Played here on Saturday with bluekr3w. 9:48 Cool and clear skies. Went out as a twosome.
Tees were nice and level with fair marker placement.
Fairways were a little browned in spots but still playa... Continue »

Played here on Saturday with bluekr3w. 9:48 Cool and clear skies. Went out as a twosome.
Tees were nice and level with fair marker placement.
Fairways were a little browned in spots but still playable.
Approach areas seemed a little shaggy and dry. They threw me off on wedge distances.
Rough was medium length. I was there often, but not to tuff to get out of.
Bunkers were nice and fluffy. Good sand. Loved them.
Greens were fast and smooth with sharp cut holes. Couple of pins were in spots I had never seen before.
POP was slow. Saturday and we were 2, so we waited on a lot of shots. Just under 5.5

This is a tight but fun track. Par 71. Seems like a small step above most muni's in the area conditions wise.
Would love to play again someday.

Played yesterday, course in good shape, great staff in golf shop, they used to have great chilli at snack bar !! now only on weekends ?? whats with that ??? did not see marshall on course, a 3 some i... Continue »

Played yesterday, course in good shape, great staff in golf shop, they used to have great chilli at snack bar !! now only on weekends ?? whats with that ??? did not see marshall on course, a 3 some in fornt of us and a 4 some in front of them and boths groups had hole open in front of them, asked the 3some to pick up the pace, they just smiled, we quit after the 11th hole, 2 hours and 45 minuets to play front and 30 minuets to play 10 & 11. they refused to wave us up on par 3s, we waved up group behind us on all the 3's and when we putted out and got to next tee the 3some was still on tee box ***####????
Shame !! it is a good course, great cart girl, but no marshall !!

Played on 11/12. Course is in great shape. Greens are some of the best around. Fairways were lush and rolling well. Sand was decent and the rough was a little spotty but still ok. This cours... Continue »

Played on 11/12. Course is in great shape. Greens are some of the best around. Fairways were lush and rolling well. Sand was decent and the rough was a little spotty but still ok. This course is a great course to walk and the greens alone are worth the fees. Staff is friendly.

Trying to dodge courses during aeration season sure is easy using Greenskeeper.org . Ended up at Hondo today cuz El Do and L-Wood are healing. The greens here are in very good condition, completely ... Continue »

Trying to dodge courses during aeration season sure is easy using Greenskeeper.org . Ended up at Hondo today cuz El Do and L-Wood are healing. The greens here are in very good condition, completely back from aeration and rolling nice. I made a 7:55 time as a single but Scott got me out at 7:15 as a walker with 3 great gentlemen. Fairways in great shape, too, full and only a few thin areas here and there. Bunkers have soft, white sand, easy to play from. Not a complaint from me today, well worth playing here at Hondo ... just had to put up with tree trimmers today and the occasional jetliner coming down for their landing at LAX (under the flight pattern). No biggie. PoP today started slow but a marshal was out hearding the cats and things moved along just fine after that (4:15). Cart gal out on the back nine. I recommend this course, I enjoyed my round here today. I gotta say, I just read a rant review for Skylinks ... the guy went off about no beverage cart (similar to his other '3' reviews). Sorry, but to me, if you're out early you might just have to take care of yourself and not blame the course because you did not come prepared. And, re. ball marks: if you tell us once, you don't need to tell us again ... we get it. sng out.

Played today in a nice 4 hour pace. Even though we were behind a small men's club event, it smoothed out very nicely after 3/4 holes. Customer service excellent at all levels. We had a fifth join us a... Continue »

Played today in a nice 4 hour pace. Even though we were behind a small men's club event, it smoothed out very nicely after 3/4 holes. Customer service excellent at all levels. We had a fifth join us and they were very accommodating and asked us to please take carts to speed up play (great idea and more courses should look at this idea). Course is in good shape from tee to green, though I was disappointed that the course was very wet and that did not allow a lot of carry in the fairways. Tee boxes excellent; fairways (though damp) provided good lies all round; sand traps raked, clean and playable; rough was 1/2 to 1 inch and difficult to hit from (like the rough is supposed to do); greens were terrific and provided great putting/chipping speed consistently all round (totally void of divot and divot damage - great). I will plan on playing here on a more regular basis, given the service; price and conditions.

