Friday, April 4th 2008

Tee Box & Fwys: Tee boxes need a little work, some are still unlevel. There are too many broken tees all over the place, and even on the tee box, members are too lazy to re... Continue »

Friday, April 4th 2008

Tee Box & Fwys: Tee boxes need a little work, some are still unlevel. There are too many broken tees all over the place, and even on the tee box, members are too lazy to repair their divots. Most tee boxes are okay, but could improve with some "etiquette" that is lacking by members here. The fairways are pretty lush and the ball seems to sit up nicely on most fairways. Again, divots are not being filled in with sand to help cure the fairways faster.

Greens & Sand: Greens recently were aerated and it definitely will affect your putting stroke. They should heal quickly, I would give it another 3-4 weeks before getting a nice stroke on their greens. The new greens, (#12, #14, and #15) do not appear to be aerated and are runninq quite fast. The sand is hard-packed on most greens with the exception of the new bunkers that were placed on the new greens. The white sand placed on the new greens is "very heavy" and you must have an "explosion" if you want the ball to come out!

Overall: Not a bad layout, as mentioned on my previous reviews...it's a wide open course and you should not lose any balls on this course. It's a long track, but it's not a penal course. The pace of play was great, we finished in about 4:15....this course usually plays at 5+ hours. I guess we got lucky or most golfers stayed away since the greens were recently aerated. Staff as usual is great, the previous reviewer's comments and issues may have been an unusual anomaly. I have never had an issues or complaints here...except the sloooow play at times.

I haven't play here for more than 6 months. This use to be my regular golf course when I just start playing golf. This course is more for beginners. Not too many OB areas. Very flat and wide fairw... Continue »

I haven't play here for more than 6 months. This use to be my regular golf course when I just start playing golf. This course is more for beginners. Not too many OB areas. Very flat and wide fairways. Also very long course, 6,819 yds from Blue tees. Thus the pace will be slow. They use to have very bad greens but with the new owners, they did improved the greens. They also installed the GPS and cost $1 per person which is OK. You don't really need the GPS on this course.
Overall this is decent course - average 5.0. However, some of those guys in the club house are @$#$@$%. Excuse me. Unless you have tee times set, you will be in their mercy to get on the tees. I was first in line as a single and after an hour when I check the status with them. This jerk "starter" told me that you can never get out on Sat for River/Pine course with an attitude. Rob is alright. I waited outside and got to talk with another guy also waiting in line. He was a regular on this course and know the starter. The starter informed him that there is a three som and have a opening for two more. We went back into the club house and informed the jerk "starter" He was bit astonished. What a as2323! This wasn't the first time. There were several times they did that to me. I have waited longer at Santa Anita golf course but the starter "Ed" was always treat you fairly. He makes the waiting pleasant. If the Whittier's manager has a chance to see this review. Please educate and discipline some of those guys.
I am alright with the course condition and encouraged to see improvements each time I play. But the customer services is one thing giving me bad taste.

This course has definitely improved over the course of a two-year span. The fairways would be alot better if players would replace their fairway divots, it's more of a beginner's course so alot of "g... Continue »

This course has definitely improved over the course of a two-year span. The fairways would be alot better if players would replace their fairway divots, it's more of a beginner's course so alot of "golf etiquette" is lacking here! Alot of five-somes are put out there making the course very slow to play. This course has small greens, accurate approach shots are a must if you want to score, and the greens are soft and receptive! Greens are not really holding their true roll, but are relatively fast (probably an 8-9 on the stimpmeter).

Played this past Monday. Course was in good shape. Fairways were ok, greens were in good shape, tee boxes were decent at times unlevel, rough was thick. Flat course with average to wide fairways. ... Continue »

Played this past Monday. Course was in good shape. Fairways were ok, greens were in good shape, tee boxes were decent at times unlevel, rough was thick. Flat course with average to wide fairways. Greens tend to be small in size with not a lot of holding ability. Fun course for all.

