Played Friday teeing off just short of 7am finishing in 4:10. Aside from a few unrepaired ball marks the greens were in great condition. They rolled medium/fast speed, smooth, and held shots. The fair... Continue »

Played Friday teeing off just short of 7am finishing in 4:10. Aside from a few unrepaired ball marks the greens were in great condition. They rolled medium/fast speed, smooth, and held shots. The fairways mostly have good coverage with some thin/bare spots. The fairways also provided decent rollout on tee shots. The rough has mostly good coverage with some thin/bare mostly around the trees. The length is long enough to affect shots but not too penal. The bunkers were well groomed with a reasonable amount of sand. The tee boxes have good coverage for the most part and the tee markers are always set to the width of the tee box. Pick your angle off the tee.

The Lagos course has an enjoyable layout with some rolling terrain. The practice facilities are nice. The driving range is large with an option of mats or grass (grass $2-$3 more per bucket). There are two practice putting greens and a chipping green. The staff was friendly.

Played here today with a 1:15 TeeOff.com "Deal" time for a great price of about $35 with cart. Took my chances on a 6-hour round to play close to home and for a great rate, and it paid off. POP wasn't... Continue »

Played here today with a 1:15 TeeOff.com "Deal" time for a great price of about $35 with cart. Took my chances on a 6-hour round to play close to home and for a great rate, and it paid off. POP wasn't too bad for a weekend out here, about 4:45 total. Paired with another single and a twosome. I hadn't played here in just over 5 years and they seemingly added a Clown College next door in that time, with train whistles and horns sounding on a nearly non-stop basis much of the day. (In reality, it looks like they added some sort of kiddie train to the adjacent park, but it really is loud.) Estancia HS also had some sort of sporting event happening that had fans cheering and shouting all afternoon.

Conditions are good and could be even better. Greens are great; smooth, medium-fast, and very accepting of full shots. Fairways have great coverage but definitely weren't mowed today and I sorta doubt they were mowed yesterday, either. Pretty sure I've played courses this year with rough shorter than today's fairways. If they were mowed, they'd be excellent. As is, they were still good but all shots stopped quickly after landing. Rough was longer than the fairways, but still not quite penal. Blue tee boxes were in nice shape with the markers edge to edge on each box, giving tons of options to tee it up. I was in two bunkers and they were both similar: a thin layer of good sand on top of a pretty solid, mud-like base.

Definitely recommended!

Teed off Wednesday morning about 7am finishing in 4:15. The greens showed very little signs of aeration. They rolled smooth with medium speed and held shots. Typically when I play here the greens run ... Continue »

Teed off Wednesday morning about 7am finishing in 4:15. The greens showed very little signs of aeration. They rolled smooth with medium speed and held shots. Typically when I play here the greens run medium/fast. The fairways had good coverage overall but not much roll-out on tee shots. The only thin/bare spots tended to be around the cart path endings and concrete water gutters. The rough had mostly good coverage and was long enough to affect shots but not overly penal. The bunkers played good with plenty of sand. They were also well maintained other than lazy golfer footprints. The tee boxes had good coverage and are reasonably level. Always enjoy playing the Lagos course. It has a nice variety of holes and some rolling terrain. Grass and matt driving range, chipping green, and two putting greens are available for practice. The staff was friendly.

Golfed here on Sunday, 4/23. 10:07 tee time with our golf club. Took 5 hours but was expected so no big deal. Course is in good shape. Greens recovering well from being punched. They all rolled a... Continue »

Golfed here on Sunday, 4/23. 10:07 tee time with our golf club. Took 5 hours but was expected so no big deal. Course is in good shape. Greens recovering well from being punched. They all rolled acceptably well. The rough here was not as penal as most courses right now. I would recommend playing here in its current condition. Conditions will only continue to improve just like all the other courses that recently punched.

Teed off Thursday about 7:25 finishing in 4:05. The greens were in very good condition, aside from a few unrepaired ball marks. They rolled smooth with medium/fast speed and held shots. Down hill putt... Continue »

Teed off Thursday about 7:25 finishing in 4:05. The greens were in very good condition, aside from a few unrepaired ball marks. They rolled smooth with medium/fast speed and held shots. Down hill putts could really roll out if not careful. The fairways had pretty good coverage with some thin/bare spots and decent roll out on tee shots. The rough was mostly good with some thin/bare areas. The length was long enough to affect shots but not too penal. I was not in any bunkers but they appeared to be in decent shape. None of my playing partners had any complaints on bunker conditions. The tee boxes had mostly good coverage. Although the tee boxes can be slightly unlevel in areas the tee markers are set to the width of the box so finding a flat spot isn't difficult. I enjoy the layout of the Lagos course as it provides a decent challenge with some variety. Water comes into play on several holes. Good practice facilities with a large driving on mats or grass for a couple bucks more per bucket. There is also two putting greens and a chipping green. The staff was friendly.

