Played in a Rancho Park Men's Club tournament at Los Robles on Sunday morning and was very excited to check out this cool track again after six years since my first and only visit. We had an 8am shotg... Continue »

Played in a Rancho Park Men's Club tournament at Los Robles on Sunday morning and was very excited to check out this cool track again after six years since my first and only visit. We had an 8am shotgun start and began play on the 12th hole. It was a perfect morning for golf giving way to an extremely hot early afternoon which certainly affected play later in the round.

First off, the driving range is a decent walk/haul from the clubhouse so keep that in mind if you're wanting to get some practice in before your round. First tee is conveniently located and a very warm and inviting straight-ahead par five to kick off your round. After that things can get a little crazy but it's a super fun layout that really indulges all the golf senses.

You've got a lot of elevations and tricky angles at Los Robles, along with a few decent carries and lots of 'native' areas that will tease and torment you. It's not a particularly long course but it certainly makes up for it in other ways.

The course conditions were really, really nice. The greens were devilish and confounded me all afternoon, but they were in great shape, rolled really nicely and held shots well. Apart from the first and tenth fairways, the rest were really in pristine shape and very well-received by myself and my playing partners. Yes, country club quality on so many holes. Rough was never too penal but of course the mulch and native areas play much more difficult. Bunkers were not so great - very thin and actually watered down pretty heavy. A lot of my playing partners had great struggles getting out of them and it did not look like a lot of fun. Tee boxes were very good.

I really enjoyed the round immensely despite not shooting a great score and would really love to come back again and work out some of the holes that I now remember a lot more clearly. It's just a fun round of golf and I would highly recommend it right now to anyone.

Out 1:30, 7/17 as a twosome joined by a single. I like this course but rarely get out to play here, so it was a nice treat for a mid-week round. Conditions are very good. No problems with the teeing g... Continue »

Out 1:30, 7/17 as a twosome joined by a single. I like this course but rarely get out to play here, so it was a nice treat for a mid-week round. Conditions are very good. No problems with the teeing grounds to start. Fairways were more consistently grown in with some cushion than any I've played in a while. They set up well. Where grass, the rough was well grown in and the ball could sit down bit and cost you. Otherwise there are extensive areas of wood chips and some bare spots to contend with. I was happy to miss the bunkers here, which are dramatically shaped, tending to be deep and nasty. The sand seemed fine but I observed a lack of follow-up raking that left a fair amount of footprints — lazy or PO'd golfers not cleaning up. Green surrounds were good for short game and the greens were very nice. They didn't give up pitch marks easily but neither did they seem overly firm. Reasonably quick but not as fast as the previous review. Some of the greens a have a lot of slope and too fast could get stupid quickly, so I found them challenging but very fair. Pace was about 4.5 hours and we had smoke and ash blowing our way for about an hour due to the Newbury fire before they knocked it down. I usually walk but this course has enough hills I rode for a change. Props to the middle-aged single with us who walked with his cart, but he was obviously beat up by the end. The course is in very nice shape with an interesting variety of challenges. Definitely recommended.

Played Sunday, June 23, 2024, in a small tournament. The course is in great shape. Holes 1 and 9 were cart path only due to overly wet conditions (something about their well overflowing). I always fin... Continue »

Played Sunday, June 23, 2024, in a small tournament. The course is in great shape. Holes 1 and 9 were cart path only due to overly wet conditions (something about their well overflowing). I always find this course to be challenging with some narrow tee shots (especially off the Blue tees). Lots of ways to get your ball lost or stuck in a bunker with some crazy bunch grass growing in it. Who thinks of this stuff?

Greens: Rolling fast and true. These were the fastest greens I have played on this year, maybe in recent memory. It was easy to roll 10' or more past the pin. All the greens here are sloped, and it was tricky.

Fairways and rough: Good grass coverage everywhere. The rough was thick, but not too penal unless your ball settled down. The fairways were really nice with a thick cushion of turf under your ball.

Bunkers: Not too good as far as grooming. Decent sand in most bunkers, but they all needed raking. A couple of bunkers had wet, hard-packed sand.

Tees: We played the Blue tees and they were all in great shape. Level and very few divots.

Overall, I had a great time, and the course is in good shape. Parking at this time is a little in disarray due to construction of solar canopies in the main parking lot. There's plenty of parking but you need to drive around the construction to find it. The clubhouse has decent food at reasonable prices.

Ok so first time playing here so I don’t have a baseline to see if this is better than normal, but it’s in great shape except for one thing. 90% of the bunkers are terrible. The ones that aren’t small... Continue »

Ok so first time playing here so I don’t have a baseline to see if this is better than normal, but it’s in great shape except for one thing. 90% of the bunkers are terrible. The ones that aren’t small lakes look like they’ve never seen a rake. POP was terrible in my opinion. Played on a Monday and waited on every shot. 5 hours is way too long for this course. Never saw a Marshall the whole day. Ok now for the good stuff, Tee boxes pretty level, but grass was thin at times. Fairways were in great shape and lush. Didn’t see any drown spots or severe divot damage some spots were a little soft. Greens looked and rolled great with very few divot damage and they rolled very fast (which I prefer). Hole 13 though needs something done, if the pin is left of center and you are above the hole it will not stay on the green. Just a bit unfair. Rough was good, they were mowing it while we were playing, so I can image it’s deeper on the weekends but was still playable. Overall nice track with elevation changes and if the wind picks up it can get tricky. If you’re a long hitter some hole will play a little short but putting in play is a must as the oaks trees and doglegs place a premium on putting the ball on the proper side of the fairway. All in all I’ll be back and would recommend this course for golfers of most skill levels.

Played yesterday after the rains let up. Minimal standing water on the course but man there are some spots that are hurting. Half of 9's fairway is dirt and GUR.

