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405 S. Santa Anita Ave • Arcadia, CA 91006 • (626) 447-2331
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paisano522 - Covina 
Course is in good condition, but sand isn't too good, very hard. Pace was average for your muni. Trees are starting to lose a few leaves and some wind will bring a bunch of brown leaves on the course so you may have trouble finding your ball on a couple of holes. Very green and nice for the most part. Tee'd off at 12:45 and was able to get 17 holes with light. Played the 18th with no light and did finish, but a lot of hit and run to search for the ball. Good fun.

Posted: Monday, November 24, 2008
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t8fish - Altadena 
Played yesterday, 11/4 and got off sometime around 12:45-ish. $16 twilight rate walking. Course has been described fully before, so just the short review. This is the first time I've played since they finished revamping a lot of the tee boxes. I don't recall one yesterday that wasn't nicely level, and they are generally all pretty large so the selected teeing areas are not abused. The level tee thing is a pet peeve so I really appreciated them. Otherwise, on the fairways there were a few thin spots and one soggy spot, but nothing to complain about given that it had rained parts of the day/night before -- overall good conditions . Greens were soft as a result but were in good shape and ran medium fast. We were a foursome of singles and were the last ones to finish 18 in the gloom. We had a good time tracking each other's shots as we hustled through the last three holes and, despite having a very erratic round, I managed to par the 18th pretty much in the dark. Always feels good to finish well and it's a tough par, but it tells me I probably would have scored better if I played with my eyes closed. Good times.

Posted: Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Member Since: January 31, 2006
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imberp - Studio City 
A bit quirky with the artifical mounds. My biggest criticism is that the layout was boring. Too many greens guarded by traps in front of them that looked the same.

Posted: Saturday, November 1, 2008
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paisano522 - Covina 
Good course, not much in the way of hazards, besides a few bunkers. Wide fairways to accomodate hackers. Pace can get slow, but typically fun people to play with when you join as a single.

Posted: Tuesday, October 28, 2008
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weber - coto de caza 
The more I play this old traditional course, the more it reaffirms my love of the old style golf courses. (Rancho, Wilson, Riviera, etc) The course was actually in decent condition, although there were some areas in the fairways which were suspect and need some attention. Considering the greens were recently punched, I thought they were fantastic how well they recovered. Pace of play was typically slow, not so so bad that it ruined the round. "Like a walk in the park" playing here!

Posted: Wednesday, October 15, 2008
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tnails - Burbank 
If you can get by the grouchy starter, you'll have a great day.

Posted: Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Member Since: August 7, 2008
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imageplayer - san gabriel 
For those of us fortunate individuals who can get tee time on weekends, this is a wonderful treat. The course is in decent shape but I can't say the same for the attendants.

Who do I have to bribe to get you guys smiling and cheerful? Sure I can settle for your take-it-or-leave-it tee time scheduling but once we are in, do let us feel like we are tiny bit special.

The course tests your skill from how straight and far you can hit your ball from all kinds of leveling lies. Even the practice range is sloped, #$%@!

Even on my bad day I shot 76 from the back tees. I like it and I want to return but I'll keep sending my buddies to deal with you at the window. I don't need sh%t before my round. I get enough from your sloped lies.

Posted: Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Member Since: April 18, 2007
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jd4 - Pasadena 
I have played Santa Anita for many years. It is my favorite "public owned" golf course in LA. I got the chance to go out on Wednesday morning. Ed got me on the course in about 30 minutes which was really great.

The greens were a little bumpy as other reviews have indicated. Some of the tee boxes were a little chewed up and covered with sand in an effort to revitalize them. Some of the fairways were a little shaggy as if the grounds crew were afraid to mow them low because of the summer heat.

My only complaint is the condition of the sand traps. All that I saw were just dirt. The course really needs to keep the traps supplied with sand as a regular par of course maintenance. This seems to be a common problem at most LA area public courses. Of course, it would help if they would change the watering schedule for the sand traps so that the sand would not get compacted.

I made it around the 18 in about 4.5 hours which for this course is really good, even for a weekday. I saw the course marshall about 5 times during the round and I'm sure that his presence helps the pace of play.

Posted: Friday, August 29, 2008
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supermaq04 - Monrovia 
Played July 14, and the course was in great shape. The fairways were nice and green. The greens were smooth, rolled nicely, and not too many ballmarks to fix. The sand could be a bit more fluffy, but I shouldn't have been in there in the first place. It usually takes 5+ hours to finish a round and it only took 4:30.

Posted: Tuesday, July 15, 2008
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ohpoh - los angeles 
greens look smooth, but actually really bumpy. Conditions are okay, pace of play is pretty good unless you have a foursome that arent very good. Please...if your hitting a driver on a par 3 185 yards, dont play from the blues.

Posted: Saturday, July 12, 2008
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IronDuke13 - San Dimas, CA 
I was hesitant to embrace my father's suggestion of playing at Santa Anita, yesterday, 7/1, as visions of a packed course and 6-hour golf flooded my mind. I couldn't have been more pleasantly surprised.

Total playing time was about 4 hours, 15 minutes, and aside from the last 3-4 holes, when things started backing up, we hardly had to wait to take a shot. I know that this course continues to hold a reputation for slow play, so we may have been lucky in playing in the middle of a weekday.

To the course. The grounds are in excellent shape. The fairways are well taken care of and provided great lies all day. My first impression of them was to say "Wow, they're huge." After consistently playing courses with narrower fairways, lined by trees, the open freeways at Santa Anita were a very welcome and rewarding change of pace.

The greens were very smooth and played very true, though not obscenely fast. Many of the greens boast multiple tiers and some undulating slopes, requiring accurate iron shots into the green, and tricky lag putts.

The layout of the course itself is not overly difficult, but does boast some tricky doglegs and longer par 3's (3 of which can play to around 200 yards or more, depending on the tee box placement). Accurate drives and well-placed iron approaches will have your scoring very well here.

The only real negative to the round was the inconsistent, but often rock hard condition of the bunkers. My first trip to the greenside bunker on 12 had plenty of give and allowed an easy recovery shot, while my trip to the greenside bunker on 17 required 3 attempts, as my wedge ricocheted off the hard dirt, skulling my first two tries.

Additionally, I'll mention that the group we did finally catch up to on 12 was extremely deliberate, and probably would have led us to play a 5 1/2 hour to 6 hour round, had we been stuck behind them the whole way. From my memory, you will run into these groups at Santa Anita.

I give a big "thumbs up" recommendation for this course, and encourage you to give it a try. If you can avoid the crowds, it's a great day of golf and well worth the money.

Posted: Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Member Since: April 22, 2008
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tcmae - Los Angeles, CA 
Santa Anita Golf Course is an LA County Course. Green fees are $30 on weekends, $23 on weekdays walking, and $9 on weekends, and $5 on weekdays for juniors, and around $12 for a cart.
The course also has a driving range, and a practice putting green which is $8.50 for a large bucket of balls. The range is a mat driving range which can get crowded at times.
The golf course is a Par 71, 6300 Yards from the Blue Tees, with mostly flat greens and slopey, hilly, undulating fairways. The course has some long Par 3's like one that is over 200 yards, and one that is around 190 yards. The couse is well maintained, and the fairways are really maintained, and this is one of the well maintained courses I've played so far, and one of the most well maintained courses operated by LA County.

Posted: Thursday, June 26, 2008
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jazzbassnick - San Gabriel 
I was really expecting much less from this course, but was pleasantly surprised! My father-in-law said the constant changes in elevation kept it "confusing" and I tend to agree. Not really confusing to me, but definitely kept it from becoming routine or boring. Didn't notice any water coming into play anywhere, but frankly didn't miss it ;-)

We noticed as we were driving up how green it was - that was nice. All the temporary tee boxes on the par 3s are gone, so yardages are back to scorecard. Beware the sand - absolutely horrible. They might as well be filled with dirt. By the time I needed to get out of one, I had seen 3 of our 5 take a total of about a dozen swings to get out of 3 bunkers.

