Usually a decent play, the fairways were in good shape. Greens were half punched, making putts very challenging. A very hilly and narrow course in most areas, but a couple of holes really open up.

Usually a decent play, the fairways were in good shape. Greens were half punched, making putts very challenging. A very hilly and narrow course in most areas, but a couple of holes really open up.

I played at the BIGDOG's fun outing (2nd time playing) there. I was very impressed the first time around that I wanted to come back again. I was less than impressed this time, but the value of my op... Continue »

I played at the BIGDOG's fun outing (2nd time playing) there. I was very impressed the first time around that I wanted to come back again. I was less than impressed this time, but the value of my opinion may be a little biased since the greens were just aerated about two weeks ago. I'm sure they'll be fast and healed in another 3 to 4 weeks. The fairways were nicely cut, I didn't really notice to many bare spot areas. I didn't find any fairway or greenside bunkers, so I can't comment on their consistency. Again, the greens were a little bumpy but are still running pretty fast if your "above the hole"....only advice is to stay below the hole. As far as the pace of play, I don't know if the pace of play is always like this at Knollwood but everytime this being my second time there it took us another 5 1/2 hours to finish on a weekday! I'm sure we were kind of slow because of the tournament, especially people in our group reading the putts from all different angles and still they 3-puttted....it was really funny to watch!

We played on Friday morning before the greenskeeper tournament. We teed off about 5 - 10 minutes after our tee time. Pace of play was reasonable. It took us about 5 hours to play 18. Then we repla... Continue »

We played on Friday morning before the greenskeeper tournament. We teed off about 5 - 10 minutes after our tee time. Pace of play was reasonable. It took us about 5 hours to play 18. Then we replayed another 9 holes, which took us about 3 hours to play 9. We had to wait on every hole on the last 9 holes.

The greens have not quite recovered from aeration. I couldn't believe that one half of the greens were aerated. If your ball landed on the aerated part of the greens, your ball didn't roll too good until you got off the aerated part. It was still a little too sandy for me. Greens were still a little bumpy in spots.

Bunkers were very hard to hit out of. It seem there wasn't much sand in the bunkers. There was a guy in the group behind us who every time he tried to hit out of the bunker that he would blade his shot and hit our cart.

The fairways were looking a little dry and thin in spots. Since it was a warm day on Friday, the groundkeeper were watering the fairways if there was a gap between the players on the course. Therefore, the fairways were a little mushy on the course for some of the holes.

But overall we like playing here. The first hole is a bit of a challenge, which makes it interesting to play here. We like the price to play here plus it is close to home. No wonder it is soo busy to play here.

Played in TheBigDog's May 2, 2008 tourney. When they say they aerated half of the greens, they meant literally. At least half the putting surfaces were blemish free. By mid-May, the greens will be gro... Continue »

Played in TheBigDog's May 2, 2008 tourney. When they say they aerated half of the greens, they meant literally. At least half the putting surfaces were blemish free. By mid-May, the greens will be grown in nicely.

Course has been better, but currently under repair. Pace is still a bit slow. Greens were recently punched, so they're pretty bumpy. All in all not bad for the Twilight rate.

Course has been better, but currently under repair. Pace is still a bit slow. Greens were recently punched, so they're pretty bumpy. All in all not bad for the Twilight rate.

Slow pace with fivesomes everywhere. Traps weren't raked.

Slow pace with fivesomes everywhere. Traps weren't raked.

Fun layout. Greens are extremely bumpy. Sand quality in the bunkers is poor, like ground up pebbles. Pace at 7am on a weekday was 5+ hours.

Fun layout. Greens are extremely bumpy. Sand quality in the bunkers is poor, like ground up pebbles. Pace at 7am on a weekday was 5+ hours.

Played with TheBigDog's tourney on Feb. 2, 2008. As Nick has stated, the greens were the best part of the course. Winter conditions with dormant fairways and rough have left this course with a "less-t... Continue »

Played with TheBigDog's tourney on Feb. 2, 2008. As Nick has stated, the greens were the best part of the course. Winter conditions with dormant fairways and rough have left this course with a "less-than-fair rating." It's not that dormant fairways and rough is bad, you do get more roll. However, with no water, no views and a lack of scenery other than pine and eucalyptus, this can be a kind of dreary place in winter. Also, sand traps could have a little more and better sand in them. As for pace of play, let's just say that it has the typical L.A. municipal pace. Figure about 6 hours, unless it is raining, because the rain keeps the crowds away.

Played in tournament there 2/1. The greens were the best part of the course, fast and scary if you were on the wrong side of the hole on several greens, a little bumpy, but excellent overall after alo... Continue »

Played in tournament there 2/1. The greens were the best part of the course, fast and scary if you were on the wrong side of the hole on several greens, a little bumpy, but excellent overall after alot of rain recently. The tees were only in fair shape, unlevel and thin in many spots. Both the fairways and rough were generally decent, maybe a little thin in too many spots.