9/11 early am rain leaving us with a delightfully humid round as the sun soon replaced the clouds and no refreshing breeze to make it better--still a great setting. Paired with a friendly but quite s... Continue »

9/11 early am rain leaving us with a delightfully humid round as the sun soon replaced the clouds and no refreshing breeze to make it better--still a great setting. Paired with a friendly but quite slow 2some for a nearly 4 1/2 round.
Course is preparing for maintenance. Fairways are getting plenty of water and are lush and healthy but littered with clippings not really affecting play just unsightly. Rough is fairly thick slowing the ball but playable. Tees ok. Sand is deep and heavy for the most part requiring better execution than I was able to perform.
Greens are very soft a little bumpy getting plenty of water before punching(9/18). # 5 has some serious issues with bare spots and damage.
Course should come out of maintenance in superb shape--looking forward to mid October.

9/8 pleasantly warm light breeze 3 3/4 POP--Fairways lush and rather long well watered and soft--rough about 2 inches and juicy. From observation bunkers looked to have good sand--especially the prob... Continue »

9/8 pleasantly warm light breeze 3 3/4 POP--Fairways lush and rather long well watered and soft--rough about 2 inches and juicy. From observation bunkers looked to have good sand--especially the problem ones from the past appeared to have been filled with quality sand.
Greens were much slower than usual and quite soft as they are preparing to aerate 9/18.

Played Glen Ivy yesterday at 2pm. Course was in nice shape. A couple of the lakes, on hole 1 and hole 17, were still drained and empty of water while the lakes with water in them were very brown looki... Continue »

Played Glen Ivy yesterday at 2pm. Course was in nice shape. A couple of the lakes, on hole 1 and hole 17, were still drained and empty of water while the lakes with water in them were very brown looking and dirty. I've always liked the layout here with both nines starting with an easy downhill par 5. Fairways were in good shape, mostly green with a little browning out but not bad at all. Rough was hit and miss, some thick stuff around the greens but mostly thin around the fairway edges. Was only in one bunker but it had great sand, the rest of the group seemed to find luck in the bunkers as well. Greens looked very nice. Extremely receptive but rolled smooth and medium-fast. A couple random greens such as number 4 had some ball mark damage and bumps but for the most part greens were very nice. Had a deal where it was 25 bucks after 2, definitely worth it. POP was great.

I wish I got out and played here more. The course is a tiny bit rough (compared to its usual great) around the edges but, for really good reason.

They are bringing the water back! Construction is g... Continue »

I wish I got out and played here more. The course is a tiny bit rough (compared to its usual great) around the edges but, for really good reason.

They are bringing the water back! Construction is going on ALL of the water holes to return the water features to the course.

There was equipment on every hole getting its water back, but, it was tucked away and not in use for weekend play.

Greens were a tiny bit bumpy on a few holes and the tee boxes shaggier that I am used to, but, they will be the first to admit the changes are wearing the maintenance staff thin.

You can tell they are putting some love into the course. I will gladly accept temporary bumps on some greens here and there and some tee box fluffiness for now.

Also, the staff continues to be really really nice. It's been quite enjoyable on many levels playing here the last few years and it sounds like it will be getting even better!

Played her for the first time in the afternoon 3/26 on a GK meet and play, the course was challenging and varied in layout with some huge elevation changes.

The staff was friendly but we didn't se... Continue »

Played her for the first time in the afternoon 3/26 on a GK meet and play, the course was challenging and varied in layout with some huge elevation changes.

The staff was friendly but we didn't see a marshal or a cart girl the entire round. Pace of play was acceptable as we rarely had to wait playing as a threesome.

Fairways were full, though with the variety of grasses. The rough was lush but playable. About two thirds of the bunkers have been renovated with new sand, others were either under repair or hardpan.

About half the water hazards were drained empty, but you're not supposed to play them, are you?

The greens are very soft and in good condition, and rewarded aggressive shots. This course is worth a return visit especially for the afternoon rate of $45.

2/16 using GSC voucher $74 2some joined bu brothers Eric and Tom both with a lot of game and enjoyable playing companions. Teed off on time at 845 on a rather busy day leading to a 445 POP with waiti... Continue »

2/16 using GSC voucher $74 2some joined bu brothers Eric and Tom both with a lot of game and enjoyable playing companions. Teed off on time at 845 on a rather busy day leading to a 445 POP with waiting on about every shot--but it was a nice day with a nice setting and good company. Fairways were greenish with a mix of semi-dormant grass and a kind of darker green grass that grew more in tufts. Most lies were ok with good cushion--fairways firm enough to give extra roll. Rough was patchy thick in places and non-existent i others except around the green where it was thick and longer. Tees lush and most of them level--15 blues has a slight down slope. Bunkers are being renovated completely new sand on the back 9--rather heavy thick and still some what damp--giving me fits to find the right swing out of the 4 I found--real easy for me to hit heavy as the club would not glide through the sand. Bunkers showed recent grooming but until they provide robo rakes footprints were often left where they didn't belong and some rake jobs could get an E for effort--but it is good to see that the new owner has put energy into renovation. Greens were slower and more bumpy--probably because of the planned maintenance 2/19. Friendly staff.

