Recent aeration has made a noticeable improvement. Rough not too difficult. Greens are somewhat bumpy and slow.

Recent aeration has made a noticeable improvement. Rough not too difficult. Greens are somewhat bumpy and slow.

Played Sunday twilight and it was very slow. It rained in the morning. El Dorado does not drain well in many spots. The greens were recently punched and sanded so, the greens were slow.

Played Sunday twilight and it was very slow. It rained in the morning. El Dorado does not drain well in many spots. The greens were recently punched and sanded so, the greens were slow.

I played today, Sunday, and the greens have bounced back. Two greens on the back side were still in poor shape, but the rest were in fine shape.
A young man I played with told me that they canned the... Continue »

I played today, Sunday, and the greens have bounced back. Two greens on the back side were still in poor shape, but the rest were in fine shape.
A young man I played with told me that they canned the greenskeeper, but I can't tell you if thats true or not. The course is in very good shape from tee to green, considering the amount of play it gets. They also seem to have cut down the kikuyu rough a bit, which speeds up play and makes getting up an down a lot easier from around the greens. I guess they will be aerifying this week, but they seem to have things under control.

I just played this course today for the first time in over a year. I used to play it all the time. It was in just horrible shape, the greens were the worst I have ever seen them. Maybe it was the heat... Continue »

I just played this course today for the first time in over a year. I used to play it all the time. It was in just horrible shape, the greens were the worst I have ever seen them. Maybe it was the heat, water shortage or something else. But I am hoping they fix them. Overall I like this course, for what it is, a muni, it is a great layout. Best public course in Long Beach. But like all public Long Beach courses, during peak weekend hours it is sloooooow. I try and play during the week or twilight on Sunday.

played 9/16, very nice staff. course, not so nice. course is dry and dead everywhere. dirt patches in rough and fairway. greens are horrible. tons of unrepaired ball marks, greens did not run true an... Continue »

played 9/16, very nice staff. course, not so nice. course is dry and dead everywhere. dirt patches in rough and fairway. greens are horrible. tons of unrepaired ball marks, greens did not run true and there were a lot of dead and dry areas on the greens, did not expect these condition from this course. i know long beach has proclaimed a water shortage but it looks like some parts of the course doesnt have sprinkler systems installed. for the price i highly doubt i will ever play there again.

They punched the greens on 8/27 and 8/28 with 1/4 inch holes. Other than that the course is in great shape.

They punched the greens on 8/27 and 8/28 with 1/4 inch holes. Other than that the course is in great shape.

What a difference a few weeks make! The greens are nothing like they were a few weeks ago ... lots of unrepaired ball marks, so not very true. Course seems to be drying out too, needs a little TLC. ... Continue »

What a difference a few weeks make! The greens are nothing like they were a few weeks ago ... lots of unrepaired ball marks, so not very true. Course seems to be drying out too, needs a little TLC. Nice track, hope they don't allow it to run down!

Played 8/18/07 sat.at noon as a tournament member.Genarally in good conditions being busy muni course.Today's pace of play was very good (cause of actual hot weather?) playing smoothly without waiting... Continue »

Played 8/18/07 sat.at noon as a tournament member.Genarally in good conditions being busy muni course.Today's pace of play was very good (cause of actual hot weather?) playing smoothly without waiting each shot usually you expect here.Comparing actual conditions of Socal courses this is right now one of the best but not reaching highest condition ever had.I remember the greens were faster & smoother than today because el dorado's greens are strong favor fact of the course.The fairways was good also tee boxes but with some muddy wet spots I found.
Overall nice track.

When the rough is up this course plays very tough! Couple that with the slow pace of play, makes for a long day. A very nice track, fun to play, just wish it didn't always take so long to get around.

When the rough is up this course plays very tough! Couple that with the slow pace of play, makes for a long day. A very nice track, fun to play, just wish it didn't always take so long to get around.