For $23 (the guys holding LA County Sr. cards played for 11.50), I'll definitely be back.

Posted: Thursday, June 12, 2008
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Bogey1Fogey38 - Pico Rivera 
Played today 5/13 7:30 tee time. Was pleasantly surprized. The course is in great shape, fairways were lush and rolled nice, rough was cut short and easy to play out of (did lose 1 ball, could not see it). The greens were lush, very few ball marks but played real slow.

As t8fish mentioned in his review, all the par 3's are using temporay tee boxes but were playable. On hole #4 the first par three it listed the yds at 110 but played around 90. You can then tee from the blues for #5 but have to come back to #4 tee box and around the chain link fence to get to #5 fairway.

Would give the course a 7.5, could be 8 but for the par3's and many divots on faiways, walkers don't carry sand, including myself. We played in 4 hrs as a 5some, three riders and 2 walkers.

Posted: Tuesday, May 13, 2008
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t8fish - Altadena 
Showed up as a single @ 1-ish on 5/10 and got out along with two others almost immediately. Actually hurt me for the front nine because I expected to have some kind of wait and a chance to warm up -- I never hit a single practice putt. That aside, I'm not complaining. I didn't see the clock on the way out, so I'm not sure of the actual duration, but I'm guessing the round was a bit over 4.5 hours. Very good for a weekend muni. The front nine moved along well while there was more waiting on the back nine. Conditions were good. The greens were almost all the way back from aeration. I say almost because I did see at least one perfectly struck putt (not mine) mysteriously deflected on it's way to the hole. The one obvious drawback was that all the par three tee boxes are being redone. As examples of the current difference, I lifted the info stated in the earlier review:
Hole 3: 129 down to 100 yards
Hole 8: 193 down to 150 yards
Hole 12: 208 down to 165 yards
There are three shown here, but all four 3's were being done when I was out. When they open them up, those teee boxes are going to be really, really nice. The current temps are still challenging enough. This course is deservedly praised as one of the better munis around. The guys I was paired with were pleasant company and I enjoyed the course. A good day.

Posted: Monday, May 12, 2008
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chappy23us - Upland 
Played here 4/27/08. All of the par 3 tee boxes are being redone so they are playing about 25 yds shorter than normal. Greens need about a week to be perfect after being aerated. Excellent customer service from starter and guy in proshop. Hard to find a better value.

Posted: Monday, April 28, 2008
Member Since: January 12, 2005
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weber - coto de caza 
I suspect it's a combination of my age and where I learned to play golf. (Chicago), but I love these old traditional style courses, and Santa Anita is among one of my favorites. When you think about it, every hole is different, playable with some challenge but not overly penal. You shouldn't lose any balls and a bad shot generally only cost one stroke. The condition, for Santa Anita was as good as I've seen it. (All the par 3's are having new tee boxes, but improvements, while inconvenient, are welcome. All this good golf for $23.00 - like a walk in the park!

Posted: Thursday, April 24, 2008
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pjrcol - Arcadia 
I live a mile away but i avoid the course like the plague. It's slow, slow, slow. They even have a link on their site to here, http://www.popeofslope.com/paceofplay/index.html, but yet they don't follow those rules. One more thing it's SLOW!

Posted: Wednesday, April 23, 2008
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stizzed - LA 
played 04-16-08

three of the four par 3's are under construction, tee boxes specifically. The par 3's are playing much shorter than on the score card.

Hole 3: 129 down to 100 yards
Hole 8: 193 down to 150 yards
Hole 12: 208 down to 165 yards

Posted: Wednesday, April 16, 2008
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Hogan - Rancho Cucamonga 
A real fun muni, slopes, greens make it a nice challenge to play. and had a starter who actually thanked me for playing his course; This hasn't happened to me at some of the best courses in So Cal...

Posted: Friday, April 11, 2008
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stizzed - LA 
Played 04-09-08
Waiting list for single play was about 30 minutes and completed play in 5hours. Greens were great and somewhat soft so all airborn shots stuck and stopped. Broken tees are everywhere so if you need a short tee for the par 3's, no problem here. All in all, had a great day.

Posted: Thursday, April 10, 2008
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25handicap - Rosemead 
Played on 4/3 at 8:30...have played here many times and the course has always been in pretty good condition..today was no exception...the greens were is great condition...I just wish the group in front would have repaired
some of their green divots, lazy b@&bs ...pace of play was fair to good...
finished in 4 1/2...always a backup at the par 3s...playing again on 4/9

Posted: Sunday, April 6, 2008
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mtaylo1 - Pasadena 
Played on Sunday 3/30. The starter and staff were terrific! The could not have been more friendly. The pace of play was very slow with a wait on every tee beginning with the 3rd hole but that was to be expected on a weekend afternoon here.
The greens were softened from the light rain and a bit spongy but overall were in great condition. the fairways were all very nice for the most part. This track is really nice for a muni and one of the best muni's around. I would however recommend getting out early on the weekends if you want to avoid the 5 1/2 + hour round.

Posted: Monday, March 31, 2008
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TheBigDog - Saugus, CA 
Played here for the first time on 3/29 on an invitation from member marksawyer to play in a small tournament with his SCGA affiliate group "R Golf Club". I was a little nervous playing in a tournament at a course I'd never played and with guys I'd never met, so I got there early to scope things out. I went to talk to the starter and he was very friendly - I wish all courses had someone like that to make you feel welcome and get your day off to a good start.

I finally spot Mark (from his profile photo) and go over to introduce myself and there are not one, not two, but three guys talking to Mark that I recognize, not from golf, but from one of my recreation basketball leagues - they are all referees! D'oh! No calling fouls on me I didn't commit - this is a golf tournament. I had a great time playing with this group.

Back to the review - I love this course. If it wasn't so dang slow and 45 miles away, I would put it on my regular rotation. The whole facility is well layed out, the staff friendly and it was just so relaxing playing golf in a quiet park-like setting. Lots of trees, undulating fairways, strategically placed bunkers, elevated greens, and a view of the mountains to the north. Greens were a little bumpy, but about what you would expect for a course that gets this much play.

Because the course is essentially level, there was no chance to really get a hold of one of those downhill with the wind drives that I love. I did however win my very first long drive contest and took home some cash. Like I always say, drive for show, drive for dough!

Posted: Sunday, March 30, 2008
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knarfgnourt - Pasadena, CA 
Played here on 3/24. Greens had been aerated the week before, but getting back into fairly good shape with watering from the greenskeepers. Greens were very receptive to approach shots. Fairways were fairly firm and in OK shape. Some work was being done on tee boxes 1&10. Took about 4.75 hours which was not too bad considering the number of people on the course. Sand traps were in good shape, just wish people would rake them better after hitting out of them. In the bunker in front of the green hole 15, I had to hit out of a two or three inch deep footprint. Look forward to playing here again in the near future after the greens fully heal. A great value for people in the area.

Posted: Monday, March 24, 2008
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mctrevino99 - burbank, ca 
This is one of my favorite courses. I have played here since i was a teenager and have always loved it. For the price you can"t find a better course to play on.

Posted: Friday, February 29, 2008
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atlasdk - Alhambra, CA 
Played Sat 02/23. It was very crowded day. Everyone came out to play some golf before rain comes. With the rain we had for few days, fairways and greens were beautiful... awesome. Until ~1pm, we had sunshines. Weather was perfect, just feel great to be out playing golf.
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I haven't played here for a while. This course is very well conditioned course. Undulating fairways and elevated greens make this course very fun course. One day I will have nightmare scores and then few great scores. There are few well placed bunkers around the greens.
Some of them are very deep bunkers. Sands are about average.
Pace are always bit slow. I would recommend to walk if possible. No point to rent a cart and had to wait longer. Might as well walk and enjoy the exercise. Customer services are very good. Starter Ed, great guy. Always very nice and make you feel welcome. Can't be too upset even you had to wait couple of hours to get out.
Thumbs up!

