Played again Tuesday, Jan. 12, 10am great weather and course conditions. Busy day but pop still about 4.15, so it was manageable considering a full parking lot. The greens were lightning-fast, fairwa... Continue »

Played again Tuesday, Jan. 12, 10am great weather and course conditions. Busy day but pop still about 4.15, so it was manageable considering a full parking lot. The greens were lightning-fast, fairways perfect, good sand in bunkers. Very challenging course, especially when the greens are like glass. The back nine holes are more challenging than the front, with more bunker protection, thinner fairway landing areas. Very little rough on this course. If you don't hit straight, bring a box of golf balls. Good beverage cart service. The outdoor grill tables/seats were removed, but beverages available, domestic beer, $7. The SCGA has a great drone 'fly-over' of this course, highly recommend watching. Driving range is huge, and a 2-3 min. drive from the pro-shop. But stay on the sidewalk, if you go into the parking lot, the cart will slow.

Tee off Tuesday, 8:20 am. with three total players. Fairways are being seeded and sanded, but certainly playable. Greens are perfect but quick, few flat spots and some are multi-tiered. Fog in and out... Continue »

Tee off Tuesday, 8:20 am. with three total players. Fairways are being seeded and sanded, but certainly playable. Greens are perfect but quick, few flat spots and some are multi-tiered. Fog in and out throughout the day which made this already challenging course more tricky. Cart service good and helpful. Dan at the range was friendly and interesting to chat with while warming up. The front nine is considerably easier than the back nine. Outside grill is open with good burgers or jumbo dogs, beers etc. Pace was good, no one in front and four behind us usually half a hole to a hole behind, so no problem. You can self park right in front for now, beer is 7.00 for domestic. SCGA has a good drone flyover of the course on Youtube. Love playing here. Thank you!

Played 36 holes yesterday on 7/23/20, the first 18 was played starting at 0900 with a club member (John) which really helped with tee shots and putting these crazy fast and undulated greens. Always th... Continue »

Played 36 holes yesterday on 7/23/20, the first 18 was played starting at 0900 with a club member (John) which really helped with tee shots and putting these crazy fast and undulated greens. Always think about the ocean which affects nearly all the greens at this place. This was the most challenging course I have ever played with so many deep bunkers, sloping fairways, sticky rough and tough pin placements. If you landed a ball 2 or 3 feet from your target, the difference was putting a 4 foot putt to a 20 foot putt or more. If you think you are a really good player this course will humble you much like it did when we played with a couple of young bucks who played with us on the second 18. The staff was extremely helpful in finding a way to get us out for our second round because they were booked solid for the later part of the day. Weather could not have been better with slight breezes that kept us cool and appreciative we live in SoCal. Bring plenty of balls because the track is tight with lots of scrub brush that will not give back your ProV1's. So glad we purchased the Underpar deal that cost $299 for 2 for unlimited golf. Took all my strength to finish, but well worth it. $75 a round was the best deal out there. Again, just glad to be playing. If you want a real challenge to see where your game is at, play Trump National. You will not be disappointed in the challenge, but you may be disappointed to realize you are not as good as you thought you were. Play well my friends.

Played Trump National yesterday 7/21/20. The course was immaculate. The greens were fast and true roll. Tee Boxes were well manicured. With COVID-19 going on the customer service was lacking understan... Continue »

Played Trump National yesterday 7/21/20. The course was immaculate. The greens were fast and true roll. Tee Boxes were well manicured. With COVID-19 going on the customer service was lacking understandable. You had to wait and get a ride to the driving range and there was not enough golf carts to go around with many people taking out there own cart. We didn’t get our cart till 5 minutes before tee time. Other than that the course was outstanding and I will definitely be going back!!!

played trump 7/21 midmorning in cool but sunny weather. much of the customer service is gone, with no valet nor bag service, and the usual chatty starter who gives a lot of advice wasn't there. cart... Continue »

played trump 7/21 midmorning in cool but sunny weather. much of the customer service is gone, with no valet nor bag service, and the usual chatty starter who gives a lot of advice wasn't there. carts were only available 15 minutes before your tee time, so you had to hoof it up to the range if you got there early and they only give you about 20 balls. kind of stingy if you ask me. check in was managed with stickers on the floor and large plexiglass in front of the cashiers with signs everywhere saying to wear masks and keep distance near the clubhouse.

