Played today as a single and a walk-on; two things you really shouldn't do here from my own personal past experience but I was surprised to get into a group after a 30-45 minute wait. Not bad. When ... Continue »

Played today as a single and a walk-on; two things you really shouldn't do here from my own personal past experience but I was surprised to get into a group after a 30-45 minute wait. Not bad. When I paid my green fee ($27 to walk/$40 to ride/$44 to ride single)I joked with the starter and asked if it was crowded. All I got from him was a "harumph yeah." Then I asked if it was slow, and all I got was crickets. LOL. I guess he didn't like me joking around about pace of play. Should I be concerned? I just brushed it off and figured he was having a bad day, just surprised I would get a response like that. Is that normal?

Such is life. Well the weather was good anyways. Not too hot or cold. But I was in for a decently paced round. We had to wait on several holes but it was really backed up. We did move along quite well after the front 9.

Saw cart girl twice, once on the front 9 and around hole 17. She has to make a few more rounds in a 5 hour period.

Greens are SLOW. I managed to figure out the pace but because the greens were so slow the ball did some funny things on it's way to the hole. Not happy about that as I managed to blow birdie opp after birdie opp (yeah right.) Still the greens were a bit odd and I feel did not roll exactly true even after a ball change. Fairways in decent shape; good coverage. Same as rough which I rarely saw this round. Sand is good, very fluffy as a few in my group can contest. Tee boxes in decent shape.

Overall I was happy with the course. The greens still leave a funny taste in my game but let's hope they are either planning on cutting the greens soon or punching.

Read earlier reviews about improved conditions and pace of play so talked my buddies into trying it again. Unfortunately same old Los Verdes. Teed off early weekday afternoon. $40, all fivesomes, no c... Continue »

Read earlier reviews about improved conditions and pace of play so talked my buddies into trying it again. Unfortunately same old Los Verdes. Teed off early weekday afternoon. $40, all fivesomes, no cart girl, no marshall, 6hrs to finish. Hit and wait all the way around. We won't be back.

Played this AM in 3.5 POP. Marshal was out moving players along, who had teed off between 5 and 5:30 and it worked (thanks Joe). Pro shop is stopping back 9 play 15 minutes before 7 AM to speed up pla... Continue »

Played this AM in 3.5 POP. Marshal was out moving players along, who had teed off between 5 and 5:30 and it worked (thanks Joe). Pro shop is stopping back 9 play 15 minutes before 7 AM to speed up play. Course superintendent has course in great shape compared to a few weeks ago. Tee boxes all level/clean. Fairways cut, defined and rough is getting stronger. Greens are just great, like we all expect @ LV. They continue to maintain and improve this course with the help of GM Bob Lockhart and his excellent staff.

They have indeed been working on the course and it is in good shape. Pace of play was not an issue (3.5) and the marshal was out enforcing it. All tee boxes cut and in good shape and accepting tees wi... Continue »

They have indeed been working on the course and it is in good shape. Pace of play was not an issue (3.5) and the marshal was out enforcing it. All tee boxes cut and in good shape and accepting tees willingly. Fairways cut, shaped and providing good lies. Rough is there when missing fairways and worse the farther away from center of fairway you go. Sand traps appeared in good shape but no personal experience to add further. Greens were all cut, healed and rolling very well whether chipping, pitching or putting. Very pleased with the course versus some past play dates.

Played this morning in better than 4 hours, but that was the extent of the good news. No water in bathrooms due to broken water main. No food in the restaurant for the early patrons because power was ... Continue »

Played this morning in better than 4 hours, but that was the extent of the good news. No water in bathrooms due to broken water main. No food in the restaurant for the early patrons because power was out all night and spoiled many food items. And the chaos in the pro shop due to the power failure was not good news to those having a tee time later than 6:22. And it did not get any better out on the course. Greens are in less than stellar shape. This after aeration, sanding, cutting done almost a month ago. Fairways had many wet spots and were poorly cut. Found many wet areas around many greens as well. Bunkers had numerous unraked areas that had not been touched by maintenance. Don't have any idea what is going on but I hope they get it together sooner than later. Hope those playing after me, find better conditions?

5:24 tee time on Saturday, May 31. One group ahead of us. We were a fivesome (3 walkers, 2 riders). Four of us were on time and teed off at 5:24. Our 5th finally showed up but the marshal would ... Continue »

5:24 tee time on Saturday, May 31. One group ahead of us. We were a fivesome (3 walkers, 2 riders). Four of us were on time and teed off at 5:24. Our 5th finally showed up but the marshal would not let him tee off. Drove him down the fairway and dropped him off. You would think that we would be upset about this but, no. We understand what so many do not: Tee off on time and keep up with the group ahead of you. It was our 5th's fault for not showing up on time. The marshal warned us that the group behind us were locals and that we should probably let them play through at some point if we fell behind. Well, we finished the round in 3:50 (3 walkers, 2 riders). The locals behind us? Two holes behind us. We ended up 1.5 holes behind the group ahead of us but they were a foursome and were all riding. We tried our best. I was one of the walkers and, boy, did I get a work out trying to keep up! I haven't played Los Verdes since all of the course changes. I have to say, the course is looking good! The tee boxes are fantastic (yes, spotty in some areas but fantastic for a course that gets the amount of play that it does). Fairways are okay and greens are fantastic. As I have noted in other reviews, get out EARLY and you avoid the slow play that plagues ANY course (public) in the greater Los Angeles area. Unless you have the deep pockets to play Trump, that is. Great overall experience. We finished so early that we had time to have breakfast in the coffee shop. I had french toast, eggs and bacon. It was all good as was the service. Granted, we had just missed a huge crowd. There was only one server so I am sure that service wasn't all that timely before we got there.

Played this morning and it was again under 4 hours. Tee boxes; fairways; bunkers all in good shape. No maintenance alert is showing for LV but greens had fertilizer on all holes, causing them to be sl... Continue »

Played this morning and it was again under 4 hours. Tee boxes; fairways; bunkers all in good shape. No maintenance alert is showing for LV but greens had fertilizer on all holes, causing them to be slow and they needed mowing. Be aware public shotgun Monday June 2 followed by a private tournament.

Played mid-morning today (Friday). Started about half hour late and played in 5:10. Course was in decent shape. The greens were a little slower than usual. A couple of the tee boxes were not level... Continue »

Played mid-morning today (Friday). Started about half hour late and played in 5:10. Course was in decent shape. The greens were a little slower than usual. A couple of the tee boxes were not level most especially 18 which had a big hole at the natural spot to hit. Good day if not surprisingly slow.

Back out at Los Verdes for a Friday, 7AM public shotgun. Took us just over 5 hours to play ... yeah, I know, it's Los Verdes. If you can't hang with slow play, this course must be avoided. Otherwis... Continue »

Back out at Los Verdes for a Friday, 7AM public shotgun. Took us just over 5 hours to play ... yeah, I know, it's Los Verdes. If you can't hang with slow play, this course must be avoided. Otherwise, considering the ultra hot/dry weather, LV is holding up okay ... fairways at least. Bunkers were NOT conditioned and you got what you get at LV: unraked and uneven sand. But when they are maintained, the sand is nice to play from. Greens were top shelf Poa, really quick in some areas and true. Saw large piles of wood shavings getting ready to spread around the course in areas where grass doesn't grow, like behind #3. Would hate to have to play outta that stuff.