played 12/3, beautiful day, and played as a twosome at 11 a.m.!! played a 4.5 hr round, at Balboa!! must be a dream. Greens were best i have seen there in years -actually cut a little, rolled faster t... Continue »

played 12/3, beautiful day, and played as a twosome at 11 a.m.!! played a 4.5 hr round, at Balboa!! must be a dream. Greens were best i have seen there in years -actually cut a little, rolled faster than ever ( for Balboa a stimp speed of 5 is probably fast! ). Tee boxes, fairways doing better. Unlike Divot didn't find rocks in bunkers. my faith is restored for the time being, kudos to the course super. Until next week . . .

In 25 years of playing golf I think I have seen the worst bunker conditions ever. Does anyone bother to rake their mess anymore?
The scorecard says "Rocks in the bunkers are moveable obstructions." ... Continue »

In 25 years of playing golf I think I have seen the worst bunker conditions ever. Does anyone bother to rake their mess anymore?
The scorecard says "Rocks in the bunkers are moveable obstructions." Great, thanks for the warning.

Played Balboa on Oct 1. Actually pretty good condition, however they will be aerating by the 10th. If you can get out before then, you shouldn't be dissappointed. Remember it is Balboa so it's not ... Continue »

Played Balboa on Oct 1. Actually pretty good condition, however they will be aerating by the 10th. If you can get out before then, you shouldn't be dissappointed. Remember it is Balboa so it's not the most exciting course in the world, but at least the condition is pretty good. Good players can tear this course up, pretty straight forward.

I found the course to be in very nice shape! Greens were smooth although a lot slower than I remember them. (Have not played here in a couple years) Fairways, rough and traps all in good condition. Re... Continue »

I found the course to be in very nice shape! Greens were smooth although a lot slower than I remember them. (Have not played here in a couple years) Fairways, rough and traps all in good condition. Remember, this is not Pelican, TPC, or PGA, and considering all the play this course gets, I found the general condition to be excellent. Kudos to the maintainence staff.

Played Balboa Sat, 9/10. For Balboa this course is probably in the best shape I've seen it. They're doing a lot of work on the bunkers, tee boxes were decent and the greens were nice, a bit soft but... Continue »

Played Balboa Sat, 9/10. For Balboa this course is probably in the best shape I've seen it. They're doing a lot of work on the bunkers, tee boxes were decent and the greens were nice, a bit soft but rolled nicely.

Thank You masoucy,

the driving range is run by a contracted LA city vendor named Michael. He runs the pro shop too. The current contract has run out, and a new vendor has won the bid for the p-sh... Continue »

Thank You masoucy,

the driving range is run by a contracted LA city vendor named Michael. He runs the pro shop too. The current contract has run out, and a new vendor has won the bid for the p-shop and d-range. I probably know less than you about it.
Thank you for bringing up that point though because my employees are tired of having their cars beaned with balls from the range. I don't know who should act on upgrades, but SOMEBODY SHOULD! The range looks 60's not 2005.

We have a new mayor. Act out loud!

The course is in the best condition I've seen it in a long time. Greens are running smooth, the fairways have few dead spots, and the rough is actually challenging. Take advantage of the the cheap r... Continue »

The course is in the best condition I've seen it in a long time. Greens are running smooth, the fairways have few dead spots, and the rough is actually challenging. Take advantage of the the cheap rates while you can. However, the practice range is in bad shape. It looks like they haven't bought new balls in years. Rumour says they may renovate the practice facilities sometime soon.

1. Ingram65, (Posted: Sunday, February 27, 2005): thank you for visiting the course. I see that you played two days after a major storm. WE CANNOT MOW UNTIL THE MOWER CAN GET THROUGH THE TURF WI... Continue »

1. Ingram65, (Posted: Sunday, February 27, 2005): thank you for visiting the course. I see that you played two days after a major storm. WE CANNOT MOW UNTIL THE MOWER CAN GET THROUGH THE TURF WITHOUT GETTING STUCK FIRST. The rough was very long but unless we were carrying line trimmers throughout the course there was no option to lower the rough that day.

2. Swanky007, and mountainkid, thank you.

3. BrianH, thank you for playing Balboa. We just vertical mowed the greens yesterday. We will be cross vertical mowing them within the next two weeks. This will help to rid the bumpiness. We had a fungus problem leading up to the aeration on April 25-27. We have finally seen good signs of recovery from the treatment as well as the aeration itself. The vertical mowing will also help to rid signs of Poa annua seed heads (the white dots)

All- in- all, the course probably is looking pretty darn good (that's what people tell me). Some people think the course has never been better. I am happy with compliments but far from satisfied. I know summer is approaching soon ( along with heat).
I cannot help but love the results that I have seen in the past five months (thanks to the rain). We will be working very hard to perfect the course up and through the summer.

Please post questions while noting...

I work very hard at what I do. Changes cannot come over night, but I work for you above all so don't hesitate to give suggestions and critiques as well!


Kevin


BTW, please thank my three greenskeepers when you are pleased with the course (and blaim me when dissatisfied). They are incredibly dependable and are above all the main reason for your good luck games.

Played the course on 5/15, was probably some of the best conditions i have seen playing there, however the greens were punched recently and they putted like it was done yesterday,(bumpy and slow). i ... Continue »

Played the course on 5/15, was probably some of the best conditions i have seen playing there, however the greens were punched recently and they putted like it was done yesterday,(bumpy and slow). i will definatly be back out soon