Santa Anita Golf Course

Nice time to play. Not so hot.

Only problem is no GPS

I used to play this course frequently. It's layout is fun and has lots of potential when it's in shape. I played a year ago and it was lousy fairways, threadbare, hardpan and dirt patches everywhere, average greens. A year later and the fairways are like rough, 2" thick. Absolutely no roll no matter how well you drive the ball. Greens are worse than carpets, thick and slow like bedroom rug. I'd say they rolled at 5/6 Stimp at best. Never seen the grass so poorly maintained in years of playing there. Very disappointed, The course conditions absolutely punish your ability to shoot a decent score right now.

Loved the organization of getting to the first tee. This course is a little more difficult in general due to several elevated greens but the fairway was not the “short stuff” which made the approach shots tougher. That is why I’m giving 4 instead of 5 stars. Pace of play was great! 4 hour round on a Saturday early-mid morning. Don’t think many other LA County courses can say that.

I’ve played this course for years and usually it’s good for the money. The staff is awesome. Golf is witnessing growth like never before with it being one of the only things you can do now, I played here a few weeks ago and it was ok. The greens were good and the fairways were longer and softer than usual but I didn’t really feel the need to criticize. Yesterday the fairways were like the second cut of rough at most courses. All of the fairways all the way to the green. The greens were not holding and harder than I’ve ever seen. I know it’s reaching aeration time etc but If they’re gonna charge full price they gotta now the fairways. The older gentleman that joined my son and I couldn’t even get his irons through the ball. Good course just needs a lot of work right now. With the popularity of golf right now and high school golf gearing up to play I hope they get this track into shape as we enjoy playing there.

fairway were a little spotty, greens were bumpy, but overall a very nice course.

Santa Anita is a great place to play. The staff are outstanding especially considering we are still under Covid conditions.

This course is so many undulations so challenging for everybody.

I booked a tee time on golf now and paid the fee. When I showed up at the course they had no carts available (on a monday at noon). They told me I could wait until a later time to play or walk (it was 100 degrees outside and i had no push cart). They said even when they have carts they will have to give them to others with tee times after mine and could only give me one when an extra is available. They would not refund me. They did not offer a walking discount. Horrible customer service. Never playing here again.

My wife and I played Santa Anita for the first tile and we’re expecting a standard muni experience and the scorecard suggest a set of mostly straight holes winding along the track. Wrong! After 2 start, straight Pae 4s to start, the course gradually starts to show its teeth on the 2nd green and gets progressively harder on the back 9. The undulating fairways make for some tricky approach shots as well. Fun course, want to play it again to try to understand it a little better. Phenomenal value for the green fee.

Only knock would be the conditions were pretty browned out on some fairways (August in LA standard) and hard pan in a couple of relief areas next to the greens on a couple holes.

Overall, would play again And we had a great day at Santa Anita.