Played yesterday morning at 8am. There were three of us, and of course, they put a twosome with us. For those of you who aren't familiar with Long Beach golf protocol and parlance, we locals call th... Continue »

Played yesterday morning at 8am. There were three of us, and of course, they put a twosome with us. For those of you who aren't familiar with Long Beach golf protocol and parlance, we locals call that a "Long Beach Foursome". In Long Beach, they don't believe in foursomes; they'll put 5 in every group no matter what. I'm surprised they haven't implemented sixsomes. Rounds here already last 5 and a half hours and sometimes more, so what would be the harm in adding another player? Sarcasm aside, the course was a moat. The fairway was indestinguishable from the rough; 3 inches or more in all parts of the course. The rough was even higher and thicker in parts, which made finding balls virtually impossible, even in the middle of the fairway. The bunkers, as typical of Long Beach courses, had virtually no sand in them. The one saving grace were the greens. They were in fenomenal shape. They rolled as pure as any greens I've seen. This is clearly due to the fact that nobody's been playing on them the last three weeks because of the rains. Rest assured, the greens will look tired and overplayed in a few weeks. It's too bad the American Golf "powers that be" aren't smart enough to close a golf course if the fairways are in such bad shape, that the groundscrew has to use chalk to show you were the fairway outline is. Just keep the course closed until it's decent to play. I know that the greens fees are cheap, but the course could have used this dry weather week to rest and be beautified by the groundscrew, not sloshed around on by hundreds of people. If yall want to see some good greens, get out here quick before they're gone!

With the rain we've been having...this course will be a lake for a while. It has severe drainage problems, even after they put a bunch of money to try and fix it. Avoid playing probably until February... Continue »

With the rain we've been having...this course will be a lake for a while. It has severe drainage problems, even after they put a bunch of money to try and fix it. Avoid playing probably until February... as long as the rain eases off here within the next few weeks. It will need a month to dry out.

Played 11/30. Course is being overseeded so cartpath only. Greens were great, a little firm, but very fast and smooth. Fairways were hard and gave lots of roll. Course was empty, walked right on, ... Continue »

Played 11/30. Course is being overseeded so cartpath only. Greens were great, a little firm, but very fast and smooth. Fairways were hard and gave lots of roll. Course was empty, walked right on, but did not help the time. First seven holes played in less than 1.5 hours, rest of the round took over 3 hours. No marshall to move groups on. Still a beautiful day at a good course.

waited 2 hours to get on day after turkey day. play took almost 6 hours. greens are nice. rough needs work. thin and patchy at a lot of areas. everything else ok.
they need to stop putting out 5-some... Continue »

waited 2 hours to get on day after turkey day. play took almost 6 hours. greens are nice. rough needs work. thin and patchy at a lot of areas. everything else ok.
they need to stop putting out 5-somes to cut down on the length of play.

The course is preparing to overseed the fairways which is the reason for the heavy water.

The course is preparing to overseed the fairways which is the reason for the heavy water.

I agree with the previous reviewers.....many fairway spots were wet, muddy and soggy. We have had no rain for more than a week, so it must be just poor drainage. I had to take relief out of a pool of ... Continue »

I agree with the previous reviewers.....many fairway spots were wet, muddy and soggy. We have had no rain for more than a week, so it must be just poor drainage. I had to take relief out of a pool of water and mud a few times today. The greens were variable....some excellent and some were diseased. I guess with Skylinks now open....this course was pretty wide open today. Played Rec Park last week and I think that course was in overall better shape. However had 2 rounds of 4hrs at each of these courses during the weekday....that I love. I wonder if the slighter new higher green fees have anything to do with the course being less crowded.

played on 11/14 ... the greens are in better shape as well as the fairways ... they cut down the grass bunker on #8. New netting has been installed on the right side of the driving range as well, sinc... Continue »

played on 11/14 ... the greens are in better shape as well as the fairways ... they cut down the grass bunker on #8. New netting has been installed on the right side of the driving range as well, since the other netting was torn during the last storm. One thing that bothered me was the amount of standing water that was prevalent throughout the course ... it has rained in weeks so are they over watering, is the course not draining properly or all of the above. It seems that this course is very high maintenance.

The best deal anywhere and a great course. Not the longest but tight. Just one little thing wrong, the condition of the course is not the best right now but it looks like it's on the way back. A coupl... Continue »

The best deal anywhere and a great course. Not the longest but tight. Just one little thing wrong, the condition of the course is not the best right now but it looks like it's on the way back. A couple of fairways have standing water, the greens are getting in better shape. PLEASE FIX YOUR BALL MARKS.

Played in a tournament on 10/23. My first time playing the course, I was pretty impressed by the layout. It is deceptively tight, with old large trees positioned to block many approach shots. And o... Continue »

Played in a tournament on 10/23. My first time playing the course, I was pretty impressed by the layout. It is deceptively tight, with old large trees positioned to block many approach shots. And once you're in the trees, it's a coin flip whether or not you have a shot. Pretty flat, so it would make a good walking course. The greens and tee boxes had been punched a couple of weeks ago. The greens remained pretty bumpy, which got a little maddening on short putts. The bunkers were in surprisingly good shape, with just the right amount of sand with good consistency. Lots of standing water in several fairways from the recent rains. I liked the practice area, with two practice greens and a chipping/pitching area. The fence for the range is full of holes and needs to be replaced though...it's only a matter of time before someone on the tenth hole gets conked on the head. Will definitely be playing again...I scheduled a tournament for next summer.