Played early this morning and finished pretty early for this course. Under 4 hours. You could always count on this course to be in good shape and today was no exception. My biggest complaint is with... Continue »

Played early this morning and finished pretty early for this course. Under 4 hours. You could always count on this course to be in good shape and today was no exception. My biggest complaint is with the bunkers which play more like waste areas because of their lack of sand. Lies are very thin which means lots of skulls/fliers out of them. Greens were fine shape. Foursome had a good time. I always considered Santa Anita to be one of the best values in the area.

Played Santa Anita morning of 2/8/09. Rained off and on but the course held up OK - the pushed up greens were still firm. This is a great track for the money and has a lot of classic design elements... Continue »

Played Santa Anita morning of 2/8/09. Rained off and on but the course held up OK - the pushed up greens were still firm. This is a great track for the money and has a lot of classic design elements that you don't often see in a muni. The fairways are wide but you have to think about your approach shots or else risk a tricky chip. Always a fun round.

..oh, forgot to say.... the traps are reeeeeeally bad. I'm surprised, because the rest of the course is fine.

HEY EVERYONE.... FIX YOUR DIVOTS.... good karma...

..oh, forgot to say.... the traps are reeeeeeally bad. I'm surprised, because the rest of the course is fine.

HEY EVERYONE.... FIX YOUR DIVOTS.... good karma...

Drive up to a clubhouse that is perfect for the area. There's an instant serenity that helps prepare you for your round. The facilities are so wonderfully planned.

The course features undulating ... Continue »

Drive up to a clubhouse that is perfect for the area. There's an instant serenity that helps prepare you for your round. The facilities are so wonderfully planned.

The course features undulating fairways, and I mean UNDULATING!! Accurate hitting helps you find a flat or two from which to launch your approach shot.

The greens are in pretty good condition. The roll is true, and there are enough features on each surface to keep you studying as you prepare to putt. Putt from one spot, there's a slight break to the left. Move the ball 2 feet to your left, and there's a barely visible ridge to contend with. Very nice, very nice...

This course just feels good. i love it. Even with the high school marching band's drum corp working on their beats. (school across from 2, 3 &4...)

Played Saturday, 1/31, about 11:15 off the waiting list. I arrived about 9:45 and there was a tournament that went off 10 – 11:00, but the starter was good natured and seemed to get us wait-listers ou... Continue »

Played Saturday, 1/31, about 11:15 off the waiting list. I arrived about 9:45 and there was a tournament that went off 10 – 11:00, but the starter was good natured and seemed to get us wait-listers out ASAP afterward. I managed to avoid bunkers all day, so I can't address their condition, but otherwise, the course is in solid shape. Nice tee boxes and the greens were in good shape with some quickness to them. You can occasionally find yourself with a thin lie on the fairways, as I did, but that was unusual. I struggled a bit to find my swing, but found nothing to complain about as far as the course. Beautiful, warm, cloudless day with minimal breeze. Got around in just about five hours -- a little slow but steady -- not bad for a weekend muni. A solid course, I'm always happy to play it.

PLAYED MONDYA 1/20 FIRST GROUP OUT AT 6:45 AS A 4 ALL OFF THE WAITING LIST. COURSE WAS IN GOOD SHAPE TEES ARE GOOD. GREENS ROUND GOOD SOME HAD WEAR AND TEAR ON THEM FROM THE WEEKEND HACKERS. WITH THE ... Continue »

PLAYED MONDYA 1/20 FIRST GROUP OUT AT 6:45 AS A 4 ALL OFF THE WAITING LIST. COURSE WAS IN GOOD SHAPE TEES ARE GOOD. GREENS ROUND GOOD SOME HAD WEAR AND TEAR ON THEM FROM THE WEEKEND HACKERS. WITH THE RATES GOING UP I HOPE THEY PUT THE 5% THEY THEY SUPPOSED TO INTO THE SAND TRAPS. FROMA SCALE FROM 1 TO 10 I GIVE THE TRAPS A 4 BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF SAND IN THEM. YOU HAVE TO TRY THE EGGS BENEDICT IN THE CAFE THEY ARE GREAT.

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 cours... Continue »

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.

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... Continue »

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.

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.

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.