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All you golfers stay away from my track because it is playing really, really nice. We played on Friday, March 6, 2009 - my birthday in under 3.5 hours. It was like our own private country club.

I would love to challenge Cheeseburger - from Pasadena to a round at his own course because his reviews are really, really disturbing. It's like he grew up playing on PGA quality tour courses all his life. I have NEVER played on a perfect course. Sure, seen 'em on TV, but wake up and pay the green fees because he sure doesn't want to pay up. (Does anyone want to these days?).

Kudos to Nav and Jay for maintaining this hidden treasure.

One thing, I hope they get their cart situation fixed.
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Played today, November 18, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. After teeing off AFTER the mini-commercial shoot for Korean Television, we were off and running behind the 3 groups in front of us. Boy, things never change. It took us about 4 holes to finally hit our stride after waiting approximately 10 minutes every hole.

The course gets a 7 for the teeboxes, 7 for the fairways, and 6 for the greens. There are just too many people that play this course everyday for the course to fair any better.

By the way, when did my brothers from Ardmore and Wilshire start playing golf, every day, 7 days out of the week. Doesn't anybody WORK anymore??? By the way, there were a few other brothers from Imperial and Central out there flirting with the blond sales rep out front. HILARIOUS!

This course is a steal for the length and the history.

Our round took about 5.5 hours. It is always a pleasure to play Wilson. Make sure you stop by the House of Pies - Vermont/Franklin in Los Feliz afterwards for a sandwich and piece of pie. You won't regret it.
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Had a confirmed tee time for two at 8:24 a.m. this morning. After getting in line behind 5 people and finally getting ready to pay, the starter - KEVIN tells me that I am a couple minutes too late and he's given my spot away. What a dick. I tell him that I've been waiting in line to pay for the last 10 minutes and that is the reason I was late.

This guy never looks up to look at any of his customers. NEVER. He is like the weird guy down the street that always looks at the floor and never looks up.

After discussing my options with him, Kevin basically tells me I have to wait at least two hours to get on. I then tell him ok. I pay $7 for a large bucket and walk over to the range.

This range sucks because the poles that hold up the awings to the range are way too close for two players to hit side-by-side. This is especially true if you are hitting next to a lefty and you both have to share the space between the two poles.

After hitting a couple of balls, this really chubby lady starts blocking off golf stations near us and puts her placard (Charmaign Summers) on all the stations.

Apparently, she is the golf pro for the Orange County Golf Academy. I would love to play a roud wit here :-)
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Country Club is definitely a misnomer for this course. This would probably be a country club type course in latin america or SE asia, but not here.

Thought the course played wonderfully for the price we paid (75 per player in a tournament - for a good cause), they should seriously consider changing the name to Palm Desert Municipal Course. Seriously.
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Played this course for the first time two fridays ago with a couple of friends from work.

Bring your helmet. This course is super small and it seems like each tee box abuts another green.

There were way to many drunk county workers the day I played because all I heard was cussing up and down the course. Seems like everyone there had Golden Bear clubs and top flites. Definitely not a place to pull out your SC putter or ProVI ball.

Course conditions were similar to the Compton Par-3 I played as a kid or the South Gate Par 3.

Because it is a pitch and putt type course all you need is a driver and an 9 iron. This course definitely plays well below it's full potential.
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Played on May 12, 2008 - Course was in pretty bad shape. If your game is not on, like mine was on that day, it is like playing a pinball arcade game with your golf ball as the pin.

Errant golf balls, though you can find them on adjacent fairways, tend to turn relatively short holes into double bogey nightmares.

On this course, though you may be tempted to play it this summer due to its relative proximity to Long Beach, do NOT play if your game isn't straight. It's just not worth the headache. From what I hear it is where the LB Open is played.
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Played Starr Pass on Wednesday, June 18, 2008. Tee time was for 4:40, just after twilight.

Course played incredibly given that it was over 114 degrees in the shade.

Blind tee shots abound, but from tee to green the conditions were excellent.

Tee boxes 9, fairways 9, and greens 8. Eight for the greens because they were way to slick for the Tucson desert.

Funny thing, this course is just over the hill from the Old Tucson Studios (www.oldtucson.com) where over 300 western movies were filmed since 1939. Just think, there is an incredible golf course just over the famous mountains in those John Wayne movies.
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Played Thursday, 3/22. Course was a treat to play. Wind was blowing a little. For $37 (twilight) it doesn't get any better.

