Posted on February 8, 2020February 19, 2020 by Vic Flores

2019 Worth the Green Fee for Santa Barbara County — La Purisima Golf Course

WTGF-La Purisima Golf Course - Worth Green Fee - 2019

Worth the Green Fee Award 2019 by GreensKeeper.org

This year GreensKeeper.org awards La Purisima Golf Course Worth the Green Fee 2019 for Santa Barbara County.

“Worth the Green Fee” is awarded to golf courses open to the public listed on Greenskeeper.org that stand out above the rest with our site users at providing a consistent, quality golf experience at an outstanding price.

Let’s face it, golf can be expensive. It doesn’t have to be. All you have to know is where to play to get your best value and that’s something Greenskeeper.org excels. In addition to helping golfers decide where to play their next round of golf based on reviews, ratings, and maintenance alerts, we’ve recently introduced our GK Coupons service to extend their deals directly to our golfers.

How Awards Winners Are Determined

Golf Course reviews and ratings submitted by our 78,000+ Greenskeeper.org community are tabulated over 12 months. Winners are determined for each area.

We divide awards into 11 sections — Inland Empire, Los Angeles County, Orange County, Palm Springs Area, San Diego County, Santa Barbara County, Ventura County, Southern California, Central California, Northern California and Southern Nevada.

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Recent #GolfCourseReview

gm2525
Posted: 11/17/19 7:11a
Member Since: Jan 24, 2005
From: chatsworth

Played 11-15-19 first out as a single for $34(players club rate) walking, finishing in 2 hours and 20 minutes.

Tee boxes were in good shape, nice coverage on most of them with some divot damage on par threes. Fairways were in very nice condition, mostly lush with decent roll out and some small bare spots but I never had a bad lie.

Rough was about 2 inches long along the fairways and a little bit longer around the greens, very lush and mostly in good condition with some bare spots the farther you get from the fairway. Was in one green-side bunker right of 4 that had a very thin layer of sand over hard-pan.

Greens were in great shape, semi-soft, rolling medium/fast and smooth, just real nice to putt on.

Overall conditions are real good right now. Great course in a wonderful setting that is always great to play.

GreensKeeper.org Worth the Green Fee Awards 2019

Posted on December 3, 2019November 26, 2019 by Vic Flores

Golf Course Review La Purisima Golf Course Lompoc California

La Purisima Golf Course

Golf Course Review La Purisima Golf Course Lompoc California

Reviewed by: rgm2525, chatsworth

Played 11-15-19 first out as a single for $34(players club rate) walking, finishing in 2 hours and 20 minutes.

Tee boxes were in good shape, nice coverage on most of them with some divot damage on par threes.

Fairways were in very nice condition, mostly lush with decent roll-out and some small bare spots but I never had a bad lie.

Rough was about 2 inches long along the fairways and a little bit longer around the greens, very lush and mostly in good condition with some bare spots the farther you get from the fairway.

Was in one green-side bunker right of 4 that had a very thin layer of sand over hard-pan.

Greens were in great shape, semi-soft, rolling medium/fast and smooth, just real nice to putt on.

Overall conditions are real good right now. Great course in a wonderful setting that is always great to play.

Posted on January 16, 2019January 7, 2019 by Vic Flores

WINNER La Purisima Golf Course #WorthTheGreenFee 2018 – Santa Barbara County

La Purisima Golf Course Awarded Worth the Green Fee 2018 for Santa Barbara

Congratulations to La Purisima Golf Course winning Worth the Green Fee 2018 Award for Santa Barbara County.

“Worth the Green Fee,” unlike the Best Playing Conditions Award, is awarded to golf courses open to the public listed on Greenskeeper.org that stand out above the rest with our site users at providing a consistent, quality golf experience at an outstanding price.

Golf is expensive. It doesn’t have to be. All you have to know is where to play to get your best value and that’s something Greenskeeper.org excels. In addition to helping golfers decide where to play their next round of golf based on reviews, ratings, and maintenance alerts, we’ve recently introduced our GK Coupons service to extend golf course deals directly to our golfing community.

How Awards Winners Are Determined

Golf Course reviews and ratings submitted by our 72,000+ Greenskeeper.org community are tabulated over 12 months. Winners are determined for each area.

