Course 3 again on a beautiful, pleasant day. Time change has pushed everyone to start earlier, and the Club Championship was finishing up so many five... » More

Course 3 again on a beautiful, pleasant day. Time change has pushed everyone to start earlier, and the Club Championship was finishing up so many fivesomes packed across courses 1 and 2.

Conditions are similar to previous reviews. However, several greens on course 3 had scattered bare spots. Greens are pretty firm and quick despite the recent aerification in late September – beware the downhill putt or the extended rollout. Tees look like they’ve recently been thatched or whatever – many areas of ruffled grasses. The short par-3 4th had a hitting mat set up to one side for all tees as the main teebox was being worked on. Fairways and rough are pretty short and tight – both have many/scattered thin/bare spots that make for tight/difficult lies. Traps continue to be very firm with only a very shallow surface layer.

Generally, always a good pace and amenable to a relaxed play.
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Back out to LWV, this time to Course 3 (the shortest 9) at 3pm on Wednesday, 10/29/25. We managed to pick the hottest day of this week when mild Santa... » More

Back out to LWV, this time to Course 3 (the shortest 9) at 3pm on Wednesday, 10/29/25. We managed to pick the hottest day of this week when mild Santa Ana conditions sent temperatures into the low 90s. As a result, many fewer players and we fell behind a quick twosome and were occasionally pushed by a single playing multiple balls (I think).

Course conditions remain similar to those described previously, but with the hot weather period making the fairways (and rough) thinner and drier. Traps remain a challenge with most having a very thin playing layer over a firm base. Greenside bunkers with high lips are especially challenging. Tees are fine. In the warm weather and hot breeze greens are firmer and faster – a lot of shots release over the back, and downhill putts are WHA??!!

Challenging mainly from the standpoint that my short game continues to be ghastly!
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Back out to LWV after a month away from the clubs, playing Course 1 (the longest 9; 3 par 5s, 3 par-3s) at 1:15pm on Thursday, 10/23/25, on a pleasant... » More

Back out to LWV after a month away from the clubs, playing Course 1 (the longest 9; 3 par 5s, 3 par-3s) at 1:15pm on Thursday, 10/23/25, on a pleasant sunny day with surprising afternoon breezes. This course usually beats me up with the combination of length, kikuyu turf, bunkers fronting greens, and my general lack of skill, especially the short game. The first tee was crowded ahead of us and we got off a few minutes late, but few groups behind us. These courses usually move play along fairly well, and POP today was just over 2 hours for 9 holes. We waited only occasionally for a few minutes on some tees and in fairways.

Fairways generally have decent coverage, although you might find a variety of grasses in close proximity. Rough is much more of a crapshoot, ranging from lush kikuyu, thick-stemmed kikuyu that’s been roughed up by equipment or chance evil, thinner/shorter grasses, or even bare spots. Especially in the kikuyus the ball can sit down or get into holes/slots within the grass, challenging recoveries. Many rough areas fronting greens can be thin-to bare, making for tough chip/pitch lies. Weirdly, rough beside/behind greens is mostly pretty lush. Tees are level and set wide, affording ample area to put your peg.

Overall, greens had good coverage and rolled consistently. In the afternoon breeze and bright sunshine, greens that were more exposed to sun/wind or on crowns were noticeably firmer and faster than other greens, especially on downhill putts! – our group was left with a number of 5-8 foot comebackers. Traps continue to be firm with only a shallow playing layer, OK in fairway traps but more difficult around the greens.

Overall still solid conditions, fairly low stress with few holes on property having OB in play and almost no marked penalty areas. Good for a relaxed play if you have access.
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Played 9 holes on Course 2 yesterday at 3pm, joining a local for a relaxed round on a pleasant, breezy, sunny day. LWV is in their maintenance cycle r... » More

Played 9 holes on Course 2 yesterday at 3pm, joining a local for a relaxed round on a pleasant, breezy, sunny day. LWV is in their maintenance cycle right now – Course 1 is closed this week and we could see some of the sanded greens during our round. Course 2 will be closed for punch/sand next week, and the greens on 2 today were pretty firm and released most shots. Lots of ballmarks on the greens as it appears players are letting next week’s maintenance take care of their damage. Course 3 will be punched the week of 9/22, and the par-3 course the following week.

A blustery wind made things more challenging yesterday as many of the lower-handicap holes play uphill and/or into the wind. Decent pace of a little over 2 hours for the nine – Course 2 is the most spread-out of the 3 nines. Overall conditions were consistent with earlier reviews.
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Finally got out to the par-3 course at LWV on Wednesday, 8/20/25, around 10am. Never been here before and was expecting a crowd, with all the golfers ... » More

Finally got out to the par-3 course at LWV on Wednesday, 8/20/25, around 10am. Never been here before and was expecting a crowd, with all the golfers in LWV. But it was sunny, hot, and muggy, and there were only a few scattered groups on the course. It's walking only here - carts are not allowed, except for pull carts, so I'm sure that contributed to the light useage that morning. There’s a small clubhouse with a starter shack – there are no tee times, you just show up and get in line to play.

The course is set in a multi-fingered drainage area in the midst of scattered housing, with a central pond and the holes playing down toward or up away from the pond. Distances range from 80 to 130 yards. Some of the elevation changes are surprising. 2 holes have forced carries over fingers of the pond. Greens are small and don't have any real undulation; a couple are fairly slopy. But if you are on the green you have a chance to make a putt.

Tees are small and showed a lot of divot damage; sand bottles are not available. No real fairways and the grass is lush, thick kikuyu, so chipping and pitching can be challenging. A few of the greens are fronted by surprisingly large sand traps - I was in one, with a very firm base under a thin playing layer. Greens had been punched recently with small holes and partially sanded, but rolls were good and speeds consistent.

I’m guessing the course gets more play when the weather gets cooler.
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