Played at 7:04am on Wednesday, 12/7/16, on a play/replay certificate from GolfSouthernCalifornia with GKer HmtGolfGuy. We went out early to facilitate the replay round and to beat the Men’s Club, sche... Continue »

Played at 7:04am on Wednesday, 12/7/16, on a play/replay certificate from GolfSouthernCalifornia with GKer HmtGolfGuy. We went out early to facilitate the replay round and to beat the Men’s Club, scheduled out between 8am and 10am. There have been several reviews here in the past couple weeks – maybe others had certificates, or maybe they were just early birds like GKer weber. We played the blue tees (6,332/70.9/128) behind a threesome that moved along pretty well, finishing in just over 3.5 hr.

The weather was cool and somewhat cloudy, and everything in the morning round was pretty wet. Not too much rollout in the fairway, rough could be messy, and greens were only medium fast. The ball always had a halo of grass clippings on it, combined with light sand on the greens, which apparently had a recent lite dusting. Mower debris everywhere, joined on the greens by shoe debris, resulted in a lot of scattered clumps on the greens – you had to decide how many of these you wanted to try to clear.

Greens were firm and had good coverage – I didn’t see any bare areas. Fairways are dormant grass, and are firm; as a result, it’s tight lies everywhere, especially fun when trying to chip/pitch to some of the elevated greens. Rough was generally short but could be bushy around trees, along hazards, or in random patches. Tees were mostly flat and firm but had also been lightly sanded. Traps on the front nine are still barely playable – they were wet, thin and hard-packed; some were marked as GUR. Back-side bunkers have recently received new sand and all are fluffy and soft, including fairway bunkers(!).

There are lots of rundown/bare areas along fairway entrances and around greens from carts and equipment – the course would benefit from implementation of a ‘gate’ system for entry and exit, to reduce random wear and better manage the turf conditions along the fairways and around greens.

Our second round began at 11:07am behind two foursomes; we were joined on #5 by a local twosome who caught us, as play was slower than the early morning. After the Men’s Club had gone through the greens had a lot more unrepaired ballmarks and there were many more unraked footprints in the traps. Overall conditions were drier – greens were noticeably faster.

Ron had to leave to get home so we stopped after the 3rd nine – unfortunate, because I think the back nine has more of the interesting holes. Still recommended.

Played 12/7 with dconnally using his unlimited play coupon. We intended it to be a warm-up for Rams Hill, but both of us are hoping the "bad warm-up/good performance" saying holds true! Conditions o... Continue »

Played 12/7 with dconnally using his unlimited play coupon. We intended it to be a warm-up for Rams Hill, but both of us are hoping the "bad warm-up/good performance" saying holds true! Conditions overall ranged from acceptable to good. Couple tees weren't level but coverage was generally good. Fairways were thin but playable (though there are holes/divots out there, dconnally did an excellent job of finding them!). Rough varied widely - a LOT of dirt areas (turf reduction?!?) and the grass ranged from almost fairway level to "Where'd my ball go?!?" Bunkers on front were thin/dirt but back nine were the complete opposite and nice to play from. Greens seemed to have a little sand residue and a fair amount of mowing debris but rolled pretty good - medium fast to start and quite quick once the greens dried a little. Too many unrepaired ball marks but that seems to be the "norm" nowadays. Whoever set the pin placements on the back nine is a sadistic little #&*!, most were tucked in NASTY spots with virtually no room for error. PoP was good for the first time around, just over 3 hours. Went for the free replay and realized at the 2nd tee it was going to be a lot slower so we were looking at about 4.5 hours or better. That (combined with the "outstanding" play) helped us decide to bail out ofter 27 holes. First time here and I liked the course layout, nice mix of holes and topography. A little too far for me to include in my regular rotation but definitely one worth the occasional extended drive.

Winter conditions, greens subject to spike marks (soft spikes), but relatively quick. Fairways typically give tight lies. 15 is so sloped and bare, my tee shot into the right rough, rolled into the fa... Continue »

Winter conditions, greens subject to spike marks (soft spikes), but relatively quick. Fairways typically give tight lies. 15 is so sloped and bare, my tee shot into the right rough, rolled into the fairway, and approximately 70 yards into the hazard. Both groups in front and behind me had the same issue. POP 4 hours, but waited on every hole on the back nine. Bunkers are being repaired, 50/50 chance for good sand.