Played this morning with fellow GKer Stickboy and good friend Chris, the course was good shape, fairways were green and greens rolled true and firm. Sand was soft yet firm and very consistent to play... Continue »

Played this morning with fellow GKer Stickboy and good friend Chris, the course was good shape, fairways were green and greens rolled true and firm. Sand was soft yet firm and very consistent to play from. Haven't played here in 10 years and I had forgotten some of the holes, but whatever improvements they made, it was definitely for the better. A fun time was had by all and I look forward to returning...

Wow, this is one popular course. Played around 1pm on 10/3 and we had to wait every hole. Talk about overbooking, with 2 tournaments on the day. They ran out of carts. It was an UCLA kind of day, myse... Continue »

Wow, this is one popular course. Played around 1pm on 10/3 and we had to wait every hole. Talk about overbooking, with 2 tournaments on the day. They ran out of carts. It was an UCLA kind of day, myself included. The greens were nice and rolled fast. Ball couldn't get out of the rough to save my life. This is a pretty flat course, segmented by trees. I'm a high handicapper, I play according to my tee box. If you drive 150 yards, why are you playing from the blue?! Pace of play left me frustrated and wanting to pull my hair out. It was a 6 hour+ round.

Been around 6 months since last played here at 'Deep River', and since it'd been 2 1/2 weeks since aeration (and some positive reviews here on GK) I though I'd give it a go so I called Tuesday and ma... Continue »

Been around 6 months since last played here at 'Deep River', and since it'd been 2 1/2 weeks since aeration (and some positive reviews here on GK) I though I'd give it a go so I called Tuesday and made a single tee time for Friday at 7:15. Off right on time with another single and finished in 4 hrs, leisurely walking while hitting a couple balls on most holes. Downey resident rates and over 65 deals are available. I paid $39.

Greens are back with absolutely no signs of aeration, although they did not cut them this morning so they rolled a bit slow by Hondo standards. Every other part of the course is in very good condition: fairways full, bunkers top shelf, and reliable rough. I'm thinking I should be playing here more often than twice a year, it's that nice of a course even with it's few quirks (back2back par 5's and 3's on holes 3-4 and 7-8, and parallel fairways). Great clubhouse, starter has his act together, and decent PoP should bring me back sooner rather than later. Recommended.

My middle school daughter had a tournament here during the summer, and so I played a practice round with her. After playing at Lakewood, Los Verdes, Victoria and other drought affected courses, my dau... Continue »

My middle school daughter had a tournament here during the summer, and so I played a practice round with her. After playing at Lakewood, Los Verdes, Victoria and other drought affected courses, my daughter or her playing partner commented that the fairways were "like carpet!" We were also impressed with the greens. They were smooth and just the right speed. The course itself isn't the toughest. Even with water on a number of holes, they always give you an out. Nonetheless, we decided it was a nice course, esp. with the POP being around 4 hours. With another tournament in late Sept., we played another round on Sunday, Sept. 20. We knew the greens had just been aerated on Monday, so we didn't expect the same nice fast greens we saw during the summer, but the rest of the course was in decent shape. It was almost 100 degrees on Sunday, but we still had fun. Perhaps because of the heat and aeration it wasn't as crowded, but amazingly we (a foursome) were done in under four hours! My daughter has never played a U.S. Kids Tour event, but we're thinking of entering those because I heard they regularly hold tournaments at Rio Hondo. More excuses to play at this fine course. It is perhaps a little more pricey, but when courses are in great shape, it is just so worth it. Nice folks in the shop too. Just be careful of the cramped stalls on the practice range.