Timing couldn't have been better yesterday at Los Verdes. Rain subsided around 10am and with our 11.20am tee time, crowd... » More

Timing couldn't have been better yesterday at Los Verdes. Rain subsided around 10am and with our 11.20am tee time, crowds were none existent and we went off a twosome. Los Verdes has always drained well and often has its own little micro climate. Yesterday was spectacular, clear skies and sunshine Lush fairways and smooth greens, a twosome in front and a twosome behind us, it was as private as a LA muni course could ever be. Took our time, got a few beers for the back nine and cruised around in just under 4 hours. BTW the greens were not aerated as of yesterday the 29th March
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Escaped the high pricing in Phoenix during spring break / spring training. Green Fees here were $65-$93, which would ab... » More

Escaped the high pricing in Phoenix during spring break / spring training. Green Fees here were $65-$93, which would about 40-50% less than a comparable desert course in the Valley. This is a target desert course, but doesn't prevent you from hitting driver if you can hit it dead straight. But there is a lot of cutting corners and placement required to score well and the first time out they gave you a course booklet which will help guide you.

Greens were in good condition. Average speed but smooth with only a few thin areas. Overall pretty good and the same can be said for the fairways. Mostly lush, good lies. Off the tee, you are either in the fairway, or the small strips of rough. Beyond that, there's typical desert dirt just beyond the rough and then a lot of desert, washes, arroyos with native bushes and trees.

If you are looking for a good desert test under $100 in prime season, this is a good place to try.
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played today 3/29 as a single paired up with 2 other singles on a rainy Wednesday morning, got in 14 holes before the ra... » More

played today 3/29 as a single paired up with 2 other singles on a rainy Wednesday morning, got in 14 holes before the rain came down. Back nine greens had been micro punched on 3/28 and the front nine micro punched 3/29, have not played here since last October, wow the place is in GREAT shape now. Tee boxes a 8 lots of grass coverage and you can always find a flat spot. Fairways are lush and the rough is up but with a lot of clover which makes looking for a wayward shot hard. Greens were near perfect 9+ speed consistently through all greens/10.5 0n the stypmth meter .bunkers get a 5 hard pan with lots of pebbles up to rocks.Carts are well cared for and newer with gps...over all I would give it an 8+ cost $59 for weekdays before 3pm cart included,stay in the fairway and score well!!
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Joined the SCGA at a delayed outing at The Saticoy Club Monday March 27th. Enormously disappointed to arrive and find th... » More

Joined the SCGA at a delayed outing at The Saticoy Club Monday March 27th. Enormously disappointed to arrive and find the wind was howling, consistent 15-20 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Given I had driven 70 miles to play and had developed a head cold, I wasn't happy.

However, the sun was out and what a golf course. This is one I would definitely love to play regularly. Course just seems to flow with the land and I found it to be tough but fair. As one would expect from a Private course, conditions were very good across the board. Tee boxes were flat with good grass everywhere and it was very easy to find a spot to tee it up. Fairways were excellent, still had some roll and lies were very nice. Rough could be be very thick in spots, lost ball on first hole with a tee shot that wasn't that bad. Was concerned that it was going to a long day of looking for balls, but that was the only one I lost. Greens were very nice, not overly fast unless you were above the hole. Bunkers were a mixed bag, some had white fluffy sand, but a few were still recovering from all the rain. I felt the bunkering here was awesome with the higher grass around the bunkers adding to the aesthetic.

Playing as a three-some with Todd Jonland and MD Rich we had a great time. Pace was slow as usual and it took us about 5 hours 15 minutes. I will do everything I can to get on again at Saticoy, just love the layout, conditions, and the environment.

Highly Recommended.
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First time back since before Thanksiving last year. Glad to see they haven't raised their prices. Found the course to be... » More

First time back since before Thanksiving last year. Glad to see they haven't raised their prices. Found the course to be in very nice shape, given all the recent weather and many reviews of courses in bad shape at the moment. Tee boxes were all fine and no issues. Fairways were clean, mowed, provided good roll out and lies all round. Rough is not terrible and has been cut to a decent length. Traps were all clean and playable on all 18 holes. Greens were very good and held shots, chipped and putted great all round. Even # 15 which has seen its share of trouble in the last few years is in great shape. Kudos to the maintenance crew at CH. Course is in great shape IMO. Great service in the pro shop and starter shack. I recommend this course at the moment. Price is $69 for Sr and of course with cart but if you want a round of golf that has been put back in shape with all the rain, this is the one.
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3/27 100 teeoff deal time $39 with discount, POP 345 starting off slow as the 2some we were paired with was quite delibe... » More

3/27 100 teeoff deal time $39 with discount, POP 345 starting off slow as the 2some we were paired with was quite deliberate and after seeing we were more than a hole behind after 4 we split and despite our best effort never caught any groups ahead. Course is still recovering from all the rain and some areas were not routinely mowed so did have a few search and recovery events that slowed us down. Fairways were inconsistent so lies were a coin toss. Rough was about 2 inches plus. Tees were ok with the newer ones being in good shape. Bunkers had ample sand.
Greens were receptive for full shots but surprisingly quick for putts and chips.Played much better than they looked as they were blotchy in color. Pin placements were more toward perimeters providing an extra challenge. Areation is scheduled for 4/10 and 11.
Progress is being made toward completing the reno with plans for grand reveal latter part of april.
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Played today 3-27-23. Wow, what a disappointment!!! It is clear they are more concerned with building houses than mainta... » More