I agree with Kendall below on course conditions. Funny thing, I thought the course was slower and slowest. We teed off at 2:10 and didn't get 18 in because of the crowd.
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Played here Wednesday, March 14, 2007. Greens were in excellent shape. We were the first twosome out courtesy of Kiki (though he did try to set us up with another twosome on the back nine).

For $37 ($25 gf, $12 cart), it was a great deal. This course had country club conditions that morning. Tees were a 8, fairways another 8, and the greens were a 9. The only bad thing was the maintenance staff who were cutting grass near some of the greens on the back nine.

With DST kicking in, it is a great place to play morning golf in the Inland Empire because the sun comes up in the east where the 1st tee faces.

**Tips: Don't try to cut the doglegs if you really don't have the game for it. It is a pitch and putt for those who bring their A game off the tee.
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Played yesterday, New Year's Day, 1/1/07. Called the starter and he was honest about the 45 mph winds. Played the back nine first and was impressed from tee to green. 9's all around. Tried to play the front nine but the wind was too strong.

Rumor has it that Hidden Valley is under new management. We'll see what the new managers do to upgrade the place. Word is that first order of business is to fix the driving range to make it more golfer friendly. We'll see.

Nice time of the year to play Hidden Valley. Views are incredible and so is the course.
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Played here on Thursday, December 21, 2006. What a treat. A buddy of mine got married here a few months ago and he invited me to play. Valet service was excellent and Manny the starter took care of us on the driving range prior to playing. The driving range was mats but the balls were decent (Titleist practice). After a few shots, it was our turn to play.

I didn't like the fact that they had different carts for the range and different ones for the course. The cart boys had to switch our bags from one cart to another before starting the round.

Sidenote: One thing about playing high end courses- It's not entirely about the course but the background of the players playing the high end courses. Here, my buddy and I were teamed up with a twosome that turned out to be some of the nicest people you will ever meet. We were paired with Heins-a major golf course builder in Europe. We got to know him and Elga a little better and by the end of the round were invited to play at his many courses in Europe next time we were out there.

Back to course feedback: The course overall is not a very easy course to play. It is really narrow. The tee boxes were a 8, the fairways another 8, and the greens were a 7. Coming off a pretty easy day at Los Serranos where I shot a decent score, any drive that even slightly deviates from the fairways is a ball donation to the course. One thing, the GPS system is by far the best I've ever encountered. Kudos to the Donald on this one.

Note: Because I play Top Flites, I found myself trading Top Flites for ProV1x's pretty regularly in the bush.

Here are some comments on a few of the holes: Hole 1: Short par 4. Elevated green with the waterfall makes for some interesting scenery. Driving to the green reminds me of the Matehorn at Disneyland. I think they got a deal on the same rock structures from the same vendor.

Hole 2: Par 5. Keep to the right as the hole straddles PCH on the left. Easy birdie hole.

Hole 4: Par 3 with great views. Same views on Hole 5.

Hole 7: Encounted the cart girl on this hole. Paid $2 for chips and another $2 for one granola bar (plus tip).

Hole 9: The golf cart screen asks you if you want to order some food from the outdoor grill prior to beginning this hole. One thing, it doesn't give you the price on the food you order. Be prepared to pay up.

Holes 10-12 are on the other side of the clubhouse. I was surprised by how crowded it was to start the back nine.

Be sure to bring your camera and take tons of pictures with your friends on this course. That's about the only thing that this course has going for itself.

You're better off playing Oak Valley in Beaumont (same type of environmentally sensitive bush surrounding the course) for much cheaper. It also is a lot close in length when playing from the tips.

In short, unless you are playing this course on someone elses dime, OR if you are visiting from inland Europe and have money to play a high end course, you are better off playing somewhere else for the money.
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Played here Sunday, October 8, 2006. Tee time was at 2 p.m. The course was in pretty good condition except for the tee boxes which were stripped of blocks of tee grass in various strategic places.

As a regular weekday player there in years past, I really enjoy playing this course.

On that day, the starter was friendly but the people on the course were not. A threesome behind us passed our group as well as the group ahead. With this, the group directly behind them accused us of skipping ahead of them while we were all stuck at the first par 3 on the front nine. This same group then calls the marshall on us. What a trip.

I will never play there on a Sunday ever again. They tee off too many people for a Sunday and the people who play there on Sunday are really rude.
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