Posted: Monday, February 25, 2008
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Tradewind4 - Alhambra 
Just played this course today. The greens are really firm due to a heat wave here in CA in the mid of Feb. This makes all the elevated greens on this course play like the U.S. Open, e.g. one bounce and the ball rolls off the green and drops off somewhere 10 feet below the level of the green.

Posted: Monday, February 11, 2008
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arf27 - Pasadena, CA 
Santa Anita is a fun, well-designed course that is well worth the green fee anytime of year. The architect made the most of an average tract of land by providing many interesting green complexes with elevated, canted putting surfaces and strategic bunker placement. There are a wide variety of holes and you need to use every club in the bag. While not a difficult course, you have to think on every approach shot - especially when the greens are as firm as they are right now. Recent course conditions are less than perfect but still very nice. Caution: the course does get very crowded and for good reason.

Posted: Sunday, February 10, 2008
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chappy23us - Upland 
Played here 1/20/08. First group out at 0645. Frost on the fairways and greens but course was in good condition for this time of year. Greens were rock hard but rolled true. Great value!

Posted: Sunday, January 20, 2008
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1scgolfer - torrance 
not in very good shape at all. must be maintance time, just punched the greens, cut around green very short, tee boxes being worked on . looks like most courses are working on conditions right now so i guess we just have to put up with it for awhile.

Posted: Sunday, October 7, 2007
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gashmike - playa del rey 
nice layout with lots of hills,fast greens,tee boxes need work,2nd best LA county course behind mountain medows

Posted: Monday, August 27, 2007
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sealskinz - Party in Duarte 
This is the best course in Southern California at this time for the money and the conditions and the friendly staff. I play here all the time and I love it.

Too bad you can't get a tee time. LOL ;P

Posted: Friday, August 24, 2007
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xavier92264 - WHITTIER 
PLAYED 8/16 COURSE WAS IN GREAT SHAPE FROM GREENS TO TEES. ONLY 22 DOLLARS TO GET YOUR @#$ KICKED CHAPPY NOT BAD!!!

Posted: Friday, August 24, 2007
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chappy23us - Upland 
Played here 8/16/07. Course was in great shape from tee to green. What a bargain at $22 to walk. Cannot wait to play again.
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Posted: Thursday, August 16, 2007
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michaelko - Arcadia 
Played Thurs 8/9. walked on at 4pm, teed off 4:20, finished 18 in the dark, so about a 3hr 45 min rd. really opened up on the back. Course in decent shape. Greens were a bit bumpier than normal, but a bit faster than they have been. wierd, i know.

Posted: Monday, August 13, 2007
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atlasdk - Alhambra 
Played Saturday 07/07. Had to wait 2 hours before I could go out. However, I had a great time with other players. They were very nice and fun players. K. Kim was a local resident who has been playing this course for last 20+ years and know most of the staff at this course. He makes the round very enjoyable. Good man!
Fairways are great, few bare spots here and there. Greens are normal to slow some times. Bunkers are OK. Had bad times with the sand traps all day... cost me five to six strokes. Tee boxes are good too. This course is always well maintained and very interesting course. I always enjoy playing this course. Especially I love the service from the staff... starter Ed is great and the people at the club house are always friendly. Thumbs up for this course... GK rating 8.5

Posted: Monday, July 9, 2007
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CSpan - Pasadena 
Played the afternoon of June 29 (Fri). This was my first round here in several years. Typically, I've stayed away simply because the pace of play is too much to put up with. After today's round, I now know why the pace is so slow here (luckily, we finished in 4 1/2 today). As for the course, it was in very good shape. Every aspect of the course was well-conditioned except for the greens. They rolled smooth, but were a little shaggy and extra-receptive. Approach shots resulted in virtually no release whatsoever. Now, here are my reasons for the slow pace: a) with such a low greens fee, you get a LOT of beginning golfers. b) there are a lot of walkers - many of them elderly and pushing carts. I don't have any problem with that at all, but since the course has a fair amount of hills and undulations and elevated greens, it takes a while for those walkers to get around. c) the elevated greens result in some steep fringe areas, i.e., if you don't get up top, your ball is going to roll down a collection area, and if you're a beginning golfer, or if your short game isn't very good, chipping can be tough, especially if it's a blind chip. d) the par 3s are fairly long and difficult here. Add it all up and you get an average round of probably 5+ hours. Of course, it only cost us $21 to play - which is a terrific value for a course of this caliber. I don't care for 18 much, but there really are some well-designed holes here.

Posted: Thursday, July 5, 2007
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michaelko - Arcadia 
Played 6/29, fri, walked on as 2 some... got there at 12:40, teed off by 1:10. 4hr 30 min round. usual shape... though the fairways are getting a little thin in many spots. greens are a tad bumpy, moderate speed. nice round as usual.

Posted: Saturday, June 30, 2007
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michaelko - Arcadia 
Played fri 6/15. walked on as single about 10... got on in 30 min. 4hr 45 min rd. course in excellent shape. GK says punched 6/4, but i didn't check the site beforehand, and I don't think they punched. at least i never would've known had I not looked just now. A little slow, the greens are, but course in fabulous shape.

Posted: Monday, June 18, 2007
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hdo0111 - Costa Mesa 
Wow, played 2 rounds again this weekend! What an enjoyable course! Greens were immaculate, some ball marks but we fixed ours plus a few more each hole. Sand bunkers were medium fluff not hard. Fairways were in semi-good shape with some wet spots and crabgrass... lots of divots but not unlike other courses. Need to clean up teeboxes as they are full of broken tees (Maybe buy those metal tee trash containers for each box???) There were fivesomes but pace was excellent when we teed off at 9am each day. That's what I like about this course in the mornings. Challenging to convert greens in regulation but definitely do-able if your drives are sweet. Definitely will take the drive to come back here real soon.

Posted: Monday, May 28, 2007
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ohpoh - LOS ANGELES 
ONLY PROBLEM WAS THE INCONSISTENT SAND TRAPS. SOME ARE NICE FLUFFY SAND, SOME HARD PACKED, SOME WITH THIN LAYER OF SAND. OVERALL, DECENT CONDITIONS AND LAYOUT. VERY ENJOYABLE

Posted: Friday, May 25, 2007
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dconnally - Mission Viejo, CA 
Played in a tournament ~10:30 AM on Saturday, 5/12/2007, on a sunny, warm breezy day. Very good conditions throughout – course looked great and played fair, which isn’t always the case with LA County courses. Greens were firm but receptive and rolled very well. Tees, fairways, and rough in good shape. This course is not long and is very scoreable. In one bunker that was a little wet with thin sand. No cart girl, but snack shop at the turn. Plenty of water and bathrooms. Course surrounded by roads and other noisy activities, including sirens at a hospital, but overall a relaxing, enjoyable experience if you focus on the golf. Recommended.

Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2007
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michaelko - Arcadia 
Played fri 1:30... walked on as 2some. they had their member-guest tournament this morning...so they waited until the last group got to 6 or so and sent people off. so we were the 3rd group off... 4 1/2 hr rd. we were a 5some, and kept pace the whole round. course in as good shape as it's been the past 2 years. some thin spots in the fairways, and greens were smooth and fast. One comment... i was surprised at the number of ball marks on the green... less than day old ball marks. you would think the members would take care of their own golf course! oh well... hopefully one of them reads this and brings it up at one of their meetings.

Posted: Friday, May 11, 2007
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sealskinz - DUARTE 
I've played and watched the golf course mature all throughout the dormant fairways of the winter and the recent punching and overseeding of the green complexes, and like "bassvista" mentioned in the post below this one, they are now lush and are very close to being in perfect shape. As much as I play this golf course, it's no mystery to me that I feel overwhelmingly pleased with every round I've played in the last month. I actually saw very few ball marks other than my own and when I did see others I fixed them.

The greens still need a week or so, but with the high temperatures and windy conditions of late, I imagine that the greens will firm up quite a bit and will soon be absolutely immaculate. Currently they roll true but are just a hair slow for my taste. I like my greens like billiard tables. And you know what? These greens are getting there!

