***GREENS ARE FRESHLY PUNCHED AND SANDED***
Didn't rate the course based on this. Everything else, condition-wise, is average, with the exception of the bunkers, which have great new white sand in th... Continue »

***GREENS ARE FRESHLY PUNCHED AND SANDED***
Didn't rate the course based on this. Everything else, condition-wise, is average, with the exception of the bunkers, which have great new white sand in them. $44.99 rate today included golf, cart, range balls, any entree, and a beer. Wish they mentioned the greens when I booked the time.

Hadn't played La Mirada since they finished the course facelift and so I gave it a go early morning on 09/18/16. The course was packed as usual and the poor guy in the pro shop looked ready to break ... Continue »

Hadn't played La Mirada since they finished the course facelift and so I gave it a go early morning on 09/18/16. The course was packed as usual and the poor guy in the pro shop looked ready to break something since the computers were having major issues which prevented him from being able to check people in. Props to him though, because he managed really well somehow. He was getting the pre-light folks to get their "balls in the air" so there wasn't any back-up. And he also slapped together a makeshift 3-some of singles (including me) b/c some guys were having a fit about their groups being made into a 5-some.

Note, imo ppl absolutely don't need to b$tch & moan at the poor pro shop guy/starter over a 5-some. Every county course/muni in so cal slaps together 5s on weekends, deal with it. Besides, it's not his choice, it's course policy. If a 5-some bothers you so much...go join a country club or play a non-muni. Sorry, rant over.

On this particular day, getting put together as an on the fly 3-some saved the round b/c the guys who we were individually supposed to get paired with (a group with two different 4-somes) were slower than a mofo (must've been gambling b/c from what I saw on the range, they had game). We completely lost sight of them after about 3 holes and my guess is they were prob at least 3 holes back by the time we finished our round. I pity whoever was behind these guys.

Course condition-wise, the greens were pretty nice and I do really like all the work they put into the re-vamp, especially the bunkers (luckily didn't end up in any but it's obvious from the sparkling white new sand that it's a major upgrade from before). My only real complaint is that the fairways had waaaaaay too many bare/thin patches. I've seen better grass at chewed up driving ranges to be honest.

That being said, I still had a fun round and will be back again. The course isn't long but it still presents enough challenge to make it interesting and the price is great when you walk. The walk is on the tougher side but still manageable.

Played 9/3 at 715 in a threesome. Greens rolled pretty well and the pace of play was solid for a Saturday morning. Pro shop had the place teeing off quickly and efficiently and the $1 tacos at the clu... Continue »

Played 9/3 at 715 in a threesome. Greens rolled pretty well and the pace of play was solid for a Saturday morning. Pro shop had the place teeing off quickly and efficiently and the $1 tacos at the clubhouse were solid!

All in all a fun day and coming back as the course was fun!

Walked on this morning and was sent right to the first tee. Renovations are complete on the course and all greens are open. They are rebuilding one of the putting greens. Course is in playable shape b... Continue »

Walked on this morning and was sent right to the first tee. Renovations are complete on the course and all greens are open. They are rebuilding one of the putting greens. Course is in playable shape but a lot of areas are thin due to the construction traffic. Tee boxes had good coverage but the tee markers were bunched together on a couple holes and need to be moved. Fairways and rough are thin but coming back. Sand is very nice and demands your attention when trying to get out, only problem is that people were not raking the traps and was in two different foot craters left by someone.
Good news is that this is the best I have seen the greens. Very little ball marks and good coverage, rolling a little on the slow side but putting smooth and true.

Played yesterday, 21st June, construction, temporaries, new sand traps going on all over the place !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very poor customer service, no warnings of the work or temporaries !!

Played yesterday, 21st June, construction, temporaries, new sand traps going on all over the place !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very poor customer service, no warnings of the work or temporaries !!

Played with my monthly club at 10:22am on Saturday, 6/11/2016. Freak weather was misting rain most of the day, and the back nine wound up being really sloppy. There’s a lot of course reconstruction go... Continue »

Played with my monthly club at 10:22am on Saturday, 6/11/2016. Freak weather was misting rain most of the day, and the back nine wound up being really sloppy. There’s a lot of course reconstruction going on with the back nine holes (bunker reconstruction, turf replacement, etc.) and, combined with the rain, made for a muddy sloppy finish. These LA County courses are always slow and the weather didn’t help – we finished in around 5.5 hr.

Greens had a light dusting of sand but were in good shape, fairly lush with good coverage and rolling well at medium speeds. They were the best feature of the course. We played preferred lies because of the rain so fairway and rough conditions were not a factor – in general they were LA County-casually maintained. Bunkers on the front were wet with rain and hard-packed – all of us spent time sending sand shots flying over the greens. Bunkers on the last few holes had recently been refurbished with new sand and were in good shape, although some newly-filled traps were marked as GUR.

