Played an early morning round last Saturday, around 7:00. Walked up to the starter and was teeing off about 15 minutes later. Always good service here in my experience, starter and F&B staff, and to... Continue »

Played an early morning round last Saturday, around 7:00. Walked up to the starter and was teeing off about 15 minutes later. Always good service here in my experience, starter and F&B staff, and today was no exception. Good POP at 3:55.

The course was in pretty good shape. Some bare spots in the fairways, tees a bit beaten up, and the one trap I was in had good sand on my first shot and no sand in my (alas) second shot from three feet closer to the hole. The rough was cut down in most spots with it being more full on the clubhouse side of the road. The highlight of the course were the greens. My not having putted before the round killed me because the greens were quite fast. They were very wet with dew when we started out and did not look close cropped but my first putt went 15' by the hole. Surprisingly fast. There is enough slope on some of the greens to make it fun. The held approach shots well though.

Good experience so recommended.

Played a twilight round at Harding with two friends ahead of the Labor Day weekend festivities and found the course to be in good shape overall. I still prefer this 18 to Wilson any day of the week an... Continue »

Played a twilight round at Harding with two friends ahead of the Labor Day weekend festivities and found the course to be in good shape overall. I still prefer this 18 to Wilson any day of the week and this round did nothing to sway me from that opinion. I found fairly/mostly lush fairways throughout the course with occasional areas that were somewhat thin or dried out, but rarely had a bad lie to deal with all day. The rough was nice and thick but far from penal. Tee boxes were in good shape overall with plenty of flat areas but some extra care might be taken here to get them spruced up a bit. Bunkers I avoided all day but heard no major complaints from my playing partners. The greens were in really nice shape overall, putting at medium-fast speeds but nothing too crazy or undulating to worry about at Harding. They held shots very well and seemed only minimally bumpy. Ball marks? Sure, a fair bit, but that's on the golfers there not taking the time to make the course a better place to play. No cart service all day but there's a great snack shop at the 8th hole 'turn' and the gal who works in there was an absolute delight. The pro shop is pretty well organized and run as well as they deal with a lot of people between the two courses. What could use a lot of work? The range. It's really simply 'functioning.' The optics there are pretty awful, but again, you're not spending your day playing there. Fun layout as always with a nice combo of long and short holes and some good scoring opportunities on the par fives. Go check it out. (Also need to remind myself again that it's a shame this course only has five pictures! I always forget to take shots of all 18 holes but I will definitely do that next time!)

I played here Sunday morning at 9:36 AM with fellow GKer, Noemi. The course is in pretty good summer condition. There are a few areas of the fairway and rough that are somewhat stressed out but overal... Continue »

I played here Sunday morning at 9:36 AM with fellow GKer, Noemi. The course is in pretty good summer condition. There are a few areas of the fairway and rough that are somewhat stressed out but overall there were good lies everywhere. Parts of the rough were heavy and long enough to be considered penal. Wayward tee shots could find sidehill lies or tree trouble easily. I walked the course and it was fine. The pace got slow just before the turn but later it picked up. However, it still took around five hours to complete. The greens were medium slow in speed but mostly smooth. Tee boxes were nice and level without a lot of divots. Bunkers tended to be thin with hard pan. We got food from the “restaurant “ after. It was okay and reasonably priced.

I actually went to Griffith Park to play Wilson, but it was easier to get out first on Harding, so that's where I ended up. I enjoy both courses, and since neither comeback to the club house after ni... Continue »

I actually went to Griffith Park to play Wilson, but it was easier to get out first on Harding, so that's where I ended up. I enjoy both courses, and since neither comeback to the club house after nine, never have an issue with "back nine play".

Course was about as expected, good but not great, although the greens were better than I expected. (maybe because I made some putts? ) Fairways were generally decent with good coverage, rough was chewed up in areas and had some rather "juicy" spots. Bunkers were fine, just not well maintained.

I like playing these older traditional courses, easy to walk, short distance from green to tee, etc. Plus being from the Midwest, love the trees ! Still feel they are a bit pricey, but still worth the $$.