Teed off Wednesday about 7:30 finishing in 3:50. Great pace of play today. Typically when I tee off within 1.5 hours of day break I finish in about 4:15. The greens are in good shape rolling mostly sm... Continue »

Teed off Wednesday about 7:30 finishing in 3:50. Great pace of play today. Typically when I tee off within 1.5 hours of day break I finish in about 4:15. The greens are in good shape rolling mostly smooth with medium+ speed and holding shots. The fairways have mostly good coverage but there are thin/bare areas scattered about. The rough has good coverage around the greens but there are some thin/bare areas along the fairways. The length of the rough was long enough to affect shots but not too penal. The bunkers had decent sand. The tee boxes have decent coverage in most areas but are mildly unlevel.

Lagos has an enjoyable layout. Holes are flat to rolling terrain with water coming into play on a few holes. There are a few doglegs and decent variety of short and long par 4s. The driving range has good mats and for a couple bucks more per bucket there is a grass section. There are 2 putting greens and a chipping green. The staff was friendly.

Out with my monthly golf group this past Saturday and this time Costa Mesa's Los Lagos 18 got the call for our three foursomes. We always play from the white tees with this group, and this past weeken... Continue »

Out with my monthly golf group this past Saturday and this time Costa Mesa's Los Lagos 18 got the call for our three foursomes. We always play from the white tees with this group, and this past weekend was no different. A few of the guys walked but most rode and the greens fee was around $79 if I recall correctly.

Overall the course is in pretty nice shape despite the massive amount of traffic it gets and the two courses on the same property. I found lots of good spots in the fairways and not too many burned out junky sections, so that was nice. Rough could be thick in spots but was mostly very playable. Greens were also in good shape, not running too fast or slow but holding shots well and staying pretty true to their lines.

Bunkers were generally pretty thin and grainy so it was often better to opt for the chip exit than the sand style, but you could feel it out a bit when digging your feet into the sand. Not sure it it was some earlier overwatering or just the type of sand they're currently using. Tee boxes were mostly in good shape and always flat. Tough to keep them pristine I'm sure.

The bad part? The POP was a disaster, and often is at this course. I'm not sure if it's the back-to-back par 5s at the start, or the always calamitous 4th and 7th par 3s that get backed up sometimes three groups, but it's pretty soul-crushing and groove-destroying waiting that long all the time. It cleared up a bit on the back nine but by then the damage is done. Overall we finished at around five and a half hours and that's just depressing. Please fix this.

It's still a fun course though even though I never seem to score well here, kind of like Santa Anita. There are just some courses that never play well to your game, and this is one of them, but I'm not going to simply blame it on the conditions, but the long POP certainly doesn't help!

Teed off about 7:30 on Thursday finishing in 4.5 hours. The greens were in very good condition. They rolled smooth, medium/fast speed, and held shots. The fairways have mostly good coverage but the th... Continue »

Teed off about 7:30 on Thursday finishing in 4.5 hours. The greens were in very good condition. They rolled smooth, medium/fast speed, and held shots. The fairways have mostly good coverage but the thin/bare spots have become more prevalent with the summer heat compared to when I last played here in May. In preparation for the Costa Mesa City Championship this weekend the bare spots were marked as ground under with white outline which made those spots really stand out. The rough has been affected similarly. Mostly good coverage along the fairways with thin/bare spots becoming little more apparent than two months ago. Around the greens the rough coverage is pretty good and just long enough to affect shots. The bunkers (I was in two) were in good condition and well groomed. The tee boxes have good coverage but like most munis are a little unlevel. I always enjoy the layout of Lagos with a nice variety of holes and some rolling terrain. The staff was friendly.

Booked a 6:25 tee time on the website and ended up playing as a threesome with a father and son who were very fun partners. Teed off right on time and all though we waited on some holes we finished in... Continue »

Booked a 6:25 tee time on the website and ended up playing as a threesome with a father and son who were very fun partners. Teed off right on time and all though we waited on some holes we finished in 3:45 on an overcast morning.
They set the tee markers as wide as possible which makes it easy to find a good spot. All the boxes had good coverage.
The fairways are in good condition with a few dirt spots on some holes. The rough is cut very low so not really a problem to get out of.
I was in one greenside bunker and it had good sand.
The greens were in good shape but running a little slow. They were smooth and had very few pitch marks to deal with.
Overall the course is very playable and there was some maintenance going on and had sprinklers running on a few holes. Checkin was quick and friendly. I have never seen a drink cart here but there is a window for drinks and such at the turn and one between 15 and 16. Saw a marshal several times.