Teed off Friday morning about 7am and finished in 4 hours. The Greens are rolling medium speed, are a bit on the bumpy side, and held shots. The fairways were fair to good. There were thin spots throu... Continue »

Teed off Friday morning about 7am and finished in 4 hours. The Greens are rolling medium speed, are a bit on the bumpy side, and held shots. The fairways were fair to good. There were thin spots throughout but playable. The 15th fairway has some issues with a large area marked ground under repair. The rough was fair to good with some thin/bare spots. The bunkers are in good condition (at least the 2 I was in). The tee boxes were fair to good mostly due to mild unlevelness. For a shorter track it is enjoyable to play. The staff was friendly.

Played today just after noon and POP was horrendous. Walked off after 12 holes. They are running 2 specials presently (one from GK and one of their own) and it is bringing out the cheap and worst golf... Continue »

Played today just after noon and POP was horrendous. Walked off after 12 holes. They are running 2 specials presently (one from GK and one of their own) and it is bringing out the cheap and worst golfers in the area (IMO). When you get stacked up on the 3rd hole (3 groups waiting while group on green putts out) and again on the 7th hole (same 3 groups same on green) because no one bothers to read the sign regarding calling payers up when reaching the green, you know things are out of hand? And the short 9th hole is another waiting room. Not to mention the numerous golfers who play the wrong tee boxes, or wait for the fairway to clear from the tee box, when they cannot hit it 100 yards? With no marshal, it is nothing short of chaos. Suffice to say, should I ever go back, it will be in the early AM. Conditions also did not appeal to me? Fairways are thin, brown and hard. Tee boxes are beat up. Bunkers were good (hooray) and greens were in decent shape, though very slow. So I guess 2 out of 4 is supposed to be acceptable? I will say the customer service was excellent, except for the lack of marshal? Play at your own peril, when booking a Noon tee time?

I played this course back on Sept 10. I gave this course one of the worst reviews in 2016. I was pretty determined never to play this course again because the greens were so bumpy and slow. However, d... Continue »

I played this course back on Sept 10. I gave this course one of the worst reviews in 2016. I was pretty determined never to play this course again because the greens were so bumpy and slow. However, during the summer, while playing at Meadowlark, I remarked to a playing partner that Meadowlark had improved considerably since a couple of years ago. Surprisingly, he said that I should try Los Amigos because it was even better there. Lo and behold, he was right! The fairways and bunkers that were always a strong suit remained so, but the greens had gotten much better. Sure they were a little bumpy, but the green speed was adequate and the pace of play was fine. And the staff was again helpful and friendly. I was never a huge fan of the course layout (the doglegs are so short on the back 9 that I only get to use my driver once), but this course is a terrific deal under the improved conditions. My dad also likes it because it isn't too long and he feels he can shoot his age here! I will be back!

Played today Tues 10/3 8:37 tee time, got out on time. $30 to walk. Agree with everything that grantar2, Mission Viejo wrote. My one exception is that the rough had been cut even with the fairway leng... Continue »

Played today Tues 10/3 8:37 tee time, got out on time. $30 to walk. Agree with everything that grantar2, Mission Viejo wrote. My one exception is that the rough had been cut even with the fairway length. The type of grass still had a tendency to allow the ball to sink down and hide which at times made for a difficult shot.

The customer service has always been great, counter, and coffee shop. If you get breakfast I recommend the breakfast sandwich, or burrito. Both are a great value. When you stop at the 9th hole tell them you want the "Cantinero Special" or The Bartender special. He adds in a plate of nachos (not free but a good buy) - refried beans, crispy chips, and jalapeno slices.

