Santa Anita Golf Course

Took my daughter to play on Saturday afternoon. When we got there, they told us single rider only, which I understand. My daughter is not old enough to drive by herself while I prefer not to walk because I hurt my back a few weeks ago. So I asked for one riding and one walking. Guess what? They said no because they believe my girl will get into the cart. So I asked if that’s the guidance from County healthy department and the answer is “from our general manager”. We ended up leaving without play after spent 45 minutes driving there. Golfnow should list out such condition. Not sure if I can even get my money back! BTW, the guy at pro shop said S word in front of my daughter. Very very very bad experience, do NOT recommend AT ALL!!!!!!!!

I played twice this last week. We got off really early and finished both rounds in 4 hours. I don't know if this is a conscious effort by management but it usually plays 30-45 minutes slower if you tee off after 7:30. I never saw a marshall but it's a good idea to have someone out there tracking pace of play from the earliest tee times.

Had a 11:48 tee time didn't tee off until 12. It was Memorial Day, pretty slow round got done around 5:15, great track will definitely come back at a way earlier time.

Trash Tee conditions.

Poor trash time management (four groups lined up).

Disrespectful workers (for privacy reasons, I’m not sharing the voice recording).

If you want to ruin a relaxing golf game with your friends, choose Santa Anita Golf Course — best choice in LA.

This place always has open slots. Think about the reason first.

Trash Tee conditions.

Poor trash time management (four groups lined up).

Disrespectful workers (for privacy reasons, I’m not sharing the voice recording).

If you want to ruin a relaxing golf game with your friends, choose Santa Anita Golf Course — best choice in LA.

This place always has open slots. Think about the reason first.

I was paired up with a great group of gentlemen. Course was good, greens were slower, but in great shape. The only problem was the pace of play. We played two holes

in 50 minutes. The groups a head played very slow and did not waive us up on the par 3s. There were actually 4 groups waiting at one of the holes. I liked the course, but play it early and on a weekday!

Was in 3 Bunkers NONE had enough Sand was like hitting off a hard dirt road!

Greens were perfect,fairways in good shape Staff (Mike starter Jeff and Karin in restaurant) are excellent.

Course was in good condition. Greens nice ,tee boxes on some holes a little beat up, but playable.

Like all So Cal courses bunkers hard as rock.

Pace of play decent 4:45 for 18. Backed up on the par 3s. No beverage cart or marshal to be found. Bev cart would be nice to keep pace going or everyone stops after 9 to get a drink..

This was my first time playing here, and overall I had a good experience. The course layout was nice, with some fun and challenging holes that kept the round interesting. I especially liked the finishing hole — it has a really cool design and a lot of potential.

That said, I was expecting the greens to be in better condition. It seemed like there may be some irrigation issues, as there were quite a few dry areas throughout the course, especially on the last hole. The course itself is enjoyable, but the greens leave some room for improvement.

Pace of play was also a challenge during our round. There was a group of five players ahead of us that created a major logjam, and the front nine ended up taking nearly three hours. I think stronger marshal presence and better pace-of-play management would make a big difference.

A couple other small things I noticed: there wasn’t a beverage/cart attendant driving around during the round, and the clubhouse entrance was a little confusing to find — I actually tried three different doors before finding the correct one.

Overall, I still enjoyed myself and appreciated the experience. I’m looking forward to coming back and hoping to see improvements with the greens and pace-of-play management next time.

Santa Anita is one of my favorite courses. I always enjoy playing there. Everything was up to park.

Over 5+ hours from tee time we finally finished 15 holes. On hole 8 was stacked up with 5 groups on the tee. No beverage cart ever seen. Do not recommend until they properly manage pace of play by using a course starter, on course rangers, and proper spacing of tee times. Also on weekends they need to reduce hole #8 to manageable distance. White tees hitting 195 is outrageous. Blue should be 170’ish and white 150’ish to improve pace of play.