Played Saturday 7/13 with an 11:30am tee time from the blues. Would have walked but learned the only way to book a walking rate is directly through th... » More

Played Saturday 7/13 with an 11:30am tee time from the blues. Would have walked but learned the only way to book a walking rate is directly through their site or calling in. Cart on a hot day isn't the worst thing either.

They're doing some sort of renovation on the clubhouse as the restrooms between the pro shop and restaurant are out of order so you have to use the mobile trailer they have set up next to the starter window. Restaurant was very empty, but they have a decent menu if you want to grab a bite before or after a round. I ended up with a delicious breakfast sandwich and then went to the range to warm up. Unfortunately there are no distance markers or targets so it's hard to really dial in, but at least you can get loose.

Course is in good shape. Tee boxes were mostly level, though a few were definitely more sloped and you'd had to set up on the edge of the marker to be level. Greens were in very good shape, soft and receptive and running a little slower than i remembered. They were running sprinklers on certain fairways and greens during the round so speeds might have varied due to watering. Fairways were in mostly good shape, rough wasn't too tall or penal, and the bunkers i was in had some sand in them which was nice.

Tough track if you can't find the fairway! A lot of folks yelling "FORE" pretty constantly so keep your head on a swivel out there. The group in front of us was having a pretty rough go of it on a few holes but even with waiting on most tee boxes our foursome finished in a tidy 4 hours which i'll take every day of the week.
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Played the blues on Saturday 6/22. Had a 1pm tee time so prepared for a slow round but it wound up pushing the very limits of acceptability. Not sure ... » More

Played the blues on Saturday 6/22. Had a 1pm tee time so prepared for a slow round but it wound up pushing the very limits of acceptability. Not sure what's happened to the greens here but it's been a month since their second punching of the season and they're still not rolling well. Putts do not hold their lines and bobble quite a bit. There is also some variance in green speeds as some are not cut as low as others. Extremely frustrating. Other parts of the course are good, though some of the tee positions are pushed way back into areas that weren't level. Fairway conditions are good, rough can be thick and penal. Was in a couple of bunkers and one had no sand and one had excellent sand.

Pace of place was brutal at 5.5 hours with 2-3 group back ups on par 3s common. Folks need to learn to play tees commensurate with their ability but part of why it was taking groups so long to finish holes was due to the greens being hard to putt on.

Hope Chester can get their greens back in good shape because I enjoy this track a lot but I'd avoid for a while.
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Pretty much going to echo my review of Wilson here. Played Harding on Sunday for round 2 of the LA City tournament and conditions are very similar. St... » More

Pretty much going to echo my review of Wilson here. Played Harding on Sunday for round 2 of the LA City tournament and conditions are very similar. Still unsure really which of the two is actually "easier" even though by rating it would be Harding. Both courses have very straightforward easy holes, but a number of them are sharp doglegs that require a good tee ball to be in position for your approach. Can definitely find yourself lost in the trees scrambling.

I will say there is probably nothing harder to me on both courses than holes 11/12. 11 is a dogleg right onto a fairly narrow fairway so if you over cut (or in my case slice it 50 yards) or hit a draw or straight ball you're on another fairway. On 12 there's the freeway right with a large net that is actually fairly forgiving if you hit it but it's still a nervy tee shot.

I will say over two days I didn't hit the ball into one bunker so I can't comment on conditions but it at least appeared that they had sand.

Definitely a great weekend playing both courses back to back and if you're able to do so, I'd highly recommend doing it!
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Playing in the LA City tournament this past weekend and first up was Wilson on Saturday. Mainly played in this to secure a tee time :) For a course th... » More

Playing in the LA City tournament this past weekend and first up was Wilson on Saturday. Mainly played in this to secure a tee time :) For a course that as busy as this it's amazing it doesn't get reviewed more. Always fun to play these courses as they're challenging as well as scenic. Had a beautiful hike through Griffith Park on a very warm summer day chasing my ball all over the place. Have to say the course is in very good shape. Playing from the white tees, most were level and in decent shape with some divot damage but nothing terrible. Fairways had good coverage and rough was fairly thick and juicy. Could certainly lose track of a wayward drive in that stuff. Greens were rolling very nice, medium fast pace, and they were firm. A lot of approaches wound up scooting through the back.

Great track, can't wait to get back and play it again soon
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