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3.2
1208 Reviews (1208)
5 Stars
282
4 Stars
468
3 Stars
235
2 Stars
93
1 Stars
130
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.2
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.5
58.3%
Recommend this course
888 out of 1208 reviews
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4.0
21 Reviews (21)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.0
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.3
90.5%
Recommend this course
19 out of 21 reviews
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3.0
60 Reviews (60)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
13
Conditions
2.6
Value
2.9
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.1
51.7%
Recommend this course
31 out of 60 reviews
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Course Highlights
Friendly staff and smooth pace of play consistently stand out as highlights at this Pasadena-area course. The clubhouse amenities and well-rolling greens reward golfers when conditions are at their best.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7104 yards
Slope 134
Rating 74.5

Also known as Number One at Brookside Golf Club.

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Brookside at the Rose Bowl – C.W. Koiner
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Course Details

Year Built 1928
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Poanna Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect William P. Bell (1928)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $18 - $21
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.2
1208 Reviews (1208)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 18
Patio Dining 18
Brunch 13
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 26
Narrow Fairways 18
Plays Long 18
This course/club is great for:
Locals 42
Walkers 32
Playing Multiple Courses 22
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 43
Near Local Attractions 20
Worth the Drive 11

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Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather
Used cart

waiting time

The young person was really kind in the front desk,

but only one thing, the people played in front of us, took so long time.

Hopefully next time, not so much waiting time.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Brookside

Very nice course and friendly staffs

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Poor operarion

The place is mediocre. From the starters who don't seem to care to the six hour rounds. A municipal course at its worst.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Reasonable price and course conditions

Nice pace and nice grass conditions.

Fairways and green conditions were quite better than expected.

I've been playing in this course twice a month w/ good price deal.

One of my favorites!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

Show up early

The course has some character, greens are pretty good with some pretty big breaking putts, check it out. I would tee off early, when we got off 18 it was very backed up on the 1st tee(noon).

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice Course

Nice course Next to the Rose Bowl, greens run true, few bare spots on fairways, well maintained. Avoid concrete barranca running through the course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

WHERE'S MANAGEMENT??

What a joy to play at a Southern CA Historic Site, the Rose Bowl! However the joy doesn't last under such poor course play management and this was just not an "off" day! I thought perhaps it was an off day a couple of years ago when we were approaching one of the greens, and there was a wedding party taking photos in their high-heels, ON THE GREEN!, UNACCEPTABLE!

Then on Sunday, May 22, we tee'd off behind 1 very young boy w/his mother driving the cart, (not golfing). In front of the boy was a group of 5, not 4, but 5!

The single boy COULD NOT PLAY, never had a good shot or stroke. Now this is a Sunday around 12:30 p.m. No etiquette whatsoever! Outrageous!

THIS IS NO WAY TO MANAGE A GOLF COURSE.

I requested an ambassador to come speak with us and they NEVER even approached us.

In addition, there was a bursted water main that flooded the center of a fairway with no one working on it to stop! Nothing like an out-of-control water main in the throws of a seriously dangerous drought!! This was easily a $100.00 day! Golf rules and etiquette do not apply to this course.

When you golf here, EXPECT ANYTHING!!

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Confusion

The course over booked course #2 tee times and we ended up starting an hour past our reserved time. No one teed off on course #1 the entire time we waited yet course management wouldn't let us switch courses because they were in the middle of a tournament.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 89
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
California Advisor
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

For locals

The course was still very full for Thursday mid morning round. I think the point here is that it's just golf. A no frills golf. Close to the local residents, but certainly shouldn't be a destination. This course is flat and back and forth. The course is built around a canal (or, the other way?) and a football stadium so they did what they could with the land they have. But, it's just golf. I can't remember any good points about the course except to say its just golf.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Marshals non-existent

We were stuck behind a party that clearly had no business playing from the blues. It took over 5 1/2 hours to play this round. Saw the Marshall once and he never spoke to the group ahead of us to pick up the pace. Extremely frustrating.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 76
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice Course

