Played 1-22-26 early morning walking as a single for $26 senior and finishing in a little over 2 hours with no waiting on the threesome in front of me that were running after every shot. Tee boxes wer... Continue »

Played 1-22-26 early morning walking as a single for $26 senior and finishing in a little over 2 hours with no waiting on the threesome in front of me that were running after every shot. Tee boxes were not in good shape, a lot of bare spots mostly hitting of of dirt on a lot of the holes. Fairways were okay, with some bare spots here and there but mostly decent lies. Rough in decent shape 1-2 inches with some thicker spots and some thin spots. Was in one greenside bunker that had a brown sand that was almost like silt. Greens were okay, a little bumpy on some at medium/slow pace and surprisingly very few un repaired pitch marks.

Was shocked to realize it had been three years since playing Wilson ahead of today's RPGC event. Since my game is in the toilet this year, I was in the D Flight and we played from the white tees. Scor... Continue »

Was shocked to realize it had been three years since playing Wilson ahead of today's RPGC event. Since my game is in the toilet this year, I was in the D Flight and we played from the white tees. Scorching hot day as well! The fairways here have held up pretty well, but everything else - the fringes, select areas, the rough, the really rough - it's all pretty awful. It can't be easy to maintain that place so I do feel some type of understanding. But know before you go, right? Greens were quite spongy and felt like they should have been much slower than they were, but they're still medium at best. They held shots well enough I guess. Never found a bunker today so can't speak to them other than how I saw others hitting them and it didn't look great, but take that with a grain of salt. The tee boxes were nothing to write home about but weren't terrible, either. Not great grass but coverage of all other types of flora as well (is that moss?). Got the job done. POP was really nice as we moved well and finished pretty much right on four hours. The carts are also in good shape, fairly new and they have a good GPS system. Layout? You know it ... classic LA and still a lot of fun if you find those well-covered fairways (hole 14 is particularly nice after your tee shot). If not, it's kind of defeating. You'll enjoy Wilson right now if you play well, and talk smack about it later if you stink up the joint. The choice is yours my friends.

Played yesterday afternoon. Tee times are still tough to get but we snagged a cancellation.
Course conditions have deteriorated since my last visit. Greens were spongy and bumpy and slow at 7. Fairwa... Continue »

Played yesterday afternoon. Tee times are still tough to get but we snagged a cancellation.
Course conditions have deteriorated since my last visit. Greens were spongy and bumpy and slow at 7. Fairways was mix bag of weeds and dirt. The rough was worse with thick weeds and mud. Tee boxes were unmowed and shaggy. Sand traps were best part of course. POP was 4:45 with a lot of waiting. 19th was super busy with lots of activity. Great value on green fees but that stay away for now until they learn to use a mower and weed wacker.

Walked the blue tees on Sunday, July 6, teeing off just before 7:00 am. POP was okay at 4:15. Nice service throughout except the halfway house was closed when we passed it at about 9:30 am. The cafe w... Continue »

Walked the blue tees on Sunday, July 6, teeing off just before 7:00 am. POP was okay at 4:15. Nice service throughout except the halfway house was closed when we passed it at about 9:30 am. The cafe was packed when we went in for a beer after the round.

They were working on several of the tees. All three tee markers were well forward on those holes. I recall #s 3, 4 and 16 were like that. Nos. 4 and 16 were playing as very short par 4s, less than 300 yards.

The course is in good shape. There are still more gopher and ground squirrel holes than one can count in the outer edges of the rough or beyond, but the fairways were lush as was the rough in most spots. We had to search hard for balls on several occasions. The sand was decent too the couple of times I was in bunkers. The greens were great, getting faster as the round progressed and rolling really nice. The practice green (only the one closer to Harding in front of the clubhouse was open) was lousy, furry and slow with footprints evident. I blame my three putt on the first hole on that (ignoring you cannot be above the hole on that green). The tee boxes were okay.

This course will likely be back in our rotation once we forget the Dodger traffic and accidents backing up traffic on the way home.

Playing in the LA City tournament this past weekend and first up was Wilson on Saturday. Mainly played in this to secure a tee time :) For a course that as busy as this it's amazing it doesn't get rev... Continue »

Playing in the LA City tournament this past weekend and first up was Wilson on Saturday. Mainly played in this to secure a tee time :) For a course that as busy as this it's amazing it doesn't get reviewed more. Always fun to play these courses as they're challenging as well as scenic. Had a beautiful hike through Griffith Park on a very warm summer day chasing my ball all over the place. Have to say the course is in very good shape. Playing from the white tees, most were level and in decent shape with some divot damage but nothing terrible. Fairways had good coverage and rough was fairly thick and juicy. Could certainly lose track of a wayward drive in that stuff. Greens were rolling very nice, medium fast pace, and they were firm. A lot of approaches wound up scooting through the back.

