Teed it up with GDR23, ag2000 and kmersola during a Golf Moose / GK Private Event I organized on Monday. Awesome day of golf with GKers and others that joined in.

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Teed it up with GDR23, ag2000 and kmersola during a Golf Moose / GK Private Event I organized on Monday. Awesome day of golf with GKers and others that joined in.

I’ve lived in Westlake/Thousand Oak area since 2002 and have driven by Sunset Hills CC more times than I can count. I’ve heard stories of how tight and quirky the layout is … this was my first time playing it Monday and like kassper7 I too was pleasantly surprised to experience a fun layout that was not too tight nor quirky for this golfer. In fact I really enjoyed it. It’s a challenging golf course in very good shape despite drought and water restrictions taking place in Ventura County. The greens are near perfect. Fairways had some brown areas but not much with full coverage good berumuda/kikuyu surface to play from. But oh that kikuyu rough greenside really put a premium on good iron play, which if you saw my forum post, has been severely lacking lately for me. The greens are small and well protected not only by the nasty rough but bunkers too. Want to play someone with a good short game … bet the members here have one because you got to have mad pitch game skills to handle this place. On the greens are no picnic either. While small they were very challenging with some severe slopes and undulations. Tee boxes are small as there’s not much space to fit them. With irons off the tee a strong possibility due to the how short and tight the track is some tees showed the wear and tear of summer play. Bunkers on the other hand all had excellent sand, groomed and a pleasure to play from. I’m so glad I finally got to play here!

Regarding facilities, nothing special but adequate. You got your clubhouse, bar/restaurant, tennis courts … unfortunately due to limited space they do NOT have a full size driving range. Instead they have a very small 160 yards irons only range and a nice hitting net where you can take bigger swings. They also got a small practice putting green and chipping green plus practice bunker (bunker was closed).

From an organizer’s perspective, so appreciative they had a full outside services helping out and their head pro, F & B director and staff to make sure we were well cared for. The staging area was small and simple. I enjoyed the whole experience and I’m looking forward to returning to put on more outings there. CHECK OUT the photos I just posted and THANK YOU to everyone that came! Recommened!