Nice time at Los Amigos this Saturday, playing the blues for a reasonable $40 walking rate.

Very impressed with the shape of course today in relation to expectations. Green fairways in all the are... Continue »

Nice time at Los Amigos this Saturday, playing the blues for a reasonable $40 walking rate.

Very impressed with the shape of course today in relation to expectations. Green fairways in all the areas of importance, fairly fast greens in very nice condition (save for a few on the back 9), ample, fluffy sand in bunkers, consistent rough. Tee boxes were somewhat chewed up but nothing too sinister.

Not a lot of length or danger to Los Amigos until the back 9, but it's still a fun track that will get almost every club out of your bag with the exception of the 3 wood. For a fairly easy front half, Los Amigos shows its teeth with the last 3 holes. Nice day out and course is in good shape right now.

I have been wanting to play here, but wanted to see another review before I did, based on previous views. Thanks to Weber, I went out today (Noon) to see for myself. Nothing I can add, from what he ha... Continue »

I have been wanting to play here, but wanted to see another review before I did, based on previous views. Thanks to Weber, I went out today (Noon) to see for myself. Nothing I can add, from what he has stated, other than after Noon fees are $12 walking for seniors (nice). I did find the greens to be bit rough, given the time of the day and all of the many players who had come through during the morning. No doubt a better idea to play early if possible. Weather was nice and cool and really did not expect as many players, but that was not the case. Starter got me right out and while crowded, pace of play was right on 4 hours. Customer service was excellent at all levels.

Based upon the last review, I did not have high expectations, but I have to say that I found the course to be in probably in some of the best condition I have seen it. Fairways were green with adequa... Continue »

Based upon the last review, I did not have high expectations, but I have to say that I found the course to be in probably in some of the best condition I have seen it. Fairways were green with adequate coverage, rough was generally good, both bunkers I was in were very good. Except for #11 green, I thought the greens were just fine, some better than others, but totally playable. Rolled well and receptive to well struck shots. (#12 however was very firm!)

We had a 6:20 am tee time and went off two minutes early AS A TWOSOME?, following a couple threesomes. Pace of play was decent. Finished in about 3 hours 20 min, which normally would be unacceptable, but it was such a beautiful autumn morning .... I didn't care. (The foursome behind us was at least three back,so happy we were not behind them!

They have made some very nice improvements to the course since I last played here, particularly to the bunkering. I noticed #9 is now a par 4, with bunkers fronting the green, which makes it one heck of a three par because I don't hit the ball long enough to fly the bunkers, and no longer can you run the ball up. That is a tough par 3. (Even though it shows as a four par.

Great day. Enjoyed everything about playing here, and for $16.50 (senior rate) it's quite a bargin

They should not charge full price for the condition it is in !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Greens terrible !!!
Pace slow, they put a 2some out in front of our tee time !!!! NO, no, no.
Greens were full of fre... Continue »

They should not charge full price for the condition it is in !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Greens terrible !!!
Pace slow, they put a 2some out in front of our tee time !!!! NO, no, no.
Greens were full of fresh unfixed ball marks !!!
No marshal, no refreshment cart, 100 degrees !!!!!!!!!!!! no fresh water on course, fountain water was hot !!!!!!!!!
played on 9/27 in the AM.
Come on management !!!! LA County !!!!!! give us a break !!!!!!!!

Played 09/09/16 - The course is a decent layout, fairly wide through out with various challenges. Currently they have a sign posted that explains that they have a problem with the reclaimed water tha... Continue »

Played 09/09/16 - The course is a decent layout, fairly wide through out with various challenges. Currently they have a sign posted that explains that they have a problem with the reclaimed water that they use. From what I understand the course spent a lot of money 5 or 6 years ago putting in a reclaimed water supply system but I don't think it's working out like they had planned. The greens show the issue the most, a number of them have brown patches and look infected. Putting through these bad sections is tough to judge the speed and the good green stuff is lumpy and bumpy so from one green to another it's inconsistent. A few holes appear to have temporary greens that are in the process. The drought is definitely taking it's toll on so many courses but there are some that are fairing better than others and if course conditions are a huge issue then perhaps paying a bit extra for a nicer course might be a better choice. Hopefully this water issue will be resolved soon.

Played on Labor day morning as a walk on. Played with 3 really nice guys that were lots of fun. There is a sign on the door telling golfers that the greens are in bad shape because of drought, heat an... Continue »

Played on Labor day morning as a walk on. Played with 3 really nice guys that were lots of fun. There is a sign on the door telling golfers that the greens are in bad shape because of drought, heat and reclaimed water. I went out anyways and it is true the greens were in terrible shape, very slow and bumpy.Looks like they could lose them. The rest of the course is in good shape, the fairways gave good lies and the rough could use a little work, but not bad at all. The sand traps were amazing. Sand it very plentiful and soft. Some of the best traps at a muni that I have ever seen. I was one of the first groups off and the traps were well maintained and raked. I'm sure later in the day they were full of foot prints.
Overall it was ok, but I wont be back until they fix the greens. I know I lost a lot of strokes because of the speed and bumpiness. PoP was right at 4 hours

Played Los Amigos on Saturday at 10:45 with two friends, walking + push cart for $43 or something, playing from the back tees (blues). We had an insufferable group in front of us who were playing mult... Continue »

Played Los Amigos on Saturday at 10:45 with two friends, walking + push cart for $43 or something, playing from the back tees (blues). We had an insufferable group in front of us who were playing multiple balls and had three people in one cart, so that was annoying - luckily the marshal came out near the 7th hole and kicked one of them out.

