Angeles National Golf Club

Two courses in the same complex was nice. I was surprised that I able to get a tee time on memorial weekend. The course layout was good and the fair ways and greens were in excellent shapes. Highly recommend.

Alright, finally got to check this course off the bucket list. It's quite a drive so I was super excited to play here.

The Good

- The course was well-kept from tee to green, absolutely no complaints there!

- Cool layout for a course in the LA area, which is on the "rarer" side.

Unfortunately, that's about it as far as the things I liked...

The Bad

- For a Jack Nicklaus course, you would expect more. While the course has character and the layout is fun, it really lacks any unique character. It feels like a knock-off Nicklaus course.

- The price is outrageous. I got a super lucky deal for $60, and would not pay more than $80 to play here.

- You have no idea what the greens look like because most of the shots going in are blind or the green is perched behind a bunker, hill, etc.

- Overall, the course charges way too much because it's the only exclusive NICKLAUS designed course in LA. It's well maintained and a fun track, but don't expect too much from it.

Absolutely beautiful course! The greens were amazing and the staff was very very friendly, I look forward to revisiting this place down the road.

This is one of the slowest rounds of golf I’ve ever played. They allowed numerous pairs to tee off. People were sharing clubs. We tee’d off 20 minutes late and waited on almost every single shot. It was extremely hot and there are not any water stations nor drink carts. 5.5 hour round was ridiculous. No marshal at any point. No starter. It’s just a free for all out there. Miserably hot, slow round. Doubt I’ll ever go back.

I Never played… I was in New Mexico when I made a mistake in booking and am awaiting the response by you guys……

Beautiful golf course but the fairways are rock hard with very little grass underneath your ball.Definitely way overpriced!

Angeles National is a course that rewards good shots and penalizes the worst shots. If you are having issues reasonably golfing your ball around the course, Angeles can have an opinion. It’s long on the card from the tips but doesn’t play that long due to the firm fairways. Grass goes dormant in the winter months due to them being Bermuda. During the growing seasons the course plays fast tee through the green. Conditions are usually pretty consistently great and predictable. Condition wise most of the fairway bunkers are full of stones and pretty devoid of sand. Those definitely need work…holes 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 13 waste area, 15, 16, 17 all have fairway bunkers that are in play and need addressing. They are playable but it is likely you will need to move a rock - which you can do now within the rules. The Bent Grass Greens (yay!) are smooth and usually on the medium/fast side speed wise…usually around a 10. Sometimes it’s a treat to find them around 11 or 12 which makes for a fun putting day. Lately the course has some Poa Annua creeping in - more-so than previous years. Must be all of the rain we’ve had but it needs attention. Particularly in the green surrounds.

Other than my nitpicking, I play this course two to three times per week and every round I tell myself how thankful I am I can play here. It’s filled beautiful views of the mountains and hills as well as the lowland wash. You’ll likely see Coyotes, rabbits, roadrunners, quail, lizards and sometimes a rattlesnake (so watch out for that if you’re hunting for balls). It’s a unique place for golfers that want to play golf then go home…which is me. With the restaurant perpetually closed (I probably would not use it anyway) you won’t find much off course dining. However, the grill is good and they offer several prepared and cooked to order options that are tasty and very adequate.

All in all, love the staff, love the quality of golf, happy to be here….. if you can play well here, your game will travel.

Cheers.

My first time there. It was a very nice course with challenging hols. Course conditions was very good as well. I do recommend.

Pro shop staff were nice. I even bought a nice polo.

Played Angeles National for the first time today and loved it. The course is in great condition, it’s tough but fair, greens are tricky but true, and the scenery is spectacular.

Would probably avoid it in high winds as some holes are pretty tight and you’re not finding your ball in the cactus/desert but in calm conditions was a joy to play.

Definitely not a track for beginners.

It’s a premium price but personally I think worth the extra few $$.

Already booked my next round.

good layout, well maintained, would play again if I lived in LA. Worth going to, greens and course in well maintained condition and practice range and greens are nice.

Course conditions were very good. Fairways played very fast with tons of rollout. Sometimes it was too much around the greens and the ball went long into the ESA. No rough to speak of, but beware of those ESA areas. The greens are very challenging, but fair, and in excellent condition. One of my favorite LA courses, but on the expensive side. Took 5 hours to play. We waited on every hole, but not more than a minute or two. Nice grass driving range. Chipping green is as good as any putting green, but inexplicably has been closed for a very long time.