I would come back and play course #1

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good but slow

Overall I had a good experience but there were issues. The pace of play was too slow for being in a 3some. There was no starter to direct teeing off. There was no marshall to maintain pace of play. It was my first time there but I got no direction from the staff and I clearly told the person who I checked in with that I've never been here before. He didnt seem to care and made no attempt to anticipate my needs or be overly friendly . What made my experience good was g be 2 guys I played with, the scenery and the course layout.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

bad experience

I have never taken the time to write a review but felt I had to this time. We waited 40 minutes to get on a station to hit balls. Gave up as one didnt open up. We teed off an hour after our scheduled tee time. The front nine took 2 hours and 40 minutes. No marshalls out on course to move people along. There were no beverage carts out on the course.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great muni

Pasadena classic, in decent condition, good pace of play, good value

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

A fun place for the first round of the year

Played the No. 2 (E.O. Nay) Course. The tee sheet was wide open and yet the place was an absolute zoo, even mid-day on a Wednesday. Pace of play was fairly slow. Played in 4 hours and 10 minutes, which isn't bad on many courses. But this course can be played in well under 4 hours -- sometimes as little as 3 hours -- if you're lucky with when you play. Had to wait on almost every shot. Stuck behind a slow foursome that had two holes open ahead of them for most of the round. And yet, there was no marshal -- or "Ambassador" as they call them -- anywhere to be seen. Very poor course management in that regard. It used to be much better.
Conditions of the course were so-so. Which is to be expected in January, considering the course is used as a parking lot for cars during the Rose Bowl.
Greens are good shape, though, and very tricky. The greens are surprisingly small in some cases and very well protected by bunkers on several holes. Pin placements were tough on this day. Turf staff must have been in a bad mood. :)

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

I want my $ back

I have played this course about 6 times and enjoyed it most of the time. Only problem is they constantly pair up 5 somes and it slows the pace. I usually just show up right at my tee time because they are always late. But this last time was ridiculos.
They had some closures do to the on comming new years day events. They did not tell me however when I was paying full price that we would really only be playing 15 holes due to 3 of them being shut down.
Also as we showed up they were closing course #1 and sending people to our course. So we teed off 45 mins behind schedual. I wish I would have known all this I would have never gone that day. After speaking with the manager he said you already paid there is nothing we can do. Sad because I relly enjoy this course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Worst course I ever played!

I played this course many years ago during a tournament. It was never pretty back then and it gets worst recently.

1) condition is really bad it feels like junk yard.
2) there are 5 or 6 green just not playable. You literally place the ball next to the hole and if it moves tiny bit, it will start trickling away to about 12-20 feets. We drop the ball next to the hole and it will roll off the green!
3) due to bowl game, we played only 16 holes but we need 4.5 hours!

For the amount they charge, I can play a much better course elsewhere. Never will come back again unless it's a SCGA tournament where I have no choice.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

the worst course I had ever played

I played on 12/30/2015. Played once many years ago during the tounament. This course is a joke. I thought I had played bad courses before but this is the worst! Due to the bowl game, 2 holes were closed but still took us 4.5 hours! The course just like a junk yard with brown and weed and stuff all over. No one clean the bunker and bunker is hard pack! The green is ok but not playable. You can literally drop the ball straight down next to the hole and it will roll very slowly off the green. There were 5 holes, I left my putt few inches next to the holes and it rolled off like 20 feet away and one even rolled off the green! I tried to place the ball down but as soon as it moved a tony bit, it will keep rolling unless i place the ball in a divot or some sort or tiny mark to hold it. I have played tough green and tough courses but those greens are angulated & super fast at 12-14 speed but actually fair and playable. For the amount they charge, there are tons of better condition courses to play. I will never play there again unless it's tournament where I have no choice.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

good golf

very good golf excellent weather , course fair easy

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 39
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Majestic trees

Great day with good weather. Nice pace made for a pleasant round.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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