Roosevelt Municipal Golf Course

The good: a true value for 9 holes at $10-$16. Hard to beat. Nice little shop where you can grab a snack or a beer and relax after your round. Fun course with a few challenging holes. Lots of elevation changes and gorgeous views of the Hollywood Hills and the Griffith Observatory.

The bad: there isn’t anyone regulating who is teeing off on the first hole, and there isn’t anyone regulating the pace of play overall. So, the 5:00 tee time group (of 5 people) will tee off at 5:07, and then the 5:10 group (another 5 people) will tee off immediately behind them at 5:15, and then the 5:20 group (another 5 people) will tee off immediately behind them at 5:22, creating a nasty bottleneck for the entire round.

The solution: Charge $2 more and limit groups to 4 people.

I am writing this as the US open is being held at the Country Club, while this is not at all like that course, it does relate to it as it does have an old school feel where you have to plot your shots for your approach into the green. It is playable for all and be ready to lose some balls. The pace of play was average, but I think it was because of a group in front of us that was taking a while. Everyone else had a great pace and understood the rules of the blind shots. You need to go there with a lot of trust and confidence in your game and other people because of the many tricky shots. I will definitely go again. A true gem, but certainly appreciated by the locals.

While the course is beautiful and well kept, the pace of play is AWFUL. Perhaps it’s better on a weekday but I would avoid coming here on a weekend. It took us almost 4hrs to finish 9 holes. They allow 5-somes, something we were completely unaware when we booked. Additionally, parking is hard to come by.

Hit toward the Griffith Park Observatory and It was fun to hit towards the buildings downtown. I enjoyed the round.

I played with a reservations and because they did not check me in I was charged $32 for missing appointment when I did play there I have a receipt to prove it this is the worst app ever there’s no one you can contact when you have an issue.