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3.2
609 Reviews (609)
5 Stars
103
4 Stars
200
3 Stars
172
2 Stars
63
1 Stars
71
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.3
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
2.8
Amenities
3.2
68.3%
Recommend this course
439 out of 609 reviews
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3.0
34 Reviews (34)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
9
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.1
Layout
3.7
Pace
2.4
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
3.8
64.7%
Recommend this course
22 out of 34 reviews
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3.1
86 Reviews (86)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
29
3 Stars
24
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
16
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.3
Layout
3.7
Pace
2.7
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.0
67.4%
Recommend this course
58 out of 86 reviews
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Course Highlights
Exceptionally friendly staff consistently welcome golfers with helpfulness and warmth that stands out among LA-area municipal courses. The thoughtfully designed layout offers an enjoyable round conveniently located near LAX for traveling golfers.

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Holes 18
Type Municipal
Par 70
Length 6286 yards
Slope 119
Rating 69.9
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Chester Washington Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1953
Fairways Kikuku Grass
Greens Poa Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect William P. Bell (1953) William F. Bell (1970)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $15
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.2
609 Reviews (609)

What Golfers Are Saying

This course/club is great for:
Locals 10
Seniors 8
Walkers 8
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 8
Near the Airport 8

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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Wednesday midday!

Course is greening up. Greens are still not what they were prior to C19, slow and minimal brake. Rough has been mowed, grounds keepers are making progress.

Staff is always friendly!!!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This is a joke, right?

They can’t be serious with the condition this course is in. We booked it out of desperation to squeeze a round in this weekend. At $59 I figured it would at least be tended to... but I was dead wrong. Greens are AWFUL. Bumpy, fuzzy, and down right impossible to play. Take your two putt and move on. Fairways are so overgrown, they’re basically a rough at any average track. The “rough” is a jungle and a wrist-breaker. Seriously, do not waste your time and money.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Decent course, decent condition, good pace.

The course conditions are pretty good, a few greens are patchy but most are good and roll faster than they look. The pace was good, we finished in just under 4 hours. The starter was a little rude. Overall, for $48 including cart, it's good value for what you get.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Course condition

Bare soil visible on the fairways and putting greens are bumpy and slow. Could use a lot of attention.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Chester

US open rough greens were sponges and slow all the T boxes need to be mowed

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

No grounds crew

I've played this course for years as it is close to my office.

The sand traps are hard sand filled with high grass.

The rough is so deep that if you don't hit the fairway, you have a 70% chance of losing your ball.

They have just lost a long time customer.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Not Bad for the money

Fun short little course; however, the rough needs to be cutted a bit more; any ball lands there, for sure you won't be able to find it.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 60
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

No Carts

Great place to play ! My only issue with today's round was I purchased what I thought was a round with a single rider cart. When I arrived I found that it was walking only. Unfortunately I was only able to make it through 5 holes due to having bad knees. If you're a walking golfer it is a fantastic course to play at this time.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Chester Washington

Your web site did not make it clear that it was walking ONLY.

I am 70 and cannot even complete 9 holes walking, You need to make this clearer to your patrons.

Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Mow the rough please

The fairways appeared to be hastily mowed but that was all they mowed. The rough was so thick that half the time we could not find our balls. And I’m saying just a few feet off the fairway. The greens were spongy and slow . I guess it will take some time time to get the course back in shape . All that being said it was still real nice to get out and hit some balls again.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First Timer

Loved this course! I walked 18 holes this morning, and it was almost a perfect round. Reasonably priced, a good layout to the course, and incredibly friendly staff. Tee Box #1 was slightly backed up when I arrived, so the guy working at the pro shop cleared me to tee off on 10 to start and it was smooth sailing after that. 18 holes walking in 3 and a half hours. I will certainly be back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 61
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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