areas but there are a good amount of dirt areas just before the fairways so it's imperative to have a strong tee game right now. Still found some thin spots here and there as well but overall not too bad. Rough varied from spot to spot and there are a lot of native areas where you can pick up and move. Bunkers were generally okay - not terrible, not great. Tee boxes were mostly good so no major complaints there.

No cart service all afternoon and POP wasn't fantastic but nothing overwhelmingly bad either. The carts are nice but do not have any GPS functionality so it's really important here to have a rangefinder with slope - lots and lots of elevations and strategic shots required. Some very narrow holes too - the first two shots on the uphill par 5 2nd hole are some of the tightest you will ever find.

Course layout is definitely fun and engaging and when it's in good condition it's worth the drive.
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Played Saturday February 15, the only decent weather day this week. Misting in the morning but the sun came out in the e... » More

Played Saturday February 15, the only decent weather day this week. Misting in the morning but the sun came out in the earlier afternoon and it got into the 60s. The course was crowded, surprising because I got the single 8:523 tee time the night before. 5 hour POP even with marshals out there working the course. Played with three nice locals.

The course is in decent winter shape. The course had obviously been hit hard with rain recently with many wet spots and lines of loose material where it had washed up. Other than mud on the ball and not much roll, it did not affect the golf. Dormant Bermuda grass with tight lies in the fairways and rough not really a factor. In one sand trap that was in good shape. The greens were really nice, good medium fast speed.

I really like the layout. Being able to hit the ball better this time, I got a better sense of what to hit. I rued not using driver on a couple of holes where there was more room than it looked. Some interesting doglegs over creeks to narrow greens.
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Played here for the first time. The front 9 is very short and back 9 is very long. Greens were bumpy and slow but this w... » More

Played here for the first time. The front 9 is very short and back 9 is very long. Greens were bumpy and slow but this was right after all the heavy rains. Fairways had OK coverage, same for the rough, both having some bare spots. Traps were wet, some filled with water. Overall, I thought is was a fun layout. Cart girls came around several times. Pace was around 4:45. Good for a muni, will likely try again in summer when conditions should improve.
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Played several times recently. POP good, got around today as a 4some in slightly less than 4H. Weather has been excellen... » More

Played several times recently. POP good, got around today as a 4some in slightly less than 4H. Weather has been excellent, mostly 70's, partly cloudy and not overly windy.

The course is in very nice shape. Greens smooth, firm and medium fast. Holding better than usual here, actually stopped a few irons recently. Tees well maintained. Fairways lush with a few spots that look like the Bermuda is trying to take over from the winter rye. Rough mostly clumpy, dormant Bermuda which usually produces iffy lies. Sand traps immaculate.

Customer service excellent. Nice restaurant on site. Practice facilities very good. Good GPS on carts on a very spread out, almost unwalkable layout. Highly recommended.
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Snuck out around lunch time on Monday, Feb 10, and put my name on the wait list. Waited about 45mins and teed off at 1:... » More

Snuck out around lunch time on Monday, Feb 10, and put my name on the wait list. Waited about 45mins and teed off at 1:10pm. Walking twilight rate $33 is a great value!!! Totally scored a great deal for a perfect teetime. We finished right around dark at 5:30pm, not bad POP overall at almost 4.5hrs. The front nine was a little slow and then the group in front of us dropped off, so the back played a little faster.

Pretty much same conditions as a couple of weeks ago when I played. Fairways were awesome. Beautifully mown with adequate rollout and perfect cushion. Greens were a little bumpy, but they were still fairly quick and held shots very well. Teeboxes were decent and level, not much of a problem. They weren't perfect, but no big complaints. Rough was not very penal, just an inch longer than the fairways. I didn't find any bunkers but they all looked good. Customer service was great, the starter did an amazing job working me in. Really appreciate it. Easy recommend.
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I see the nice white, pristine looking bunkers and think these are a cut above the vast majority of golf courses in Sout... » More

I see the nice white, pristine looking bunkers and think these are a cut above the vast majority of golf courses in Southern California.....until I try to hit a golf ball out of them. I think I'm a pretty decent bunker player. You open the club face and hit an inch or so behind the ball and let the sand pop the ball out of the bunker with a soft landing on the green. Not these bunkers. What they appear to do is pack the sand down very tight throughout the bunker and then put a thin layer of loose sand in the middle. This would seem appropriate for a fairway bunker. In a greenside bunker the ball will always come to rest in the middle of the bunker, you'll never have a fried egg or be plugged in the face of a bunker. I watched shot after shot of mine and my playing partners being unable to penetrate the packed down sand. There simply was not a deep enough level of loose sand in the middle of the bunker to play a proper sand shot. The leading edge of the sand wedge bounces off of the packed sublevel of sand resulting in a skulled shot time after time. This is the dumbest set up of a greenside bunker I've ever seen.
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Played this AM. When I last played here # 1 now was # 10 and # 10 was # 1. But I actually like this routing better. Now ... » More

