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Wilson has done a micro-punch of the greens recently. They're still playable and mostly roll true if you are able to avoid the occasional plug, but several putts in our group were affected by unexpected hops with speed somewhat slower too. Several tee boxes are being reseeded as well, so a couple of par 3's and other holes start from a temp tee box. Still a good time.
7 Likes.
Played 1/10/23 and after reading the previous review from last week, I was anxious to see if Balboa still suffered from the rains from that week. I'm pleased to report that the course has definitely bounced back. Balboa has dried out and is playing long and fast. My friends 86 yr old mom was hitting drives over 200+ yds and even reached a few of the greens in 2! Ha! She hits from the yellow tees and is a good player but I could tell she was having fun from the constant smile on her face. My drives were rolling out so far that I just hit the "fairway finder" today and still had many approaches inside 120 yds. The best surprise was how good the greens were. They were firm, rolled smooth, and FAST. Had to adjust my club choices due to several approaches running through and off the greens. Our group doesn't play here often and only came as a last resort, but after today they all want to add this to our regular course rotation. The main flaws being it was almost too dry without much if any rough, and bare lies, the bunkers had enough sand but were pocked with footprints without many rakes and many tee boxes were patchy/beat. Balboa isn't a difficult course if you mostly stay in play, and now is a great time to play it if you've been struggling and need a confidence booster!
7 Likes.
Played today 11/30. The overall conditions remain consistent with the previous review from 2 weeks ago. The reason I'm writing this review is because they closed and moved all but three or four of the tee boxes to the Yellow tees. Yes, Black, Blue and White. I guess they are trying to repair the main tee boxes right now. I don't know why they can't rotate the repair to maybe 6 boxes at a time so they don't have to move ALL of them. Harding is usually a fun change of pace from Wilson but today played like and Executive course under 5000 yards. Outside of the par 3's I didn't hit many approaches outside of 120 yards. My friends mom enjoyed the layout but the rest of us...not so much. I wish they gave us notice of the course changes before we played. It just wasn't that much fun. I spoke to the pro shop guys after the round and they said it may remain this way for another week but I doubt it. I'm thinking another 2-3 weeks in the least. I'd recommend calling first or just wait. If you like Debell, Vista Valencia or Almansor, now is the perfect time to get on Harding.
7 Likes.
My first time playing B1 since all the music festivals and the course is in bad shape. The biggest issue are the greens. It appears that they mini-punched the greens but did NOT sand them this past weekend. So unless you're standing on the greens you can't tell their condition. There are really only a few holes, mostly the ones nearest the Rose Bowl and driving range that have a LOT of damage to the fairways. I understand the course needs time to bounce back from all the holiday festivities but I wish that they had given us golfers a notice that they would work the greens. The "waffle iron" greens were very bumpy, soft and slow. Really affected the experience of my entire group. B2 was NOT punched. I'd skip playing here for at least a couple more weeks for the greens to heal.
6 Likes.
I was inspired to sneak in a round after watching the US Open this past weekend and found a morning time here. Since I haven't played here in over a year I thought it'd be a good time to go back. I wasn't expecting too much after reading the review from ROARKSWON1 and I'd say conditions haven't change much other than they may be a little worse. Like in the previous review, the greens are still good but I found MANY bare/tight lies in the middle of the fairways. Bunkers are void of any sand and play like natural waste bunkers...which I find the ones in the fairway easier to reach greens from. Many tee boxes were not level or mowed, like hitting out of the first cut or light rough.
I was paired with a couple local guys who said that conditions have severely dropped off since talk from the city of closing the course or turning it into a 9 hole and building a Top Golf on the property. So any folks who don't often play here may just want to check it out for possibly the last time.
7 Likes.
We play at Brookside every week and where somewhat ambushed when we found out today that they had punched and sanded the greens. No warning to our regular group last week. Not sure when/if they plan to do course #1. I'd give #2 a couple weeks or more before booking here.
7 Likes.
Played 9/27 and it looks like Wilson didn't do a full aeration of the greens but it looks like they DID punch the greens over the weekend. I don't know what they call it but they are mini-punched but not sanded over. They definitely abnormally affect the the speed and lines of putts. Other than that, Wilson conditions are pretty good. I'd expect that it will take a week or two to heal up and get back to normal.
6 Likes.
I was fortunate enough to be invited to play 1/5/20. I used to live in Redlands but at the time didn't know any members of RCC and never played. Looking at some info on the club & course I noticed that it isn't very long compared to most courses I usually play at just under 6300 yards from the tips. But RCC is still a challenge.
