Played Dos Lagos with friend Tuesday, first time for him and I told him he would do great as his tee shots are down the ... » More

Played Dos Lagos with friend Tuesday, first time for him and I told him he would do great as his tee shots are down the middle (he did 80) Course is in good shape as far as most lies are good in fairway and greens are nice and full. Bunkers have more sand then most public courses. Just seems to play a lot longer than score card says, the 6 par 3's and two short par 4's are nice but long par 5's do play long. (from Whites). Course was fun, no houses within reach and some wide open fairways on the back nine.
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From 7/11


Wood Ranch solid once again!


Played WRGC on a beautiful Monday at the GM Event with John... » More

From 7/11


Wood Ranch solid once again!


Played WRGC on a beautiful Monday at the GM Event with Johnny, Ron, and Peter. It was an amazing time with wind speeds around 5 - 15 mph. Pace of play was around 5 hours. I note the following conditions:


Tee Boxes: Level and green, no damage. Condition excellent.


Fairways: Green, lush, and defined from rough. Condition excellent.


Greens: Green, medium-fast in speed, with softness. Speed about a 10.5 in speed but tricky with tough pin placements. Condition was good.


Sand: very well maintained, and heavy. Condition excellent.


Rough: very well maintained and defined, about 3 – 5 inches. Condition excellent.


Water Hazards: Very scenic on Holes 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, and 18. Condition excellent.


Waste Areas: Waste areas were maintained with manicured nature that offered little to no recovery potential. Condition excellent.


Loved the Wood Ranch experience once again! This is a top level golf course that is always a treat to play. One of the best courses in Ventura County and all of SoCal! Looking forward to the next opportunity to play here! A+ for this great course!
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Tee off 1:15pm on Monday, Aug 11. Played with my brother and our wives. Course wasn't too crowded, at all. Good thing,... » More

Tee off 1:15pm on Monday, Aug 11. Played with my brother and our wives. Course wasn't too crowded, at all. Good thing, because playing with the wives can get a little bit slow as we are still giving a few pointers and taking our time. We let a twosome and two singles play through and they were blazing fast, so no waiting and we didn't let anyone wait behind us. POP was right at 4.75hrs.

$70 to ride for civilian rate is acceptable. Not a great value, but no huge complaints on the price.

Teeboxes were all ok. Fairly level and had good coverage. Not perfect, but no huge complaints.

Fairways on the front nine are suspect, lots of bare areas and gopher holes. I'd recommend playing the ball up if you're gambling some serious money. There's a lot of good parts to the fairways, but definitely some bad spots that aren't marked GUR and some very poor areas that aren't fair to hit from if you hit the fairway. Back nine fairways were much nicer, good to great as a matter of fact.

Traps were poor. Very hard pan. I personally didn't find any of them, but my wife found a few and just tossed them out, they were impossible for her. Avoid at all cost right now.

Rough was long enough to make you think, just grip it a little tighter and you'll have no trouble getting good contact and advancing it no problem.

Greens were good. No huge complaints other than many ball marks that weren't repaired. They're on the smaller side and held shots fairly well. Couple little bumps here and there, but they were very playable.

Customer service was just fine, no frills. No cart service, but we BYOB some snacks and cocktails and then got a refill at the turn snack bar.

I really enjoy the course, especially the back nine!!! The back nine is as good as either nine on the North in my opinion. Holes 11-18 are just awesome. If the front was in better shape, it would be worthy of a much higher rating. Highly recommend, especially if you've never played it. If they ever get the front nine in better shape, it would be on my regular rotation.
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Aside from patchy tee boxes that haven't been mowed/maintained well, course is in great shape for the hottest months of ... » More

Aside from patchy tee boxes that haven't been mowed/maintained well, course is in great shape for the hottest months of the summer. Fairway is largely still green, rough is largely not patchy, bunkers good condition, Greens great with minimal divot marks and no bad spots, pace of play is fantastic on the early morning tee times (under 4hrs with no one near us in front or behind), reasonable greens fees with cart included...really one of the better Ventura county experiences.

Still a fun course that can reward or drive you crazy with how you play all the hills. if you keep it in play, lots of generous rolls with drier fairways are available to you, but if you miss right or left on a lot of holes you will be saying goodbye to your ball or have an uneven lie. Greens are sneaky with how they look vs how they do or do not break.
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Played Dos Osos on 8/11/25.

JC Golf is definitely putting some work into this place. But it is still a struggle... » More

Played Dos Osos on 8/11/25.

JC Golf is definitely putting some work into this place. But it is still a struggle in many places. The greens are nice, but are a bit shaggy and quite slow. Playable.

Fairways and rough is a challenge to get grass growing everywhere. Play it up or you'll get some nasty spots. I lost two balls in the fairway, things just seem to disappear at times. It's OK though, I was playing some ugly yellow balls that I don't mind losing.

Sand was nice. Tee boxes were decent - good spots, bad spots.

The range is still there, but no longer in use? Kind of surprising, I thought ranges were decent money makers. Couple of poor mats and range nets to get a few swings in before. Hopefully all the money is going into the course now, and the range will be brought back to life later.

I like the layout for a residential neighborhood course. While it does go through housing, the houses for the most part are far enough away and raised above the course - so it doesn't feel too close. If I lived closer, I wouldn't mind going here for a cheap fun round.

