Played in the 11/22 GK Plays outing, and had a lot of fun chasing my balls around this fun track and putting some faces to all the helpful reviews Ive read on here for a while. We were in the last g... Continue »

Played in the 11/22 GK Plays outing, and had a lot of fun chasing my balls around this fun track and putting some faces to all the helpful reviews Ive read on here for a while. We were in the last group out at 1231 and finished in just over 4 hours, which was a perfect POP to get it done just before the sun set on the day.

The course is in solid shape - really no complaints. Tee boxes were good and I never had a fairway lie I wasnt perfectly content with. Rough a bit inconsistent, wet/muddy in a couple spots and fluffier in others, but that shouldnt be much of a factor for those that opt not to frequent the rough as much as I did haha. The greens were very very very fast. Maybe Im just used to softer greens, but I was knocking everything by the hole and my short game was a disaster as a result. Bunkers were pretty inconsistent - I was in two on the day; one was a little too firm and made what couldve been a good shot roll all the way from one end of the green to off the other side (but the green sloped that way also) and the other was much softer.

I really like the layout and mix of holes here, as there are a good handful of risk/reward par 4s that give you options off the tee, which I think is a characteristic many courses would be wise to model. I also appreciate that the fairways are narrow and winding enough to challenge and reward good shot control, but not too narrow to be excessively punishing to those of us sprayers decorating the course with our inconsistency haha. In other words, it strikes the right balance between challenging and fair, but man, beware of the speed of these greens!

Thanks to Johnny, the sponsors, and the Goose for contributing to a great time playing a great game. Im looking forward to the next one, and highly recommend to all the others out there on this site that havent been yet.

My back nine notwithstanding, had a really great time at the GK event at the Goose with Johnny, Caligolfer and Hossom. The course is well worth the hour long drive to get there from the west side of L... Continue »

My back nine notwithstanding, had a really great time at the GK event at the Goose with Johnny, Caligolfer and Hossom. The course is well worth the hour long drive to get there from the west side of LA. Such a fun layout, great par 3s, and an exceptional experience from start to finish. In terms of conditions, pretty nice all around. I think the fairways were a little more dried out than the last event here months ago, but never a single unplayable lie due to lack of coverage. Everything plays off the deck just fine. Tee boxes were great. The rough is a really good mix of playable to jail - gotta mix it up. There is also plenty of trouble to get into if you're errant off the tee (found out the hard way on the back 9). The greens were crazy. Really fast I thought, and the amount of strange directions the ball took had me reeling. I mean we're talking about angles that made putts look like they were clearly going uphill. Left is right, right is down, east is sideways - but you'll adapt. They were in very good shape following aeration and most I saw were doing a good job of fixing up ball marks. I would also say you needed to hit a really high ball into the greens or that sucker was rolling pretty good. Sand was pretty good greenside, but great in the fairways as it was compact and allowed for picking off the ball with good swings to get out of jail (not that I was accomplishing that). So yeah, pretty great conditions to play in, although I can even imagine that the Goose can be even better. But that would be crazy good. Service was top notch all around the course, including ample water stations on what turned out to be a pretty warm day, and a cart girl we saw twice during the round. As for my round, total Jeckyll and Hyde - six over after 8 holes, then I somehow completely forgot what I was doing. Then inexplicably got to 18, one of the hardest closing holes around, and left my birdie putt one inch from the hole. Tis a crazy game. Go to Goose. That is all.

Monday 8:24 tee time, played as single with a threesome. POP 4 15 mins, never had to wait on the group in front of us. The wind was a none factor, temp in the mid eighties. Tee boxes were in great sha... Continue »

Monday 8:24 tee time, played as single with a threesome. POP 4 15 mins, never had to wait on the group in front of us. The wind was a none factor, temp in the mid eighties. Tee boxes were in great shape (2 has been redone, 17 was looking pretty bare from the blues) Fairways were firm, tight and constantly gave you a perfect lie. Bunkers were really firm, all the sand was very compacted (played out of a fairway and greenside bunker, both were firm) Greens were in excellent shape, held a well struct shot. Greens felt hard and rolled very true. They seemed faster than normal. 10-10.5 on the stimp meter. You'll have to ask the super to get the correct number. $42 to walk a course that's actually set up for walking. The tees are situated right next to green you just walked off of, I like that. See you next month Goose Creek.

Played in the GK event on Sunday the 22nd. First off thanks to everybody at Goose Creek for making this such an enjoyable day. Every thing was up to the usual Goose Creek standards which is always goo... Continue »

Played in the GK event on Sunday the 22nd. First off thanks to everybody at Goose Creek for making this such an enjoyable day. Every thing was up to the usual Goose Creek standards which is always good.
Layout - great, no two holes are alike. The course can be forgiving off the tee and come up and bite you near the greens.
Tees - mostly very good, with just a little wear on a few par 3's.
Fairways - the grass is becoming dormant and are not as green they usually are, but they were in fantastic shape. In fact I even putted from the fairways a few times.
Rough - not real long, but long enough to make you think about your club selection, especially around the greens.
Bunkers - I was only in one bunker, green side, and I found it in decent shape, but would have liked to have seen a little more sand in it.
Greens - Med-fast speed and in good shape. The greens here are undulating and you can leave yourself with a very interesting putt if not on the correct part of the green. I love the greens here.
Pace - we got out a few minutes early and pace was good throughout the course. Goose does a great job at this and should be commended for it.

