Got back to L'Wood on my Friday off this week, where walking on as a single is still only $27 weekdays. It was a ghost town at 5:45AM so I was on the course at 6 with a group of regulars, cool guys t... Continue »

Got back to L'Wood on my Friday off this week, where walking on as a single is still only $27 weekdays. It was a ghost town at 5:45AM so I was on the course at 6 with a group of regulars, cool guys to tee it up with. We finished in 4 hours behind a walking five some. Maintenance out doing their thing so all the greens were cut to medium speed, very few ball marks or footprints to negotiate ... actually, very nice poa but very soft & sticky. I mean every iron or chip shot would stop on a dime although you could see it firming up and starting to release balls as the dew disappeared on the back side. Bunkers looked fine (I avoided them all today but heard no complaints). Fairways were green and the Kikuyu (and a variety of whatever else is growing out there) was in good shape. Rough always patchy and uneven here, you get what you get if you miss the fairway which I did often on the front side ... guess what: this isn't a country club. Marshall out with water for players, drinking fountains worked fine but too early to see the cart girl which is why I always carry my own drinks and snacks. So, I don't get the last few posts: I guess it's just bad timing because I've always been treated to decent to good conditions at the Wood and for the money it's one of the best bargains you can find in the LA County coastal area. You can drive to Corona to play Goose Creek or Chino Hill's Los Serranos for a better deal ... but you gotta drive. I still give the Wood my recommendation ... just play early if possible to avoid the masses. BTW: not a coot to be found. They must have flown North for the summer :-)