Lake Forest Golf and Practice Center - $
23308 Cherry Avenue • Lake Forest, CA 92630 • (949) 859-1455
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mpwallace94 - Irvine, CA 
When I need some work on my short game, this is the perfect place to do it! A practice facility and a nine hole course all in a very compact area. Six of the 9 holes on the course are under 100 yards with only 2 over 200. (You could easily play this course with three or four clubs in your bag!) Some of the greens are postage stamp size and it does force you to make an accurate shot from the tees. Overall they keep the course in nice condition. I find it a great way to work on pitches and chips. The ninth hole is 270 yards dog leg left and a creek guards the front of the green. 200 hundred to the creek and a short pitch over the creek and your on the dance floor. That said, I've found a bunch of balls that end up in the creek!! All the greens are very servicable albeit a bit on the slow side and very soft. I like the practice area which has a good sized putting green and chipping area with sand bunkers. The folks in the pro shop are ALWAYS nice and the driving range is passable with both mats and turf to hit from, (especially for an American Golf property.) I like the video set up on the far left tee of the matted driving range. It has a set up where you can plug in a thumb drive, play about $40 and it will record your swing for about 20 minutes (I think.) Pretty cool stuff! The software is free on-line to view your recording and I've heard a few of the guys say they like using it to see where they are with thier swings. I try to get by there about twice a month. You can knock out nine holes easy in an hour and practice other aspects of your game with plenty of time to get home for dinner!

Posted: Friday, September 26, 2008
Member Since: May 2, 2008
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patman916 - Irvine 
A short pitch-n-putt. The tee boxes are pretty bad. They have to move the tee of spots often as they get worn down pretty quickly. Other than that, it is a good place to work on your short game. Will not need anything longer than a 3/4-iron.

Posted: Monday, July 14, 2008
Member Since: July 4, 2008
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patman916 - Irvine 
A very good pitch-n-putt. You're not gonna need anything other than wedges, putter and perhaps a 4/5-iron. Course is generally in good shape and you can get through 9 in about an hour and a half if it's not too busy.

Posted: Monday, July 14, 2008
Member Since: July 4, 2008
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evannguyen - Irvine 
This is a nice little short course to practice your short game. It's also great for beginners like myself who have yet to master the long ball. It has enough bunkers and water hazards to keep things interesting. Playing and walking this course early in the morning is a great way to get your day started.

Posted: Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Member Since: June 19, 2008
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tonyrand - Mill Valley 
A great small (approx. 2000 yards) course for beginners. I took my 13 year old son out there for his first two rounds of golf this past Christmas weekend. A good challenging course for beginner through advanced levels - tests many different skill sets. Although a very short course, there are plenty of hazards to watch out for (holes 2, 5, 7 and 9 - ponds, sand traps and a gully). A good place to work on your short game; control, distance, etc. We paid $16 (each) to play on Sunday and $8 (each) to play on Monday. You can't beat the value. They have a good sized practice area (large putting green and several pitching areas - with and without sand traps).

Posted: Saturday, December 29, 2007
Member Since: December 29, 2007
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OCbirdies - Irvine 
I played at Lake Forest last week and the greens were incredible. They had some trouble this summer on the practice green with some weird disease or maybe the heat but it looks like they have the greens rolling really well right now. I also noticed whie I was playing that they are adding sand to some of their bunkers. which will be really nice when they are done. Lots of leaves on the course, but then again there are a lot of trees out there. Play during the week and you will have the course to yourself, I loved it.

Posted: Monday, December 3, 2007
Member Since: December 3, 2007
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rsaturday - Lake Forest 
Thanks to all who have posted about Lake Forest. I would like to clarify some information in the last post. The NightOwl rate at the course continues to be $8 per player after 8pm, not $12 as posted. We are also currently offering the $8 rate an hour early at 7pm on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday as a Fall special. You can go to the movies for $8 or get some nice fresh air and a round of golf for the same price. At 7pm, you will definitely finish 9 holes, and we think this is a great deal. There aren't many places where you can tee it up at 7pm on a Friday night!

Most of our rates remain unchanged, and there are always great ways to save by booking online, being a member of our email list, or by joining the Southern California Golfers Club.

As far as the range is concerned, the course adds about 10,000 new range balls every month. If you ever have a problem with ball quality, feel free to bring the bad balls to the pro shop and we will gladly switch them out for better balls.

Thank you all for playing at Lake Forest, please stop by the golf shop sometime to say hello. We always appreciate feedback from our players.

-Ryan Saturday, GM at Lake Forest

Posted: Friday, October 5, 2007
Member Since: January 17, 2007
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BaronV - Orange County, CA 
Update to Lake Forest Golf Course. They've recently raised their rates. Early bird is now $11 instead of $9. Doesn’t seem like a lot, but for a dinky quick 9-hole course that takes less than an hour and is mostly Par 3s, $11 before 7:30 a.m. is too high as well as $12 for the late owl special, especially when there is always a wait on every hole. For the same price I’d rather go to Casta Del Sol in Mission Viejo and for $12 after 5p.m., get a full 19 holes with decent Par 4s and better location.

There’s a few golf hoppers at Lake Forest that just come to play without paying since there’s no marshall in the morning. Played behind a guy that was alone and he had his dog with him running around and playing two balls even when we were right behind him.

The only additional note is that the driving range has replaced a majority of their practice balls with new Nike practice balls. This is a long time in coming since the old practice balls looked liked that were not replaced in two years. The second level hitting area also has been closed to players who drive longer than 275 yards (irons on top deck only for those people) since I guess some balls have been going into the busy street or homes across the way.

Posted: Monday, August 13, 2007
Member Since: May 14, 2007
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jmiller - Tustin 
This is a fun little course for beginners and/or to work on your short game. Course conditions are fair to good depending on the holes. A lot of young children were playing on Sunday, May 24th, and caused quite a back-up on every hole. After a few holes, my group just decided to enjoy the weather and to just accept the outing as a walk in a park. Good thing we had that attitude, because the round took over three hours to play a short nine-holes course.

Posted: Monday, June 25, 2007
Member Since: January 25, 2007
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BaronV - Orange County, CA 
Just played this course today. Usually senior players during the week due to it's close proximity to Leisure World aka Laguna Woods. Pretty cheap to play, $14 regular and $9 for early bird. I usually play early weekends and sometimes it does get backed up on the tee, usually play the 9 holes in about under an hour and a half. Super short course with the Par 3s as low as 85 yards, and the two Par 4s at around 208-214 yards. Just bring a putter, pitching wedge and your strong driver/3 wood for the par 4s.

Posted: Sunday, June 10, 2007
Member Since: May 14, 2007
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tattooedgolf - mission viejo 
This is a great course to walk on a nice day with 3 clubs in your hand and a couple of balls. Nothing difficult about it, it is and exec course, but it will help your short game and will not take anywhere near 4 or 5 hours. You can play on short notice for about the price of a large bucket

Posted: Sunday, March 4, 2007
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Flying_Fossil - Irvine 
I always enjoy a trip around this little course. It is short, but if you aren't on your short game you will walk away scratching your head.
The greens are a tad slow usually but pretty well kept. The two par 4's will eat you alive if you get sloppy.

All in all, a bunch of fun.

Posted: Sunday, February 4, 2007
Member Since: March 15, 2003
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Craig2000 - Anaheim 
A very good practice course that is always in good condition. Great place to work on your short game.

Posted: Monday, January 29, 2007
Member Since: April 9, 2003
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