Played today in 4 hours. They were doing the 2nd half of the greens today. The side that has been done, is healing but not real fast (and putting is not good). So it most likely will be at least 2 wee... Continue »

Played today in 4 hours. They were doing the 2nd half of the greens today. The side that has been done, is healing but not real fast (and putting is not good). So it most likely will be at least 2 weeks before the greens are in good shape (IMO - no rating done today). Customer service excellent and no changes from my last posting on the rest of the course. So if good greens are not a requirement, than you will at least enjoy the rest of the course?

Played in the SCGA 1 day tournament this past Saturday (10/8). It might have been the nicest day ever to play this course as Catalina was in clear view. It was my first time playing here and I was a b... Continue »

Played in the SCGA 1 day tournament this past Saturday (10/8). It might have been the nicest day ever to play this course as Catalina was in clear view. It was my first time playing here and I was a bit concerned about the half punched greens, but they have rolled nicely as the punched side still rolled well, showing just a few signs of aeration. The non aerated side was smooth and fairly quick, especially towards the ocean. Bunkers were very nice, had good white sand, and played heavier than they looked. Tee boxes were mostly level and weren't worn out on the par 3's, which I found surprising for a public course that gets a lot of play. It looks like they restrict watering at this course too. The fairways and the rough definitely showed it. Fairways were dry and firm with yellow to green grass, but no bare areas. The rough was either bare or dead grass. This made it tougher to play as the course has a lot of doglegs and a lot of slope. This means that if you land on the wrong side of the fairway, the ball was running off into the tree line, which was pine needles and dirt. It was a beautiful day with some amazing views, but this factor made it a little frustrating at times. I think this course has a few great holes and I'm certainly glad I got to check it off the list on such a nice day, but I'm in no rush to go back because of how dry it was. That being said. I would definitely go back after we get some rain.

Played today in a nice POP of 4 hours. Not much to add from last weeks review, except as I noted (greens in great shape - aeration ?) and it started today (as stated on GK so right on time). They will... Continue »

Played today in a nice POP of 4 hours. Not much to add from last weeks review, except as I noted (greens in great shape - aeration ?) and it started today (as stated on GK so right on time). They will do the 2nd half of each green in 2 weeks. I will not rate the course today. Looks like aeration season is upon us, throughout S CA.

Played 9/21 in a great POP of 4 hours. Course is green and in good shape. Nothing wrong with the tee boxes/sand traps (doing very well since they were redone); fairways in good shape this week both in... Continue »

Played 9/21 in a great POP of 4 hours. Course is green and in good shape. Nothing wrong with the tee boxes/sand traps (doing very well since they were redone); fairways in good shape this week both in lies and roll out; greens in great shape (which means it is time for aeration :). Customer service excellent at all levels.

As most people mention, great place, great conditions, good greens, flat level tee boxes, fantastic ocean views.......but so SLOWWWWW. You have to know this and embrace this going into the round. I ... Continue »

As most people mention, great place, great conditions, good greens, flat level tee boxes, fantastic ocean views.......but so SLOWWWWW. You have to know this and embrace this going into the round. I went out at 9:30am last Tuesday, and then around 1pm on Thursday. Both rounds over 5.5 hours, pushing closer to 6 hours. Getting to 14 & 15 late in the afternoon on a clear day is a great sight though!! Nice staff, good snack bar, and good course, just the POP is brutal. I love it, I hate it.....

Played today in a POP of 4 hours. Would have been less if the 4 in front of us played from the proper tees and did not putt out every putt (including the ones less then a foot). And we had a 101 year ... Continue »

Played today in a POP of 4 hours. Would have been less if the 4 in front of us played from the proper tees and did not putt out every putt (including the ones less then a foot). And we had a 101 year old player and his younger brother of 95 with us a usual. Never once saw the marshal making rounds to check on play and the group in front of us was a hole behind all morning (very frustrating). Course is in good shape. No issues with tee boxes or sand traps. Fairways were clean (a bit wet when we started) and dried out later providing good lies and roll out. Rough is virtually non existent and I am fine with that. Greens are in great shape. Customer service excellent at all levels. Oh and LA county has raised fees as of Sept 1. $ .50 for seniors (now $16.50) and $1.00 for non (now $30). Cart fees are under consideration.

Played today (in very foggy conditions) in 4 hours. Course is in decent shape, given the amount of play it gets. Tee boxes great (of course they were all redone over the last 2/3 years); fairways prov... Continue »

Played today (in very foggy conditions) in 4 hours. Course is in decent shape, given the amount of play it gets. Tee boxes great (of course they were all redone over the last 2/3 years); fairways provided good to decent lies (still a lot of bare/thin areas) given the shortage of water available; bunkers excellent (also redone in the last 2/3 years); greens putted/chipped just fine and there is very little rough left (except outside of the fairways). I very much like (as stated before) the run up areas in front of the greens and short trim around greens. Customer service excellent at all levels. They are currently working on a new sand trap/chipping and practice green area on the old practice green next to the cart barn. Not sure when it will be done, but it severely impacts parking, as the equipment is stored on many parking spots, making them unavailable.

To beat traffic, went Los Verdes early so I could make my later appointment. Just had time for 9 holes, so played the back nine on a beautiful morning. The course is in very nice condition right now... Continue »

To beat traffic, went Los Verdes early so I could make my later appointment. Just had time for 9 holes, so played the back nine on a beautiful morning. The course is in very nice condition right now. I thought the greens rolled extremely well. Still bare areas in the rough, but I suspect that's by design?

Wish I would have had time to play all 18, but still had a great time.

The course is in excellent overall shape. They've spent some money making all kinds of improvements... sure there's still some work to do but it's in the best shape I've seen in a long time. We teed o... Continue »

The course is in excellent overall shape. They've spent some money making all kinds of improvements... sure there's still some work to do but it's in the best shape I've seen in a long time. We teed off at 7:00 am and it was a bit wet and there are quite a few bare spots on the sides of fairways almost like it's been killed off and in the process of renovation. The tee boxes are in almost immaculate condition, not many divots, d%mn near perfectly level... the downside is with it on the wet side the fertilizer or something is green and it gets on your club heads and turns anything painted white a greenish tint which should wash off but don't touch your shirt especially if it's white... hopefully that will wash out too... but probably the best tee boxes I've played in years. The greens were exceptionally smooth and just rolled so well... of course reading the greens can be tough, they say everything breaks towards the ocean which is generally true. Even the fairways were in great shape (except for the bare areas that they're working on), they seemed smoother and very lush. Now the sand left a little for desire but it was on the wet side and although the couple of traps I was in were wet they seemed very playable, just heavy... now another player in the group complained that a couple of traps seemed thin but I can't attest to that one, besides it's better to just stay out of the traps. Now one of the practice greens is under total renovation and not usable and I never made it to the driving range so no review. At this time (August 26, 2016) I've got to highly recommend this course, it's in excellent overall shape and where else can you play for $42 with a cart and get oceans views, not to mention that it's always seems cooler with those ocean breezes.