Played late PM. Even late in the day it is SLOW. No marshal. All tee boxes on all holes open now. Great customer service from Julius and his staff. Course is in good shape in every area IMO. Easy to r... Continue »

Played late PM. Even late in the day it is SLOW. No marshal. All tee boxes on all holes open now. Great customer service from Julius and his staff. Course is in good shape in every area IMO. Easy to recommend.

Out 1st this morning at 5:30. Had the mowers cleaning the greens in front. They were and are in great shape and a pleasure to chip and putt. Holes 7 8 and 11 tees still under construction. All other ... Continue »

Out 1st this morning at 5:30. Had the mowers cleaning the greens in front. They were and are in great shape and a pleasure to chip and putt. Holes 7 8 and 11 tees still under construction. All other tees just fine. Fairways have good coverage lies and roll. Avoided all bunkers but they all appeared playable. Great customer service at check in. Recommend.

Great customer service at check in from Lizbeth. First off at 5:30 walking and done in 2.5 H. Found the course to be in very nice shape. Tee boxes were fine and # 7, 8 and 11 are being redone. So thes... Continue »

Great customer service at check in from Lizbeth. First off at 5:30 walking and done in 2.5 H. Found the course to be in very nice shape. Tee boxes were fine and # 7, 8 and 11 are being redone. So these 3 par 3's are playing shorter. Fairways all had good coverage and no issues with lies/roll. Traps were wet though and need some refreshing at the moment. Greens were great. IMO best I have ever seen them. So kudos to the staff for the great work. $17 senior rate to walk. Restaurant was open at 6 as well. I really like all the improvements that have been done on this course since Billy Casper then Troon took over.

Played Friday 5/6 as a two-some joined by a single, teeing off @ 3:40. Not going to get too detailed. The course is in nice overall shape and they generally keep it clean. The greens are in nice shape... Continue »

Played Friday 5/6 as a two-some joined by a single, teeing off @ 3:40. Not going to get too detailed. The course is in nice overall shape and they generally keep it clean. The greens are in nice shape, running medium fast which seemed slower initially because the greens here more often are on the quick and tricky side. The main anomaly to the normal conditions to be aware of is that they are rebuilding the tee boxes for holes 7, 8 and 11 — all par threes. On 7 the temp tee box is to the side of the regular location and so the distance is comparable. On the other two holes temp tees are pushed forward. And they aren't doing it halfway. In each case they have graded the full teeing area and laid down sand. You can see that the finished products will be very level and expansive as to providing room to move the markers around. They should be very nice but a while before playable. No seed or sod on them yet. Service here is always personable and efficient, pace was a little over four hours and our timing was very good as far as daylight and getting 18 holes in. An esoteric point, but when playing this course late in the day, if you have enough light to get halfway through the 17th hole, the lights from the range will provide enough illumination to finish up through 18. We didn't need it, but nice to know when squeezing in that round later in the day with crowded tee sheets all over. A shorter course, but highly recommended for what it is. Enjoyed the round and the single was good company who fit right in with us.

For a public course this course is in great shape. Congats to the maintenance staff and service staff. It is always a pleasant experience when we play this course. Greens roll true. Tees, fairways ... Continue »

For a public course this course is in great shape. Congats to the maintenance staff and service staff. It is always a pleasant experience when we play this course. Greens roll true. Tees, fairways and sand are well-maintained. This course is a very fair challenge for seniors, youth golfers, and beginners (who want to eventually step-up to a longer course). The back is tougher (tighter) than the front nine. This setup gives the golfer time to warm-up his or her game. I have played many city courses this year and rate this course 7.0, overall.

Played this AM. Greens done a week ago. But they were clean and mowed and played fine though a little slow. Fairways good coverage lies and roll. Bunkers fine. Low rough and playable. No tee box issue... Continue »

Played this AM. Greens done a week ago. But they were clean and mowed and played fine though a little slow. Fairways good coverage lies and roll. Bunkers fine. Low rough and playable. No tee box issues. Excellent customer service at all levels.

Played 3/22/22 in perfect conditions
Very short (blue tees at 5300 yards, par-71 w/7 par-4s less than 300 yards) but oh-so-sweet! Fairways were tree lined and lush, rough was a bit better than your S... Continue »

Played 3/22/22 in perfect conditions
Very short (blue tees at 5300 yards, par-71 w/7 par-4s less than 300 yards) but oh-so-sweet! Fairways were tree lined and lush, rough was a bit better than your SoCal typical muni (very playable grass with few bare spots), bunkers were absolutely perfect and the greens medium speed with an excellent surface. Went out early in fairly wet conditions with family friends and had a great time. Yes, too short for "serious" golfers, but it was so much fun playing on the really wonderful conditions (and being with good people, too) that I enjoyed my round immensely. Sneaky pin positions seemed to always have my pitches bouncing away from the hole, but I was trying out TaylorMade's Tour Response balls this day and they don't seem to spin much for me. One perfectly-struck 9 iron from 130 yards hopped and rolled 27 feet past its ball mark. That's too much for my liking. Anyway, judging from my ball marks I'd say the greens are just a skosh on the firm side, but probably receptive with a higher spinning ball.
In summary, Alhambra is short, inexpensive and a very well maintained "parkland-muni" type course with very little water in play and a good mix of holes.
Highly recommended for casual golfers, short-hitters and beginners, or just a heck of a fun day exercising your tee shots and wedges.

Played this AM. Course in nice shape. Fairways fine. Tee boxes fine. Traps wet due to light rain overnight. Greens very nice for chipping putting and holding shots. Very little rough to deal with. E... Continue »

Played this AM. Course in nice shape. Fairways fine. Tee boxes fine. Traps wet due to light rain overnight. Greens very nice for chipping putting and holding shots. Very little rough to deal with. Excellent customer service. Aerating 28 and 29. 9 hole play only those days.

Went out this AM. Course is in decent shape at the moment. Tee boxes are holding up as Oscar the morning super on Sunday's is diligent in moving them around after Sat golf (thanks). Found the fairways... Continue »

Went out this AM. Course is in decent shape at the moment. Tee boxes are holding up as Oscar the morning super on Sunday's is diligent in moving them around after Sat golf (thanks). Found the fairways to have good coverage and good roll out. Very little rough outside of fairway and around greens and what is there is playable IMO. No issues with the traps as they had been cleaned and I was able to avoid them as well. Greens were all mowed and held shots/chipped/putted with speed of about 9. Restaurant was open at 6 AM (nice touch) and enjoyed a great breakfast with great prices after the round. Excellent customer service in the pro shop and restaurant. Recommended. BTW they have raised the Sr rate to $17 walking (from 16 ) weekdays so all is good there.