From 4/8/24

Enjoyed another wonderful GK / GM Outing at WRGC. WRGC is a fun Players Course but on this day it was tough test of golf with wind speeds that exceeded 20 mph at times. WRGC is a very... Continue »

From 4/8/24

Enjoyed another wonderful GK / GM Outing at WRGC. WRGC is a fun Players Course but on this day it was tough test of golf with wind speeds that exceeded 20 mph at times. WRGC is a very well-designed course that places premium on accuracy off the tee and into greens. The course features clear definition between its mid-sized fairways and rough areas, well placed bunkering on fairways and proximate to greens, along with strategic water hazards on a couple of holes, and normally with fast greens, but not on this day, as greens were much slower than normal which actually played to the courses difficulty.

The course is primarily flat except for 7, 8, 16, and 17 which have elevation changes from tee to green, along with some attractive views of localized orchards. The course plays like a Championship Style layout. The course seemed to play much longer that it's yardage due to the wind. The course was in above-average condition overall. The course layout is rated a 5 out of 5, conditions are rated a 4.2 out of 5. I note the following:

Tee Boxes: Level and lush, no damage. Above average condition.

Fairways: Green at times tight. Above average condition.

Greens: Green, slow in speed, with medium softness. No damage observed. Speed about a 9.5 - 10 in speed. Above average condition but lack of speed was odd for WRGC.

Sand: Well maintained and firm. Above average condition.

Rough: rough was well defined from the fairway and green collars but not too overgrown, about 2 – 4 inches. Very grabby at times. Above average condition.

Waste Areas: - Waste areas on various holes did not offer the opportunity of recovery due to their overgrown nature. Above average.

Driving Range: The range is always excellent but hitting from mats. You are on an elevated perch hitting into a grass valley with green markers at 100, 150, 200, 225, and 250 yards. Range ran out at about 300ish. Range balls were your typical yellow rangers, but in good condition.

Practice Putting Greens: Both practice putting greens are ample and very well maintained. They seemed inconsistent with the speed of the course greens on this day, but representative of the speed I have encountered in the past when playing here, which is about an 11.5ish.

POP: 4.75 hours – no wait was encountered on any hole.

The WRGC facility included a nice snack bar at the turn, and a very nicely stocked pro shop. Service received was excellent.

Really enjoyed this course and certainly wish I could play it more often. If looking to join a quality golf club with the emphasis on golf this is a really good one.

Rode the blues this morning 4/8/24 at the GK/Golfmoose event with John, Mark and Marc. We really enjoyed our round lots of laughs and great shots. We had a consistent 15-18mph swirling wind which is c... Continue »

Rode the blues this morning 4/8/24 at the GK/Golfmoose event with John, Mark and Marc. We really enjoyed our round lots of laughs and great shots. We had a consistent 15-18mph swirling wind which is common for afternoon golf in Simi Valley. Beautiful temps today in the mid 70s.

My 4th time here and conditions were very good with ample semi-lush fairways[8/10], nice level teeing grounds with only some divot damage on the par 3s[7.5/10], very thick and juicy lush rough[8.5/10], medium paced greens that were semi receptive and rolled slower than our group expected[7.5/10]. Was in 2 greenside bunkers and two Fairway bunkers that had ample grainy sand[7/10].

Fairly tough layout 135 slope with some narrow undulating greens, many red staked penalty areas and some afternoon wind to negotiate. To me I love the back nine here especially holes 10,11, 15,16 and 18.

Highly recommended!

This place is incredible. Such a privilege to play. Well maintained. The maintenance staff should be applauded. Accompanied with fellow gkers JohnnyGK, Mark_6m, and rgm2525 who are absolute loopers, y... Continue »

This place is incredible. Such a privilege to play. Well maintained. The maintenance staff should be applauded. Accompanied with fellow gkers JohnnyGK, Mark_6m, and rgm2525 who are absolute loopers, you cant ask for more! Who is going to Los Cabos??!

Played Wood Ranch Golf Club last week with rgm2525, mark_6m and WizzDum37. Group 1B of the Golf Moose / Greenskeeper.org Private Event. Teed off at 11:00am and finished under just before 4:00pm.

