Played sunday 6/2, 5:12 am, single; $68 with cart, first off, in the dark... apparently they set up lights on the first 2 holes to tee off in the dark; breezed through the front 9 in 1:10, and then ra... Continue »

Played sunday 6/2, 5:12 am, single; $68 with cart, first off, in the dark... apparently they set up lights on the first 2 holes to tee off in the dark; breezed through the front 9 in 1:10, and then ran into the back 9 people on 11, eventually paired up with 2some behind me on 14. played back 9 in 2:15. course in decent shape; greens smooth and true, rolling 10 on the stimp; no complaints. not a huge fan of the layout or the price, but I played because it was close and available.

Played here June 1. Had a 6:44 tee time I arrived about 30 minutes early and was sent right to the tee to join a 3-some. These 3 were great guys with some local knowledge. POP was 4 hours and 10 minut... Continue »

Played here June 1. Had a 6:44 tee time I arrived about 30 minutes early and was sent right to the tee to join a 3-some. These 3 were great guys with some local knowledge. POP was 4 hours and 10 minutes on a busy Sat. Morning. As we made our way around it looked like the pace was slowing up with mulitpul groups waiting on some tee boxes. This was my first time playing here and really enjoyed the layout. Not much in the way of elevation changes and no tricked out holes with blind shots but quite long. Tee boxes were acceptable and no problem finding a spot to tee it up. Fairways quite nice,very green nice lies and easy to hit from. The rough was 2-3" and if your ball settled down was a little tough to hit out of. Bunkers were very nice with plenty of sand in the green side ones although a little damp. The greens surprised me! For the amount of play this course gets they had very few ball marks and ran medium quick and true. Did no see a beverage cart but did see one parked near the clubhouse when we finished. Maybe we were just too early. Overall a very enjoyable round. I will be going back but I will make sure it it a very early tee time.

Ok, first the marshall came by on the forth hole and told us not to play too fast because they were starting front and rear. Then on the twelth the same marshall comes by and said that we had an open ... Continue »

Ok, first the marshall came by on the forth hole and told us not to play too fast because they were starting front and rear. Then on the twelth the same marshall comes by and said that we had an open hole! We had NO ONE behind us for at leats a hole and a half and we played in four hrs. (6:22 t-time). Now the course just keeps getting better and better and is in great shape.

I have a love hate relationship with this course. Played super twilight yesterday 5-5 and it was horrible. The starters at this course are clueless at getting people out due to tee times booked online... Continue »

I have a love hate relationship with this course. Played super twilight yesterday 5-5 and it was horrible. The starters at this course are clueless at getting people out due to tee times booked online, phone calls, and people on the both waiting list. I have made numerous tee times online for the first tee time for super twilight and was always the 2nd or third group out. I would always get to the course 30 mins to a hour earlier and hear the starter call people off the waiting list before they call my name. Once your on the course slow play is the norm here on the weekends. The group in front of us was a hole behind after hole 1,2 holes behind after the 3rd hole. No Marshall around to speed up play( Marshall's don't do anything here anyways). My twosome ended up leaving course 1 and start course 2 at number 1 hole. Ended up playing 4 holes on course 1 in two hours and 14 holes on course 2 in less than 2 hrs.
Now the good part of the course. Course is usually in good municipal shape that has a good layout on both course 1 and course 2. Course 1 is long with generous fairways and big greens and course 2 is shorter with tighter fairways and more undulating greens. Green fees are quite expensive (IMO) for regular tee times but I think it's a great deal to play super twilight(4 1/2 hrs before dark). Not sure what's happening on some holes (mainly hole 1, but seen on other holes) due to big patches of sod or grass that's being removed from the fairways. Greens are fully recovered from aeration.

I have not played here in a while. I will play again soon. What a nice course. The fairways were a 9! I hear cars park on the course from time to time ruining the fairways. Not today, everything was i... Continue »

I have not played here in a while. I will play again soon. What a nice course. The fairways were a 9! I hear cars park on the course from time to time ruining the fairways. Not today, everything was in great shape. The gold tees are for very good players.(3 handicap or less in my opinion) One hole is 506 yards from the gold and is uphill and a PAR 4. No thanks, I played the blue tees. The greens are 90% healed from the punched holes. They should even host the L.A. Open one year.

