Played here Wednesday 9/12 with an 8:30am tee time. Pace of play was a bit slow with several slow foursomes in front of us. It took us 4 hours 40 minutes to complete the round. But it didn't seem that... Continue »

Played here Wednesday 9/12 with an 8:30am tee time. Pace of play was a bit slow with several slow foursomes in front of us. It took us 4 hours 40 minutes to complete the round. But it didn't seem that long. The weather was perfect: High 70's with a little breeze. I really like this course. It has a lot of variety, with some interesting holes. The overall course is in very good shape. Tee boxes are fine. The fairways are mostly lush, with some areas that are thin or somewhat bare. But, for the most part, if you are in the fairway you will have a very good lie, with plenty of cushion under your ball. The rough is spotty on the fringes of the fairways. Some areas are quite penal, with others being not penal at all. I was in two greenside bunkers. They had nicely raked, firmly packed sand. They were easy to hit from. The greens were running medium fast, and were very smooth. They were great. They're going to be punching the greens next Monday and Tuesday, so you'll only have a few more days to enjoy the current conditions. I highly recommend playing here before next Monday.

Had a really fun little Sunday round at Simi Hills this weekend. Very spontaneous decision after staying the night before up in Thousand Oaks and called them in the morning with no trouble getting out... Continue »

Had a really fun little Sunday round at Simi Hills this weekend. Very spontaneous decision after staying the night before up in Thousand Oaks and called them in the morning with no trouble getting out as a single with another local gentleman who was in the same boat. We played the gold tees and got a cart for I believe around $60. Simi Hills is always a fun track to play for me and this round was no exception. It's a fairly flat front nine with 2-3 exceptions, while the back is a little narrower, little tighter, always seems to be going slightly up or downhill, and has a few holes that can destroy a good round! Current course conditions under the intense Simi Valley heat seem to be holding up pretty darn well. Fairways have lots of green to them, but you're not going to be shocked to see some dried out areas as well and some GUR from over-watering. The rough is a bit thicker but easy to play out of in most cases, and there are a ton of mulch areas that are not a lot of fun to hit from so avoid those. Bunkers were nice in some places, but grainy in others, but always playable, and the tee boxes are pretty well maintained. Greens were rolling very nicely and probably played just slightly better than they looked. But overall they're in good shape with not too many ball marks to contend with on the day, and were rolling at a medium-fast speed and holding well struck approach shots very well. There are no super tricked out greens at Simi Hills, but there are some with some pretty severe slopes to them like #5. You'll survive it. Always nice to get back out to Simi Hills and have a good round so I'm glad I made the trip. I suspect you will too if you go.

Played here last Sunday with the first tee time out. Obviously pace was not a problem and we joined up with two others and walked 18. I have to say that NOW is the time to play Simi if you are looking... Continue »

Played here last Sunday with the first tee time out. Obviously pace was not a problem and we joined up with two others and walked 18. I have to say that NOW is the time to play Simi if you are looking for outstanding conditions. Everything about this public track makes you feel like you are playing something private and special. Hey it's not Valecia CC but it definetly is worth the money and time. They are doing a great job in making this place a course to play and enjoy. Why can't places like Rancho Park golf course get it together like Simi. I definetly recommend here right now!

Played yesterday, June 21, 2018 -- and was mightily impressed. It had been some time since playing Simi Hills last, so there were many surprises in store for me. The newly renovated interior of the ca... Continue »

Played yesterday, June 21, 2018 -- and was mightily impressed. It had been some time since playing Simi Hills last, so there were many surprises in store for me. The newly renovated interior of the cafe was in excellent taste with a new bar and tables. But most importantly was the condition of the course. The fairways, greens and tee boxes were in truly excellent shape. Not an irregularity -- no bumps, patches, dry areas on the green. They were simply pristine. True rolls -- pick a line and the ball obeys. When last here, most of the lake beds were dry. Not only are they filled, but small fountain spouts sprout from the water, and the surrounding landscaping is manicured and in bloom. Give a shout out to the greenskeepers. Their conscientous care shows on every fairway. It's as if everything they do is a labor of love and makes me wonder if everyone has a financial stake in the course.