Tees were terrible! All were set up very narrow and pushed to one side or other of the box. All were very torn up, and the rain only exacerbated the damage from clubs and spikes. The 16th tee was the only level dry tee with adequate hitting area. And by setting up along the sides of the box, many holes left the player no options to choose a hitting line – many holes like #14 showed the player a wall of trees immediately on the right front of the tee. This poor setup slowed play by restricting options and dooming many tees shots.

This course will need some time to recover from all the ongoing work around the course.

Went out with my buddy Bob, had a 9:25AM tee time. Paid $29.95 on Golfzing. Course was really busy, we checked in at 8:30, was given our golf cart key. Started the morning off with a back 9 breakfast ... Continue »

Went out with my buddy Bob, had a 9:25AM tee time. Paid $29.95 on Golfzing. Course was really busy, we checked in at 8:30, was given our golf cart key. Started the morning off with a back 9 breakfast burrito, very good, then some chipping and putting in the practice area. Wish I had taken advantage of the practice bunker. We tee'd off about 10 minutes early behind a 5 some of ladies, 3 in carts, two walking. Thought this was going to be an issue, but it wasn't, they were older, but they were consistently good, and quick. (at least until the 16th). They had a slow threesome in front of them, but not too bad. The starter let Bob and I out as a twosome chased by a foursome. The weather was perfect, most of the round a light breeze, and the course well under renovation, was largely in very good conditions. The greens were punched late March and are still healing, and sandy, but very clean with good rolls. The collars around the greens and the second cut were well done. The bunkers both fairway and greenside looked freshly filled, unfortunately I can say from experience they were in very good condition. they had been machine raked and were very nice. Fairways were in pretty good condition across the board, and rough was spotty, but mostly good, fluffy, bunkers as noted were very well maintained and with one exception raked. The tee boxes were another story. They were either very good or pretty bad. At least 3 were just temporary, several were unleveled. 18 took this to the level of being a hillside lie. If you are one of those players who doesn't use a tee on par 3's you were doomed. Had a wonderful time, enjoyed the company and the golf. Pace of play was excellent, the service was good. There was a marshal between 3 and 4 to make sure people were moving along. There was a fair amount of heavy equipment crossing the course in various places, but it's didn't seem to be a bother. Will definitely play the course again, sooner rather than later. The course is under renovation. New fairway bunkers are going in on a couple of fairways, and the 18th hole which is a temporary hole right now is having new bunkers, tee boxes, and trees installed. There are new trees going in all over the course, most notably on 16 and 18.

Sorry for the delay in posting this review - life got in the way.
Played on 3/15 - 7:44 tee time, got out as scheduled. We ended up behind a 5some (2 carts, 1 walker). They ended up 1 to 1 1/2 holes ... Continue »

Sorry for the delay in posting this review - life got in the way.
Played on 3/15 - 7:44 tee time, got out as scheduled. We ended up behind a 5some (2 carts, 1 walker). They ended up 1 to 1 1/2 holes behind by the 4th hole. We jumped ahead of them and finished in just over 4hrs. They finished at least 1/2 hr after us.

The course - knew that aeration was happening but we just wanted a quick 18 for fun n beers! all greens were punched and heavily sanded. at least 7 had temp greens, no distance given on how far from the original green we were hitting into. Made for some bad decisions on club selection. All the Red tees are being replaced so there were large dirt patches out there. The fairways were spotty, some ok, most had thin or no grass in some areas.

They are making a large investment in the facility but I would stay away for at least 2 months or more. We were charged the usual senior rate but should have been discounted rate. The beer was Cold - highlight of the day! :)

Keep it in the short stuff!

Met an old golf buddy from Tustin halfway so we decided on a first trip to La Mirada. Wasn't expecting much but a flat, typical muni but was so very surprised at how much I enjoyed the course.

Thr... Continue »

Met an old golf buddy from Tustin halfway so we decided on a first trip to La Mirada. Wasn't expecting much but a flat, typical muni but was so very surprised at how much I enjoyed the course.

Throw 'flat' out the window - from the first hole you can tell that you will be playing plenty of balls from above and below your feet. The elevations are sneaky but really entertaining. You play the rebounds a decent bit here so I was glad we were paired with a local to show us the best lines. Really enjoyed the variety of holes here and the differences required for club selection.

Fairways and greens in above average shape. Greens themselves are generally very small but don't offer too much in terms of undulations. So-so shot reception. Not too many bad lies at all during the day for me, except on the quirky hole 16 which is really the only truly silly hole on the course.

Rough varies from hole to hole - again, local knowledge helps. Some sides are cut short apparently and will funnel balls down into the flats, while others remain thick to provide the challenge for this fairly short 18 in terms of distance.

The bad? The bunkers are very hardpan and in dire need of some TLC. Also, the tee boxes are a bit chewed up and a few too many uneven for the amount of room they have to work with. Could be better.

Paid $51 for 18 w/cart which is just about right for this place in its current good condition. Found the process all very smooth and place has a nice dining area with great breakfast burritos. Range is adequate, too. Oh yeah, played the back tees and, while we had such a fun day out, barely noticed POP was rather slow at a little over 5 hours as the foursome in front of us were slow walkers. I would NOT want to walk this course!