If I did not live so close to the course and it wasn't $18.00 for me to walk I would not play Brookside. The greens and tee boxes are ok but the fairways are sh$t. Every fairway has THIN spots or no g... Continue »

If I did not live so close to the course and it wasn't $18.00 for me to walk I would not play Brookside. The greens and tee boxes are ok but the fairways are sh$t. Every fairway has THIN spots or no grass at all and it is the same on course #2 (see my review for course 2). I have played here for about 20 years and I have never seen the fairways this BAD!

Played 12:30pm 12/10. Conditions were very decent. Tee boxes could be in better shape in terms of divots although didn't have to look too hard for a level spot. Rough was a good medium length. Gre... Continue »

Played 12:30pm 12/10. Conditions were very decent. Tee boxes could be in better shape in terms of divots although didn't have to look too hard for a level spot. Rough was a good medium length. Greens were medium speed and bumpy but that was expected from the late tee time. Some unrepaired ball marks here and there and old poorly repaired ones. Sand was acceptable. Pace was pretty good at right around 4:15, but I what I really want to highlight is the service. The starter was right on with informing us of the pace of play and got us out right on time. I was also impressed that they had not only a marshall working the course late (4pm!) but that he called out my buddy for partially driving through a tee box while looking for his errant shot. Some might be annoyed about that, but for me it shows that they care about maintaining the conditions of the course. Plus, he was polite and professional about it while trying to maintain pace during the last few holes - great job! Finally, cart girl made it around three times with the last one around 4pm! Again, great service compared to some courses where the girl is gone by early afternoon. Keep it up Brookside, I'll be back.

Brookside Golf Course Review
Pasadena California Golf Course Reviews

Played Brookside #1 for the first time on Mon Sept 17th. I had never been to this course before, so I figured it was due for a round. The walking rate was $22 when I tee'd off at 215. This brings t... Continue »

Played Brookside #1 for the first time on Mon Sept 17th. I had never been to this course before, so I figured it was due for a round. The walking rate was $22 when I tee'd off at 215. This brings the cost to the same as the LA city muni's.

The tee boxes on the course were really hit or miss. Some of them were badly scared and really beat. Others were in perfect condition and you could tell they were frequently rotated. Overall they were level which is what usually matters most as you get to tee it up.

The fairways were in pretty good shape overall. Some had dried out brown patches, but in general they were even cut and plenty green. I never found myself in the dried out or thin patches so it did not effect my game. The rough was in decent shape as well, not to long to be overly penalizing nor was it easily escaped. The rough also has lots of short hills and mounds, often leaving you with a up or down hill shot. This was more of a challenge then the length of the grass. The rough was mostly green with some burned out patches.

I found myself in a couple of bunkers, and the sand was nice and fluffy soft. It looks like they are taking good care of it. It made my exit onto the greens nice and easy. The one fairway bunker I hit was also in good shape and not compact.

The greens on the course were running fairly quick, and these greens have some subtle break that you may not see the first time you play. I know I was the victim of some phantom breaks. Several of the greens had some scarring, and thin areas but the pin placements were far enough away from them that it did not really effect play. So they are definitely aware of the issue and are trying to keep the golfers away from the trouble areas.

Overall I enjoyed the course, it has a similar layout and feel to the Wilson/Harding courses, but I think the conditions were a tad bit better. One gripe about customer service is that I saw the drink cart once on hole #3. But not once on the entire back 9. I would think that most courses would have the drink cart spend 70% of its time on the back 9 where golfers are more likely to be thirsty because they have already played most of their round. Overall I will play the course again, and look forward to trying out the #2 course.

Brookside Golf Course Review
Pasadena California Golf Course Reviews

Good courses but need to improve the condition of fairway. I found a lot yellow areas while I was walking through. One bad experience is my next group hit balls even we are putting on a green.

Broo... Continue »

Good courses but need to improve the condition of fairway. I found a lot yellow areas while I was walking through. One bad experience is my next group hit balls even we are putting on a green.

Brookside Golf Course Review
Pasadena California Golf Course Reviews