Every year, since 2022, I have scheduled two private course events at Bear Creek Golf Club depite it being limited to 88 players and it a 5 hour round trip drive for me. My reasons are always the same, it’s an outstanding golf course with beautiful playing conditions, great service and fantastic facilities for a golf event.

Yesterday, on 7/13, was another special day/event at Bear Creek Golf Club.

Teed it up with GKers Itslikeimsayin, sparky14 and briano1985. We had a blast.

Tee to green, Bear Creek Golf Club was lush. The greens were fast as usual, smooth and holding shots. The fairways were lush, ideally groomed, just perfect to hit from. The tee boxes were lush and well groomed. The rough was lush and cut to a forgiving 3 inches (thank you Bear Creek GC) because the course is already very challenging. We played it at times when the bermunda rough is in the 4 to 6 inch range, and that can make it tough to not only play your ball but find it as well. The bunkers were the only aspect of the course not at the level of excellence as other aspects of the course, but by no means in bad shape.

I highly recommend Bear Creek Golf Club on all levels from booking to event, being invited to play as a guest and to becoming a member. Check out the photos I posted!

Bandon Dunes - such a gem, there's a waiting list just to get a tee time! That's how special this place is!!! It's a walking course. If you got a medical doctor to sign you off from walking, they may allow you to ride a cart, otherwise, you're walking! Typical day, if you play 36 holes, is 17 -20 miles of walking each day. It should be on everyone's list of courses to play!!!!

Played in the SCGA member outing 7/13/26. A hot day, no wind, and cart path only made this challenging course even harder. Calabasas is a little dry in spots so a lot of water was applied on the members off day, hence the cart path only. Greens were quick, and that was after the watering. Fairways, tee boxes, and sand were all just about spot on. I will say some of the bunkers could have used a little more sand or a little less water, but I can't really complain because it was my fault I was in them all day.

Calabasas CC is a great course to play, and in an outing it is even better. The carts are great with GPS and cushioning. They give you rides to your car, a take home bag towel, and a great practice facility.

Thinking of playing in the next one.... you should. I see that GK has one set up soon, can't wait!

Walked the blues today 7/13/26 with my buddy Mark and a friendly two ball just before noon. Our Pop was 4 hrs 45 minutes under humid conditions with light winds and temps around 75 degrees.

Olivas has the friendliest staff around, great practice area and was great to see a big junior camp out there today.

Conditions continue to improve if that's even possible from my last round here a couple months ago. Fairways super lush papsulum rated 9/10. They are making great progress on #1 fairway and even some parts that don't come into play like the first 100 yds on number 2. Some of the nicer fairways in the county.

Rough is lush, thick and in beautiful shape. Rated 9/10

Tees all level AND very lush. Great shape as well! 9/10

Greens were rolling around a 10 on the stimp. Soft on approach and rolling pretty pure. Large undulating greens here with a tough pin placement day today#3. Rated 7.5/10

Links style layout but it's very lush in the fairways so don't expect a ton of roll on drives. Fairways a pleasure to hit from. A great variety of challenging holes with some birdie holes sprinkled in here and there.

Highly recommend Olivas Links.

We checked out the Varsity Club on Olivas Park Drive after the round...Great homemade pizzas and good selection of beer.

Well I finally played this course after decades of wanting to play it. I don't think I have ever seen such nice fairways in Southern California. The ball seems to sit on a tee on these firm but plush fairways. No need to dig, just pick it or nip it off the turf for maximum results. I hit my second shot fat on number 2 and was amazed at how tough the grass was. I barely cleared the creek in front of the green. The greens were nice. There were a few dry areas but nothing bad. Another thing is the confusion of finding the pro shop. The resort is an absolute maze. Don't let the yardage fool you the course is a challenge. The layout is a blend of tree lined holes requiring pin point accuracy and some open holes too "let it fly". The first hole is extremely odd. Over the hill the fairway slopes severely away from you. Cart drivers be careful!!

Great day today in group 1B of the Golf Moose / Vivid Golf / GK outing here with JohnnyGK, sparky14, and Brian. Pace was fantastic for these events at just under 4:30. Cloud cover until the last couple holes kept the temperature cooler than expected, but then also much more humid than typical for the area.

Conditions are excellent! Greens were smooth, medium-fast to fast, quite soft and accepting of full shots. I suspect they’re putting lots of water on the course because the fairways are very lush and both the greens and roughs were somewhat wet/muddy underneath the grass. Fairways are the best I’ve ever seen them here – fantastic coverage, uniform cushion, consistent to play from – and I rated them a 9. Rough is a couple inches longer but not too thick nor penal. Blue tee boxes were mostly great, if I had to nitpick maybe a couple could use some leveling. I was in two bunkers and they were perfect.

