Played here 12/23/17. Was the second group off the tee at 6:45 am. POP was very good and we never had to wait on the group in front of us. Played in about 3.5 hours as a twosome. This course is a fun ... Continue »

Played here 12/23/17. Was the second group off the tee at 6:45 am. POP was very good and we never had to wait on the group in front of us. Played in about 3.5 hours as a twosome. This course is a fun and challenging course. Sand Traps were pretty good i would give them a 6/10. Tee boxes needed some work. Fairways were decent and greens were in good shape.
Greens 8/10
Fairways 6/10
Tee Boxes 4/10

Staff was very polite and courteous. Never saw the cart girl until we were heading into the clubhouse on #18. We paid $55 to play here. I would say thats decently priced. I think $45-$50 is more appropriate for this course though.

Played here Tuesday twilight, 9/26, on an email special $32, which included green fee, small bucket and 2 domestic beers. Good deal from my perspective.

Always a little wary of course which allow y... Continue »

Played here Tuesday twilight, 9/26, on an email special $32, which included green fee, small bucket and 2 domestic beers. Good deal from my perspective.

Always a little wary of course which allow you to choose 5 players on their on-line booking system, and turns our 3 ball was behind a 5 ball, so made for some occasional backup.

I have not played here for probably 20 years, and did not recall much about the course or layout, but found it to be quite a fun trip. Granted there are not a lot of holes with flat lies in the fairway, or at least fairways with hills to carry or to navigate with sideways rollout, but for the most part, nothing extremely mysterious here. A couple of semi blind tee shots over hills with parts unknown beyond, but for those that play here regularly, probably not an issue.

Conditions were good to very good. Some tee boxes were uneven, and chewed up. Fairways when a little spotty. Mostly old kikuyu throughout, with some unidentifiable other 'grasses' mixed in, but very playable.

Greens were very good. Very good dense coverage, nicely cut and very smooth, if not a little slow. Better than a lot of other local munis I've played recently.

Nice, bunkers with the right amount of weight to the sand.

Very interesting layout and some good elevation changes with excellent vistas. A couple of crazy dogleg, side hill par 5's (8 and 11 come to mind), but some really well designed holes too. Narrow in spots, not overly long from white tees (about 6200), and driver isn't always the best play unless you are Fred Funk straight.

I will return and give it another go, as this one falls squarely into the 'need to place more than once' category. Excellent service from Proshop, however, no beverage cart / ambulance on the course.

Enjoy

Out today after a men's club scramble event. Waited on almost every shot until the event ended (we were on 14 at the time). POP 4.5 hours, just seemed longer.
Greens were a average speed for MM, coul... Continue »

Out today after a men's club scramble event. Waited on almost every shot until the event ended (we were on 14 at the time). POP 4.5 hours, just seemed longer.
Greens were a average speed for MM, could use a rolling (lots of little lumpy areas). Quite a few unrepaired ball marks (tried to fix at least 2 or 3 each green), and the bunkers were pourly raked (got out, but no real control). Tees, fairways, and rough in pretty much the same condition as all of 2017.
Service great as always, friendly starter.
Worth the price (player's club rate)

Played 6-28-17 early morning as a single for $30 walking, playing the front side in about a hour, and the back side in about two hours getting stuck behind some back niners. Tee boxes were in descent ... Continue »

Played 6-28-17 early morning as a single for $30 walking, playing the front side in about a hour, and the back side in about two hours getting stuck behind some back niners. Tee boxes were in descent shape, some a little thin but for the most part a nice level stance. Fairways were mostly in real nice shape with an occasional dry spot but nothing major. Rough was in good shape cut pretty low and easy to hit from. Was in two greenside bunkers that had very nice sand and were nice to hit from. Greens were in pretty good shape holding shots nicely and rolling medium pace. Always enjoy playing this fun track.

I played Saturday, teeing off at about 9am with gk stalwart mcantos and another twosome. As with many fine courses in the L.A. County system, the issue at Mountain Meadows isn't the layout or conditio... Continue »

I played Saturday, teeing off at about 9am with gk stalwart mcantos and another twosome. As with many fine courses in the L.A. County system, the issue at Mountain Meadows isn't the layout or conditions, but the pace of play. It's a five hour course, owing mostly to some demanding tee shots and elevation changes … and the unwillingness of many players to play the proper tees. That being said, our pace of play was acceptable at around five hours, making for a day of enjoyable golf.
If you've never played here, it's a very nice Ted Robinson course that has some unique and interesting holes in the hills above the Pomona fairgrounds. I have walked the course before, but it is challenging, especially in the heat.
The course is really in good shape now. The tee boxes are large and have fine coverage. Fairway grass is pretty lush in most places, and the bunkers are reasonably well groomed with muni sand. The greens are the best part, rolling very well with medium speed and few ball marks.
Customer service in the pro shop was excellent.
I'm not sure how the course will withstand the current heat wave … so far, so good.

Played with my monthly club at (supposedly) 10am on Saturday, 5/20/17 – it was clear and hot with little wind. I’d seen recent reviews of the course and I guess expected a little more than I got. I kn... Continue »

Played with my monthly club at (supposedly) 10am on Saturday, 5/20/17 – it was clear and hot with little wind. I’d seen recent reviews of the course and I guess expected a little more than I got. I know they had damage from the rains earlier this year, but most other courses in SoCal have shown improved conditions as a result of the rains. Maybe the overall steeper topography here minimized the potential for turf improvement.

