What a day it was at The Saticoy Club on Monday 4/14 …even ran into AndrewZ28 totally unexpected!

This was our 4th Day After The Masters event and once again The Saticoy Club shined. This time around we went bigger than previous outings showing off the new Vivid Golf tent and putting on a Masters Champion Putting Skill Challenge. Thank you GKers rgm2525, GDR23, barkydog1 and mark_6m for your assistance. I can’t add anything to AndrewZ28 and GDR23 reviews as far as course playability and description. I can however give an outing organizer’s perspective.

This was my 8th event in 3 years at The Saticoy Club and it remains the top experience among our group, which has well over 500 players now. Our players love everything about the course and how they are treated by the club as guests. It’s a special feeling driving up to the clubhouse glancing at the beautiful course that stays with you for your entire visit. It’s a peaceful place with a pure golf vibe.

As expected, the event services are exceptional at this LPGA host course. Full outside services on hand for bag drop and other assistance. Beautiful driving range, practice putting and The Pit (located at the bottom of the hill next to hole 10. The proshop is full stocked and Pancho Grill is conveniently located at turn/clubhouse.

I posted a bunch of fresh photos. The course was in immaculate shape. Never pass up a chance to play here if you can. Absolutely consider joining The Saticoy Club.

Thank you everyone that comes to these private course Vivid Golf / Greenskeeper.org Monday outings.

I always love seeing GKers and teeing it up with them.

Played with GKers rgm2525, itslikeimsayin and antmayes on Monday 4/21 at Wood Ranch Golf Club. It was our 67th Private Course event and our 9th here. It’s always special having our events at Wood Ranch GC beyond what a fantastic golfing experience it is because it was the first course to welcome our group to play in 2021.

Once again, Wood Ranch Golf Club demonstrated Monday why our players love taking on this track with exceptional playing conditions, event facilities and great service. From an organizer’s standpoint, it’s one of my favorite staging areas providing a large driving range, two practice putting greens, snack bar, clubhouse, parking lot and both the 1st and 10th tees near each other. It’s easy to keep track of your group as well as launch large shotgun events. The layout is always a challenge with many exciting holes and scenic elevated tee boxes. Wood Ranch Golf Club has one of our highest return event participation rates. As far as membership, having now played Wood Ranch Golf Club over 10 times, I could never get bored of this layout. It’s a blast to play with challenges throughout. Hole #13, the "Island Hole" and an incredible Par 3 perfect for a Closest To The Pin.

Thank you everyone that came out to this event and others I’ve been putting together. Don’t miss the next Wood Ranch Golf Club outing (August 11th). Check out the photos I posted. I’ve also got some fun social media I’ll be making from the event on Facebook and Instagram.

Highly Recommended.

Great day out at The Oaks Club at Valencia for our 65th Private Course event in collaboration with Vivid Golf and Golf Moose. It was our first event with the pre-round Skills Challenge. This event featured a delicate pitch on the 6 ft / 3ft circle. I couldn’t resist utilizing the courses beautiful practice facilities Thanks GKers rgm2525, GDR23 and Barkydog1 for the assistance.

What started as a chilly morning following a light shower, turned into a beautiful, partly cloudy day. The course was in excellent very challenging playing condition. The rough was thick, 2 to 3 inches primary / 4 to 8 inches of secondary. Balls off the fairway commonly required extra searching and at times some luck to find. According to the course staff, the rough is in the process of being cut down but will take a series of cuts to be at the playable height the club is accustomed to. The greens were smooth, mostly firm and medium/fast. The fairways were lush, full coverage and looked beautiful. The sand traps I experienced were groomed containing high quality sand. The tee boxes were level, lush and groomed.

The Oaks Club at Valencia, once TPC Valencia, is a very challenging, hilly, course winding through oak trees. The Oaks Club has many scenic views but also blind shots that can frustrate players. The golf carts do not have GPS so make sure to pack your own or a range finder. In addition, if you’re serious about trying to score well there, unless you know the course very well, study a course map because ball placement on most holes is more important than distance. On the holes I know how to play, I enjoy them very much The holes I don’t, not so much.

