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3.7
862 Reviews (862)
5 Stars
190
4 Stars
357
3 Stars
184
2 Stars
72
1 Stars
59
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.7
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.1
Amenities
3.6
72.7%
Recommend this course
653 out of 862 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.5
40 Reviews (40)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.4
Layout
3.8
Pace
2.8
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.2
65.0%
Recommend this course
26 out of 40 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.9
78 Reviews (78)
5 Stars
26
4 Stars
30
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.8
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.2
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.3
74.4%
Recommend this course
58 out of 78 reviews
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Course Highlights
Santa Anita Golf Course consistently impresses with well-maintained greens, forgiving fairways, and an engaging layout featuring notable elevation changes. Knowledgeable, welcoming staff and outstanding value make this a top local pick for golfers.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6412 yards
Slope 120
Rating 70.2
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Course Details

Year Built 1935
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $13.00 - $16.50
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Mastercard, Visa, American Express, Discover
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.7
862 Reviews (862)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 6
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 8
This course/club is great for:
Locals 13
Seniors 9
Walkers 8
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 12

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Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great day golfing

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Pace of play is very slow

The course is is good condition. Both the fairways and green are pretty nice. The downfall of this course is the very slow pace of play. I had a 5:30 am tee time. I thought I was the third group, but there was a 5 some in front of me. They were very very slow. Why do they allow 5 sines is beyond me. Our group had to wait on every shot because the 5 some were so slow. They should have waived us through knowing we were right on them every shot, but they had no course courtesy. This is a nice course, it’s just too bad 5 sones are allowed to slow up the play.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The pace was terrible

There was no enforcement or measurements taken to ensure efficient pace. I was waiting 10 minutes in between every single shot because of how slow players were playing. And that was partly due to the fact that the course scheduled multiple foursomes back to back to back with tee times 5 minutes apart! The amount of people per party should correlate with how much time is in between each group. It was very congested, and I was twiddling my thumbs waiting for most of the round. Not super worth it to me

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 271
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Santa Anita golf

Had a great round at Santa Anita. Course was in great shape and it was very pleasent.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 271
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Pace of play

Pace of play was horrendous. Groups of 5 forming up at par threes causing 25-30 min waits to tee off. Fairways and bunkers were in pretty good shape. Greens were trashed and beat up like nobody has fixed a pitch mark ever.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Spectator Fee…

They charged me a spectator fee for my 6yr old who’s just watching his iPad. There’s no exceptions based on age, and it’s an additional 21usd. Bit ridiculous as they’re acting like a country club during a 11:20am tee time on a Monday.

Course was average and needs some additional upkeep. No number to call food ahead before you start the back 9. Pace of play was not great as we were waiting at each hole. Took us 3hrs to finish the front 9. Note it was a Monday at 11:20am.

Staff wasn’t the friendliest and they were doing field upkeep (mowers) while people were in the middle of their play.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Slowest pace of play in my life

Played 9 holes in 3.5 hours. Insane pace of play. Three / four group pile ups on tee boxes.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Walked

Why Only 2

When you let out a TWOSOME on a BUSY Saturday Morning and they spent ALL DAY waiting for the TERRIBLE foursome ahead of them...It makes for a long day. ( Fortunately we could play so played in 4 1/2 hours

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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