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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
Avg Rating
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
Avg Rating
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 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Don’t play

Slow play they definitely over booked this course. There was a wait on every hole. Save your money play somewhere else.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Ehh

Has the potential to be a decent municipal course but deserves to be treated better for both conditions & pace.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 36
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Previously Played

Stop allowing 5 somes!

The course is packed and they allow 5 somes. This has to

Stop.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good Value

I got lucky as I found a tee time on GolfNow that included the cart at the Courses walking price rate. The course was in good condition despite the recent rainfall we’ve experienced. The greens were a little slow with light brown patches but I think that’s always been the case at this course. I’ve played here before but it had been a while since I last played here and I was reminded why I’ve always liked this course and that I should play it more often.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

2 hour delay

due to a tournament our tee time was delayed by 2 hours. and they were still trying to charge us full price when we had no time to finish the round. never again will I play here.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Don't play here

Don't ever go here. there was a tournament and they used that an excuse to push my tee time from 11:47 to 1:15. when I finally got on, the guys behind me said their tee time was 12:30. they let other people play in front of us and bumped us back. And they were trying to charge me full price for twilight time... and the icing on the cake was, the course was so backed up, we barely finished the front 9 but had to wait on almost every single hole. DO NOT PLAY HERE EVER!!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 30
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pretty Nice Course

I gave this course a 4 star rating for two reasons:

I can see the benefit of letting a group of 5 having the first tee time. I was in the second group in a group of 3. The pace was so slow. The group in front of us finally let us play through after the Sixth hole. It was a very fast round for us after that.

The next reason, course fairway condition is not the best. A lot of muddy and bare patches.

Other than that, a very nice course and will continue to play there and tell others to also play.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 271
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course allows 5 somes, due to this pace of play was terrible, started a 1220 tee time at 1240, and didn't get to finish 18 holes before dark (5pm).

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow pace of play

Tee time was 12:57 and did not tee off until 1:15. We were a group of 4 solo players. The group in front of us was a 5 some and the group in front of them was a 4 some of newbies. So pace of play was horrible. 3 hours for the front 9 and left after that.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Nice Course

Challenging and fun course, but pace of play was slow–took about 4 1/2 hours. Long round considering we started at 6:30am. Course was in decent condition, but had some rough fairways on a few holes. The greens were well maintained and fast, and nice powder in the bunkers. I'll definitely play it again...

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 125
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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