We found the course fairly dry and firm, generally in good shape but with some challenging conditions. Greens were generally pretty good – most were very firm and rolled pretty well at medium-fast speeds. These greens seem to me to have a lot of very subtle movement and awkward slopes that defy what your eye tells you. [More likely, it’s just the state of my putting game!] While the practice green had some very thin brown areas, I don’t remember seeing any on the on-course greens. We didn’t see very many old or new ballmarks. Green #9 was more receptive than most of the others. Fairways were firm and coverage ranged from fairly lush to thin to scattered bare areas. Rough was generally cut very short and easily playable, but there are scattered patches of unmowed areas where balls would vanish. Sand was very good – all had a good playing layer over a semi-firm base, and greenside traps with plenty of playing layer. Tees (we played white) were overall pretty poor – some were sloping, and most of the par-3 tees were not only pretty torn up but also internally very uneven, with a rolling lumpiness that made finding a level area difficult.

The range has about 20 stations on pretty good mats. Only one green for putting and chipping – no practice bunker. Plenty of water available on this hot day. Restrooms OK.

We had a 10-group tournament (the “Hackers” – bad omen!) go out directly ahead of us. Carts were stacked up on the first tee like cordwood. They went off late and so did we. Our 10am start was actually 1040; then the round was just under 6 hours. Staff is basically unconcerned – the only “marshall” we saw all day was stationed on #9 tee to sell charity donations for First Tee. And you wonder why MM has such a reputation for slow play!

There are several course features that I think could be altered to improve pace and playability, and they aren’t difficult. Using a targeted maintenance approach would address many of these problem areas. Many holes have severe slopes here, and with the thin/firm fairways even good shots can easily run off into difficulty. Examples are holes 12 and 14. The fairways slope steeply to the right off the hillside, and with the firm, dry short rough the ball runs into trouble (also, the prevailing crosswind exacerbates that movement). If the rough were maintained in a more lush condition in these margin areas balls would not so easily be lost, improving pace. There are several other areas along course margins where leaving the rough a little longer would improve playability.

These types of measures would only work if employed in concert with greater staff involvement and better attitude toward improving the play pace.

I tend to shy away from playing here because past experience has proven this course to play very slowly, but after reading roaksown1's recent review, decided to give it another try.

Prior review wa... Continue »

I tend to shy away from playing here because past experience has proven this course to play very slowly, but after reading roaksown1's recent review, decided to give it another try.

Prior review was spot on as to conditioning. Thought the overall condition was some of the better shape I have seen this course. POP wasn't too bad, but I suspect it was because I got out early and beat the crowds? Additionally when using the senior discount card, it really is a great deal.

Played Mountain Meadows for the first time this Saturday with three friends and had an absolute blast. I was warned about some quirkiness to the course, and it's totally true on the back nine, but it'... Continue »

Played Mountain Meadows for the first time this Saturday with three friends and had an absolute blast. I was warned about some quirkiness to the course, and it's totally true on the back nine, but it's still a really fun course to play. The only really odd hole I found was the par 5 11th as it requires a draw off the tee but still slopes away in the landing zone anyway, then blocks out the green with trees even if you do land it close.

And yes, there are a few other little quirks to the course, like a tree right in line with the green on 10, and the bizarre 14th hole that's super elevated and then takes a short but sharp left turn up to the green after you drop anything from 6i to a driver down there. But the rest of the course? Really fun in my view.

Conditions right now are also very good. I thought the greens were in great shape, rolling true and holding shots very well. Nothing too crazy or tricked out on the greens here, but there are some slopes that will give you something to think about on just about every one.

The fairways had very good coverage and the rough is definitely thick in some places but just off the fairways it's very playable. There are lots of elevations here to contend with (hence the name) and that means quite a few areas to lose your wayward balls as well. Tree trouble is also prominent.

Bunkers were mostly good and totally playable, as were the tee boxes. POP was a little on the slow side at a little over 5 hours, but it was a busy Saturday morning and that was also partly due to the fact that our fivesome only had one person who had played the course before, so we spent a good deal of time figuring it out along the way.

Service was great and we even saw the cart 2-3 times throughout the round. $55 with a cart is not unfair for this experience. I wish this place was a wee bit closer to the South Bay but I can definitely see myself returning here again to enjoy the scenery (although I will make sure there are no drag races going on at the adjacent speedway because that would be totally annoying).

Played Mt. Meadows with the Dawgs today, 20 min. late on the tee and a dismal PoP at 5:20 with waiting everywhere. Greens are not ready for prime time quite yet, soft and uneven surface, speed varies... Continue »

Played Mt. Meadows with the Dawgs today, 20 min. late on the tee and a dismal PoP at 5:20 with waiting everywhere. Greens are not ready for prime time quite yet, soft and uneven surface, speed varies from green to green. Tee boxes are munched, fairways dry with lot's of divots ... green-ish Kikuyu. Some areas are in distress along green aprons with no white paint to be found. Bunkers playable but many footprints from the lazy golfers. Hilly, interesting layout with trouble lurking if you leave the fairways. Wait a couple more weeks for the greens to heal. Crowded today, peeps everywhere.