course itself was in very good condition, better than last time i played as it as it wasn't as wet. tee boxes were level and in good condition from the blues. always challenging as requires a straight tee shot here, right or left as you probably will be in some scrub and lose your ball. green approaches are bunkered well. fairways lush and full with good lies. rough was grown up a bit so if it sat down you would be penalized. fringes were well maintained, and greens ran well, very fast toward the ocean and slow back up the other way. bunkers were thinner with less sand than i remember. anyway still a nice day out there with great views.

Great shape. Greens rolled well. Fairways had no spots. Customer service was excellent as usual. Great to see some of the old guard still there as well.

Great shape. Greens rolled well. Fairways had no spots. Customer service was excellent as usual. Great to see some of the old guard still there as well.

Played 2/19/20 @ 710am with the bounce back coupon they gave out in November. Conditions are top notch right now! Tee boxes level with only a couple uneven ones- I can't recall which ones. The fairway... Continue »

Played 2/19/20 @ 710am with the bounce back coupon they gave out in November. Conditions are top notch right now! Tee boxes level with only a couple uneven ones- I can't recall which ones. The fairways are like carpet and just a little fuzzy- not tightly mown. The rough was really juicy and balls had a tendency to sink down- balls were a little hard to advance. Sand traps were great with some being packed down due to being watered. The greens were medium to fast- probably around 9-10. The greens were not holding shots well due to a combination of undulation and pin placements. Customer service was great from the pro shop, the starter and the cart girl. I recommend playing here right now because the conditions are borderline immaculate! Oh, and the GPS touts that it was voted one of the best conditioned courses in Southern California by Greenskeeper.org

Drove up from Orange County yesterday to play, took a little over an hour to get there and same coming back. I hadn't played here in a few years and was excited to come back for the views and course c... Continue »

Drove up from Orange County yesterday to play, took a little over an hour to get there and same coming back. I hadn't played here in a few years and was excited to come back for the views and course conditions. Starting with the customer service that you would expect at a course for this price I was pretty disappointed. It doesn't take much to keep me happy from a check in point of view but customer service was rough. Next the layout, tee boxes and scorecard do not match up. We were looking for a challenge and tipped it out to find that multiple tee boxes that used to be there are not there and the scorecard needs updating. The course layout and flow really doesn't make much sense and the cart path routing is really poor. There is hardly a hole where you don't park your cart and walk back up a hill 50-100 yards to get to the back tees. There are par 5s that should be par 4s and par 4s that should be par 5s, really no rhyme or reason to the way they have this course playing, from the tips at least. As far as conditioning of the course goes, it was about what you'd expect. Very nice greens, quick with alot of undulation. Fairways, tee boxes, and rough were in good shape. Bunkers were a little hit or miss, not quite what I'd expect from a course in this price range but not horrible. Got on for 100 dollars which I feel is a pretty fair price. I wouldn't come back and pay over 150 mainly for my dislike of the layout and distance to get to the course from OC, but it was fun to see the views and putt on some nice greens.

Great day at Trump National. Spectacular views that never gets old. Politics aside, this is a nice high end LA course worth a special occasion visit. Great customer service from valet guys to beautifu... Continue »

Great day at Trump National. Spectacular views that never gets old. Politics aside, this is a nice high end LA course worth a special occasion visit. Great customer service from valet guys to beautiful hostess and friendly cart area guys and food and beverage staff. Worth the splurge especially since I took my brother out for his bday. Greens were smooth running toward ocean at 11 and away from ocean at 8! Layout is fun Pete Dye with super tight fairways and penal hazards on both sides of fairways. Accuracy is ultra premium. Rough, fairways and traps all in great shape. I forgot to mention this when I wrote my review last night. Trump National proudly displays that they won Greenskeeper.org Best Los Angeles Playing Conditions on their website and golf cart Gps as an advertisement!