First time playing Hansen Dam on 10/24 with fellow Gker Kviser. The fairways and rough were in good conditions and if anything over watered in some areas. Greens were slow and bumpy. The strangest ... Continue »

First time playing Hansen Dam on 10/24 with fellow Gker Kviser. The fairways and rough were in good conditions and if anything over watered in some areas. Greens were slow and bumpy. The strangest thing was the maintenance crew hosing down the greens on a packed Saturday. POP was quite slow. We had 1 group in front of us teeing off from the black tees when they should have been on the ladies tees. Bunkers were decent. Not sure if I would play here again for the price we paid. Better deals and conditions to be found in Ventura County. The best part of the course was stopping at Rigos tacos. I would go back for that.

Played here on Saturday, October 24th. Overall, I found the course conditions to be somewhat mediocre. There was good grass coverage from tee to green. Tees were mostly level and not too many divots. ... Continue »

Played here on Saturday, October 24th. Overall, I found the course conditions to be somewhat mediocre. There was good grass coverage from tee to green. Tees were mostly level and not too many divots. Fairways and rough were nice. I think I always had a decent lie. Bunker sand looked a little hard packed, but was really okay to hit from. The greens were bumpier and slower than I remember and that is the biggest issue that I can say about the course. It might not bother me, except we paid almost full rack at $47 to ride and the round took nearly 5 1/2 hours. I guess HD is getting more popular among the LA municipal courses.

Played Hansen Dam 10/17
730 tee time and there were a lot of folders all ready on the golf course. This is the first time playing this golf course but had heard a lot about it. Couple of buddies play... Continue »

Played Hansen Dam 10/17
730 tee time and there were a lot of folders all ready on the golf course. This is the first time playing this golf course but had heard a lot about it. Couple of buddies play this course in their regular rotation.
To start it is a fun course, wide open and ready to fight back. Fairways are open and a little dry. Tee boxes were in decent shape, a couple of them had some un level lies but there was plenty space to find another sport. Sand was in great shape and consistent from fairway bunker to green side.
Greens were rolling pretty good, not to fast.
A lot of holes can be drive able, but might not be the right play. The back nine requires more of a be in the fairway nine. Due to the increase in trees on the back nine.
Pro shop / Dinner - is fairly expensive. That would be the one downfall.
Great for golf - lots of fun.

Will be going back to play again.

Played 10-13-15 early afternoon on a golfnow deal for $23.49 in 3 hours and 45 minutes as a twosome. Tees were in fair shape mostly level and semi-lush. Fairways were in ok shape with a few dried out... Continue »

Played 10-13-15 early afternoon on a golfnow deal for $23.49 in 3 hours and 45 minutes as a twosome. Tees were in fair shape mostly level and semi-lush. Fairways were in ok shape with a few dried out areas and other areas that were soft and a little muddy. Rough was a mix of long short and dirt. Sandtraps were in ok shape. Greens were very slow and very bumpy, impossible to keep a putt on line, they were also very soft and had some small bare areas. Course is in decent shape except for the greens.

Hansen Dam as a twosome (joined by another twosome) 9:15am 10/10/15. $40+cart ($12). POP 4:45.

Greens have healed just fine from the recent punching. Tee boxes here are all pretty darn level and th... Continue »

Hansen Dam as a twosome (joined by another twosome) 9:15am 10/10/15. $40+cart ($12). POP 4:45.

Greens have healed just fine from the recent punching. Tee boxes here are all pretty darn level and the fairways are fine. Traps are pretty consistent for a muni. Two issues. 1) the amount of standing water in the fairways in places (and on a couple tees) was plain strange. I'm sure they're using recycled water, but the greens staff should really watch out for that kind of waste. Even after noon when the watering had clearly stopped 4-5 hours ago it was present. 2) The greens are so spongy. With the kikuyu surrounding the greens and no real fringes you basically can't run balls onto the greens or play running wedges. Best way around here is to play your yardage to the hole and carry it all the way there. Hansen is a good (albeit less inspired) alternative to Wilson and Harding on a Saturday since it'll take an hour less.

