First-ever non-tournament round at Los Serranos' north course this weekend and it was a fun experience overall because the venue and staff there does such a good job of accommodating people - in this ... Continue »

First-ever non-tournament round at Los Serranos' north course this weekend and it was a fun experience overall because the venue and staff there does such a good job of accommodating people - in this case my monthly golf group who were so thankful to the course for our last outing last month on the south course that we decided to send them our business once again. The north course is not the lengthy behemoth its sister south course is, but it does have its fair share of challenges, mostly in the form of elevations (requiring precise club selection), large bunkers guarding the green complexes, and some challenging narrow tee shots with very target-specific landing areas. Our group always plays from the white tees but it was still a good test of golf on this track. Current conditions are interesting. I found a lot of good lies but visually the course does not look like it's in its best shape. There are plenty of burned out or dirt areas but they're mostly off the fairways or adjacent, but it's by no means super lush right now. Rough is a mixed bag like it is at most courses this time of year. Continuing the visual aspect, the bunkers did not appear to be very playable, but every bunker splash came out nicely and did the job. Same holds true for the greens - visually a little underwhelming and you would think they were slow as molasses, but it's just the opposite. They're actually very quick and can get away from you very quickly if you're above the hole (which happened to me quite often). But once you work the speed out, you'll find them rolling quite true and holding shots well. Carts were in nice shape with a good GPS system attached to them, and not once did it shut down for being in the 'wrong' area - I appreciate that! There was no cart service for the whole day which was disappointing, but the snack shop between the 12th and 13th holes atop the hill was open and has everything you could ever need, including very nice service from the staff - thank you for that! In summary, Los Serranos' north course is currently playing far better than its outward appearance and is a pretty fun track to enjoy a day out. They go above and beyond for you and your guests and should be rewarded and applauded for the great work they do, especially in difficult times like these when golf is at a premium and they probably don't need to go that extra mile to keep busy. (Not sure why my rating came out so low (likely due to the 'visuals' but I would definitely say this rating should be more between 5.5 and 6.0)

Saw GKer chevelle’s review from the previous day and was concerned about the conditions we might find playing with my monthly club on Saturday, 10/10/2020, at 10am on a cloudy, muggy Saturday morning.... Continue »

Saw GKer chevelle’s review from the previous day and was concerned about the conditions we might find playing with my monthly club on Saturday, 10/10/2020, at 10am on a cloudy, muggy Saturday morning. We got some breeze on the back nine to take the edge off the muggy heat. While the course was still well-watered at that time of morning, conditions weren’t sloppy wet or interfered with play or travel between shots. We saw scattered muddy areas but those were easily avoided. Greens were pretty soft and held shots, and not as much runout in fairways as my game needs. Tees playable, rough generally short, but traps were wet and heavy and mostly base, not much of a playing layer.

The course was wide open in front of us, as we didn’t finally catch the group ahead of us until the 14th hole – don’t know why there was such a big gap in the tee times. Last few holes played slower as we were waiting for the first time, and overall finish was about 4.5 hr. With two courses operating, there was confusion regarding getting carts assigned (just ahead of tee times) as players were trying to get clubs on carts ahead of time. $10 for a separate single cart is much more reasonable than the $30(!!) we paid at Glen Ivy earlier in the week.

Good GPS has distances to the pin location. Range and putting greens open. Snack bar on tee #7 closed, but on tee #13 open. Outside patio seating available.

Played Fri Oct 9th at 730. Check in easy none contact and paid with credit card. You don't get a cart until 10 minutes before tee time, i think there are pushing for 2 rider carts. Course was way too ... Continue »

Played Fri Oct 9th at 730. Check in easy none contact and paid with credit card. You don't get a cart until 10 minutes before tee time, i think there are pushing for 2 rider carts. Course was way too wet, Fairways, rough and greens, only 2 greens showed any sign of punching and they were slight they rolled fine. Driving range open, both putting greens open.