Greenskeeper.Org For the Good of the Game Award 2017 by the CGCOA

La Purisima Golf Course

matthew823
Posted: 09/19/18 9:31a
Member Since: Jul 2, 2012
From: Phoenix, AZ

Played La Purisima 9/11/18 second off on a foggy morning. The first four holes were virtually blind due to the fog, which really adds to the abundant challenge!

Course was in excellent condition overall. Greens rolled well, though not especially fast. Fairways were well covered, rough was lush and relatively thick, but not especially long. Tees were generally well covered but several lacked areas where they were very level.

As the second group off, POP was not an issue and the fog eventually lifted and gave way to a beautiful day. This is a gorgeous course but a difficult one.

Posted on November 7, 2018October 31, 2018 by Vic Flores

Golf Course Review Mission Club Lompoc California

Mission Club

Golf Course Review Mission Club Lompoc California

Reviewed by: weber, coto de caza

First time I have played this course ! When I make the 4+ hour drive to this area, I always play La Purisima. and why would I not as that is one of the very best and personal favorite golf courses. But with a great deal on Golf Moose, decided to give the Mission Club a try. The course was better than expected. The overall condition was excellent, except for the thin green-side bunkers and some areas in the rough.

We teed off about 10 minutes earlier than our scheduled 10:40 am tee time behind the men’s club. To my surprise and delight, finished in 3 hours 45 minutes. Not Bad ! Perfect weather, so it was a pleasure to be outside on such a beautiful Halloween day. (Oh how I love living in Southern California)

I enjoyed the course and found it very playable, although I didn’t play very well. That said, it would be hard for me to pass playing La Purisima, so this could well have been a “one and done” for Mission Club. However I do recommend playing here as the staff was great, condition very nice and if you get the Golf Moose deal, go for it !

Golf Moose Deal: Mission Club Lompoc California

Posted on July 17, 2018July 13, 2018 by Vic Flores

Recent Golf Course Review La Purisima Golf Course in Lompoc California

La Purisima Golf Course

Lompoc, CA

Reviewed by: weber, coto de caza

One of my very favorite golf courses ! In part, dealing with Stacey in the pro shop is a total pleasure, she represents the type of person I would want to work for me if I ran a golf course.

First off a little prior to 7am. Unlike yesterdays 90+ degree temperatures, it was 57 degress when we teed off. How perfect ! Pace of play was fantastic, we rode in just under two hours twenty minutes, without rushing.

A few of the greens (#2 & #3 ) had a few issues, but otherwise the greens were fine. A few areas in the fairways as well, but nothing too critical. The only complaint I had is they removed the fairway bunkers on the left side of the 15th fairway, which makes the hole play a whole lot easier off the tee. I suspect it was done to speed up play?

Always enjoy myself at this course, even when I do not play well, but fortunately I did play well this morning, which made it all the better.

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La Purisima Golf Course Lompoc California. Hole-18 Approach

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La Purisima Golf Course Lompoc California. Hole-15

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Posted on July 6, 2018June 30, 2018 by Vic Flores

Golf Course Review La Purisima Golf Course Lompoc California

La Purisima Golf Course

Lompoc, CA

Reviewed by: GDR23, Thousand Oaks

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La Purisima Golf Course Lompoc California. Hole-9

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Rode the Blues this morning 6/29/2018 with my buddy RGM2525. Thanks to Ron I played with a Golfmoose coupon which came out to $22.00 a person. Weather was high 50’s tee off warming to low 60’s with just a slight breeze–it was great golf weather. Ron and I saw multiple groups in front of us so we slowed down our pace to not catch them and finished in 3 hrs 50 minutes. Great staff in pro-shop, two putting greens and a nice big range to warm up on.

The Review

The greens were in great shape. Softer and slower than I am used to here but rolling great. No ballmarks. Only #2 green had a minor fungus on it. Rating the greens a 8/10.

The fairways were semi-lush to lush. Green and healthy looking–very few problem areas. Rating 8/10

The tees were lush, mainly level and even the par 3’s looked good with minimal divot damage. Rating 7.5/10

The rough was healthy, lush and a club grabber. It seems like it was not as thick and penal and high as it can be but is still always a factor here. Rated 8/10

Was in one greenside bunker on #9 that was raked and maybe could have used a little more sand. Still easy to get out of. Rated 7/10

Final Thoughts

I love the layout here-could play it 2 times a week. Super challenging, beautiful scenery(we saw multiple deer’s today). Very Recommended.

