Trump National Golf Club

Best public course in LA. Hands down. Great conditions currently. Played 4/24.

I went to play this course and for $500+ it’s a total rip off. The greens were in terrible condition. Really lumpy greens and the fringe was completely patchy. No sand in the bunkers. We were hitting the netting underneath on every bunker shot. The setting was beautiful and the design is super fun and engaging. Overall I would’ve gladly paid $250 for this but it felt like they were ripping us off in their offseason when they were trying to repair the greens and hadn’t added new sand. Don’t buy balls from the pro shop because they are charging double retail price and won’t accept returns if you don’t end up using their overpriced balls. Ridiculous clubhouse with portraits of DT everywhere and I’ll include the entryway painting. It made me laugh.

"Surprised there were no cart girls making rounds. I’ve played at more affordable courses that still offer full cart service."

Also..

"The driving range was a bit underwhelming—you could only hit off mats, and they gave you just three tees for warming up with a driver. After three swings, no more tees. On the bright side, the food was great and the staff was super friendly. But Overall, I wouldn’t pay more than $150 to play here.

What scenic views and a shot makers course. You can’t even be upset with bad shots if you just look up around you.

The course is challenging but fun and even a couple weeks after aeration it was very playable and looked fantastic.

The rest was below expectation. Only on staff working the turn with long waits for food and drink. No cart girl that day and we took showers after the round and there was just a small bottle of generic shampoo. No soap, lotion or anything else. Even an Aloft has nicer toiletries.

But from a golf perspective, this rivals Pebble in my mind. A must play in my book.

Altho sand top dressing affected green conditions, always a great time playing this course. Staff friendly, stellar views. Difficult.

The price is definitely on the higher end and I don't think it's totally worth it until they fix some of the problems like there's no sand in the bunkers. Hard pan ain't fun when there's alot of tricky greenside bunkers.

Pace of play was also bad, groups infront were behind by almost 20mins.