Very disappointed/upset at the pro shop employee yesterday. Our foursome are all walkers. Our leader tried to book a tee time last week through the CM golf course website but was unable to do so. In... Continue »

Very disappointed/upset at the pro shop employee yesterday. Our foursome are all walkers. Our leader tried to book a tee time last week through the CM golf course website but was unable to do so. Instead, he was directed by a CM GC email to book on GolfNow.com, which accepted the booking. At check-in we were told, for the first time, we had to pay the extra $15 cart fee even though we informed him we were walking, anyway. Many other courses use GolfNow to reserve the spot, and the amount actually paid is determined upon check-in: based upon whether you qualify for senior/walking/twilight, etc., rates. In a pathetic and futile gesture, we were handed two cart keys, "in case we decided to ride on the back 9." One of the incentives to play here is the lower green fees, especially the walking rate. That benefit was cancelled out with the higher cost. So, we had to endure the long waits on the par 3 tee boxes leading to the 5 hour pace, which you expect here, without the consolation of a good price. I've never been treated so callously here before. A shame because I like the layout and the greens were in good shape. Not likely to return for quite some time.

Los Logos Sunday 9AM, $38 walking green fee, PoP a waitie 4:45 today. Humid with all the watering, as Leef2020 mentioned in his recent accurate review, prepping for the CM City next weekend. Much ni... Continue »

Los Logos Sunday 9AM, $38 walking green fee, PoP a waitie 4:45 today. Humid with all the watering, as Leef2020 mentioned in his recent accurate review, prepping for the CM City next weekend. Much nicer once the ocean breeze kicked up around 11. Conditions today: Super spongey would sum it up from the as-far-as-the-eye-can-see Kikuyu fairways and thick rough (dconnally's favorite) to the uber-soft-bumpy Poa greens. Some 'no grass gonna grow here' patches to navigate but mostly good lies ... don't venture to the rough cuz that thick stuff can be a bear to play from. Either that or you're under the Pine trees on needles and dirt. In a couple GS bunkers, good sand just not maintained today, very playable though. Course should be in very good shape for the City Championship when they clean it up, let the greens get fast, and the rough get deeper. Recommended for some decent muni-golf.

I'd give both of these courses the same rating = 6. I like Los Lagos better than Mesa Linda.

There are two courses and they are treated evenly, both seem to have the same care into the maintenance ... Continue »

I'd give both of these courses the same rating = 6. I like Los Lagos better than Mesa Linda.

There are two courses and they are treated evenly, both seem to have the same care into the maintenance of the courses. It is not a real country club, it is open to the public, but it is probably the best value that you can find in orange county. This is not my favorite club to play at, but it is much cheaper than most golf clubs in Orange County. I would say that it rivals Los Serranos Country Club, but this Costa Mesa country club has better coverage of fairways and fringe. It's not perfect, it's not like a great course in Palm Springs or the likes, but I was very happy in the care of the course.

The price for a round here is the REAL star of the course, but as far as the golf:
The fairways were the star of the courses, the greens were only slightly less than the fairways and the tee boxes are the weakest part of the courses although a couple of boxes on the Los Lagos course were being treated.

Played Monday, 7/23 teeing off as a 3some about 1:45pm. Slow POP - 4hrs 45mins due to four unsociable 2somes playing in front of us!! Starter asleep at the wheel, but I've played slower rounds here. ... Continue »

Played Monday, 7/23 teeing off as a 3some about 1:45pm. Slow POP - 4hrs 45mins due to four unsociable 2somes playing in front of us!! Starter asleep at the wheel, but I've played slower rounds here. As has been mentioned in Mesa Linda reviews, they are trying to get the courses ready for the Will Jordan Costa Mesa City Championship on August 4/5. The greens are very wet, and - no kidding - water bubbled up when you repaired ball marks on some of them. They have various projects going on, and recently added sod in a few fairways on a handful of holes and this is currently roped off/GUR. To me, it doesn't seem like these turfed areas will be 100% playable in under two weeks. So, if you're playing in the tournament, good luck. Also, if/when you land short of a green, the kikuyu nearly always grabs it, takes one or two short hops and dies short of the green. Hit 12/13 fairways on the day, and conditions were pretty typical, but cut shorter/nicer than normal on the day. Mostly good lies, but there are still burnt out areas with bare dirt/inconsistent weeds in a number of fairways and rough areas. Tees were really nice on the day - they usually are here. Avoided all traps on the day, so nothing to report. Greens held shots well, but were quite bumpy from softness and play. A few cups were mangled beyond recognition and had plenty of ball marks to deal with. Medium speed. I am told by a former CM City Champion winner that they will let the greens dry/firm up as the tourney approaches. Cart girl came by once, and happy that the snack shop was open at the turn for a cold one (pretty warm out there), which is not always the case later in the day. Went for a few beers after the round, and when I came out 90 minutes later, the sprinklers were going full bore for as far as the eye could see... it was dark, so could only see parts of 3 holes. :)

