Played on a Wednesday morning. Overall, place is in excellent condition. And very pleasantly, management and staff are on top of things. That may sound like a bit of a strange compliment, but I’ve bee... Continue »

Played on a Wednesday morning. Overall, place is in excellent condition. And very pleasantly, management and staff are on top of things. That may sound like a bit of a strange compliment, but I’ve been to a number of courses where after walking on as a single, I was basically handed a receipt and pointed to the first tee. These guys had a handle on things, I knew when and with whom I was going out and received audible and clear warnings over the p.a. system at the appointed times by someone with a reasonable and professional command of English who made an effort to annunciate everyone’s names (visit La Mirada to experience the antithesis of all of this.)

One bit of a sticking point (which will heal) was the greens. I don’t know how long ago they were punched, but traces were still present. It seems they punched the back nine first, because those were in the best condition—I got several really true rolls. My first few putts on the front, however, were a bit sketchy. They rolled okay without noticeable bumps, but the aeration holes are there and that may throw you off a bit.

Course is otherwise in excellent condition. Fairways are in country club (well-maintained)/high-end (well-maintained) shape. Very minor bare spots and dying grass on just a couple of holes. The rough is some of the best I have ever seen. It has a very defined border at about 1-3” thickness. Fortunately, I mostly avoided the traps, but they were in good condition. Not the fluffiest sand, but far from hardpan.

Very good outing especially as it wasn’t that hot and there were no cows visible in the nearby dairy operation. $37 to walk prime rate. Have fun on the long par 5 17th if the wind is blowing in your face and with the large tree in the right center of the fairway, which will attract your ball like flies to the above mentioned cows.

Played Friday 5/28 and Saturday 5/29. Course is in great condition. Greens have healed nicely, rolling well, and medium fast. Friday perfectly calm conditions, Saturday 40-50 mph wind gusts and wind t... Continue »

Played Friday 5/28 and Saturday 5/29. Course is in great condition. Greens have healed nicely, rolling well, and medium fast. Friday perfectly calm conditions, Saturday 40-50 mph wind gusts and wind throughout. Kind of a crap shoot for wind in this area. Always an enjoyable track, perfect pace on Friday, a little slower on Saturday, I think primarily due to the windy conditions.

Played early this morning, course was in great shape. Greens were very smooth and rolled very well. Fairways were great and the rough was very lush. Well worth the greens fee.

Played early this morning, course was in great shape. Greens were very smooth and rolled very well. Fairways were great and the rough was very lush. Well worth the greens fee.

AERATION ALERT! Like a dummy, I made a start time (Friday) and didn't ask ... and nothing on the GK site ... so I got snookered. Luckily, only about half the greens have been punched (the big, deep ... Continue »

AERATION ALERT! Like a dummy, I made a start time (Friday) and didn't ask ... and nothing on the GK site ... so I got snookered. Luckily, only about half the greens have been punched (the big, deep holes) and the rest are in good condition, so remember to CALL FIRST and ask. The bad news is that you don't know which ones are punched until you walk up there ... so some greens are holding and some not so much. And, actually, they didn't roll too bad but I'm sure we all gave at least a couple strokes back to the course.

Otherwise, we all know the Goose is mostly always in good shape, so you can count on gorgeous fairways and even tee boxes. Nice practice area w/grass range. The winds of recent days has died and the day was picture perfect. Yep, nice day for golf.

played Goose Creek Fri. for the first time. Went out as single and got hooked up with a threesome who play the course on a regular basis who where very friendly and helpfull. The whole operation was t... Continue »

played Goose Creek Fri. for the first time. Went out as single and got hooked up with a threesome who play the course on a regular basis who where very friendly and helpfull. The whole operation was top notch. The guys behind the counter where really friendly and upbeat. The course was in perfect condition from the tee boxes all the way to the greens.This will not be the last time I play here. The pace of play was perfect we only had to wait on a couple of par three's for the group ahead of us.

Played (at) twilight for $49. I cannot wait until this time of the year to play Goose Creek. They do not have online discounts, but it keeps away a lot of casual players. Customer service was fanta... Continue »

Played (at) twilight for $49. I cannot wait until this time of the year to play Goose Creek. They do not have online discounts, but it keeps away a lot of casual players. Customer service was fantastic as usual. Played 4:15 round. Fairways; lush, greens, immaculate. Some sand traps were funky. The 18th hole is similar to Bay Hill's 18th...too bad I didn't birdie it like Tiger!

Overall, always a treat. Go play now...and just tell enough friends to keep them in business and profitable. Can't wait to come back!

We played the Goose 20-March-10 after being advised they were not going to punch their greens or fairways this season. If golf were NASCAR, Goose made a wise decision and took the checkered flag while... Continue »

We played the Goose 20-March-10 after being advised they were not going to punch their greens or fairways this season. If golf were NASCAR, Goose made a wise decision and took the checkered flag while their competition watched from the pits. The course was as usual immaculate. Pace of play on this Saturday (0830 tee time) was 4:15. Even though I had a terrible day putting (my fault, not the the course's) I had a great time. The staff (Jimmy & Co.) were their usual, friendly, helpful selves. One thing that seldom gets mentioned in golf course review is the practice facility-another top notch feature here. There is no better golf course for the money in SoCal-hands down.

Congrats to the greenskeeper & his crew-Please keep up the good work!

1st time at Goose Creek. Played 3/22/10 in less than 4 hrs. Fairways & tees in great shape. Greens still alittle bumpy but no sand from aeration. Did not see group ahead or behind us. Great pace. Def... Continue »

1st time at Goose Creek. Played 3/22/10 in less than 4 hrs. Fairways & tees in great shape. Greens still alittle bumpy but no sand from aeration. Did not see group ahead or behind us. Great pace. Definitely will be back.

Walked on as a single at 145pm - straight out to join a twosome - that part was awesome.
Now, I'm a huge fan of Goose Creek but, based on their normal high standards, two things bothered me today. On... Continue »

Walked on as a single at 145pm - straight out to join a twosome - that part was awesome.
Now, I'm a huge fan of Goose Creek but, based on their normal high standards, two things bothered me today. One, there was no groundskeeping ongoing and the tee-boxes and the fairways were - lets say furry, rather than the usual pristine. Two, the sand in a lot of the traps is getting thin. I was in 3 bunkers today and all could have used more sand. The top veneer of soft sand was no more than 1/2 inch with hardpan below. Also saw a lot more weeds growing in them and the edges were very raggedy. Still better than a lot of courses but below GC's usual excellence. IMHO, of course.