Walked the blue tees on Sunday, July 6, teeing off just before 7:00 am. POP was okay at 4:15. Nice service throughout except the halfway house was clo... » More

Walked the blue tees on Sunday, July 6, teeing off just before 7:00 am. POP was okay at 4:15. Nice service throughout except the halfway house was closed when we passed it at about 9:30 am. The cafe was packed when we went in for a beer after the round.

They were working on several of the tees. All three tee markers were well forward on those holes. I recall #s 3, 4 and 16 were like that. Nos. 4 and 16 were playing as very short par 4s, less than 300 yards.

The course is in good shape. There are still more gopher and ground squirrel holes than one can count in the outer edges of the rough or beyond, but the fairways were lush as was the rough in most spots. We had to search hard for balls on several occasions. The sand was decent too the couple of times I was in bunkers. The greens were great, getting faster as the round progressed and rolling really nice. The practice green (only the one closer to Harding in front of the clubhouse was open) was lousy, furry and slow with footprints evident. I blame my three putt on the first hole on that (ignoring you cannot be above the hole on that green). The tee boxes were okay.

This course will likely be back in our rotation once we forget the Dodger traffic and accidents backing up traffic on the way home.
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Played Friday just before 7:00 am, walking for $13 with LA City Senior Card. Can't beat the price for nine holes. Seeing fivesomes go out was a little... » More

Played Friday just before 7:00 am, walking for $13 with LA City Senior Card. Can't beat the price for nine holes. Seeing fivesomes go out was a little jarring but we played in less than two hours so no complaints with POP.

The course is in pretty good shape. Decent coverage in the fairways and nice coverage in general in the rough. The rough was not very long but it was still a factor. The tees were generally good although the ball was above my feet on a couple of them. The greens were nice. Medium speed and rolling true.

My friends play the course a couple of days a week. I would not make a regular habit of it but the price is right, it's close, and we were done by 9:00. I will likely be out there again this summer.
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Played in the Golf Moose/Vivid outing on June 23, playing the blue tees and starting on the 18th hole. Very nice staff at the club from the snack area... » More

Played in the Golf Moose/Vivid outing on June 23, playing the blue tees and starting on the 18th hole. Very nice staff at the club from the snack area and pro shop to the courteous grounds crew. It was a well oiled event. Pace of play was slow but not unexpected.

It has been at least 15 years since I last played the course. The greens were much trickier than I remembered. For example, on 18 the pin was in the back of a very long green in a little area sloping generally from front to back. There were several holes with similar positions requiring us to chip over a hump and control the speed to try to stay on the green. On another, the pin was back left and one player went long right. Twice he chipped up about twenty yards and the ball rolled back to his feet. It was a really interesting green. The landing areas were generous but you had to be precise on approach shots. It was a fun layout.

The course is in great shape. It has Bermuda fairways and rough. The Bermuda was as nice as I have seen in Southern California. There are wood chip areas beyond the rough which I found on occasion. The fairways were firm with nice run out. The Bermuda gave a good hitting surface. The rough was thick and not too high but my ball sat up more often than not when I was in it. I liked the sand in the bunkers. Some of the green side bunkers had tall lips which I gratefully avoided. The greens were fast with some subtle breaks.

The course is highly recommended. I can't wait to try it again.
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Played here a couple of times in the last week or so, most recently on Monday, June 16. Played early because of the heat. There were people going out ... » More

Played here a couple of times in the last week or so, most recently on Monday, June 16. Played early because of the heat. There were people going out when I finished so it was getting some business. Service was good. No starter on the 16th but the guy in the pro shop who was hustling to keeping things going including changing the match ups to smooth out the start. $69 including cart and range.

The course is obviously suffering from the heat (108 to 112 the entire time I was there). There were some bare spots in the fairways and on the greens. That said, I had a good surface to hit from generally and the greens rolled pretty good. They were a little slower on the 16th, medium speed, most likely from the watering they were doing as we played. No rough to speak of, most of the bunkers had enough but not abundant sand, and the tee boxes were okay.

Just a fun course to play. I went back the 16th because most of the courses I looked at on the east side of Phoenix had terrible summer reviews, including slow greens. Las Sendas was no perfect but it was better than the courses I was reading about. I also came back because I really like the layout. A little course knowledge helped also.

I'll come back next time I play in the area because I like the course. Hopefully, they get some relief from the extreme heat and the aeration of the greens helps.
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Played a rare afternoon round, starting after 1:30 pm on Tuesday, walking the whites with my grandson and a twosome. I probably should have checked th... » More

Played a rare afternoon round, starting after 1:30 pm on Tuesday, walking the whites with my grandson and a twosome. I probably should have checked the weather report, it was pouring rain as we were going up the 9th hole and many golfers were sheltering at the clubhouse when we passed through. We heard thunder starting on the 10th hole and we ended up walking off after the 13th hole when we saw a relatively close lightening bolt. Played the front nine in about 2:15; my group was a shot behind so it could have been a little faster.

The greens are a mixed bag right now. The are running medium at best and a few have a fungus problem with #2 looking the worst. They were a challenge because they were not breaking as much as usual and some downhill putts were left short, not usually a problem here! The rest of the course is okay. It definitely could use the rain as it is generally dry. I had some lousy lies off the fairway even considering the rough is cut down. I had a few bare lies in the fairway also.

I have seen the course better but it is still the best deal in town, especially with a Senior Card.
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