Walked Simi Hills as 3-some on Sunday 5/3. Went out at about 8:50am. POP was decent at about 4:15...not bad on a Sunday morning. Simi is a relatively easy walking course, with only one real uphill ... Continue »

Walked Simi Hills as 3-some on Sunday 5/3. Went out at about 8:50am. POP was decent at about 4:15...not bad on a Sunday morning. Simi is a relatively easy walking course, with only one real uphill section on the 3rd hole. Let me just say this: I love Simi Hills! Every time I play there I say that. The course is in great shape, big props to the maintenance crew! The greens are absolutely fabulous. Smooth, medium fast and very receptive. The fairways and rough are in surprisingly good shape. Some brown spots and bare spots here and there, but they were spot watering to take care of them. Traps are more dirt than sand, but were well maintained. I think I payed $49 to walk the round, and for a medium bucket of balls. For that price, it doesn't get much better than Simi Hills.

Walked the blues (6432/70.4/125) as an early a.m. single. POP was excellent, 3 1/2 hours not rushing or being rushed is a great way to play golf. Different course early when the conditions are calm. ... Continue »

Walked the blues (6432/70.4/125) as an early a.m. single. POP was excellent, 3 1/2 hours not rushing or being rushed is a great way to play golf. Different course early when the conditions are calm. Medium to somewhat challenging course to walk, constantly up/down rolling hills on the front 9, the back 9 is flatter. The greens putted nice, medium fast and consistent from green to green. Overall, typical poa annua, a bit bumpy as the ball slowed near the hole & are receptive to holding approach shots. The fairways are mostly lush, well maintained & had good coverage overall. The rough is generally lush and deep enough to let your ball settle down just enough to be penal. Some scattered hardpan areas in the rough. The rough around the greens is mowed down and makes for nice chipping. The traps had a decent amount of sand and they were very well maintained from a raking perspective. Medium to large grain dark brown sand, but it plays better than it looks. Most of the tees were lush with few unfixed divots, very nicely maintained. Decent layout, medium on the challenge scale, but there are plenty of hills & trees that keep you honest. Marshalls are consistently out patrolling the course. No drink cart today, but there are plenty of water stations on the course. It is a GREAT deal to play here later in the day, but the morning rates make playing here more questionable IMO. However, one thing I really like is that they offer morning, mid morning, early twilight and twilight rate alternatives. I have found the customer service to be much improved from what I remembered @ this course before I moved to Portland in 2012. It is in nicer condition that many other local courses. For those two reasons, I have now played here as much in the last 6 months as in the last 10 years combined. If you desire an alternative from a super challenging course, this is a good mid level alternative.

Walked the blues (6432/70.4/125) for $32, playing with Toobaked, Will & Jeff. POP was OK, we waited a few shots here and there on a beautiful day in the mid 70's. Started fairly calm, but the wind was... Continue »

Walked the blues (6432/70.4/125) for $32, playing with Toobaked, Will & Jeff. POP was OK, we waited a few shots here and there on a beautiful day in the mid 70's. Started fairly calm, but the wind was beginning to pick up later in the round. Medium to somewhat challenging course to walk, constantly up/down gentle rolling hills on the front, the back is flatter. The greens are almost totally back after aeration. They were medium fast and putted well, consistent from green to green. Overall, typical poa annua, a bit bumpy as the ball slowed near the hole. The fairways were usually lush, well maintained & had good coverage overall. Numerous fairways had spot sprinklers out, so they are trying hard to keep it lush. The rough is generally lush and deep enough to be penal. Some scattered hardpan areas in the rough. The traps had a decent amount of sand and they were very well maintained from a raking perspective. However, the quality of the sand is mediocre. Medium to large grain sand, but it plays better than it looks. Most of the tees were lush with few unfixed divots. Decent layout, not overly taxing or challenging, but hilly with plenty of trees that keep you honest. No drink cart today, but there are plenty of water stations on the course. I have recently found the customer service to be excellent here. Good mid range alternative currently in nice condition.

Walked the blues (6432/70.4/125) on their standard mid day walking rate of $28. Played as a single & waited only a few shots the entire round on a beautiful but very windy day in the mid 70's. POP was... Continue »

Walked the blues (6432/70.4/125) on their standard mid day walking rate of $28. Played as a single & waited only a few shots the entire round on a beautiful but very windy day in the mid 70's. POP was excellent, 3H, 30M. Medium to somewhat challenging course to walk, constantly up/down gentle rolling hills on the front, the back is flatter. I agree totally with the previous reviews, these greens are well on their way to being flat out NICE soon. The greens are recovering nicely from aeration. They generally already putted well, medium speed and mostly firm, pretty consistent from green to green. They had recently had a very fine vericutting, which made them just a touch bumpy. Overall, typical poa annua, a bit bumpy as the ball slowed near the hole. The fairways had good coverage overall, usually lush, occasionally thin. The rough is generally lush and deep enough to be penal. Some scattered hardpan areas in the rough. The traps had a decent amount of sand and they were very well maintained from a raking perspective. However, the quality of the sand is mediocre. Medium to large grain sand, it plays better than it looks. Most of the tees were lush with few unfixed divots. I have recently found the customer service to be excellent here. No drink cart today, but there are plenty of water stations on the course. Decent layout, not overly taxing or challenging, but hilly with plenty of trees that keep you honest. There were numerous areas where they had spot sprinklers running. This courses condition has impressed me more each time I have played it recently, recommended as long as they are taking care of the place like they have been of late.

