First time playing last Tuesday - and I thought it was a pretty good course. Greens were definitely the most memorable part of the course. They were in EXCELLENT condition. Aerated about 3 weeks ago -... Continue »

First time playing last Tuesday - and I thought it was a pretty good course. Greens were definitely the most memorable part of the course. They were in EXCELLENT condition. Aerated about 3 weeks ago - and regulars there say it's the best time to play them.
I drive by the course often, but never stopped to play. Looks flat and assumed it was not that difficult, but you have to stay in the fairway. All the holes are lined with trees, and if you find yourself under one, it will cause problems for your card. Gotta think, not for your average hacker.
Tee boxes were ok, 2 of the tee boxes on par 3s are still playing forward.
Could have used some marshals out there. 4 ladies were behind about 1.5 holes. I waited for 2 groups backed up on the 10th, tee'd off, and was already driving up to the 10th green when the ladies were teeing off at the 18th - with NOBODY in front of them the whole time I was on the 10th! If they kept up, it could have been a 4hr round!
Certainly would play again - LB seniors with the card certainly get great deals though... it'll be a while for me!

Got out at just after 7am and finished at 10:30am. Awesome pace. Here's why...all the par 3 tee boxes except for #17 are being renovated so you'll be hitting off makeshift tee boxes in the fairways. G... Continue »

Got out at just after 7am and finished at 10:30am. Awesome pace. Here's why...all the par 3 tee boxes except for #17 are being renovated so you'll be hitting off makeshift tee boxes in the fairways. Greens are still bumpy from recent aeration and putts will not hold their line. Haven't played El Do in a while but still had a good time. Call the course to see when tee box renovations are completed....I forgot to ask.

Played El Dorado for my first time 03/30/09 because of an every other course in Long Beach was backed up. The green fee was also a great deal. I didn't know as it turns out they were aerating greens... Continue »

Played El Dorado for my first time 03/30/09 because of an every other course in Long Beach was backed up. The green fee was also a great deal. I didn't know as it turns out they were aerating greens thus the low crowd and low fee. The starter didn't warn me of this. Dang, I should have checked on GK first. The tee boxes were nice for par 4 & 5 holes but hacked up on the par 3s. the fairways were fair to good I would chalk up to the recent rains the week before. The greens were crap due to the maintenance. My group couldn't play holes 4-7 because they were aerating and the workers didn't let us play thru. On the 4th hole the worker aerating with a tractor looked to have pulled off the green, stopped and got out of the tractor. We thought he was going to let us play the hole so we hit up onto the green. As we approached the green we see him kick all 4 of our balls clear off the green into the green side bunker and started up his tractor and began aerating. Wow I have never seen this before. I have had greens keepers stop and let me play through and then resume their work. I have also had them wave me off a green and politely tell me that the green is closed but never had my ball kicked. The rest of the holes 8-19 were fine except of course for the greens. On 3 other holes the a hole was cut and the flag placed on a makeshift green cut into the fringe in front of the green but was not puttable. Over all it was a bad experience for a first time there but it was my fault for not checking GK first for maintenance alerts and skipping El Dorado till maintenance was completed. I might try El Dorado again in the future to see if all the work and rudeness on the greens have gotten better.

I played here with a buddy on Monday, 4/6/09. We got out a little before 1pm and finished our round in about 4 hours. Granted they just aerated the greens last week which could have been the reason ... Continue »

I played here with a buddy on Monday, 4/6/09. We got out a little before 1pm and finished our round in about 4 hours. Granted they just aerated the greens last week which could have been the reason for the light traffic. Greens were still quite bumpy and slow, but the rest of the course was in great condition. We walked the course as a twosome and didn't run into the next group until the 12th hole who kindly let us pass through. A nice classic layout with plenty of trees, doglegs and a few water holes that make for an enjoyable round.

Course was in good shape today, but I guess they are aerating starting Monday. This course is always fun, played from the back tees and you really have to work the ball with some of the trees, which ... Continue »

Course was in good shape today, but I guess they are aerating starting Monday. This course is always fun, played from the back tees and you really have to work the ball with some of the trees, which makes for a fun day. Bunkers in good shape and greens hard and fast,but a little bumpy. Always like this layout but it is always crowded and a little slow because it gets so much play. Another fun track in the long beach area.

played only 9 holes fri 3/27. greens were really good(last time maybe 8 months ago i played here the greens were slow and bumpy). conditions were great overall. sand was soft, fairways rough were go... Continue »

played only 9 holes fri 3/27. greens were really good(last time maybe 8 months ago i played here the greens were slow and bumpy). conditions were great overall. sand was soft, fairways rough were good. tee boxes were excellent. i was surprised how well maintained it was. keep your tee shots in the fairway unless u like punching out of the treelined rough!!

played on a friday...even though only a 4 some..(usually 5-somes)..we still took over 5 hrs to play..and they were running late...greens were the best part...they were letting the fairways and tee box... Continue »

played on a friday...even though only a 4 some..(usually 5-somes)..we still took over 5 hrs to play..and they were running late...greens were the best part...they were letting the fairways and tee boxes go as it seems they will be aerating starting next monday the 30th!!!

Played with Bahrooz today. I would like to add that I loved this course. It is in great shape. The fairways are lush, the rough is "rough" and the greens were in pretty good shape. I was in the bu... Continue »

Played with Bahrooz today. I would like to add that I loved this course. It is in great shape. The fairways are lush, the rough is "rough" and the greens were in pretty good shape. I was in the bunker a few times today and would rate them above average. The layout is challenging. There are a number of dogleg holes that make playing very interesting. The tee boxes were in good shape. I play the LA City courses often and I would say that El Dorado is in better shape than any of them. I will definitely be back.

Played 3/5 as a 5some. Got around in about 5:15. This is a fun course (despite the loss of about 5 balls). The fairways are pretty tight and some of the greens are well protected by some serious bu... Continue »

Played 3/5 as a 5some. Got around in about 5:15. This is a fun course (despite the loss of about 5 balls). The fairways are pretty tight and some of the greens are well protected by some serious bunkers. Accuracy is key. The rough is plenty deep, so don't be like me and play your second shots from the deepest rough.