The fairways are perfect. They are firming up quite well. I'm hitting drives from 310 to 345 with the extra bounce and roll for the last two weeks.

The back tee bxes on #1 and #9 are now roped off again for over seeding. The rest of the tee boxes are in great shape. I havent notice any eyesores with the exception of the areas at the start and end of the concrete cart pathways. These areas are bare of any grass, and it seems impossible to prevent further damage since most or all of these areas are in the direct path of access to entryways and exits of the cartpaths. Besides that, Santa Anita is playing like country club conditions.

Part of the ongoing renovation proect at Santa Aninta is upgrading the bunkers surrounding all the green complexes. True, this sand is currently very fluffy and requires getting adjusted to, but give that sand some time so settle and these bunkers are going to being some of the purest bunkers for any local municipal course, and even for some of the higher end courses out there.

Right now the project to replace all sand and perform all necessary repairs to the greenside bunkers is about 70% complete.

The fairway bunkers. like the one on the left side of hole #1 could use just a little bit of the new sand mixed in to reduce the contrast between the shades of color in the sand.

I think it would be logical for the most part to leave the fairway bunkers in the condition that they exist today. They provide a firm hitting surface which I think seems preferable when hitting a full shot into the green or even when laying up.

Posted: Monday, May 7, 2007
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bassvista - Monterey Park, Ca 
I just played this course for the 2nd time in the last 3 weeks. The course is in the best shape that I have seen for a long time. The fairways are lush with very few bare spots. The greens are in the best of shape. Except for some unrepaired ball marks, they roll well and are relatively fast. My only complaint would be the bunkers. Many of the bunkers are filled with new sand, which are soft and fluffy. However, many still have the hard dirt, which make them very inconsistent

Posted: Monday, May 7, 2007
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dinine - Los Angeles 
Good Course.... Short but well maintained..

Posted: Sunday, April 22, 2007
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alanmode - Cerritos 
First time played 4/14/07 saturday at noon.
Typical muni course but same time not so typical.
Surrounded by avenues ,view of passing cars some even honking,ambulance & fire truck's siren & very close to school ,hospital & park very active makes you feel playing golf in the middle of the city.Absolutely you can not feel quiet or tranquil cause of multitude everywhere from entrance,parking lot,range,& field. Of course pace of play as you expect,,,,,slow.
But overall field conditions maintained very well from tee to greens. For $40.00 weekend fee you can't complain even snack shop's price(hot dog,drink etc) was very acceptable.

Posted: Thursday, April 19, 2007
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michaelko - Arcadia 
Played fri 4/13. walked on as a single.. BUSY!!! waited 2 hours!! actually, after i saw the wait list, I left, ran a bunch of errands i was going to do after the round, came back in an hour, waited another 40 minutes to call my name, so it worked out. Usually, on a friday, i wait an hour at the most, and have a 4:45 round. today, the round was 5:15. greens a little bumpy and hairy. not nearly as fast as they usually are. fairways are much better than 2 months ago, but still a little thin in spots. i always enjoy playing here.

Posted: Monday, April 16, 2007
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bigmidget - Monrovia 
Just played the back 9 yesterday... the course looks great! The greens are pretty slow, but the fairways are lush. This is one of the best values in LACO... but you pay for your golf with the slow play and assembly-line tee times.

Posted: Tuesday, April 10, 2007
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Tommy_Naccarato - La Habra 
Wanted to make a few corrections here from some of the critiques:

Billy Bell had nothing to do with the design or the construction of this course. This course was designed by an LA County Engineer, J.H. Smith in 1937. Smith used the WPA to help construct the course on the old Lucky Baldwin-owned estate, which happened to be the first site of Santa Anita Race Track.

The golf holes are all inspired by several famous holes throughout the world. Hole #1, aptly named Thomas after George C. Thomas, the designer/creator of Riviera, LACC, Bel Air, Ojai and many more and is a copy of a hole at Griffith Park's Harding Course, which was also designed by Thomas.

The 5th is a reverse version of the Rail Hole #16th at the Old Course of St. Andrews; as is the 17th, which is a modified version (the tee shot is reversed) of the famed, Road Hole. Hole #8 is a subtle, but well done Chasm or Biarritz hole originally made famous in America by C.B. MacDonald and Seth Raynor. The same goes for the "Redan" 12th which may be one of the strongest par 3's on a public course in LA County, if not all Southern California.

The course opened the first nine holes for play on April 24, 1937. The second nine was opened in October, later that year.

Posted: Saturday, March 17, 2007
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AndrewLin - El Monte 
Always my favorite course. It's one of better kept County course. Not a long course but has narrow fairway, small green, and lots of trees to challenge good players. They could improve on sand bunkers, which are like hard dirt now. Fairways are in great shape, didn't see brown area. They could grow the rough longer to make it even tougher. Greens needed to be trimmed. Putt were too slow. I think they are preparing for aerating next week. Overall, its' the best deal for the price!

Posted: Wednesday, March 14, 2007
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newplayerca - Arcadia 
On a clear, cool day, this is the best value within 30 miles of LA. Greens are challenging and well-maintained. 10th & 18th will present challenge for par. Great Billy Bell course with mature tree-lined fairways.

Posted: Tuesday, March 13, 2007
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102169 - el monte 
still my favorite course in southern ca. it's recovering nicely from the hard freeze of from a few weeks ago give it another month and the crew will have it as beautiful as ever and for 28 bucks on sunday you cant go wrong

Posted: Saturday, February 17, 2007
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bassvista - Monterey Park, Ca 
Played our weekly senior golf tournament. Weather was excellent. Temperature in the mid-80's. The fairways and tee boxes were in very good conditions, even though there were patch of brown and bare areas. Rough are in fair condition. The greens were a little slower than normal, but still in great shape. The bunkers were wet, relatively hard and not consistent.

Posted: Monday, February 5, 2007
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L_lucky - LA MIRADA, CA 
I played on a sunny Superbowl Sunday, and the greens were smooth, fairways were nice, and the pace of play was ok. Santa Anita's well-maintained for a city course and definitely worth the green fee.

Posted: Monday, February 5, 2007
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youngae - Pasadena 
For $28.50, can't really complain. Fairways had a lot of muddy spots. greeens were nice.

Posted: Monday, February 5, 2007
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weber - coto de caza 
I forget just what a great old course this is. Playing here on a warm winter day, doesn't get any better than this! While the fairways are dormant and don't look very nice, they play just fine. Course is in pretty good shape considering it's mid January. Just a nice old track that is ofter overlooked!

Posted: Friday, January 26, 2007
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michaelko - Arcadia 
Played Fri 1/19. Walked on as single at 10:15, teed off at 10:45. finshed 5 hrs. Fairways more brown than a week ago. Greens, however are faster than last week. Alot faster. Pleasant day as usual.

Posted: Monday, January 22, 2007
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michaelko - Arcadia 
Played fri 1/12. Walked on as single @ 8:45. got on immediately, which to me is kind of a bummer cuz i like the 30-60 min wait to warm up, maybe eat... anyways, not complaining. Course not busy at all today. Cold. finished in 4 hr 15 min!!! Now the not so good: I love this course, btw... first 2 greens were BUMPY!! I was very surprised. I thought the whole day would be like that, but the other 16 greens were perfect as usual. ANd the fairways seem more dead than last week. Alot more bare spots, and alot less green. Worst I've seen it in 2 years. Hopefully, it's just a January thing. Otherwise, definitely playable and still worth playing.

Posted: Monday, January 15, 2007
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sealskinz - duarte, ca 
played again today. Similar to my last round, I had four birdies and five bogies. Back to back birdies on 9 and 10, 14 and 15.

People need to repair ballmarks!! I've come to the conclusion that most of the general golfing public are blind, and/or have no sense to the fact that when a ball lands on the green there is some damage that takes place which can be fixed.

Oh the hell with it anyway.....most of the ballmarks that do get fixed are done incorrectly and half-ass!! Nevermind! Nobody repair your marks!! I'll do it for you, I guess!!?