Los Amigos Golf Course Played Los Amigos with my friend using the GK discount coupon, [12-2pm Monday through Friday] for $27, round, cart and lunch. Check in was easy, but not as expected. I arrived... Continue »

Los Amigos Golf Course Played Los Amigos with my friend using the GK discount coupon, [12-2pm Monday through Friday] for $27, round, cart and lunch. Check in was easy, but not as expected. I arrived about 45 minutes before our 12:20 tee time so that I could hit the range and warm up. On check in rather than charging us $27 per person, they charged us $22 per person, gave each of us a sleeve of Noodle Long & Soft balls, and the cart key. They told us to ask for the $5 special at the snack bar. Range balls were $5 for a small bucket. I had made my tee time reservation online at the course website, Sunday night at 9pm for a Monday match at 12:20am. Despite the online price showing $30 waking they gave me no hassle when we showed up with our GK coupon. As for lunch we were told just to ask for the $5 hot dog and soda special which we did at the turn, fast service, good dog, and Dr. Pepper. We were sent out to the tee, and paired with a wonderful retired couple who were walking. As we waited on the tee it looked like it was going to be a very long round. There was a foursome of walkers on the green, a foursome of walkers around 200 yards out waiting for the group on the green, and another foursome that had just tee’d off on the tee #2. There was another foursome forming just behind us as we waited to tee off. Surprisingly by the time we hit the third hole, we were spreading out nicely, and by the time we hit the sixth hole we were moving along like a well-oiled machine. The group in front of us was gone, and the group behind us was a hole behind. We completed the round in exactly four and half hours, on beautiful 73 degree day with a light breeze. With perhaps one exception the tee boxes were in very good condition despite the volume of players. There was divot damage, but a clean lie, or tee spot was easily found. Driver is used on so many holes that the tee’s don’t see much in the way of damage. Most tee’s were level, and lush, with a touch of brown. Fairways were uniformly in good condition, good coverage no bare spots, a hit of brown in some spots but with good coverage. Roll out was generous. Most fairways are large, however poor shots placement is penalized by tall mature trees. You have to know which side of the fairway to play on many holes to make par. Rough on this course is very penal. The rough is spidery, sticky, often among tall trees, with low hanging branches. I had more trouble hitting out of the fairway rough on this course than any I can remember recently. Warning the rough can hide roots that are further away from the tree than one might expect. I am going to be nursing a sore wrist for a couple of days. The rough along the fairways is often four or more inches tall, similarly the second cut around the greens are very deep. On the 18th hole my playing partners saw my ball land in line with the pin at the back of the green and roll through. With all four of us looking we could not find it. My partner had almost the same thing happen on 16 with a shot just 10 yards off the green to the right of the fairway. After taking a drop and walking back to the cart we just saw the ball below the grass in a fried egg lie that we had missed even with all four of us looking. He played his ball, but the deep lie made for a tough shot, and poor result. Bunkers are in excellent shape, albeit some groups before us did better jobs of raking than others. Greenside bunkers tend to be deep with steep faces. Sand is medium heavy, with good depth. Well in excellent conditions these are not friendly bunkers, and layups are likely better than challenging the bunkers. Greens were in overall good condition playing fast but fair. Some greens are terraced, and some slope back to front or right to left. The roll on a number of holes was bumpy, but straight. The greens are very (rock) firm, leaving indentations more than pitch marks, and were very difficult to stop or back spin the ball unless it dropped straight down. The coverage on the greens is excellent, with very few damage areas, none affecting play. The course is largely flat, trees, bunkers, doglegs, are the key defenses, until the back nine where water adds to the pucker factor. Perhaps the hardest is 16 which is a dogleg left, that has a twenty yard lading area just short of the cart bridge. Land it short of this area and trees block the approach, of about 150 yards. Go long and you’re in the water the bridge crosses, a very tough par four. Seventeen plays long over water into the wind and severely sloped green, 182 yards from the whites. Service in the pro shop and snack bar were fast and friendly. We did not see a refreshment cart on the course at all, did not see an ambassador or marshal. Relief stations were strategically placed. There is construction on a new starter stand and what looks like an outdoor grill going on. The driving range is very nice, the fencing has been repaired since the last time I was here. The range boarders the 18th hole which made locating my yellow golf ball a pain well playing the 18th as that is the color used for range balls. One of the nice features are a USC, and UCLA shield about 100 yards out that you can hit to. At the rack rate of $30 walking and $40 with cart I find this course a good value. For $27 dollars with cart on the GK coupon it’s a great deal. Given they threw in a sleeve of balls, all the better. I hope to get back and play the course again before the coupon expires at the end of the month.