As for the course itself, the front nine is considerably better shape than the back nine, at least in terms of the greens. They're pretty nice on the front, not fast or anything, but good coverage, a few ball marks, but receptive and rolling pretty true. On the back? Bit of a nightmare - lots of dead areas, moldy spots, and crazy quilt-like patches and fungus of some kind. Not good at all. It's very strange that they're in such different shape.

Fairways though have pretty good Muni coverage to be fair, and the rough is a good length to test you, but not be unfair. The bunkers have very nice sand in them as usual, so big props for that, but many of the tee boxes are beat up and rock hard - need some work there.

Unfortunately the round took quite a while under the hot sun, waiting two and three groups deep on numerous holes starting on the 10th and in many spots all the way to the 17th tee box - that's pretty annoying, very hard to get a rhythm.

Overall though, Los Amigos remains a good option for a pretty stress-free round with good conditions, but a little more help in the POP could go a long way, and a few of those little blemishes around the track could be fixed up to make it really nice again and one of the better bargains in the LA area. I'm sure it will be better again soon.

Oh yeah, no cart girl to be seen all day on a busy Saturday on a very hot day - that would have been a nice touch!

Played Los Amigos on Saturday afternoon and tee'd off about 3:30. We were a twosome behind a 3 , which in turn were behind a 5 for the front nine. We got right out without a reservation.
The course ... Continue »

Played Los Amigos on Saturday afternoon and tee'd off about 3:30. We were a twosome behind a 3 , which in turn were behind a 5 for the front nine. We got right out without a reservation.
The course is in overall good shape, The fairways were very nice, without much damage at all. The rough was good, a few bare spots and not overly penal. The bunkers had great sand in them, best I have seen here. The only problem is, it was late in the day and this is a low price muni, so the traps were not cared for all that great all day. Looked like people would rake everything, but their foot prints.
The greens were the biggest problem, they rolled with a good speed, but the ball marks on some of the greens were out of control. No way anybody could fix them all. Since it was late in the day the greens were a little shaggy and with all the ball marks, getting the ball to the hole on a good line was not the easiest thing to do. I think a big problem lies not only with people not fixing their marks, but the greens were very soft, I even left a pitch mark coming out of a green side bunker. If the course would either firm up the greens or roll them, this could help with all the marks.
Pace of play was right at 4 hours. but drinking 20-somes can slow down pace just a bit.
I will continue to come back to this course, as it is always in decent shape, easy to get on, cheap and has a fun layout with a variety of holes.
Note to course: When booking a wedding party near the 18th green, make sure the caterer does not set up their tables too close to the 18th greenside bunker, somebody like myself may pull a shot left and hit the table.

2ND WORST GREENS I'VE EVER PLAYED ON. Played on 7/21 in the afternoon. Had not played here in awhile, probably about a year or more. The biggest reason was the greens, and afterwards it remains the bi... Continue »

2ND WORST GREENS I'VE EVER PLAYED ON. Played on 7/21 in the afternoon. Had not played here in awhile, probably about a year or more. The biggest reason was the greens, and afterwards it remains the biggest reason not to play at this oh so promising course. The greens were easily worse than I remembered and might rank as the second worst greens I have played on in my life. The worst was Chester Washington about 15 years ago, when I vividly recalled a flattened dandelion in front of my putt. The greens at Los Amigos were ungodly slow and bumpy. There is also no fringe to speak of. You have to wonder if the folks who run this course know what golf is. There are also square patches here and there. Some greens also look like they are going to die they are so brown. I did not expect exquisite greens like I experienced at Old Ranch recently, but Chester Washington greens feel like heaven compared to Los Amigos'. And just two days ago, we played the front 9 at Alondra and those would be a relief compared to Los Amigos. If you play at Los Amigos, you obviously don't care at all about putting and you must play quick because your playing partners are used to giving you the putt if it is anywhere near several feet of the hole. Sorry folks, but if you are used to Los Amigos' greens you don't know anything about golf or don't give a s___ about putting. You really should just stop playing at Los Amigos to get the point across that the putting greens are unacceptable. It really pains me to say such harsh things here because this course has so much potential. They've really done a nice job with the fairways. The tee grounds are very uneven, but they use real sand in the bunkers. They have a nice practice area and the range has decent golf balls. You can see where your ball lands on the range. The guy in the pro shop was nice too. But after a handful of holes, it really becomes unbearable. At best, Los Amigos is a practice course. You get to hit tee shots and shots from a halfway decent fairway, but putting at Los Amigos is an absolute joke and I actually made several long putts. If Los Amigos had Victoria's greens, it would be one of the nicest courses around. Personally, I will probably never come back until I hear from someone I know that the greens have improved. The Golf Gods would probably be angry with such greens.