Played a thoroughly enjoyable round today (8/12/19) at Simi Hills. The course is in VERY nice condition from tee to green. The fairways are lush and green with nice padding under your ball. The rough ... Continue »

Played a thoroughly enjoyable round today (8/12/19) at Simi Hills. The course is in VERY nice condition from tee to green. The fairways are lush and green with nice padding under your ball. The rough is a mixed bag, depending on the hole. But, for the most part, it was 1 - 3 inches and a little penal (which is as it should be). The greens were beautiful; medium to medium fast (they became faster as they day warmed up), smooth and quite soft. The greens held approach shots nicely. My only complaints are about the bunkers and grass surrounding the greens. The two bunkers I was in were quite damp and heavy. They did get a little better later in the day, but for the morning golfer, they were not as playable as one would like. I hate the type of grass surrounding the greens. It is thick, grows toward you, and grabs your club unless you can nip the ball just perfectly. I could not use a wedge for short chip shots on many greens due to this. I used an 8 iron and swept the ball so as not to get the club stuck in the grass. I prefer greenside grass that will allow you to use your wedges. Other than this, the course is in great shape. Go play.

Played today in a nice POP of 3 H. Thanks to the foursome on the tee, that allowed the 2 of us to go off even earlier. It really helped in beating the heat. We found the course to be in great shape. T... Continue »

Played today in a nice POP of 3 H. Thanks to the foursome on the tee, that allowed the 2 of us to go off even earlier. It really helped in beating the heat. We found the course to be in great shape. The only negative, is that they really over water (IMO). Not a big fan of having a ball plug in front of a green, instead of releasing onto the green (this was common all round). Makes it difficult when the pins are in the front. I understand the need for water with the current heat wave, but over watering is not necessary? + with all the water on the fairways, there was absolutely no roll and these fairways were immaculate and one would have expected some roll out? The lies were fantastic all round. Tee boxes were clean and in great shape. Rough was not high, but it was wet and difficult to hit out off. Traps were playable, although a little wet from all the watering. Greens were just terrific. No ball marks, chipped/putted with speed all round. Really like the mowed areas in front of all greens, giving one choices to chip/putt. Customer service was excellent at check in. Restaurant service good, as well as good food/prices. One of the best (IMO) courses in the LA area and certainly in the top five when it comes to conditions. Well worth the trip on the 5 and 118 on a semi regular basis, IMO. And even easier if you have 2 or more in the car, with the diamond lanes.

Played yesterday @ 10:00 am. Greens were the highlight of this course. They were pretty quick running at 10/11 and got faster as the afternoon got hotter with some scary downhill putts. The course i... Continue »

Played yesterday @ 10:00 am. Greens were the highlight of this course. They were pretty quick running at 10/11 and got faster as the afternoon got hotter with some scary downhill putts. The course is in nice shape. Layout is great mix of elevation changes and long and short par 3's and 4's. The weakness would be some of the bunkers were light on the sand causing skulls and errand sand shots. The tee boxes in good shape and fairways had great summer coverage. Pace of play was 4.30 as the course was busy for a Thursday afternoon. They do charge a $5 deposit for the cart fee, that is returned when u return the key. However, get the pitcher of beer special in lieu of getting your $5 back. Cheapest pitcher of beer in a while.

Third group off at 6:20am, but no issue as to pace of play. Our walking foursome finished in 3 hours 15 minutes. A cool morning turned into a 90 degree day by our finish, so it's going to be a bit t... Continue »

Third group off at 6:20am, but no issue as to pace of play. Our walking foursome finished in 3 hours 15 minutes. A cool morning turned into a 90 degree day by our finish, so it's going to be a bit toasty out there today.

I just enjoy this course! Due to being 90+ miles from home fighting LA traffic each way causes me to play here only rarely now. If it were closer, I'd be here all the time and for $23, what a bargain.

Course is in great shape. Greens smooth and reasonably quick. Fairways green with plenty of grass and in places the rough was really thick. Lots of sand in the greenside bunkers I found. All and all, perhaps the best condition I have seen Simi, bearing in mind I play here very in frequently. I great day on a wonderful course. Now if I could just move it to Orange county and maintain the green fee. (No chance there)

Decided to give it a try after reading recent reviews. I have to say the place is in good shape. Greens were especially good. Not super fast but very smooth. Fairways and traps both good. Tee boxes a ... Continue »

Decided to give it a try after reading recent reviews. I have to say the place is in good shape. Greens were especially good. Not super fast but very smooth. Fairways and traps both good. Tee boxes a little beat up. Pace was good, food and service in the grill were good. Will definitely go back for another try. Hope conditions stay this way during the long hot valley summer.

Played the terrific Simi Hills on Saturday for our GK Cup match along with Johnny, Mattias and Perry … played from the gold tees and had an absolutely great, beautiful day out with these fine gentleme... Continue »

Played the terrific Simi Hills on Saturday for our GK Cup match along with Johnny, Mattias and Perry … played from the gold tees and had an absolutely great, beautiful day out with these fine gentlemen.