One of my favorite courses didn't disappoint. Everything was in good to better than good shape. You look around and see some brown around but it didn't come into play on our round. The greens and c... Continue »

One of my favorite courses didn't disappoint. Everything was in good to better than good shape. You look around and see some brown around but it didn't come into play on our round. The greens and closely mown areas were especially smooth and allowed confident shots of many types on and around the greens.

While I would say the rough was inconsistent - I would counter by saying it was "smart rough" - mostly thin on the high side of the fairway so your ball had a tendency to make it's way back into the course and mostly thick in the places where you wanted the rough to stop your ball from traveling any further off line.

Pace of play was a bit slow, 4.5 but expected on a day where I heard a marshall say a popular day for hackers to show up and try golfing. The better player of the guys we were paired with was a 28 handicap I thought I heard him say. I thought: "They go that high????"

Played 5-4-18 early morning as a single for $34 walking and finishing in about 2 1/2 hours. Tee boxes were in good shape, mostly level and lush with some minor thin areas. Fairways were in very nice s... Continue »

Played 5-4-18 early morning as a single for $34 walking and finishing in about 2 1/2 hours. Tee boxes were in good shape, mostly level and lush with some minor thin areas. Fairways were in very nice shape, mostly lush with great lies and some minor thin spots. Rough was not that long and in good shape with some thicker spots mixed in. Was not in any bunkers but they looked to be in good shape and well groomed. Greens were probably the best part of the course, rolling smooth, medium/fast and semi-soft. The course is in the best shape I have seen it in a long time, hope they keep it up.

Played today in POP 4 H. After reading the previous review, realized I had not played here in some time. Great senior rate of $34 w/cart or $22 walking (be in good shape please). Got out early but it ... Continue »

Played today in POP 4 H. After reading the previous review, realized I had not played here in some time. Great senior rate of $34 w/cart or $22 walking (be in good shape please). Got out early but it was a cold morning, of course until we finished. They are getting ready for the Simi V Amateur in June and the course is in great shape (as stated previous). Tee boxes were clean/level. Fairways have good coverage (some brown areas can be seen) and I only had a couple of thin lies, all round (or maybe it was me). Bunkers were all raked and had no issues (in 2). Rough is thick on outside of fairways and you will find a few creeks that are hazards and some water holes. Greens are just great (running at 10) and will no doubt get faster for the tournament and they are the best I have played this year. Customer service excellent at all levels. Recommended. Look forward to going back soon.

Played Simi Hills on Monday, 4/23. Teed off at 7:45am and finished our round in 3hrs. 30 minutes in perfect weather. Overall, the course is in very good shape. Tee boxes are fine. The fairways are mos... Continue »

Played Simi Hills on Monday, 4/23. Teed off at 7:45am and finished our round in 3hrs. 30 minutes in perfect weather. Overall, the course is in very good shape. Tee boxes are fine. The fairways are mostly green and lush. Every shot from the fairway had a nice cushion beneath your ball. The 3 greenside bunkers I found all had very nice firmly packed sand. The rough is a bit spotty. Some areas have 1 to 2 inches of lush grass. Others are spotty with some bare areas. Some areas on a few holes have 18 inch high grass for those tee shots that were very errant. The greens were excellent - medium/fast speed and very smooth. There were a number of areas that were being manually watered in the fairways. But they didn't pose much of an issue. We played the blue tees and found that about half of them, mostly on the back 9, were grouped with the black tees. Very fun course in very good condition. I highly recommend it.

Teed it up here on 4/9/18 with 3 others. We finished our round at 11:00 in four hours walking with was great due to strong Santa Ana winds blowing. The course is very green at this time. Tees were lev... Continue »

Teed it up here on 4/9/18 with 3 others. We finished our round at 11:00 in four hours walking with was great due to strong Santa Ana winds blowing. The course is very green at this time. Tees were level and fairways were nice. The rough was okay however it was hard to find your ball in it which slows play down a lot. I had to switch to a yellow ball on the third hole due to balls we could not find off the fairway and finding fairways in that wind is tough. The greens were great as usual here running fairly fast and smooth. I will say this though, I think the push for fast play has created a inconsiderate/lazy golfer. It takes only a second to repair your ball mark but many golfers are rushing so fast they don't bother or just forget. I know I am a fast player and I am always repairing ball marks since I am on the green first waiting for my slower playing partners. And don't get me started on the raking of bunkers...this is a lost art due to the push for a three hour round. I favor a four hour round for these reasons only.