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Golfed here on Sunday, 4/23. 10:07 tee time with our golf club. Took 5 hours but was expected so no big deal. Course is in good shape. Greens recovering well from being punched. They all rolled acceptably well. The rough here was not as penal as most courses right now. I would recommend playing here in its current condition. Conditions will only continue to improve just like all the other courses that recently punched.
6 Likes.
Played on Saturday, 4/22. 6:30 tee time. Off on time and finished in less than 4 hours. Tee boxes have all recently been punched. Greens are recovering nicely from their punching and putted nicely considering. Rough is up like everywhere else. Fairways in good shape but not cut down too much. Less rollout than usual. I would not shy away from playing here if you have an opportunity.
6 Likes.
7:07 tee time this morning. Off on time and finished in 4 hours. Rough is PENAL! Very difficult to find your golf ball if you stray off the fairway. Tee boxes are okay. Fairways are okay. Greens recovering from being recently punched and sanded. Receptive and rolls well. Bunkers okay. Had a pleasant outing here and would recommend given you understand the greens were recently punched.
7 Likes.
Played today, Thursday, 5/6. Teed off on time at 6:50 am. Finished 4 hours 20 minutes later.

Course is in FANTASTIC shape. I would give a more detailed review but it isn't necessary. Do not hesitate to play if you get the opportunity to.
6 Likes.
6:52 on Saturday, March 23. Greens are healing nicely from the recent aeration. Still bumpy and the speed is inconsistent. They should be back to their normal pristine condition in another week or two. Tee boxes are good as are the fairways. Rough is lush. Keep it out of there or you will lose a ball or two during the course of your round.

Overall, the whole course is shaping up nicely after all of the rain and recent aeration of the greens. This course should be in extremely good condition for spring/summer play!

On a side note, we followed a threesome who followed a fivesome. The fivesome quickly fell behind the group in front of them. Hole 12 is the first par 3 on the back. After waiting on the fivesome to finish up on 12, the threesome let the fivesome know that they were 2 holes behind. The fivesome answered back with the classic, "FU". After hitting their shots to the green on 12, the groups approached each other to have a "discussion". Luckily, things did not get out-of-hand.

All in all, we finished the round in just under 4 hours which is perfectly acceptable in my book. However, if you are going to grab an early tee time, be prepared to be pushed. If you and your buddies are not "true" golfers, the 6:36 tee time is probably not for you.
8 Likes.
The maintenance alert indicated that Rec had aerated the greens on 9/7 so I had braced myself for rough greens. It took me 4 shots to get to the first green but when I finally walked up on it I was pleasantly surprised to find it in pristine condition. I rolled in a smooth one-putt for bogey.

Tee'd off at 6:30 (actual tee time was 6:22). Finished nearly 5 hours later which is not acceptable. There were quite a few groups in front of us. Given that it is not light enough to hit until around 6:25, many of the groups in front had no idea how dark it was going to be when they tee'd off.

As I mentioned, the greens were in excellent shape. My understanding is that Rec did not aerate on 9/7 because it would have interfered with the Men's Club championship. It was indicated that aeration would take place some time in October.

The tee boxes and fairways had been aerated but they were still playable. No complaints from me about overall course conditions.
3 Likes.
Played here on Saturday, August 25 in the LA County Men's Amateur tournament. I have to say that I am disappointed in the course conditions. The greens were very spongy and not their normal beautiful, firm and quick selves. Tee boxes and fairways were just in ok condition. Rough was very spotty. I was told that the recent heatwave really took it's toll on the greens.

As a contrast, the 2nd round was played on Sunday at Los Verdes whose condition was MUCH better than Lakewood's. I'm sure that Lakewood will recover. It will just take a bit of time.
9 Likes.
Tee'd off at 6:00 am on Saturday, August 18. Because of the review given by plumerross9, I desperately searched for a tee time elsewhere but to no avail. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the course was not even close to being as bad as what plumerross9 reported. There was no sign whatsoever that the greens had recently been aerated. They were slower than normal but otherwise in wonderful condition. The rough was spotty, for sure, but no more than usual. In fact, I found that overall course conditions to be par for the course. El Dorado and Skylinks are definitely in much better shape but I found Rec to be satisfactory. Since we finished in 3 hrs 50 mins we hung around for breakfast. Service and food were excellent. I can see, however, how things could deteriorate later in the day. I wouldn't golf ANY of the Long Beach courses past early morning.
10 Likes.
Played on July 4, 5:30 am tee time. Teed off on time. Finished 3 hours and 45 minutes later.

Had heard rumbles from the Mens Club about course conditions so had been avoiding teeing it up there. I am happy to say that I found the conditions to be perfectly acceptable. Given that the Mens City Championship will be played here on Friday and Saturday I would expect nothing less.

Fairways are not lush, nor is the rough. There are bare lies to be had and I had a few. Hoping that some of these areas get marked off for tournament play. Greens were nice but not rolling as fast as I would expect come tournament time.

Good luck to those participating in the Mens City this weekend!!
8 Likes.
Looks like a lot of GK golfers on Lakewood recently! Played on Saturday, June 2. 5:36 am tee time. Our fivesome (3 walkers, 2 riders) got around in 4 hours. RDDenn summed up the course conditions nicely. However, I would say that the front 9 bunkers SUCKED. RDDenn was being kind in his assessment. The back 9 bunkers (yes, sadly, I played out of almost ALL of the bunkers on the course!) were in much better condition than the front 9 bunkers. As RDDenn reported, the blue tees were WAY back. Other than the front 9 bunkers, the course is in EXCELLENT shape and a joy to play right now.
8 Likes.
Teed off on Saturday, May 26 at 5:36 am. Course is in good shape. Fairways were fluffier than I like. I need all the rollout I can get! It looks like they are expanding the greens gradually so the outer edges of the greens are a bit iffy. I'm sure the course will be in prime shape for the Long Beach Golf Festival coming up.
5 Likes.
Played on Saturday, May 5. Course is shaping up just nicely. Tee boxes, fairways, bunkers and greens all good. The huge greens are the only defense this course has. They are currently firm and FAST. You really need to think out your approach shot. Put your ball on the wrong side of the green and you'll be lucky to two putt. Pricey.
5 Likes.
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