Good lawd! What a course. I haven't played much golf in this area, but if this course is any indication what the folks up here have to work with, well then, they are indeed lucky.
On first tee , the... Continue »

Good lawd! What a course. I haven't played much golf in this area, but if this course is any indication what the folks up here have to work with, well then, they are indeed lucky.
On first tee , the course was shrouded in mist..very cool. Nice wide opening par5.... Love that. Turf was nice in fairways with some rough spots, clean poa greens in very nice shape--running around 10. Areas around the greens were spotty sometimes, thick wet rough made wrist hinging chip shots a must have. A great design...front 9 had some straightforward holes and some super nice dog legs with contours and Oaks, revealing beautiful greens on approach. Wonderful topography here. Back 9 was brutal to this first time visitor. I played blue @ 6700 yes or so.....front was no prob, back was another animal...I hear they call the course the Piraña.....well it ate my A$$. Tip -- on 14 you can take it over the trees with a fade and be fine. Back 9 for me was even better in terms of enjoying the course design. Great stuff back there. GpS system was nice although, I couldn't figure out how to adjust for different yardages.....as in, what will my approach yardage be if I hit to a specific area. It was however very helpful in determining what to hit on most holes. In its heyday this course must have been amazing. As another poster has mentioned, it just doesn't get enough play (income) to keep it in top notch resort style shape....but do not for a second believe that this detracts from the experience. WELL WORTH the trip. I plan on bringing people out here as part of a central coast golf trip in the future. Hopefully the course continues to maintain what it has and not wither away like so many others have.

Got a chance to play one of my favorites this morning 7/28/14 with RGM2525. We played 36 holes with a nice lunch inside the newer restaurant that I had not visited yet. I walked the first 18 and then... Continue »

Got a chance to play one of my favorites this morning 7/28/14 with RGM2525. We played 36 holes with a nice lunch inside the newer restaurant that I had not visited yet. I walked the first 18 and then we took a cart for the 20 dollar replay---so worth it. The greens are outstanding at this time. I have seen them faster but I have not seen them this clean and nice. Not really any ballmarks at all. Holding irons with spin---putting probably to a 10 on the stimp. Afternoon round showed more speed on the greens. The fairways are in great shape, lush green grass ball sitting up nicely. There are a few brown spots here and there but nothing to gripe about and no hardpan areas. I was in 4 bunkers the whole day and the sand was nice, raked and semi-firm...no issues. The tees were lush and green. Only a couple boxes made you hunt for a level stance. The rough oh my...If you have ever played here you know that a well struck drive down the middle might hit a slope in the fairway and roll you only a foot or two into the rough....You have to know this going in and just grit your teeth and roll with it...to say the rough is challenging would be correct...as my buddy who is a member here said it best its a club grabber and sometimes you have to club up two clubs on approach from the rough. Pace of play was great---we finished both rounds in 3 hours each...staff here is great and this is one of the toughest courses you can find....I love the peace and quiet, views and challenge of Purisma....highly recommended.

Just had to take a short road trip with a couple buds and the first stop was La Purisima near Lompoc. What a fantastic layout and beautiful setting for a golf course. Conditions were very good to ex... Continue »

Just had to take a short road trip with a couple buds and the first stop was La Purisima near Lompoc. What a fantastic layout and beautiful setting for a golf course. Conditions were very good to excellent tee to green. Rough, however, can be scrappy, it was cut to a reasonable length but still quite a challenge. Greens rolled true, medium speed today. If you've played it, then you'll be glad to hear they are making every effort to maintain the course in the high standard which it's known throughout the west coast golf community. Even with the drive and remoteness, it's worth the effort. Play it, you'll not be disappointed. Just remember the wind comes up and changes everything ... added 5 strokes to my back nine, not kidding.

After years of "you should go", I finally did. As luck would have it, I was in the area on business and had a morning to kill. La Purisima is well deserving of all of the positive comments. It is in a... Continue »

After years of "you should go", I finally did. As luck would have it, I was in the area on business and had a morning to kill. La Purisima is well deserving of all of the positive comments. It is in a beautiful setting, and a really nice course design. Once you leave the #1 tee, you will not see a sign of civilization other than the far-off view of a small housing community off of one tee box (#5 maybe), and then nothing again until you get near the road on #17 and #18. Very quiet setting.

