La Purisima Golf Course

Played the Blues (6670/73.1/136) with GK Guru's Gary & Pedro in brisk, breezy early morning conditions that warmed up to quite pleasant by the conclusion of the round. We played in around 4.5 H and enjoyed the surroundings. The tees were above average with adequate coverage. Several are crowned but only the par 3's needed divot repair. Only #3 (coots) was in poor shape. The rough was lush, thick and punitive. Forget advancing clubs their regular distance out of this stuff. Much thicker than most So Cal courses, tough to chip out of or hit the longer clubs necessary to reach the green if you miss the fairway here. The sand traps were nicely maintained with thick sand. The large greens were mostly smooth, putted medium fast speed and held approach shots well. Only #2 (coots) was not in well above average condition. Biggest negative is that there is no GPS on the carts and this is one of the poorest marked courses for yardage I have ever played. The customer service was excellent from everyone encountered. No drink cart, but adequate water on the course. Fun, very demanding layout. Love that there are zero houses anywhere close and all the old oak trees around the course. I get beat up by this course every time I play here but still enjoy the experience. Recommended = Yes.

First time playing at this course definitely I’ll be back. Loved the greens the fairways were in good conditions. One downside I wish there were more cart path, rides were little choppy. Overall I enjoyed it.

Having driven 4 hours from the San Francisco Bay area my expectations were high and LA parisma did not disappoint! It is a true test of golf from any of the tee boxes with great course conditions and one of the best layouts on the coast that I have seen. Is the golf staff all great big smiles and warm welcomes and we're absolutely there to answer any questions. For the price of a round of golf here I would say why play anywhere else?!

I feel very fortunate to call this my home course.

One of the toughest courses I know... Beautiful landscape.

It was fun to play this course, the course was challenging, love the course layouts. Greens were pretty challenging, they rolled true.

La Purisima is a beautiful challenging layout. A golfer needs to think and execute nearly every shot. Many bunkers, that are well maintained, protect the holes as well as coastal Oaks. The views of the surrounding areas are stunningly beautiful. The staff is friendly and welcoming. There is also a beautiful club house and restaurant.

Absolutely best course on the Central Coast. If you have not played here I highly recommend it. The greens are super fast and the layout is awesome. Best part is you don't see any homes and the changing topography really makes this a special place. I would play here everyday if I could.

For years La Purisima was the best course in Central CA. In both conditions and design. But over the last 7+ years, the course has been on decline. The turf is a mess of dead grass, mud, mushy spots, mixed grasses and puddles. Its not as if they dont have water, the course is super wet in places and is green, it is just poorly tended. The results are greens that are variant in speed from hole to hole and the tee boxes are full of divots, dead spots and lumps. Last time I was there I watched a maintenance guy drive his cart across the 3rd green! Then get out his weed whacker and cut the edges of the bunker until they were rock, he then left the cuttings in the sand and then drive into and out of another bunker on his way to where ever he was headed directly in front of a 4some teeing it up on the tee….

In addition to the poor conditions and greens, they've made some rather odd changes to the course in the last few years. None good. Removed bunkers on 7 that were a key part of the hole's defense and its beauty. They've removed bunkers on 15, which destroyed the design of a once great par 5 and the previous hole, 14… what the heck are you supposed to do there??? So while the course is a great track, its no longer worth the drive. If you’re close, give it a round. If you’re not, spare the drive until they get this place back into decent shape. Until then, its a shell of its former self.

The course was lovely, we played with a really nice (& good) player, but the slow pace was killer. 5-hr round that felt longer. We had to wait on pretty much EVERY shot.

I played in a sanctioned tournament, so the course was in good shape. THIS IS NOT A COURSE FOR BEGINNERS, it is ranked in the top 50 most difficult courses in the US.

You must be accurate off the tee, and precise with your irons.