If you’re a group play organizer, as mentioned above, the course layout presents some challenges for first time groups. However, your group will appreciate the great turf conditions, excellent service, food, views, clubhouse and facilities. Overall, it should still be a very satisfying experience I recommend.

Thanks everyone that comes out to these events!

Teed it up Monday at Sunset Hills CC 3/24 with rgm2525, abbacat and TPROVJ. What a fun day!

Photos + Review
Sunset Hills Country Club , CA
3-24-2025

Teed it up Monday at Sunset Hills CC 3/24 with rgm2525, abbacat (Hi Wendy Kaye) and TPROVJ. What a fun day!

This was my 8th Private Course Outing at Sunset Hills CC since 2022. Our group really enjoys the experience here. The golf course was in excellent condition plus Sunset Hills CC provided a full friendly staff for F & B and bag drop service. Our outing ran very smooth.

Sunset Hills CC is a fun layout requiring very accurate shot making and excellent putting skills. Keep your ball in play, bring a decent short game, you'll score decent. Try to over power the layout, you might shave a stroke or two, but more likely you'll give them back or take a big number. My big loose swing make every round an adventure yet I find myself wanting to play it again and again. I'm not alone, Sunset Hills CC has one of the highest repeat play participation in our group's rotation.

Besides limited practice facilities, the facility lacks a full-size driving range instead having a short game area with hitting nets plus a few 150 yards limit driving range stalls, Sunset Hills CC has got all the other amenities and services. I see a lot of families memebers here.

Thank you, Molly Dunn, Membership Director, for the surprise welcome of coffee and donuts! See photo. It made a great impression with our group!

Greenskeeper.org very much appreciates Sunset Hills CC having us out in collaboration with Vivid Golf for these events.

Be on the look out for them. We got more coming here in 2025!

I ran my second Private Course GK / Vivid Golf outing at Santa Maria CC assisted by rgm2525 and paired up with GKers ag2000 and RRDenn last week. We caught a gorgeous Wednesday afternoon on the central CA coast with exceptional course conditions. The greens were smooth, medium speed and held shots. Fairways lush, green, full coverage. Rough lush, dark green, only 3 to 4 inches but the ball always sat down making it challenging. The bunkers were well maintained, white good texture quality sand and groomed. Tee boxes we’re level in excellent shape as well.

FUN FACT – Santa Maria Country Club was established in 1921 making it one of the oldest clubs in the same location in Southern California. When you play it, the old majestic trees look very cool and come into play!

It’s a pleasure working with the staff at Santa Maria CC to put on these 50 – 80 player events. Everyone who I came in contact at the club, including their members, was very friendly. I’m putting Santa Maria CC on our event calendar for Spring 2026.

We have some Santa Maria CC members play in our Ventura County events. 3 weeks ago, I asked one of them how the course looked, they said it’s in fantastic shape, they were right. Thank you everyone for coming to these events. I love seeing GKers at them and teeing it up. I’m in the process of bringing GK Plays back. I miss them too. Maybe we have one here to bring together GKers in CA.

Check Out My Photos Posted!

Highly Recommended

I ran my lucky #7 outing at Dove Canyon Golf Club Monday and man did we luck out with the weather system deciding to come a day later than the original forecast. The day was beautiful and perfectly timed as it was the debut of the Vivid Golf tent, soon to be the Vivid Golf Fun Tent at our future private course outings and GK events. Rgm2323 and I drove down from Chatsworth, leaving at 5:30am, popped into McDonalds for quick breakfast ($16? what? – my delicious signature Nicklaus wrap at the club was only $7.5), arriving at 7:30am with no traffic. Met up with Itslikeimsayin to do some video for Vivid Golf’s new Rumble Speaker while rgm2525 and sparky14 took on a full showing 123 players check-in. Thanks!

In the 7 times I’ve play Dove Canyon Golf Club, the greens are always in great shape, the fairways / rough dormant in the Winter / Spring, lush in the Summer / Fall, excellent bunkers and well-maintained tee boxes.

As for the layout, Mr. Nicklaus nailed it with this one. It’s one of the few Jack Nicklaus Signature Courses in Southern California and it’s a blast to play. I put its back-9 in my top 10 I’ve played in SoCal.

