Played here Monday.

Whoa! This place was packed yesterday. We had a 740 tee time and it was like a Saturday out there. We usually play Monday and its locals and quiet and yesterday it was on.

The course is going through a bunch of renovations in some of the fairways, trees being trimmed. Greens still terrible.

Nice to see the county adressing some of the issues with the course conditions but please why can't they work on the greens .Lots of top water on the greens. The bunkers are pretty terrible on the holes that see a lot of bunker play. Maybe even pick up some cat litter and throw it in there, just something.

POP wasn't the worst considering how busy it was out there.

Santa Anita is Santa Anita and will probably never be as good as it was pre Covid.

Played here Sunday.

the good: Got my first hole in one on the 3rd hole. WOW!!! I play 3x a week for the last 10 years and so many near misses and finally!!!

the course was not in as good condition as the Lakes I played 2 weeks ago. A lot of dried fairways and lots of clippings all over the course. The greens were good but not as good as the Lakes.

the layout is was fun, it was my first time playing there. The view is great but it sucks to see the course not as cleaned up as it could be. It was 75 bucks to ride and the pop was a little sluggish. 833am tee time.

i wouldn't be in a hurry to play this side again but the 17th island hole is cool.

I asked to buy a flag for the hole in one. They said they don't sell them I said ok. They said we can print a certificate but it wouldnt be on card stock . I said "ok" they said it would be on regular paper, I said "ok" , then they said the printer was broken. LOL

You can't make it up.

Still an amazing day regardless.

Played here yesterday. 806 tee time. Played the front laser fast as a 4some. Back 9 we caught the early groups and got a little sluggish. Tee boxes are ok, some holes are kinda crappy. Bunkers looked ok but I also wasn't in any of them. Fairways are hit and miss but standard for Whittier. The greens though. They were really smooth and rolled very well. Some times there's a trade off at these local courses. You either get one or the other but the greens being solid makes this place more tolerable. It is a little spendy at 60 bucks when this place was 45 to play some years ago. Its not like they beautified the course to warrant the prices. Still a decent place for the Pasadena area and a better value than Brookside.

wow!! what can you say negative about this place? Nothing really. Played an event there yesterday for the first time. What an amazing course and facility. Tee boxes, greens, sand traps , all of it. The layout was interesting fun and challenging. The greens were like the putting green in the store. The view excellent. If you can ever get a chance to play this place, for sure play it. One of my new favorites.

Yes, yes, yes, I know. I know the fairways suck. I know it gets muddy and soggy. Tee boxes are still more level than Santa Anita. The greens and around the greens though are excellent. The greens rolled so well Sunday and the condition would have been better if people fixed their pitch marks. Go there to work your driver , go there for the breeze. Its still golf but going and expecting more than what it was supposed to offer is unreasonable.

I play Brookside more than I'd like but none the less I play there, Yes, I'm aware of the festivals , concerts and any other non golf purpose the courses can be used for. My issue is the course condition and the service. Its amazing people will pay that much to play there. The fairways were dried and burned out, traps were terrible, the greens so so ( it was later day) and there wasn't even a cart person. It was hot and we were dying. They removed some of the benches on the tee boxes. Shame on the city of Pasadena. Its just a flagrant cash grab to pay for the Rose Bowl renovations from years ago. Brookside used to be premier venue now its just the skeleton of what it used to be. Oh, and no targets on the range, ridiculous Top Tracer to hit into a field. Save the money, drive a little further and get more value for your money.

played the Babe yesterday. Funny to see the post Covid shift pricing. Course was in pretty good condition and the greens were really nice. Pace of play was excellent. The biggest gripe is that for an 80 dollar price tag at least rake the bunkers. All the bunkers were in terrible condition. Its a premium course but having bunkers like that is a huge bummer.

Shocker right?

Wow! This place sucks.

Played here Sunday. Been a couple of years since I played here. It was rough back then but now, its ridiculous. I get it, it's Whittier. My course review would probably be the same as it was 3 years ago however the sheer cost for what you get is outrageous.

Where to begin? Small bucket was 9 bucks for basic range balls and a field with poles. That's .25+ cents a ball. A ball? really? for a weed field and Marathon range balls?

No wonder everyone brings in their food. 10 bucks for a small Gatorade and Gummi Bears.

Now the course. What can I say that hasn't been already said? The fairways, tee boxes and rough was just trash. 54 to walk!? The greens were in good shape in terms of fullness but slow and bumpy ( yes, I know it's summer). They weren't super true but vastly superior to Santa Anita ( another County landfill). The traps were actually the highlight of the course. They looked filled and soft and maintained.

I know it's common knowledge and wasn't expecting Augusta. What I wasn't expecting was to get ripped off by another county course. Its been a massive cash grab for the County the last 2 years with nothing going back to the course, dryness has nothing to do with general maintenance. The only thing good about this is that it makes the more expensive courses in the area worth the extra 20 to play vs getting shafted with the county courses.

