Played last Saturday with t8fish. We had a 10:56 time; I arrived early and used the chipping and putting greens as well as the range. We paid $39 to walk, but they do have carts available with a decen... Continue »

Played last Saturday with t8fish. We had a 10:56 time; I arrived early and used the chipping and putting greens as well as the range. We paid $39 to walk, but they do have carts available with a decent GPS. It's winter still, but the weather was nice with temperatures in the low to mid 60's. The kikuyu and Bermuda grasses are mostly dormant but still have a faint tint of green. As t8fish noted, the white tees (many of which have been constructed in front of the older tee box area within the last couple of years) are firm but level with the exception of Hole 10 where the whites were moved up to just behind the old red tees. Practice areas: The range has lots of targets (some metal signs and a stack of barrels) and approximate yardages. There are stalls with mats (some are covered), but the right side was moved up to the grass; maybe for lessons. It's a downhill shot to about 150, then it goes uphill to the end of the range as you are basically hitting into the slope of the dam itself. Greens: Nice conditions on most every green. Good quality bentgrass with some evidence of poa. There were some micro punched holes that are healing nicely, so it did not affect the roll. They played medium fast. Very few ball marks to fix, which was nice. Fairways and rough were mostly dormant, but plenty of turf and root zone to allow for nice full shots. There was an occasional tight lie, but I did not find any. Only a few areas were overly wet or dry. Bunkers: All seemed to be in good condition. They were raked and the edges were crisp. Some looked like they could use some fresh sand, or more sand, but overall no real complaints. Tees: As noted above, the tees we played were fine with the exception of Hole 10. That tee was tilted forward and was overly wet. Hole 5 tee seemed to be rebuilt/releveled and had evidence of newly placed sod (kikuyu grass that was most likely cut from the course and placed onto the leveled teeing ground). The newly built tees were mostly very firm and one of our foursome actually had trouble pushing in his tees. I like the course and recommend it highly. It's a muni. It's fairly cheap to play. My only issue was the pace of play; we finished in 5 hours and 15 minutes. That's too slow in my opinion. Overall, though, it was a fine day. The greens are in good condition right now. Go get some!

Out Saturday 2/29, for a 10:58 start with Kviser for our GK Cup match, paired up with another twosome — all playing the whites. I though the overall conditions were fine. Except for the 10th, most tee... Continue »

Out Saturday 2/29, for a 10:58 start with Kviser for our GK Cup match, paired up with another twosome — all playing the whites. I though the overall conditions were fine. Except for the 10th, most teeing grounds here are pretty level with coverage. A few were extra hard for tee insertion and at least one was soggy. There is now generally more separation between the respective tees (black, blue, white), with newer white ones built forward of, and augmenting the previously existing tee boxes on a number of holes. Whites are a bit more playable now. Fairways were in good shape for winter and I don't recall any real issues with my lies or the coverage overall. Of course, a bit more rollout now. There are some bare and/or rocky areas in the rough, but mostly there is grass that was anything from almost fairway-like, to some deeper, more penalizing stuff. On average it wasn't too costly. I was only in one fairway bunker, reasonably groomed and playable, albeit with some small stones scattered about. Green-side areas were usually pretty decent for chipping, sometimes tight, and less often a bit clumpy. The greens themselves were in good shape, firm, and running a medium quick with a minimum of ball marks. Weather was pretty nice with the breeze flirting with a two club bump at points, but more often more like one. Pace was on the slow but steady side at around five hours. Probably one of the better LA City courses with regards to the consistency of conditions, I recommend it.

Played on Monday, 2/24 early morning. No need to add to the previous, thorough review. But there is one thing I should mention. Many of the greens have been punched with small holes. This did affect l... Continue »

Played on Monday, 2/24 early morning. No need to add to the previous, thorough review. But there is one thing I should mention. Many of the greens have been punched with small holes. This did affect line and smoothness (a little bumpy at times) some. It wasn't too bad. But it is noticeable. Also, I want to add that this course is in better shape than any of the L.A. courses in the Sepulveda basin area. I also appreciate the fact that there is no sticky kikuyu grass around the greens to mess with chipping. Makes a big difference.

