First off on Tuesday morning at 7am. Temperature was 35 degrees in the parking lot, but the only restriction was cart path only for those who ride on the first two holes, otherwise, no issues. The gre... Continue »

First off on Tuesday morning at 7am. Temperature was 35 degrees in the parking lot, but the only restriction was cart path only for those who ride on the first two holes, otherwise, no issues. The greens were just recently aerated, which Staci did advise me when I made the tee time. The greens healed very well from the small tines, but because there was still quite a bit of residual sand/topdressing left, it made the greens really slow, and you needed to wipe the ball off prior to any putt.

Fairways were far better than when I played here in December. Hole #5 fairway had been aerated, and the plugs had not yet been picked up, so it was a muddy mess playing that hole, otherwise the course was in pretty nice shape. Bunkers much improved as well. Plenty of sand, well maintained.

Being one of my favorite courses, it is just such a pleasure to play this course. It is pure golf at its best. Difficult without being unfair. My only criticism is the removal of the fairway bunkers on the left side of #15. While it makes the hole much easier, the hole lost some of its character.

Played 1-29-22 early morning walking as a single, finishing in about 3 hours. Tee boxes were in good condition, mostly level with good coverage and cut tight. Fairways were in real nice shape, good ro... Continue »

Played 1-29-22 early morning walking as a single, finishing in about 3 hours. Tee boxes were in good condition, mostly level with good coverage and cut tight. Fairways were in real nice shape, good roll out, nice lies with good padding. Rough was a couple inches longer than fairways, it was very lush and in good shape. All the greenside bunkers have been redone with nice light brown sand, they have even softened up a lot of the steep faces on them making it easier to get out of. Greens were in great shape, semi-soft and rolling pure at medium/fast pace. They have finished the new wood wall in front of the third green and re- sodded around the front of the green, it looks awesome. Overall condition of course is pretty good right now, and well worth playing.

Rode the blues this morning 11/27/2021 teeing off with my buddy Rgm2525 at 1040am under perfect weather conditions high 60 degree weather with a slight breeze. POP 3 hrs 20 minutes riding through 3 gr... Continue »

Rode the blues this morning 11/27/2021 teeing off with my buddy Rgm2525 at 1040am under perfect weather conditions high 60 degree weather with a slight breeze. POP 3 hrs 20 minutes riding through 3 groups. La Purisma has super friendly staff, great food in their restaurant and a stellar challenging layout.

The course has many current improvements taking place like filling the bunkers with thick perfect beach like sand. They are also resodding and verticutting many of the tees which does not effect your stance at all. Some of the Tees were soggy but in playable shape. They have taken out mostly all the reeds in the lakes and they are building retaining walls around the lakes. The water in the lakes look clean and beautiful.

The fairways were mostly lush and in good shape with only minor areas thin or soggy.

The greens were healthy looking, rolling medium paced and pure and in very good shape. Only fixed an extra couple ballmarks.

Rough was thick up to 2 inches. Mainly uniform, green, lush and in good shape and even though I have seen it thicker it was still penalizing.

Come spring with all the new bunkers in place, tees reseeded and greens and fairways in their normal great shape this place will be off the hook nice. I'm a greens, rough and fairways rating type of guy and they were in good shape today.

Highly recommend playing here for the challenge, beauty and peace and quiet that Purisma presents.

Played 11-21-21 early morning walking as a single in a little under 3 hours taking my time enjoying the great weather and wonderful setting. They are working on the tee boxes, they have been punched, ... Continue »

Played 11-21-21 early morning walking as a single in a little under 3 hours taking my time enjoying the great weather and wonderful setting. They are working on the tee boxes, they have been punched, verticut and weeds have been dug out and filled in. Though they do not look good they are still very playable. Fairways are still in good shape nice to hit from with good lies, there are some minor bare spots here and there but nothing real bad. Rough was very green and lush, being about 2 inches along fairways and a little longer around greens. They are doing a complete bunker renovation right now so a lot of them had a good amount of standing water in them, I assume they are getting them ready to be worked on. They did have the bunkers around the 18th green done and it looks awesome. Greens were in very good shape, a little slow in the early morning but rolling smooth and playing semi-soft. They are doing a lot of work on the course. along with the tees and bunkers, they have also cut all the reeds out of the lakes and rebuilt the wall in front of the third green. With all the work they are doing around the course and heavy machinery moving around the course, some areas do not look that good but overall the course is still very playable. Cant wait to see how great its going to look when everything is done.

