Santa Anita Golf Course

I've golfed all over SoCal in the last several years. I routinely encounter friendly, accommodating staff. I have golfed here twice in the last two months, and the the staff has gone out of their way to criticize my group in ways I have never seen before. If you enjoy being patronized by ornery public golf course employees, then come play here

Fastest time to finish in 5 hours playing golf @ Santa Anita.

Greens were pretty good

TERRIBLE VALUE AND UNFRIENDLY STAFF. FAIRWAYS MUDDY AND OTHER AREAS HAVE HARDPAN. NOT WORTH YOUR MONEY OR TIME. TERRIBLE FOOD AND SERVICE.

Normally it's a nice track, but recent practice of underwatering made the fairways brown in many areas. That is not my biggest gripe however, the pace was woefully slow. I'm a weekend golfer so I realize these courses get fairly slow, but this round was extra slow. My tee time was at 807 and you would think the pace is adequate even in muny standard, but NO. I think allowing 5somes caused some of this blame. I'd come back because their greens nice, but it was a round that got me thinking about the pace of play.

Good value through Golfnow. Course in good condition

This is an LA County golf course. They allow fivesomes which can affect your POP. You still should complete your round in 4.5 hrs. Even with the watering restrictions due to the drought, the course is in decent condition - mostly green with a few brown spots. Greens are alittle slow since they are keeping them alittle longer so they do not burn out. Many greens are built up so your shots can fall off the edges. Good value.

Although it rain and the greens had recently been punched the course was in excellent shape. The Proshop could stand a make over but I would definitely play this course again and recommend it to other players.

Well, I lucked out this time. Usually Santa Anita is a very busy facility much like Brookside or Encino/Balboa. It was a Monday and that is usually one of the days you can find Santa Anita open. It was wide open.
The greens were punched but that is no biggie to me. I am a pretty good putter, so tee to green is really what I work on the most. I had a pretty good day. 82 from the back. Although, punched greens make birdie putts pretty unlikely to go in.
I am a local for this course so it was nice to play it. I don't play it as often as I might because of the normal crowds. Santa Anita can be tough because it always seems like the ball is above or below your feet. It's an old course. Fairly generous off the tee, but as with any course, you have to hit the ball !!

While there's some thin grass on a lot of the course (no doubt due to drought) the greens are in very good shape.

It can happen: 12:30PM, on a Saturday, as a 3-some, finished in 3 hours, 10 minutes. also stopped at the turn to order refreshments.
No one in front of us , ever, the whole time. Or behind us.
Good job, Santa Anita- I will return.

Played today which is my second time on this course. Thought I'd make some comments since these things should be corrected. First of all, management needs to tell the guy in the pro shop to stop taking balls out of the warm up bucket in front of customers either give them less balls already set up or quit this practice it's highly regarded as a cheap thing to do especially if you want more loyal golfers it's a matter of principal. Second the condition of the course is very poor and golfers should be advised of this when making tee times example due to water restrictions our rough and fairways are in less than playable conditions. This or offer a deeper discount. Carts need upgrading.

This course was hard as a rock. Fairways were cut and groomed but were like hitting off cement. We did the twilight at 3:35 and it took us nearly 2 hours to play four holes. Over booked tee times. Slow as molasses play and no Marshall.

Slow greens and slow play; although the layout of the course is fairly interesting, with plenty of mature trees. Expect to be waiting on every tee shot (back up of two groups on par 3's, no one was waving up) I bought the tee time online and it came with a "warm-up" bucket of balls... when I showed up to sign in, the guy in the pro shop handed me a small bucket, but not before actually removing a half dozen balls from it first.... ?? I mean, really? wow, how stingy can one be?

Decent course and conditions. Dry areas due to drought. 4&1/2 hours w/ 8:45 start. Waiting on every tee box

The basic golf course. What you expect. Nice. But nothing extravagant. Better than the par 70 short courses like alhambra. This satiates the golf itch. For a day. The price makes it nice.

Carts are old, really old with no GPS. Fairways are the worst of any course i have played - i mean dirt and grassless patches throughout.

The greens don't roll, as if they have never been cut. No water features or other aspects that makes playing in 100 degree fun.

will never play again here.

Typical LA county course here... Funky tee boxes with all kinds of grass. Inconsistent greens. Nice bunkers though, but would be nice if people raked them... Pretty fun course great mix of long and short holes, but the course just does not fit my eye... I prefer more narrow courses. Had a great time, but would not recommend it to a friend.

I played Santa Anita for the first time and I was very pleased with the conditions of the course. The fairways were well kept, the sand traps were very well maintained and the greens were rolling nicely.

I like this course set up and it is close to where I live, the only reason that I do tend to play here. The starters are not very friendly and the course is in decent shape. The greens were running slow though, probably due to the drought like most courses are doing. And it's time for them to update their carts!!

I showed up as a single on a Sunday afternoon and was paired up with 4 other golfers to form a 5-some, yes, a 5-some. I booked a 3:22 pm tee time hoping it wouldn't be as crowded but it was really crowded. Our pace of play was really slow not much fun. After 7 holes and 2.5 hours I called it a day. I won't be coming back.