Played today 7/26, I've been playing this course for close to five years now and have never seen it in this bad of shape. The fairways were covered in dry dirt patches. The rough was half wet and ju... Continue »

Played today 7/26, I've been playing this course for close to five years now and have never seen it in this bad of shape. The fairways were covered in dry dirt patches. The rough was half wet and juicy and half dirt. They need to water the course differently because only half of the course is getting the right amount of water. The greens were average lakewood with plenty of ballmarks. It also took over 6 hours to play which is ridiculous. Wont be back for a while.

We played here on the fourth of July. We had an early morning tee time. We ended up teeing off about 40 minutes past our tee time. The first three or four holes played a little slow but picked up a... Continue »

We played here on the fourth of July. We had an early morning tee time. We ended up teeing off about 40 minutes past our tee time. The first three or four holes played a little slow but picked up after that. It took us about 5 hours to play 18 (not counting the delay).

The greens were in pretty good shape. The fairways were in pretty good condition although there were areas where it was very mushy from overwatering. In addition parts of the fairways were thin and bare in spots. I ended up in a lot of bunkers here. The sand was very thin and hard. It was very difficult to get out from the bunkers.

The carts have GPS but you are paying extra for it. Cart fee was $26 for two but I didn't know that after the third or fourth hole you can stop using the GPS (you can deny using GPS from GPS screen) to get $1/per person back at the shop. The driving range is very small (not too many hitting stations).

This course is very challenging. I noticed the fairways were very wide on the back nine. Course is ok to play every once in a while but be prepared to bring your waiting game.

Played 06/21 Sat. This was our first time playing at Lakewood. Our first impression... as we walk in to check in with the starter. Without any apologies, told us that there will be one hour delay. ... Continue »

Played 06/21 Sat. This was our first time playing at Lakewood. Our first impression... as we walk in to check in with the starter. Without any apologies, told us that there will be one hour delay. Basically, take it or leave it. Bad first impression. We had our breakfast and the services were pretty bad. Tee off hour late and the pace was very slow. Waited on almost every holes. Had four groups waiting on a par 3 hole. No marshalls? Course layout is alright. I would have enjoy the course if the pace were little faster. Very noisy on few holes due to some kind of airline facilities. Bunkers are no good. They were very thin and hard. I was expecting nice and soft since the course is located closer to the beach :-p Took us almost six hours to finish the round. I would not go back for long time... will take this course out from my faviorte courses.

this course is very slowwwwwww. Played the front nine in 3 1/2 hours. waiting on every shot. Maybe that is why i shot 44. Back nine played in 2 1/2 hours. After number 12 did not have to wait to ... Continue »

this course is very slowwwwwww. Played the front nine in 3 1/2 hours. waiting on every shot. Maybe that is why i shot 44. Back nine played in 2 1/2 hours. After number 12 did not have to wait to hit each shot. Maybe that is why i shot a 34. Will play again but only on the weekday morning, with no tournaments.
overall the course was in good shape. The greens were medium instead of very slow. Hopefully the pace will pick up, but only if they stop allowing 5 somes d%mn American Golf.

It had been a while since I played Lakewood.
The good: Got on right away with two other singles who were about the same handicap as me, length of the course was great, the fairways had grass, rough ... Continue »

It had been a while since I played Lakewood.
The good: Got on right away with two other singles who were about the same handicap as me, length of the course was great, the fairways had grass, rough was good, the greens were the usual lakewood slow.
The bad: Grroups ahead of us were very slow. Three sets of 5 somes who were playing real slow. We waited on every shot for this one golfer who took literally 5 minutes for every shot. His partners even told him to hurry up, but he kept on doing the same slow routine. This guy had no business playing from the blue tee when he could not even get his drives over 200 yards. This really bothers me, if you are on a par four that is 423 yards and you hit a 150 yard drive, why do you wait until the group is off the green to hit your second shot? Is your driver the lay up club?
An enjoyable round.

Greens:
Bumpy and slow. (Please repair your divot marks)

Fairway:
Some patches of brown but generally OK for lakewood.

Pace:
Brutal!!!!! Really slow. Took me 3 1/2 hours to play the front 9.
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Greens:
Bumpy and slow. (Please repair your divot marks)

Fairway:
Some patches of brown but generally OK for lakewood.

Pace:
Brutal!!!!! Really slow. Took me 3 1/2 hours to play the front 9.

Overall Grade: D
If I didn't live so close, I would never play this course.

The greens have almost completely recovered from the recent aeration but were bumpy. The fairways are a little yellow and they, as well, have been aerated. The sand in numerous bunkers I was in toda... Continue »

The greens have almost completely recovered from the recent aeration but were bumpy. The fairways are a little yellow and they, as well, have been aerated. The sand in numerous bunkers I was in today was in good condition except for the front bunker on 13...very wet. Pace of play was good but we were 3rd off.

It's Memorial Day and the course is packed but for $43 it's a bargain. Plus they have new carts... I love the automatic parking brake. Anyway, the course is in very good condition and I like the lay... Continue »

It's Memorial Day and the course is packed but for $43 it's a bargain. Plus they have new carts... I love the automatic parking brake. Anyway, the course is in very good condition and I like the layout of this course. It was a slow day, the tee times were running 35 minutes behind and what seemed to be to many fivesomes... I think that fivesomes should always be required to ride. Two groups ahead of us was a fivesome that was walking... they were almost 2 holes behind... and I never seen a marshall all day. It happens... will it keep me away from this course? No, I just like this course and will put up with the minor irritations... that's weekend golf!

Played here on 5/19 and it was very disappointing. The pace of play for a wide open golf course is terrible. You have to wait on so many shots, I found out later it is run by American Golf and they al... Continue »

Played here on 5/19 and it was very disappointing. The pace of play for a wide open golf course is terrible. You have to wait on so many shots, I found out later it is run by American Golf and they always want 5-somes to maximize income and this always creates slower play. The greens were okay, but very slow and some were still healing from being punched. The traps were not in great condition and so many traps were unraked. I never saw a marshal to handle the slow play problem. The fairways are very hard, so if you want long drives---this is the course for you-----except for the last 4 fairways that day as they had been punched, but they had not picked up the "dirt holes---pellets". I do not plan on coming back anytime soon.