Played out here on a cool Friday afternoon. Old school muni. Tree boxes are generally flat but 3 are being rebuilt shortening already short holes. Fairways are generally flat but you will find many... Continue »

Played out here on a cool Friday afternoon. Old school muni. Tree boxes are generally flat but 3 are being rebuilt shortening already short holes. Fairways are generally flat but you will find many divots. No cats so no sand to repair the marks. Rough is generally pretty short but just long enough to mess with your contact. Greens are generally smooth without much break. They played on the real slow side today with the recent rains. No one in the group hit the sand. POP is slow. 2.5+hours for 9. 10 minute tee times and many 5 somes. Overall it's an enjoyable track if you don't grow impatient with a slow POP. No better way than to cap off the week with a little Friday afternoon work hookie.

Went out as single joining four other singles for a 1:50 start on Monday 1/3. Not having played over the holidays and feeling a bit unsure about my swing, nine at Roosevelt seemed like a nice way to e... Continue »

Went out as single joining four other singles for a 1:50 start on Monday 1/3. Not having played over the holidays and feeling a bit unsure about my swing, nine at Roosevelt seemed like a nice way to ease into it for the new year. I wasn't disappointed, although with some qualifications. Most of the teeing grounds were forward of their normal positions, in a couple of cases because the main teeing area was chewed up for renovation while for others it just seemed the decision for the day. Given my mindset, I was fine with it. Fairways here can be a bit lumpy in spots but they are mostly fine with good, consistent, mown coverage. Rough was green and reasonably playable if you weren't off in the underbrush. Around the greens the run-up and surrounding areas were often tight (but green) for pitching and the rest varied from a little thicker to thinner. The greens took deep pitch marks but ran a brisk medium and were pretty clean. Never got into a bunker nor witnessed play from one, so little intel on those although they looked OK. Overall I'd rate the conditions more than acceptable at the low end and good for the most part. But that doesn't do it justice. The weather was about as perfect as you could ask for as far as a California winter day. There are some great views peaking through at various point of the course as well as strollers, runners and bikers adjacent to some of the boundaries that make for interesting people watching while waiting on shots. Pace was sluggish at times but nobody seemed to care. The course itself has visual interest and wildlife. The group of singles of which I was a part were all sociable, pleasant company. My blowup holes were not pretty, but a majority of pars for the non-blowup holes left me feeling like I was doing enough things right and encouraged me for the next outing. It was a great place and time to be outside (on a golf course, no less) and a total experience that exceeded the sum of its not unpleasant parts. Quirky in spots, I think the course is a gem.

Played very early this Sunday morning, at 5:40, was able to join a very gentlemanly foursome after the first hole. This was my regular course for several years but have only played it a couple of tim... Continue »

Played very early this Sunday morning, at 5:40, was able to join a very gentlemanly foursome after the first hole. This was my regular course for several years but have only played it a couple of times since the remodel. Today, the conditions were some of the best I've seen here. Only the scruffy tee boxes on some of the holes were bothersome. Fairways were plush and green. Greens were medium speed, and perfectly smooth. Bunkers seemed fine. How nice it is to see Roosevelt back in shape. Will be back soon!

Got out Tuesday 5/10 at 2:10 as a single with a two-some. The Tee boxes here vary as to coverage, leaning towards thin, but are generally nice and level. The fairways here were some of the greenest I ... Continue »

Got out Tuesday 5/10 at 2:10 as a single with a two-some. The Tee boxes here vary as to coverage, leaning towards thin, but are generally nice and level. The fairways here were some of the greenest I played on over the thin Winter months. This continues and they are more lush than any I have seen recently. Around the greens is OK for short game but the bunker sand, while good, is uneven with fair amount of footprints. The greens show faint evidence of a recent aeration, running a little slower than usual for here at a straight medium pace, but the surface quality is good and no issues there. Pace was good enough at about 2.25 hrs. More people beginning to hang out around the clubhouse to chill these days. With a couple of quirky holes in the mix, the place is a local treasure.

