Played again on 4/13/18 as part of our annual City of Santa Clarita Employee Golf Classic. Teeing off around 8:30 shotgun. I won't mention the horribly slow pace of my fellow employees, but we were ea... Continue »

Played again on 4/13/18 as part of our annual City of Santa Clarita Employee Golf Classic. Teeing off around 8:30 shotgun. I won't mention the horribly slow pace of my fellow employees, but we were eating hamburgers at around 2:00 p.m. The course conditions are about average for this time of year.

Fairways had decent coverage, but seemed a little hard pan under the turf.
Rough was a general mix of thin, dry, hard, and non-existent.
Tees were somewhat level and a little on the firm side. I had a little trouble pushing in my tees on a few holes.
Sand was in need of raking. Many bunkers looked like they have not been groomed for a week.

If you have not played here before, this is an executive size course with a par of 60. There are 7 par 4 holes (1, 4, 7, 9, 10, 15, 16); the rest are par 3 holes, several of which are very short yardages. The best hole is the island green on 17. Hardest holes are 9 and 10, which are very lengthy par 4 holes.

Discounts can be had on all the usual online third party discount sites and through the course itself.

Food and beverage are available, but not cheap for the level of quality.

Nice practice areas and a very popular driving range which is lighted at night.

I'd opt for other courses, but somehow I end up golfing here at least 3 or 4 times a year out of convenience.

Played Vista Valencia for the first time on Saturday, 11/4 teeing off around 10am. POP was slow at around 5 hours, partly because of tournaments in front of us, and partly because they let out 5-somes... Continue »

Played Vista Valencia for the first time on Saturday, 11/4 teeing off around 10am. POP was slow at around 5 hours, partly because of tournaments in front of us, and partly because they let out 5-somes (we had 5.) I'm a walker, and the course isn't too difficult to walk. There are a couple of decent sized hills, but nothing too crazy. I had no idea what to expect from this executive course, and I was pleasantly surprised. The facilities are all close together...driving range is right next to the clubhouse, and two chipping/putting greens flank the range. This is definitely a busy facility, and there was a bit of a wait for a spot on the range. The range seemed to be mats only, but they were high quality and nice to hit from. Practice greens were nice, and matched the speed of the greens on the course. The course itself is in very nice shape. Tee boxes were level with nice coverage. Most of the holes are par 3's, and as expected there's some divot damage. The fairways were very nice. Great coverage with a few brown spots here and there, but overall a joy to hit from. The rough is a mixed bag, splotchy thick grass, hardpan, wood chips. Basically, keep it in the fairway! The greens were a treat to putt on. They have tons of undulation, and I didn't see many straight putts all day. They were running around 9.5-10 on the stimp, and relatively smooth. They were very soft and accepted just about any club thrown at them. I did notice some bumps and bobbles here and there, but nothing major. To me this course seemed to be a nice combination of Simi Hills and Debell, with some solid par 3's and greens that really make you think. It's definitely one of the best executive courses I've ever played. Couple that with good customer service and a reasonable rate, Vista Valencia is a definite recommend. I'll be back.

I played here this afternoon, teeing off at around 11:30 a.m. I had made a Teeoff.com tee time for $21 riding at 11:53. It was wide open (strange) and I got off 20 minutes early after hitting a few ra... Continue »

I played here this afternoon, teeing off at around 11:30 a.m. I had made a Teeoff.com tee time for $21 riding at 11:53. It was wide open (strange) and I got off 20 minutes early after hitting a few range balls and a couple of putts. Fairly nice conditions on this short par 60. Nice coverage in the fairways and rough with only a couple of tight lies and a couple of overly-wet areas due to sprinkler malfunction. All the greens were nice. Not too many ball marks and rolling smooth and medium-fast. All the bunkers seemed to have plentiful light colored sand that was nice to hit from. I caught up to a foursome at hole 6, but then I started playing three balls and they move along nicely until quitting at the turn. Then I caught another twosome at 12, but went back to hitting extra shots and those guys moved along fairly quickly. I finished in about 2 1/2 hours, so that was a good pace. Not a bad afternoon for $21.

Hello Greenskeeper golfers. I had the opportunity to play Vista Valencia Golf Course for the first time. It's a very interesting golf course, didn't know that only had a few par 4 holes and most of ... Continue »

Hello Greenskeeper golfers. I had the opportunity to play Vista Valencia Golf Course for the first time. It's a very interesting golf course, didn't know that only had a few par 4 holes and most of them were par 3's. It's a great golf course if you would like to practice your short game and irons.

I was very impress on how well they keep the greens and tees. The fair ways were in good shape. The sand traps need a more sand and it was hard to get out of the sand traps as they were hard since they didn't had enough sand. Our tee time was at 7:00 AM on Sunday morning. We didn't wait for any body and finished our round 4 1/2 hours.