Played here on Tues/ 14th. Greens are coming back nicely. Another two weeks and they will be as good as the practice greens which are phenomenal! tee boxes are in great condition. The bunkers were a l... Continue »

Played here on Tues/ 14th. Greens are coming back nicely. Another two weeks and they will be as good as the practice greens which are phenomenal! tee boxes are in great condition. The bunkers were a little crusty but playable. Fairways are in decent shape, some tight lies, some grassy lies. Some of the rough needed a trim, it was thick and slightly penal. They are working hard at Simi. I heard a rumor of some back nine hole changes in the future and GPS on the Carts..( I hope it doesn't increase the playing price.)

Had been wanting to play Simi Hills for quite a while, so having just played 18 early at Tierra Rejada, it was an ideal time to finally check this course out. No real thrills on the front 9 in terms ... Continue »

Had been wanting to play Simi Hills for quite a while, so having just played 18 early at Tierra Rejada, it was an ideal time to finally check this course out. No real thrills on the front 9 in terms of layout, but the back 9 is really great. All sorts of wonderful natural features and of course that epic 200 yard par 3 over the lake is great. Unfortunately I'm not sure how to really describe course conditions as we started getting soaked right around the 5th hole and the rain never let up until the 17th. It was pretty awful weather and just zero fun. That being said, I don't recall anything being particularly 'bad' per se, outside of mainly some aeration aftermath still on the greens, but that's normal after only 2 weeks of healing. The early fairways were also pretty dry and not lush, but what are you going to do with the drought? I really want to come back here on a typically gorgeous SoCal day and really get to enjoy that back 9 again, and actually see my ball go where it's supposed to and not just die in the grass.

Walked the blues (6432/70.4/125) on their standard walking rate of $28. Played as a single & did not wait a shot the entire round on a beautiful day in the 70's. POP was excellent, 3H, 20M, definitely... Continue »

Walked the blues (6432/70.4/125) on their standard walking rate of $28. Played as a single & did not wait a shot the entire round on a beautiful day in the 70's. POP was excellent, 3H, 20M, definitely the quickest round I have ever played here. The greens are typical poa annua, somewhat bumpy @ times, especially as the ball slowed near the hole. However, they generally putted nice, medium fast and very firm, pretty consistent from green to green. The fairways and rough both had good coverage overall, occasionally lush, but generally winter thin. Some scattered hardpan areas in the rough. The traps had a decent amount of sand and they were very well maintained from a raking perspective. However, the quality of the sand is mediocre. Medium to large grain, with hundreds of small rocks mixed in. After I removed obvious rocks, the sand was surprisingly playable however, much more so that I would have suspected... and I found more than my share. Many of the tees have been recently sanded, which looked poor but did not really affect play. Looked like a combination of regular maintenance and trying to level them, the sanding was heavier in some areas than others. I have recently found the customer service to be excellent here. No drink cart today, but there are plenty of water stations on the course. Decent layout, not overly taxing or challenging, but hilly with trees keeps you honest. They had numerous areas marked as GUR and had transplanted grass and were watering the roped off areas. The good news is that I got off my "84" streak @ Simi Hills in my last 2 rounds. In looking back @ my prior rounds in the GK scoretracker, I had incredibly shot an 84 in 5 of the 8 rounds played on this course going back almost 8 years, and always within 5 shots in the 80's. The bad news is that an 84 sounds good compared to an 86. Recommended as long as they are taking care of the place like they have been of late.

Walked the blues (6432/70.4/125) on their standard twilight rate of $23. Played nine as a solo, then 9 with another single, we did not wait a shot AD on a beautiful afternoon in the mid 70's. POP was ... Continue »

Walked the blues (6432/70.4/125) on their standard twilight rate of $23. Played nine as a solo, then 9 with another single, we did not wait a shot AD on a beautiful afternoon in the mid 70's. POP was excellent, 3H, 40M, probably the quickest round I have ever played here. The greens putted nice, medium fast. Typical poa annua, somewhat bumpy @ times, especially as the ball slowed near the hole. A downside was that they were very firm, which definitely affected how they held irons. I had a 9I approach shot land at least 15' on the green and end up in a back bunker. The fairways and rough were both winter thin but had good coverage, occasionally lush. They were both better than when I played here a month ago. The traps had a decent amount of sand and they were well maintained from a raking perspective. However, the quality of the sand is not very good. Medium to large grain, with hundreds of small rocks mixed in the three greenside bunkers I was in. Many of the tees had been sanded recently, so their condition was mediocre. Looked like a combination of regular maintenance and trying to level them, the sanding was heavier in some areas than others. Did not affect play however. Customer service was excellent, I walked in, paid and was on the 1st tee 2 minutes later. No drink cart today, but there are plenty of water stations on the course. They had numerous areas marked as GUR and had transplanted grass and were watering the roped off areas. It appeared to me they are making a good effort to get the course in better condition. I always liked the layout and would play here more if the conditions continue to be decent.

Played with Gunnz and Clutch we teed off on time but group in front of us was behind 1/2 - 1 hole entire round asked Marshall if he would tell the group to pick up pace but he did not. PoP was 5 1/2 h... Continue »

Played with Gunnz and Clutch we teed off on time but group in front of us was behind 1/2 - 1 hole entire round asked Marshall if he would tell the group to pick up pace but he did not. PoP was 5 1/2 hrs.

Course was in the best shape that I have seen it in years with fairways green and no hard pan areas. Rough was 1 - 3 inches with almost no bare spots. Greens were in great shape rolling from 8 - 9 consistant hole to hole with almost no un repaired ball marks. Bunkers groomed and raked with plenty of sand.

Staff was top shelf and helpful.

Worth the green fee.