Played the other Downey course on Saturday 1/24 with a 10:23 tee time. POP here is notoriously bad, and maybe it's because i imagined we'd have a 6 hour round that i felt the POP was good since we finished in "only" 5 hours. Amazingly we started off exactly on time then crawled around the front nine waiting on every box, but things did open up slightly on the back.

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Played the other Downey course on Saturday 1/24 with a 10:23 tee time. POP here is notoriously bad, and maybe it's because i imagined we'd have a 6 hour round that i felt the POP was good since we finished in "only" 5 hours. Amazingly we started off exactly on time then crawled around the front nine waiting on every box, but things did open up slightly on the back.

I have to say that conditions were pretty good. Tee boxes were in decent shape and level, fairways had good coverage that gave you adequate lies; off the fairway you could find a variety of lies from some taller grass to dirt and pine straws but in general it was fine and playable. bunkers could also have sand or not, so beware. greens were in good shape, some had a good number of unfixed pitch marks, but nothing terrible. speeds were medium.

It's a fun track with a mostly wide open front that gets someone tighter on the back. Just go in thinking you'll have a 6 hour round and you'll have a good time.
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Rolled the dice a bit and took an 11:56 tee time and walked the blues on Sunday 1/25, hoping to finish before dark, and we did, just barely. POP is always an issue on weekends here, with long waits on every tee box; front was about 3 hours and the back picked up slightly at about 2.15. Still a long round which makes it hard to find a rhythm, but it was a beautiful day and the c... » More

Rolled the dice a bit and took an 11:56 tee time and walked the blues on Sunday 1/25, hoping to finish before dark, and we did, just barely. POP is always an issue on weekends here, with long waits on every tee box; front was about 3 hours and the back picked up slightly at about 2.15. Still a long round which makes it hard to find a rhythm, but it was a beautiful day and the course was in generally good shape.

Tee boxes were mostly level and in good condition. Fairways were on the thin side and because of the undulation of the fairways on certain holes, balls tend to all collect in the same area and lucky for me my ball managed to find a divot on a few occasions. Rough was generally cut down and easy to play from. bunkers were mostly hardpan with minimal sand. Greens were in pretty good shape rolling medium fast; chips onto the green had good roll out.

At least with the brutal POP there was a drink cart that circulated and even with how slow it is i still find it a fun track and a good test of accuracy off the tee and fun holes that make you think about how to play them.
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Returned to Glen Ivy this weekend with a buddy and found the course to be in very good shape. I've had some hit or miss trips to this place in the past, but today it was pretty ideal, with a few exceptions.

First off, this is a cart-only facility with massive elevations and some long sections between holes, so leave your push cart in the garage. The carts themselves a... » More

Returned to Glen Ivy this weekend with a buddy and found the course to be in very good shape. I've had some hit or miss trips to this place in the past, but today it was pretty ideal, with a few exceptions.

First off, this is a cart-only facility with massive elevations and some long sections between holes, so leave your push cart in the garage. The carts themselves are very nice and have a solid GPS system. They do have some very precise governors on them if you're in a non-cart area of the course, but it shows you those on the screens which is nice so you don't get stuck.

Right now everything is in good shape at Glen Ivy. The fairways have some very good coverage in most areas with a few GUR sections off the fairways, while the bunkers were really nice with great sand. Some of the tee boxes were a little thin (played the white tees), but for the most part playable and level. The rough was made difficult by so many leaves off the trees obscuring your ball, but also some deep areas to exacerbate that search.

The greens were running really nicely and there are some quite tricky green complexes to navigate. A few of them have multiple tiers so getting on the right one is critical. The speeds were consistent and rolls true, but it seems like too many golfers don't bother fixing their ball marks here so that was disappointing, but not overwhelming.

POP was good although we were always pressed by a twosome behind us, with another twosome behind them. I will never understand why those groups don't get together to make their delays far more manageable. It makes no sense, but they stayed separate the entire time. Not my problem, I guess ...

Overall though a really nice time out at Glen Ivy and well worth the $85 greens fee. I played a truly awful round of golf but the nice scenery and good conditions still made it worth the trip.
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Played today before 7:00, second tee time. 3:45 POP with four players walking, just great at this course. The rough was cut down generally although we had to look for balls at time. The course was in good shape, especially the greens. One of us had played Wilson last week or so and said that the greens were much better. Overally, a great experience on a beautiful day in LA.

Played 1-23-26 as a single in a little over 2 1/2 hours in early morning fog that hung around for most of the round. Greens are in real nice shape, rolling smooth at medium/fast pace and playing soft. Fairways are in nice condition, a little on the dormant side, with decent roll out and semi-tight lies with good padding. Rough was in good condition, maybe an inch longer than th... » More

Played 1-23-26 as a single in a little over 2 1/2 hours in early morning fog that hung around for most of the round. Greens are in real nice shape, rolling smooth at medium/fast pace and playing soft. Fairways are in nice condition, a little on the dormant side, with decent roll out and semi-tight lies with good padding. Rough was in good condition, maybe an inch longer than the fairways, and mostly dormant and easy to hit from. Was in one greenside bunker that was nicely groomed, and had a good layer of nice brown sand. Tee boxes were in okay shape, a little on the thin side except for the par threes which they had over seeded. Nice conditions all around and well worth playing.
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