Played Westridge at first light on 07/26/18. This is something that OC needs a lot more of .... decent, affordable, fun golf courses.

Condition is acceptable - nothing to get excited about, but no... Continue »

Played Westridge at first light on 07/26/18. This is something that OC needs a lot more of .... decent, affordable, fun golf courses.

Condition is acceptable - nothing to get excited about, but nothing to really complain about for the price either. Greens are soft and usually smooth. Fairways and rough have some rough patches, better play it up in the fairway. Course is generally tight, take some extra balls if you are left/right challenged.

Today's head-scratching moments:

I was first to the clubhouse other than the cart guy. Waited for ProShop to open. Twosome of regulars/members loaded up and went off. Proshop finally did open 3 minutes before my GolfNow booked tee time. That's OK. Paid and still hit first shot on time. Somehow, that first twosome that teed off 15 minutes before was still on #1 green. Even though I was right on their tail, "go through" never entered their mind. Picked up from #2 fairway and skipped ahead. First off the tee, you should be ready to play fast.

Two holes later....surprise! Two singles playing a par 5. Where did they come from? As I am waiting to hit, another single zooms by "can I go through?". Where? Anyway, the two singles let me pass quickly. Not sure where the zoomer single went, but I caught him on #8 and he waived me through on #9. Seems like the locals just start wherever they feel like it. Clean sailing on the back 9, finished in 1:47.

One warning. Apparently the grounds crew has right of way at all times. I must have hit 6 approach shots into greens that had 1-2 workers on it. Glad nobody got hit, but it was close a couple of times. I did appreciate the one guy who was hand-watering the greens who pretty well soaked the ball that I hit close to him. He was going to teach that ball. That was the only putt I made all day.

Played this AM as first off (thanks Mike). POP 2.5 H. Having not played here in almost a year, I decided to head out. What a difference a year makes? IMO the conditions today were the best I have ever... Continue »

Played this AM as first off (thanks Mike). POP 2.5 H. Having not played here in almost a year, I decided to head out. What a difference a year makes? IMO the conditions today were the best I have ever seen on this course (many workers on the course, cleaning/watering). The tee boxes were all clean/playable. Bunkers were a little damp when I started (1st one I was in was), but by the time I got to the back 9, they all had been cleaned (2nd one was just fine). Some rough on the outside of the fairways, but playable. And of course, there are numerous OB areas on the course. Fairways were green and provided good lies and roll, all round. Greens were just great (some of the best I have seen all year IMO) and held high shots (devoid of divots +) and chipped and putted really good. Customer service was great at all levels. To me, it is an enjoyable course to play and I love the par 3's on this course. I have no reservations about recommending this course at this time. Book early? The place was packed by 8:30, like I have not seen in a long time.

Had an appointment today with my periodontist out in La Habra who is very near Westridge so I decided to give it a go. Got there around 9:15, $35 riding the blues and the starter got me right out. H... Continue »

Had an appointment today with my periodontist out in La Habra who is very near Westridge so I decided to give it a go. Got there around 9:15, $35 riding the blues and the starter got me right out. He said I could join a twosome that he just sent out or I can go it alone. Wanted to join this twosome but they clearly had no interest in me joining them. Fine. So I put on the headphones and went solo.

Pace of play was moving but hit a snag on the back 9. There was a fivesome up ahead that was moving pretty slow (didn’t know they allowed 5??) and passed them up on 12. Finished in 4 hours for a single which is pretty slow.

Last time here was about 8 months ago and the conditions then were great. Different story today. What in the world has happened to this golf course? Very dry, weeds growing in the fairways and in the areas near the greens, many bare spots. Even the kikuyu grass was starting to die out. The tee boxes were better and some were going under repair. The rough was nice and playable where it wasn’t dry. Was in a couple bunkers and they were a bit damp but fine.

The greens were the best thing about this course. Not real fast but rolling true. As the previous reviewer wrote, it would be nice if folks would repair their ball marks. I fixed many ball marks on each green.

Overall and with the exception of the greens, I was disappointed with the conditions. This course needs some work.

Course was in great condition lately. I just wish people would fix their divots on the greens -- this applies to almost any public course I suppose. Some of the tee boxes could use some tlc

Course was in great condition lately. I just wish people would fix their divots on the greens -- this applies to almost any public course I suppose. Some of the tee boxes could use some tlc

I called a number of courses yesterday and everyone told me they were booked solid Monday morning, but Westridge said they were not too busy, so that's where I ended up.

It had been a while since I... Continue »

I called a number of courses yesterday and everyone told me they were booked solid Monday morning, but Westridge said they were not too busy, so that's where I ended up.

It had been a while since I played here. Very cold morning given how late in March it is. Pro shop worked with me and got me out first which was very much appreciated. A big thank you to the staff!

