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3.7
840 Reviews (840)
5 Stars
183
4 Stars
347
3 Stars
182
2 Stars
71
1 Stars
57
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.7
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.1
Amenities
3.7
72.2%
Recommend this course
635 out of 840 reviews
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3.1
19 Reviews (19)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.1
Value
2.8
Layout
3.8
Pace
2.6
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.2
42.1%
Recommend this course
8 out of 19 reviews
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3.9
85 Reviews (85)
5 Stars
30
4 Stars
28
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.9
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.1
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.3
71.8%
Recommend this course
61 out of 85 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
840 Reviews (840)

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 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 02/10/2021

Thank you for reviewing us! We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round? Please feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Santa Anita Golf Course, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 54
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 02/09/2021

Thank you for reviewing us Duane! We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Santa Anita Golf Course, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Just wow

The people who work there and the people who are regulars are so friendly. I definitely recommend anyone try at least one round. The bunkers may catch you off guard (they stole my ball similar to getting robbed of a home run) but it’s so pleasant and enjoyable.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 42
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

One of the Challenging Courses in LA Area

People talk about the course based on their experience long time ago. This course is quite challenging due to the following reasons:

Firstly, greens are crown-shaped or elevated and mostly small. Once you miss the green, you SHOULD concentrate on your chipping or pitching shots cause you can hardly find grass in the greenside or your shots will be made on dirt. However, greens are well maintained along with up and downs.

Secondly, most fairways are rolling or with mounds blocking your vision of the green in front of them and grasses are not even due to poor management. Hence, your club angle changes when placing it behind a ball. Your swing plane will change, too. Accordingly, good shot-making is not easy.

Last bit not least, total yardage doesn't look to be long but this is a par 71 course.

Overall, I will go there again when I feel my condition is excellent. Go there and test your skills. It's not easy to reserve a tee-time after members and residents take tee-times.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

My Dad Golfed here for 45 years he would get up at 4:40 am to get a tee time for the following week . Now I know why Long fairways awesomely maintained Greens and the view of the San Gabriel Mountains.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 40
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Poor design

Too many holes are ruined by giant mounds in the middle of the fairways. Good tee shots not rewarded. Too many greens slope away from the golfer. Good approach shots not rewarded. Several greens have bunkers directly in front preventing running the ball up. Bunkers were raked. Greens had poor grass but were smooth and rolled well. Fairways and tees were in good condition.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
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Commented on 01/20/2021

Hi, thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. Please know the current conditions are by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards a 5-star experience and we hope to see you back!

Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

How do you get a a.m. tee time?

Get online 6 am, 7 days in advance, only thing available is 2:30 pm, what’s with that? Yet they still send me e-mails to come play Santa Anita.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 02/22/2021

Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Santa Anita Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Walked

Paid for a cart with Hot Deals...But no cart!

Due to the inclement weather the golf course would not allow for carts. However, we had already bought a pre-paid time that included a cart on Golf Now. The argument here is less with Santa Anita but more with golfnow, as there seems to be no mechanism to receive credit back for a service which, rightly so, the golf course could not render with the massive downpour.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Cold weather
Walked
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good bang for your buck

Went during a weekday and had a great time. Pace of play was amazing. Greens were in good shape.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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