From an outing organizer’s perspective, the service is top-notch, the facilities gorgeous, exceptional driving range, delicious food (Jack’s Grill), stunning views and again a golf course our group very much enjoys playing.

Thank you everyone that plays in Greenskeeper.org events! :)

I have to start this review by saying, I’ve been organizing multiple events at the Spanish Hills Club since 2022, what was already a great experience is now an expectational experience from event organizer/player's experience. I run 100+ players events and all my outings at this club have been sell outs. If you’re an event organizer, or just someone considering joining or playing at the club, read these reviews (and mine below), check out the photos posted. On the right side our Spanish Hills Club page, I have their current Golf Outings/Events contact.

Teed it up on Monday, 3/3 with GKer rgm2525, Bob and Pat. The course is in super shape, greens smooth, holding shots running medium/fast. Fairways, full lush coverage, firm with the ball sitting up. Rough, full lush coverage, already coming out dormancy is mostly green and beautiful. The rough cut down this time of year but come Summer, it gets thick. Tee boxes, level, lush and again well groomed.

From an organizer’s perspective on the event day, the cart staging area is fantastic as is their staff in assisting. There is a short walk down to the range and lower grill (food is delicious). They also provide a shuttle going back and forth for convenience. The recently renovated clubhouse and facilities are grand. Our players always feel like they are having a special experience.

On a clear day at the Spanish Hills Club, I always marvel at the stunning views. Check out the photos I just posted.

Thank you EVERYONE that comes out to my Greenskeeper.org Private Course Events in collaboration with Vivid Golf (owned by Golf Moose). Love seeing GKers attend these :)

Another great time at Bear Creek Golf Club on January 27th. Played with GDR23, barkydog and friend Brian from Vivid Golf/Golf Moose.

We lucked out with our location and weather in that the majority of SoCal was trenched the night before but Murrieta, although cold and damp, presented us a rain free day and beautiful golf course. I’ve played Bear Creek Golf Club now 5 times with this being the first time the fairways were overseeded for the winter. I enjoyed playing the dormant (still full coverage) bermunda turf winter fairways but loved playing the overseeded fairways instead (its my understanding BCGC will be overseeding in coming years as well for the winter). Although the ball did not roll out as much now, making the course longer, the ball sat up better. Best of all, it was the first time seeing the course with the dormant rough defining the overseeded fairways. Check out the photos I posted!

The greens were fast, smooth and loaded with tournament pin locations. ONE DAY I will have good putting round at The Bear, Monday was NOT the day. Wow, were those greens tough to read BUT A BLAST to play.

The bunkers were gorgeous. White, well maintained, perfect consistent medium/solf texture from hole to hole (can you tell I'm a bogey golfer/bunker connoisseur).

Its a pleasure running outings at Bear Creek GC. The staging area for 80 players max shotgun events keeps all your players nearby. The driving range (grass), practice putting, practice sand/pitching and clubhouse make it easy for our players to enjoy the experience. The Bear Creek GC staff are great to work with from reserving your event to the day of play and follow up.

Thank you everyone that comes to these events!

Monday 1/13 at The Saticoy Club was our 58th Private Course Outing since I started these events in Southern California in 2021. For The Saticoy Club, it was their 9th time hosting our group and we can’t appreciate them enough. It’s a spectacular, challenging, beautiful LPGA Tour golf course. The event service, facilities and food are excellent. Every year we pick a special course to host our Day After The Masters Event, this year, as in previous years, it will be at The Saticoy Club.

Conditions on Monday were superb given our current 6+ months drought and November’s “Mountain Fire” that burned right up to edge of the course. Greens were fast and smooth. Fairways provided full dormant bermunda grass coverage. The lies were a little tight but consistent with good roll out. The primary rough had full coverage, mostly dormant but still challenging. Tee boxes were in great shape, we played the blue tees, lush, tight, some divot damage so not pristine, but solid.

We’ve played the Saticoy Club mostly on perfect weather days, once in the fog, some windy days but never with 20 to 40 mph winds. Once out on the course, I was happy to find many holes on the course protected by hillsides and large trees from the strong winds.

