Wow. Hansen Dam is looking VERY nice lately. Construction is just about finished. All new cart paths & all new irrigation system. You can already see the difference on the course. It's not as crowded ... Continue »

Wow. Hansen Dam is looking VERY nice lately. Construction is just about finished. All new cart paths & all new irrigation system. You can already see the difference on the course. It's not as crowded and plays much smoother & quicker than other City courses such as Griffith Park or Rancho Park. And they are usually on time! Imagine that for a City course. And the best burger & fries around. Friendly staff. Check this course out if you haven't played it yet.

Played today, Wednesday @2:15. Not too busy -- got right on with a lot of room to spare. Tee boxes generally in nice shape. Fairways good, not lush, with a lot of roll. Greens were recently punched an... Continue »

Played today, Wednesday @2:15. Not too busy -- got right on with a lot of room to spare. Tee boxes generally in nice shape. Fairways good, not lush, with a lot of roll. Greens were recently punched and sanded and are in the recovery phase -- slow, bumpy and waffled. Hence, the lack of foot traffic. If you are out for a practice round and discount the putting, it's worth a go. Got around in 3:45 hours. For the total experience, the greens are going to need a week to be decent and a couple or more to be good. They are still doing a fair amount of work, but it doesn't really get in the way. The par-3 7th hole is closed and offset by a temporary par -3 finishing hole.

Played today, April 12, 2008. The course was in good shape expect for the fairway on the 11th hole. Once they are done with construction it should be in great shape. The greens were in good shape a... Continue »

Played today, April 12, 2008. The course was in good shape expect for the fairway on the 11th hole. Once they are done with construction it should be in great shape. The greens were in good shape and were rolling well. It was a little slow even for an 8:00am tee time. That's pretty much how it is there. Overall, it was a great day!

03/31/08 - Greens as near perfect as any public course I have ever played in CA. Construction on course is almost complete,should not come into play unless you get wild.

03/31/08 - Greens as near perfect as any public course I have ever played in CA. Construction on course is almost complete,should not come into play unless you get wild.

Played on Friday, February 22, 2008. The course [as others have already noted] is undergoing irrigation upgrades. Hole 2 was under the most severe distress. It was raining, so any disturbed ground was... Continue »

Played on Friday, February 22, 2008. The course [as others have already noted] is undergoing irrigation upgrades. Hole 2 was under the most severe distress. It was raining, so any disturbed ground was really a mud hole. Fortunately, this was the only really bad area. Greens were in great condition.

Played today.. Thank you Presidents day (for the day off), Had to pay the holiday rate.. it was only $31.. Construction zone, beware, if you don't mind all the workers and heavy equipment on the first... Continue »

Played today.. Thank you Presidents day (for the day off), Had to pay the holiday rate.. it was only $31.. Construction zone, beware, if you don't mind all the workers and heavy equipment on the first 5 holes its not that bad.. For a muni the course (other than the construction) was not that bad, the tee boxes were in decent shape and the greens were surprisingly quick.. The fairways have always been suspect, but the course makes it up in the distance/rate.. We were behind a quick 3some so me and my buddy finished in just under 4 hours..

Wow, BIGDOGS review pretty much sums up my review. I also was finally able to play with BigDog and Rtewfik...I enjoyed playing with FEAR at "BigDog's Knollwood tournament" so it was fun playing with ... Continue »

Wow, BIGDOGS review pretty much sums up my review. I also was finally able to play with BigDog and Rtewfik...I enjoyed playing with FEAR at "BigDog's Knollwood tournament" so it was fun playing with him again. We both seem to try to outdrive each other, if you've played with him his a very long ball hitter.

Well, there really isn't much to say about the course, the review below (BigDog's) was described exactly as to what the course conditions are at this time. It was my first time playing there and was pleasantly surprise at how nice of a track it is even with all the construction going on....the pace of play was great!

Played here on 2/15 with rtewfik, Fear, and h8bogeys. The course is still undergoing renovation to the cartpaths and irrigation system, but I knew that going in. The course was not overly crowded and... Continue »

Played here on 2/15 with rtewfik, Fear, and h8bogeys. The course is still undergoing renovation to the cartpaths and irrigation system, but I knew that going in. The course was not overly crowded and we teed off right on time (if not a few minutes early).

The starter had temporary scorecards which actually showed the holes we would be playing. Hole #3 was closed, Hole #11 used the green to the left and a par 3 was added to the end, utilizing Hole #11's normal green. On hole #2, the tees were pushed pretty far forward so this par 5 played more like a par 4. The construction didn't really affect play much, though we did occasionally have to wait for construction vehicles to move. I actually enjoyed the temporary changes to the course. Normally I don't like ending on a par 3, but I made a 30 footer for a "routine" birdie, so no complaints this time. Plus, this added par 3 at the end has you finish right next to the parking lot instead of a quarter mile away. The alternate green for #11 made the hole a tad short for a par 4 (265 yards) as my drive ended up on the back fringe - definitely wait (as we did) for the green to clear before teeing off on this hole.

Of the 4 L.A. City courses in the San Fernando Valley, this course has the most elevation changes. Got a good workout pushing my Clicgear cart up some of the hills. The greens were okay, though I did experience some mystery breaks right at the cup. The fairways were in better condition than Woodley or Balboa/Encino. I was always hitting off of grass (on those rare occasions when I found myself in the fairway). I only visited one sand trap (hole #4) and there was plenty of dry sand, so I was able to hit a soft shot pretty close to the pin.

Had a fun time, it was great to finally play a round with h8bogeys. I shot my best score at this course and was able lower my handicap by a whopping 0.1 points.

Played here on 2/5/08. Greens were in great shape but a bunch of the tee boxes and a lot of the fairways were in tough shape. Had a great time though.

Played here on 2/5/08. Greens were in great shape but a bunch of the tee boxes and a lot of the fairways were in tough shape. Had a great time though.