Played Los Amigos with the dads from my kids school. Los Amigos is a pretty user friendly course with a couple of holes that make you go hmmm.

Get to the range and it reminded me of Tin Cups range minus Rene Russo and add two old white guys. Balls are crappy, matts are worse and the targets are limited.

Pro shop guy was nice enough he's been there a long time so I was in and out.
We head to the first tee and you can see the chipping area is completely overgrown.
The putting green was patchy and burnt. Yikes, here we go!!!!

LA County sucks!! Its just a big cash grab. Nothing reinvested in the course. The fairways were moderately better than Santa Anita and the rough was just unkept weeds. Tee boxes were un level ( they were replanting 3) and the greens were just wrecked. No one fixes pitch marks, the poa was patchy and the speeds were inconsistent.

I'm a humble muni track player so I'm grateful to play anywhere but that being said whoever is running this place could do a better job. Oh, and the water argument is weak because there are plenty of courses in the area that are making it through this drought.

City and county golf courses have been packed and made a lot of money to take better care of these courses. Play this place if you want to play an upgrade from Victoria but this place sucks.

I look at the massive picture of the Board of Supervisors, they're all so proud, when was the last time any of these people were at the course? You can tell none of them play anyways but you have to see there picture in all the local pro shops.

What a joke!!

Played here yesterday with a couple of shop guys. 10:40 tee time. 44 dollar deal on Tee Off.com

Range, got to the course and the range was packed. We figured it wouldn't be as smokey
down there but it was for sure smokey. The range was full tilt. Putting green and chipping area were closed.

Phew!!! I know a lot has been written about the course condition so I'll be brief.
Yes, the fairways are non existent. Like full wasteland. Like dirty Mad Max type of sh-t .
It was kinda fun on the front because its just so different. It was dirt then green.

The greens were still better than Santa Anita's and were watered and soft. For sure some
poc marks and divots but the greens are really the only thing going for this course.

The traps were all pretty terrible although on some holes they were ok.

This course is for sure a 25 dollar course and not 44 but I was grateful to get out and play a place I have never played. While you will almost always lift clean and find a lie, you can still play golf with your friends and the course is wide open so you can fully send your driver without too much trouble. It does get windy and the course does seem to take on a new personality. So, if you like dirty clubs and pasture golf then Victoria may have something for you.

750 Balboa with a friend and paired with a rando.

Smokey Friday morning and the course was moderately busy. Range was open
but only takes exact change or the key but not a CC card. Not even getting into it.

Tee Boxes. tee boxes were good today all pretty lush not seeing anything too mangled.

Fairways, they were pretty good and were well watered. Some of the 70/90 yard
approaches were for sure real wet on the back 9. Like your club will slide through it.

Bunkers, bunkers were super bi polar. Some were raked and pristine others had shovel foot
and others were literally forgotten. Hole 14 green side being one.

Rough, its grabby for sure. Typical city kikuyu around the greens and in the rough. The rough was lush and definitely annoying.

Greens, they were slowish medium, all were pretty wet and watered but not soggy. Pitch marks
weren't too bad either just not snappy although the back had a couple of pin placements that were questionable.

Tee markers on the back were spray painted. Some red, some white, some blue. Couldn't tell if it was a primer coat or if they're changing yardages and some holes had like janky printed ones
on some of the holes on the front. Nice day today, pace of play was 4 hours and we waited a second on a couple of holes. Its always nice to finish rounds swiftly.

Later

Hit up Los Serranos with the boys for a 936am Tee Time. We played the South because the North looks like its getting punched. Course and range were busy.

Range and putting green were open. The chipping area is such an after thought that you could chip golf balls off your floor mats in the parking lot and get a better work out .

Tee Boxes, Tee boxes were good and in good condition.

Fairways, fairways were also in good condition. Although I missed enough of them there could
have been a sink hole on some and I would have never known. ( f&*King driver!)

Rough, rough is doable, if you play a lot of the county courses the rough is similar and the kikuyu was like Griffith so it was like being at home.

Bunkers, they have them there? I kid I kid, I stayed out of them but my buddies were in there and the sand was dry and prewet summer traps with no rake love.

Greens, hmmmm. They were good and bad. A couple of holes like #4 needed to be blown off. there were lots of leaves, sticks, pollen and all other tree barf on it. The greens were watered and wet but the foot traffic around the cups made the ball hop a lot or changes the speed that some putts were missed that are usually made. The greens were true but a little slow. They did look pretty good considering the traffic.

Los Serranos is generally one of the best value courses. Last year for 35/40 we played there a lot. Today it was 57 to ride which kinda sucks. I miss the pre Covid round pricing. Snack Shack was open and it was warm so it was nice to have that available. POP was 4 1/2 today.