Played the Nicklaus Tournament course on Saturday, 9/24 for the SCGA One Day event and really enjoyed it. It had been over four years since the first time I'd played it, and I still remembered many of the holes. The greens were pretty good, but were very firm. I saw many fairways because I had a great driving day, and there were mostly in great shape. A few spots had been ... » More

Played the Nicklaus Tournament course on Saturday, 9/24 for the SCGA One Day event and really enjoyed it. It had been over four years since the first time I'd played it, and I still remembered many of the holes. The greens were pretty good, but were very firm. I saw many fairways because I had a great driving day, and there were mostly in great shape. A few spots had been recently re-sodded in a few fairways, but nothing crazy. I was in a few bunkers and while the sand was heavier, and a little more shallow compared to other places, they were in very good shape. Tee boxes were almost perfect.
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Hadn't played La Mirada since they finished the course facelift and so I gave it a go early morning on 09/18/16. The course was packed as usual and the poor guy in the pro shop looked ready to break something since the computers were having major issues which prevented him from being able to check people in. Props to him though, because he managed really well somehow. He was... » More

Hadn't played La Mirada since they finished the course facelift and so I gave it a go early morning on 09/18/16. The course was packed as usual and the poor guy in the pro shop looked ready to break something since the computers were having major issues which prevented him from being able to check people in. Props to him though, because he managed really well somehow. He was getting the pre-light folks to get their "balls in the air" so there wasn't any back-up. And he also slapped together a makeshift 3-some of singles (including me) b/c some guys were having a fit about their groups being made into a 5-some.

Note, imo ppl absolutely don't need to b$tch & moan at the poor pro shop guy/starter over a 5-some. Every county course/muni in so cal slaps together 5s on weekends, deal with it. Besides, it's not his choice, it's course policy. If a 5-some bothers you so much...go join a country club or play a non-muni. Sorry, rant over.

On this particular day, getting put together as an on the fly 3-some saved the round b/c the guys who we were individually supposed to get paired with (a group with two different 4-somes) were slower than a mofo (must've been gambling b/c from what I saw on the range, they had game). We completely lost sight of them after about 3 holes and my guess is they were prob at least 3 holes back by the time we finished our round. I pity whoever was behind these guys.

Course condition-wise, the greens were pretty nice and I do really like all the work they put into the re-vamp, especially the bunkers (luckily didn't end up in any but it's obvious from the sparkling white new sand that it's a major upgrade from before). My only real complaint is that the fairways had waaaaaay too many bare/thin patches. I've seen better grass at chewed up driving ranges to be honest.

That being said, I still had a fun round and will be back again. The course isn't long but it still presents enough challenge to make it interesting and the price is great when you walk. The walk is on the tougher side but still manageable.
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I HAVE NOT PLAYED HERE FOR OVER 20 YEARS BUT HAVE HEARD GOOD THINGS SO MADE A TIME ON MONDAY WITH THREE OTHERS AND I AM GLAD I DID. WHAT A GREAT COURSE. I CAN'T ADD TO MUCH MORE THAN THE PREVIOUS 3 REVIEWS BUT I WILL SAY THIS. I MADE A GOLF NOW RESERVATION FOR $53PP WITH A CART AND WHEN WE ARRIVED THE GENTLEMAN IN THE PRO SHOP ASKED IF ANYONE WAS 55 OR OLDER AND HELLO............. » More

I HAVE NOT PLAYED HERE FOR OVER 20 YEARS BUT HAVE HEARD GOOD THINGS SO MADE A TIME ON MONDAY WITH THREE OTHERS AND I AM GLAD I DID. WHAT A GREAT COURSE. I CAN'T ADD TO MUCH MORE THAN THE PREVIOUS 3 REVIEWS BUT I WILL SAY THIS. I MADE A GOLF NOW RESERVATION FOR $53PP WITH A CART AND WHEN WE ARRIVED THE GENTLEMAN IN THE PRO SHOP ASKED IF ANYONE WAS 55 OR OLDER AND HELLO.............WE ALL PAID $45. WHAT A TREAT AND WE WILL BE BACK VERY SOON. ONE THING TO NOTE, THIS COURSE HAS A LOT OF MATURE TREES AND LEAFS AND ACORNS FALL EVERYWHERE SO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON YOUR BALL OFF THE TEE AND BRUSH THE LINE ON YOUR PUTTS. GREENS WERE FAST, TEES AND FAIRWAYS GREAT AND A VERY NICE LAYOUT.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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