Played La Purisima Golf Course Monday along with 5 other GK Review Gurus. Super time with those guys. Teed it up around 8:15am in the morning and finished in just over 4 hours. Started off chilly but ... Continue »

Played La Purisima Golf Course Monday along with 5 other GK Review Gurus. Super time with those guys. Teed it up around 8:15am in the morning and finished in just over 4 hours. Started off chilly but warmed up quick. Wind was projected in the forecast but it never came. Even without the wind, the course dished out some punishment on me as I did not bring a solid game. What a challenge and unique beautiful experience this course is. The surrounding landscape and peaceful seclusion captivates you from the start. This is beautiful piece of property. I posted a bunch of photos that do more to describe the course than I can in words.

As far as conditions, fantastic. Some of the best conditions I have personally experienced at La Purisima. The rain this season, and they just got even more rain Thursday 4/13, has made the fairways, rough and tee boxes lush and playing beautifully. The greens were NOT aerated this Spring and were smooth/fast/holding shots. The rough was a little spotty at times with some thin spots and variation in height but nothing to complain about. Bunkers rugged around the edges but quality, thick texture sand that was fun to hit from.

Regarding the staff, very professional, friendly and easy going. The make you feel very welcome.

The facilities have a big well stocked proshop, grass driving range, practice chipping area and outstanding practice putting green. The restaurant is known for its tri-tip sandwich and has a full menu to choose from. They appeared a bit understaffed on Monday in the restaurant causing an unexpected long delay on orders so we had to pass on time restraints from eating there. Looked like the person working the register was also doing the cooking. In the past, I’ve seen a cook and register person. Next time for sure.

Overall Highly Recommended.

On Monday, April 10th I had the opportunity to play a round of golf with Greenskeeper buddies and Johnny. Our tee time was at 8:00 AM. The weather was perfect and it was not to windy. This was my fir... Continue »

On Monday, April 10th I had the opportunity to play a round of golf with Greenskeeper buddies and Johnny. Our tee time was at 8:00 AM. The weather was perfect and it was not to windy. This was my first time playing La Purísima Golf Course and boy I was on for a challenge. The golf course is in great chape. The fair ways are in excellent conditions, the tees were in good condition as well with a few that weren't to flash and the ball was either above or below your feet. I really liked the greens they were in excellent shape and the ball was rolling beautiful. In my opinion they were to fast and hard to read. Over all I had a fabulous time and I will give 8.5 over all score to La Purísima Golf course.

Played the Blues (6670/73.1/136) with GK Guru's Gary & Pedro in brisk, breezy early morning conditions that warmed up to quite pleasant by the conclusion of the round. We played in around 4.5 H and en... Continue »

Played the Blues (6670/73.1/136) with GK Guru's Gary & Pedro in brisk, breezy early morning conditions that warmed up to quite pleasant by the conclusion of the round. We played in around 4.5 H and enjoyed the surroundings. The tees were above average with adequate coverage. Several are crowned but only the par 3's needed divot repair. Only #3 (coots) was in poor shape. The rough was lush, thick and punitive. Forget advancing clubs their regular distance out of this stuff. Much thicker than most So Cal courses, tough to chip out of or hit the longer clubs necessary to reach the green if you miss the fairway here. The sand traps were nicely maintained with thick sand. The large greens were mostly smooth, putted medium fast speed and held approach shots well. Only #2 (coots) was not in well above average condition. Biggest negative is that there is no GPS on the carts and this is one of the poorest marked courses for yardage I have ever played. The customer service was excellent from everyone encountered. No drink cart, but adequate water on the course. Fun, very demanding layout. Love that there are zero houses anywhere close and all the old oak trees around the course. I get beat up by this course every time I play here but still enjoy the experience. Recommended = Yes.

Played 4-10-17 for a GK Guru round with JohnnyGK and Jerry64 on very calm day for Purisima, getting around in about 4 1/2 hours with no waiting. Tees were in good shape a little more lush than last ti... Continue »

Played 4-10-17 for a GK Guru round with JohnnyGK and Jerry64 on very calm day for Purisima, getting around in about 4 1/2 hours with no waiting. Tees were in good shape a little more lush than last time I played here and mostly level except for the blues on 9. Fairways just keep getting better mostly lush with some minor thin spots, Rough was 1-3 inches, thick and lush making for difficult shot to advance the ball from fairway rough and tough chip shots around the greens. Was in a couple of greenside bunkers that had nice heavy sand, that seemed to be a little thicker than last time I was here. Greens were in really good shape rolling medium pace and smooth.

Played one of my favorites La Purisma yesterday Monday 4/10/2017 for a GK Guru round teeing off with my buddies Nickesquire1 and Pedro7170 at 8:20am on a cold tee off start around 42 degrees with litt... Continue »