Posted on January 19, 2018November 16, 2019 by Vic Flores

La Purisima Golf Course Awarded Best Playing Conditions 2017 Santa Barbara County

Best Playing Conditions 2017 La Purisima Golf Course - Santa Barbara County

Greenskeeper.Org Awards La Purisima Golf Course – Santa Barbara County’s Best Playing Conditions 2017

Congratulations to La Purisima Golf Course for winning Best Playing Conditions 2017 for Santa Barbara County.

Not to be confused with “Worth the Green Fee,” “Best Playing Conditions” is awarded to golf courses open to the public listed on Greenskeeper.org that stand out above the rest with our site users at providing consistently the best greens, fairways, rough, tee boxes and bunkers around.

The job of the superintendent is the life blood of the golf course industry and most important contributing factor to enjoying a golf experience. It takes enormous dedication, resources and expertise by a superintendent and their staff to provide excellent turf conditions. A golf course is a living, breathing organism whose health is constantly in flux. Greenskeeper.org’s trademark and creed, “Know Before You Go”®, centers on communicating these current playing conditions. The rating system used on Greenskeeper.org is in part created by superintendents.

How Awards Winners Are Determined

Golf Course reviews and ratings submitted by our 70,000+ Greenskeeper.org community are tabulated over 12 months. Winners are determined for each area.

Editor’s Note: Johnny GK and Greenskeeper.Org has been recognized by the California Golf Course Owners Association as Good for the Game of Golf in 2017. Shows you that both golfers and golf course operators understand the benefit of working with Greenskeeper.Org. We are the RESOURCE where avid and casual golfers come to make their decision where to play their next round. “Know Before You Go”® with Greenskeeper.Org. You’ll be glad you did.

#Recent Golf Course Review

rgm2525
Posted: 01/06/18 8:57p
Member Since: Jan 24, 2005
From: chatsworth

Played 1-6-18 first out as a single playing in a little under 2 1/2 hours. With nobody in front of me, nobody behind me, and no maintenance people around it felt like I had my own private golf course. Course conditions haven’t changed much since last time I played here. Rough my have been cut down a little lower, and greens were a little softer, but everything else was in the same good shape.

stamiam
Posted: 11/18/17 1:03p
Member Since: Apr 26, 2003
From: Santa Monica, CA

One of the best and most challenging courses in CA. The course is in a beautiful area with rolling hills and trees if you hit your shots offline. The course looks benign but it is very tough. While the fairways and greens are in excellent shape, the rough is bumpy, can be very tough and is inconsistent. You are at the mercy of your lies when you miss the fairway. A couple tee boxes could be fixed – mostly uneven, but this is minor to me, overall they are OK. The wind almost always picks up in the afternoon making the course more of a challenge. The sand traps sometimes are firm and there are a lot of high lips so it depends where you are in the trap as to difficulty.

The 15th hole can be played safely by hitting it straight, but the hole would play better if they cleaned up (it is bare, bumpy, dusty and with a lot of burrowing animal holes) the area left of the bunkers on left side of fairway and allow a good shot in that direction.

Other than that the course is a gem. Usually only crowded (and still mildly) on the weekends. Great people work there and it is a hidden gem.

Best Playing Conditions 2017

Click HERE for our cornerstone article presenting Awards to the Best Playing Conditions 2017.

Posted on January 22, 2017November 16, 2019 by Vic Flores

Winner #2016 @LaPurisimaGolf #Golf #BestPlayingConditions #SantaBarbara

Congratulations to La Purisima Golf Course for 2016 Winner Best Playing Conditions for Santa Barbara County.

Congratulations to all the great golf courses out there that won Best Playing Conditions for their Region. Haven’t thought of playing there? Consider this a wake up call and give their golf course a try.

La Purisima Golf Course 2016 Winner Best Playing Conditions for Santa Barbara County

This year we have expanded our awards to 11 regions! @GreenskeeperOrg Winner #2016 @LaPurisimaGolf #Golf #BestPlayingConditions #SantaBarbara #Breaking

We’ve waited all year for the results , and the results are in. Greenskeeper.org proudly presents it’s Best Playing Conditions Awards for 2016.

Not to be confused with our other award “Worth the Green Fee,” “Best Playing Conditions” is awarded to golf courses open to the public listed on Greenskeeper.org that stand out above the rest with our site users. These golf courses distinguish themselves by providing consistent, exceptional playing conditions.

