I ran my second Private Course GK / Vivid Golf outing at Santa Maria CC assisted by rgm2525 and paired up with GKers ag2000 and RRDenn last week. We caught a gorgeous Wednesday afternoon on the centra... Continue »

I ran my second Private Course GK / Vivid Golf outing at Santa Maria CC assisted by rgm2525 and paired up with GKers ag2000 and RRDenn last week. We caught a gorgeous Wednesday afternoon on the central CA coast with exceptional course conditions. The greens were smooth, medium speed and held shots. Fairways lush, green, full coverage. Rough lush, dark green, only 3 to 4 inches but the ball always sat down making it challenging. The bunkers were well maintained, white good texture quality sand and groomed. Tee boxes we’re level in excellent shape as well.

FUN FACT – Santa Maria Country Club was established in 1921 making it one of the oldest clubs in the same location in Southern California. When you play it, the old majestic trees look very cool and come into play!

It’s a pleasure working with the staff at Santa Maria CC to put on these 50 – 80 player events. Everyone who I came in contact at the club, including their members, was very friendly. I’m putting Santa Maria CC on our event calendar for Spring 2026.

We have some Santa Maria CC members play in our Ventura County events. 3 weeks ago, I asked one of them how the course looked, they said it’s in fantastic shape, they were right. Thank you everyone for coming to these events. I love seeing GKers at them and teeing it up. I’m in the process of bringing GK Plays back. I miss them too. Maybe we have one here to bring together GKers in CA.

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Played in the Vivid Golf/GK outing on Wednesday, March 19. It was a fun group with John, Ron and Andrew. My family is from the area but I have never played in the city. Santa Maria Country Club is a n... Continue »

Played in the Vivid Golf/GK outing on Wednesday, March 19. It was a fun group with John, Ron and Andrew. My family is from the area but I have never played in the city. Santa Maria Country Club is a nice facility. Smallish driving range and practice green. Nice snack bar near the 7th tee with a good selection of grilled items and sundry. The day was gorgeous but the wind kicked up mid-round and it was an added layer of difficulty.

I really liked the course. The layout was interesting. It had a good mix of short and long par fours and varied par 3 distance. Half the course on the other side of the railroad tracks to the northwest of the clubhouse. I preferred the layout of the part of the course on the clubhouse side but the conditioning was equally superb on both sides so it was a matter of personal preference. The fairways were lush with some runout. The rough was also lush and we had to look hard for balls several times. We lost a couple even though we knew the general area they ended up. Great shining white sand. The greens were lush and had decent speed but were not what I would term fast. They were firm but my ball was generally near the divot after good contact from the fairway. The greens were contoured enough that there was runout on some aggressive putts. They were challenging.

I would play this course again any time. It was a long drive but I got a good rate at the local historic hotel (my parent's wedding reception was held there). If I lived in the area, I would consider joining the club. I can't wait to get back.

Made it up to Santa Maria for the Vivid Golf/GK Outing.... Thank you Mr. GK, this was a real treat. Not only was the weather ideal the traffic was not bad at all. Santa Maria CC is a sneaky private co... Continue »

Made it up to Santa Maria for the Vivid Golf/GK Outing.... Thank you Mr. GK, this was a real treat. Not only was the weather ideal the traffic was not bad at all. Santa Maria CC is a sneaky private course that really should be on your bucket list. The course is not particularly long, just under 6500 yards from the tips. It looks open but provides many challenges throughout. The sand is new, the rough was cut but lets be honest it was still sticky and tough. If these keepers wanted to they could make this course really a lot more challenging. The putting greens are in excellent condition as are the tee boxes. The greens are Poa Annua and if you don't putt a lot on those, it can provide an extra challenge.

As I always do I snuck around the clubhouse and pro shop. The locker room was great but parts where being renovated. Their was a restaurant that looked good and a good sized bar that had both indoor and outdoor seating. The pro-shop was small, but had some good items on sale. I got the sense that if you lived up this way and where interested in joining a private club, this would definitely be on the list. If Moose/GK run it back, you should go, I really would like another crack at this place.