Great track, can't wait to get back and play it again soon

Played off the waiting list the last two weekends. Significant wait each time with lots of fellow waiting golfers. Coffee shop opens at 7:00 am and the pro shop personnel are professional and courtesy... Continue »

Played off the waiting list the last two weekends. Significant wait each time with lots of fellow waiting golfers. Coffee shop opens at 7:00 am and the pro shop personnel are professional and courtesy. Good service.

The course is in pretty good shape although it needs some water. The rain could not come at a better time. It was pretty dry two weeks ago and very dry last Sunday. Quite a bit of run out. I rolled through the fairway on #9 for the first time ever on what I thought was a good drive. Too good! I did not know that a tree on the other side of the fairway was a factor.

I was not in any bunkers but they looked in good shape. The rough was okay, some winter gaps in it. There were some bare spots in the fairways. I took a gopher hole drop on a drive in the middle of the fairway on #12. There were a lot of gopher holes in the rough, no surprise there.

The greens were great. Quite fast and rolling true. There were some unfair pin positions. I played with a regular and he said that he felt the same the prior Sunday. When I played the prior Saturday, the hole was on top of the hump on the left side of the green on No. 1 handicap #8, the first time I have seen it there. I did not realize there was enough room to put a hole there. These green are quite a challenge when they are this fast no matter where they put the pin.

Pace of play was only okay at 4.5 hours starting about 8:30 am. Part of that was our group with a couple of fairly new golfers. Curiously, the same happened the prior weekend with a twosome saying they were fairly new to the game. Both times, congenial golfers who tried to keep up including picking up their ball at times. On Sunday, while we managed to keep up with the group in front of us, we had over a hole or more open behind us. Shame on the group behind us.

Wilson has done a micro-punch of the greens recently. They're still playable and mostly roll true if you are able to avoid the occasional plug, but several putts in our group were affected by unexpec... Continue »

Wilson has done a micro-punch of the greens recently. They're still playable and mostly roll true if you are able to avoid the occasional plug, but several putts in our group were affected by unexpected hops with speed somewhat slower too. Several tee boxes are being reseeded as well, so a couple of par 3's and other holes start from a temp tee box. Still a good time.

Walked Wilson Sunday 9/4 with 3 other walkers. First time playing the course and was eager to see how it compares it to Harding. Main difference seems to be length as it plays around 6700 from the blu... Continue »

Walked Wilson Sunday 9/4 with 3 other walkers. First time playing the course and was eager to see how it compares it to Harding. Main difference seems to be length as it plays around 6700 from the blues, and with a decent into breeze on a number of holes, made it play even longer.

Really enjoyed the layout and how tranquil it feels to be inside Griffith Park; lots of deer can be found grazing along certain holes, and the beautiful hillsides make for a nice backdrop. A great walking course for sure.

As for conditions, it took a while for me to find a fairway, which for the most part was in good shape, but there were a number of bare spots just off the fairway and the rough was thick in many areas, enough to where finding your ball was a challenge. Tee boxes were pretty beat up, lots of divots and not recently mowed. Greens were okay, very soft, but with lots of pitch marks and certain areas that were in bad shape.

Wish conditions were a little bit better but it's still a good track and decent test, just temper expectations on conditions a bit.

Played Wilson on Thursday 4/27 for the first time in several months. Was curious to see how the greens were healing after aeration a few weeks ago, and I'd say that they need a couple more weeks. Vis... Continue »

Played Wilson on Thursday 4/27 for the first time in several months. Was curious to see how the greens were healing after aeration a few weeks ago, and I'd say that they need a couple more weeks. Visually the greens looked pretty good, a little bumpy, but they played rather slow (and bumpy) and still quite sandy. It was pretty wet when we teed off at 6:05 am, so the greens felt especially slow when mixed with the sand that was still apparent on the surface. The one thing is that approach shots into the green would just land and stop, so they were very receptive and you could simply go at pins without too much worry that the ball was going to get repelled off into the rough. In some ways it made the greens easier to navigate than usual, but in our group not a single person made a putt longer than 4 feet so that's the other side of it. The fairways were pristine all around the course, but the rough needs to be cut down a bit. A number of times our balls were hard to locate in the rough and quite penal to hit out of. Pace was excellent with such an early tee time on a Thursday -- about 3h:45m and quite a leisurely pace. This is a great course that will be just about perfect in 2 weeks I imagine.