Lakewood has a reputation of having very slow play so it has been a few years since i played here. Was pleasantly surprised today as pace was decent. finished front 9 in 2 1/2 hours (what normally t... Continue »

Lakewood has a reputation of having very slow play so it has been a few years since i played here. Was pleasantly surprised today as pace was decent. finished front 9 in 2 1/2 hours (what normally take at least 3 hours before)... maybe it was the weather being windy today.. or maybe the new manager is making progress in enforcing pace of play. Was talking with the proshop folks and they say they have been keeping an eye on the pace...
Course condition - pretty good. Greens medium to fast - although there are a few holes with inconsistent speed. Some teeing ground a little sloped and uneven..
Overall - good experience today and will certainly come back.

Lakewood Country Club Review
Lakewood California Golf Course Reviews

Played Saturday 4/7 w/ 8:24 tee time. Got off at about 8:40 which is acceptable, we had 2 groups ahead of us, was told they belong to the "president's club", the group right ahead of us was behind by ... Continue »

Played Saturday 4/7 w/ 8:24 tee time. Got off at about 8:40 which is acceptable, we had 2 groups ahead of us, was told they belong to the "president's club", the group right ahead of us was behind by as much as 2 holes, the marshal did push the group to catch up (3x), but the group just doesn't care. The marshals should be able to kick groups out of the course after several warning, and to think that this group belongs to some "club" , they should be most aware of course rules to keep up, what is the point of having a special club if they are not setting any examples, might as well ban the club. Also, what is the point of having marshals if the most they can do is bark up a tree. Kudos for the poor marshal, but the management need to set some rules, or just outright not manage the course.

Lakewood Country Club Review
Lakewood California Golf Course Reviews

Played this morning before the men's match play. I give this place a bad review due to bad course management. I understand it was raining and I was fine because I came expecting rain. I did not get ... Continue »

Played this morning before the men's match play. I give this place a bad review due to bad course management. I understand it was raining and I was fine because I came expecting rain. I did not get to finish due to bad irrigation on the course. I understand not giving rain checks if I were to quit because of the rain but I stopped playing because the course was down right unplayable. Tee boxes, fairways, and especially the greens were flooded. I was basically playing in a water hazard the whole round.
I went in because of that and asked if they did anything like a voucher for next time but they just told me they did not give rain checks. I told the pro shop guy I was quitting because it was unplayable and even their men's club guys were saying the same thing, but they still said no. Well Lakewood you lost a customer who was loyal to your course and also a couple of tournaments I was going to plan at the course too.

Lakewood Country Club Review
Lakewood California Golf Course Reviews

Six hours to play a round of golf is beyond comprehension! Los Verdes is faster. I like the course but cannot fathom why the first five holes take forever to play before pace of play picks up. I di... Continue »

Six hours to play a round of golf is beyond comprehension! Los Verdes is faster. I like the course but cannot fathom why the first five holes take forever to play before pace of play picks up. I did not see a marshall on the course so Lakewood must be OK with this.

Lakewood Country Club Review
Lakewood California Golf Course Reviews

Got to course at 7:05am on Thursday 12/22 and got on the waiting list as a single I was the third single on the list. I got a med bucket of balls. The whole time I was on the range the I did not hear ... Continue »

Got to course at 7:05am on Thursday 12/22 and got on the waiting list as a single I was the third single on the list. I got a med bucket of balls. The whole time I was on the range the I did not hear any one called from the waiting list. So I went out and hit some putts and was keeping a eye on the groups going out I saw group after group go out as 4s and a few 5sm. I noticed it was now 8:45am. So Ive been at the course for 1 hour and 40min and not one person was ever called from the waiting list! I went in and told the starter hey I've been here for all most 2 hours and you have yet to call someone off the waiting list. His reply was I haven't had a chance to call anyone off the the list. Bull sh$t I've seen 4sm go out all morning! So I just decided to leave and but then I thought I'm going to call and speak to the Manager so I called and told the Manager what had happened and her reply was all of LA County course have to ask if it's ok to add a single to your group I know for a fact that he did'nt ask all the groups if its ok to add a single. What sucks is that you can't even tell some of these starters anything because they think they are Gods when in fact they are just dirtybags!

Lakewood Country Club Course Review
Lakewood California Golf Course Reviews

Lakewood always has a special place in my heart. It's one of the few really long golf courses in the LA area offering challenging greens at a great price. Played Wednesday walking and paid only $26 ... Continue »

Lakewood always has a special place in my heart. It's one of the few really long golf courses in the LA area offering challenging greens at a great price. Played Wednesday walking and paid only $26 to walk -- great deal. Pace of play was not the fastest but we did manage to finish before the sun went down. Started late (about 20 mins past our tee time). Round around 4 1/2 hours.

Greens in GREAT shape. They roll pretty true, fairly quick. Some thin spots on the greens but nothing too bad. You can even see the sand columns from the previous aeration around each hole on the green. Fairways are lush. Sand in bunkers both fairway and around the greens well stocked. Tees are flat; they rotate the tee locations pretty well, no unnatural wear and tear there.

Only advice is play early. Sun is dropping so fast nowadays very difficult to get a round. We were lucky the temperature dropped b/c it got everybody moving faster. We were a fivesome walking on the heels of a foursome in carts.

Lakewood Country Club Course Review
Lakewood California Golf Course Reviews

Played 9/10/11. Had a 9 ish tee time but when we got there we were told our tee time was 45 mins later than our original tee time. When asked why our tee time changed, they told us it was due to a J... Continue »

Played 9/10/11. Had a 9 ish tee time but when we got there we were told our tee time was 45 mins later than our original tee time. When asked why our tee time changed, they told us it was due to a Junior tournament. Pro shop never notified us of the change in time and when asked how come we weren't notified of the change, all we were told was I don't know....

I'm going to have to disagree with the previous poster...I played 9 yesterday at ST and the greens were atrocious. Good luck having a put hold any line. The worst part is BC people see the conditons, ... Continue »

I'm going to have to disagree with the previous poster...I played 9 yesterday at ST and the greens were atrocious. Good luck having a put hold any line. The worst part is BC people see the conditons, they don't care to fix their marks. Really awful and Lakewood country should put some effort back to playing conditions. Fairways and sand were decent...won't be back for a few weeks until they get their act together

Today was a real HOT day , and I'm not talking about my game . It was HOT. We were a 5some and it took us about 5 hours to get a round , but for what it cost to play , you can't complain . I hope the ... Continue »

Today was a real HOT day , and I'm not talking about my game . It was HOT. We were a 5some and it took us about 5 hours to get a round , but for what it cost to play , you can't complain . I hope the price stays the same . They also have a new GREEN on the third hole , Par 3 . Beautiful !!! I thought I was in Tiger Woods back yard until I saw that ugly fence in the back ground . Over all , I thought the course was in good shap. Good job Lakewood !!!