Played a rare for me mid-afternoon round in warmer than predicted temperatures. Although it has been seven years since I last played here, I thought I would have better recollection of the course. Hon... Continue »

Played a rare for me mid-afternoon round in warmer than predicted temperatures. Although it has been seven years since I last played here, I thought I would have better recollection of the course. Honestly, I remembered very few of the holes, and local knowledge certainly would have helped. While I enjoyed the course more than I expected, I am spoiled and not used to playing in the afternoon, with warm temperatures and a 4+ hour pace, which is my excuse for my poor performance.

Staff was great, getting us out early. Course conditions were just so-so. Fairways had decent coverage but were dry and brown from the lack of water. Greens were much slower than they appeared and really need to be rolled. The sand in the bunkers was hard and "crusty". Quite a few tee boxes were beat up badly.

If I lived closer, I would play here occassionally, but being such a long drive from Coto, I suspect it will be several years before I return, so doubt I will remember the course the next time I visit.

Played yesterday morning with buddies. Always enjoy playing Glen Annie. The weather was in the low 70s, the views gorgeous and being an 805 senior member, the rate not bad. First, the greens were o... Continue »

Played yesterday morning with buddies. Always enjoy playing Glen Annie. The weather was in the low 70s, the views gorgeous and being an 805 senior member, the rate not bad. First, the greens were on the medium side. They were a little slow in the morning dew, but sped up as the day got warmer. They punched the greens about 12, 13 days ago, so in another week they should be pristine. The fairways were in good shape. The bunkers are more dirt than sand but, consistent. The tee boxes needed mowing but, I believe they want the root system to expand a bit. The pace of play was just under 4 hours. I’ve heard from some that think this course can be a little quirky. I think it’s a very fun course to play. I always seem to play the tenth hole over par. The lies are uneven and that hole just doesn’t suit my eye. The rest of the course is very getable. The staff very friendly. I drive from Santa Clarita, so coming up the 126 early in the morning, stopping at Anna’s Bakery for coffee and a danish with friends, how can you not have a great day.

Played on Friday, 6/4, with a 11:20 tee time and joined itslikeimsayin on a GolfMoose deal for $50 with replay. Unfortunately due to the 5 hour round, the replay was out of the question by the time we... Continue »

Played on Friday, 6/4, with a 11:20 tee time and joined itslikeimsayin on a GolfMoose deal for $50 with replay. Unfortunately due to the 5 hour round, the replay was out of the question by the time we made the turn. I arrived early and enjoyed an incredible breakfast burrito while overlooking the beautiful 9th green area.

Course plays better than it looks. The Bermuda fairways are coming back, with spots of tan and green. Bunkers had some light fluffy sand. Greens were faster than they appeared and ran pretty smooth. Rough was variable, but most thin and just above fairway length.

Like Mark, I want to like this course more than I did. I keep describing it as quirky. There's way too many blind shots that if you don't know where the group in front of you is at, you're hitting it over their heads or worse. There are some beautiful views and some fun holes, but you definitely need a few rounds or a local to know where to hit it.

Played here Friday, 6/4 with an 11:24 tee time along with rob1563. We used the GolfMoose certificate that is good for two players after 11:00 and includes a free replay. We started a few minutes early... Continue »

Played here Friday, 6/4 with an 11:24 tee time along with rob1563. We used the GolfMoose certificate that is good for two players after 11:00 and includes a free replay. We started a few minutes early but pace was pretty pathetic, taking just short of 5 hours to finish 18 holes. With lots of people still headed to the first tee and no chance of finishing another 18, we both decided to forgo the second round. Still a decent value at $50 pp for a Friday.

