Balboa played pretty nicely this past Saturday. It's the first time in quite a while I've walked LA Muni fairways that weren't over-watered to the point of killing much of the grass - these fairways ... Continue »

Balboa played pretty nicely this past Saturday. It's the first time in quite a while I've walked LA Muni fairways that weren't over-watered to the point of killing much of the grass - these fairways were in good shape with some actual dry areas, and they were pretty firm. Greens were okay - pretty slow and bumpy with plenty of ball marks to repair. The rough here is pretty thick, has a lot of kikuyu grass, and can give you some funky lies, like it ought to. As a layout, Balboa isn't much of a golf course: it's basically a driver-wedge course and there's only one par-5 and one truly long par-4 on the whole course. It's a little tighter than sister course Encino, but neither of these courses offers much in the way of real shot values as they're both mostly flat and largely straight, with a few exceptions. Still, when you can't get on anywhere else on a weekend, you can squeeze $27 worth of golf out of either one of these courses.

I played in 3:45, teeing off in a foursome at 6:30. The course was in surprisingly good shape, considering the time of year and amount of play. The greens were reasonably good and would be significant... Continue »

I played in 3:45, teeing off in a foursome at 6:30. The course was in surprisingly good shape, considering the time of year and amount of play. The greens were reasonably good and would be significantly better if golfers would repair their ball marks. An enjoyable round!

Played 1st off this morning. Nice cool, cloudy weather. Got around in under 3 hrs as a twosome. Fun, shortish course. Greens were lush, soft and slow, but actually rolled fairly well. Fairways are the... Continue »

Played 1st off this morning. Nice cool, cloudy weather. Got around in under 3 hrs as a twosome. Fun, shortish course. Greens were lush, soft and slow, but actually rolled fairly well. Fairways are they're usual patchy selves, and the rough was long and wet. Tee boxes are still pretty beat up, but the blue tees were as a whole much better than the whites. Managed to miss the sand this week, so no report there.

I shouldn't complain about anything I guess... shot my low round ever today. Alright!

played yesterday, and the course was in the best shape I've ever seen it. The greens were immaculate!Now if people would just fix their ball marks it might stay that way.

played yesterday, and the course was in the best shape I've ever seen it. The greens were immaculate!Now if people would just fix their ball marks it might stay that way.

Greens were great after Aereation. Tee Boxes pretty tore up (What do you expect when a bunch of duffers play there). Play bogged down in the beginning ( d%mn Duffers), but sped up in the back. Great V... Continue »

Greens were great after Aereation. Tee Boxes pretty tore up (What do you expect when a bunch of duffers play there). Play bogged down in the beginning ( d%mn Duffers), but sped up in the back. Great Value for a Muni course. Watch out for the squirrels, they often take your food.

Played on 2/23. Fairways were yellow and thin in some spots. Tee boxes slightly beat up. Greens were in fantastic shape, however. 4.5 hours for a round on a municipal course for a Sunday morning is no... Continue »

Played on 2/23. Fairways were yellow and thin in some spots. Tee boxes slightly beat up. Greens were in fantastic shape, however. 4.5 hours for a round on a municipal course for a Sunday morning is not bad at all.

Considering the amount of rain we've had, the course is in good shape. Greens rolling quite well. Played in 4 hours 30 minutes on Presidents Day, pretty good for a holiday.

Considering the amount of rain we've had, the course is in good shape. Greens rolling quite well. Played in 4 hours 30 minutes on Presidents Day, pretty good for a holiday.

Played this morning early... the greens weren't nearly as smooth as they were just last week. The tees and fairways are pretty rough... but hey, beats working!

Played this morning early... the greens weren't nearly as smooth as they were just last week. The tees and fairways are pretty rough... but hey, beats working!

Not a bad city run course. Wide open and very forgiving. Tee boxes, fairways, and greens are usually in excellent condition.

Not a bad city run course. Wide open and very forgiving. Tee boxes, fairways, and greens are usually in excellent condition.