Angeles National Golf Club

I played this course for my first time this week. The course was relatively quiet as it was a very hot day before the 4th of July holiday. As a 15-16 handicap I found the course to be pretty challenging with many forced carries and most greens being protected by bunkers.

I really loved playing this course and it felt like an Arizona or Palm Springs desert golf experience. It really pushed me and made me think of how to approach each hole in a strategic way, rather than just hitting it to a number and getting a decent result.

I have seen some negative reviews of the course, and I felt like the experience I had was much better than I would have thought going into it. I did get a hot deal on the course during a weekday, so that may have made the experience more enjoyable. I only live about 25 mins from the course and plan on returning soon.

This is a nice course. I think the nicest public in actual LA. However, it’s expensive, especially on weekends. And it’s in Sunland, which as the name suggests, can get very hot. It’s also a very difficult course. Like seriously difficult. If you’re not in the fairway, you’re not finding your ball. A lot of tee shots are from islands and need to cover a stretch of native shrubs and such in order to reach the fairway. Several greens are behind moats of waste areas consisting of rocks and wild plants. One par 5 is a minefield of fairway bunkers placed everywhere. I think the people posting negative reviews are likely upset that they paid a lot money only to play very poorly since it’s a tough track. I must have lost 7 or 8 balls playing here. The golf cart also puts up a warning on its screen threatening to get a marshal if you’re more than 5 minutes over pace. It’s a bit ridiculous yes. But hey they also give you a bunch of free tees and water bottles. Overall, I had a good time though. The last hole has water and a fountain with a great view of the hills that’s nice for a photo.

There have been many negative reviews of Angeles National Golf Course. I believe there has been an intentional effort to improve the golf course.. The check in staff was a delightful young lady. The assistant managing the golf carts was courteous and friendly. Tee boxes, fairways and greens were all in good condition. I would recommend this course for anyone looking for a classic desert course.

Course in great shape but greens were punched and sanded Wednesday. Give it a week or so

I played here a couple years back.

During the pandemic. It was my first time playing the course over a $100 AND IT WAS WELL WORTH IT!!! I'm not sure what happened since then, but I wouldn't pay anything over $70 now. It's sad to see this course going down the drain.

Pretty unique layout for the location and greens were rolling nice. Pace of play was about 4:45 with a slow group ahead of us. Overall would recommend this place on a weekday as it’s a little cheaper. We paid the weekend rate and probably wouldn’t do it again.