Great day today in group 1B of the Golf Moose / Vivid Golf / GK outing here with JohnnyGK, sparky14, and Brian. Pace was fantastic for these events at... » More

Great day today in group 1B of the Golf Moose / Vivid Golf / GK outing here with JohnnyGK, sparky14, and Brian. Pace was fantastic for these events at just under 4:30. Cloud cover until the last couple holes kept the temperature cooler than expected, but then also much more humid than typical for the area.

Conditions are excellent! Greens were smooth, medium-fast to fast, quite soft and accepting of full shots. I suspect they’re putting lots of water on the course because the fairways are very lush and both the greens and roughs were somewhat wet/muddy underneath the grass. Fairways are the best I’ve ever seen them here – fantastic coverage, uniform cushion, consistent to play from – and I rated them a 9. Rough is a couple inches longer but not too thick nor penal. Blue tee boxes were mostly great, if I had to nitpick maybe a couple could use some leveling. I was in two bunkers and they were perfect.

Kudos to the club for having the course in such great shape and thanks to Johnny, Golf Moose, and Vivid Golf for organizing these events!
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Played here on Monday in group 1B of the Golf Moose / Vivid Golf / GK event. Great times with Johnny, Ron, and Steve. Seemed like a large contingent o... » More

Played here on Monday in group 1B of the Golf Moose / Vivid Golf / GK event. Great times with Johnny, Ron, and Steve. Seemed like a large contingent of people from the Southern California Golf Community FB group were in attendance, who all brought a great energy. Overall it feels like five years in, Johnny’s Golf Moose events have fostered a joyous, grateful community of their own – much like GK has – and it’s really nice to see so many familiar faces at each outing! POP was pretty good for an event like this at just under 5 hours. Enjoyed a tasty hot dog special at the turn that included chips, a soda, and a banana.

Course conditions were very nice! Greens were smooth, medium-fast, and accepting of full shots. Fairways and rough were both very healthy with the fairways providing great lies and the rough potentially presenting difficulties in some spots, and sitting up in others. Black tee boxes were fantastic. I was in one bunker and it was very good – a thin crusty layer on top of a soft sand base.

I had played here once about two years ago. The course begins with two straightforward holes somewhat out of character with the rest of the design. Overall, I much prefer the back nine to the front. Holes 10-14 are excellent, with 14 being my favorite on the course. Nice facilities with the range and large practice green all conveniently located right outside the clubhouse. Beautiful weather, great people, and a fun day on the course! Thank you Johnny for organizing these events, and thanks to Alta Vista for hosting for their first time.
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