Greens are somewhat slow & quite bumpy. Plenty of unfixed pitch marks. Bermuda grass encroaching throughout many greens. Tee boxes very poor condition. Between the tee and the green, the course loo... Continue »

Greens are somewhat slow & quite bumpy. Plenty of unfixed pitch marks. Bermuda grass encroaching throughout many greens. Tee boxes very poor condition. Between the tee and the green, the course looks pretty good.

Great looking course, with some good forgiveness. PLayed at 2:30 on Friday and was at my car at 7:20. Not a difficult course, and easy to walk.

Great looking course, with some good forgiveness. PLayed at 2:30 on Friday and was at my car at 7:20. Not a difficult course, and easy to walk.

This is a good course to play, especially if you want to get some practice play in. Course is not in that great of condition, but probably one of the best American Golf Courses in the area. A note t... Continue »

This is a good course to play, especially if you want to get some practice play in. Course is not in that great of condition, but probably one of the best American Golf Courses in the area. A note to "Cheeseburger". I recommend going at twilight or super twilight, especially if you dont like slow play, because you can skip around to different holes after super twilight. Well happy golfing!

It was a hardest day in my golf life .We teed off 2;25 saturday 7/24/04 ,finished 8;00 .5 hours 30 min.JESUS!!!!! Last hole almost in darkness.Hot weather,no cart girl to buy something fresh(where wer... Continue »

It was a hardest day in my golf life .We teed off 2;25 saturday 7/24/04 ,finished 8;00 .5 hours 30 min.JESUS!!!!! Last hole almost in darkness.Hot weather,no cart girl to buy something fresh(where were you?),no marshall to control slow play,Snack shop out of hot dogs.THIS IS A BIG JOKE,MAN. I'm very sorry BROOKSIDE but you 'll never gonna see me again. d%mn !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Played on the afternoon of July 15. 325pm tee time, and finished just before 8pm, and we were a fivesome. Not too bad considering the previous comments. Agree that the greens are in pretty bad shap... Continue »

Played on the afternoon of July 15. 325pm tee time, and finished just before 8pm, and we were a fivesome. Not too bad considering the previous comments. Agree that the greens are in pretty bad shape with lots of spots of poa all around (at least that's what my friend was calling it). Many of the tee boxes were not level. Fairways were decent, but nothing to write home about. There was enough sand in the traps I visited to fill all the traps and waste areas at Rustic Canyon. And the number one rant&rave, unrepaired ball marks. Correct me if I'm wrong, but even a badly repaired ball mark is better than an unrepaired one. I just wish I had the answer to solve this problem.

It's a shame that such a good value otherwise is tainted by the terrible tee boxes.

It's a shame that such a good value otherwise is tainted by the terrible tee boxes.

Yes, I'm a "local". I live five minutes from the Rose Bowl, so, one might think that Brookside would be a natural choice for a nice Friday morning round of golf. We had a 10:00 A.M. starting time. ... Continue »

Yes, I'm a "local". I live five minutes from the Rose Bowl, so, one might think that Brookside would be a natural choice for a nice Friday morning round of golf. We had a 10:00 A.M. starting time. Now, I know I have been negative about Brookside in the past (see my prior postings ragging on the City of Pasadena for bowing to political correctness and banning cigar smoking for a short time.....this has been rectified, so - smoke 'em if you brought 'em!) -but - here is my latest rant: (Switching to ALL CAPS is not a mistake....I am still angry!!

SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT THE PACE OF PLAY!! IN MY 34-YEARS OF PLAYING GOLF IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, YESTERDAY (25 June 2004) WAS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE EVER HAD TO WALK OFF OF A GOLF COURSE DUE TO UNACCEPTABLE SLOW PLAY!!!! If ever there was a case to be made for making sure golfers pass a minimum-handicap proficiency test (even insisting upon a 36.0 index would be better than what I saw there yesterday!) - yesterday was it!! To the unknown Lady Golfer who played out in front of us......when you take your 8th shot in a sand-trap on a par three - YOU MIGHT WANT TO PICK UP YOUR FRIGGING BALL AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT HOLE!! But that's not the worst thing. I know that Brookside has decided that FIVESOMES are a good idea.....but - for God's sake.....spread 'em out!! It gets worse. MUCH worse. After a two-and-a-half-hour FRONT SIDE (no lie!) - there is a snack-shack after the 11th hole. Sitting under the trees, chatting and eating their lunches....WERE FIVE (5!!!!!!) COURSE MARSHALS SITTING IN THEIR CARTS WHILE THERE WAS A TWO-FOURSOME BACK-UP ON THE NUMBER TWELVE TEE..... NOT 20 YARDS AWAY FROM THEM. It took us another 20 minutes to play the 12th hole!!!!!! And this was after the GROUP IN FRONT OF US WAS ALLOWED TO PLAY THROUGH THE "FOURSOME OF DEATH" IN FRONT OF THEM. We had to wait ten minutes (all the time watching the unknown female golfer flail away in the sand!!) to tee off on the par three number 12! By the time we got to the next tee-box, the group in front of us had fallen a hole-and-a-half behind!! This had the makings of a six-hour round!!!! I gave up. I bailed on the rest of my round!! AND WHAT DO I SEE WHEN I AM DRIVING MY CART BACK TO THE CLUBHOUSE???? SOME OCTOGENARIAN MARSHALL DRIVING RIGHT BY THE OFFENDING GROUP IN FRONT OF US WITHOUT STOPPING TO AT LEAST TELL THEM TO PICK UP THE PACE A LITTLE!! There can be no excuse for this!! Brookside Number One should never hake over 4 1/2 hours to play!! Get those course Marshalls off their butts and get the course moving again!! I won't be back. There are way too many good choices around to have to put up with this baloney!!!!

had a tee time at 400 pm, didnt tee off til 430 pm. whats the deal!!! whats the point of making a tee time if you dont go out at your time. The starter was calling all of the people on the waiting lis... Continue »

had a tee time at 400 pm, didnt tee off til 430 pm. whats the deal!!! whats the point of making a tee time if you dont go out at your time. The starter was calling all of the people on the waiting list before calling us. This is not the first time this happened. Played only 9 holes for 3 and half hours. The customer service on this course is the worst. I played many courses, this ranked the lowest.

Played the afternoon 5/28/04. The facility seems to be improving slowly. The new driving range is a plus, and overall, the course is in very good condition...with the exception of, what else, the gr... Continue »

Played the afternoon 5/28/04. The facility seems to be improving slowly. The new driving range is a plus, and overall, the course is in very good condition...with the exception of, what else, the greens and tee boxes. It's the same thing here every time. The greens were slow, patchy and inconsistent. Some of the tee boxes had a lot of damage and several were not level. The layout of this course, however, will keep people coming back. It really is a good track - long and testy. The city and American Golf just have to get it together on those greens and tee boxes - and get friendlier starters.