Relatively slow day because we wer... Continue »

Played yesterday after the rains let up. Minimal standing water on the course but man there are some spots that are hurting. Half of 9's fairway is dirt and GUR.

Relatively slow day because we were behind a group of guys who were clearly playing frat boy golf. Playing from the tips, getting 2-3 beers per hole, flirting with the cart girl, etc. They were playing from the tips and watching them - shouldn't have been past the whites.

Greens were fast. Like super fast. Just in time for them to punch on Tuesday. Fairways were thin but for the most part could take a divot easily. Rough was good. Deep enough to affect you but not overly punishing. Boxes were hit and miss. Played the backs until I caught up with a group in front on 5 and played blues after that. Back were in rough shape but the blues were decent.

Definitely recommend this course but probably not for a few weeks until the green heal.

Played yesterday at 1120...teed off a little behind schedule and it was slow the whole day. We barely finished with enough daylight left for maybe 1 to 2 more holes at the most. Shocking how long it t... Continue »

Played yesterday at 1120...teed off a little behind schedule and it was slow the whole day. We barely finished with enough daylight left for maybe 1 to 2 more holes at the most. Shocking how long it took considering they said the Marshall was out trying to speed up players.

Course itself is in pretty great shape. Fairways are green, with enough bounce under them to take a good divot. Boxes (blacks) are in great shape, only had 1 that was not well maintained (#4). Greens were soft and fast. Nice that they were receptive but also a bummer cause everyone's steps and spikes make it bouncy around the hole. Rough was in good shape and easy to play out if. #9 fairway looked rough...not sure if it was storm damage or fungus or what but it was very thin and scraped flat.

Played Friday 11/10

Course was in the conditions you've come to expect from Los Robles.

Fairways were green and full. Nice and spongey so you could pick the ball or take a divot if you wanted t... Continue »

Played Friday 11/10

Course was in the conditions you've come to expect from Los Robles.

Fairways were green and full. Nice and spongey so you could pick the ball or take a divot if you wanted to. Greens were fantastic...as per usual. These are often the best part of this course and it stayed true today. Rough was hit and miss...some green, tough to play out of (tough to find your ball in some cases) and some patchy with dirt/mud spots. Not a big deal though and certainly wouldn't hold it against the course - especially at this time of year. Bunkers were good for the most part...sand was a little thick/heavy but I chalk that up to the fact that we played at 0630 AM and it hadn't really had a chance to dry out from the night before yet.

Would always recommend this course...it's a nice little pitch and putt that is a game improvement course for sure. Get the chance to hit all of your clubs and can work on your chipping/putting here too.

Played today in a small tournament with fellow GKer, danoemi. It's been a minute since I have played here. It was a decent pace of play and there was a course marshall keeping things moving. The bever... Continue »

Played today in a small tournament with fellow GKer, danoemi. It's been a minute since I have played here. It was a decent pace of play and there was a course marshall keeping things moving. The beverage cart came by three times, so we were well hydrated. The round included range balls and I had just enough time to hit some of a small bucket. The members were kind enought to point to the low (crappy) end of the range way past 1 Tee. No time to hit any putts, but I did okay. The greens were soft and a little on the slow side of medium. A light morning rain may have contributed to the slowness because it seemed to get faster as the day wore on. There were several fresh ball marks from the previous groups, but I easily and quickly fixed them. The fairways were on the shaggy side, but good shots rolled out okay. Not a lot of divots and there were very few bare areas. The rough was fairly thick. I found it challenging to make decent contact with the ball unless it was sitting up. Coupled with the narrow fairways, I had a tough day. Bunkers were very nice to look at, but you really don't want any part of it. Soft sand, high lips and it was a tough day from the sand. Many of the bunkers have a lot of tall, native-like grass plants that will swallow your ball, so be careful! Tees were great. We played the White and Red tees. All good and level. Very few divots there as well. Customer service in the bar/snack bar was great. Beers not too expensive either. I would like to come back and do better.

Not having been here in a good while, I was surprised that the most recent review was back in October '22, and even though I very rarely get out to LR, it did not disappoint. My buddy and I were paire... Continue »

Not having been here in a good while, I was surprised that the most recent review was back in October '22, and even though I very rarely get out to LR, it did not disappoint. My buddy and I were paired with another two-some, teeing off around midday. Playing the whites, the teeing rounds were pretty consistently level with good coverage. The fairways were in good shape. A few lush to the point of spongey while most were a little firmer with reasonable rollout. A lot of rough has been removed, edged and replaced with wood chips and dry-scaping. It saves a lot of watering and makes the course look well defined. Where there is still green rough it could get thick in patches. A rework of the bunkers was the other major part of the remodel done some years back and they are formidable — deep with very vertical green-side walls. In some cases, playing sideways or backwards to get out is the percentage move. There seemed a shortage of rakes so they weren't always as groomed as they could be, but the sand quality is nice. Green surrounds were good for the short shots and the greens themselves were good, if a little diabolical. On the fast end of medium, it seemed like the pins were frequently on enough slope that anything above and from the side was extra tricky. We speculated that the greenskeeper woke up a little cranky. Definitely some challenge to them but clean and fun. It was pretty warm but enough breeze to wick off the sweat and keep it reasonable. Heat was not the issue I feared it might be, but I was mostly riding in lieu of my usual walk and carry mode. Pace was a little over five hours but because it was pretty steady, didn't seem that long. This is an interesting layout with good variety of holes and challenge. I thought was well worth the senior rate of $53 with cart. It was my buddies first exposure to the course. He liked it and is definitely interested in a return visit. I won't get back here too often but it definitely won't be as long an interval as this last one. Recommended.