RCC has a grass range with practice balls available like most private clubs. It isn't a large range but plenty long enough for a proper warmup. (just use the yellow balls in the bags when hitting your DRIVER)
I haven't stood on a practice green in almost a year, since all practice greens in LA are STILL senselessly closed. I enjoyed the chance to be able to hone my putter before teeing off because the most important club to score at RCC is your putter. The fairways are more generous than they appear from the tee boxes. The fairways had very good coverage with decent rollout. The rough was very green and lush and about 2-3" which was penal but fair enough to allow you to gouge a shot towards the greens. Now the greens...the greens are NOT as friendly. Most of the greens are crowned and/or elevated from the fairways, heavily guarded by bunkers and all were very quick with slopes that required all your attention. They are in great shape than ran extremely true with few ball marks. I quickly discovered that RCC is a second shot course. Short & roomy enough that you can attack with driver but you MUST pick the correct number into the greens because a missed calculation in position of your approach in relation to the pin, despite a quality strike puts a 3 putt (or more) in play.
Despite learning all of this the hard way, I found RCC to be a good challenge and very fair to my best shots. The bunkers were also some of the best I've played this year, with the roughest parts on the course being some of the tee boxes were chewed up compared to the whole course but to me that's nit picking.
My group and I all had a great time playing and hanging out at the club. The members I came across were friendly and polite. Also the food and service were excellent. I feel that local knowledge is a huge factor in scoring around here...and look forward to my next opportunity at RCC.
10 Likes.
I made my return to Roosevelt in close to a decade after reading the glowing review from T8FISH. His thorough review of the course conditions a couple weeks ago is still very applicable. I don't know if I was seeing the course through rose colored nostalgic lenses but what impressed me about my return was seeing how "pretty" everything was. The upgrade of the facilities and grounds gave off a very cool/laid back vibe. I know that they had a course remodel a while ago but honestly the effect on the game play was unnoticeable to me. I was having an unusually good round ball striking so I was able to not think too much about my game which allowed me to really enjoy the surroundings of GP. Everything was just so green and lush with course conditions that are far better than I remembered. Maybe it was the sunny SoCal morning and good company but I really enjoyed the round. I wanted to replay the 9 again but they were booked until the late afternoon. I'm gonna round up a few of my newbie golf buddies and get out here again soon.
9 Likes.
First local round post shut down. Staff around the clubhouse/starters are pretty strict about the face coverings and social distancing. I've played several courses over the last couple weeks and Wilson/Harding is the only one that "requires" players to wear the masks on the course. Kind of ridiculous but at least their open. Surprisingly the range is open but practice putting greens are not. The groups also seem to be double spaced out so groups are starting off on time. We didn't come across any waiting until #10. Finished around 4 hours. Overall conditions are pretty good. Well mowed fairways and rough was fairly light. Greens where smooth with few divots but definitely slower than usual and rolled at a medium pace. The usual Covid precautions abound like no benches, ball washers, drinking fountains, or rakes. So definitely BYO if it's a warm day. The greens had full flagsticks with a shallow cup which is great. They are still remodeling the clubhouse restaurant and snack shop on #10 but there's a dude on a grill there and a food truck on #1 tee box. It was great to be able to play without driving 50+ miles out to Ventura County or Riverside. There's no place like home.
8 Likes.
Played on 4/23 for my first post-quarantine round. I was so excited about the chance to play despite not making a full swing in over a month, the warm temps and walking only. I was just thinking how I've never walked TR before as I booked my tee time online. It was rough! The front nine was a very difficult walk and extremely difficult for 2 of my playing partners. Course conditions are great but be aware that if you don't usually walk when you play or have physical restrictions, walking 18 holes here is very difficult. Especially if the temps get over 85 degrees. I noticed that almost all of the groups that started as foursomes in front of me "lost" players...mostly twosomes and singles walking the back 9. Get out and play...sunshine is great but we had to call the clubhouse to send a cart and pick up one of partners because he couldn't make it back himself. I ended up finishing as a single. Stay well!
10 Likes.
Played today for the the first time since the Ocean Trails days. What a spectacular day and course conditions. I don't really have much to add because I concur with the previous reviews since August...conditions continue to be immaculate. Golf staff (outside of pro shop) are excellent and really contributed to the experience. Travel time and cost are legit restrictions, but course conditions, ocean views and fun playing partners made this a round I won't soon forget.
9 Likes.
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