Teed it up Monday at Sunset Hills CC 3/24 with rgm2525, abbacat and TPROVJ. What a fun day!

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Sunset Hills Country Club , CA
3-24-2025

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Teed it up Monday at Sunset Hills CC 3/24 with rgm2525, abbacat and TPROVJ. What a fun day!

Photos + Review
Sunset Hills Country Club , CA
3-24-2025

Teed it up Monday at Sunset Hills CC 3/24 with rgm2525, abbacat (Hi Wendy Kaye) and TPROVJ. What a fun day!

This was my 8th Private Course Outing at Sunset Hills CC since 2022. Our group really enjoys the experience here. The golf course was in excellent condition plus Sunset Hills CC provided a full friendly staff for F & B and bag drop service. Our outing ran very smooth.

Sunset Hills CC is a fun layout requiring very accurate shot making and excellent putting skills. Keep your ball in play, bring a decent short game, you'll score decent. Try to over power the layout, you might shave a stroke or two, but more likely you'll give them back or take a big number. My big loose swing make every round an adventure yet I find myself wanting to play it again and again. I'm not alone, Sunset Hills CC has one of the highest repeat play participation in our group's rotation.

Besides limited practice facilities, the facility lacks a full-size driving range instead having a short game area with hitting nets plus a few 150 yards limit driving range stalls, Sunset Hills CC has got all the other amenities and services. I see a lot of families memebers here.

Thank you, Molly Dunn, Membership Director, for the surprise welcome of coffee and donuts! See photo. It made a great impression with our group!

Greenskeeper.org very much appreciates Sunset Hills CC having us out in collaboration with Vivid Golf for these events.

Be on the look out for them. We got more coming here in 2025!

Played Monday in the GK/ golf moose outing. It was my first time playing this course. It was really a lot of fun. There are a lot of dog legs, narrow fairways and small greens. The conditions were per... Continue »

Played Monday in the GK/ golf moose outing. It was my first time playing this course. It was really a lot of fun. There are a lot of dog legs, narrow fairways and small greens. The conditions were perfect tee to green
There was a small , 3-mat irons-only driving range, putting green and chipping area. All of the staff was great and there was even complimentary donuts and coffee. Nice touch. It was great to see and play with Johnny and Ron again . I would love to play here again sometime.

From 3/25/24 Sunset Hills CC is a very well designed golf course that offers a variety of golf holes that are fun, interesting, and challenging. The course is built onto a scenic mountainside that fe... Continue »

From 3/25/24 Sunset Hills CC is a very well designed golf course that offers a variety of golf holes that are fun, interesting, and challenging. The course is built onto a scenic mountainside that features views of localized mountains and some local housing. This gorgeous course features large mature trees, strategic bunkering throughout, and several elevation changes. Sunset Hills CC places premium on accuracy off the tee as you are hitting into narrows fairways, and into small greens from the fairway or on par 3s. The course defends itself with its narrow or small landing areas, well positioned bunkers, medium length rough, and fast sloped greens. There were a few doglegs and some blind shots. The course is always a challenge and requires the execution of quality shots at all times, as being offline here introduces difficulty to achieve recovery. The course played its yardage, and fairways provided limited roll out on drives and approaches. The course is well maintained and in overall above-average condition. The course layout is rated a 4.5 out of 5, conditions are rated a 4.3 out of 5. I note the following: Tee Boxes: Level and green, no damage. Condition above average. Fairways: Green, lush, and defined from rough. Grabby with limited rollout. Condition above average. Greens: Green, medium-fast in speed, on the medium to firm side, and tricky to read at times. Speed about a 10.5. Conditions could be better, but still better than average. Sand: Maintained with excellent consistency. Condition excellent. Rough: Maintained and defined, about 3 – 5 inches. Condition excellent. Waste Areas: Maintained with overgrown nature that offered little to no recovery potential. Condition excellent. Driving Range: Non-existent. Practice Area: Chipping area and green present. Condition excellent. Speed of the practice putting green was consistent with course. POP: 4.75 hours – very limited wait was encountered, all good. We paced ourselves accordingly. Other: Noted a nice restaurant and golf shop, all appeared high grade. This is a great golf layout without a doubt, that requires a solid golf game to score. I loved this track and hope to be able to play it again in the future. Fully Endorsed! Thank you Johnny and GreensKeeper.org for this GK Outing!

Played in The Moose event on 3.25.24 with fellow gker Mark, and Scott, and Rick and it was awesome. The weather was incredible. The course seemed to fill in a lot from all the rain we saw this year. T... Continue »

Played in The Moose event on 3.25.24 with fellow gker Mark, and Scott, and Rick and it was awesome. The weather was incredible. The course seemed to fill in a lot from all the rain we saw this year. Tee boxes had minimal divots between the markers. Fairways were like playing soft, again from all the rain. Rough was tournament length as usual. Wet & sticky. Absolutely brutal. Greens were almost perfect, which seems to be the norm around here. They were running quick but some of the holes were gettable. 8.5/10. I would take advantage of any opportunity to play this track. Another property we are very happy to have it on the moose roster!

