Walked on Friday morning early 6am'ish and Dave got me out right away ($27 to walk), no waiting. Course typical muni conditions, not much maintenance today (spotty fairways, patchy rough, and general... Continue »

Walked on Friday morning early 6am'ish and Dave got me out right away ($27 to walk), no waiting. Course typical muni conditions, not much maintenance today (spotty fairways, patchy rough, and generally sloppy tee boxes), greens still showing some signs of aeration and were not mown, so they ran quite a bit on the slow side. Greenside bunkers maintained but fairway bunkers very crusty. PoP fantastic for us, about 3:40, but the group behind us was holding everything up, sorry to say, they were 1 1/2 holes behind. Marshall was buzzing 'em ... they still should have finish in 4 hrs. but I see how this course can get very slow later in the day.

05/24 , On the Tee on time with a wedding ceremony on the 1st Tee with a couple of guys, nice. Course is in decent shape, greens are slow for the most part and divots are all over the greens. My group... Continue »

05/24 , On the Tee on time with a wedding ceremony on the 1st Tee with a couple of guys, nice. Course is in decent shape, greens are slow for the most part and divots are all over the greens. My group got to to 10th tee, lo and behold there was 4 groups waiting, either 2 or so groups jump in front, one of guys i was playing with went to the pro-shop to see what's up, Keith at the pro-shop said there is nothing he can do, he can't leave the pro-shop and the marshall went home, really, then he said, either we work it out ourselves or deal with it. I am sure there is a manager of this course or a mechanic or whoever is working should be able to come out and see to it that the problem is fix. Unacceptable, the worse experience, will never play here again and i will tell everyone about it.

To provide some contrast to the previous post: I also played on Fri. 5/10 and walked on at 6:10AM as a single ($27 to walk) ... starter (Pro Dave, nice guy) got me on the tee in 10 minutes after a fri... Continue »

To provide some contrast to the previous post: I also played on Fri. 5/10 and walked on at 6:10AM as a single ($27 to walk) ... starter (Pro Dave, nice guy) got me on the tee in 10 minutes after a friendly debate on GUR on the sanded greens (I don't agree that a course can make a 'local rule' to take relief due to aeration). PoP was exactly 4 hours which is 45 minutes faster than tksss32's 4:45 round ... he teed off 2.5 hours later. Guess it pays to play early at most muni's. Conditions he stated are accurate, greens are half punched and sanded, other half in decent shape. Nice to see #3 green open, I hope it can stay that way. I found the bunkers I visited in very good condition, just a few footprints and some poor raking, just the rub of the green in most cases if you get a decent lie or not. The 'Wood is not a very long track, unless you play the Rocks, and the lakes are interesting to walk by to see the turtles and some bass swimmin around. Back nine is actually a nice layout running thru the neighborhoods. Not a bad place to play a round ... but try to play early. It's a LA County, AG run course, and you can't beat the price anywhere. Good food and nice pub-like bar to hang, too.

Played on 05/10 at 0836. The course was very crowded but I didn't mind the pace too much. We waited but it moved along ok and we finished in about 4:45. Tee boxes are in decent shape. The fairways... Continue »

Played on 05/10 at 0836. The course was very crowded but I didn't mind the pace too much. We waited but it moved along ok and we finished in about 4:45. Tee boxes are in decent shape. The fairways are also decent with just a few patchy areas. They are quite firm and run out quite a bit. The rough can be thick in some spots and patchy in others. I was not in any sand but my playing partners did not complain. Half the greens were aerated a couple weeks ago and they seem to be healing well. There is some inconsistency between green to green here, but overall they are in decent condition and roll smooth but bumpy at times. The brand new green (no longer a temp on #3) is in good condition but VERY SLOW.

Played in today's SCGA one-day net tourney. My tee time was at 9:38. Teed off about 10:15 and then round was a bit over 5 hours after that. So much for the big Pace of Play pledge! I expect the play t... Continue »

Played in today's SCGA one-day net tourney. My tee time was at 9:38. Teed off about 10:15 and then round was a bit over 5 hours after that. So much for the big Pace of Play pledge! I expect the play to be a little slower with full-on USGA rules in effect and people taking their rounds much more seriously, but when there's a wait of 4 groups deep on the short par-3 3rd hole it's pretty brutal.