After reading Granter2's recent review, what more can I add to his short novel about this course. The greens were surprisingly quite given the recent punching, which caused me a couple unexpected thr... Continue »

After reading Granter2's recent review, what more can I add to his short novel about this course. The greens were surprisingly quite given the recent punching, which caused me a couple unexpected three-putt greens. Overall the course is in nice condition, better than some "high-end" courses I've played recently.

I almost always play at first light - super early, but not today. It felt like forever to get around, but in truth it was still under 4 1/2 hours, which for mid-morning tee time is not terrible, it's just not what I'm used too.

Still feel the course is a bit over priced, but it's Orange County, so maybe not? ( Guess I'm spoiled paying $16.50 to play the L.A. County courses for senior rate ) Agree with Granter2, that course is well worth playing compared to it's competition.

Played Costa Mesa Country Club – Los Lagos course on Monday after noon on Golf Now rate of $44 per golfer including cart. Tee time was 10am and we got our promptly our twosome paired with a threesome ... Continue »

Played Costa Mesa Country Club – Los Lagos course on Monday after noon on Golf Now rate of $44 per golfer including cart. Tee time was 10am and we got our promptly our twosome paired with a threesome of walkers. One walker would leave after nine holes, the others would pick up a cart at the turn.

Check in was easy, the pro shop is well stocked for the golfer that may have forgotten a needed item. the facility includes a driving range, very nice practice greens that represent the two courses Los Lagos and Mesa Linda well. Carts are very basic, clean.
The snack bar in across from the pro shop adjacent to the locker room. Prices are on par with most courses however the hot dog well properly cooked was flavorless, and the bun a little on the stiff not quite stale side. We would see the course cart three or four times during the round, however on one occasion she drove right into the line of fire as we were teeing on a par three causing my partner to stop his swing. Very pleasant however and well stocked cart.

Marshall did a very nice job sending out the groups even though there were fivesomes like ours, and I even saw a six-some. Surprisingly all groups played ready golf, there was very little waiting, none at the par threes. The round took close to five hours well never dragging.
The tee boxes were level, mostly lush, with little divot damage. The course starts off with a pair of par 5’s and is a fair layout. The courses primary defense is shape, doglegs left and right, with water and trees coming into play for errant shots. Bunkers are mostly used around the smallish greens, which are themselves protected by slope and in some cases tier.

Fairways were mostly lush, mostly green with very little brown, they are clearly being watered, however there were some very pronounced bare spots on most holes. The fairway presents a range of angles, dips, ball above feet, below feet on most shots. Most fairways are wide the undulations mean that three of you can all hit the ball the same distance and still have very different lies wellbeing in the fairway. All fair but your ball control skills are tested.
Fairway rough was largely absent, one to two inches at most, what you do find a lot of are pine needles which present a challenge to ball sticking and balance. Again, a very fair test for the golfer who has erred off the wide fairways.
Greenside rough is very different than the fairway rough being both deeper and stickier. The first cut is thick, the second cut is penal and seems to carry down to the way the fairway is cut for those shots that land within ten to twenty yards off the green. Putting form ten yards off the ground will seldom be successful. At the same time with the mild seventy-degree temps, cool sea breeze the morning watering had not fully dried around the greens.

Greens were very good despite having been recently punched and sanded. The punches were very fine, not the normal plugs being pulled and there was little disruption to the balls roll, and the greens were consistently very fast. Very enjoyable with challenging pin placements some just two or three paces on hidden behind bunkers.
Bunkers – the sand looked in good condition, raked, and fluffy, however none of our group were in a bunker to comment.

Complaints, not many really, the big for me are the cart paths, and fairways near the cart path. I am pretty sure the concrete cart paths have been victims of IED’s they are cracked, rutted, cratered, which means you need to a cart driver with calm demeanor. At the entry or exit of a cart bath onto or off of the course you are likely to have a wide rut, occasional filled with water hiding the depth of said rut. Make sure your health insurance has chiropractic.