Got out at 1:40 on 2/23 as a single joining another single and an elderly couple. I just so happen to have been paired up with the couple the last time I was out at Roosevelt. Conditions here are good... Continue »

Got out at 1:40 on 2/23 as a single joining another single and an elderly couple. I just so happen to have been paired up with the couple the last time I was out at Roosevelt. Conditions here are good. Second and seventh tee boxes are moved forward but otherwise most are level, some with thinner coverage than others – no real issues. They keep the fairway grass here a little fuller and the underlying base has more unevenness to it than most places, but not in a problematic way. At this time of year it seems lush compared to the harder, winter thin fairways that are the norm. Rough here is not overly punitive but generally longer than the fairways so you don't get off scot free. Missed the bunkers so can't address them, but they can be a mixed bag here. Chipping areas were OK but on the nappy side, so some variance on how well the ball will sit up. The greens are firm, fairly quick and reasonably clean. I've gone on in more depth about this course in earlier reviews so flip back if you are curious. In my relatively short experience with it, I've found the scene, the conditions and the layout consistently enjoyable and this outing was the same. There is also something quintessentially LA about the place — reinforced by the fact that on one hole the aiming point is LA city hall and on another the Griffith Observatory. How iconic can you get?

Got out as a single with an elderly couple last Monday afternoon. Overall conditions were pretty decent. In the main, the teeing grounds are pretty level here with variance as to coverage. The back te... Continue »

Got out as a single with an elderly couple last Monday afternoon. Overall conditions were pretty decent. In the main, the teeing grounds are pretty level here with variance as to coverage. The back tee boxes were closed and/or the tees pushed up on holes 2, 3, 5, and 6 for turf recovery. The fairways were firmer with the season but with generally good coverage — little to none of the bare spots found on most courses this time of year. I avoided any bunkers and the areas around the greens were inconsistent as to chipping — sometimes a bit lush and others firm and tight. The greens were pretty good, and quick. It was a very nice and invigorating day out; cool, gusty with a couple of smatterings of rain drops. The pace was good, with some waiting on holes six and seven. It's a nice little course with some interesting and challenging holes. It was good to get out and it was over too quickly.

Nothing new or different about the conditions or experience from the last few reviews except the back tees have been moved forward to varying degrees for maintenance on six of the nine holes. Got out ... Continue »

Nothing new or different about the conditions or experience from the last few reviews except the back tees have been moved forward to varying degrees for maintenance on six of the nine holes. Got out Sunday 10/18 at 2:20 with another single, got around at a good pace and had a very nice time.

Went out Friday 9/18 as a two-some. I've written some full descriptions, as have others, that are still accurate so I will address the anomalies here. They are doing some maintenance in the form of gr... Continue »

Went out Friday 9/18 as a two-some. I've written some full descriptions, as have others, that are still accurate so I will address the anomalies here. They are doing some maintenance in the form of green punching and letting some tee boxes grow out. The greens look to have been punched with tines leaving small holes I would guess to be about 1/16" with no sign of sanding. Their impact on putting is minimal, if at all, and the greens ran at a nice medium quick speed with a firm surface. The back tee boxes for holes six and eight were roped off so as to grow out and let the grass re-establish itself. Otherwise the conditions were very nice and as previously reported. It was surprisingly mellow for a Friday afternoon. We went off as a two-some following a two-some, who ended up joining the group in front of them and let us play through on the third hole. It was also the first time I've been there and no wait, much less the usual backup, on the sixth hole. While not currently available anyway, I observed the practice greens have been sanded. Nothing going on here that I would say impacts the overall experience and I enjoyed the round. Now you know before you go, but still definitely recommended.

With the soaring temperatures over the weekend and a little lingering heat exhaustion from 18 holes on Saturday, used the Labor Day holiday to get in a relaxing nine holes at the Roosevelt on Monday w... Continue »

With the soaring temperatures over the weekend and a little lingering heat exhaustion from 18 holes on Saturday, used the Labor Day holiday to get in a relaxing nine holes at the Roosevelt on Monday with a 2:30pm tee time.

The new improvements have really transformed this little mountainous gem into a treat for any golfer. I have never before seen the fairways here so well covered and green, while the addition by subtraction of many of the trees and fences has really created a more open and grand experience. It's pretty fantastic right now.

Are there some blemishes? Of course. The tee boxes remain a bit iffy and beat up on some of the holes, and despite all the nice fixes, you still can't stop lazy golfers from not cleaning up their ball marks on the improved greens. That part is really frustrating as the course has done its part to be better, so why can't we?

But the fairways, as previously mentioned, look great. Greener and more lush than ever. The rough is thick and grabby but playable with wise club selections. I was only in the new fairway bunker on the 4th hole but the sand was quite nice. And the greens had very nice coverage, rolled medium-fast and true, but again, those pesky ball marks needed a good amount of fixing.

You get a lot of golf for nine holes at the Roosevelt and if you still want to get your fix in but play a course that will have your full attention and give you maximum golf pleasure, this is the place to be. I took photos as well and will upload some of them later.