Played with my monthly group today at Glen Ivy and, after finally returning for a second play, remembered what a very fun layout this course has and the conditions were mostly good as well. Our group ... Continue »

Played with my monthly group today at Glen Ivy and, after finally returning for a second play, remembered what a very fun layout this course has and the conditions were mostly good as well. Our group got some nice perks like free range balls and our five groups were accommodated very well with a few of the guys coming in a bit later than expected.

We played from the blue tees with a first tee time of 10:40am. The cart service was excellent and frequent - much needed for a very hot day in Corona. I think there were water stations around but I brought my own HydroFlask and bottles so I never needed to double check them.

One complaint about the GPS in the carts ... while it's a good system when it's working properly, there are far too many times when the cart reaches an 'illegal' area and the carts come to a halt. A few times we followed the cart exit signs just ahead of the greens and on the path THEY carved out we would get stopped and have to back up. Very annoying and unnecessary.

Course conditions were mostly good with a few observations of note. The green on the par 3 5th has a lot of damage, some section blocked out with white chalk squares like playing hopscotch, and lots of dirt. After that one though, the greens were in pretty nice shape overall and rolled medium-fast with true lines. Nothing too funky in terms of breaks or slopes on these greens.

The tee boxes were mostly in playable shape but nothing too special about them. Fairways mostly provided very good lies despite the intense heat down here recently, so that was a nice bonus. The rough was not too penal but there were some thin areas and of course lots of places to lose balls, be it water features or in the runoff areas off the fairways. The best part of the course? The bunkers. They have the best white, fluffy sand and play incredibly well if you find yourself in them. Maybe the best I've seen anywhere in SoCal all year.

If you like a lot of varied terrain, a nice selection of narrow and wide fairways (mostly wide to be honest), some big carries down the stretch and some super views of the valley below, then Glen Ivy is definitely worth a visit.