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3.2
606 Reviews (606)
5 Stars
103
4 Stars
198
3 Stars
171
2 Stars
63
1 Stars
71
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.3
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
3.9
Pace
2.8
Amenities
3.2
67.7%
Recommend this course
436 out of 606 reviews
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3.0
32 Reviews (32)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
9
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.0
Layout
3.7
Pace
2.4
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
3.7
62.5%
Recommend this course
20 out of 32 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.1
86 Reviews (86)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
27
3 Stars
24
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
16
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.3
Layout
3.7
Pace
2.7
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.0
66.3%
Recommend this course
57 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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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
606 Reviews (606)

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 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Great Course, but a lot of waiting...

I've been to this course many times because of decent rates, close to home, and the facility is fairly maintained. Rates here can range from $30-$50 deepening on weekday/weekend and what tee time you choose. That price usually includes a cart also. It may initially be hard to find the entrance of the course as you have to enter through a dead end of a street, look out of the "Golf Course" this way sign. The venue offers a well-maintained putting green, a mat-only driving range (but needs some maintenance), and a clubhouse. Since this course is open to the public, a lot of people come in packs of 3-5 people and wait times between holes are the number one problem here. Overall a great course to play, its just hard to wait sometimes, so I kindly ask to skip ahead of groups.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

This is a great course to play

Can't wait to come back for Training With Pay Annual Celebrity Golf Classic, February 13, 2015

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Too busy, too slow

The course is reasonable and relatively cheap however this attracts a lot of golfers of all standards and play is extremely slow as a result.
Between the 9-10 there is a chance to use facilities etc but this causes further backup in play and golfers we encountered don't seem to understand letting quicker smaller groups play through.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Just fine for after work late afternoon golf.

All in all it's a good deal for 19 bucks on golfnow in the afternoon. Tee boxes need mowing, fairways are decent but the green are pretty bad. Maybe 5 or 6 are OK. We missed a lot of putts because of the greens.
Fun day though.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Weekday Special With Cart

The pace of play was an hour less than the fastest that I have played in the past. Free carts was probably the culprit. Only glitch was the green that was under repair and couldn't be used.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Last Minute - Great Choice

This golf course has changed a lot! The course was well maintained and the greens roll very well. I was surprised to find a course in the city so well maintained. WORTH THE MONEY. DO TRY TO SET A TEE TIME BEFORE 8:00 OR ELSE ITS A MAD HOUSE.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun course

Fun straight forward course. Some nice elevated tees. Challenging bunker locations. Sand is really hard so plan accordingly. Staff was friendly and helpful. Overall a well maintained course that is fun to play.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

New Chester Washington

I haven't played here in probably a year. On the way to the course it looked really green. I have been playing here since I was a kid and this is THE BEST I have ever seen it. In the past sometimes the greens would be good but the rest of the course was always JUST OK. I asked if there is a new greenskeeper and of course they said yes. Since July I believe they said. I give him an A+ for his work. The starter Jason was professional and polite. Our group liked it so much we are playing again next week and I will take some pictures and post them next week.
TP

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

In the ghetto...

The course is not in a great area. It's surrounded by major streets and noise on all sides. The course itself is not very exciting. This was the first and last time I'll be playing here.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

need play more faster

Good location from freeway and enough parking lot. Only need play more faster under marshall control.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

5+ hrs everytime!

Nice course, a little pricey. Extremely slow pace! Marshal does not know how to control pace...We told him 3 times about the group in front of us and he did nothing. There are many brown patches throughout the course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun challenge for a recreational Golfer

Fun challenge for a recreational Golfer and has wide fairways and plenty of space between holes for the serial slicers like myself.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow green and slow players

Slow green due to not maintained and many slow players who did not watch course manger

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

You get what you pay for

Course is reasonable for the price but the fairways need some TLC, and a lot of it. Nice and friendly staff with decent driving range as well.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Friendly staff

Played at a good pace. Course in good shape. Would play again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

fun

Course is pretty wide open with some pretty long holes. No danger to really worry about. Good for high handicappers to build confidence.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poorly manages and extremely slow

Like most Southern California courses, it's slow. Although, this course is EXTREMLY slow! Play on a Thursday afternoon at 2pm. It was just myself and a friend. Ahead of us was a 5 some of
Walkers!!!!! And they wouldn't let us thru. Call the club house and they said that's how the course plays.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Previously Played

Gotta try out if never played

Lot of elevation change for a course in the middle of the city. Decent conditions for a muni. Not an easy course.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

I enjoyed.

Course is great to play. Starter is friendly and willing to help. Some holes were delayed, but oeverall, it was OK.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great staff, play was slow; but overall a good experience

The course was in decent shape, the greens on the back nine need some attention. The sand hazards near the pin were hard as a rock and very difficult to play out of cleanly. The fairways were in good shape and the food at the clubhouse was great. The best part of the experience was the very professional and friendly staff, we will definitely be back and recommend to others. T

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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