Westridge Golf, where to start…..well I will not beat around the bush in this review, bottom line is Westridge has gone downhill. It is a shame, but to the new owners credit I am sure it makes cash as stacking foursomes one after another and waiting on every tee is the standard. The 5:45 round, yes that’s right on a Thursday afternoon as well, was basically a waste of time. With the exception of the great staff and food in the clubhouse, the course should be re named La Mirada North.
We had a 12:24 tee time yesterday afternoon and even pre-booked online for a discounted fee of $38.00, not a bad price as a quick glance at the course from the parking lot reveals a decent track layout.
Andy and I got there early to have lunch and sitting outside on the patio overlooking 18 was great and the food and service did not disappoint.
The problems start, right after we checked in and headed down to the snack bar to load up on a few adult beverages for the round, and there it was a sign stating NO CREDIT OR DEBIT Cards. It is 2009 !! Once we got over the initial shock that none of us had cash and we had no way to procure any adult beverage for the round we head out to the first tee. The fun begins when Nick approached his ball that was sitting in the green side bunker…..Footprints and footprints and more footprints, it was not just one lone golfer who was pissed off at his bad out, NO it was multiple and after a quick glance into the other bunkers it was clear, NO ONE RACKS TRAPS at Westridge and even if you wanted to the racks that are provided are something my 2 year old played with in the sandbox.
Laughing and shaking our heads at the bunkers as we leave the first hole, we look up towards the second tee and instantly stop, there are Four groups stacked up on the tee box. According to the starter, the management of Westridge has devised a new way to speed up play, well let me tell you it does not work. My first thought was, is it too late to find a tee time somewhere else as I was sure I was looking at a 6 hour round, well I was off by fifteen minutes.
To write about the entire 18 would be torture both for myself and the OC Golf Readers, so I won’t. It is a shame for a golf course built in 1999 to be in such bad shape. The one thing is clear, the owners of Westridge have no clue on how to run and maintain a golf course, thank god for Mark the clubhouse bartender.
