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Golf Course Review Los Amigos Golf Course Downey California

Los Amigos Golf Course

Golf Course Review Los Amigos Golf Course Downey California

Downey, CA
Reviewed by: SloopDanB, Corona

Golf Playing Conditions 6.10 GOOD
Golf Playing Conditions 6.10 GOOD

Played on Friday, Aug. 16th. Had a 1:30 tee time. Course was pretty empty so they let us go off early!

This course has always been my favorite local, affordable course. It was in really good shape. Tee boxes were good, not great, but still plenty of grass. Fairways were the same. Never landed in a bad spot, luckily. I was really impressed with the sand in the bunkers!! Wow!! Every bunker had fluffy sand you’ll find in a higher-end resort course! Good job, Los Amigos! Greens were good, but a lot of knuckleheads refuse to fix their divots.

Bar, clubhouse, coffee shop and (recently added) outside bar are really nice (outside bar is cash only ).

Staff was friendly.

Finished our round in 4 hours or so (had a slow group of Seniors on the last 6 holes, but not that bad). Can’t wait to come back! (BTW- I’m an 18 hdcp, and shot 80 from the Whites, with 29 putts) You’ll like this place!!

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Golf Course Review Los Amigos Golf Course Downey California

Los Amigos Golf Course

Golf Course Review Los Amigos Golf Course Downey California

Downey, CA
Reviewed by: roarksown1, Playa del Rey

Golf Playing Conditions 6.10 GOOD
Golf Playing Conditions 6.10 GOOD

After a long year away, finally made it back to Los Amigos and found pretty much what I expected to find there. ‘The Friends’ is a short track with plenty of good scoring opportunities and fairly simple layout with the exception of the last three holes which are beasts.

Conditions are about what you would expect right now at this course. You will find serviceable fairways with good to decent coverage but a slew of thin areas and browned out spots, but you can still get the job done. The tee boxes are pretty beat up without a doubt, but the bunkers as usual remain in very good shape. You’ll almost always find great sand traps here.

Greens are running at medium speed, have good coverage, but are definitely a good bit on the spongy side, and far too many ball marks from lazy golfers who seem to think that a low-cost course deserves low-energy personal sacrifice to fix the damage. Speaking of low-budget, the carts are about as basic as it gets – no frills personified.

Final Thoughts

POP was great for a Sunday though so have to give props for that. No waiting outside of a few minutes on the par 3s but the rest was a breeze. So, in summary, Los Amigos is feeling a bit of the summer dry spell but it’s still in good working shape and, as long as you’re not expecting anything too spectacular, you won’t be too disappointed.

 

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Golf Course Review Los Amigos Golf Course Downey California

Los Amigos Golf Course

Golf Course Review Los Amigos Golf Course Downey California

Reviewed by: weber, coto de caza

Golf Playing Conditions 6.17 GOOD
Golf Playing Conditions 6.17 GOOD

Always try to take advantage of the LA County courses using the senior discount card. Even when conditions are not the greatest, for $16.50 it’s a bargain. While not the most difficult course. Los Amigos is a fun track to play, provides a number of good birdie opportunities and has some interesting holes.

Condition was about as expected. Greens better than expected, fairways were hit/miss, depending where your ball ended up. Only in one bunker and it was fine. A few of the tee boxes could use some attention, but generally they were decent. (Just had to choose where to place your peg) Appears they are putting a little maintenance into the course, which is good to see. Always like when I see the county/city spending $$ to improve the courses.

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Golf Course Review Los Amigos Golf Course Downey California

Los Amigos Golf Course

Golf Course Review Los Amigos Golf Course Downey California

Reviewed by: Golpher, San Pedro, CA

Playing Conditions 6.26 Good
Playing Conditions 6.26 Good

Played the Blue tees today on a nice warm day. Used the GK coupon which included cart, hot dog and drink.

ustomer service was great at check in and snack bar. Started as a twosome, but a single behind us joined on #6. Then joined the single in front of us on #8. The foursome in front of him would not let him play through. Finished the front in 1.5 hours. Back nine took 2.5 hours.

