Was able to book a tee time for my buddy and myself at 11:14 for $49, which I felt was a good deal. We were paired with Yuna, a high school age young lady who could really crush the ball. Yuna rode wi... Continue »

Was able to book a tee time for my buddy and myself at 11:14 for $49, which I felt was a good deal. We were paired with Yuna, a high school age young lady who could really crush the ball. Yuna rode with her father who, although dressed ready to play, did not as this round was dedicated to preparing for an upcoming CIF qualifying event. The course was very busy as usual, and being that we were a threesome amongst mostly foursomes( and on more than one occasion I'd seen more than that!), so we waited on a few holes, but never more than a couple minutes. That being said, I'd have to say, pace of play wasn't smooth nonstop play through the round, but never had to wait long enough to be bothered.
The course was heavily watered, no dry spots within the fairways. There were several oversaturated areas spread throughout the course. While I didn't encounter any dry or hardpan areas, I did have a couple lies that were pretty thin for as close to the green as they were. Also, a couple small areas staked and roped off on outside edges of a few fairways.
The rough here is not seeing much water, the further you stray from the fairway the higher the odds you'll be hitting off dirt and/or wood chips. The rough adjacent to the fairways was most often not very dense and about an inch and a half deep. Not a drastic club difference, but enough to make you double check your shot approach.
As for the bunkers, I didn't land in one the entire round, surprisingly enough! And so of course if I don't have to play out of any I don't pay any attention to them whatsoever, lol. I walk by them as if they aren't there, mostly because I don't need any bad thoughts, lol. Seriously, the couple I had to glance at while chipping over, looked nice and playable. Far better than average for the area, in my opinion.
In finality, the greens which were quite bumpy the last time I was here, were more in line with what I expect from a course like LS South. They were fairly smooth, and actually better than what I would have expected considering I was passing through most greens after 12 o'clock. Putts held their lines very well and I'd have to guess about a 10 on the Stimp meter, which was a little surprising considering how smooth the greens looked. All of us at one point or several, either left putts short or didn't have enough speed to carry a break that was correctly read. Greens were also every receptive to well struck shots, hitting the ground with minimal rollout, even on some chips when you needed a few feet. Easy pin placements, conditions forcing you to play an aggressive short game in order to score well.
In addition before finishing, big fan of LS's practice areas. Practice greens seemed a touch quicker than on course greens. Side note, in the several years I've frequented LS, this was the first time I'd hit off mats on their range.
All in all a very enjoyable round at a very efficiently run facility. I'm sure I'll be back very soon.