Rio Hondo was a pretty fun round of golf. The course was in pretty good condition, particularly for the amount of play it sees on a weekly basis. Fairways are pretty tight, with pretty penal element... Continue »

Rio Hondo was a pretty fun round of golf. The course was in pretty good condition, particularly for the amount of play it sees on a weekly basis. Fairways are pretty tight, with pretty penal elements left and right. Water comes into play on a number of holes, particularly No. 16 (green mostly surrounded by water). Greens were faster than I was used to, but mostly flat. On the front 9, there are back to back par 5s and back to back par 3s, which mess with the pace of the round. In fact, our round was pretty slow because of some slow play in front of us. All in all, not a bad value.

ONE OF MY FAVORITE PUBLIC COURSES AROUND. HAS MANY VARIATIONS OF HOLES. CONDITIONS OF THE COURSE HERE TENDS TO BE GOOD TO VERY GOOD EVERYTIME I PLAY HERE. ROUND TODAY TOOK 4 AND HALF HOURS.

ONE OF MY FAVORITE PUBLIC COURSES AROUND. HAS MANY VARIATIONS OF HOLES. CONDITIONS OF THE COURSE HERE TENDS TO BE GOOD TO VERY GOOD EVERYTIME I PLAY HERE. ROUND TODAY TOOK 4 AND HALF HOURS.

played 36 holes here 6/25. nice track, a little short; the par 5s are are reachable in 2, which might cause a backup since everyone is waiting to try that. Pace of play was good early in the morning... Continue »

played 36 holes here 6/25. nice track, a little short; the par 5s are are reachable in 2, which might cause a backup since everyone is waiting to try that. Pace of play was good early in the morning; but much longer in the afternoon. I had to wait a good 5 mins before every shot. everything is in good shape, i'd have to say the greens are a little worse than good though because no one fixes their ball mark.

Rio Hondo - is a great course tucked away in the Downey area. It gives you a country club feel, eventhough it is a public course.
The greens were awesome - rolling very true. They just re-soiled all... Continue »

Rio Hondo - is a great course tucked away in the Downey area. It gives you a country club feel, eventhough it is a public course.
The greens were awesome - rolling very true. They just re-soiled all of the tee - boxes and they look and feel great.

The fairways at the time was being cut, and the rough (first and second) was deep and tough. It is definitely in great shape, probably the best shape I have seen it in since playing here.
Keep up the good work.

Played the course on memorial day with 12 of my friends. The course was in great shape. If you can, get out and play the course right now. The fairways are getting a little fluffier. They are not as t... Continue »

Played the course on memorial day with 12 of my friends. The course was in great shape. If you can, get out and play the course right now. The fairways are getting a little fluffier. They are not as tight as they have been over the last few months. Also, the greens are in great shape. I', playing again tomorrow......

The greens are still hurting from aeration: very slow, very bumpy.
Give it another 7-10 days. Fairways running very thin as well. New sod being laid on many tee boxes. Pace was so-so at 7:15 on a ... Continue »

The greens are still hurting from aeration: very slow, very bumpy.
Give it another 7-10 days. Fairways running very thin as well. New sod being laid on many tee boxes. Pace was so-so at 7:15 on a weekday.

Played Monday. Great weather. Slow play. Went out a little before twilight but was slowed down by how crowded course was for a Monday. Greens have just been sanded and what looks like verticut. V... Continue »

Played Monday. Great weather. Slow play. Went out a little before twilight but was slowed down by how crowded course was for a Monday. Greens have just been sanded and what looks like verticut. Very bumpy greens and ball would not hold line very well. Give around 2 weeks to heal up and sand to dissapate and even out. Fairways still a bit brown but playable. Sand very hard under surface but playable. Great for flopping but there was one trap in particular (and I hit a few of them) that was just hard pan and very fluffy almost like hitting through dust. Tee boxes are flat and well maintained. Be careful of tree cutting crews they are loud and had parked their truck (windscreen facing tee box) on one hole -- #2 I think. Just wished it played a lot faster than it actually did.

Greens are a little bumpy but not too bad. Fairways are dormant this time of the year. Fun course that can yield lots of birdies if you keep the ball in the fairway.

Greens are a little bumpy but not too bad. Fairways are dormant this time of the year. Fun course that can yield lots of birdies if you keep the ball in the fairway.

Played on morning of MLK day. Greens are nice, fairways are dormant and thin - not bad for January though. Rio Hondo is a decent little course but $47 to walk is on the steep side. The layout is OK... Continue »

Played on morning of MLK day. Greens are nice, fairways are dormant and thin - not bad for January though. Rio Hondo is a decent little course but $47 to walk is on the steep side. The layout is OK considering the cramped location. There are some tricky tee shots and a few tough par 3's, but also some birdie holes out there.