Greens were receptive and rolled medium/fast speed. Fairways and rough in decent shape with mostly good lies. They were doing maintenance (pipes) on the right side of #8 fairway.

Bunkers in good condition, but a few were unraked. There are a lot of goose droppings on the holes surrounding the lake, so watch your step.

This is a nice course to boost your confidence and the GK coupon makes it a great deal.

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Golf Course Review Los Amigos Golf Course Downey California

Los Amigos Golf Course Downey California Hole 8

Los Amigos Golf Course

Golf Course Review Los Amigos Golf Course Downey California

Reviewed by: ringworld, Torrance CA
Played today. Weather was comfortably warm. Conditions pretty darn consistently good. For those that know me, this course is one of my favorite because it’s fairly straightforward with great bones. Add some great conditions and this is the makings of a great golf experience locally.

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Los Amigos Golf Course Downey California with Updated Facilities
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The Review

Golf Playing Conditions 5.49 GOOD
Golf Playing Conditions 5.49 GOOD

Greens were firm. Held their line well. The pin placements were difficult but fair. I had a blast trying to figure out the breaks. The practice greens reflect what to expect on the course. Fairways had great coverage with a nice cushion underneath. Rough cut to the approximately the same height as the fairways. Bunkers were well stocked with sand.

Course was busy but moving. Consistent conditions was a nice surprise. Dare I say it rivals its neighbor down the street.

All told, I was pleased with the round. Throw in that GK has two GK Coupons I think it’s a good deal. Download your GK Coupon for free and enjoy some really good golf.

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The Bottom-Line

Definitely recommended

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Los Amigos Golf Course Downey California Hole 9 Par 3

Los Amigos Golf Course

Downey, CA

Reviewed by: ringworld, Torrance CA
Played yesterday, twilight. And I was pleasantly surprised. Course is in FINE shape.

The Review

Golf Playing Conditions 5.36 GOOD. Check out the GK Coupon for this Golf Course
Golf Playing Conditions 5.36 GOOD. Check out the GK Coupon for this Golf Course

Greens rolled at medium/fast speed. They rolled true. Picked a line an hit the ball firmly and the results were predictable. Noticed the speeds varied from green to green but for the most part they rolled well and you could tell just by walking on them the speed of the greens.

Fairways had decent coverage. Nice cushion underneath. There were a few thin lies but playable.

Bunkers were ALL well stocked with nice somewhat compacted sand underneath. I prefer hitting this sort of sand where the bunker gives you a little feedback and decent bounce to hit your ball.

Rough varied from VERY thick around the green complexes to a little heavy along the sides of the fairway.

Tee boxes were level and playable.

Parting Thoughts

Pace of Play (POP) a little over 3 hours as a single until the last 4 holes. Honestly playing this fast as a walking single that late in the day was FUN. The heat was bearable with a nice breeze towards the end of the day. For the money you get what you pay for and then some. I paid $19 to walk twilight. It was a workout but for the conditions of the course at present it’s definitely worth the value. Recommended.

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Golf Course Review Rio Hondo Golf Club Downey California

Rio Hondo Country Club

Downey, CA

Reviewed by: tksss32, L.A.
Played Monday 6/11 at about 0830. Course was open and we played the front 9 in about 2 hours, the back 9 got backed up and we played in total in about 4:40.

The Review

Golf Playing Conditions 6.05 GOOD
Golf Playing Conditions 6.05 GOOD

Tee boxes were nice and above average. Good coverage without much divot damage and mostly flat lies.

Fairways were in good shape with good lies.

I was not in any greenside sand, but I did find myself in a fairway bunker. No complaints. My playing partner did complain of a firm lie in a greenside bunker.

Rough varies from thick and lush to moderate/fluffy.

Greens are nearly fully recovered from aeration. Practice green still shows the most from the aeration, but I had no complaints as the greens rolled pretty true with slightly faster than medium speed.

Recommended at this time.

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