The job of the superintendent is the life blood of the golf course industry and most important contributing factor to enjoying a golf experience. A golf course is a living, breathing organism whose health is constantly in flux. It takes enormous dedication, resources and expertise by a superintendent and their staff to provide excellent turf conditions.

Greenskeeper.org’s registered trademark and creed, “Know Before You Go”®, centers on communicating these current playing conditions. The rating system used on Greenskeeper.org is in part created by superintendents. Greenskeeper.org views it’s Best Playing Conditions Awards as it’s highest honors.

Want to treat yourself to some choice conditions? Want and experience you can remember? Consider playing at one of these great golf courses in your area.

Click HERE for our previous article: “Best Playing Conditions for 2016.”

La Purisima Golf Course

rgm2525

Posted: 01/16/17 6:28p
Member Since: Jan 24, 2005
From: chatsworth

Played 1-14-17 first out as a single walking in a little under three hours.

Tee boxes were in good shape, mostly lush and level with a few being a little thin and uneven mostly on par Threes. Fairways were in nice shape very lush with a few small bare areas. Rough was not as long as normal but still thick and tough to hit from. Didn’t go into any bunkers but most of them looked to be okay with some still holding some water from the rains. Greens were in great shape, the best that I have seen them in a while rolling smooth with medium/fast speed.

The course held up very well from all the rain. Definitely worth going out and playing.

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GDR23
Posted: 10/03/16 7:38p
Member Since: Mar 21, 2006
From: Thousand Oaks

2016 Best Playing Conditions for Santa Barbara County - La Purisima Golf Course — 2016 Best Playing Conditions for Santa Barbara County – La Purisima Golf Course

Rode the Black tees today 10/3/2016 playing 36 holes with RGM2525 finishing both rounds in about 6 hours. Used the all you can play GK coupon which includes cart and range balls for $47.00–a spectacular deal for one of the toughest courses and beautiful layouts in California.

Morning round was in the low 60’s with a light breeze– we were greeted with a 20-25 mph swirling wind during our afternoon round. The staff here are very friendly. They have a cool elevated range, big chipping green and nice huge putting green that mirror’s the speed of the greens on the course. The greens were super pure putting wise and in very good shape. Little to no ballmarks, holding irons very nicely. I have seen them faster but overall I am rating the greens an 8/10. The fairways were mostly lush, green with a couple dried out brownish spots here and there that do not effect play. If you are in the fairway you have a nice lie. The tees were mostly lush and mostly level–only a couple of boxes were crowned. Seemed like they have redone the black tee box on #3. Overall rating for the tees were a 7.5/10. Was in 3 green-side bunkers over 36 holes and I loved the bunkers–very rarely am I 3/3 out of sand saves. Sand is thicker, raked and in good shape. Rated 8/10 Rough was thick 2-3 inches and lush in most places lining the fairways and greens.

I will say beware of being under trees in the rough or just in the rough at all. There are places were your ball might sink down in a hole in the rough–tough to hit a 295 yd drive down the middle of the fairway–hit a slope in the fairway–roll in the rough and then ride up to find your ball in a hole barely being able to advance it–lol–that’s what makes this course very tough. Rough rating 8/10.

Today we maybe saw 2-4 total groups on the golf course–it was like playing our own private golf course. I would HIGHLY recommend this golf course.

Why Did We Expand the Regions?

It’s simple. Greenskeeper.org has been growing. We expanded the number of regions because golfers like you have reported about golf course conditions of the golf courses you play. In short golfers come to us if they want informative, relevant golf course reviews and it’s all due to your, our GK Community’s, diligence. You let us know your experiences and well if we hear about it everyone else does too.

Why so Many Regions?

Golf is an experience and every experience is unique. Different golf courses offer different experiences. What we look for in golf course reviews offers a little insight into every golf course we play. Not just one point of view but many, and by providing many different points of view you get a clearer picture of what each golf course has to offer. To that end we felt it necessary to provide regions with their own highlighted golf course. Local players can enjoy the fact there is a great facility they can play just around their corner. Golfers looking to experience new golf courses can play these and experience first-hand these unique golf experiences. Put simply, we allow not just your high-end. daily fee courses to shine but the local municipal as well. They all deserve a fair shot and they all deserve to shine.

Look for additional Golf Course highlights from our Best Playing Conditions for 2016.