Knollwood Golf & Country Club

fuck this place! always trying to change up their deals and try to bait n switch you. Also, the pace of play was so slow we didn’t finish until sundown and we started at 11:40am. Since it was so dark by time we finished I left my sunglasses in CART 33 and called several times, talked to the front desk and general manager and of course one of their employees stole my sunglasses. They have little thieves running and working this place. We played here about 8 times last year but you’ll never see us there again. FUCK YOU and enjoy your new Cartier sunglasses.

Had the pleasure of coming to Knollwood for my second time with my university’s golf club.
As the vice president, I dealt directly with a good deal of employees there, and they were nothing but helpful. The employees in the clubhouse made sure the process was seamless for our large group, and we managed to get a great deal for a tee time shortly after noon.
The starter was extremely classy and not at all annoyed by a big mass of golfers at once, and he made sure that each group went off in a timely fashion. I made sure to organize my foursomes in a way to balance out playing levels, and I instructed those with less playing experience to tee it forward off the white tees to help pace of play.
The course itself was in pretty good shape overall; pace of play was decent but was slightly hurt by the fact that this course can be actually pretty challenging. Losing a ball left or right is surprisingly easy due to the tree lines on hills adjacent to fairways; assorted flora will eat up Titleists and Top Flites (haha) with regularity.
This is all encapsulated in the fact that the first hole is the #1 handicap (for men at least) on the course. This is because it’s a really long par 4 with a driving range on the right (makes it tough to find your ball, so keep an eye on it!) and a tree line on the left.
The holes themselves were mostly fair and interesting, but I do have to say that those greens are really fast – at least on the day we played. Thus, I would definitely make sure to see that your putting touch is somewhat refined, but as we golfers know, sometimes that just plain doesn’t happen.
In any case, we had an awesome time at Knollwood, and the way we were welcomed was truly great. The next time we have an event, we’ll definitely be sure to contact our friends!

Really nice course for the price. Everyone has been really friendly, Adam is a great help at the front counter. I will be playing this course a lot more in the future!

My current favorite public course. The course is a little more difficult than most public courses, mostly because there aren’t many flat lies. It doesn’t play very long but there’s a lot of doglegs that will still challenge you.
Staff is really friendly and they encourage fast play. We got a free beer and food for playing in 3 hours or so (we were the 2^nd ones out). I think I’ll come back a lot more often.

Came here on a Tuesday with a tee time at 10 am as a twosome. I made the mistake of booking through
even though I wasn’t getting much of a deal. However, when I got there, the starter gave us a better deal which included a free drink, lunch item, and cart. We started as a twosome, but after a slow first nine, and a few people leaving the party behind us, we joined up with another twosome by hole 10. I’d say our round took about 5 hours and we had to wait on the tee box every hole. The scenery was nice although it was a hot day. The cart lady came by a few times and accepts cards (although you have to pick it up from the restaurant after your round). All-​in-​all a good experience and we would come back for another round.

I haven’t played here in 15+ years and was pleasantly surprised. The course was in pretty good shape and the pace of play wasn’t nearly as bad as I had heard (just under 5 hours on a busy Saturday morning). All in all a good experiance.

For being here for the first time It was pretty fun, I haven’t been to many courses, but I did enjoy myself and plan on returning soon

Great gem. Teed off at 820. Finished 1220. Played as a single behind a 5-​some. Yes. They offered me to play through but i decided to take my time. Wash my ball, tee off, remove my glove, etc.
Tee boxes, fairways & greens were above avg. esp with LA’s drought conditions, it was a nice refuge from the hustle and bustle. Felt like i was away in the mountains. Surrounded by pines and the smell was a nice break.
They are acclimating to the drought conditions but are replacing OB grass with dark soft mulch dirt. Not just dried out material. Great touch.
The sand was white & powdery. I didnt mind the bunkers. Very easy to get out, as long as you’re comfortable getting out.
Filled my water bottle up on back 9 and the water was gross. Tasted funny. And i’m a Marine. I’ll drink tap no problem. But, it was off.
Cart girl came through twice on the back 9.
Views are great. Felt like a retreat.