Following up on Johnny's review just now, can really not recommend Simi Hills right now enough. We were all gushing about the course conditions throughout the round, especially what you're getting for the same cost as an average city course right now.

It's safe to say, when Simi Hills is in its current shape, it's the Goose Creek of the SFV. Great conditions from tee to green, a helpful and enthusiastic staff, a challenging and engaging layout, and all at a price that feels like stealing. We walked the course for just $45, which is crazy value for this place.

Greens were in terrific shape, rolling true and consistently throughout the day at medium to medium-fast speeds. Nothing too tricked out on the Simi Hills greens - make a good stroke and you'll be rewarded. Tee boxes were all fine, and the bunkers were in good shape with workable sand. Fairways were a joy to play from and the rough was long enough to make you think twice about club selection in some areas, but comfortable in others.

POP was good throughout the day and we were rarely waiting, and even more rarely pushed by the group behind us. Cart service even was around 2-3x throughout the round so it was really a pretty picture-perfect day all around.

Once again, if you're really into a great course right now at supreme value, Simi Hills is the call to make. You won't regret it one bit.

Great time yesterday getting together with Mattias, roarksown1 and kassper7 for our GK Cup Team Match at Simi Hills yesterday.

For only $45 rack rate to walk teeing off at 9:24am on a Saturday thi... Continue »

Great time yesterday getting together with Mattias, roarksown1 and kassper7 for our GK Cup Team Match at Simi Hills yesterday.

For only $45 rack rate to walk teeing off at 9:24am on a Saturday this place is well worth the green fee. Golf course was in great shape. Greens soft, mostly smooth and medium speed. They will be hosting the Simi Valley City Championship starting June 1st so I imagine they will be much faster then. Fairways lush with great lies all day. Rough, about an inch higher than the fairways with a blend of kikuyu and bermunda was moderately challenging. My guess is they will start growing that up soon for the coming city championship. Tee boxes in good shape, we played the gold tees, by far the most popular so they were chewed up a bit on par 3’s. On the par 4’s they had many of the gold tees back on the blacks (thankfully not hole 8) and were all in good shape. I did not find one sand trap all day. Remarkable! … so I can’t comment on them. I did not hear any complaints from my playing partners about the bunkers although.

We had breakfast before the round. Reasonably priced yet proportions were small. Decent food.

On course service was excellent and marshals did a good job to keep it moving. We finished on busy day in under 5 hours.

I snapped a few pics to check out.

Highly recommended at this time.

Played 5-1-19 early morning for $35 walking as a single for first seven holes than joining a three some on eight and finishing in a little over three hours. Tee boxes were in good shape, nice coverage... Continue »

Played 5-1-19 early morning for $35 walking as a single for first seven holes than joining a three some on eight and finishing in a little over three hours. Tee boxes were in good shape, nice coverage, cut tight with a little divot damage on some of the par threes. Fairways were very nice and green with good roll out and great lies. Rough was not to long and mostly in good shape with some thin areas. Was in one greenside bunker that was nicely groomed and had very soft brown sand. Greens were in great shape, holding shots like darts and rolling very smooth with medium/fast pace. Overall course is in really good condition right now and well worth playing.

I played here Sunday, March 17. Decent course conditions from tee to green. $45 Walking at about 10:00 a.m. POP was 5 hours, maybe a hair under.

I arrived at 9:40, checked in quickly, hit some put... Continue »

I played here Sunday, March 17. Decent course conditions from tee to green. $45 Walking at about 10:00 a.m. POP was 5 hours, maybe a hair under.

I arrived at 9:40, checked in quickly, hit some putts, chips, and quick range.

Nice, large practice putting green right near the clubhouse. The chipping area was small and looked like an afterthought wedged in a grassy area next to 10 tee. The range is behind 9 green, a small walk across a creek and up a hill. It's hitting off of mats to a mostly dirt range with lots of well marked targets. The range balls were decent enough.

I walked, but the others in my group rode and there was a decent gps in the carts.

Greens: receptive, soft, and rolling true. I would say the speed was medium fast, perhaps around 9 or 10. Hardly any ball marks and the course was busy, so I would say thanks to those who fixed them.

Fairways were nice. It's all kikuyu grass mixed with Bermuda grass. They gave you good roll out and were easy to hit from. Thanks to all the recent rain the ground under was soft enough to cushion heavy shots.

The rough was basically the same mixture of grass as the fairways with lots of weeds mixed in especially as you got further away from the fairway. It wasn't very deep and not really too penal.

Sand was pretty good in all the bunkers that I saw. Maybe some hard pan under a thin layer of groomed sand in a few bunkers. I wasn't in any, but the others found a few and did not seem to have any trouble.

We played a little forward at the Silver tees. They were all in good condition and level.

We saw the beverage cart a few times, but I don't think we bought anything. There is a key deposit and you can retrieve your money after or get a pitcher of beer at the end. The clubhouse was pleasant enough and we enjoyed a couple of beers. It was decent and I will be happy to come back.