On a rare Monday off I decided to finally get out with my neighbor and good friend. We had a 9:30 tee time and got out right on time. We were paired with a twosome on vacation from Korea. They spoke little English but were very nice and she had a great swing. The weather was questionable and we did get a few sprinkles. The greens were a bit wet and slow and a bit bumpy. The fairways were firm with many unfilled divots. The tee boxes were much improved after the renovations, the bunkers were full and fluffy and the rough was forgiving. The views are always amazing and I really enjoy this course when I can play a sub 5 hr round.

The course layout was really nice. The bunkers were full and fluffy. However the condition of the course was less than great. The greens were smooth but uncut and very slow. The fairways were full and the length of first cut rough. This made the course play extra long from the blacks. Furthermore the course is getting ready to replace their carts and many were dying or broken. That meant that when we wanted to turn and do a replay we had over an hour wait not to get a time but rather to get a cart. I would really like to come back and see what the course looks like when it is in good shape.

A cold Sunday morning with front on the ground. I was a bit disappointed that the putting green was closed due to to frost. Because of the frost the greens had not been cut this morning and there were chunks of ice from previous groups on the green. A putt on the first green took a nasty bounce off one ice chunk. For the first few holes the greens were frozen and very hard. However, hen the sun got a little higher in the sky they thawed and became very inconstant. Some were firm while others were spongy. The roll of the green was true if a bit slow. The only real problem was the rolling tee boxes. There were several tee boxes where our group could not find a level spot to tee up. But Mile Square is a good course and when you can play in 4:30 it is really worth the trip.

We played on Sat morning and were sent out at a 5 some after a 3 some so the pace of play wasn't too bad. The fairways were lush but poorly defined. The greens were fast but inconsistent on the firmness. Some greens bit and held while others slid and skidded. For a public course on a weekend it was worth the green fee.

El Dorado Park Golf Course Review
Long Beach California Golf Course Reviews

Played the Classic course for the first time with some friends. The layout is interesting with plenty of variety. The course has several lakes and enough treas to penalize poor shots without making the course impossible for average players. The greens were full and lush but inconsistent in speed and firmness. Some greens had wet, soft fronts causing the ball to check up while others were well drained and predictable. The only issue worth noting was the poor condition of several fairways. A few drives were caught by 2" grass in the middle of the fairway or very soft ground. All and all the course was fun and challenging. If only the greens were more like the practice putting green for speed.

Mile Square Golf Club Review
Fountain Valley Golf Course Reviews

I played Lakewod Sunday. The fairways were in decent shape and no very hard. The Greens were damp and soft but rolled decently if a little bumpy. I was disapointed at the condition of the holes. Either groups ahead of us just dug their balls out with a putter or the greenskeeper did a sloppy job cutting them. I wish that American golf would put just a bit more effort inot the course, like raking the bumkers in the morning or decently cutting the holes. But overall A fun if straightforward track i would play again.