Covid-19 precautions in place. Tee times were 10 minutes apart. Designated line outside the starter shack for check in and card payment. Masks required prior to tee off. Driving range is open with pro... Continue »

Covid-19 precautions in place. Tee times were 10 minutes apart. Designated line outside the starter shack for check in and card payment. Masks required prior to tee off. Driving range is open with proper distancing. The cups had a piece foam in them slightly below the surface of the green with the flagsticks through the foam. Easy to grab the ball without touching anything.

Teed off Thursday about 6:50 and finished in 4 hours. The Greens were in good condition. They rolled with medium speed and held shots. The fairways were mostly good with some thin spots. The rough was decent and cut to a manageable length. The bunkers had good sand. No rakes so used foot to smooth sand. The tee boxes were fair to good mostly due to mild unlevelness. Considering the course was recently opened it was manicured better than I thought it would be.

Played Los Amigos on Sat morning with an 8:50 tee time. No carts, push carts sold out - all understandable and best to realize sooner rather than later that there will be some adjustments required of ... Continue »

Played Los Amigos on Sat morning with an 8:50 tee time. No carts, push carts sold out - all understandable and best to realize sooner rather than later that there will be some adjustments required of us golfers during this ongoing virus saga.

Recent rains have done Los Amigos a world of good. Fairways are nice and green - best it's been in a long time. Varied rough and nice sand as usual. Greens actually in pretty good shape as well, rolling faster than expected on well-drained greens. Tee boxes in varying shape depending on the hole.

Decent POP in the 4:30 range and can probably expect longer POPs elsewhere as LA golfers crowd the ones that are remaining open. Of course no cart service or food facilities open. New reality for the time being is going to be BYO-whatever - you're not getting it there. Inconvenient but if it means we can still play golf at the bare minimum, it's worth it.

Saturday round with three friends at Los Amigos this weekend. Had a 9:30 tee time and we all walked. POP was stop-start ... some places it flowed, others it jammed. No rhyme or reason.

Greens are ... Continue »

Saturday round with three friends at Los Amigos this weekend. Had a 9:30 tee time and we all walked. POP was stop-start ... some places it flowed, others it jammed. No rhyme or reason.

Greens are a bit bumpy from traffic but roll pretty well all things considered, and even have some good pace to them. Fairways and rough, especially around the green, are thin and difficult to hit good shots from. Finding a perfect lie is a treat.

Bunkers are very good as usual here, and the tee boxes are a bit jacked up to be honest. A lot of traffic goes through here and just assume there's not a lot of room, time or the effort to really address that aspect of the course.

Fun fact: Finally went for the green on the short par 4 9th hole. Hit a bomb that landed safely on the back, top tier of that green, with a red flag. Three-putted for par. Hooray. The rest of the day was less extraordinary, much like the layout here until the final few holes.

I will always have a small place in my heart for The Friends, but I sure would love to have that romance reciprocated with much better conditions that I've seen here in days past.

Had a Saturday round at Los Amigos (was not my first choice after recent visit back in November) booked by a friend and found the course to be in pretty much the same condition as last time out. Won't... Continue »

Had a Saturday round at Los Amigos (was not my first choice after recent visit back in November) booked by a friend and found the course to be in pretty much the same condition as last time out. Won't get in to that too much all over again, but in general, the greens are in poor shape with so many ball marks and indistinct lines, while the fairways are mostly thin with a few good areas, non-existent rough, above-average bunkers and abysmal tee boxes.

Sadly this has been standard fare for this course for the last few months, and speaks nothing to their POP issues and sub-par equipment (carts and push-carts). But I mainly wanted to address the poor service at the starter's office.

We had an 8:50 tee time scheduled, arrived early, made our way out to the busy first tee with five minutes to spare, only to be advised by the first group waiting that their tee time was 8:15. We were a good 5-6 groups behind and when I went back to the office to inquire about the delay, the basic reaction was, "I can give you your money back if you don't like it." Quality customer service right there.

Look, if you're going to book a 6:45am tee time in January, then know it's going to be cold, maybe damp, and a little dark. The starter let the first groups wait to tee off and then the ENTIRE field of players after them were forced to suffer. If you are not ready to play at the time you booked, then you go to the back of the line. Simple. Rant over.