Complaints about the cart paths aside, in its current condition I would rate Los Lagos as my favorite full-size course under $50 in the area from Long Beach to Carlsbad. It’s in much better condition than Lakewood, or Meadowlark, as good as Skylinks, it gets far less traffic than its neighbor Mesa Linda which is shorter. Well worth checking out.

Played Costa Mesa Country Club Los Lagos course Monday 04/30/2018 on a Golf Now Hot Deal for $25 with cart less a very generous $20 Promo Code provided by abbacat . Round cost $8.34. The Pro Shop is... Continue »

Played Costa Mesa Country Club Los Lagos course Monday 04/30/2018 on a Golf Now Hot Deal for $25 with cart less a very generous $20 Promo Code provided by abbacat . Round cost $8.34. The Pro Shop is very nice, well stocked if you have forgotten anything, and friendly I checked in about 45 minutes early and they just gave me the cart key and sent me out. There was a starter at the Mesa Linda course with a line, and there was no starter and no line at the Los Lagos Course. I practiced my putting at one of the three practice greens and rolled up to the first tee met my playing partner Matt, and off we went. There is a very nice driving range available, since my back and hamstring were sore, I chose not warm up. Carts are clean but basic no GPS, no ice chest. Conditions were mostly overcast, cool, and windy to approximately 15 knots. The first tee and every tee was lush, virtually no divot damage and level. Matt and I played from the whites playing to a total yardage of 6,238 yards. Fairways were mostly green with some brown, mostly lush with some areas of bare dirt especially along the cart entry point for each hole, and at some locations to the sides of the fairways were shade from the trees retards grass growth. Rough wasn’t a major factor, mostly thin and patch along the fairways and littered with seeds, pine needles, leaves and twigs. Rough around the greens was deep approximately 4” and very even presenting mostly good lies. Fairway bunkers were in good shape, with full coverage of heavy sand and played fair. Greenside bunkers had the same heavy sand, but where filled deeper than their fairway counterparts. All bunkers were in good condition. Players who had been in the bunkers were using the abundant rakes to repair the bunker, always a good sign. Greens had excellent grass coverage, many slope fronts to back, or side to side, with a few featuring pronounced tiers. The greens had been recently punched and sanded so good rolls were difficult to obtain. Most rolled well but some in the late afternoon rolled like a motocross track. To the credit of players before us they were doing a very good job of repairing ball marks, and there were no sunflower seeds to be seen. Pace of play was incredible at just under 3.5 hours. We could have played faster but virtually having the course to ourselves, we played at a steady pace well enjoying conversation. The Snack bar by the club house was closed, there was a stocked beverage cart sitting out front when we teed off, but there was no one attending it, and we never saw it on course. The locker rooms at the course were nice and clean though of older design. My one complaint of the course is the long stretch between comfort stations. We did have some begging sparrows, and squirrels, but none were obnoxious. Last year I played the sister course Mesa Linda and come away unimpressed, Los Lagos is a very different course, and I look forward to playing it again as soon as I can.

Played twilight today with a buddy from work. Starter paired us with a single walker. Pace of play was terrible. Over 5.5 hours. It was so slow that the single paired with us left after 9 due to frust... Continue »

Played twilight today with a buddy from work. Starter paired us with a single walker. Pace of play was terrible. Over 5.5 hours. It was so slow that the single paired with us left after 9 due to frustration with pace of play. Greens were slightly better per Weber’s review, but still bumpy and slow compared to how they used to be. Winds were howling!

CMCC is letting the rough grow out. We had difficulties locating balls on a few holes. You’re suppose to hit the fairway so the rough did it’s job.

I found a few green side bunkers, and they were very playable. A couple holes had mud on the fairway.

Had a good time. I’ll play again soon.

I had actually intended to play Mesa Linda, but as it wasn't as busy as expected, able to get out on the "big course". Conditions were about as expected, the greens however were better than expected ... Continue »

I had actually intended to play Mesa Linda, but as it wasn't as busy as expected, able to get out on the "big course". Conditions were about as expected, the greens however were better than expected based upon the last review. Fairways were green and had plenty of grass with only a few areas which needed some attention. The one bunker I found was well raked and had plenty of sand.

I always find these courses a little pricey for what you get, but given it's Orange County, I should be thrilled at the cost. While not my favorite course, it's nice for a change and for me not all that far to drive.