This is East LA's Country Club. Played there about two weeks ago in September with a buddy of mine and his corporate friend. This place has a mixture of uppity Latino and Asian movers and shakers of the San Gabriel Valley. This is where lots of the businessmen and local politicians talk ish and play for some real money. I had a great time playing on the soggy bermuda (mentioned below). For real.

Make sure you bring your straight driver as the fairways are somewhat narrow. If you get tired after the round you can always spend the night at the brand new (<5 years old) hotel built in between the nines. Don't forget to bring your party clothes if you play on a Friday or Saturday as the course houses a huge disco/nightclub after hours. If you play during the week, they even have fight nights on site (so I've heard).

Not a bad urban place to play.

Played a couple of weeks back in Sept. 2006 with a buddy of mine from San Gabriel. Played for under thirty bucks (twilight). This course reminds me of a mixture of Chester Washington and La Mirada as it is surrounded by busy streets with lots of traffic and you get to hear the local high school band practice. The pace of play was ok as were the fairways and greens. The tee boxes were not too bad for a muni course. Overall, an average length course were you get some bang for your buck. Not a bad place to play while waiting for the traffic to die down on your commute from Pasadena to Corona.

Played today, Tuesday August 8, 2006. While it was a great day to play, the course was not. For the first time in awhile, I was really, really disappointed in playing my backyard course. The tee boxes were a 5, the fairways were a 5, but what was really bad were the greens. The greens were really sandy and bare. I agree with the two previous posts-this course is a really nice place to play and it is only a few steps away from becoming a high-end type of course.

Course officials need to get on the ball and get this course maintained. One thing though, make sure you join the Men's club there, it is only $49 and you get a free round, a birthday round, and $10 dollars off green fees during regular and twilight times. (Do I sound like I work for the club?)

Played today, August 3, 2006 at 2 p.m. Boy, have my buds from KTown taken over this course. You could have taken a picture and it could have passed for Lake Hills Country Club in Yongin-City. In all, it was a good day to play. The course rates about a 6 overall. Pace of play was not too bad. The greens were really slow and bumpy. The tee boxes were kinda long but the fairways were actually pretty decent.

For a muni course in LA County, it was what you'd expect, nothing special. You don't really need a driver on this course as it is pretty short. Your 3wood or 2iron should be all you need on the longer holes.

I played with this young cat from La Serna high school named Ryan. He is an up and coming 10th grader who just crushes the ball. Look out for this guy in your local paper who is trained by the legendary Coach Mahoney. The two other guys were pretty cool to play with as well.

No attitude by the golfers at this course unlike other courses nearby. Nothing like your OC courses with the fake bake tan guys who swear they run the place. When in reality, they are renters from Huntington who just moved there from Chino. Later in the day, I saw more and more junior golfers out there as they only pay $5 green fees to play.

Overall, a great morning at the office and an even better day on the course. Just don't tell my boss where I was when I was ignoring his calls from 2-7 p.m.

Played here on Thursday, June 15, 2006. I agree with everyone below, the course has recovered nicely from aeration. Tee boxes-6, fairways-6, and greens-7. Green on hole 13 or 14 is still under construction (the hole parallel to the 5 Fwy).

Pace of play on a Thursday was really nice. I used to play here in the late 90's when OJ roamed the course with his buddies. Nowadays, my brothers from K-Town over the hill make up the majority of the clientele. Asian-themed snacks make for a yummy treat after a tiring 18 holes. Only in LA can you get sushi to go in the snack bar.

If you're going to walk this course this summer, bring plenty of water as has started to get really hot out there. The only place to get a snack during the round is on hole 8 where they only take cash.

As always, on a muni course such as this you get some interesting characters out there playing golf. The hole in front of us had a couple of physicists from JPL or Cal-Tech, and the foursome behind us were some TG's from West Hollywood. We got to bond during the times we all were together waiting to hit our balls. I actually had a great time playing with them (32K for a complete makeover).

Never a bad day on the golf course.