Played with a fun threesome this Sunday at Hansen Dam. We had a 10:08 tee time and I had enough LA City points on my card that I got the round and my cart for free, so that was nice! Apparently I have... Continue »

Played with a fun threesome this Sunday at Hansen Dam. We had a 10:08 tee time and I had enough LA City points on my card that I got the round and my cart for free, so that was nice! Apparently I have plenty more points as well so may take more advantage of that in the future.

As for the course itself, it appeared to green up a bit more than usual thanks to the recent rain. I found the course to be overall in good winter shape with a few bits here and there that could use some fixing. But generally speaking, it's in good shape.

The greens were the highlight with consistent rolls, medium-fast speed and nice coverage. They held shots pretty well and made some decent-sized pitch marks when landing. Some of the greens at Hansen are a bit extreme in terms of their slope but for the most part they're gimmick-free and pretty simple.

Fairways are in decent to nice shape overall, but you will find some thin areas here and there. However, you're also going to find some very nice lies - it's hit or miss in those fairways, but nothing too terrible. The rough is a mixed bag when you're in the trees or off to the side hills, but anything fairways adjacent is pretty tame. Tough to see where fairways end and rough begins on many holes.

Sand was okay - not great, but not terrible. Tee boxes were flat and level but a few of them needed to be moved perhaps. You could see they were trying to find the best spots for them so that should be acknowledged.

POP was pretty good throughout the day as we found a nice sweet spot in the day and were rarely left waiting for too long, nor did we feel much push from the group behind us. No cart service all day is problematic, but I can't remember ever seeing it at Hansen Dam. Perhaps they should?

It was a gorgeous day for golf with light winds and nice low-mid 70s temps - can't ask for more than that. I'm not always the biggest fan of Hansen, but it was fun yesterday and playing my best round there since 2017 or so certainly didn't hurt. Will be back again I'm sure.

Played here today; teeing off at around 10:00 a.m. using an online tee time from Teeoff.com. We paid $31 to ride. POP was about 4.5 hours with some waiting between shots. I don't have a lot to add to ... Continue »

Played here today; teeing off at around 10:00 a.m. using an online tee time from Teeoff.com. We paid $31 to ride. POP was about 4.5 hours with some waiting between shots. I don't have a lot to add to the prior review from t8fish, but I'll try.

Good overall winter conditions and great weather today. Sunny and warm, about 77 degrees with little to no wind. There were many areas of the course that were damp or very wet, especially under the trees or in other shady areas.

We played the blue tees and for the most part they were beat up pretty badly compared to the blacks or whites. Some teeing areas were very thin or muddy due to being in the shade. Not terrible, but maybe its due to the cold temps lately. Overall, they were all mostly level and finding a good spot to tee from was not an issue.

Fairways and rough were decent. Lots of good run out on low struck shots. A few areas were thin or muddy, but it was manageable and the good definitely outweighed the bad. It was almost always easy to hit a good full shot as the ground was fairly soft.

Sand was a mixed bag of good, white, soft sand in most bunkers greenside, but several were more of a dark colored and heavier sand. I was in two bunkers and they were raked and in good condition despite having the darker, heavier sand.

Greens were the highlight of the day. They were soft enough to accept most any kind of shot and ran fairly fast. The hole locations seemed to always be on some very sloping ground and it made for a tricky day putting. Early on, I thought some of the greens were running a little bumpy; however, it's possible it was me not hitting a smooth stroke.

Overall, for $31 I will definitely come back. It's hard to lose a ball here and the length of the course makes for a fun day with the driver and 3-wood, as well as your longer irons. A good variety of holes that makes you think that driver is not always the shot off the tee.

Went out Sunday,1/19 around 11:15 as a single joining a threesome. Cool, not cold, increasing overcast through the round, and only light wind, it was a good day to be out. As always, we are talking a... Continue »

Went out Sunday,1/19 around 11:15 as a single joining a threesome. Cool, not cold, increasing overcast through the round, and only light wind, it was a good day to be out. As always, we are talking about winter conditions, but I was pretty pleased with the course overall. Focusing on the greens first, they were pretty clean and running about as fast as I have seen it there — nothing crazy, but definitely a nice quick speed that required some judgement. The rest was good winter conditions: tees generally covered and mostly flat, fairways had mixed coverage with rollout. Occasionally you might get a damp or thin spot, but other than the expected winter tightness, I thought the overall coverage and turf was quite acceptable. Rough was mostly not punitive and I missed the bunkers. One of the group complained about the firmness of the bunkers, but he was also something of a crappy bunker player. They looked firm but playable to me — not an uncommon condition. The course was busy and the pace was on the sluggish side, with our group worse than the average. I attribute it to the other three playing a money game and taking more time on the greens — too much marking of missed putts and then waiting to putt out in turn. Unless there was an issue of standing on another's line or some such, simply finishing to hole-out once a player commenced putting would have probably made all the difference. We were a full hole+ behind at one point, but delays ahead of us towards the end of the round allowed us to close most of that up by the end. They were nice guys, and the situation was on the cusp, so I elected not to say anything. It was a 5.25 hr round and at the end we weren't far off the general pace. Bottom line, I enjoyed the course and recommend it.

