Trump National vs. Pelican Hill

I have been lucky enough to play two of the premier golf courses in Southern California: Trump National Los Angeles and Pelican Hill Newport Beach. They don't even begin to compare! At Pelican Hill they couldn't wait for us to leave and tried to shuffle us off the course at the 17th hole. We told them we were going to finish our round. God knows how rude they were to the foursome behind us! We even had to go to the mall down the street to get a post-round beer as they had closed the bar early! Guess they all wanted to get home. Trump National--totally different story. They could not have gone more out of their way to be friendly and accomodating. Range balls, water, and golf towels were included. Every single employee introduced themsleves and asked if they could be of any assistance and told us to push the button on the golf cart if we needed anything while on the course. (All I needed was a better game--and I don't think they could have fixed that!) Pelican Hill doesn't even have GPS on thier carts--shocking for a course charging $250 a round! Pelican bills itself as an ocean view course. If you carry around a postcard of Newport Beach, you'll see the ocean--otherwise, don't count on it. Trump National is truly on the ocean. It might be chilly and windy, just to test your game, but the ocean views from every single hole are spectacular! And best of all, Trump National plays like it's your own private course. We did not even see another golfer until the 16th, and then we just got a glimpse of them driving away from the hole as we were pulling up to tee off. If you are going to drop a shitload of money on golf in Southern California, go to Trump National--it's a great golf day!