Conditions are mixed, with the course playing better than it looks. There are lots of browned out areas and an overall scruffy appearance, but it played pretty good. Greens are probably the highlight. They were medium fast to fast and mostly smooth. They were inconsistent on accepting full shots. Some stopped quickly and others released. Be careful on downhill putts; they can get away from you quickly. Fairways are semi-dormant with mostly consistent, but thin, coverage. Rough was just a little longer and a little clumpier in most places, and then a few spots had deeper rough if you were on side slopes or further offline. We played the combo tees, so a mix of white and blue. They were pretty good, although the 3rd tee was so rock hard I had to try about five spots before I could even get a tee in the ground. Fortunately, I wasn’t in any bunkers but if reports from the others in our group were accurate, they were in pretty terrible condition, basically like playing off hardpan.

First time ever playing here. For some reason I didn’t expect this course to be so demanding. It opens with a really challenging 400+, significantly uphill par 4. Many holes seem to fall off on the edges of the fairway so offline shots are exacerbated. It offers some faraway ocean views in many spots, which is cool. The par-4 3rd is really funky, playing significantly downhill and offering a blind tee shot through a narrow chute to the fairway. The 12th on the back is somewhat similar. There are lots of elevation changes. Overall, I wanted to like it more than I did. The aesthetics could be spectacular out here, but right now the course isn’t in quite good enough condition to really make that happen.

I played Glen Annie for the first time late Sunday morning in a GK match. We chose Glen Annie for the match as it is a GK supporter. Mike and Steve had played here a number of times before so the... Continue »

I played Glen Annie for the first time late Sunday morning in a GK match. We chose Glen Annie for the match as it is a GK supporter. Mike and Steve had played here a number of times before so they helped guide me around the course. The course is located just south of Santa Barbara and sits up on a hill about a mile or two from the ocean.

Course offers plenty of wide open views of the ocean and Channel Islands throughout the track. The pro shop is closed off and check in is via a walk up window. The grill did offer take out food and there was a nice patio area for sitting and eating/drinking after the round if you so choose. I took my food to go after the round to get back on the road.

Layout isn’t as tight as I expected. That or I just had an above average day as I finished with the same ball I started with. Having said that, there is room for error by hitting the adjacent fairways. Don’t get me wrong, there are enough trees and native area to wreak havoc on stray shots. Almost every hole has some sort of elevation change. I can only remember two holes that were flat.

It starts with a bugger of a long 400+ yard uphill par 4. You then wind up and down the side of the hill on mainly straight forward holes for the front nine. The back nine gets a bit more tricky with sever dog legs, risk/reward options off the tee etc.

The greens! Where do I start. Difficult and almost a bit gimmicky. Most of the greens have SEVERE slope to them. I’m not the one to know the answer but it seemed like some of the pin locations would be illegal for tournament play. I could be wrong and it’s not a sour grapes thing as I only had 33 putts but we all experienced some downhill putts that were just flat out impossible to stop within 3’ of the hole.

As for the conditions of the greens, no issue there. They rolled smooth at a medium-fast pace. Naturally, uphill putts were much slower on the steep inclines and downhill putts were super fast.

Fairways weren’t too bad. Definitely, in winter condition. Part green, part brown, some thin areas, some lush areas. All areas playable.

Tee boxes were a step or two below the fairways. A bit chewed up on a number of them.
Sand traps were unplayable. Due to the recent heavy rain, all of the traps had standing water and deep mud.

I enjoyed the track and glad I got a chance to play it. Knowing they are a GK supporter, I’m twice as happy we chose to play here.

This was my first outing with since becoming a member , I want to thank JohnnyGk for making this possible on such short notice.
The coarse was in good condition and offered a lot of great visuals ... Continue »

This was my first outing with since becoming a member , I want to thank JohnnyGk for making this possible on such short notice.
The coarse was in good condition and offered a lot of great visuals from several elevated tee boxes, the greens were very difficult to read although i think being a first timer at this coarse had something to do with that, I really enjoyed the layout and look forward to getting another chance to play here , the staff was nice and everything was well kept, they have a nice driving range and practice green, overall a very nice day, looking to a return visit.

I love to play at new courses and this one did not disappoint.

From check in to buying a cap, driving range & putting green to starter, all the staff were friendly and accommodating.