Back out to Los Amigos. Enjoy playing here because I rarely have a problem getting out early, although it was fairly crowded. Overall the course was I good condition, with a few areas in some fairwa... Continue »

Back out to Los Amigos. Enjoy playing here because I rarely have a problem getting out early, although it was fairly crowded. Overall the course was I good condition, with a few areas in some fairways, but for the most part, there was plenty of grass and well maintained.

Greens were OK, but inconsistent I felt. Some faster than others? All however were receptive to shots. This is always a fun course to play, despite it's modest length. I am particularly fond of the back nine. It has so much character. I like every hole on the back!

Coupled with a great rate for seniors, it's a wonderful course to get around quickly.

Played 18 at Los Amigos on Saturday with two buddies. We played the blue tees and were unfortunately stuck behind a lousy foursome that was never ready to hit when a fairway cleared, would wait until ... Continue »

Played 18 at Los Amigos on Saturday with two buddies. We played the blue tees and were unfortunately stuck behind a lousy foursome that was never ready to hit when a fairway cleared, would wait until greens emptied on holes they could not ever reach and followed up poor shots with those infuriating multiple practice swings as if they could get the shot back. People are waiting right behind you!

As for course conditions, not too bad at all, although I have seen better at Los Amigios in the past few years. The greens were in nice shape and rolled pretty nice, but not much faster than medium if that. There were quite a few lush fairways as well, but you could certainly find some thin lies out there as well. Rough was mostly dried up and thin, but on some of the interior it was healthy and cut to a nice, manageable height. Sand was pretty good from outward appearance, but I did end up in one that was very thin (par 3 12th). Tee boxes just okay.

Flat, parkland style layout with real teeth only being show on the last three holes, but for some reason have not been having my usual success here the last few rounds, which has made for that final three-hole gauntlet to be excessively tricky and demanding.

There was cart service that came around with drinks only once or twice, so that was nice and unexpected as I don't recall them ever doing that before. POP, as you can guess from the initial rant was just over five hours and could have easily been much shorter had those guys had any consideration whatsoever.

Played today and took advantage of GK's new Coupon for Los Amigos. Been a while since I played here and conditions are much improved from years bygone.

Facility looks clean. Check in was effici... Continue »

Played today and took advantage of GK's new Coupon for Los Amigos. Been a while since I played here and conditions are much improved from years bygone.

Facility looks clean. Check in was efficient and friendly. Course was not busy so they sent me out and I told the starter that I would pick up my lunch at the turn which was ready for me when I walked in.

Greens may look OK but did roll predictably. Greens were smooth with medium speed. Green to green consistency was a little different from green to green but still somewhat easy to read putts just had a little difficulty getting the speed down. Fairways were lush. Rough was thick to thin which is par for this course at this time of the year. Tee Boxes flat. Bunkers were well stocked with sand and great for blasting shots out of the bunker -- even in the fairway.

POP was OK. I was a single and caught up to the twosome ahead by the 2/3rd hole. Folks just so that you know or at least how I was taught, groups behind can't ask to play with or through. It's the responsibility of the group ahead to invite the group behind to either play with or through especially if you are playing slow. Played behind the twosome until hole 14 when they finally realized they were dickering on the course a little excessively and asked me to play through. Caught up to another twosome and they asked me to join them; which I did. Finished holes 16-18 as a threesome.

Overall happy with the course conditions. POP was another issue but it's not the fault of the course, just very private golfers. Recommend the course to others? Yes, play it soon and do take advantage of that GK Coupon for Los Amigos!

Teed off Wednesday at 6:35 and finished in 4:10 (not too bad considering the course allows 5somes). The greens for the most part were in good condition. The new 11th green has some thin spots. The gre... Continue »

Teed off Wednesday at 6:35 and finished in 4:10 (not too bad considering the course allows 5somes). The greens for the most part were in good condition. The new 11th green has some thin spots. The greens putted smooth (a little bumpy at times) with medium speed and held shots. The fairways were in good condition with some thin spots. The rough was mostly good with some thin/bare spots. The bunkers were fair to good. The tee boxes were fair to good mostly due to mild unlevelness. The layout is flat with some interesting doglegs. The greens are the courses biggest challenge with slopes and contours. They are building a new snake shack and bbq next to the 10th tee. The employees were friendly.