The course was in OK shape. Pretty dry and thin out there right now. Typical muni kikuyu with thin spots throughout the fairways. Rough very patchy and inconsistent, but cut very tight so it wasn't much trouble unless you were between two clumps of grass. The aprons near the greens were nice, lush and consistent. The greens are still recovering from the first half of aeration, so one side is punched and sanded. Not horribly bumpy, but very slow. Normal halves a little quicker, but still relatively slow. Soft and receptive, though, so made for more aggressive play to some tricky pin placements for the tournament. Bunkers a little crusty, but enough sand to get the job done. A few lumpy tee boxes, but mostly OK.

Even though I've played all the Long Beach area courses plenty of times, this was somehow my first time at Lakewood. It felt eerily familiar and fits in well with the rest of those comparable courses. Flat terrain. Some big lakes on both nines, but really takes a bad shot to bring them into play on most holes. Greens pretty straightforward without too much undulation, but still a little deceptive on putts. Generally a tad more break than you think. Solid all-around course that's definitely a little tougher than it looks.

played this afternoon and given the masters was on, the course was pretty much empty. Teed off on time with 1 group in front. Finished in 4 1/2 hours but could have finished faster if not for the gr... Continue »

played this afternoon and given the masters was on, the course was pretty much empty. Teed off on time with 1 group in front. Finished in 4 1/2 hours but could have finished faster if not for the group in front as we had to wait for almost all shots. FYI - there was no one in front of them and there was no marshalls to police the pace. We didnt let it bother us and i was expecting 5 hour round anyway.

Conditions were pretty good considering.
Greens were rolling well but there were some with severe ball marks that have been left unrepaired.

Bunker (at least the 1 I was in) was well stocked and raked.

They do have a good short game practice facility and i enjoy coming out here.

Played 4/4 in am with co-worker. Asked upon arrival if we wanted to tee off right away, agreed and were paired with another single and another twosome. All nice guys, sent out 30 min early. First ti... Continue »

Played 4/4 in am with co-worker. Asked upon arrival if we wanted to tee off right away, agreed and were paired with another single and another twosome. All nice guys, sent out 30 min early. First time playing here. Shot 94 from the blues (20 handicap - I usually play white). Made some nice shots, flubbed some too. Perfect weather. Conditions, for a public American Golf run course - greens, fairways, sand, tee boxes were all good / above average. $40 with cart, great value compared to what you get at Alondra, Woodley or Chester Washington for same price. Pace of play was 4.5 hours - some of the guys were slow players, but we were pretty much keeping up. Overall, a great day. I recommend this course, and will be back to play again soon. * Temp green on the 3rd hole has a ridiculous "jumbo size" cup. The real green looks beautiful, why so long before opening it back up?

Played yesterday around 1 pm as a threesome. Pace of play good, finished around 5:30pm. Course looked empty after our round. Greens in great shape. Putts rolled relatively quick but true. For me it ... Continue »

Played yesterday around 1 pm as a threesome. Pace of play good, finished around 5:30pm. Course looked empty after our round. Greens in great shape. Putts rolled relatively quick but true. For me it was hard to judge roll out and speed of greens it was almost as if the speed of greens change on the back 9 compared to front 9. Fairways in good shape. Tee boxes relatively flat. Sand in bunkers well stocked. Temp green on 3. Course was not busy. $27 to play. Decent deal for course conditions I crave. And by the way, I would play here again.

I like Lakewood! Played Sat 3/30 had a 7:40 tee time and teed of at 7:50. The course was in great shape. Greens were smooth and medium speed with very few marks on them. Fairways were in very good s... Continue »

I like Lakewood! Played Sat 3/30 had a 7:40 tee time and teed of at 7:50. The course was in great shape. Greens were smooth and medium speed with very few marks on them. Fairways were in very good shape and the rough was 1 to 2 inches and in good shape. Pace was good for a Saturday, we were 4 with a 5 group in front and behind and after the 3rd hole we never waited to hit, finished in 4hrs 40 mins. The course is not overly challenging but you do have to respect the trouble or your scorecard can get ugly! I wish it wasn't so hard to get out early here because it is one of my favorites! WHEN WILL THEY OPEN THE THIRD HOLE?!? I hate temporary greens!