A worn but interesting course. Nice mix of holes and the only course in LB with some hills. Evidence of high traffic especially shows on the tee box where it seems very few bother to fix their divots... Continue »

A worn but interesting course. Nice mix of holes and the only course in LB with some hills. Evidence of high traffic especially shows on the tee box where it seems very few bother to fix their divots. The fairways are OK but if you're in the rough you get anything from tall, wet weeds to unkempt hardpan. Play early for a 4-4.5 round, otherwise it's an all day affair.

Okay. The greens got WORSE compared to last week. Soft, fluffy and LOTS of bare spots. I don't think it will take a whole lot to get them back to their normal, great condition. I won't be back for... Continue »

Okay. The greens got WORSE compared to last week. Soft, fluffy and LOTS of bare spots. I don't think it will take a whole lot to get them back to their normal, great condition. I won't be back for a while though.

We teed off at 5:30 with a couple of groups in front of us. Finished in less than 4 hours.

Played this past Saturday (July 30). 5:37 am tee time. Teed off at 5:40. Got around in 4 hours with 3 groups in front of us. Not bad at all.

Tee boxes are as per usual. You can find a flat spo... Continue »

Played this past Saturday (July 30). 5:37 am tee time. Teed off at 5:40. Got around in 4 hours with 3 groups in front of us. Not bad at all.

Tee boxes are as per usual. You can find a flat spot. No complaints here.

Fairways are also as per usual. Same for the rough. No complaints.

Greens were fluffy, still, which caught me by surprise. However, they were medium fast even that early in the morning. Not very firm. I suspect they will be better this Saturday when we are supposed to tee it up again at 5:30 am.

Played Rec Park 18 w/a 5some on Sunday, 7/24/16. We had a 7am tee time, but started closer to 7:30am. After the first two holes, the POP was great. We finished in under 4 1/2 hours; I was amazed!!
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Played Rec Park 18 w/a 5some on Sunday, 7/24/16. We had a 7am tee time, but started closer to 7:30am. After the first two holes, the POP was great. We finished in under 4 1/2 hours; I was amazed!!
The course conditions were just ok. Tee boxes were ok, some a little weird. The fairways were decent. Rough was typical of muni's. The greens, while putted decent, looked bad. Some had a lot of burned out spots, others had patchwork right in the middle of the greens. Tough to spend $66 on a course that isn't in tip top shape.
Was still a fun day with friends, and would recommend this course in about 2-3 weeks when the greens heal.

Played a twilight round at Rec Park today (7/21) and was quite excited returning to what I remembered as a nice, lush course from three years ago. Safe to say they should currently call it Wreck Park ... Continue »

Played a twilight round at Rec Park today (7/21) and was quite excited returning to what I remembered as a nice, lush course from three years ago. Safe to say they should currently call it Wreck Park instead ... and yet strangely I still really enjoyed it.

The conditions are poor all around. The tee boxes are in abysmal shape. The fairways are very dried out, while some of the better grass is to be found wasted in the rough. The greens actually did have some speed to them but they're currently still recuperating from a recent punch, are sandy and are littered with scars of all variety. Sand is shallow and grainy. And don't forget those tee boxes.

All that being said, I can say conditions are slightly better on the back 9 than front, and again - I still really like this layout. The par 4s are daunting without a doubt, but the par 3s are fun and accessible. The last two holes here are a real treat (no coincidence they were also in the best shape). Bombs away from an elevated tee on 17, while 18 is a truly strong closing hole in all aspects.

When this place is in good shape, I'll be back much sooner. But for a twilight rate (w/cart) of $23 you can't really whine. Too late?

Back today with an earlier tee time (before 7), with a better POP of 4.5 hours. They did a micro punch this week; no sand, just the small punch. Looked like they did the back 9 then the front 9. Th... Continue »

Back today with an earlier tee time (before 7), with a better POP of 4.5 hours. They did a micro punch this week; no sand, just the small punch. Looked like they did the back 9 then the front 9. The greens rolled okay, a little bumpier, but were definitely softer.

Played in a tourney on Sunday, July 10. We started on time but it was slooow once we were on the course. Close to 3 hours for the front nine and 5.5 hours overall. And it was not the tournament tha... Continue »

Played in a tourney on Sunday, July 10. We started on time but it was slooow once we were on the course. Close to 3 hours for the front nine and 5.5 hours overall. And it was not the tournament that was holding things up. There were groups stacked up on every hole in sight and we did not see any obvious gaps. It was just crowded.

The course was in decent shape. There were some dry spots in the fairways but it was generally lush. The rough was lush and definitely a factor. The tees were okay with the notable exceptions of par 3 holes 5 and 12. Those tees were sanded but it did not look like much grass under there. Hole 16 was not much better. I was only in one bunker and it was fine. The greens were only okay which is too bad because they are usually the highlight of this track in my experience. They were okay on speed, slower than usual though, and pretty bumpy. I can't complain too much, I had one birdie where the putt was clearly going to miss the hole but it was knocked into line by some imperfection in the green.

Overall good service. The cart lady came around several times. They had a barbecue going next to the 10th tee which was a nice touch. The service in the coffee shop was good. All was appreciated because the course is busy with the good practice area drawing a lot of people not playing that day.

Play today in the heat. Thank God there was a nice cool breeze during the day otherwise the round would have been unbearable.

Greens were slow with loads of release. It was strange, they felt s... Continue »

Play today in the heat. Thank God there was a nice cool breeze during the day otherwise the round would have been unbearable.

Greens were slow with loads of release. It was strange, they felt spoungy underfoot but instead of hitting a high ball to stick they would just release. That was even with those $5 golf balls. Greens were bumpy but they kept their line well enough. Bunkers have hard packed sand. Fairways had good coverage and even some bare spots were not really bare just grass cut a little too thin. Tee boxes were flat. Rough had very heights but still very fun and playable. Green complexes had good coverage as well, greens were the only down if you can call slow greens that ran relatively true a downer.

Pace of play was a blistering 4 hours teeing off around 12PM. Need to remind myself to ask for their specials to get better price otherwise $40 is the standard rate to walk.

Overall impressed with service. Saw grounds crew watering greens so that was probably why there were slow. Play here again? Of course. Expect them to really get into shape for the Long Beach Open this July 14.

I played my weekly 9-hole SCGA event. The course was slow but that is our fault. The tees were nice and cut tight. They were firm but took a tee well. All were level and had good coverage. only fresh ... Continue »

I played my weekly 9-hole SCGA event. The course was slow but that is our fault. The tees were nice and cut tight. They were firm but took a tee well. All were level and had good coverage. only fresh divots were present. The fairways are drying and firming up. They have good coverage with only a few divots.

There was some random high rough but nothing too bad. The greens had great coverage and the sand has mostly worked in from last week. But the greens were very soft and spongy. they took spike marks and were very bump. I think this is in preparation for the Long Beach Golf Festival so when that comes around the course will be in great shape.