Played today 3-27-23. Wow, what a disappointment!!! It is clear they are more concerned with building houses than maintaining the golf course. This course has always been a favorite of mine. In the past couple years I have been disappointed more often than not and today followed that pattern. Tee boxes were torn up and more like rough than fairway. Fairways were splotchy and more like a low end course than the quality course it used to be. We found 1 sand trap that was not filled with water. It's been a couple weeks since the heavy rains and nothing has been done to get the water out. Most traps where not a pond were covered with small pebbles and hard packed. Greens were the best thing and they did not hold shots and were painfully slow. I am not ready to give up on this course but very close to deciding not to ever play here again. I may be being stupid but I will hold out hope it will get better but I won't be surprised if in the next few years they close 1 of the courses to build more houses. Really sad!
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The last time I was here was about 30 years ago. The course is now 18 holes. The old Valley 9 has been converted into a ... » More

The last time I was here was about 30 years ago. The course is now 18 holes. The old Valley 9 has been converted into a frisbee course. The back 9 or old Mountain 9 was my first time playing it. Wow what a great layout. The views of the snow packed mountains were stunning. The greens were a bit slow but were in perfect shape. I wouldn't play here for at least a week, however. There is long grass everywhere. In many areas you have to step on it or inadvertently kick your ball to find it. I hit a tree 30 yards ahead of me trying to punch out only to lose it somewhere in a clump of thick grass. Right now is not fun. The grass in all areas needs serious mowing. We are expecting more rain which may further delay this needed maintenance.
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Out early in what was a very cold morning. While it was only 42 degrees, it sure felt much colder. For the most part, th... » More

Out early in what was a very cold morning. While it was only 42 degrees, it sure felt much colder. For the most part, the course has handled the recent rains reasonably well. The fairways were very tight with plenty of roll out, which was nice, but the tight lies do present a challenge. Greens rolled well but were much slower than they appeared. Bunkers were pretty much a disaster. Unmaintained and still very wet.

Biggest complaint was that as we played #14, they sent a shot-gun out in front of us starting on #15. With two groups on each tee, we just left after playing 15, and gave up the last three holes
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Sunday round with three friends at Los Amigos this weekend. We had a 12:12 start time and were all walking. Just to get ... » More

Sunday round with three friends at Los Amigos this weekend. We had a 12:12 start time and were all walking. Just to get the rough part out of the way early - we finished the 18th hole at around 5:20pm - you do the math. Many crammed tee boxes two or three groups deep.

In terms of conditions, the rains have done the fairways and rough a lot of good this week. Can't recall too many bad lies at all, but of course did see some damaged and dirt areas off on the sides of the fairways. Bunkers were in their usual good condition here, and the greens were mostly running nicely. Held shots well and stayed pretty true to their lines surprisingly.

The worst part of the Los Amigos experience was the tee boxes. They are quite beat up and a lot of times mostly dirt, alongside also not all being very even. It was always an adventure finding a decent spot to tee the ball. This needs improvement.

As earlier mentioned, POP was a bit of a nightmare and there was no cart service all afternoon anywhere on the course, but it was a beautiful day with the sun shining and the company was excellent so we still had a pretty great time.
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Played here today with a 12:30 tee time using an UnderPar voucher for two. I was joined by Todd Herron (th_golf_photogra... » More

Played here today with a 12:30 tee time using an UnderPar voucher for two. I was joined by Todd Herron (th_golf_photography on Instagram). Staff was great both in the pro shop and starter. The other twosome at 12:30 was concerned to be playing with others because they said they were beginners, so the starter sent us all to the first tee and said if no one else shows up, we can play as two twosomes instead of one foursome. That not only accommodated the beginners, but also worked out well for Todd and I as we took a million photos. Pace was pretty good on the front but more stacked up on the back, but I still think we finished in about 4.5 hours. With afternoon sunlight just getting good for photos, Todd talked to the pro shop and they eagerly let us drive around the back nine again so he could fly his drone and we could take more pictures. We tried our best to stay out of people's way and did so pretty effectively. Gorgeous day that got chilly in the last hour of daylight.

Course is in good condition, very green throughout. Greens are surprisingly firm for all the recent rain (especially considering how crazy soft they were the first couple years after reopening). They were about medium speed (guy in the pro shop warned us they weren't as fast as normal due to all the recent rain), very smooth, and accepted full shots pretty well. Fairways have good coverage and provided good lies. The rough is a mixed bag of long grass, deep clover, and other assorted tangly weeds you want to avoid. We each lost balls in the rough even when we had a good idea where they were – definitely premium on keeping the ball on the fairway. Blue tee boxes were mostly good; a few had lots of divots and some are uneven. Sand in the bunkers was good quality but each bunker I was in seemed like no one had raked all day.

We had a super-fun day despite neither one of us playing well. Check our IGs in the coming days for photos and video from Todd.
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Played this AM. Course is drying out and maintenance was out mowing. But there are several holes that have muddy areas ... » More

Played this AM. Course is drying out and maintenance was out mowing. But there are several holes that have muddy areas and standing water because of low lying areas near or below holes. Tee boxes had been cleaned and are fine. Fairways are fine and green but not totally dried out. Traps were all being worked on and looked playable. Great customer service at check in. Aeration of greens tomorrow and Tuesday.
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