I have played Anaheim Hills for over twenty-five years. It is one of my buddies faves. I don't think so-but I keep going back for him and also the hope that today is the day I'll nail it. Actually, I ... Continue »

I have played Anaheim Hills for over twenty-five years. It is one of my buddies faves. I don't think so-but I keep going back for him and also the hope that today is the day I'll nail it. Actually, I average 4 more shots there than any other course besides Big Canyon. Breaking down the course analytically, there are too few holes where you can see what is in front of you like which way the holes go and the greens themselves. Most every shot is blind, either to the fairway or to the greens. Five of the holes are just not right- a par 5 that has a blind two- tier green way up on a hill where just making the green at all in three shots is a feat. A par 3 240 yards downhill in which hitting the green in regulation is a less than 10% proposition even for low cappers. A par 4 that plays about 500 yards with a blind dogleg. This place is just not normal! But that said, if you take it for what it is, it is a beautiful place in the hills and oaks in Anaheim. I think I'll go back with the mindset of being pleased with the good shots I make and not be too bothered that my other good shots bounced off a cart path, hit a wire, or careened the wrong way off a hill. Think for a fun day-not a scoring day!