Played today, June 1, 2006. Who cares if it took us 5 and a half hours to play 18. It was 78 degrees and a cool ocean breeze complimented our round. Course is in pretty good shape. Can't beat the twilight rate of $17 to walk.

Tee boxes were a 6 (I think they tee off people every two minutes for the revenue), fairways were a 7 (decent), and greens were a 6 (pretty slow, but they held shots ok).

Played with two pretty good players which help up my game (a bit).

Gonna start playing the coastal courses more as the weather gets a little hot Inland.

Played yesterday, May 18, 2006. Tee boxes, fairways were decent. Greens held approach shots pretty well but were really, really slow. Played behind a fivesome that was even slower. They should ban fivesomes everywhere if their cumulative handicap is in the 100s. They even had the nerve to play from the tips.

Starter and Marshal were friendly and funny as always.

Always a treat to play this course.

Before moving to Corona, I played Costa Mesa CC from 1996-2003. I DO NOT agree that this course is the best value in the area. I'd rather say "cheap, fun Course" or "great greens for little green." For those of us who lived in HB, NB, CM, FV, or Westminster, this course was just plain cheap.

When my friends and I wanted to play an inexpensive course with decent greens-forget Mile Square or Meadowlark-we went to Costa Mesa CC.

Who cares if our rounds took forever, we were talking ish most of the time. Especially because some in our foursome (all friends) were from the Nut Factory next door and actually got a day pass to play a round that day.

Played yesterday, May 1, 2006. Course was in pretty good condition. Quite a few "grippers" out there hacking away, but overall a very good day. Some of those grippers had better form than me. Tee boxes were recently mowed and the greens were not half bad.

For those of you who don't know, support Cresta Verde's "Get a Grip" Foundation. It is a great community program that needs IE golfer's support. I think they take checks, credit cards, and especially cash. They also need gently used clubs which they are sending to soldiers in Iraq. Call the club for more details. The used club program may have already ended.

Played today, Tuesday, May 2, 2006. Although it was a really good day to play, greens were super SLOW. Also, played from the tips and the black tee boxes were 70's Playboy bushy. Fairways were nice, but the rough was really long.

Greens really need to be mowed. I don't know if the staff at Hidden Valley reads this website, but if they do (I was told they do), they really need to get on the ball and mow the greens. Additionally, greens were also spongy in some areas.

On the back nine, some of the sage brush and weeds are starting to grow back into the cart path and needs to be cut.

Overally, a great day (once I got used to the slow greens), and always a pleasure to play my backyard course.

For some reason, playing at Hidden Valley today kinda reminded me of playing Oak Valley (Beaumont) back in the mid-90's when they had the trailer shack as the clubhouse before the nines were reversed. Remember that?

Played today, April 25, 2006 at a SCGA member rate of $30.00 (3 p.m. tee time). Started off the 10th tee as there were was a high school match and little linkers playing. Tee boxes were a 7, fairways a 7, and the greens a 6. The greens were a 6 simply because of the sand.

The course is in pretty decent shape as they probably just mowed everything yesterday. This course is always a joy to play. If you haven't played here recently, there are a ton of new houses that have been built on the back nine. They are gorgeous (about 600K for a 3K s.f. house).

The greens were placed at No. 2 today. Pretty tough. There are several notable hole placements that were just brutal. Played from the tips and got to use most of my long irons on the longer par fours.

Always a fun course to play.

Played here on Tuesday, April 18, 2006. Overall, the course is in very sad condition and understandably so. It has rained in Sacramento for almost a month straight prior to the week of April 16. The course is pretty much covered in water and the tee boxes and greens are in terrible shape. The course should have continued their discount rates from the beginning of the month well into April.

Because the greens are full of sand, your ball bounces 15-20 times on a 10 foot putt. Also, you still can see the holes from the work over two weeks ago.

It is a waste of money to play the course right now. I would wait a few weeks to let the course dry out before coming to play here.

But if you really want to play the course, on the way to the course, be sure to check out the waterfront houses under water on your way in from the 99. It truly is a sight to see.