Played 12/6/11. Teed off at 10:42am with my buddy and two Korean FOB. First off let me rant about the people at Rancho Park. I am Korean/American but I emphasize the AMERICAN more than the Korean. ... Continue »

Played 12/6/11. Teed off at 10:42am with my buddy and two Korean FOB. First off let me rant about the people at Rancho Park. I am Korean/American but I emphasize the AMERICAN more than the Korean. I grew up in the U.S.A. since I was a toddler so I have no connections to the way Koreans are or their backwards way of thinking. I am stating this because of the many encounters I have had with those people on golf courses with their poor golf etiquette and manners (talking, walking ahead of you before you hit, teeing off out of order, talking loudly on their cell phones, etc.) Don't get me wrong I am not saying all Koreans are like this but for some reason Rancho Park attracts the most ignorant and selfish Koreans players. To be fair I have had some great Korean playing partners in the past but majority of them have no clue of their surroundings. Today the "Lee" twosome was a perfect case of pompous ignorance at it's finest (pardon the sarcasm.) They were decent players but when they walk in front of you to hit there ball first before you get a chance is rude and dangerous. They did not fix ball marks on the green or replace divots. Nor did they help us find errant shots. They were all too worried about hitting there next shot. Because of these types of people I did not enjoy my day. I will no longer be playing this course in the future because I can not have fun when I have to think about other people being apparently rude and selfish.

Secondly, to the OLD women that play this course. Please do not drive your carts next the the green because you do not want to walk 10 feet from the cart path. Please do not stand next the green you just finished playing and wonder why a ball landed next to you from the group behind. Please talk with an inside voice while playing golf outside because I do not want to know about your kids life or what you want to eat for dinner on my back swing. Please wave the group up that is behind you on a par three when people are waiting and there are three groups in front of you. Please do not pick up or hit my ball because we happened to hit the same brand of golf balls even though mine cost $49.99 a dozen and yours cost 19.99 a dozen. But most of all please learn how to play golf the right way and not make the rest of us suffer because you feel like you have to be the same as your husbands.

Back to the course review. Course was in decent shape. For being dry and windy the course was overly wet. Most of the greens were damp and rolling well. The fairways were nice and lush (the few that I hit) and the bunkers were damp and compact. I think I would have enjoyed it more and noticed the details of the course if my friend and I were not paired up with these yahoos. Shot in the high 80's. This course has always been a nice gem in the city but because of the rate increases, rude players, and slow play I would not recommend this course to those who like to play fast. If you have more than 5 hours to play and thick skin then this is your course. BTW Tuesdays is old women's day in the morning. Check my other posts of this course. You will see a slow decent of ratings because this course is great but the people make it awful. And to think they use to have the LA open here with Jack and Arnie. So sad =(

Rancho Park Golf Course Review
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