I don't play this course on a regular basis, but I found during this time of the year, the fairways are pretty thin. Normally this is tolerable for ordinary courses (as many are like this during late winter early spring in Los Angeles), but for this particular course, it creates very difficult playing conditions. This course has many holes that have severe slopes towards the ocean. With fairways this thin, the ball in many case will end up rolling off the fairway even if you hit an otherwise fantastic shot. An example is the first hole. A straight or even a slightly drawing shot will not put your tee shot in the fairway. You have to aim for about 10-15 yards out of bounds to the left to have a chance. Another example is the 18th hole. If your normal tee shot is ~230-240 yards, your tee shot will either be in the bunker on the right or rolling off to the left. You have to be a big hitter to carry the 150 marker to avoid the part that has the weird bump which pushes your tee shot to the left. The 10th hole is another example. You need to aim for the car path or a little left of it.
In any case, during other times when I played this course, it's not as punishing as this time of the year. Summer is very enjoyable, e.g.

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