Nice golf course, with great views. The layout is very interesting, but challenging. The 5th hole in particular is very unforgiving. Staff are helpful and the bathroom was clean and well maintained. Will definitely try the club house restaurant next time.

Really fun course with a challenging layout—lots of hills and some awesome mountain views throughout. Staff was super friendly, and the clubhouse, bar, and pro shop all had a nice vibe. Good driving range and putting green to warm up. The greens were a bit slow, but it had rained all week and even drizzled during my round, so that’s understandable. Saw tons of deer out there too, which made it feel peaceful and tucked away. The course winds out and back with barely any overlapping holes, so it really feels like a nature escape. Nathan B. Instagram: @GolfLifeBrand (Follow for golf travel + photography)

I'd heard a lot about this course from people at work and online over the years. I figured with the fall weather it would be a great time to try it out. The drive up was nice and colorful. But the course and staff were a bit of a let down. I noticed on the first hole that none of the bunkers were raked, and some didn't even have rakes. This was the case for every hole. Whoever places the tee markers doesn't seem like they play golf. Heavy sanded tee boxes on the par 3's made is seem like you were hitting out of the bunker. Divots are not repaired on the greens either. But that's on the golfers as much as the course. The greens were also very sandy as well. No cart person driving around on a Saturday during peak fall season. Made the turn at noon. As I'm waiting to get change since they didn't have any at the register.....they finally brought out hot dogs. This really puzzled me because most courses try and have lunch ready around 11am for people making the turn. I also ordered a bourbon on the rocks. Had to ask for more because all the ice that was in the cup soaked it all up. No one really seemed to really care that pace of play was being affected by all this. Overall I'm not sure I would come back here. While the scenery is nice, I feel the overall experience didn't live up to the hype.

Lake Arrowhead is an excellent golf course. It's well maintained and brutally challenging. I highly recommend it. I will say the pace of play has been very slow lately; I've played there three times recently and all three times the rounds took >4 hours as a single. IMO, it's based upon a marshall not being present + customers not letting faster groups through. Minus that, it really is a great course and one of my favorites.

Very nice practice area. Played only the front 9 and with someone that had played the course before. If I didn't have someone that had played before, it would have been a lot harder. The 150 markers are visible which helps immensely. The greens hit and stop, very soft. The putting surfaces are slightly slower but very ungalated. They have tees that will challenge anyone. The club house is very nice too. Greens fees are pretty reasonable.