I need to begin by stating that La Purisima is one of my favorite courses. I make certain to make the drive from OC at least once a year to play it. That said, I have played this course since it open... Continue »

I need to begin by stating that La Purisima is one of my favorite courses. I make certain to make the drive from OC at least once a year to play it. That said, I have played this course since it opened and have never seen it in worse condition. I read Ron's recent review, and it was like we played a different course ? They forgot to turn off the sprinklers, so EVERY greenside bunker was flooded, and the areas which were not under water were like mud ? Ok, things happen, and that was just a mistake, but you could see they were just not good despite that happening. The tee boxes (blue, which I played and red which my bride hit from were simply awful ! Bare areas everywhere. But the worst part of the course was just the general "scruffy appearance" The course just looked neglected. Like it was in the final stages before being closed ??? Perhaps because it was foggy and everything was so wet, there was mud everywhere? Never seen the course like this in all the years I've been coming here ? Staci in the pro shop however was the one shinning aspect of the day. She is such a pleasure to deal with. She is one of the reasons I make the 200 mile drive. I pray that this was just an aberration and the next time I return (And I will return) the course will be the sprarkling jewel I have come to love.

Played 11-6-21 early morning walking as a single in a little under 3 hours. Blue tee boxes were in good shape, mostly level with some divot damage on par threes. Fairways were green and lush with nice... Continue »

Played 11-6-21 early morning walking as a single in a little under 3 hours. Blue tee boxes were in good shape, mostly level with some divot damage on par threes. Fairways were green and lush with nice lies and minimal roll out. There were some bare and thin spots that were being worked on. Rough was 1-3 inches along fairways and around greens, it is very lush and thick with the ball sitting down at times. Was in one greenside bunker that had a good layer of heavy brown sand that was nice to hit out of. Greens are almost healed from being punched, they were semi-soft and rolling medium pace with an occasional bump. Overall course is in good condition , highly recommend playing.

Played 9-7-21 early morning walking as a single for $35 and finishing in a little over 2 1/2 hours. Tee boxes were in decent shape, mostly level with a few having some bare spots but markers were set ... Continue »

Played 9-7-21 early morning walking as a single for $35 and finishing in a little over 2 1/2 hours. Tee boxes were in decent shape, mostly level with a few having some bare spots but markers were set where the turf was in good condition. Fairways were lush and green with great lies and decent roll out, there were a few minor bare and thin spots but nothing major. Rough was cut down pretty low and very easy to hit from. Was not in any bunkers but they looked well groomed and in decent shape. Greens are definitely the best part of the course, they are in great shape right now, rolling pure and smooth at medium/fast pace, and playing semi-soft. Great service, great conditions, great setting, get out and play.

Played mid morning with Vince teeing off about 9:15 after hitting a few balls then off to the range. Staci wasn’t calling anyone to the tee she said go when you’re ready. I only saw 2 walkers and a ... Continue »

Played mid morning with Vince teeing off about 9:15 after hitting a few balls then off to the range. Staci wasn’t calling anyone to the tee she said go when you’re ready. I only saw 2 walkers and a twosome in a cart in front of them otherwise it was clear sailing. We played in just under 4 hours under a beautiful sunny central coast Friday. Tee boxes are nice and level and with the exception of 1 and 2 almost every fairway has some sort of uphill, sidehill, downhill lie. The greens were medium fast holding shots well. Sand was questionable, all depends on your lie a few I was in had some small rocks and pebbles. The restaurant is closed but they have sandwiches in the pro shop. The course seemed to be in great shape and it is always nice to get to play when I can, shame that I live four hours away. Highly recommended

Walked the blacks this morning 6/19/21 at 10:20am with my buddy Pedro with beautiful weather 1 club wind low 70s Temps. Pop was 4 hrs 25 minutes. Thanks to Stacy and her staff which are very friendly ... Continue »

Walked the blacks this morning 6/19/21 at 10:20am with my buddy Pedro with beautiful weather 1 club wind low 70s Temps. Pop was 4 hrs 25 minutes. Thanks to Stacy and her staff which are very friendly for getting us out during a crowded morning.

The greens were very soft today and held shots very well, Very receptive greens. The greens rolled true. I have seen them quicker. Rated 7/10.

Fairways had good coverage mostly lush. Rated 7.5/10

Tees were in good shape. Black tee on 9 was wet. Most tees were level. Rated 7/10

The rough here does not look long to the naked eye as you are addressing the ball but it is grabby and can be challenging. Rated 7/10

Was in a couple greenside bunkers that had crusty clay like light brown color sand that I loved as there was a nice base to splash out of. Plenty of rakes in each bunker. Rated 7/10

I only missed 3 fairways today on 1, 8 and 10. Every fairway I was in other than hole 11 I encountered a downhill, uphill or sidehill lie. That's one of the beauty and challenges of this course.

Highly recommended and would be my home course if it was not an hour and 45 minutes away.