Played 3/25 in the Gk-Moose event. First time venturing into this area of urban LA for golf. Sunset Hills exceeded my expectations. Classic 1966 course (Ted Robinson) fit into a smaller area of land... Continue »

Played 3/25 in the Gk-Moose event. First time venturing into this area of urban LA for golf. Sunset Hills exceeded my expectations. Classic 1966 course (Ted Robinson) fit into a smaller area of land. Houses on side of most holes but it doesn't feel tight. Mature trees in strategic spots make accuracy a factor. Small tees boxes that are in good condition. Well cared for and level. Fairways close cropped and tight lies with run out despite the rains the day before. Very few wet areas. Rough was cut recently and consistent. The bunkers in good shape with lighter brownish sand at the right depth. Only a few water hazards The greens how I primarily judge a course. Mostly smaller side not hugely undulated. In great condition and fast. High marks for the course in this area. As good as any I get to play on and challenging. The better player needs to be below the hole to score well. They require your full attention. Speed and line need to match in order to two putt consistently. Just as you'd expect at a private club. Rated 9+ Sectioned off clubhouse with large pool area with casual restaurant suitable for families where we enjoyed food after. With tennis and banquet facility adjacent too. Facility updated and modern worthy of membership considerations for area residents IMO. Easy to recommend and would return again. Another A1 event.

Played yesterday in the GK/Golf Moose private club event. Check in with Johnny and Ron was quick and easy. Nice CC atmosphere, pleasant weather, and great course conditions. Shotgun start at 10 am.
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Played yesterday in the GK/Golf Moose private club event. Check in with Johnny and Ron was quick and easy. Nice CC atmosphere, pleasant weather, and great course conditions. Shotgun start at 10 am.

Greens: Fast and smooth. They held shots, but you had to have some spin and elevation on those approaches.

Fairways: Great runout and very pristine conditions.

Rough: It was thick in places, but not unmowed. I was lucky enough to not have too many penal lies. Mostly, my ball sat up. No bare areas that I saw.

Bunkers: All were great; raked smooth (I did have a small footprint that did not get raked on one hole) and groomed very nice.

Tees: The three sets of markers were, for the most part, placed onto one long box with a total of about 250 yards difference over 18 holes.

Overall condition of the course was great. Customer service was excellent, and the food was good. If you get a chance to play here, take it.

Played in the GM Private Course Event on 11/20. We snuck in between some pretty good rain for the area. Luckily the wind helped in drying enough out for it to be an enjoyable loop around the grounds. ... Continue »

Played in the GM Private Course Event on 11/20. We snuck in between some pretty good rain for the area. Luckily the wind helped in drying enough out for it to be an enjoyable loop around the grounds. Bring your A game tee to green, as this is 100% target golf. The greens gave us a chance on this day. Below the hole and par seem to be the norm if its playing firm.

Back to Sunset Hills CC for our 3rd GM/GK Private Course Event for 2023 on 11/20.

I think the golf gods like us. With all the rain that came the day after our Goose Creek outing on 11/17 it was loo... Continue »

Back to Sunset Hills CC for our 3rd GM/GK Private Course Event for 2023 on 11/20.

I think the golf gods like us. With all the rain that came the day after our Goose Creek outing on 11/17 it was looking like we could be cart path only for Sunset Hills CC GM/GK Private Course event. Instead, the area got strong winds the night before drying the course enough to allow us off the paths. Also, turns out the winds were stronger on Monday than Sunday BUT given how tucked into the hills with many natural barriers to shield the wind, the course was very playable. It may have been the only course playable that day because the winds were so strong throughout Ventura County.

Like all 3 previous times this year playing Sunset Hills GC, the golf course was in outstanding condition. Greens were medium fast and smooth. Fairways lush. Rough lush. Tee boxes, although small on a course that is conducive to iron play from some of par 4 tee boxes, still in great shape. Bunkers were in very good condition as always. If you drive by the course on Olson Road and marvel at how nice the conditions look, the whole course is that way.

The more I play Sunset Hills GC, the more I like it. They also do a super job with customer service and staging for our events. For sure more GM/GK Private Course events coming in 2024 here.

Hosted our third Golf Moose/Greenskeeper.org Private Event on Monday 7/24 at Sunset Hills CC. Teed it up with GKers rgm2525 + outing players Bob and Bill. Great time and the best shape I’ve seen the c... Continue »

Hosted our third Golf Moose/Greenskeeper.org Private Event on Monday 7/24 at Sunset Hills CC. Teed it up with GKers rgm2525 + outing players Bob and Bill. Great time and the best shape I’ve seen the course yet with exception to the greens being much slower than their typical fast speeds due to excessive heat.

The more I play Sunset Hills CC and understand where to hit the ball (in the fairway – LOL), the more I like the design which has a few quirky holes but overall, a demanding tight fun layout.

Golf practice facilities are limited due to small amount land available surrounding the clubhouse. The driving range has 5 mats for short irons only plus a couple hitting cages located at the upper lot practice chipping green. Some of our players were at the Golf Development Complex (this is where GDR23 works), which is just 5 minutes from the course so if you really need a full-service warmup that is a viable option.

They do a good job staffing outings as both the Grill/Bar/Patio were open for our players. In addition, that had 3 staff members working our bag drop to make it easy for players to find their carts assignments.

I’m still in search of a well-played round of golf at Sunset Hills CC but none-the-less very enjoyable and worth it. Check out the photos I just posted.

Future outings to come at Sunset Hills CC. Thank you everyone that came out!