TEE BOXES: They keep reseeding these tee boxes but what they really need to do is "level" these tee boxes because every single one of the tee boxes starts you off in an unfair lie. You either have a... Continue »

TEE BOXES: They keep reseeding these tee boxes but what they really need to do is "level" these tee boxes because every single one of the tee boxes starts you off in an unfair lie. You either have an uphill or downhill lie right off the box. The course if fairly long from the blue tees around 6800 yds, but I guess the only defense here is uneven lies everywhere.

FAIRWAYS: This is definitely a beginner's course since the fairways range between 75 to 100 yds wide...really no trouble on the course even if you hook, slice, pull, push, anything is really playable. Most golfers don't replace their divots after trying to dig their own grave, so most of the overwhelming large divots are spread all over the fairways like a minefield. They have really improved the course since the new management took over, kudos to Robert, "The GM" and their staff.

BUNKERS: They seemed okay, I wasn't in one bunker at all today so I can't really justify their true description and playability.

GREENS: The greens were a little lumpy and bumpy...I guess the previous cold weather from a few days ago left a lot of damage from players walking on "defrosting" greens. A lot of small depressions were clearly evident all over the green from small little spikes walking all over it. The only defense at this course is really their small greens, I suggest to just aim at the "center" of the green and from there you have a putt for birdie, if not get your par and get out. They have "temporary greens" on #12, #14, and #15...they should be getting the new greens up to playing conditions probably by mid January. They look amazing and this course will definitely have to be re-rated because the slope rating will be a lot more difficult with the new greens in place.

STAFF: Very friendly staff, particularly Robert, the general manager there. Tomas and Ron, the starters are very friendly guys and will get you on (walked on as a single) at a pretty decent time frame.

OVERALL: I would rate the golf course at a 6.0, it could be a lot better and it's definitely showing some improvement over the last few years. Golfers just need to remember to fix their divots on the fairway, fix their pitchmark, and keep the pace of play!

I played on 11-3-07 and on 11-17-07 and I must say that the course is in terrible shape. The tee boxes are full of mud if not, grass is depleted with divots. 2 holes in Pine course are temporary, s... Continue »

I played on 11-3-07 and on 11-17-07 and I must say that the course is in terrible shape. The tee boxes are full of mud if not, grass is depleted with divots. 2 holes in Pine course are temporary, so you are basically putting on a fairway grass. Very bad condition, the pace is too slow, a lot of amateur players taking 2-3 shots with their drivers on the tee box just to hit the faiway, you dont start or your designated tee time, etc. It took me 5 hours to finish the course. I will not play here again.

this is a cool spot to practice . not really a challenge but fun to let it rip . it has really wide open fairways and hardly any trouble . its always eazy to get on and the price is reasonable . they ... Continue »

this is a cool spot to practice . not really a challenge but fun to let it rip . it has really wide open fairways and hardly any trouble . its always eazy to get on and the price is reasonable . they just add gps to the carts so no matter where your 280 yard drive to the right goes youll still have a chance to save par .

Played 08/25 Sat. This is OK course. Don't expect too much from this course. This course is good for beginner... almost no OBs. Good place to practice or just go for a round. Pace are normally 5 ... Continue »

Played 08/25 Sat. This is OK course. Don't expect too much from this course. This course is good for beginner... almost no OBs. Good place to practice or just go for a round. Pace are normally 5 hours. You go to this course to relax and just spend a quiet time and practice your shots. This course use to be very bad but since they changed the managements, it is improving. I was impressed when I visit here couple months ago. Last Saturday I saw another improvement on this course. They have installed a GPS system. Not that you need GPS on this course but seeing the managements trying to improve the course is very encouraging. Tee box areas were bad last Saturday and couple of greens really need TLC, but overall it was good. I will definitely play again just to see what else the managements will improve on this course. I will give GK rating of 5.0 - a OK course to play. Lastly, I waited only 5 minutes and they let me out. Awesome!

A very boring course IMO. 40 yard wide fairways means you can hook and slice the hell out of your tee shot and can still take full swings to advance the ball. Basically no penalty for errant shots. Th... Continue »

A very boring course IMO. 40 yard wide fairways means you can hook and slice the hell out of your tee shot and can still take full swings to advance the ball. Basically no penalty for errant shots. The greens are really boring too. Mostly just flat with little break or elevation change. So if you're a long hitter, you can score well. Accuracy is not a premium on this course.