Greens were the best part of the course, not great, but decent, albeit a little too slow for my taste. Fairways were rather "scruffy" , plus they had huge areas which were either scheduled to be re-sodded, or will be environmental areas? Lots of sand in the bunkers, and I was in quite a few. Rough was only so-so at best.

I was advised they are going to revert to the original routing, but no date was provided for the change.

Ah, the joys of showing up as a single. Had an 8:45 tee time for $38, got off about 10 minutes late due to the three "locals" I was paired up with; they were arguing with the starter because they didn... Continue »

Ah, the joys of showing up as a single. Had an 8:45 tee time for $38, got off about 10 minutes late due to the three "locals" I was paired up with; they were arguing with the starter because they didn't want to play with me. Great start to the round. Sigh.

The course is in very choppy winter condition. Unmowed across the board due to recent rains, everything (tees, fairways, rough and greens) is long, shaggy and slow. Bunkers were hard and muddy. A mowing would help conditions, but probably not much due to the mixed grasses pretty much everywhere.

The bones of the course are still intact, and the design is mostly pretty good...but I'll be staying away for a few months to see how better weather can improve this place. Not recommended at this time.

Morning tee time at Westridge. They have many different tee boxes and are able to utilize to keep in good shape. Fairways are a little on the thin side and really need to plan on the ball running out.... Continue »

Morning tee time at Westridge. They have many different tee boxes and are able to utilize to keep in good shape. Fairways are a little on the thin side and really need to plan on the ball running out. Rough had good coverage. Greens are lush and accepts shots, lots of unfixed ball marks and unraked traps. Greens were on the bumpy side and were medium fast. Pin placement on hole 14 is darn near impossible to get the ball close.
POP was close to five hours. Course is a good test and requires every club in your bag.

Spent Christmas Day at Westridge for the first time ever. Played with three good friends after we had gotten a very nice $40 rate with cart booked for a 10:07 tee time. I was highly anticipating playi... Continue »

Spent Christmas Day at Westridge for the first time ever. Played with three good friends after we had gotten a very nice $40 rate with cart booked for a 10:07 tee time. I was highly anticipating playing this cool course and, in many ways, was not let down. This is a Muni with a very private course layout in terms of its difficulties and setup. They're very professional getting everyone off in time and keeping things moving. We started on the 10th tee for some reason yesterday but that was fine as I knew it was the old way they had the nines routed. As for the layout itself, super hilly and narrow in a lot of places. You need to be accurate off the tee, but in many ways it's the second shot that really requires the skills. If you're on though, will be super fun. Now conditions are of course another variable altogether. Right now you'll find a lot of browned out and thin fairway lies, but there's also a decent chance to find some nice grass - just really a lot of hit or miss out there. The rough is not much longer so it's often tough to see where the fairways end and the rough begins. Tee boxes were definitely far too un-level in many boxes, but the coverage was mostly good. Bunkers? Not great. Found some that didn't know if they wanted to be sand or hard mud with lots of debris. A few others were okay. But they could definitely be better. Greens were in good shape and ran medium fast. There are a lot of strong breaks and undulations on the greens so be prepared to hit putts and chips at some awkward angles. Some of the pin positions were simply ludicrous though and it's a trend I've noticed in far too many places of late. Putting the flag in at the 40 degree slope is simply cruel and unusual punishment. And on the 18th green I've never seen so much coot excrement in my life! Pretty gross. No cart service all day but there is a snack shop at the turn near the cart barn and putting green. I had a great day off the tee personally but it's also very easy to lose balls here or there and suffered four penalties as well, so you have to be accurate. If you can score well here, you're a baller. I do look forward to coming back and trying to do better when the conditions are prime. Think it will be top-notch fun on that day.

Holy smokes!! If this course can turn it around, why can’t the Links at Summerly, or a lot of others??!!
Today - played at 9:15am, as a foursome in about 4:45 POP. Not too bad, for a Saturday morning... Continue »

Holy smokes!! If this course can turn it around, why can’t the Links at Summerly, or a lot of others??!!
Today - played at 9:15am, as a foursome in about 4:45 POP. Not too bad, for a Saturday morning.
Course was in decent shape for being a complete waste of time about 6 months ago.
Tess were the worst part, but still ok. Lots of uneven tee boxes, but you can find a flat spot. Fairways were thin in some spots, but definitely playable, and had good roll out. Bunkers were ok. Some had small rocks, but mostly ok.
Greens were good. Super fast and held their lines, with not too many divots.

I played here based on a review someone wrote in the last week or so. Very glad I did.
I’d recommend. Still a little rough around the edges, but definitely playable again, and has recovered extremely well from the poor conditions of 2014 - early 2017.