Goose never disappoints!

Played my first GK plays event with sixpez, kassper7, and my Son. First of all, I would like to mention that if anybody is on the fence about making it a GK Event, you are missing out. This is truly... Continue »

Played my first GK plays event with sixpez, kassper7, and my Son. First of all, I would like to mention that if anybody is on the fence about making it a GK Event, you are missing out. This is truly a great group of people that love golf. Sixpez and kassper7, thanks for not making too much fun of my inability to make one of my 5 birdie attempts.
Now in regards to the golf, Goose Creek is really a fun course with a lot of character. I managed to stay out of the greenside bunkers, but found a few fairway bunkers that were firm with plenty of sand to play out of. Fairways are plenty wide enough to catch to catch a decent tee shot. Although if you do miss the fairway, there are plenty of hazards, but for the most part was never truly handcuffed to be able to go at the green. The greens were a little slower than the last time I played but still fairly quick and held a decently struck shot.
Once again, thanks to Johnny and Goose Creek for a fun day and that raffle table was amazing (yes I will be taking advantage of my free golf lesson soon).
I highly recommend Goose Creek. BTW make sure you get there early as the practice facility is amazing as well as is the restaurant and there are deals to be had in the pro-shop.

Another great time at a GK Plays! Started at 11:48 today and finished just past 4:00, great POP, great company, great weather and pretty much great conditions. Nice way to spend an afternoon! Thank yo... Continue »

Another great time at a GK Plays! Started at 11:48 today and finished just past 4:00, great POP, great company, great weather and pretty much great conditions. Nice way to spend an afternoon! Thank you Goose Creek and thank you, Johnny, for setting it all up.

Greens were smooth and medium fast, maybe a bit slower than the lightning fast practice putting green, though. A bit firm but full shots would stop pretty quickly. Fairways and rough are lush. Good lies in the fairway and rough is cut pretty low and not very penal. I was in a fairway bunker that was good and firm like you'd like a fairway bunker, but wasn't in any greenside bunkers. Tee boxes were fine.

This was only my second time here. Good variety in the layout. If anyone wants to see my course photos from today, copy+paste this url: https://goo.gl/WU9Iu9

Another great GK Plays outing. A lot of fun out at Goose Creek today with some new faces and plenty of familiar friends in attendance. Johnny gave out lots of GK goodies and great sponsor prizes. Than... Continue »

Another great GK Plays outing. A lot of fun out at Goose Creek today with some new faces and plenty of familiar friends in attendance. Johnny gave out lots of GK goodies and great sponsor prizes. Thank you to them! We were in the 3rd group out and finished in just over 4 hours, which was excellent.

The course is in solid shape. Admittedly, I'm a bit spoiled after some ultra-lush courses played recently, but Goose is playing well. Like Matt said, maybe a bit browner than last time out thanks to the bermuda fairways being more dormant this time of year. Tee boxes were good and generally had good lies in the fairways. Rough a bit inconsistent, but mostly not much of a factor. The greens were very nice. I felt they were much softer and slower on the back nine, but that's natural as the grass puffs up more in the late afternoon. Fairway bunkers packed tight. I was in two greenside bunkers. One was a bit thin and the other was extra fluffy. It was on the 5th hole and I think was technically marked as GUR for some reason, but I played it anyway because it was brand new soft sand that I wanted to enjoy.

The Goose is always a fun course that's forgiving off the tee, but extra demanding around the greens. Another excellent GK Plays outing and I can't wait for the next one!

Sunday Funday with the rest of the GK Plays crew and the Goose was at it once again. Overall solid to great conditions from tee to green. I noticed a handful of tee boxes have been recently re-sodded ... Continue »

Sunday Funday with the rest of the GK Plays crew and the Goose was at it once again. Overall solid to great conditions from tee to green. I noticed a handful of tee boxes have been recently re-sodded but didn't affect play-ability at all. Hopefully they do the same for Hole 17 (winkwink hinthint cough). Fairways looking a bit browner than last time I was here, but that didn't affect lies. Fairways = good lies and that all I care about. Rough had good coverage from the spots I played from and the fairway traps had firm pack that is always appreciated. Greens were quick in spots and were slightly inconsistent for my taste but I'm just a stickler for great greens. They still beat most other courses hands down anyways. POP was just over 4 hours.

Highly recommended anytime you can make it out!

I agree with the prior reviewer except for the fact that the greenside bunkers are hard dirt (at least the 2 I was in) not sure why they can't put sand in them, the other area courses along the 15 hav... Continue »

I agree with the prior reviewer except for the fact that the greenside bunkers are hard dirt (at least the 2 I was in) not sure why they can't put sand in them, the other area courses along the 15 have sand. Other than that, the Goose will be the Goose.