Posted: Saturday, January 13, 2007
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sealskinz - duate, ca 
oops! I meant to say that #14 green needs a little TLC. it's bumpier than the rest. I think this is because it is the highest point on the golf course.

Posted: Tuesday, January 9, 2007
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sealskinz - Duarte, CA 
Warning: I like to write alot, so if you are not prepared to read, please move on to the next review!!!


Played 1/7/2007. I played here the week before, and thanks to the recent winds, the fairways have firmed up since then, and are providing some bonus distance on your drives. I reached the par 5 3rd in two and kept it on the green with a 250 yard 3-wood. So, obviously the greens are very receptive, not to mention immaculate, thanks to me repairing 5-6 ballmarks per hole. The only green that really needs some TLC is #13. It's a bit bumpier than the rest of them. I think this is because this green is the highest point on the course.

Most of the tee boxes are in good shape. #13 tee needs a little work, nothing to really complain about. I only visited one bunker on #17 and it was in great shape.

I'm an 0.7 handicap. The blue tees playng all the way back, I reached every par 5 in two shots, but went 0-for-3 on my eagle attempts, even missing one of the comebackers for birdie from inside of 3 feet. I shot even par-71 with 5 birdies on #'s 3,6,7,10, and 13. I made three bogies on #'s 8, 15, and 16. I had one double bogey on #4. I made pars on the remaining 9 holes. Not a bad day, but I just couldn't get the flat stick working, piling up a whopping 34 putts for the day. But, the par 3's absolutely killed me(4-over par combined). I easily could have shot in the low sixties!!

Fairways 9/14, GIR 14/18, 289yard average drive in the fairway.

If you live within twenty minutes of this course there is simply no way you can get a better course for the green fee without driving a couple hours in any direction and eating up alot of gas money. This is the La Purisima of Arcadia in my opinion. I grew up plaing at La Purisima and the only thing missing here is some elevation changes and the 40 mph winds that you get up there!!

Posted: Sunday, January 7, 2007
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michaelko - Arcadia 
Played fri 1/5... waited 60 min as a 2some... 5 hr round... WINDY day, rained the night before... course drained very well, i only found 2 wet spots on the whole course. I guess the work they did last year did it's job. Greens were slower than usual... maybe cuz of the rain. The staff is always pleasant. All in all, good day as always.

Posted: Saturday, January 6, 2007
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snshill - los angeles 
Played here 12/0706 on another beautiful December day in SoCal. Pace of play was decent at 4 1/2 hours even as a fivesome. Course is in great shape. Fairways are lush and greens were firm and fast, probably about an 11, even on the aprons. Overall for the money, you can't beat this course!!!

Posted: Friday, December 8, 2006
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rmensgolf - EL MONTE CA 
course for the price can't be beat

Posted: Monday, November 20, 2006
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kb - el monte ca 
punching greens 10/2/06 to10/3/06

Posted: Friday, September 29, 2006
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hdo0111 - Costa Mesa 
Played two rounds last weekend. Great and immaculate course. What a challenging and well designed course. I loved the undulating fairways in the back nine. Well worth the green fee!

Posted: Thursday, September 21, 2006
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jlin513 - Pasadena 
Teed off around 10:30am today and got stuck behind a fivesome of walkers and made it a long day...Had to wait on almost every hole after the first hole and long waits on par 3's and even some par 4's...Never saw a Marshall until the last hole...Course conditon is fairly decent considering the amount of play it gets at this busy muni...But a five hour plus round during the middle of the week is simply too long...
Really need to have the Marshalls sitting at the par 3's and enforcing the pace of play...The group in front never waved us on after reaching the green on any of the par 3's...Guess they can't read or just don't care...What a shame as it slowed everyone behind us as well...

Posted: Wednesday, September 13, 2006
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t8fish - Altadena 
Went down to Santa Anita as a single sometime after 2:00pm and had no trouble getting off second up with a twosome -- of a couple of middle aged women who were pleasant company and could play. We were behind a five-some and while it obviously wasn't a quick pace, I can't say we were really held up too much. It was a little slow but steady -- probably about a five hour round.

As municipal courses go, it's one of my favorites and I hadn't been on it for a while. I thought the tee boxes on the whole were above standard. Good coverage and generally flat. The fairways were generally in pretty good shape with an occasional patch on the thin side. Nothing brown. The greens were in decent shape and probably the quicker side of medium pace although not especially quick. Otherwise, there were a surprising number of unrepaired ball marks. One tries to repair a few on each green as one goes along, but the point has been made enough times that it's not worth getting worked up over. You can always repair the marks in the line of your putt so you get on with it.

Pleasant company, a decent score that, while not great, was an improvement on my game of late, $19.50 to walk, and done just around sunset.

Good times.

Posted: Saturday, September 9, 2006
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x0960922 - Gardena 
Walked on right to the 1st tee. Didn't catch up with anyone until the 7th hole, then pace of play slowed down considerably. Still finished in a little over 4 hours. First time i played here and was very impressed. What makes this course unique over the many municipal courses is the elevated greens, bunkering and pin placements. At least today there was many sucker pins making the ability to shape approach shots a must to score well. No refreshment cart ever came by but the snack shop is reasonably priced.

Posted: Tuesday, August 29, 2006
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atlasdk - Alhambra 
Played Sat. This is very interesting course. Undulating fairways and well placed bunkers around the greens. Overall course conditions are alright. Pace will be always slow 5~6 hours. Don't play here if you want fast pace. Lots of people will be walking. Stater "Ed" is very nice guy and people at the coffer shop are also all nice. Very pleasent course.

Posted: Monday, August 21, 2006
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michaelko - Arcadia 
Played 8/11 fri... single, not busy at all, got on in 20 min with a pleasant 2some. 4hr 45 min rd. course in good shape. greens are true. fairways suffering from heat, but not bad at all. I continue to like this course very much.

Posted: Saturday, August 12, 2006
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mjquick - Pasadena 
Played Friday the 4th of August. Walked on as single and gut out in about 1/2 Hr. Played with two older women that had game and new how to play ready golf. finished in about 4 hrs. Course is in great shape for the amount of play, but I hate 18. Unless you can hit the ball 250 you can't clear the mounds.

Posted: Monday, August 7, 2006
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kman - anaheim 
Played the course on Sunday....and it was slow, about 5 1/2 hours.
Liked the course for the most part. I thought the fairway grass was a bit long making for fluffy lies that you really had to pic off the grass. It was fun to play, lot's of different lies on the undulating fairway's. I will play it again but only on a weekday.

Posted: Monday, July 3, 2006
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gkjliu - Arcadia 
Excellent course for average golfers. Wide fairways provide ample tolerance for driving from the tees. Some greens are well guarded by the greenside bunkers and at times elevated, providing challenges to up-and-down attempts.

Overall, excellent value and a great community course.

Posted: Wednesday, June 14, 2006
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sportsdoc - Pasadena 
Haven't play here in awhile. Finished in 4 hours on Friday. Greens are bumpy but fast. Can't wait to play after they punch the greens. It is going to be great. This is a great public course.

Posted: Sunday, May 21, 2006
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michaelko - Arcadia 
played fri 4/28. Wait listed as a 2some at 8:30, got on 9:30. Played a little over 5 hrs, which is slower than usual for that time/day. All 18 were open!!! Hopefully, they won't close holes anymore; first time playing since punching, greens in fabulous shape. course is as good as ever.

Posted: Monday, May 1, 2006
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atlasdk - Alhambra 
Played 04/22 Sat. Went in before 6 AM but had to wait little more than two hours. Took 5 hours to finish the round. Took little bit longer than I expected ... but I still enjoyed the round. Fairways were good but greens were bit slow. Santa Anita golf course is very nice course. Eventhough the course is short, course design is very interesting. Greens are well protected by bunkers and elevated greens. Good course to test out your iron shots and putting skills.
Starter, Ed is very nice guy. He makes the two hour wait bearable.
Thumbs up!