The course ... Continue »

I love to play at new courses and this one did not disappoint.

From check in to buying a cap, driving range & putting green to starter, all the staff were friendly and accommodating.

The course was in good condition, narrow fairways for the most part, some interesting dog legged holes which present a challenge. Greens were pretty good with some interesting hole positions, the 4th is a shared green with an upper tier for the fourth and the 10th was hard work indeed, all three of us left putts short that came back at us!

One or two bunkers could have benefited from a few extra pounds of sand.

If you have any food on the course, be careful of the Crows and the Gophers, one lot had my sandwich! and the other had my cigars!!!

Overall, I loved this course and would definitely come back and play again.

It’s been probably 20 years since I played Glen Annie Golf Club. Before launching GK in 2002. So jumped on the chance to play Monday with GKers. Teed it up with mpisarski01 and wbuchler on beautiful d... Continue »

It’s been probably 20 years since I played Glen Annie Golf Club. Before launching GK in 2002. So jumped on the chance to play Monday with GKers. Teed it up with mpisarski01 and wbuchler on beautiful day in Santa Barbara. I had totally forgot the layout so it was like playing a golf course for the first time. I really enjoyed it. Hilly, challenging track that demands accuracy and a solid short game. Beautiful views of ocean, surrounding mountains and the UCSB campus. We teed it up at 12:20pm and finished around 4:45pm. Check out the photos I just posted.

Conditions wise despite the previous reviews in October/September I knew given the dry weather we’ve been having this year and cooler overnight lows in November it was going to be a dormant golf course. Also given they aerated the greens in late October there was chance they would not be fully healed to perfection yet. I got what expected which was fine. The golf course still played well.

The greens still had visible evidence of aeration and a little bumpy but rolled mostly smooth. I’d say this time next week and moving forward they will be better only getting better. They held shot well, had good speed and man there are tricky pin placement out there.

The fairways despite going dormant had mostly full coverage and a good amount of turf pad to hit shots from. I expect the fairways to become more dormant and firm over the next couple months.

The rough was not really rough. It was only about an inch higher than the fairways. It’s also bermunda turf like the fairways with some poa greenside. Those of you the fear kikuyu turf that typically accompanies bermunda turf in SoCal I saw very little of it.

The bunkers were COVID style. No rakes, a little thin with decent sand quality. Its brown sand, not the pretty white stuff.

Tee boxes, we played the white tees, certainly the most popular tees out there, we’re mostly thin, had some divot damage on the par 3’s yet level. They are small tee boxes which hilly golf courses typically have so with all the high amount of play there are not many options where to place the tees. The tees behind the white tees looked to be in much better shape.

Service was excellent in the proshop and starter. Did not see an on course food/beverage service. I did not hit range balls before playing so can’t comment on that.

Fun track I recommend.

Lumpy. Lot's of humps, bumps and lumps to be had a Glen Annie. When the round was over, the course had given my ego a bruised lump. Based on what I had heard, I was expecting a more difficult cours... Continue »

Lumpy. Lot's of humps, bumps and lumps to be had a Glen Annie. When the round was over, the course had given my ego a bruised lump. Based on what I had heard, I was expecting a more difficult course off the tee, but only a couple of holes felt unforgiving. The hilly course can play havoc with a mis-hit shots and the green complexes often require precision to give yourself a chance at par.

Conditions, I would describe at COVID fall/winter. Grass is turning brown and maintenince seemed a little behind. Fairways were fairly hard and fast and reminded me of hitting off a tilted driving range mat. Tee boxes looked like a grass range stall at the end of the day. I was in too many bunkers and they were a bit thin and a couple were a bit muddy. Greens seemed like they were as fast as they could be with all the tilted, tiered greens. While I saw punch marks, I never noticed the ball affected by them on my putts.

Would like a rematch with this course in the spring to see and play it with more grass. It seemed like a great course for the locals to play regularly and I'm looking forward to getting back here.