A break in the rain led to a bro of mine to check online and swoop up on a 12:20 for $26 river/pine track today(Sat). Let me say, I love this course. Wide open and long. What slice, it's still in the fairway. Ha. Little hooked, there it is, in the fairway. Ha. It's a muni with all the typical chunky stuff but i still love it. Not to many people out on it and finished in about 4hrs 15m.(With 3 turn back around bonus holes) Tee boxes fair, fairways ok shape. a little wet and WIDE, rough..gangster, sand was wet and thick, greens were pretty good and a little faster than my home g.c. even with the morning rain. I know high dollar haters may not dig this place but it's the way a g.c. should be IMO.

Whittier Narrows Golf Course Review
Los Angeles Golf Course Reviews

Had a rare day off from my new job and went to play my home track. I know it can be pretty busy here weekday mid morning but had to capitalize on the free off time. Showed up to 3 groups waiting on the first tee, but as a single the starter got me out ($16 walking) with the second group up. My group ended up being 4 older ladies (pimp if I was 70) that I have played with before. So with a group of elderly gents in front of us, lets just say I got to hit a bunch of short irons which is cool because I need to work on them. The course is great shape right now and the greens are as about as good as they get here. Rough was cut to a fair length. Weather was hot for the so. bay area. I'd say about high 80's so shade was key. Overall the round was kinda slow but I have played this course this way before. Normally it's driver, metal, wedge, but on a day like this its played more like metal, iron, iron, wedge. A little different but still fun. This is a city course and the seniors are in effect. I would recommend this track to anyone looking to get in 9 on a regulation length (3155 yds. 34.5/115-par 36) in 3ish hrs or less.

Played a $22 single super twilight on Wednesday July 27th after a long day at my new job, I needed some golf. This course is few miles away from Pastiempo and has some of the same type on scenery that that course has. My jaw dropped at how pretty this course is. Tall redwoods and some really tall gum trees line most of the fairways. Deer running around. The starter had me jump out on 7 because of a ladies league. It worked out and I was able to finish the front nine before dark. Great course with nice conditions. Some hills make for some tough shots over bushes and canyons. I loved the fairways here and was able to pick approach shots so clean. Greens rolled good and speed and line were true. I will be coming back to this gem for sure.

Played here 6/25/11 saturday with a buddy that had a b-day. It was an $80 2:15 t-time. His was free. Wow! Fred Couples, your design was pretty freankin hard! It's a fun but challenging layout thru the San Clemente mountain comunity with some houses on the fairways and canyons on others. Mostly narrow and Driver did'nt get used much. Lots of "smart" play and layups. Way sloped at times. 71.7/129 blues. Greens were pretty hard to get shots to hold but slow to putt. IDK? Bunkers were a plenty with hard sand and shots flew out of them fast. It was a cool course to try. I wish I played it smarter.

Update for this track- I have not been here in about a year and walked on single at 10 am 3rd group up.(cash only here !!!) Thought I would miss some sanded greens, but nope. They were all punched and sand. Not too bad over all just slow and bumpy. I had a hard time with anything outside 3 feet. LOL. The rest of the course played nice and the group I got paired with were older gents but they bomb it, so that was nice. Bunkers were a little hard but played ok. Wind came up to 20 mph gust and made long shots tough. I had fun. $26 walking.

My buddy had a birthday b.o.g.o. so he asked if I drive he would split it with me so it came to $17 with cart. Played on time for a monday at 12:20 tt. From reading reviews the day before I was expecting it to be really bad. It really was'nt as bad as it sounded. I guess from playing courses like Victoria links, Compton par 3, Dominguez hills, Alondra, this course was kinda like being home. It's no Trump or Skylinks by any means, but fun for sure.
IMO,
Pros: Good pace, mountain air, nice staff, challenging layout, fluffy bunkers, lots of big pine trees, worth the discounted greenfee.
Cons: Lots of bare spots on fairways and rough(rough was mostly dirt/pine needles), slow greens, tees not very level. tight fairways(I hit fairway wood off most par 4's), some houses close on fairways.
Overall if you like a budjet course a little rough around the edges, go play it.