Customer services was great and very friendly. So if you would like to practice your short and live close to Valencia and you haven't play this Golf Course you have to. Overall, I rate this course 7.5 - 8.

Remember get out, play some golf and have fun!!!

Played Friday, May 26th at 2:20 PM. I wanted to try a mid-afternoon time since the early morning weekend time was so slow. The course is in great shape but the tee boxes are a bit rough. In fact th... Continue »

Played Friday, May 26th at 2:20 PM. I wanted to try a mid-afternoon time since the early morning weekend time was so slow. The course is in great shape but the tee boxes are a bit rough. In fact the blue tees were often grouped with the white tees, which were in front of where the white tee is rated.

The course gets so much play that they likely have to do this more often.

The first 9 holes took 2 hours and 45 minutes. I left at 5pm with a 3 over on the front 9. It just takes too long to play here.

Great deal but it is at the cost of your time.

I played here last Friday after work; me and a buddy teeing off at around 3:50 p.m. I paid $17 to ride, he paid $6 on their monthly Players Club. The course continues to be in fine shape. They have re... Continue »

I played here last Friday after work; me and a buddy teeing off at around 3:50 p.m. I paid $17 to ride, he paid $6 on their monthly Players Club. The course continues to be in fine shape. They have really stepped up the maintenance on the course. In the past there was all kinds of litter from the many trees all over the place, but now it looks like they regularly rake it all up. Tee to green there is good amounts of grass growing, without the drought stressed look that has been so prevalent over the last few years at many courses. The greens ran medium fast, smooth, and it looks like most of them were edged (something that few municipal courses seem to have time or resources to do). There was some hydraulic fluid damage on nine green. Tees were mostly level and had good coverage. A few were well divotized as this is mostly par-3's. Sand looked nice, although I was not in any bunkers. The pace of play was a bit slow, but it was the beginning of a holiday weekend so there were a lot of players. We finished this par 60 course in 3 hours, 45 minutes.

I played today, 5/20/17 at 8:58am. I got to the course at 8:30 and there was a 25 minute line to check in. I didn't have time to hit balls due to the slow line. I get my car and get in line for the... Continue »

I played today, 5/20/17 at 8:58am. I got to the course at 8:30 and there was a 25 minute line to check in. I didn't have time to hit balls due to the slow line. I get my car and get in line for the tee. We do not tee-off until 9:20am, 20 minutes late.

The front nine took 2 hours and 45 minutes which is absurd on most courses but especially on a par 61 executive course. They let people out every 3 to 4 minutes and the pace of play is atrocious. I was told it is better to play in the evening, around 1 or 2pm if you can't be one of the first 3 groups in the AM. Overall the round took 5 hours and 15 minutes.

That being said, the course is in great shape for the price. The grass is green, rough is fluffy in most spots and the greens are in great shape. Bunkers can be hit or miss as they are either wet or very hard with a few soft bunkers.

This is an executive course that is trying to drive revenue. I get it, I really do but they need SOME standards.

I played a scramble here Friday with a company outing. The course is as nice as it's been for a long time. Tree debris has been raked up and most of the turf is green and lush. The biggest negative is... Continue »

I played a scramble here Friday with a company outing. The course is as nice as it's been for a long time. Tree debris has been raked up and most of the turf is green and lush. The biggest negative is a couple of wet swales running diagonally across four and ten fairways. Four is really wet with standing water about three inches deep in spots. The tees were nice except for 16, which had an uneven surface around the whites. Bunker sand was nicely raked and there was adequate amounts of it. The greens were good. No bare areas or too many ball marks. They ran fast and smooth; too bad they are scheduled for aeration Monday and Tuesday. They did feed us. Our choice was a really mediocre hamburger or hot dog. We also got hassled for a small ice chest that one of the guys brought; oh well.

Played today in soggy conditions, walking at 12:30 for $21. This course has a small stream running through it and several of the fairways have water that is continuing to drain or pond up. We did not ... Continue »

Played today in soggy conditions, walking at 12:30 for $21. This course has a small stream running through it and several of the fairways have water that is continuing to drain or pond up. We did not even receive a lot of rain today, so I can surmise the course does not drain well. Lots of saturated turf throughout the course. The greens were soft, yet medium fast and rolling true. Multiple unrepaired or poorly repaired ball marks on most greens. Some greens have some oil damage from a leaky mower, but it was not bad enough to affect putts; hopefully, it will grow back just fine. The fairway on hole 15 was very thin; you could say it was almost one third bare ground. Many tees were very wet, even though there was room to place the markers away from the wet areas. Go figure. Cart path only, but I was walking anyway. Great POP at 2.5 hours, thanks to the weather keeping many folks away.