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Rancho Park Golf Course
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Rancho Park was originally a country club tied to the Ambassador Hotel and the original course was designed by Herbert Fowler in 1922. The present layout dates only to 1947.
and was designed by prolific California architects William P. Bell and William H. Johnson, and was the early home of the LA Open in 56' and 57'. It's a muni, operated by the City of LA, and is located on Pico Blvd near the I-10/I-405 intersection. It's gets a tremendous amount of play, maybe the top 1 or 2 in the LA area so play early and avoid on the weekends. It's so popular because of its location, and also the quality of the golf course. It plays from the back tees to 6,585 yards, par 71 with a 71.7 course rating and a slope of 124. This course's fairways are lined with mature trees and a standard cut of rough, with modest bunkering throughout. The greens are on the small side, moderate speed, and lightly undulating. It's a hilly course, so you'll have some uphill/downhill/sidehill lies, and difficulty in judging distance. The only problems here is the pace of play and the conditioning. I know the greenskeeper, and they do a good job with what they have to work with, but the amount of play takes its toll.
Published by: ralphg
Posted by: Gonzo
May 24th, 2011
Rancho is the slowest, most crowded course I've ever played. If you get out at dawn then you have a chance of getting around in a decent time, but anytime after 8am or so and you're looking at a long day. Friends and I once took a weekday off work to play there with the hopes that it would be faster, but when we got to the 4th hole and found we were the 4th foursome waiting on the tee we knew it was going to be a miserable day - that day was a 6 1/2 hour round! Conditions are spotty. Some parts of the course seem well maintained and you'll find decent greens, and then other parts look like they're bearing the brunt of the LA economic woes. Greens tend to be a little on the slow side but they do roll more smoothly than one would think for a course that gets this much play. Unfortunately, public golf options in west LA are pretty limited so there aren't a lot of better choices, but often one could drive out north to Simi Valley area or Orange County and play nicer courses, probably in about the same time as a round at Rancho even counting drive time.
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