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Through the summer and fall I have been attempting to play all the full 18 hole LA County courses. Today I played Marshall Canyon. For me from Mid-city LA it was about a 42 mile drive, but going against the incoming traffic on the 210 was not that bad. I left home at 6:30 am and was teeing off at 8:12 with a couple of respectable old timers. There was a 3-some in front of us and a 2-some behind. This kind of grouping would never happen at an LA City Course and I don't understand the logic of it here! Our 3-some had to wait minutes for every shot on every hole with the par-3's backed up by two groups. What are Marshalls for? Despite the slow play I found the course interesting in the way the routing followed the terrain of the San Gabriel Mountain footlands. The focus of the routing takes advantage of crossing the Canyon that comes into play several times in the round which calls for a forced carry, but mostly on par-3 holes. The Front-9 seems to ascend the slope of the foothills and then descend to the cubhouse. The Back-9 flows down the foothills and then back up. There are great mountain views to the north and far away vistas to the southern valley. On a couple of holes the Live Oak Reservoir is visible below. Unfortunatly the "Oldtimers" I was playing with were San Dimas regulars who had come here because of a tournament on their course and we were all baffled by the breaks on the greens. I had read that all the putts break toward the valley, but sometimes you just don't know because the slope appears otherwise! Also almost all of the greens are really higher on the back and slope down toward the front. Maybe that's why they keep the greens cut a little longer than most and why they are so wet. The problem with the overly wet greens is that the water seeps down toward the front of the greens and when landing a ball there it just dies!?! If this is the way they maintain the course then I will adjust the next time I play here. It may be a while though. I didn't play well here and would like to return to see what I can really do with some foreknowledge. However, for me to drive this far I would rather play Mountain Meadows. I would place this course toward the top of the second tier County courses along with Lakewood, Diamond Bar, Links at Victoria and Chester Washington, all of which are closer to my home.
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Two things first: For a Mid-city LA resident this track is about 38 miles away which is not too bad if going against the incoming or outgoing traffic. Also for a 62 year old walker carrying his own bag this is quite a hike, especially on the back. So the first questions are these, was the drive worth it and was the walk worthwile and the answer to both is most definitely yes! There are a lot of sharpish doglegs, some blind and with severe elevation changes so it's valuable to be playing with someone who knows the course. I walked on today around 8:00 and was grouped with 2 guys who played there regularly and we were off around 8:45. Pace was slow. We waited on every tee and a lot in the fairways. The course has a number of interesting holes and lots of variety in elevation changes. There are some fabulous vistas of the smoggy mountains as well as the State fairgrounds, race track and airport of Pasadena. I would now rate this along with La Mirada, Santa Anita and Los Verdes as the best LA County courses. My only complaint is that having hit in several bunkers, none had been raked. The sand was good, but they were lumpy with lots of day-old footprints as well as some deer prints. I was whipped after walking 18 here, but after a couple of cold ones and some good fish & chips I headed back to the city feeling pretty good with some fine golf memories.
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Over the past 3 months I have been playing through all the County Courses as well as some of the private ones. I usually play the LA Munis. Yesterday I played La Mirada as a walk on single. I got on immediately (8:30 am) and thanks to the uncrowded day finished at 12:30 which I thought was wonderful. In fact of all the County Courses I have played this is the best so far. I would put Santa Anita second and Lakewood third. La Mirada was in excellent condition although there were quite a few unfixed divots on the relatively small greens. There is a lot of variety in the holes and some, like the par-5 16th, are quite memorable. There are 6 par-3's that vary in distance and elevation and 4 par-5's. I found the fairways to be the most narrow I have seen anywhere and due to the thickness of the grass there is not much roll. There are no freeways around so the course is pleasantly quiet. The trees are diverse and mature providing a lot of shade. In my opinion this is a hidden gem and a bargain that will become a part of my regular rotation.
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