Posted: Monday, April 24, 2006
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fngolfer - Montebello 
18 is open now but still alot of construction going on. I guess there was no time to cut greens and fairways. Still I always enjoy playing here. Great layout and when they use that new back tee on 18, I hope they convert it to a par 5 because it's already the toughest tee shot there.

Posted: Sunday, April 16, 2006
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xavier92264 - WHITTIER 
GREAT COURSE. USE TO BE MY HOME COURSE YEARS AGO AND NEVER A BAD DAY HERE. THEY ARE WORKING ON THE COURSE SO LOTS OF NOISE AND 18 WAS CLOSED. STILL GREAT COURSE AND GREAT PEOPLE HERE.

Posted: Thursday, April 6, 2006
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michaelko - Arcadia 
played fri 3/24. #10 closed today. Course in good shape. Busy today. It says something about a course when it plays 17 holes and you can't get on as a single on a friday morning. got there at 9, only one on the list. tourney at 10, couldn't get me out. They let me leave and come back at 11 so I could run some errands. Got on at 11:30 after the tourney. Slow round, but enjoyable nonetheless. Pro shop/starter were very nice about everything. Can't wait till the work is done.

Posted: Sunday, March 26, 2006
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weber - coto de caza 
What a pleasure it is play these old traditional tracks. A nice departure from the "new designs" and $100 green fees typical to So Orange County. Like walk in the park. Except for having #8 closed due to irrigation being installed, the course was in some of the best condition I've seen it in, particularly the greens. My only complaint is that instead of closing the hole completely, why not just set the tees up and play it as a short par 3? Otherwise the course was fine.

Posted: Wednesday, March 15, 2006
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atlasdk - Alhambra 
Played at Santa Anita on Sat & Sun. Weather was bit cold and wet but had a great time. Fairways are in good condition. Greens are bit soft and slower due to rain. Everything was good except golfers. People in front of us did not fix their ball marks on the greens. We had to fix two or three ball marks on each holes. People at the snack shop is nice and friendly. Had a Great weekend!

Posted: Monday, March 13, 2006
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atlasdk - Alhambra 
First time playing at Santa Anita Golf course. Very nice and well manged course. They are going through new sprinkler system upgrades but didn't affect the game. Fairways and greeens are good. Even though they have short par 4 holes, their greens are pretty well protected by bunkers. Their pin placements and the greens are bit challenging. Most of the holes are titled one way or another. I had a difficult time with my putting all day. Frustrating day but very interesting course. I definitely will be going back to challenge the greens once again... hope I could improve ...

Posted: Monday, February 27, 2006
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emacias23 - Covina 
Played on Pres. day and the course was in great shape. We were warned about one hole maybe closed, but it turned out all 18 were open. I loved the pin placement on this course. You really need to play your approach shots well if you want to post a good score.

Posted: Thursday, February 23, 2006
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michaelko - Arcadia 
Great shape as always... except...
If you really don't want to play only 17 holes, then make sure what the condition is for the day. During the week, they have been closing one hole for irrigation work. So you should ask before you go out. It's been several months now, not sure how much longer. Otherwise, the open 17 holes are always in great shape.

Posted: Monday, February 13, 2006
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mjquick - Pasadena 
Went over to Santa Anita and found out it was playing only 17 holes (#3 closed for sprinklers)

Posted: Friday, January 27, 2006
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xavier92264 - WHITTIER 
COURSE IS IN GOOD SHAPE. THE TEE BOXES COULD USE A LITTLE HELP. THEY NEED TO WORK ON BETTER YARD MARKERS. 100 150 YARD MARKERS ARE OK BUT MOST OF THE HOLES DON'T HAVE 200 YARD MARKERS.

Posted: Friday, January 13, 2006
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skboyer - Fullerton 
Played the course on New Years day. Course was in great shape as usual and we got around in a little over 4 hours (7:20 start). This is a great course for the money.

Posted: Thursday, January 12, 2006
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xavier92264 - WHITTIER 
TEED OFF AT 7:15AM COURSE IS IN GREAT SHAPE FROM TEE BOXES FAIRWAYS & GREENS. NEVER HAD TO WAIT ON THE TEE BOX OR FAIRWAYS. BRUTOCAO FROM A. H. GET OFF YOUR LAZY ASS AND GET TO THE COURSE EARLY AND YOU WILL NEVER HAVE TO WAIT. WE FINISHED IN 4HRS. CHECK IT OUT FOR YOURSELF!

Posted: Saturday, January 7, 2006
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brutocao - Agoura Hills 
Played Santa Anita for the first time. It was slow going. We waited on every tee box and in most fairways for our approach shots. The pace of play can be very frustrating, but the rest of the course is pretty good. There are a lot of relatively short (360 yds or so) par fours, the greens are pretty level, and trouble can be avoided on most holes, but it was a fun round.

Posted: Friday, January 6, 2006
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chappy23us - Upland 
Course is in great shape.

Posted: Friday, January 6, 2006
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ggonzales - Anaheim 
Played 1/3 and the course handled the rain nicely. The greens look great and the fairways are looking good. They are doing some work around the course but you can't really tell. Texas Longhorn band practicing at local high school and they were pretty good.

Posted: Tuesday, January 3, 2006
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michaelko - Arcadia 
Played 12/25, teed off at 8, done in 4 1/2 hrs...a record for me at this course. Great shape. Didn't even notice the "work" everyone is talking about. greens were consistent. noone rakes bunkers, though.

Posted: Thursday, December 29, 2005
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1scgolfer - Torrance 
COURSE IN GREAT SHAPE EXCEPT FOR THE IRRIGATION WORK WHERE THE NEW PIPES ARE BURIED. NOT THAT BAD THOUGH. WHENEVER THEY FINISH I'M SURE COURSE WILL BE BETTER YET.

Posted: Sunday, December 18, 2005
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chappy23us - upland 
great county course in good shape. Fairways are a little too wide but still a fun and challenging track. My only complaint is that the greens are really slow. Can't beat $21 for this place

Posted: Saturday, December 17, 2005
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sportsdoc - Pasadena 
This is one of the best public course around. Greens were great, course is in very good condition. They are redoing their irrigation system so there is construction but as of now does not affect play too much. When they finish this course will play even better

Posted: Sunday, December 4, 2005
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sealskinz - duarte 
Christmas is coming and SANTA anita is coming to town. Pushing great conditions despite irrigation efforts which really don't bother play. I just hope they work on the drainage after the new sprinklers are put in. This course has never had very good drainage. Certainly not terrible, but not the best drainage.

I've shot 74-72 in my last two rounds here over the last four days. It helps to have nice smooth greens and a few players who care for the course(replacing divots and fixing ball marks). Too bad I have trouble taking my game from this course to another, which suggests this course plays on the easy side. But mix in the long to medium length par 3's on this course in addition to the heavily wooded tree-line's....& you've got one heck of a test if you are even slightly off your game.

Great group of players and staff here. Hope it stays that way!!

Even the "Eastern Fivesomes" have a clue here as to what is going on!!

SEalskinz

FORE!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: Wednesday, November 30, 2005
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102169 - El Monte 
hats off to santa anita staff half the course is undergoing a major irrgation upgrade its in better condition thn any public or semi-private course that I have played in the last 18 months including black gold angeles national both of which are grossly overrated and overpriced much better than any of the dogtracks in long beach or los angeles staff is always friendly and courteous

Posted: Wednesday, November 16, 2005
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sealskinz - sealskinz 
the ast guy should play behind me when I'm hitting from the back tees.

Posted: Thursday, November 3, 2005
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jurassic5 - Chatsworth 
played monday the 1st and the course was in good condition. there are parts where they're working on the new irrigation system. #2 is about 100yds shorter, but nothing to bad. this course is always well kept and is one of my favorite public courses. only problem for me is that the earlier you get out the better. i usually try to get out before 8am, but overslept and started at about 10:30. didn't finish till 3:30, a 5hr round. 2 groups of 5 in front of our group and guys hitting from the back when they need to play the whites. unfortunately, some guys think they can play from the tips and hold up everyone else behind them.

