Knollwood Golf Course

Knollwood is kind of like being in bumper to bumper traffic. Your always waiting for the traffic to open up. The course is nice, but when I played at every tee box there was 3 carts waiting. The management sends out the groups too close together so it's just a few holes before the traffic jam starts. I started at 12 noon and barely finished. In fact it was too dark to see on the 18th hole. Want a tip? Get there before 11am if you want to finish! Just too many people there.

This was the 3rd time I have played Knollwood. I have come to expect that the pace of play is on the slower side so a 5-5.5 hour round of golf on the weekend was expected. Of course I expected to finish 18 holes if I'm on the course for that long.

We booked our tee time for around 11:30am thinking we could finish 18. We tee'd off about 20 minutes after our booked tee time. There was some sort of tournament or something that tee'd off before us and the pace of play was so slow. It took our 4 some 4 hours to finish 9 holes. By the time the sun was setting around 5:30 we were only on hole 12.

The worst thing about that was a group behind us hit up on us in the middle of the fairway yelling at us to speed it up?!? We were at the mercy of ALL of the groups that were ahead of us so there was nothing we could do. That same group then skipped a hole on us trying to play faster. What could we do? I'm not about to get into a brawl with someone but there wasn't a single marshal to be seen the entire 5+ hours we were on the course.

I've never been more thoroughly disappointed in a round of golf before. I can only hope no one else experiences a round like I experienced.

I should have remembered this place was notoriously VERY slow pace of play. I mean, new world record slow. It took us 4 hours to finish the front nine! Thanks right we were headed for an 8 hour round! The pro shop said that the weekdays are a better. The course is not bad but they let too many people on, so it clogs up the pace. The trees can catch a few balls but that is good for a 4:45 round at worst. This is the slowest round I have played (or tried to) ever.

Was on coarse for 4 and 1/2 hrs before we gave up we only finished 13 holes. They let 5somes out and didn't give enough time so it was way backed up. Will never go again

My buddy and I were having a great afternoon round, and were wayyyy ahead of pace. It was great, we finished the front 9 in under 90 minutes.

But this course has a terrible flaw. They offer back 9 twilight tee times - so when we got to the turn, we were stuck behind 2 3somes and a 4some, and were unable to finish our round before the sun went down!

I simply do not understand why Knollwood does this. Why not offer the twilight rate for the FRONT 9? That way people who've paid to play 18 can actually play 18 holes!

Another downside to this course is that virtually no one fixes their divots on the greens. I don't know where the regulars get the idea that it's ok, but it is certainly not.

The tee boxes and fairways are decently kept, and the drinks are cheap.

I do keep coming back here, but this whole twilight issue in the winter months has really got me rethinking it.

very challenging and fun to play. Enjoyed playing greens are very well maintained, tough first hole but very fun.

I have not played Knollwood in a year primarily due to pace of play and the course not caring about it. Reading recent reviews I was hoping things had gotten better however they haven't. They send out a lot of walking 5-somes! We waited on EVERY shot. Our tee-time was 7:48 on Saturday and we finished at 1:00. After booking the time I called the course to see if the greens were punched, they said 3wks ago and they are "pretty much back", front 9 greens were bad and not just from punching, a lot of dead spaces in addition the plugs had grown back higher than the green height and had not been mowed, they looked like someone having hair plugs in their head! Overall course was not in great shape, fairways were JUST punch (they didnt tell me that on the phone), and not much grass there. Bunkers in poor shape. Pretty typical American Golf Course, they will let the course play as bad as possible (time and condition) as long as people come out to play. It will probably be another year before I play again at which point I will forget how much I hate playing there and book it anyway. Much prefer Camarillo Springs, Simi Hills, Elkins Ranch for similar money. I really wish people would stop playing courses like Knollwood until management lears a few lessons

the perfect day of golf i had drives of 300yds conditions couldnt of been better

Enjoyable afternoon round of golf better pace than prior visits

I just played here last week green getting bumpy and couple player ahead of us was too slow

The fairways are full of unattended divotsmand also the greens. I wonder if the marshalls could help cover these whilebthey go around practically not doing anything. A beautiful course going to waste due to its lack of maintenance.