Played this AM. When I last played here # 1 now was # 10 and # 10 was # 1. But I actually like this routing better. Now you start on a Par 5 and the flow and pace seems to be much better. Found the course to be in nice shape other than the construction going on. # 1 is a short Par 5 as they work on the green so it plays short with a temp green at present. # 12 is lowering the green by some 40 yards to improve pace of play and now plays as a short Par 4 with temporary green. And that effects # 13 as it is now playing from the gold tees but it still can be a difficult par 3. But the current playing conditions are just fine. No tee box issues. Fairways though thin will give good lies and roll out. Bunkers are all filled with good sand and playable. Though very little rough there are enough OB, small ravines and some water that one needs to be aware of and deal with. Not to mention the many trees. Greens were just mowed and held high shots and chipped/putted nicely with speed of about 10 IMO. And I had forgotten how small they are so hitting them in regulation is important. I did feel that the $65 rate was a bit high given the work being done. Especially with # 12 that always seemed to me as the signature hole totally a long way off from being back in service and making # 13 play shorter. They do have a Sr card for $65 that will get you a $40 play rate but I live to far away to make regular use of one. But I would invest in it if I lived closer and I do feel the course is one I would enjoy on a regular basis. Nice carts, driving range and putting green to go along with good customer service. They even let you take the carts out to the car to load and unload which I personally like. I would recommend this course w/o any reservations even with the construction going on.
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Super Bowl Sunday round at Roosevelt which is a nine-hole course but takes almost the same amount of time as an 18-hole ... » More

Super Bowl Sunday round at Roosevelt which is a nine-hole course but takes almost the same amount of time as an 18-hole course on busy weekends. I don't recall this course allowing fivesomes before but every group out there - including ours - turned out to be one. It was definitely slow going as the round took three hours, but it was a nice threesome that joined my buddy and me, and a beautiful day in picturesque surroundings, so we survived it. Barely.

Course is in good shape right now relatively speaking but it will always have too much tree cover to ever be completely 'lush' in my opinion. But it's so unique and interesting for a nine-hole. Holes 2, 4, 6 and 8 can be real adventures if you're not at your best.

Right now the greens are probably the best part of the course. The fairways have good coverage in the main areas but things can get thin real quick on the fringes. Rough is nice and playable in most areas if it's grass and not mayhem. Tee boxes (played the blacks) are definitely in need of more grass or better-selected areas, while the bunkers looked just okay but I avoided them all day.

Nice little snack shop now at the start and the putting practice green is ample, but there's no range so keep that in mind before your round. And finally, at $23 for the round, it's a steal.
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Played Super Bowl Sunday mid day. Course surprisingly not crowded considering it was clear, calm and in the low 80's. <... » More

Played Super Bowl Sunday mid day. Course surprisingly not crowded considering it was clear, calm and in the low 80's.

Lush but not as lush as a month ago. Playing firm and fast from tee to green. Greens smooth and firm. Tee boxes and fairways near immaculate. Sand is immaculate. Rough a mixture of grasses, not tall but the lies will vary greatly within a small area.

Excellent practice facility and customer service. Highly recommended.
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Played on Saturday. 1/2" rain made the course CPO. Fairways at this point are hard packed sand, very little in way of gr... » More

Played on Saturday. 1/2" rain made the course CPO. Fairways at this point are hard packed sand, very little in way of grass growing. Rough is dormant, patchy Bermuda, We joke that the club wastes fuel and labor mowing the fairways as there is not much to mow. Overseeded tee boxes have not been mowed for a week so it's like hitting out of the rough. Greens have returned to inconsistent conditions. Firm surfaces yet stimp speeds range from 8 to 12 from one hole to the next. Lots of unrepaired ball marks and unfilled divots. Sand traps inconsistent as well as they try to remove gravel from a failed bunker project several years ago.

Staff tries their best under new ownership but billionaire owner is completely MIA and his manager spends money like he is in welfare line. Heard so many promises over the last year, yet conditions have not improved but membership has grown where it is now almost impossible to get an online tee time two weeks in advance (tee times gone within a minute) however 20% of the players no show on playing day. Unfortunately it's the atmosphere the club has created, but they are in denial of situation. A perfect example of a club that is being "taken over".

North fairways really need new type of grass and improved drainage but that costs money of which the new owner is unwilling to provide at this time. Hopefully it gets the Shorecliff makeover in the future.
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