WOW. I had a blast playing La Mirada and Huntington Beach.
There was some high school track day when I played La Mirada, so the local shop pro said to play the back 18. I met two dudes from San Diego, who drove up for the day and we played together. Weather was 80s and 15mph wind, sunny. Not crowded in the least. We didn't have to wait on any shots from hole 1 to 18, and no one was in front or behind us. I had a great round and parked 17 for the only birdie of the group. On 7, I smashed a 100' par putt! I liked the hole that wraps around the baseball park's fence. Overall a nice causal round.
I played HB, and boy was that place interesting. Nice chill atmosphere in the parking lot, everyone was having a good time. Way more "fun" than Mirada. Went on a calm and cloudy day (rained a lot in the AM, but was just overcast around 2pm). The pro shop was closed, so no map and no cover charge.
Met a a group of 6 locals, and played the first 3 holes with them. They recommend playing the blue tees, which turned out to be great advice. I throw around 350' and it was a perfect match to my drives. I was in a hurry so I went ahead after hole 3.
I feel so lucky that I GOT TO PLAY THE WHOLE COURSE, BY MYSELF, WITH NO ONE IN FRONT OR BEHIND ME! I was expecting huge crowds, but the clouds, kept most away even though it wasn't raining. The locals also said its never calm here, so I feel so lucky I got to play on a perfectly calm day WITH THE WHOLE COURSE TO MYSELF! I really played well, parking it on 8, and parring /bogeying my way around. I don't keep score unless its a tourny, and felt so fortunate to get a round in on this course. I was just there for the experience. Had a blast.
If any of the locals I played with read this (Alexander, Thadius, Tom, Ed Noriega (not sure if that was his real name because he was laughing when he said it), hit me up on a PM, you guys were a blast to chill with.
One thing I noticed that playing at sea level the discs really turn better. I guess the 1200' I'm used to playing at does take a little off. I was bombing my 171g Champion Beast and getting it to flip then fade left (RHBH), can't seem to to that here at home.
Had fun, and would recommend both courses.
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