I highly recommend playing or joining this “players” club. Try not to ever miss an opportunity to experience an invite or event here. Check out the photos I posted.

Awesome time teeing it up with GKers rgm2525, mark_6m and GDR23. Thanks everyone that came and comes out to these events. You can find more information about these events on the GK Events page. Top right corner link.

My golf season started Monday at Las Posas CC teeing it up with rgm2525, GDR23 and mark_6m. Good friends, great course, great playing conditions, super weather plus a smooth sailing golf tournament to run! Thanks to everyone that attended this and other Private Course GK/Vivid Golf/Golf Moose events. You’ll always find me, mostly likely rgm2525 and/or mark_6m, GDR23 or sparky14 at check-in :)

From a golf event organizer perspective, Las Posas CC provides very convenient parking, bag drop, check-in staging area, golf cart staging, practice facilities and clubhouse amenities. While the clubhouse is small in comparison to others in our rotation, it features a large proshop and excellent service. They have a recently renovated beautiful patio to lounge or dine on providing great views. The golf course features a very fun, interesting, challenging yet fair, secluded layout suited for all skill levels. The staff were all very professional/friendly from my first correspondence to following up after event day. We will be back!

Check out the photos I posted as well as GDR23’s review and others that follow for more details.

Our final Private Course outing of 2024 went fantastic on 12/16. Thank everyone that came out to this one or the others I've organized this year.

I had a great time playing with GKer sparky14, Anthony and Ben. Saw a bunch of other GKers there and members of the Facebook Group – Southern California Golf Community, which I'm in.

Western Hills CC was in excellent shape.

Greens were fast, mostly smooth and holding shots. Man were they challenging and fun.

Fairways were lush, mostly firm with full coverage.

Rough was lush, cut low, just about an inch above fairway height (bringing all the false fronts into play – especially hole 7 – be long on approach on that hole!)

Tee boxes were lush, groomed and mostly level. The course just finished its tee box renovations to Holes 8 & 10. Great job.

Bunkers were inconsistant with some having fresher sand than others. Some soft with most firm.

As for the layout, its a fun very demanding, mature tree lined, hilly track. Missing the fairways almost always results in an obstructed next shot by an abundance of large assorted trees. Level lies are hard to come by and if you miss the green on approach there is high probability of a tough up & down. Once on the greens…. if you think its going to break, its going to break more, if you think that downhill put is fast, its faster. There are many of hard breaks combined with subtle breaks which always keep me guessing on my reads. Add to that what I call the "Hill Effect". Most holes out there are either going up or down hill creating some optical illusions to the untrained eye putting... OK can you tell the greens have tormented me in all 4 rounds I've played there?

As far as running an outing at Western Hills CC, I’ve already booked two more for 2025. The staff is very friendly and helpful. The parking, clubhouse, and close proximity to practice putting/driving range make it very easy to keep track of all your players. They have a cozy grill/café to grab a bite to eat before the rounds and very large banquet room should you have additional needs. Great people to work with.

Check Out The Photos I posted.

Highly Recommended.

An epic day at Goose Creek was had by GK Cup 20 final foursome on Saturday 12-7-2024. Always a pleasure to tee it up with mpisarski01, roarksown1 and Dconnally. The match was close all the way down to the final hole. Check out the recap in the forums. I’ll also be posting some videos on the Greenskeeperorg YouTube Channel.

We could not have picked a better local course, or better weather in December, to play our championship this Saturday. The conditions were “dialed in” – Everything was lush, the sand white/beautiful, and greens running medium/fast/smooth. Pace of play starting on a packed Saturday 9:55am was still sub 4 ½ hours.

After the round we had a casual GK Cup ceremony on the patio, enjoyed a cold one and hung out a while. Hard not to at The Goose.

Saturday looked like a golf playground of kids embracing, learning and enjoying the game. Their massive practice/golf learning facilities and exceptional teaching staff had their hands full.

In the 20+ years’ operating Greenskeeper.org, I can’t think of a golf course that has done more to grow the game and provide consistently great golf experiences than Goose Creek Golf Club. Thank You – from all of us that love the game.