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Played Wood Ranch Golf Club last week with rgm2525, mark_6m and WizzDum37. Group 1B of the Golf Moose / Greenskeeper.org Private Event. Teed off at 11:00am and finished under just before 4:00pm.

This was our 5th Private Course Event at Wood Ranch Golf Club. An outstanding track that once hosted the Senior Tour and LPGA Events. Every time I play here the conditions of the course exceed the previous excellent conditions of the course. It’s no surprise that all our Wood Ranch GC events sell out quickly attracting approximate 120 golfers each time.

Greens were running smooth, holding shots and medium/fast. Fairways were perfect lush bermunda. Rough was overseeded with annual rye was full and lush. Its easier to escape from than the bermunda rough played in the Late Spring / Summer. Bunkers were all in very good condition with quality sand. Tee boxes (we played the back tees gold) all lush and groomed.

Note about our Golf Moose / Greenskeeper.org Private Events, it’s great to see when I do the pairings how many more singles have now paired up twosomes, and twosomes pairing up as foursomes. Friendships are being built through the outings and that really makes me feel good.

Check out the new photos I posted.

Now that I’ve done events at all the clubs in Ventura County that welcome us. If I had the means and time, I would join Wood Ranch Golf Club or The Saticoy Club. Never miss an opportunity to play either of these courses.

My 3rd round in 8 days (man I love saying that), was at one of my new favorite courses in SoCal, Wood Ranch Golf Club. Played with rgm2525, GDR23 and mark_6m during a Golf Moose / GK Private Course ev... Continue »

My 3rd round in 8 days (man I love saying that), was at one of my new favorite courses in SoCal, Wood Ranch Golf Club. Played with rgm2525, GDR23 and mark_6m during a Golf Moose / GK Private Course event Monday 6/26.

Wood Ranch GC has always been in great shape every time I’ve played it, I’d say it’s in near immaculate shape right now. Greens were running smooth, little firm and medium/fast. Fairways were perfect lush bermunda. Rough mostly lush, cut a little lower than normal but still sticky and penalizing to have to play from. Bunkers were all in very good condition with quality sand. Tee boxes (we played the back tees gold) all lush and groomed.

This was our 4th Wood Ranch GC GM/GK event and with every play, despite how bad this track beats me up, I love the course more. It’s a flat out very fun demanding course. Check out my photos. Can’t recommend Wood Ranch Golf Club more to any outing organizer or those looking for membership.

Rode the gold tees this morning with buddies John, Ron and Mark as a part of the gk/golfmoose event teeing off just after 11am on a 12-15mph swirling wind day which is pretty typical for this area. Ju... Continue »

Rode the gold tees this morning with buddies John, Ron and Mark as a part of the gk/golfmoose event teeing off just after 11am on a 12-15mph swirling wind day which is pretty typical for this area. Just a beautiful day for golf with a high around 80 degrees. My 3rd time playing here and the conditions were even better this time around. Practice facilities include a seperate chipping area above the 18th green, two very nicely manicured putting greens and a nice sized range on soft artificial mats. All staff encountered were friendly. No GPS on the carts but they were very comfortable. The course plays around homes on some holes that are not in play and a natural wash. Plenty of greenside bunkers, red penalty areas and nicely sloped firm greens to warrant a great challenging private course. Former lpga and senior tour stops. Fairways were in very nice shape, mainly lush and green with your ball sitting up nicely. Rated 8/10 Tees mainly level and lush and in good shape. Rated 7.5/10 Not in any bunkers but they looked well raked and maintained Greens were very soft on approach, quicker on chips and maybe rolling a 10.5 on putts. Very true rolls. Very tricky reads as there is more break around the hole than you think. Rated 8.5/10 Rough was lush, thick and juicy. Really in great shape. Rated 8.5/10. I would consider a membership here and recommend a chance to jump on it if you get an opportunity to play it.