I played here last Friday afternoon, using a GN hot deal, $20 to ride, with a $3.49 fee. As Cthuyen pointed out, look out for potholes in the road as soon as you approach the gate; they are deep and n... Continue »

I played here last Friday afternoon, using a GN hot deal, $20 to ride, with a $3.49 fee. As Cthuyen pointed out, look out for potholes in the road as soon as you approach the gate; they are deep and numerous. I was given the option to go out earlier than my 1:24 p.m. tee time. Although GN stated there would be an extra $4.00 charge for riding alone, I was not charged this. Good deal. I make it a point not to question my good fortune unless somebody could lose their job. The course was fairly empty, so I made it through the back nine in just over an hour. The front nine took almost two hours, so the entire pop was about 3.5 hours. Lush conditions from tee to green. The greens were medium slow, but rolled nice and smooth. I saw some greens are getting infiltration of kikuyu, although some greens were edged and the infiltrating grass removed. On the 12th green, I saw a large patch of Bermuda grass in the middle that will need to be dug out. The bunkers had many foot prints, so that could have sucked. Fortunately for me, my bunker visits did not include having to hit out of some size 6 depressions. All told, I would return here, especially for that rate.

Played 8-12-15 early afternoon with Nickesquire, Cthuyen and Mswshu for $27 with cart in a little under 4 hours. Tee boxes were in good shape, lush and mostly level. Fairways were mostly lush with a f... Continue »

Played 8-12-15 early afternoon with Nickesquire, Cthuyen and Mswshu for $27 with cart in a little under 4 hours. Tee boxes were in good shape, lush and mostly level. Fairways were mostly lush with a few dried out areas. Rough was not that long and in good shape. Didnt go in any bunkers but most looked like they could use a little work. Greens were a little slow and bumpy. Overall course is in good shape for the middle of summer.

Nice hot day out at Hansen Dam with Nick, Ron, and Woody. Watch for large potholes driving from entrance to clubhouse. As you drive up to entrance, a big sign that the course uses recycled water. F... Continue »

Nice hot day out at Hansen Dam with Nick, Ron, and Woody. Watch for large potholes driving from entrance to clubhouse. As you drive up to entrance, a big sign that the course uses recycled water. For a muni in Los Angeles, conditions were above average. Fairways were good shape with plenty of coverage. Rough was not too thick, but very sticky. It was hard to do any bump and run as the aprons swallowed up all approach shots. Sand traps were only fair, some maintained better than others. Looks like maintenance gave up on some bunkers. Drivable 1st two holes can slow starting pace. Greens were in good shape, but putted maybe at a 8. Customer service was pleasant and efficient. For $27 bucks to ride, a good value with POP under 4 hrs.

Played twilight with fellow GKers RGM2525, Cthuyen & Mswshu. Thanks to Ron, Kong & Woody for a fun afternoon! $27 with a cart, which was needed because it was 101 degrees when we finished @ 530pm. Pla... Continue »

Played twilight with fellow GKers RGM2525, Cthuyen & Mswshu. Thanks to Ron, Kong & Woody for a fun afternoon! $27 with a cart, which was needed because it was 101 degrees when we finished @ 530pm. Played the Blacks (6669/71.8/121) in slightly less than 4H. 2nd time playing here, played with the late TTucker2 back in 2008. I came away with a much better impression today than I did on my 1st visit 7 years ago. They have flopped the 9's since I played here last. It is now a little strange in that the 1st 2 holes are both short par 4's. While only super long hitters may drive #1, many people are going to wait for the green to clear on #2, which guarantees a slow start. However, the course flows well from #3 on. The tees were OK, level, decent turf, most of the par 3 divots have been filled in. Both the fairways and the rough were fairly lush. Much better than I remembered. Nice lies in the fairways and the kikuyu rough was long enough to be penal, tough to make solid contact even with mid to shorter irons. The greens looked great, but they do not putt as well as they look. They were fairly bumpy and medium slow to putt on. A little kikuyu creeping in along the borders. An added challenge is the kikuyu fringes, which will catch chip shots like velcro. The only thing really negative was the traps. I was in one that was pretty bad, and none looked like they had been raked recently. Typical L.A. muni in that regard. While there are no holes with a "wow factor", this is a decent course for a county muni. Customer Service was good, efficient check-in and the snack shop was decent @ the turn. I wouldn't play here often, but I won't go another 7 years between trips.