Posted: Thursday, November 3, 2005
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jeflen651 - sumner 
Greens were plugged one week ago and are very slow and bumpy. The rest of the course was great. Green should be back to normal in a couple of weeks.

Posted: Wednesday, October 19, 2005
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chappy23us - chino 
greens were painfully slow. A couple of more weeks to recover from the aerating. Fairways and traps were in excellent shape. Still my favorite LA County course.

Posted: Tuesday, October 18, 2005
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sealskinz - Duarte 
Just played yesterday 9-18-05. Greens were great and I was putting well. It's so much easier to hole five footers with a little break when the greens are smooth and true like they are at Santa Anita. It's literally pick-your-line, execute, and retrieve your ball from cup.....everytime. Misses come only from poor execution and/or bad technique.

I did bogey #6(the first 5-foot putt for par that I missed) from behind the green...don't go there!!
I also made bogey on #15(another missed 5-footer).

I must have holed ten 5-foot putts, the majority to save par. I saved myself on #16 with a 30-foot downhill right to left curler, fist-pump included. I made brilliant 10 footers for birdies on #7 and #11. I completely bombed a drive 345 yards on the par 5 #13th, got on in two with a six iron, and barely miised the eagle putt for a tap in birdie.

Trouble shot of the day:
I caught a fried egg lie in the front right bunker on my 2nd shot on #9 trying to go for it in two....a fairly easy task at only 479 yards, a par 5. The sand was just perfect in that bunker. I dug the closed-face of my sandwedge steeply about 1 inch behind my ball, and it popped out like popcorn coming to rest five feet from the hole. But I missed the 5 footer again....I was just way too excited and worked up from escaping what looked like sheer doom in that bunker. It was a great escape....and it is the last of the 5-footers that I missed. I still managed a par.

The rest of the back nine were all pars.

At the end of the day I finished "par-par" on #17 and #18 and wounded up carding a round of 1 under par from the championship tee markers. That's my first subpar round this year and I think I owe it all to a new game plan and a minor swing adjustment. Also my new 905S Titlesist driver has sure helped me straighten it out and I'm getting 30 to 40 more yards with it in my bag.

I've been working hard on my game for more than 10 years. I've been waiting a long time but the time will soon come. Soon, you'll be hearing alot about me. Just you wait and see! It shouldn't be long now!!

Posted: Monday, September 19, 2005
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hank - So Pas 
Had a fun time at Santa Anita...I played 18 holes in 3 1/2 hours during TW. Course has generous fairways. I wished the greens were alittle faster. They were in pretty good condition...just wished they would of rolled faster. They were slooow. I prefer Brookside its a better maintained course because its able to accomodate more players with 2 courses...overall it was fair...I would recommended S.A.G.C if you can't get a tee time at Brookside

Posted: Thursday, September 8, 2005
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ghx7 - Altadena 
Greens in good condition (compared to what I've read). Only 2-3 greens has excessive damage (more than I could count/fix). Stealth bumby (bumpy, but not an obvious mark). Too soggy, but sprinklers were going off anyways. Tee boxes were soggy, rarely level.

Posted: Wednesday, August 24, 2005
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chappy23us - chino 
This is my favorite county course. Greens were a little slow but overall course is in excellent shape. Sand traps were better than any course I have played lately. $21 and finished in 3.5 hours. I will keep coming back

Posted: Wednesday, August 24, 2005
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asutioso - Monterey Park 
I love this course

Posted: Wednesday, August 17, 2005
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Iroberts - Pasadena 
Hometown kid who plays most of his golf at Brookside and Santa Anita. I've got to say that I prefer Santa Anita. The greens always play way too slow, they're rarely in very good condition. Also, the undulations in the fairway, especially on the more extreme holes like 9 and 18 tend don't drain very well the valleys are always either drowning or brown because all the grass is dead. Ad some drainage and the course could play much better.

That said, this courses biggest problem will always be the greens, if they could find a way to speed them up, and then cut the grass shorter around them, the crowns would make this course alot more challenging. i really think they shoud add a few more bunkers to this course, especially at holes 3(fairway), 7(fairway), 10(fairway), 14(fairway), and 18(green). also, the OB on 13 has to go, one of these days i'm just gonna sneak onto the course and pull out those stakes myself.

but, overall, a solid course where you really feel free to swing away on most holes, due to the wide, parallel fairways. the greens are quite plain however. best bunkering of any muni in the area. and best of all, there's enough room around this course that if they cut a few trees down they could easily add 500 yards to it.

Posted: Tuesday, July 26, 2005
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lajolla - Arcadia 
Course in very good condition. 4.25 hr. round on Sunday.

Posted: Monday, July 4, 2005
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sportsdoc - Pasadena 
5 hour mid morning round. Greens are great! Medium fast minimal divot marks. Tee boxes good, fairway good, rough good. There are some over watered areas, sand traps need some TLC Playing close to a 7.0.

Posted: Thursday, June 23, 2005
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CSpan - Pasadena 
Played super twilight 6-10-05. It's been a long time since I played this course. Walked on today, and props to the starter who didn't waste anytime moving people off the waiting list. I've always liked this layout; super wide fairways, some undulation, elevated greens, but once you're on, the greens are not severely contoured. The course is in B+ condition. The fairways and tee boxes are fine, a few soggy spots. The greens, however, had just been aerated, so the ball wasn't rolling at all. This is a very solid course, particularly for the price - just don't show up on a weekend...it'll be a 6hr+ round.

Posted: Friday, June 10, 2005
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cartman - Pasadena 
We play this course every week in a league, from April to October. We see the course over a long period of time, on a weekly basis. We wish our home course was as well maintained. Although this is a county course, with LOTS OF PLAY, it is always in great shape. The greenskeeper and staff consistantly do yoeman effort in keeping the course, not only playable, but a treat to play. For the money it is a great buy, and a jewel to play. I have heard on weekends that play is slow, but that would be, considering the price (cheap) and the numbers of public players. It is well worth playing, especially during the week.

Posted: Wednesday, June 1, 2005
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chappy23us - chino 
Played here 4/25/05. Course was in pretty good shape excluding traps (no sand) and greens which are recovering from aeration. 4 hour round is nothing to complain about.

Posted: Wednesday, April 27, 2005
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bigmac - lakewood 
Mother's Day and Father's Day special - all moms on Mother's Day and all dads on Father's Day will receive 50% discount off their greens fee...

Posted: Wednesday, April 27, 2005
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supermaq4 - Azusa 
Course was in great condition. Greens are recovering nicely from aeration. The only bad part is the slow play, it took almost six hours to complete a round.

Posted: Saturday, April 16, 2005
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jlbfb - Thousand Oaks 
Played the course today and it was in good shape. You could tell that the greens had been recently aerated; they were bumpy at times and slow. The fairways were in good shape, and they were cut short so the ball would really run. It was a full 5 hour round, but not as bad as I expected it to be. I had never played this course before, and the undulating fairways proved challenging. It was well worth the money.

Posted: Sunday, April 10, 2005
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sportsdoc - Pasadena 
Played a practice round on Sat. for a tournament later today. I really enjoye Santa Anita, just a great public course. Greens are slow and bumpy but they are getting punched out this week. Tee boxes are okay with some unleveling and servere divots. Fairways were good, rough was decent. Sandtraps were thin. Playtime 5 hours. What do you expect for a public course.

Posted: Monday, March 28, 2005
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ohpoh - los angeles 
not a long course, but fairways are tree lined. To score well you need to hit the fairway. The layout is good, conditions are good. Only complaint about this course is the greens. Very slow and bumpy. They need to cut the greens a little shorter. This will get the greens a little faster and smoother.

Posted: Wednesday, March 16, 2005
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madaboutgolf - Beverly Hills 
Gorgeous day but the greens were slow and bumpy. The fairway is in pretty good shape. There still are a few muddy areas but the greens are more of an issue. It appeared the greens hadn't been cut recently and there were pock marks on several of the greens that may be from fungus in addition to the numerous ball marks. Very hard putting.