For now, just be warned that it is a work in progress. I like what JC is doing here, looking forward to coming back and seeing progress.
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It's a short par 3 course with a nice driving range.

The pace is very quick and fast, but it definitely helps ... » More

It's a short par 3 course with a nice driving range.

The pace is very quick and fast, but it definitely helps with your Par 3s and with chipping.

You're in and out at a fast time and it's great area to be in, plus great scenery at several holes. The price to play is fair and is away from the main busy street.
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Haven't played here recently but the course is one of the best I've ever played at!

The course is kept in amazin... » More

Haven't played here recently but the course is one of the best I've ever played at!

The course is kept in amazing condition, the greens are very nice and the sand traps are always a fun challenge.

The scenery on these holes are the best I've ever seen in the SoCal region.

I was there recently to clean divots with other members of North Ranch. They have newer golf carts that are incredible. They seriously upgraded the carts with the latest comfort and technology with the touchscreen and built-in GPS.

One of the courses has been under repair for the last 2 years but can't wait to play there when it's done.
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One of the local courses in my area, I go here often to practice Par 3s.

The course has gone downhill a bit in ... » More

One of the local courses in my area, I go here often to practice Par 3s.

The course has gone downhill a bit in certain areas of the course. The course used to have twilight deals, unless they decide to bring it back later this year. Now it's $18 no matter what time you go.

The greens on some holes are different, lots of bare spots on certain tee boxes but it's always a good challenge.

One of the staff working there tend to give a slightly negative attitude whenever I go to pay for my tee time or on a separate issue. The range is more expensive with less balls then you would at Westlake.

I've been going here since 2010 and will continue to play here to practice my Par 3s. Hole 8 on the other side of the street no longer has a lake (unless it's under repair before adding in water).

The holes do have a nice scenery to them (especially holes 7-9).
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Played today on a hot summer day in a Net ball tournament for charity. I have never played here so that was one reason t... » More

Played today on a hot summer day in a Net ball tournament for charity. I have never played here so that was one reason to play as well as support for the charity. I read Weber's review and asked for some advice and will concur with him on conditions, greens and bumpy fairways. I thought the layout of the course was fine and enjoyed the routing as well as the OB and water challenges that were present. Tee boxes could use some leveling. Fairways are dry in areas but provided good lies most of the time and decent roll out. Was fortunate to miss any traps but heard no complaints either. As I mentioned a fair share of OB and hazards can ruin ones round especially first time players. Greens were the highlight of the course for sure. Large and great chipping and putting all round and with good speed of perhaps 10. Nice grass driving range. Great customer service. Nice carts which can be taken to the parking lot. And good food and service from the snack bar. Given the location of the course I am not sure when I will be back but I agree with Tom that it is a well run and well priced course. One that I would not hesitate to return too if the right opportunity arose. And for those that don't know there is another 18 named Butterfield Stage on property. I would suggest if you are going to play here get an early time. It was very crowded even though today was a Sat.
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Played for the first time in many years today. Course was in great shape. Staff is top notch. Pace 4.5 hours on a Saturd... » More

Played for the first time in many years today. Course was in great shape. Staff is top notch. Pace 4.5 hours on a Saturday.

The only issues:
Sand. Soaking wet, packed and raked leaving big ridges. Almost impossible to judge what is going to happen when you hit out of it.
Pitch marks on the green. Come on people, it just takes a second to fix 1 or 2 marks. I was fixing 5+ pitch marks on every hole all day long. Same for fairway divots. I get that there are lots of walkers, but grab and carry a bottle of sand if you are walking and use it. For cart folks, there are 2 bottles on the cart.

All in all, it was a lot of fun and I will be back again.
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Teed off this morning on Los Lagos as a fivesome (7:50) but I was a guest all 4 of the guys are part of the Costa Mesa S... » More

Teed off this morning on Los Lagos as a fivesome (7:50) but I was a guest all 4 of the guys are part of the Costa Mesa Senior Men’s Club so we had 3 riders and 2 walkers and everything seem to go smooth, we did have to wait on some holes but we played in 4:30 so it wasn’t too bad. Course is looking good now, greens are rolling quite fast and they really hold shots. I did have to fix way too many ball marks which I don’t understand, but there’s a lot of young guys there so I’m not really sure. I was only in one bunker on hole 2 near the green and it was very playable. All tees seem to be level and everything else was ok and nothing out of the ordinary. I always enjoy playing here especially when you have nice people to play with..
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Played Encino for the first time in many months on Thurs 8/7. First group out at 5:55a, and was paired with 3 other sin... » More

Played Encino for the first time in many months on Thurs 8/7. First group out at 5:55a, and was paired with 3 other singles who were super nice. Course conditions are really nice for Encino right now. The highlight is the greens, which are exceptionally smooth, very few ball marks and you can make a lot of putts. They look a little slow and spongy, but they were actually faster than they look so it took me a couple holes to adjust. The fairways are pretty good, and may get a little worse as the heat really comes on, but totally playable and if you're not a stickler for rules, you can always find a nice patch of fairway if you end up in a rough spot. Bunkers were a little hit and miss -- one looked completely unraked for weeks and more like the beach -- but fine for a muni. The rough is almost non-existent and not very penal, at least in spots where I ended up. I recommend getting out there now if you can before it gets too hot and baked out.
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