This is my 1st Review. I played Griffith Park - Harding 07/19 for the first time in years. This course along with Wilson course would be minimum 5 hour rounds in the past. Not sure if everyone was hom... Continue »

This is my 1st Review. I played Griffith Park - Harding 07/19 for the first time in years. This course along with Wilson course would be minimum 5 hour rounds in the past. Not sure if everyone was home watching the Open but it was wide open for 10am Teetime. Our twosome finished in 3 1/2 hours. Made the Teetime thru TeeOff app for $29 special.
The range and mats were in good shape. Plus the practice chipping area and bunker is also well maintained and a big plus. The course was in very good condition. They are maintaining the course really well. The were watering green #1 just as we tee'd off. The tee boxes were beat up somewhat but always a place to hit from. The fairways were green and recently cut. The rough was green and cut but was a true penalty due to the type of grass. The rough always grabbed the club and made approach shots very difficult. I was only in 1 sand trap (#18 ) and it had good sand and raked well. We saw many greenskeepers working on the course from watering to cutting to blowing leaves off cart paths. This was a great experience.
Also learned that you can call the Pro Shop to make teetimes inside 7 days. No reservation card necessary. I stopped playing here in the past once my buddy didn't renew his yearly reservation card. But now with these options available, I will be back and often.
Hope my review helps you.....

Played 5-1-18 early morning walking as a single and finishing in about 2 1/2 hours. Tee boxes were a little thin and very hard with some of them needing a little leveling. Fairways were a little thin ... Continue »

Played 5-1-18 early morning walking as a single and finishing in about 2 1/2 hours. Tee boxes were a little thin and very hard with some of them needing a little leveling. Fairways were a little thin a dry with some semi-lush areas but overall still okay to hit from. Rough for the most part was cut down pretty low, with some longer over watered spots. Was in one greenside bunker that had an adequate amount of sand in it but looked like it hadn't been groomed in awhile. Greens were slow, soft, and a little bumpy.

Played Saturday, April 21. Surprised to see not too many golfers at 7 am at this golf course. I remember the days of large crowds and long waitlists for both courses. Maybe the LPGA in town took go... Continue »

Played Saturday, April 21. Surprised to see not too many golfers at 7 am at this golf course. I remember the days of large crowds and long waitlists for both courses. Maybe the LPGA in town took golfers there.
Overall course conditions were good, but for whatever reason, all tee boxes were hard and had 'dry matted' grass coverage. Greens speed was consistent and bunkers were OK.
Pace of play was good for that time of morning as finished in about 4.25 hours.

Played Sunday morning, 8:40 a.m., 4-7, and finished in about 4:25. Overall, I enjoyed the round, hitting off decent to good fairways and putting on slow-ish but smooth greens. The bunkers had pretty... Continue »

Played Sunday morning, 8:40 a.m., 4-7, and finished in about 4:25. Overall, I enjoyed the round, hitting off decent to good fairways and putting on slow-ish but smooth greens. The bunkers had pretty heavy sand but manageable. The one minus was the hard tee boxes, with several tee boxes very hard to barely get a tee in the ground, combined with hardly any grass which can affect shots on the par 3s.

Played here on Apr 5th for the first time in well over 5 years, but to my pleasant surprise I remembered the layout quite well. I can't say the same thing about the general condition of the course, h... Continue »

Played here on Apr 5th for the first time in well over 5 years, but to my pleasant surprise I remembered the layout quite well. I can't say the same thing about the general condition of the course, however, as my memory of how it used to be is much better than how I found it this time around. Perhaps due to the recent heavy rains, the course seems to have a lot of wet grounds. I don't know if that's the reason, but the lack of mowing has created heavy, lengthy and inconsistent rough throughout, making it a challenge not only to play out of it but to find your ball just off the fairways on occasions. The greens were not as fast as I remembered them, but there was a definite improvement in number of unrepaired ball marks, which is a very good thing! POP was not too bad for a weekday morning here, about 4.5 hours following two foursomes that overestimated their prowess with a driver. Got into a few bunkers and found adequate amount of sand to play out of them fairly. Overall, my partner and I enjoyed our round, and with our city senior discount, it certainly was a good value.