Played on Saturday, January 11 with a tee time around 10 am. POP was around 5 hours to play 18. It was a chilly day today.

First time playing here since they got GPS in their golf carts. It was ... Continue »

Played on Saturday, January 11 with a tee time around 10 am. POP was around 5 hours to play 18. It was a chilly day today.

First time playing here since they got GPS in their golf carts. It was nice to have the yardages to the center of the green. It's also a smart cart. If your cart got a little too close to the green, the golf cart would automatically slow down and give you a message on the display screen until you moved away from the greens. Also there was a message after the round about no golf carts in the parking lot. Got a message telling me to put the golf cart in reverse and to get out of the parking lot.

The tee boxes had good coverage and was mostly level. Tho' some had a slight slant to them. The fairways were just ok. The fairways had fairly good coverage from tee to green. There were some thin spots, some yellow spots, some bare spots. The rough was getting deep but you can still find your balls. There were some growth from the recent rains we had at the end of the year. The bunkers had decent sand in it. Sand was fluffy and not hard packed. Just wished more people would rake the sand in the bunkers. The greens were in good shape. With it being cold today, I found the greens were rolling a little slow.

Was used to checking in near the front next to the putting green. Check in got moved to the golf shop, which was located near the driving range on the other side of the clubhouse. If you pay by credit card, they are now charging a 75 cent fee.

Played Hansen Dam on Monday, 12/9 at 8:08am. Pace of play was a nice 3 hours and 45 minutes. After several days of rain, I was pleasantly surprised by how good the course conditions were. First thing ... Continue »

Played Hansen Dam on Monday, 12/9 at 8:08am. Pace of play was a nice 3 hours and 45 minutes. After several days of rain, I was pleasantly surprised by how good the course conditions were. First thing in the morning the fairways were a bit soggy but not too bad. By the time we hit the back nine, the course had dried out very nicely.

If you like thin, brown fairways, Do Not Go To Hansen! (LOL). The fairways right now are very green and lush: 8 out of 10! The greens, though a bit on the slow side (slow to medium) rolled very nicely. The greens look great and play great. They are soft and receptive. The rough is mostly lush and green, about 1 - 3 inches. I wasn't in any bunkers. But they looked nice, especially considering all the rain we've had. Some of the tee boxes were quite hard and a few were mushy. But, for the most part, not a problem with a tee in the ground.

I highly recommend playing Hansen. It is in very good shape, and fun to play.

Played a Friday round at Hansen Dam with two friends and walked from the blue tees with a push cart. Started off at the range adjacent to the pro shop which is conveniently located near that and betwe... Continue »

Played a Friday round at Hansen Dam with two friends and walked from the blue tees with a push cart. Started off at the range adjacent to the pro shop which is conveniently located near that and between both nines.

A day after the heavy rains and with threatening skies and weather often times throughout the day, I thought the greens would be much more docile, but they were in fact the opposite. There were still some waterlogged sections in the fairways, but the greens were dried up nicely and running quite quickly. Good coverage and true lines.

Fairways were in pretty good shape overall and the rough is very playable. Hard to give a proper rating for the bunkers with many of them still with puddles inside of them, but the rest of the sand was clumpy and beach-like, so typical sand shots just weren't happening. Tee boxes were mostly in good shape but a few (like 10) were basically just mud and in need of being moved.

Solid layout at Hansen Dam with a tiny bit of elevations on a few holes but for the most part flat and park-like in the layout department. Two holes are pretty 'meh' (10 and 11), but all the rest are good tests of golf with varying levels of difficulty. And the green on 18 is still kind of ridiculous depending on where the pin is placed.

Still, it was a fun day out there and the weather mostly held so that made it a great day.