I don’t know why it has taken me this long to write a review for such a wonderful place!!! My husband and I were married here in March and it was absolutely PERFECT. I really do not know where to begin, I hope I don’t leave anything out. Here goes. Lets start with location, could not be anymore convenient. Located very close to the 118 fwy, convenient for all of our guests from locals to those traveling a bit. More than ample parking for everyone and it’s free parking! They have multiple rooms to chose from, we had an intimate event and chose the gallery room. Size was perfect for our 85 guests. There is a bar and small dance floor in the room. Never felt crowded. Plenty of natural lighting. Perfect space to decorate to your own liking. The stone and wood accents gave the room a wonderful touch. The food… that always worries me at ANY wedding/​event. I had NOTHING but compliments from our guests. My Dad, that man is a food critic!!! and even he was raving about the food. Excellent food and the plenty at the buffet for everyone to chose from. We had the Italian buffet. The head room captain and all the servers were just great!!! I wish I could remember our head waiters name, he was amazing. From boxing my cake topper and even washing the cake stands and bagging them for me so I can return for my deposit (I didn’t even have to ask him to do this, he did it on his own) WOW great service like that is not easy to find! The bartender was a great guy… wow i’m sooooo bad with names! but he was awesome! even tried to make me laugh and calm my nerves before heading out to walk down the aisle. My husband and some guests told me how nice he was and having great convo with him as well. Now… for the events staff, especially Courtney. She is a saint lol. To put up with me and my countless emails!!! Planned our wedding in about 3 months. Courtney never once made me feel bad about the 100 questions I asked. NUMEROUS quotes she gave me. I was very indecisive about guest count and she was sooo patient with me. I got quotes from MANY event sites in the SFV… and I can tell you, not all of them are happy to give more than one quote or lack in customer service. NOT Knollwood. Customer service and price also (not going to lie) were the #1 selling point for us. They have many reasonable options for food, room size and you can add on whatever you need based on your budget. Perfect for us. We chose to also have our ceremony outside. Breathtaking. Just beautiful, I know I keep repeating myself but i’m still glowing from our wedding day. We didn’t have to break the bank at all and to get married. Enjoyed every minute and Knollwood made sure it all happened without a headache! I’ll never forget this– my heel got caught right as I was making my grand entrance to the ceremony, before I even had a chance to panic, Courtney was on it! Everything went on without a glitch and we will most likely be back again. Maybe a baby shower or our daughters Sweet 15, Knollwood will be our #1 choice. OK only two thing for you brides to make note of. IF you have only male photographers, please note, they will not be able to take pictures in the bridal suite because it technically is located in the ladies restroom (don’t worry, it’s actually not bad. good size, chairs, lots of mirrors and perfect for a nervous bride like me). Also, we weren’t permitted to take a cart onto the course for pics… that would have nice. Regardless, we made it work! Thank you again Knollwood!!!

Lush, well-​manicured public course. I’d never ever seen a «towel — wetting station» on a course, but Knollwood does things right– it’s next to the first hole teebox. Little things like that make a difference. Truly enjoyed the layout– challenging par 4s, fun par 3s, and enough birdie-​able par 5s to make me think I had a shot at good score. :) The bunker sand was powdery… like a private course… there are lots of private course touches, and we learned Knollwood had been private back in the RatPack days… the outdoor grilled cheeseburger station was a nice close to an excellent outing. I will be back.

If you’re curious as to what a turtle with a broken leg looks like, come to Knollwood… We saw one walking faster to each hole than us driving a golf cart on the course!

The people at Knollwood (particularly Steve and Joe) are very professional and go out of their way to show that they care about the customer experience. We were held up by a couple groups in front of us (it was a beautiful and busy Sunday) and one of the frustrated golfers behind us became quite rude and disrespectful toward everyone. Steve asked how we were doing, and after we explained the lack of etiquette, he made sure we ended our day on a high note with a great time at the driving range. We’ll definitely be back!

I played a round here this morning, nice course, good price (40 bucks for a round + a free lunch for MLK day), and seemed pretty well taken care of. Not a ton of divots and ball marks, and the fairways were in good shape (the sand traps and areas around them are being worked on, the ones that are complete are good though!). The greens are definitely tricky. Some were fast, some were slow, most were hilly with tricky pin placement. Good round of golf thats not too frustrating! Pretty course too — its hard to tell you are surrounded by houses.
They are definitely worried about pace of play. Several signs around. We were doing just fine (finished in under 4.5 hours) and the marshal checked up on us a few times. They are doing a promotion where you get a free drink if you finish in 4 hours or less? So thats kinda cool. The pessimist in me believes they just want to get more people on the course for more money, but we were done early which was nice.
Decent burger in the restaurant too.

New updates at Knollwood:
The front 9 has had there bunkers completely redone. Removed some, added new ones, and replaced the sand in all existing. No more hard dirt! This really refreshes the course and gives it a new look. It looks like they just started refurbishing the bunkers on the back 9.
It looks like they have added a new emphasis on the of play. They some signs up that say they are aiming for 4 hours rounds and not to exceed 4:30. Our sunday foursome was tracking for about 5 hours and the marshall stopped by a few times saying the head office wanted him to speed things up. But there wasn’t much he could do. It’s nice to see them taking a more aggressive approach to times though, this place is notorious for slow days.

This place didn’t get the best reviews, but I have played a couple rounds here and it is a very decent course. For a full 18 in the valley I find it to be the same level of course quality if not better than encino/​balboa or woodley lakes. Check out golf now of zing and you can get some pretty good discount tee times as well.

