Walked up and got right out (6:45). Right at 4hrs to play, the way golf should be. Course is in good shape, but the greens are SLOW! Had a great time my three other playing partrers.

Walked up and got right out (6:45). Right at 4hrs to play, the way golf should be. Course is in good shape, but the greens are SLOW! Had a great time my three other playing partrers.

Played Sunday 6/12. Had a 2:06 reservation but let our twosome go out at 1:45. The course was empty for a Sunday afternoon and we finished in under 4 hours! Fastest round I've ever played...and this o... Continue »

Played Sunday 6/12. Had a 2:06 reservation but let our twosome go out at 1:45. The course was empty for a Sunday afternoon and we finished in under 4 hours! Fastest round I've ever played...and this on a muni on the weekend....and we were walking! Be aware that this is not the easiest course to walk. There are many hills to hike up and down. The course is in fantastic condition. The fairways are as lush as higher end courses. The rough is lush and just thick enough to grab your hosel. The greens are rolling true and require you to honor the breaks. Much better conditions than the Sepulveda complex now.

Decent course, wide open fairways, great course for a high to mid handicaps. Tee boxes were in decent shape, fairways weren't horrible, greens were a little bumpy but smooth most of the time. Scored... Continue »

Decent course, wide open fairways, great course for a high to mid handicaps. Tee boxes were in decent shape, fairways weren't horrible, greens were a little bumpy but smooth most of the time. Scored my lowest score ever here, great confidence builder.

Greens have nearly healed from aeration about 3 weeks ago; you can see the holes, but it is not really bumpy. Depending on your line, you could get caught in a row of holes that would pull your ball o... Continue »

Greens have nearly healed from aeration about 3 weeks ago; you can see the holes, but it is not really bumpy. Depending on your line, you could get caught in a row of holes that would pull your ball off line, otherwise it is fine. By next weekend, it should be nice. Tees lush and level. Fairways were mostly lush with good lies. At least the two times I found fairways. Maybe a little tight lie here and there. Sand traps have good sand. Pace of play at just about Four and a half hours. No waiting.

A bit late on my review, but played Hansen Thursday 3/31 with my buddy and another two-some, going out just after 3:00 pm for a twilight round on an unseasonably warm afternoon. This was my first time... Continue »

A bit late on my review, but played Hansen Thursday 3/31 with my buddy and another two-some, going out just after 3:00 pm for a twilight round on an unseasonably warm afternoon. This was my first time playing since they flopped the nines and slightly reconfigured the current front nine. I think the old set up allowed you to ease into the round more with a wide open, slightly downhill par four and then a pretty straight forward par five. Now you begin with two short, but eccentric par fours which emphasize course management and risk/reward right off the bat, but I don't think this is a necessarily bad thing. The second hole in particular will tempt you with its short length and high tee box, and playing it for a conservative par (laying up to your best full wedge distance) will seem almost too easy. But there is a lot trouble guarding the reachable green if you decide to go for it, not the least of which is to make sure you are hitting at the correct green. From he tee box, the 9th green looks like it should be your target (and used to be). On the flip side, the current 18th hole probably works better there as a finishing hole than it's previous position at nine. It's the longest par 4, with an uphill approach to the green to make it play longer. You want to know how you've been playing on the day and be warmed up before deciding what your target score will be for this hole. Bogey is very respectable for a lot of people. Otherwise, generally large greens with a mix of open and strategic holes and plenty of opportunities to pull out driver. As far as the course conditions I am at loss to think of any negatives. Tee boxes were all good and level enough, fairways devoid of brown or bare spots but with roll, rough varied from minimal to punitive, and the greens were receptive with a good medium fast pace and a minimum of ball marks. It's been commented that this is one of the nicest conditioned of the public city courses and I think currently, it must be. Unfortunately, it looks like it is coming up on aeration next week, so go now if you can. Twilight started at 2:00 on our day. Starting at 3:00-ish we should have easily finished 18, but as a group we were frustratingly slow. The goups that went by us finished easily. I finished 16, walked over to the 150 mark on 18th fairway and played a ball from there in as the light was fading. Missed 17 completely.

Went out as a twosome on Saturday morning. We got just enough break from the rain to squeeze in a round. Despite the heavy rain during the early morning hours, the fairway was in fair condition and ... Continue »

Went out as a twosome on Saturday morning. We got just enough break from the rain to squeeze in a round. Despite the heavy rain during the early morning hours, the fairway was in fair condition and was not overly saturated. The greens were very fast and soft. The sand was hard and very difficult to play from. Some of the tee boxes were very bare and was hard to find a decent patch to tee off. We got stuck behind a slow foursome but they were nice enough to let us play through before the back 9. Finished the round in 4 hours, which is probably the best you can do on a Saturday morning at Hansen. It's definitely one of the better muni courses in LA. I was happy to get my golf fix before the crazy rain on Sunday.

Played The Dam today. I had the first tee time at 6:06 am. Got there at 5:40 and the started was not open yet. They finally opened at 6:05am and there were 2 guys walking on in front of me. So the sta... Continue »

Played The Dam today. I had the first tee time at 6:06 am. Got there at 5:40 and the started was not open yet. They finally opened at 6:05am and there were 2 guys walking on in front of me. So the starter in his infinite wisdom let the 2 guys who were walking not riding out first with 2 scrubs that walked on who were riding. I go out second in a threesome who were all riding. So my first tee time of the day easy 4 hour round turns into a day of waiting and trying my best to not hit into the guys in front of us too many times 5 1/2 hour round. Course was in great shape, new cart girl had a cute butt, and the starter sucked. The foursome would not let us pass and the marshal said he couldn't do anything since they were not playing TOO slow. AAARRRRHHHHHH! So a course in pretty good condition got overlooked by stupid course workers.

Teed off at 10:30 on President's Day. Finally finished at 4:00 pm. Horrible pace of play. The course, however, is in great shape. The greens were the best I've seen in an L.A. muni. They were firm & f... Continue »

Teed off at 10:30 on President's Day. Finally finished at 4:00 pm. Horrible pace of play. The course, however, is in great shape. The greens were the best I've seen in an L.A. muni. They were firm & fast and broke true. Plus, they would hold a good shot. The fairways were lush with some muddy areas from the recent rain. The rough was not too high, but could definitely cause problems. My major complaint were the tee boxes. None were very level. I always felt like I was leaning sideways or the ball was below or above my feet. Several boxes had a fair amount of damage. The sand was inconsistent. I've got to stop playing on holidays. The pace is too slow and $55 for an L.A. resident is way too steep. Still, this is the best muni in the Valley.

I just played Hansen last Saturday (2/5/11) and I was really impressed. I've played there many times and this was the best condition I have ever seen it. As a regular player at the city muni's this mi... Continue »

I just played Hansen last Saturday (2/5/11) and I was really impressed. I've played there many times and this was the best condition I have ever seen it. As a regular player at the city muni's this might have been the best condition I have ever seen at ANY city course. That said, the reversed nines are terrible. The entire character of the course is gone. 1. the old 18th (the TOUGHEST green of all the munis) was the best finishing hole on the city courses. Now it's the 8th hole. The 9 now ends with a par 3. I hate that. 2. The new 17th and 18th are terrible finishing holes. 17 is tight and awkward and 18 is way too long (more later). 3. The new 18th hole is 450 yards uphill from the tips. It's is far out of line with the rest of the holes on the course. Considering the elevation at the end of the hole, it easily plays over 500 yards. 4. the #2 is too short. I can easily reach the green from the black tees and I am not the biggest hitter. It's 250 yards!