Just played this course for the first time, Sunday 9-4-05 at 2:18 tee off. Barely finished in the dark at 8:00P!!! However, that being said- if you can stand an unbearably absolute rediculous slow rou... Continue »

Just played this course for the first time, Sunday 9-4-05 at 2:18 tee off. Barely finished in the dark at 8:00P!!! However, that being said- if you can stand an unbearably absolute rediculous slow round, it is worth every penny. I thought it was in great condition. The greens were awesome!! Smooooth, perfect with no divots/ball marks at all. By far, the best city run course I have ever played. The course is challenging but fun at the same time. There are also some pretty nice and wide fairways with some holes having some character to boot.

Played here yesterday afternoon and teed off around 2:50pm. First, the course is looking nice; the crew is doing a wonderful job and your efforts are apparent. The greens, fairways, tee boxes and tr... Continue »

Played here yesterday afternoon and teed off around 2:50pm. First, the course is looking nice; the crew is doing a wonderful job and your efforts are apparent. The greens, fairways, tee boxes and traps were nice (fixed a lot of ball marks, though).

But I can't resist a comment on the pace of play; my friends and I are all very good golfers but don't mind taking our time. Anyway, one of the players in front of us took more than 12 strokes on multiple occasions. She always insisted on holing out and we once counted her taking 15 strokes before reaching the par 5 17. In other words, we weren't able to finish our round.

For all the parents out there and begining golfers, here's a tip: practice. My parents introduced me to the game when I was young, but they did not allow me to play on a course (a par 3 at that) for a year after I picked up the game; until then, just practice. It will make your time on the course more enjoyable.

My home course, I played Thursday 8/18/05. Tee time was at 1:36pm and I actually teed off at 1:37pm and finished around 6:45pm. A little over 5 hours but not bad for being the most played course in US... Continue »

My home course, I played Thursday 8/18/05. Tee time was at 1:36pm and I actually teed off at 1:37pm and finished around 6:45pm. A little over 5 hours but not bad for being the most played course in US. Like always the group ahead of us was playing slow (funny how it's like that at every course). The funny thing was that the group in front of us had the balls to tell us to play slower because our foursome was playing "too fast". Marshall (Rudy) thought that was real funny. Oh well what can you do, Muni couses? Course looks over all in good condition. I believe the #1 tee box will be fixed in the next few days. I saw the greenskeeper mowing the entire back tee area on the first hole so we should be able to use the top blue tee box soon. They were mowing like crazy the last couple of days, rough fairways and tee boxes. Fairways actually look lush but are still over watered. Greens on the other hand look like their about to die and wilt. Greens need to be cut or aerated but over all fair. Rough was somewhat easy but still need to be fix with all that bald areas. Nothing too dramatic in the course layout. I noticed a lot of checkerd flags on the greens with back tee positions on almost all the holes except on a couple of par 3's. For $22 on weekdays including friday is the best bargin in town and only 28.50 on the weekend. Plus the snack shop by the par 3 12th sells a large soda for $1.50 unheard off in the golfing world. Pace of play is probably the only grip most people have for this course. Challenging yet not too hard this course is worth playing. Plus it's a great course to play to get your handicap index down since the rating and slope is 71.7/126 with only 6628 yards. And with the closing par fives(17th and 18th) it is really fun. It may not be the PGA championship at Baltusrol Golf Club but those two par fives are easy birdie holes with huge greens. One more thing to add. The plaque on number 18 that tells of how Arnold Palmer shot a 12 on that hole needs to be taken care of better. It's part of golf history and should be respected and instead of putting it near the tee box they should replace it near the practice area at the end of the 18th hole to make everyone feel better once they finish the hole. Plus everyone can see it, not just the players. Just a thought. Go play this course it is worth the money and is fun.

For those of you who don't know, this used to be the venue for the L.A. open so you'd think with so much history, it would be great. No. Not even close. Too bad because it could and should be a gre... Continue »

For those of you who don't know, this used to be the venue for the L.A. open so you'd think with so much history, it would be great. No. Not even close. Too bad because it could and should be a great course. Apparently, it's the busiest course in the entire United States and maybe that's why you should expect 6 hour rounds plus. Managed by the city now, the green fee is extremely low which is the only plus for this mess. Tragic.

Mid day round at Rancho thatplayed in about 4 1/2 hours, for Rancho, that's ok! Course was in verynice shape, impressed with the greens given all the play.

Mid day round at Rancho thatplayed in about 4 1/2 hours, for Rancho, that's ok! Course was in verynice shape, impressed with the greens given all the play.

Greens and fairways not yet fully recovered from aeration. Men's club has a tournament first thing Saturday morning, Apr 30 so you may want to consider skipping Rancho this weekend.

Greens and fairways not yet fully recovered from aeration. Men's club has a tournament first thing Saturday morning, Apr 30 so you may want to consider skipping Rancho this weekend.

Rancho will be aerating 4/4/05 according to the board at the course. I would call to confirm.

Rancho will be aerating 4/4/05 according to the board at the course. I would call to confirm.

I knew better, but I was desperate to play. 5 hours and 15 minutes with no marshalls in sight!

I knew better, but I was desperate to play. 5 hours and 15 minutes with no marshalls in sight!

Not the greatest course in SoCal, but yard for yard, the best deal for $23

Not the greatest course in SoCal, but yard for yard, the best deal for $23