billmazal

Had quite a frustrating experience at the golf course. I have played this course many times and have enjoyed it but not this day. After an hour drive to get to course was informed that only the back nine was open because they were aererating the greens and we would have to play back nine twice. In addition it was cart path only (I usually walk but since cart was included I left my pull cart at home.) as I was visibly frustrated the guy in the pro shop said that can happen when you book through a thrid-party. Yes it can happen, but it shouldn't, there should be communication from the course to GolfNow so a person can make a viable decision whether to play a course in unfavorable condition.We played the first nine at a decent pace (2 hours) but than went we went to play the second nine it was a log jam. They were just letting people out with no consideration for players who would be making the turn. In addition they were letting out twosomes and singles which slowed play down to a crawl.

Communication between the course and booking platforms like GolfNow is crucial to ensure that golfers have accurate information before making their plans. It's unfortunate that this wasn't the case for this outing. It's also important for courses to manage the pace of play effectively to ensure an enjoyable experience for all golfers on the course.

Despite the setbacks, the greens on the back nine were in great shape. Hopefully, our next round will be smoother and more enjoyable.

First time playing this course. Greens were awesome. Fairways were good. Layout was good. Only issues the day we played they were over seeding tee boxes so had to play the course at about 6000 yards and pace of play was a little slow. Starter was very friendly. Will definitely play again but will wait a couple weeks until tee boxes are in

You know what you’re getting yourself into when you play at Los Angeles city Public course. So there were no surprises really. Actually the pace of play was faster than normal less than four hours which was great. Tee boxes and fairways were the usual not great. The greens were really bad even for an LA city public course. Super furry, Super bumpy, super slow and super inconsistent. I shot a great score so it was all worth it.

Just to keep it short...GolfNow should not want to be affiliated with this course (and I use the word course loosely...more like a cow pasture with 18 flags spread around it). Even getting past the fact that the tee boxes were awful and fairways were trashed, it was like playing pinball on the greens. I've never seen a golf ball bounce around and riccochet quite like that.

I only play this course if I can find a great deal on Golf Now for $50 or under because frankly the course is over-priced. I like that it is a challenging course and the greens are always in good shape as well as they have a good practice facility. But fairways tend to be very hard with tight lies. But today was a bad experience all around. They were out of carts which I can have some understanding because of Covid and because of that they were running almost 40 minutes late. And then it was totally a cluster outside the pro shop, they had 20 or more people waiting for carts and no organixzation to it. I felt sorry for the one employee that had to keep running back and forth to get carts and no marshalling at all on the tee. and then the round took 5 hours.

I'm not sure who messed up, Golf Now or the golf course but the front nine was closed and there was no warning when I booked the time. Usually if there is course maintenance there will be an alert. Drove 30 miles to be told we were playing the back nine twice. to add insult to injury the 10th green was punched and our cart barely made it thru the round (had to push it up the last hill then made it thru 18 barely). Ususally a very fun course in a great setting but not today.

Have played this course for years but in the last several the play has become increasingly slower. This last round will be my last at this course. We left after 9 holes as it took close to 3 hours to play. I never understood letting 5-somes out but if you are going to continue this practice, it may be a good idea to at least make sure it is a 5-some with decent handicaps and are committed to keeping up with the pace of play. (The 5some in front of us had a combined age of 400 and a combined handicap of 150.) In addition, they have had issues with honoring tee times as they are always running behind. We went off 20 minutes late and this was not the first time. Taking a reservation is easy, keeping the reservation is the important part. On a positive note the course and greens were in good shape (at least on the front nine) and the price is one of the more affordable around but you better commit your whole day if you are going to play there.

Aereated greens is one thing but these were sanded down more than I've ever seen. And playing in the morning with wet sand it was like glue