Played one of my favorites La Purisma yesterday Monday 4/10/2017 for a GK Guru round teeing off with my buddies Nickesquire1 and Pedro7170 at 8:20am on a cold tee off start around 42 degrees with little to no wind for most of the day. Temps warmed up nicely on the back nine. I think our pace of play was around 4 hrs 40 minutes taking our time enjoying the day. Nick and I rode the blue tees (73.1-136-6670). The greens were in very good shape--there were only problem areas on #2 green in the middle/front section due to the darn coots in that area. Other than that the greens are holding higher trajectory irons and irons with spin. They are quick and firm enough that if you are short sided chipping--good luck. Hardly any ballmarks to fix--a treat to putt on primarily smooth surfaces. Would say maybe rolling a 10.5 to 11 on the stimp. Greens were rated a 8/10 for me--great job. The fairways were primarily lush with maybe exception to some spots here and there. For the most part you were sitting up nicely. The rains have done this place really good. Rated 7/10. The tees were in good shape--mostly lush and level. Rated 7/10 Was in one greenside bunker on #14 that contained thicker/beacher sand that has to really be thumped. Thought the bunkers looked to be in above average shape. Rated 7/10. The rough is really tough if you are in it. It's 2-4 inches deep in some places and can just be an advancement of 50 yds, 75 yds or if your lucky further--was lucky today to only be in the rough chipping or pitching today so did not get to experience the nastiness of it today on full shots. Rating it 8.5/10. I know they have the US open qualifier here coming up next month and I can see the course keeping the rough at least this height if not worse for the next month or so prior to that event. This is probably one of if not the toughest course I have played. It has everything you could want--length, deep rough, usually wind, uphill and sidehill lies in the fairways, protected green complexes and laterals and penalty areas if you get to far off the beaten path. But then there is the scenery, quietness and great layout to enjoy. A gem, Of note and my buddy who is a member semi-explained it to me--the yardage markers are sprinklers that can be hard to find as there is not many of them. If you are to cheap like me to bring a range finder or distance locater it can take some time to get your yardage here--can be a little frustrating--possible POP issue but this place is golf to its purest. Highly Recommended--enjoy and for sure bring your A game.

Played in a GK GURU here on Monday. Course is in excellent condition. Arrived to a temp of 36 degrees, but no frost delay. Greens were in excellent condition. Running medium to fast and held well stru... Continue »

Played in a GK GURU here on Monday. Course is in excellent condition. Arrived to a temp of 36 degrees, but no frost delay. Greens were in excellent condition. Running medium to fast and held well struck shots well. I did notice a few ball marks that were left unattended or repaired poorly. Some minor Koot damage on a few greens as well but it was marked and line of site was granted. Fairways were lush and without any problems that i noticed. Rough is lush and approx 2-4 inches. Do not stray any further than that as the native grass takes over and its a lost ball almost certainly. I enjoy playing from the sand so I kept a close eye on the bunkers. Most had very good sand although wet and making blast shot nearly impossible. The property sits on a beautiful rolling terrain with a few forced carries. Nothing that cannot be manage however as they other distances that most would find playable. On this day I played the combo tees that run out to just over 6300 yards. It was well worth the time 3.5 hours for me to get there from Brea but i will surely return for another go at this one.

Played 3-31-17 first out as a twosome finishing in 2 hours 50 minutes for $32 on there players club. Tee boxes were in good shape, most were pretty lush with some being a little un-level. Fairways wer... Continue »

Played 3-31-17 first out as a twosome finishing in 2 hours 50 minutes for $32 on there players club. Tee boxes were in good shape, most were pretty lush with some being a little un-level. Fairways were in good shape with nice lies and good roll-out with some small bare spots. Rough was long thick with the ball sitting down making for difficult shots to get out. Was in one greenside bunker that had heavy firm sand. Greens were in pretty good shape rolling a little slow but holding there line. Overall course is in real nice shape and very green.

Played Saturday and Sunday, both times in the morning, on a $99 for two Under Par certificate for unlimited golf. There was a frost delay both days, with the course opening between 8:00 and 9:00 am. ... Continue »

Played Saturday and Sunday, both times in the morning, on a $99 for two Under Par certificate for unlimited golf. There was a frost delay both days, with the course opening between 8:00 and 9:00 am. The course handled it well in my opinion, sending groups off both tees. We did have an hour delay on Sunday in our start. With the compression of groups, pace of play was not great. It was about 4.5 hours on Saturday and about 5 hours on Sunday.

The weather was beautiful both days except for the chill in the mornings. The course had a chance to dry out and for the most part was good. There were some muddy parts to the fairways on some holes which were generally roped off. There was also not much roll out although it was better on Sunday than it was on Saturday. The course was lush. The rough had been cut and we were able to find balls but it was still thick enough to be punitive. The greens were good. Good speed and generally true. Both days there were a couple of holes with pin placements that were borderline unfair, but otherwise nothing to complain about on the greens.

The sand traps were the low light of the course. There was standing water and mud in many of the greenside bunkers. In several there was no sand with the ground being very hard at the bottom. I hit out of one on #9 and there was no way to get under the ball. I was lucky my ball hit the lip as it went screaming on its way, and ended up on the green. The bunkers had obviously been hard hit by the rains. That said, there were a some where the sand was acceptable and played as normal.

The service was very good under trying circumstances for the course. They handled it with grace. They were also great in accommodating us considering we had a cancellation and so had three people with pre-paid certificates for two people each. The food staff was great. Had a good tri-tip sandwich. Curiously we saw a beverage cart on Saturday morning, once, and never saw it again all weekend. Otherwise, I was very happy with the service.

Highly recommended.

Played 1-14-17 first out as a single walking in a little under three hours. Tee boxes were in good shape, mostly lush and level with a few being a little thin and un level mostly on three pars. Fairwa... Continue »

Played 1-14-17 first out as a single walking in a little under three hours. Tee boxes were in good shape, mostly lush and level with a few being a little thin and un level mostly on three pars. Fairways were in nice shape very lush with a few small bare areas. Rough was not as long as normal but still thick and tough to hit from. Didn't go into any bunkers but most of them looked to be okay with some still holding some water from the rains. Greens were in great shape, the best that I have seen them in a while rolling smooth with medium/fast speed. The course held up very well from all the rain. Definitely worth going out and playing.