The course itself wasn’t bad, the back nine is a nicer stretch.
The greens were half-​punched which was odd but at least it gave the illusion of a putting green on the non punched side. I don’t think ANY of Knollwood’s customers know what a divot tool is for as there are holes in the greens from previous golfers.
Parties of 6??? WTF! Guarantee a 5.5 hour long round at best and the fivesomes walking with their carts, umbrellas, and face shields, just ruin your day with their inconsiderate play.
The best part? Taco Tuesday! The tacos, taken to go on the way to the 10^th tee just absolutely Rocked!
I would give 5 stars for the tacos and avoid that place if you can.

So I had a tee time for 2 at 3:00. Showed up early to hit a bucket of balls, most of them were pretty badly worn down to nothing, but the range was in nice condition. Made my way to the starter 10 mins before tee time and we made our way to hole #1. Once we arrived there was a group of 6 guys standing on the tee, I nicely stated that we had a 3:00 tee time and it was currently 3:00 on the dot and there was only 2 of us and asked if we could play through. The men (asian) spoke in their native language amongst each other and turned back to me and said no. The marshall was sitting right off the 1^st tee, I walked over to him and described the situation and he said «no one cares». I responded by saying «I’ll never play this course again for this reason», he then said «it doesn’t matter, the course has plenty of patrons and there would be another guy here tomorrow just like me»
Bottom line I will not return to this course or any other LA County course for this very reason. Just remember what the marshall said… «No one cares»

I had my wedding here last month, April 4, 2014. It was beautiful, I want to do it again!
The main hall was perfect for my 110 guests & vendors with plenty of room to dance & mingle. It can hold 300 max. Attached bar outside near lobby, outdoor patio for smokers, plenty of bathrooms for guests, available bridal room.
I got married on site, outside on the grass ceremony area. Nature did it’s job by helping beautify the ceremony. I did not have to bring much décor (inside hall & outside), it was naturally beautiful.
Food: The petit buffet was perfect for our guests that lasted an hour or so long. Tri tip, chicken, rice, garlic mashed potatoes, vegetables, salad, rolls plus beverages!
Perfect. Got nothing but great reviews from guests on the food & enjoyed it myself.
Sue & Tricia are great communicators. They stayed in contact with my wedding planner, Jordan Helo & I (bride), from start to finish.
It was more affordable than the other golf courses/​country clubs, fancy restaurants– (porter valley country club, odyssey restaurant & castaway)
within 20 mile radius. The quality for the price was great!
I highly recommend this venue for a wedding & or event. Thanks Sue, Tricia & banquet team for making my husband & my day special!!!

I’ve heard the saying, «A bad day playing golf is better than any good day at work.» Well whoever said that did not play a round at Knollwood.
This was my third and final time playing Knollwood. I booked a tee time through
for around 11am. We arrive at the course 25 minutes before our tee time and notice the course is very busy. Thus we anticipated a long day and a slow round, no biggie because Knollwood always plays slow. When we attempt to check-​in we are told that we’d be called up when they were ready for us. Well after are booked tee time had come and gone we were called up. After we were all paid up and were ready to tee off we were 30 minutes late.
Still we figured 5+ hours we’d be able to finish a slow round before the sun set. Little did we know that was wrong. The pace of place of the tournament (or whatever was going on) was a snails pace at best. Whenever we finished one hole, there were at least 2 four-​somes at the next hole waiting to tee off. We did not see a single marshal the entire day encouraging groups to speed things up. By the time we made the turn at the 10^th hole we realized it took us 4.5 hours. 4.5 HOURS TO PLAY THE FRONT 9!!!
Obviously it was getting dark and our group was becoming quite frustrated. We hoped some of the tournament players would quit at the 9^th and call it a day. Nope, we again were stuck waited at least 20 – 30 minutes at each hole before we could tee off. By the time darkness set in our round ended on hole 12. Total time: 5 hours and 45 minutes. It would have been nice to have some sort of acknowledgement from a marshal or staff member about the slowness of our round but again, there were no marshals to be found.
Honestly your money and TIME will be better spent at ANY other golf course. I’d rather break all of my clubs than come back and agonize another round of golf at Knollwood.

Public course, with green fee around $ 48 which includes a cart. The course upkeep is OK, but again, it’s public so on a relative scale it’s not that bad. A lot of novice golfers don’t repair divots, or ball marks on the green — what a shame!
I was happy that the cart girl tended to find my group with regularity, gotta give her credit! I’m not a fan of the driving range, turf matt, and multi level, which does not properly prepare you for the real deal — grass.
I’ve played here a few times, and never had any major regrets, just wish people would fix divots and pay a little more attention to their ball marks on the green.