Posted: Wednesday, March 9, 2005
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yamasaki - los angeles 
after all the rain we have had the fairways were in pretty good shape, although the greens were very slow and bumpy.

Posted: Tuesday, March 1, 2005
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seanh03 - Arcadia, CA 
Thoroughly impressed with the course condition after the continuous rain we've had here. This course is definitely in my top 5 for public courses in Ventura/LA/SG counties.

Posted: Monday, January 17, 2005
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sportsdoc - Pasadena 
Course held up ok from the rains. Give it a week or so to dry up. Wet and muddy spots, puddles, some traps with ponds inside. Greens were slow, but still in good shape. A few trees down. Greenskeeper doing ood job in bringing course back to shape. Still a great course but recovering.

Posted: Thursday, January 13, 2005
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bigmac - lakewood 
50% off green fees on Saturday, December 18

Posted: Wednesday, November 24, 2004
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chefsteve858 - Glendale 
I played for the first time 11/15/04. I had a great time! The course was in great shape, everything was very green!!!! Just tough enough to make it fun, but not pro-style. There are a few tricky holes, especially 18. I'm used to playing Wilson/Harding, and this was 5x better. The staff was friendly, and the green fees are dirt cheap 21.50. Walked it in just under 5 hours, a relaxed pace, no rushing or waiting. I highly recomend it.

Posted: Saturday, November 20, 2004
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1scgolfer - TORRANCE 
what are the greenskeepers thinking about. just about every tee box the blue markers were at the only bare spot. the whole tee box looked good except where the blue markers were at, it was the only spot with no grass.other than that course in pretty good shape especially 19th whole. thanks to fngolfer.

Posted: Sunday, November 7, 2004
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MannyT72 - Temple City, Calif 
Santa Anita is a great course to play a round of golf. The green, fairways are always in good shape.
Only one problem. Now days most all golf cousres overbook, and asians learning to play take up the whole day while they learn on the golf course. The Marshalls don't help in speeding up play. The golf course are just happy to cram in as many players as they can. Regarless of time to enjoy a round of golf.

Posted: Wednesday, September 15, 2004
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lajolla - Orange 
Course is in good shape. Greens are well kept and fairways were in decent shape for a public course. The course staff was very helpful. Kudos to Ruper!!

Posted: Monday, September 6, 2004
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fngolfer - Montebello 
Okay, ENOUGH with the water for God's sake. Does the greenskeeper know that we are entering another duration of 'El Nino'? Not nessesary! There were several relief drops in our foresome today due to the soggy fairways. Had the breakfast special at their coffee shop and it was good and on 1scgolfer's dime. Sweet!

Posted: Sunday, August 15, 2004
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1scgolfer - torrance 
i read other feedback about this course and it all sims pretty true especially the very wet fairways. way to much water. standing water sims like it rained alot. everything else pretty good, except my game. o well

Posted: Sunday, August 15, 2004
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palatto - Covina 
Got to the course around 7 and teed right off. Good pace, about 4 1/4 hours. Nice open fairways, but the sprinklers were on for a few holes. Lots of lawn mowers around waiting for you to hit them. All around a great course for the price.

Posted: Thursday, August 12, 2004
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fngolfer - Montebello 
I agree with lipncin for the most part however I liked the lush fairways because the ball sits so nice on top. This course is usually in good shape and this morning was no different. Just turn the hose off a little earlier.

Posted: Sunday, August 8, 2004
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lipncin - Temple City 
Played this morning at 6:15 am. Greens are in good shape. there are a few too many ball marks on the greens. Lets take the attitude that you are going to fix your ball mark and one other. We'll get to the point were we will have to look for ball marks to fix. That would be a good thing. The fairways were a little too over watered in spots and there is some cart damage through some of the real wet areas. Some of the teeing grounds need work too.

Posted: Sunday, August 8, 2004
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michaelfrate - Long Beach 
For a county course I must say the condition was awesome. Outside of the tee boxes being a slight bit chewed up from the high volume of play the course is in as good of shape as I have ever seen it. This has to be one of the better dollar values in So. Cal. I called in the mid morning 7 days before and got a midweek 7AM tee time. Was able to play and be in the office by lunch time. Always a chellenging round of golf with very interesting greens.

Posted: Saturday, August 7, 2004
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weber - coto de caza 
I've played Santa Anita about once a year since moving to Cal. in 1970. I have NEVER seen the course in better condition! While it's not "Riviera", it is such a refreshing improvement from the condition I've experienced over the past 30+ years. Kudos to the greenskeeper!

Posted: Thursday, August 5, 2004
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jd4 - Pasadena 
I have been playing this course regularly on weekends for many years now. It is a fun and challenging course, accommodating different playing levels. Note that I have posted a number of "tips" on this site on how to improve your scoring on this course. Take a look, you might find them helpful.

Generally, the course is in great shape, the exception being when they punch the greens as with any course. However, during the summer, they really pour a lot of water on the course to keep it green, which is a good thing. However, there are several areas of the course where water accumulates. Over the years, this has created a number of pot holes in the fairways which really are not necessary. In fact, they detract from the overall condition of the course. I think that it would be helpful for the course to consider the installation of so-called "french drains." Now, despite Bill O'Rielly's ban on importation of French products, use of these drains would really improve the course. The course superintendent could water the course as much as necessary without affecting the quality of play.

It's worth noting that Ed Howard, the head pro is a really great guy and does a good job of getting people out onto the course. This is sometimes difficult with all of the tournaments that are played on this course, even on weekends. I like to play in tournaments, but I would like to see them save the weekends (at least the mornings) for the working stiffs.

Posted: Thursday, July 29, 2004
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1scgolfer - TORRANCE 
COURSE IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE EXCEPT FOR THE SOGGY SPOTS. THEY'RE WATERING SO MUCH THERES SOME VERY SOGGY SPOTS. EVERYTHING ELSE PRETTY GOOD. (EXCEPT MY PARTNER FNGOLFER)

Posted: Sunday, June 27, 2004
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fngolfer - Montebello 
I love this little golf course. Played it many times but today was the first time this year. This place rewards well placed tee shots and there's just enough tilt in the greens to keep you interested. Course in great shape, smooth greens. (lost match)

Posted: Sunday, June 27, 2004
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silverminer - Long Beach 
Course appears to have fully recovered from aeration in early March. Fairways are starting to run a little quicker...maintenance folks are doing a great job with them. Some of the traps are a little inconsistant, but then you're not supposed to hit into them...that's why they call them hazards!

Pace of play is typical for heavily played county facility. Early morning is the best at 4-4.5 hours, but expect 5 hours or more after 10:00am. Marshal is pretty much worthless...drives around, says little, mostly reads paper and hits balls at back of the range. Needs to be replaced with someone who'll move people along...

Posted: Monday, April 5, 2004
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AndrewLin - Alhambra, CA 
play here almost every Saturday. It's normal to finish this course over 5 1/2 hours on weekend. I believe this is the case in every county course. Narrow fairways make this course a fun course to play and improve short game. People need to repair their divots, please. Overall, great course for the price.

Posted: Tuesday, March 30, 2004
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huerta - Alhambra 
Played Friday 3/18 as a single walk on. Arrived at 6 am, hit first drive at 6:46. Finished at 11:00. Course deserves a rating raise. The greens are completely recovered from the very recent aeration and are playing fast even in the morning dew and watering. Unlike a month ago, there was no overwatering anywhere on the course. Rough was even and fairways were bouncy with pretty good speed. One complaint for the starters is to try and get some faster rabbits in the first three groups to set the pace for the rest of the day.

Posted: Sunday, March 21, 2004
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Gquman - Chino,ca 
fun course easy to walk shot my best round to date

Posted: Monday, March 15, 2004
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den888 - Calabasas 
Played 12/29. Course is in excellent shape considering the amount of play this track gets. Great starter (very courteous). Greens rolling fast and true. Greens are medium firmness and fairways are in excellent condition.

Posted: Monday, December 29, 2003
Member Since: January 22, 2003