Played on President's day - tee time ran about 20 minutes behind. Pace of play was decent after a short wait on #3 and the par 3 #5. Greens rolled fast and true - the best I have seen the greens at ... Continue »

Played on President's day - tee time ran about 20 minutes behind. Pace of play was decent after a short wait on #3 and the par 3 #5. Greens rolled fast and true - the best I have seen the greens at Big Rec for many years. While not the best nor most expensive, Big Rec is always enjoyable to play.

I teed off at 9:30 today (Monday). I played Rec Park, because it rained steadily yesterday and Rec Park seems to drain pretty well (especially the greens). The greens were great, they rolled fine and ... Continue »

I teed off at 9:30 today (Monday). I played Rec Park, because it rained steadily yesterday and Rec Park seems to drain pretty well (especially the greens). The greens were great, they rolled fine and were only a little slower than usual, which actually makes them easier to putt. The pace of play was great for mid-morning, about 4 hours and 15 minutes. I always have a good time at Rec Park. It has a comfortable mix of easier and harder holes. Play early or expect a 5+ hour round.

First the good: Greens were excellent! smooth and fairly quick, although too firm for my taste. fairways decent, the traps were consistant, well raked, but almost zero sand, making it very tough to "f... Continue »

First the good: Greens were excellent! smooth and fairly quick, although too firm for my taste. fairways decent, the traps were consistant, well raked, but almost zero sand, making it very tough to "flop it". The bad: when I checked in I asked the guy behind the desk how far behind they were running and was told, "pretty close, maybe 5 min" When it was out tee time I went back in because I still had not heard my named called and was told I was the 5th group AFTER the group on the tee! I questioned how in 20 min they would go from 5 min to over half hour behind? Of course his answer was predictable .... "I can't know exactly how far behind". (Yes you can, just fugure it out!) At any rate, finished in the dark with an 11 o'clock tee time. Welcome to public golf!

course in pretty good shape overall. can't believe the increase in non resident green fees and cart fees. almost as much as some really nice courses in area. its only a muni.

course in pretty good shape overall. can't believe the increase in non resident green fees and cart fees. almost as much as some really nice courses in area. its only a muni.

Overall the course was in pretty good shape. Fairways were good and the greens were rolling pretty fast but receptive to approach shots. Teed off at 8am and finished at 1pm. I guess five hour ro... Continue »

Overall the course was in pretty good shape. Fairways were good and the greens were rolling pretty fast but receptive to approach shots. Teed off at 8am and finished at 1pm. I guess five hour rounds are to be expected when you have fivesomes. For the money, this is one of the better courses in the area.

Long Beach Marathon on Sunday, but does the starter warn us ahead of time about how near impossible it was to get to the course.... in a word.... NO! Had 1:22 tee time. Barely made it even with road... Continue »

Long Beach Marathon on Sunday, but does the starter warn us ahead of time about how near impossible it was to get to the course.... in a word.... NO! Had 1:22 tee time. Barely made it even with road blocks and closed off streets. I even got past a non-existent barrier LOL and entered the track -- by accident. Now for course info. Greens are getting better. Really bumpy but FAST. I mean the balls will just roll. They are not as firm as you would think and you can stop a ball but be advised it will run with the right trajectory (low hit balls). Fairways in good shape. They are areating the tee boxes so expect some bare spots. They should rotate the tee spots better IMHO. Sand is OK just hard packed. Slow day considering the twosome we were supposed to play with doesn't like 5-somes LOL. In fact the twosome has just finished hitting when we arrived. He said 4-some and Swing18 said no 5-some in which case the twosome just walked off and played the hole leaving us (a 3-some) to play behind them. We of course were on their tail the whole day. LOL. Silly golfers who think that playing a public course entitiles you to private course priveledges. Oh well... nice SLOW day either way so why bother to complain?

Played 10/9 as a walk on after only waiting around 30 minutes. The course is in great shape for this time of year, especially the greens which are in the best shape and condition I have ever seen. Def... Continue »

Played 10/9 as a walk on after only waiting around 30 minutes. The course is in great shape for this time of year, especially the greens which are in the best shape and condition I have ever seen. Defifnitly a must play and worth the $27.25/walking fee!

Challenging from the back tees; greens pretty subtle, in decent shape; lovely layout over rolling hills, plenty of shade trees; biggest complaint was slow play. Will definitely play again and again--g... Continue »

Challenging from the back tees; greens pretty subtle, in decent shape; lovely layout over rolling hills, plenty of shade trees; biggest complaint was slow play. Will definitely play again and again--good value for a busy city course

Good public golf course - not too long or not too short. Many up and down slopes. No major hazards - you don't have to worry too much water or sand traps. Golf cart equipped with GPS. Got nice practi... Continue »

Good public golf course - not too long or not too short. Many up and down slopes. No major hazards - you don't have to worry too much water or sand traps. Golf cart equipped with GPS. Got nice practice green and chipping area.