Played Balboa this past Sat, 8*40 tee off (On time.) POP was 4*25, could be better, but not bad for a Sat. Balboa is part of the LA City muni's. Large tree lined course, no water hazards. Big Range (... Continue »

Played Balboa this past Sat, 8*40 tee off (On time.) POP was 4*25, could be better, but not bad for a Sat. Balboa is part of the LA City muni's. Large tree lined course, no water hazards. Big Range (Mats) & short game area. Decent carts with GPS & Speakers. Tee boxes ok. Fairways; filled it nicely with a mix of grasses, better than I recall here in a long time. Rough; mixed bag of grass, weeds & broken branches. Near the fairway ok, got worse further astray. Collars around greens shaved tight, good coverage. Greens; Med speed, good coverage. Soft enough to stick & spin. Bunkers; fairway are mostly hard pan. Greenside decent, a few were being worked on. They don't have bev cart service out here. They had a beautiful girl selling snacks & beer/soft drinks at the location in the middle of the course where the cart paths cross (the old Snack bar area), it may be 7th hole on front & 14th or 15th on back. But, she doesn't open until 11am. I believe the restaurant that serves both courses is open for breakfast & lunch. I didn't go in. Overall the course is very playable, & fun, although not a tough challenge. I would recommend. The City res system now charges the city card holder $10 at time of reservation. No shows lose the $10 PER MAN. At check in, they charged I believe $57 (Green & cart fee.) But, it was really $67 with the $10 they had already charged. A bit confusing, but we'll get used to it. FYI; The LA City courses all are on the Noteefy app. I haven't used it yet, I'm hopeful it will work.