Out early with little expectation, both in terms of course condition and my current golf game. Both were disappointing. Prior review by Roaksown1 pretty much summed it up. I guess because I expected... Continue »

Out early with little expectation, both in terms of course condition and my current golf game. Both were disappointing. Prior review by Roaksown1 pretty much summed it up. I guess because I expected so little, I was not as disappointed as I might have been.

Greens slower and bumpier than usual. I actually think these could be really fun greens to putt IF they ever got them in good shape. Lots of movement, and more slope than you'd expect from this muni course. I think the layout of this course is charming. It's fun and kinda interesting, but with conditions being what they are, perhaps I'll wait a few months before I return. But for $16, its hard to complain, and amy golf played in December is a gift to someone from the midwest

Los Amigos got the call today with a 10am tee time and a planned walking with a push cart excursion thwarted when their push carts were all broken so they gave me an electric cart for the same price. ... Continue »

Los Amigos got the call today with a 10am tee time and a planned walking with a push cart excursion thwarted when their push carts were all broken so they gave me an electric cart for the same price. My friends and I played from the blue tees with a chill in the air but manageable. Gorgeous views of the mountains around LA blanketed with winter's first snowfall.

While the mountain views were impressive, course conditions at Los Amigos were not so blessed. We also had to wait on most holes throughout the day which made the experience a lot less memorable. But overall, still enjoy playing this course every few months with the anticipation of shooting a good score.

Good scores will be tough to come by with these greens, though. They're bumpy and inconsistent and seem to be suffering from some fungus issues. Their discoloring can be off-putting when working out lines to the hole. They did however hold shots well, but that was about their only positive.

Fairways were a mixed bag but mostly thin and in need of some rain, sun or whatever else will make them better. You'll find a few good spots though so that's always a bonus. Rough is also a mixed bag of dirt, thin and thick, but also with different types of grass in places. Bunkers were actually in good shape though with nice sand as they usually have here, but the tee boxes were also a bit botched up and in need of some attention.

Very flat course that is one of the most walkable in Los Angeles. A lot of straightforward, simple holes on the front nine where only you can beat yourself, but a few more challenging holes on the back nine, with the three closing holes being the best of the bunch to make you work hard to finish up strong.

But the course definitely needs some work or the ratings are not going to go up for a while. Not sure how much they care though as this place is affordable, centrally located and will always get a lot of traffic, which is also likely a big part of the problem when it comes to what shape the place is in.

When I woke up this morning, I had planned to go out to the Inland Empire to play, but with winds blowing like they were, decided I would "cut my losses" and ended up at Los Amigos. Conditions were a... Continue »

When I woke up this morning, I had planned to go out to the Inland Empire to play, but with winds blowing like they were, decided I would "cut my losses" and ended up at Los Amigos. Conditions were about what I expected, but you $16, difficult to complain.

Greens were better than expected, fairways were a mixed bag. Some good lies, some awful thin lies. Found two bunkers and neither had much sand. I had a low level of enthusiasm today, so the marginal conditions did not bother me as much as they might have. It probably would have been a better idea to actually take a day off and try to "re-charge" my golf battery

Played Saturday Oct 19 in the afternoon. Had not played too often here the last year or so, but the course had improved compared to a few years ago. However, this outing was very disappointing. The gr... Continue »

Played Saturday Oct 19 in the afternoon. Had not played too often here the last year or so, but the course had improved compared to a few years ago. However, this outing was very disappointing. The greens weren't too slow but some were very chewed up. Every putt started with a bounce. The fairways were also terrible. Shots in the middle of the fairway were penalized by dirt lies. This happened numerous times. The bunker sand was nice as usual, but this is a course to stay away from for now. I feel bad for the staff at Los Amigos because they are always so nice.

Teed off shortly before 7am on Thursday and finished in just under 4 hours. The greens, aside from ball marks, were in good shape. The greens held shots and rolled fairly smooth with medium/fast speed... Continue »

Teed off shortly before 7am on Thursday and finished in just under 4 hours. The greens, aside from ball marks, were in good shape. The greens held shots and rolled fairly smooth with medium/fast speed. The fairways are fair to good. Mostly good coverage with some areas having patchy mixed growth but playable. The rough was also fair to good. Around the greens was mostly good and rough along the fairways was anything from bare to good coverage. The bunkers appeared to be in good shape (was not in any but playing partners had no complaints). The tee boxes were decent and mostly level. The 6200 yard layout has a nice variety of holes to keep things interesting. I have found the staff to always be friendly.