The Penmar course feels like the local park in the neighborhood you frequented as a child. The greens and the condition of the course is the nicest among the LA city owned courses. The course is flat and there's plenty of noise from the small planes passing over. A good place to practice your game.

Customer Service

Not friendly and one starter was extremely slow.

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Has anyone checked out this URL:

http://www.penmargolfcourse.com

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http://www.penmargolfcourse.com

Customer Service

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Greens Fees are Cheap!!!

Well, let's see... Where do I begin. I show up with my buddy and figure to be put into a foursome... Well we thrown into a FIVEsome and told "that's standard practice around here". Oh, that's how you turn a 9 hole into a three hour round.

We are teamed up with "The Mad Russian", "Scarface", and "The Nice Guy with the 100 yard drive" - Ouch.

Nice guy and Scarface are friendly enough, but extremely slow (IS that what happens when you turn 70???)

Well, trouble began with the Mad Russian. I was muttering something to my buddy, while the Mad Russian was in his practice swing - dull murmur, mind you - when he turns and GLARES at me for, I kid you not, 45 seconds!!! I'm thinking I'm gonna have to go tactical with this guy.. He apperantly is taking the game, the course, and his life a little too seriously. This is like the third hole and it just ruined the round - no laughing, talking, or anything - Wow!

Where do I begin???

Okay I'll get the nice stuff out first. Reasonable track if you consider it a "practice" round. I played miserably and shot a 40 here - it's a very easy layout. You will not lose any golf balls on this one.

It's of some value because it is cheap - but you get what you pay for...

Customer Service

Completely unremarkable...

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There's nothing here but a crappy little cafeteria...

One of the only courses on the Westside. Six holes that call for a driver. Getting on the green from the tee on the #5 par 3 will make you feel good for a week.

Hackers galore! 30% women, 30% elderly, 30% hackers. That's an ugly combination. Oh, yeah, and all the starters are complete jerks.

I don't know what everyone is crying about, Penmar is a great little course for $11.00. There's absolutely NO WHERE in the City of Los Angeles where you can play a round under 3 hours (and we're talking 9 holes). If you're a scratch golfer, then go pay $175 at the new Pete Dye course in Simi (enjoy the traffic on the 405).

As for the course itself, it's pretty good. Sure, the greens are flatter than my wife (and that's saying a lot), but they're pretty well maintained. There's even a good amount of "real" rough around every green.

As mentioned by another reviewer here, the 5th hole is easily the most challenging. Indeed, it's 180 straight into the wind and it's uphill and there's a fairly large bunker right in front of the green. If you're right or left of the green, you're in big trouble. This is one of the most difficult par threes I've come across (almost worth the $11 for this hole alone).

If you're looking to get out and hit the ball around, Penmar is a great course. A mile from the beach and six holes where you've got to hit driver. If you're looking for fast play, like everyone in Los Angeles, you're not going to find it here (though I suggest going out at 4:45 for the fastest pace).

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Wide open, easy layout that's decent for some practice

AWFUL greens -- flat, dreadfully slow, bouncy, and hacked up. Balls may be lost due to idiots on other holes picking them up or playing them.

I live walking distance from this track and play it from time to time. It's not really worth $11 weekdays. The greens are ABSOLUTELY FLAT -- I promise you, there's not a breaking putt to be found out here -- and they're cut longer than some fairways I've seen. It's a good place to take beginners. Wide open and hackers abound. The par-3 5th is the toughest hole for my money; 170 -- 190 into a wind that's always stronger than you think.

Enjoy your 2.75 hour nine... more like 3.5 hours on weekends.

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Close to my house

"Alternate" landing site for Santa Monica airport; cholo gangs at Marine Park

All I can say is that this place has gone straight to hell ever since Curly Leon left. Where the hell am I gonna get some french fry soup now.

Oh yeah: all you old men sitting in the snack bar playing bridge, you need to join a real country club instead of pretending you own the place. It's a muni for the love of mike.

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