This is an awesome place to play and I look forward to going back. The staff was super friendly even though there was an issue with the tee time. The pro shop staff was overly friendly giving us awesome customer service. We saw the marshal drive by 4 times checking on pace of play, and we finished our round at the perfect pace. The grass is short, so the ball rolls and many elevated tee boxes giving way to bombed drives. A few birdie opportunity holes with challenging par 3's. Even the Hot Dog at the turn was a great price and super tasty. I'm in love with this hidden gem tucked away among homes and thick old trees. Knollwood is by far the best value for the money and a course that has its defenses in full effect waiting for you to have a miss hit. Lots of birds, deer, squirrels, and rabbits giving the course the feel of a nature walk with golf clubs. Hole 9 your hitting to a super elevated green and if you miss right it will take you two shots to get back up the hill making for awesome risk reward. This course can easily be walked even in the hot heat, but I had a cart which I recommend. I even got lucky and played with a guy from the mens club and he was greatest guy I had randomly played with in forever. I'm going to join the mens club because of it. He said they play one Sunday a month and I will be coming back way more than that now.

I've been golfing for a very short time (3 months) at the urging of my friends to join them on the weekends. 8-18-13 was the second time playing Knollwood, with the previous weekend being the first time. Mind you, I haven't played very many courses so don't have a lot to compare it to. Most of my time has been spent at Van Nuys or Woodley, which aren't all that great comparatively.

I like the course set up here. The hills and angles on fairways making it quite challenging for a player like myself. Bunkers are a little crusty which makes for some odd shots. Biggest complaint is the state of the greens. So inconsistent from hole to hole and it's clear that very few patrons fix their divots. The greens are extremely dry and in rough shape. Other wise, this place is pretty cool and I'd definitely consider going again.

Golf Now prices make it worthwhile as it's a huge discount.

This course is just great! It's a good challenge for any mid-high handicapper. The staff was fantastic and friendly (not the Marshall, though - just kidding!
Our round went along at a normal weekend pace for So. California. I'm really surprised to read reviews complaining about pace of play - it's the norm around here. It's the Marshall's job to make sure play is moving along and they do a really great job at it. No complaints here.
If you keep it straight, you can score low, but that's the story about anywhere.
I'd love to come back and play here again sometime soon. I'm sure I'll do better here next time since this was only my second time playing here. Will be a bit more confident and be able to trust my game a bit more.
Come here with a good short game and you'll make up for any mistakes off the tee as long as you keep your ball in play.

Drove our first ball in the dark with glowing golfballs. The novelty wore off right away because we had a difficult time even hitting the ball. Once the sun rose we were comfortable and had a great time and great game at Knollwood. The only complaint I have is that the sprinklers were on and we were drenched at both the first and second tees. Kinda hard to have a good time when you are soaking wet and there was no way to get around the spriklers. We will return but later in the day for sure.

I live down the street from this course and I really do live it but it takes way too long to play. 6hrs for a round is just ridiculous. They also let people who can't play there and play from the blues. The management is awful and they are just taking people's money and throwing out as many players as possible. Very dissappointed

The course was not boring and requires attention indeed.

Knollwood has always been one of my favorite courses. It was in great shape and pace was excellent. Greens were very challenging. Will be back next week.

When you tee off at 1:00 pm in the afternoon, you'd expect to finish. We were on pace for a 6-7 hour round. This is simply poor management. We saw marshals and they basically drove through and did not manage the pace of play. The personnel are not friendly. Needless to say, my buddy and I quit after nine holes and we were simply not pleased. We will never play this course ever again!!!

The pace of play at this course is terribly slow. I played it several times over the last 20 years and each time swear that I am never coming back.