Friday was another double-dip for me as I kept things a little closer to home. It started with a round on a busy and basic muni course and ended on one of the area’s lesser-known private tracks. Both offered some old school Los Angeles charm, but in two very different ways… Alondra Golf Course •... Continue Reading →
Course Review: Knollwood Country Club
With ugly weather in the forecast, I was undecided all week if I was going to play today. With the big year-end Greenskeeper.org event out at Indian Wells tomorrow, I had thoughts of heading out toward Palm Springs and staying the night, but playing out there in the poor weather this afternoon just didn’t have... Continue Reading →
Course Review: Wilson Golf Course
After playing the Harding course in Griffith Park a couple weeks ago, I was eager to come back and play Wilson, which is generally regarded as the better of the two. I made it a priority to play there this past weekend because I knew the course was getting ready to aerate the greens this... Continue Reading →
Course Review: Harding Golf Course
I teed it up here on Sunday. I’m not sure how it came to this, but in all my years of playing golf in Southern California I had never played either of the main Griffith Park courses (there is also a 9-hole course, Roosevelt, located in a different section of the park). I knew they... Continue Reading →
Unfinished Business and Close Calls
Believe it or not, it was another busy golf weekend for me. The weather has been so beautiful here in Southern California I could not stay away. I played two rounds on Saturday, which I’ll review here, and one round on Sunday, which I’ll review later this week. The main event for Saturday was another... Continue Reading →
Course Review: The Montebello Country Club
Not as fancy as it sounds. With the PGA Championship on this weekend, I wanted to get out for an early round today and I didn’t want to have to drive too far from home. There’s a handful of LA County courses left on my list, so I figured today would be a good chance... Continue Reading →
Course Review: Industry Hills Golf Club (Zaharias)
Technically, the full name nowadays is Industry Hills Golf Club at Pacific Palms, but you get the idea. The name “Industry Hills” is all you really need to know when talking about these two highly regarded courses. They are running a special right now on the Zaharias course. Through the end of August, you can... Continue Reading →
Course Review: Whittier Narrows Golf Course
Today was a more eventful day as I played Malibu Golf Club with the Greenskeeper.org crew, but I will post that story tomorrow so stay tuned… I wanted to get caught up on the round I played Friday at Whittier Narrows Golf Course in Rosemead. Though not the most exciting round I’ll ever play, I... Continue Reading →
Course & SCGA Event Review: Lakewood Country Club
Yesterday, I played at Lakewood Country Club for the first time. It’s kind of surprising I had never played here before given how many times I’ve played the other Long Beach area courses like El Dorado Park, Recreation Park and Skylinks. Somehow, Lakewood has avoided me all these years. Well, I finally had the perfect... Continue Reading →
Course Review: Valencia Country Club
I don’t put much emphasis on playing private courses, but when I get a chance to play one I certainly won’t turn down the opportunity. After all, they are generally quite nice. Such is the case with Valencia Country Club. At some point way back in the day, this was a public course, but it... Continue Reading →
Bogeys Across America 