Played last Sunday, getting out as a single in mid-morning, walking from the blues with a fun riding threesome. The course was hosting the City Champi... » More

Played last Sunday, getting out as a single in mid-morning, walking from the blues with a fun riding threesome. The course was hosting the City Championship finals earlier in the morning so the pace of play was not great, around 4:45. The blue tees were generally on the monuments making the course play longer than usual. They had championship markers set up farther back for the more adventurous.

Twenty years ago, when I played this course several times a month, it irritated me that American Golf would get the course in primo shape for the Long Beach Golf Festival but the conditions would be inconsistent the rest of the year. This round, the course was in very nice shape although I have seen it better. The greens were exceptional, running fast and true. The rough was mainly cut down to manageable levels and fairways were good although the heat has obviously affected them. The only off notes were the slanted tee on #9 (tucked on the left side of the box) and the lack of sand in the sand trap on the right of #1 green. Otherwise, no complaints from a very enjoyable round.
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Played BCC twice this week, riding solo Wednesday am from the black tees and walking this morning from the blues with a mother and (middle age) son. P... » More

Played BCC twice this week, riding solo Wednesday am from the black tees and walking this morning from the blues with a mother and (middle age) son. Pace of play was good on Wednesday where I was sent off the 10th tee to avoid the pot game starting on the front nine. Today not so much when the course was more crowded.

The course is in beautiful shape. Gorgeous green fairways and lush rough. Sure, there are some less watered areas in both, but generally lush conditions. The rough is cut down but still sticky and punitive. The greens are very nice. I have seen them faster but not by much. I’m told the aeration on Monday and Tuesday is small tine. The greens are firmer than usual so it may help with that. Biggest negative about the conditions are the sand traps. I switched to a lob wedge out of them because of the thin sand layer.

Well worth playing if in the area.
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Late review, played last weekend with two grandsons and a friend of theirs from San Pedro. The range was closed because of heavy rain the day before. ... » More

Late review, played last weekend with two grandsons and a friend of theirs from San Pedro. The range was closed because of heavy rain the day before. It was cart path only for the same reason. I was pleased with the 4:15 pace of play considering my grandsons are new to the game and each lost a box of inexpensive golf balls.

There were wet places out there but overall, the course drained well. The starter warned me that some of the sand traps were in rough shape but I found them playable. Fairways were good. They were working on the greens with many of them having new grass with seams evident between the strips. Those greens were lush but very slow (like the practice green). Other greens had sections that had been repaired. Some had no new sod laid. There were places on the greens with bare spots which presumably will get work in the future. The areas without new sod ran at a nice medium speed with some subtle breaks.

I enjoyed the round but the course was overpriced at its present condition (the availability of last minute tee times was a red flag I missed). I’ll probably go elsewhere on my next visit unless the grandsons drag me out there.
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Played Sunday, Mother's Day morning, around 7:00 am, foursome walking, three from the blue tees and one from the white. Range open when we got there b... » More

Played Sunday, Mother's Day morning, around 7:00 am, foursome walking, three from the blue tees and one from the white. Range open when we got there but that was the only services offered. Played in 3:50, waiting on some shots but not many. There were two solid holes open behind us the entire back nine and some space behind that group. Shameful that early.

The course is in nearly good shape. Definitely not as much water being put on the grass. The fairways were dry for the most part. The rough was cut down and not as lush as one would like. The sand was beach type, and no issues with amount of it. The greens have not completely healed from aeration, with some bumps. I thought the course greens were not as fast as the practice greens. They were medium speed, although admittedly some downhill putts could get away if the putter was not careful. My experience though was more short putts than long ones.

Overally, enjoyable as usual. No beverage cart out there that I saw, there was no food truck at the driving range and the snack shack was not open. Outside of the lack of amenities, a good time had by all especially considering the pace of play.
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Played this morning, teeing off about2 10:00 am. They evidently aerated the greens recently, I am guessing two weeks ago. The greens had evident remna... » More

Played this morning, teeing off about2 10:00 am. They evidently aerated the greens recently, I am guessing two weeks ago. The greens had evident remnants of the holes and were bumpy. They were also pretty fast, not always the best combination. The course is playable now and will be even better in a couple of weeks.

I was told there had been improvements including some new sand traps. The course was lusher than the last time I played. The cart told me that the 16th green recently opened. There were faint lines where I could see turf had been added in strips. It had not been aerated. It looked nice and rolled well. The course still has numerous different kinds of grasses and is s little rough around the edges. Overall, though, it is in good condition. Amazingly enough, we played in about2 4:10 after making the turn almost exactly 2 hours after we started. Much improved pace of play for the past.
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