Kudos to the club for having the course in such great shape and thanks to Johnny, Golf Moose, and Vivid Golf for organizing these events!

Played 7/8/26 10 am POP 4 hrs. Course was in great shape. Fairways had full coverage and mostly lush. A few soggy spots around, but in great shape. Greens were in fantastic shape. Were on the firm side and rolled well. Well struck shots would stop with little to no mark. Sand traps were wet, but had good sand. Small but nice warm up area included with round. No cart service. A beautiful mountain course. Some narrow tee shots and some open ones. It can make you use a lot of your clubs. Easy recommend.

I haven't seen a new review for this course in quite sometime, so here it is.
First of all, I really love this course, however, it has some drawbacks that make me not want to pay $90 on the weekends to drive all the way out here.

Lets just look at this wonderful Pete Dye designed course from tee to green. The tee boxes are mostly in good shape from the blue tees, but there are several that need some serious leveling.

Hopefully, your tee ball is in the fairway because most of them are in good condition and you'll have a decent lie. If your ball finds the rough, that's the perfect adjective to describe it. ROUGH You could have any number of issues from dirt, mud, standing water, long grass, short grass, weeds...you get the picture.

This course is extremely in need of attention outside of the fairways. The greens and fringes are great. The best part of this course by far, aside from the layout. I played this course a lot back when it was still 27 holes and it was beautiful. Now, it really needs some attention to bring this gem back to it's original glory.

This course will challenge you enough, without having to deal with the poor rough conditions. Pete is probably rolling over in his grave. Anyway, the new clubhouse is done, just waiting for it to open up. It looks great! The staff is about as friendly as you could ask for. Despite the conditions, I'll be back, but perhaps during the week when it's a bit cheaper. One more thing, the views around the course are always a treat.

A buddy wrangled a 6:10am foursome for Los Verdes this past Friday and much to my surprise we weren't even near the first tee time for the day - that was at 5:15am in the dark! But things moved pretty well throughout and we finished the whole round in just over four hours - ideal for this much-maligned POP nightmare course.

The range was also completely empty at 5:45am, so that was odd and interesting and fun. But off we went and I enjoyed the day immensely with three buddies playing from the white tees with two of us riding and two walking.

Greens are their usual challenge at Los Verdes right now - they're fast, they're tricky and they require your very best. It will likely take you a few holes to get the speed down, so do your best to stay below the pins as much as possible. But they're quite good right now.

At Los Verdes of course, the layout and the views steal the show and make up for most other inadequacies - especially for the price. That being said, the rest of the course conditions to be fair are pretty pedestrian at best, but very playable. You're not going to find lush fairways and deep rough, but instead patches of nice and not so nice, along with mulch and thin, but enough of the good to still enjoy the rest of the show. Bunkers were in okay shape and the tee boxes were mostly good with no major issues to report.

I don't get up to this course as often as I used to when I still lived in the South Bay, but it was really fun to make the trek back down leaving at 4:45 in the morning to enjoy the day with some good friends and, when the marine layer finally pushed off, the gorgeous views and vibes that always represent the course well.

Played this morning for my weekly Sun golf and walk. $28 vs $18 Sr weekdays is a good deal IMO. Out first and around in 2H. Great executive course to keep ones short game and driving accuracy in shape.

Course is drying out with the heat we are having up here. Lots of brown grass vs green but the good thing is lots of rollout. Even the rough is non existent due to non watering.

Tee boxes (not all) were fine but some are becoming harder and thus less peg friendly.

Fairways are good but as I said they are browning up in certain areas though they are watering as much as possible. But good roll and lies all over.

Traps were all clean and very playable. Better than I have seen previously.

Greens are kept wet and staying green and holding shots releasing shots and chipping/putting just fine.

Excellent customer service in the shop. Great little driving range and putting green close to # 1 tee box to warm up on.

I play the Mountain 9 course almost weekly. Generally it's a good pace and can walk it anywhere between 1hr30 and 2hrs. Occasionally you fall behind a school tourny and then it will be 3hrs. If you see this ask the pro shop if you can just jump on River or Pine.

The course is generally always in good shape. Depending on the tee box marker location, it can be nice and flat or badly sloped. Fairways have good coverage and play fine. Rough is always an issue here as it can get cut to 2" or 6" right next to it. Bunkers are fine and the greens are actually pretty nice. They are on the slow side and don't break much, but they are usually pretty smooth.

Just recently played here for an annual tournament. This course has seen better days. Tee boxes were good, fairways had some patchy grass and some areas super firm, greens rolled fine but were super slow. Some sand traps had a bunch of rocks and the sand was very firm.