I played yesterday, joined by Kassper7. This was my second time here and I was so happy for another chance at this beautiful, fun and challenging course. Thank you, Johnny! Customer service was great... Continue »

I played yesterday, joined by Kassper7. This was my second time here and I was so happy for another chance at this beautiful, fun and challenging course. Thank you, Johnny! Customer service was great. When I called last week for a tee time they let me know that they greens were punched the prior week and may be a bit bumpy. I really appreciated the heads-up and they actually called me a few days later to make sure I knew. Upon arrival they were very welcoming of us as guests. Check in was easy, we got our cart, hit a few range balls and teed off a few minutes before our 12:15pm tee time. The course was in overall good shape. The fairways were green and lush, the bunkers had just the right amount of soft sand. The greens were not as bumpy as I was expecting and rolled a medium speed. Several greens had bad patchy spots around the edges but no putts were affected by them. None of our missed putts could be blamed on the conditions. The tee boxes were not so good. They were nicely level, but ranged from very chewed up to being in dire need of mowing. The rough was thick and deep in most areas, short and tight in others. There were many maintenance workers out on the course so I’m sure in a few days conditions will be even better. The layout is wonderful. There is a great variety of holes and a lot tougher than you would think at first glance. There are several forced carries –some at awkward lay-up distances (for me, anyway) and many, many bunkers guarding the greens. A couple of the par 3s are steeply uphill adding considerable yardage. Hole 13 is gorgeous par 3 over water that was an absolute score killer for me as 2 balls went for a swim. I will definitely use a lot more club next time! If you haven’t played here before, be sure to, should you have the chance. Guys, keep your shirttails tucked in. They are very strict about that! Highly recommended.

Enjoyed an excellent GK / GM Outing at WRGC with excellent playing partner Gary. I can best describe WRGC as a fun Players Course. WRGC is a very well-designed course that places premium on accurac... Continue »

Enjoyed an excellent GK / GM Outing at WRGC with excellent playing partner Gary. I can best describe WRGC as a fun Players Course. WRGC is a very well-designed course that places premium on accuracy off the tee and into greens. The course features clear definition between its mid-sized fairways and rough areas, well placed bunkering on fairways and proximate to greens, along with strategic water hazards, and fast greens. The course is primarily flat except for 7, 8, 16, and 17 which do offer elevation changes from tee to green, along with some attractive views of localized housing and orchards. The course plays like a Championship Style layout. Wind speeds were calm, peaking at 10 -15 mph when gusting. The course seemed to play it's yardage for the most part. The course was well manicured and in above-average condition overall. The course layout is rated a 5 out of 5, conditions are rated a 4.5 out of 5. I note the following: Tee Boxes: Level and lush, no damage. Sometimes the grass may have been a bit longer, no more than ½” an inch too long. No effect in this regard. Above average condition. Fairways: Green at times tight. Above average condition. Greens: Green, fast in speed, with medium softness. No damage observed. Speed about an 11. Excellent condition. Sand: Well maintained and firm. Above average condition. Rough: rough was well defined from the fairway and green collars but not too overgrown, about 2 – 4 inches. Very grabby at times. Above average condition. Waste Areas: - Waste areas on various holes did not offer the opportunity of recovery due to their overgrown nature. Above average. Driving Range: The range is excellent but hitting from mats. You are on an elevated perch hitting into a grass valley with green markers at 100, 150, 200, 225, and 250 yards. Range ran out at about 300ish. Range balls were your typical yellow rangers, but in good condition. Practice Putting Greens: Both practice putting greens are ample and very well maintained. They seemed consistent with the speed of the course greens. POP: 4.25 hours – no wait was encountered on any hole. The WRGC facility included a bar / restaurant for members, snack bar at the turn, and a very nicely stocked pro shop. Service received was excellent. If looking to join a quality golf club with the emphasis on golf this is a really good one. Really enjoyed this course and certainly wish I could play it more often. If I lived a bit closer, this would be my club due to how much I enjoy the track. I certainly endorse playing this track if given the opportunity. Looking forward to my next visit here. Thank you Johnny and GK for this outing.

Little over a week later after my last review and the golf course remains in excellent shape. It was a great Golf Moose / GK Private Course event out there on Monday. Wood Ranch Golf Club treated us w... Continue »

Little over a week later after my last review and the golf course remains in excellent shape. It was a great Golf Moose / GK Private Course event out there on Monday. Wood Ranch Golf Club treated us wonderful and was happy to host us. They do a super job staging outings on a terrific beautiful layout (check out the photos). Played this time in the outing because I can’t get enough of this track. Super time with GKer Kyle (kmersola). It’s very fun and well maintained. Challenging fast greens with warm weather lush turf. Play it any chance you get or consider joining it if you’ll shopping for CC memberships.