I have enjoyed playing Brookside #1 with my brother-in-law and his friends when I visit LA. The course is very flat especially compared with courses in my part of the country. As a result there are almost no uphill, downhill, or sidehill lies. The most challenging holes for me are those in which a rather wide "wash" runs north to south through the course. It's often difficult as an occasional player at Brookside to judge distances to and over these rather remarkable hazzards, but they are rare and maybe unique on a golf course which makes playing the course not only challenging but fun.