Played Fri Sept 11th at 8am. Made a reservation in person on tues sept 1st for 5 groups, for south course, thanks to masks, they misunderstood and only gave us 1 tee time when confirming this week, ... Continue »

Played Fri Sept 11th at 8am. Made a reservation in person on tues sept 1st for 5 groups, for south course, thanks to masks, they misunderstood and only gave us 1 tee time when confirming this week, so they put us on north, which was just punched. Check in was fast but they now do not let you just load up your cart, you have to ge called to load your cart, this slows things down, but my opinion is they are running out of carts and are really wanting people to do 2 people per carts. Since the north was just punched, you really want to play the south, very large holes and when the ball hits the green and bounces it kicks up sand, very slow and the ball will take a 45 degree turn right at the hole when it hits the holes, POP was slow at 4:31

Played Tues aug 18th at 650, got out on time, was not as stacked up at hole 1 as it has been, not sure if it was the early time or the heat, thinking it was the heat. POP was 4:10, better than last ti... Continue »

Played Tues aug 18th at 650, got out on time, was not as stacked up at hole 1 as it has been, not sure if it was the early time or the heat, thinking it was the heat. POP was 4:10, better than last time but still a bit slow. Tee boxes good, fairways not bad, a little wet as they were over watering for the heat, bunkers not great was in 4 in 5 holes, greens receptive and soft, always a ball mark to repair, a little slower than usual, again over watering for the heat, putting green open, but 99% of time the driving range is closed on Tuesday early, they open up later than our early tee time. Had a great driving day 13 of 14 fairways but had 4 three putts, bad day putting, speed was an issue.

Played LS North on 7/28. Course is in really good shape.

Greens are super healthy, great coverage. We played early, so about half of the greens had not been cut yet which made them slow and a bit b... Continue »

Played LS North on 7/28. Course is in really good shape.

Greens are super healthy, great coverage. We played early, so about half of the greens had not been cut yet which made them slow and a bit bumpy. The greens that were cut were near perfect. Fairways are quite lush. As usual out here, the rough is very hit and miss, but if you are close to the fairway you should get decent grass. Bunkers were in good shape, a bit muddy but playable.

The tees are a bit rough at times, but not usually an issue.

In all, LS is well above normal, and a great bargain these days.

Played Fri jul 24th at 654, check in fast , got out on time, you now have to sign out for cart again, not sure why, but this slows everything up at the starters shack. The course is very busy between ... Continue »

Played Fri jul 24th at 654, check in fast , got out on time, you now have to sign out for cart again, not sure why, but this slows everything up at the starters shack. The course is very busy between 615 and 745, many many players. The course is in real good shape, everything pretty nice , the greens were real nice. The first 3 holes played faster and we thought things would go faster but was wrong, they really slowed up and again at 8 and stayed slow. POP was 431, FYI, we finished close to 1120 and there were no carts waiting, looks like they ran out of carts, so if you have a later tee time, think about that. We have the players card for weekday and for $37 senior a good value.

Played friday July 10th at 6:54 got out on time
Not much different from last review, first 3 holes very very slow, watched a guy in group in front of us on par 3 number 2 swing 3 times before he hit ... Continue »

Played friday July 10th at 6:54 got out on time
Not much different from last review, first 3 holes very very slow, watched a guy in group in front of us on par 3 number 2 swing 3 times before he hit the ball, and BTW he was playing the blues.
Fairways were starting to have a few brown spots because of the heat.
Bunkers still hard mud/dirt and a sprinkle of hard wet sand
Greens receptive and rolled nice, hole 18 green is healed and nice.
POP was 4:23, felt slow in the heat

THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH
played Friday June 26 at 7:10
Got off 1 tee time late
Tees - all markers were on the side so you could tee off the width of the tee box
Fairway... Continue »

THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH
played Friday June 26 at 7:10
Got off 1 tee time late
Tees - all markers were on the side so you could tee off the width of the tee box
Fairways - all green, not much run
Rough - first few feet ok, not too penal, get farther off fairway and weeds and bare spots come into play
Traps - the usual for here, always wet heavy sand if much
Greens - very receptive, ball Mark's 18" from ball many times, rolled a little faster than expected, hole 18 had some issues, something was spilled and they are letting it grow out so was slow and bumpy
POP 4:15. Always plugs up first 3 holes but then starts to spread out, still waited every shot
NO OPINION , JUST FACT