As I approached #2 tee, saw a deer in the nearby trees. And then a fawn hopped out of the trees and bounced down to the end of the tee box to check me out. I stood there and talked to him for a few minutes. He/she never talked back though. Finally, the fawn headed back to mom and I teed off.

The course conditions - because of the remote setting, La P will never get the amount of business needed to keep this course in immaculate condition. That being said, the greens were very good. The fairways and rough were generally good. Put this course in LA or SD, and the tee sheet would be full of people willing to pay $150.

So glad I got the chance to play here, and I hope I can come back someday.

Been a while. Conditions have improved greatly. The La Purisima of old is back! (It may also be that they hosted the US Open qualifier the day prior too)

Been a while. Conditions have improved greatly. The La Purisima of old is back! (It may also be that they hosted the US Open qualifier the day prior too)

Played here at 10am this morning and the review is for the new owners. Great job!!!! This course is coming back. The improvements are noticeable as is the fairway conditioning and quality of the green... Continue »

Played here at 10am this morning and the review is for the new owners. Great job!!!! This course is coming back. The improvements are noticeable as is the fairway conditioning and quality of the greens. The fairways look the best I can remember, and a first cut rough! Although the greens are a little slower than I recall in their prime they're in terrific shape. Looks like thy're being managed back to the glass-like speed of old days. Everyone with respect for course design and challenge has always known this course is a giant among mortals. To be honest, I wasn't sure what would happen to this course and I dropped my players club membership in 2014 in favor of the Sandpiper / RSM deal (much pricier), but need to think now about keeping both. I walked away thrilled, tired, challenged, but with the biggest smile I've had here in a while. Don't know who the new owners are, but I'd buy them a beer.

Played 3-16-14. Course is in good shape. Tee boxes are in good shape(still need to level number 3). Fairways and rough have recently been punched, but you will still find good lies in the fairways. Th... Continue »

Played 3-16-14. Course is in good shape. Tee boxes are in good shape(still need to level number 3). Fairways and rough have recently been punched, but you will still find good lies in the fairways. The rough has been cut done a little not as long as normal but can still be tough to hit from. For me the sand traps are in nice shape with firm sand. Greens are nice, smooth and rolling true with medium fast speed. They have trimmed back some of the trees on 9 which opens up your tee shot a little bit. They have also cleared up the area under the trees on left side of 14. I like what I see from the new owners every time I come back here.

First of all THANKS to the GKers that recommended this place, it was worth the drive up from Goleta. Got a $50 Sr rate that made the day ever better! Lets start with the best, the greens were excellen... Continue »

First of all THANKS to the GKers that recommended this place, it was worth the drive up from Goleta. Got a $50 Sr rate that made the day ever better! Lets start with the best, the greens were excellent; smooth, fast and holding but local knowledge on where to land the ball on the green is very necessary. Fairway had too many divots but otherwise they were better than average if you didn't land in a divot. Maybe the reason is that my cart had no sand in the bottles. The roughs are rough, lots of burrowing animal holes. Traps were OK. I played with a local so he help guide me around the course. Also, play the proper T's for your game otherwise you will not enjoy the day. Weather cooperated, cold at 8:30 but sunny, no wind and lo 70's when we finished. No beverage cart. Wish this course was closer to Oceanside, love to play this course more often.

Played early morning on Black Friday with rgm2525. Weather was pretty terrible but we enjoyed ourselves anyway. Greens were rolling very well and not as fast as I've seen in the past. The rains also t... Continue »

Played early morning on Black Friday with rgm2525. Weather was pretty terrible but we enjoyed ourselves anyway. Greens were rolling very well and not as fast as I've seen in the past. The rains also took a bite out of most of the breaks, which made reading them trickier than normal. There was a little bit of divot damage as well.
Fairways and tee boxes were in pretty good shape. A few brown patches in the fairways but most everything was green and lush. #3 tee box still needs leveling but other than that I didn't see many problems.
Rough was thinner than in the past but that didn't matter much in the rain. They've also introduced an intermediate cut which frames the fairways very well.
Bunkers were heavy and filled with plenty of sand. With the rain it was like hitting through wet concrete. Very difficult.
Highly recommended and a must play in my opinion. Can't wait to come out again.