Played shotgun on 11/23 Sat... I've been out here once before maybe 15-20 years ago, before all of the housing... I don'... » More

Played shotgun on 11/23 Sat... I've been out here once before maybe 15-20 years ago, before all of the housing... I don't remember it at all. But it was a fun course. Challenging off the tee, lots of forced carries and tight landing areas. Greens are big and undulating. Forecaddies are required, and a huge help. I don't think I would've enjoyed it as much without, as I would've made a lot of course knowledge mistakes. Greens running a slow 11. The course is in great shape. Nice to play to cross it off the list, but I think it'd be a mental grind to play here regularly.
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Played Fri and Sun 11/23,25... Fri 12:18 4:40 round finished in the dark, Sun 8am shotgun, about 5 hr pace. Course in f... » More

Played Fri and Sun 11/23,25... Fri 12:18 4:40 round finished in the dark, Sun 8am shotgun, about 5 hr pace. Course in fabulous shape. Greens running about a fast 11.. huge and undulating. Always love coming out here when I get the opportunity. Rained overnight Sat, course no issues, greens a little softer and slower, but felt like they returned to Fri speeds on the back 9. This is my favorite So Cal public course.
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Snuck out with a buddy for a late afternoon round at Roosevelt last Friday and found the course to be in quite good cond... » More

Snuck out with a buddy for a late afternoon round at Roosevelt last Friday and found the course to be in quite good condition comparatively. No, definitely not in peak shape, but it's very playable right now despite some setbacks that seem pretty customary at this little Griffith Park gem.

Greens are okay right now but still suffer from lots of bumps and ball marks as is customary here, but it wasn't as bad as past visits. Fairways have decent to good coverage overall but there are some thin areas for sure. Bunkers were just okay, and the tee boxes same.

It's usually a three-hour round at Roosevelt but this went much quicker and we actually even got some great weather just before the weekend turned a bit more dire. It's just a fun experience but don't think it's a cakewalk as there are probably four holes that are really challenging on this course.
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Monthly golf group got together at Santa Anita this past Saturday and we played from our customary white tees with two g... » More

Monthly golf group got together at Santa Anita this past Saturday and we played from our customary white tees with two groups starting with a 9:30am tee time. All pretty seamless at the start with range and practice putting time and an on-time start.

Course conditions are actually quite good right now if you're comparing to past visits. No, it's not perfect out there but if you've played Santa Anita enough times then you know how to appreciate solid fairway coverage, smooth and fast greens and functional bunkers. What you won't find right now though are great tee boxes as they're level well enough but very thin - at least from my set of tee boxes.

No cart service all day, functional not fancy carts and a decent driving range that could really use a bit of a revamp, especially with all the stray balls going over towards the left side of the 10th fairway. But overall pretty solid day under the mountains.
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Played 11/23/24 11 am POP 4:05 Course is in overall decent to good shape. Fairways are cut tight and mostly dormant, bu... » More

Played 11/23/24 11 am POP 4:05 Course is in overall decent to good shape. Fairways are cut tight and mostly dormant, but have very good coverage. They have painted them green. They play fine with very good roll out, but have mostly tight lies. Greens were in mostly great shape. Receptive and ran well at a medium pace. Noticed many bumps and wobbles, but they putted well. They have done repair work on many of the greens with replacement sod patches. Mostly on the fringes. Seldom caused any issues. Traps firm, tees a little above average for typical Mt. Woodson shape. Always enjoy playing this course with the views, and fun layout and they continue to improve the conditions. I wouldn't call it "Lush", but it is playing fine and it is a easy recommend.
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Played member tournament on 11/22, Guess superintendent can pull the necessary levers any time he wants to regarding gre... » More

Played member tournament on 11/22, Guess superintendent can pull the necessary levers any time he wants to regarding green speed. Double cut and rolled them and "whalla" they were 13 speed on stimp. Love to see the speed but why change it by 30% overnight. And it probably will be like this for only a couple of days. Anyway, the greens were perfect. Fairway grass is still very thin so we had to play winter rules. Rough is knarly but not completely grown in, lots of flyers. Sand traps are inconsistent, gravel in some, quicksand in others. Tee boxes have finally grown in after overseeding eight weeks ago.
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Played on a beautiful day with the course in good condition after fall over seeding. The greens were in good condition ... » More

Played on a beautiful day with the course in good condition after fall over seeding. The greens were in good condition but a little bumpy and the fairways were a bit thin which was unexpected after over seeding. The traps were hit and miss with some as ground under repair. The biggest issue was the slow play of 5 1/2 hours on a Wednesday morning. There was no marshal on the course to deal with the problem. This ruined a great day on a spectacular course.
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First time playing Santa Anita and was quite impressed. The layout, the condition of the course, just about everything ... » More

First time playing Santa Anita and was quite impressed. The layout, the condition of the course, just about everything was great!

Fairways are pretty wide open but even if you miss the fairway the rough isn't so penal.

Greens were nice and rolled true. One of my issues playing it for the first time was where to hit it on the greens. Can't wait to play it again with my newfound knowledge. lol

The range was okay, mostly dirt but the mats were in ok condition.

This course is on my tourney list for next year so looking forward to coming back out here!!
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Course very lush. Greens smooth, quick and firm with very few ball marks. Downhill putts make me go STOP!!! about 4-5 ti... » More

Course very lush. Greens smooth, quick and firm with very few ball marks. Downhill putts make me go STOP!!! about 4-5 times a round.

Rough very hit and miss with good coverage. Lush to clumpy in a small area. You can have a lie sitting up like on a tee and a few ft. away have a lie you can barely see the top of the ball.

Tee boxes, fairways and sand all about as immaculately maintained as you will see anywhere.

CPO until this coming weekend still slows play. But have been getting around in less than 4H in most recent rounds.

Pro shop and Bag attendants are always helpful and top notch here. Nice practice area and restaurant on site. Highly recommended.
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CPO until this coming weekend still slows play. But still been getting around in less than 4H. Day time temps in the 60'... » More

CPO until this coming weekend still slows play. But still been getting around in less than 4H. Day time temps in the 60's and in the 40's @ night with the grass still longer than normal after over seeding makes for a long track. 4/5 irons into holes I normally expect to hit 7/8 irons into changes ones perspective rather quickly.

Course very lush. Greens smooth, firm, quick with very few ball marks. Rough can go from lush to clumpy in a small area, so the lies vary radically. Tee boxes and fairways almost immaculate. Sand is immaculate.

Nice practice area and restaurant on site. Pro shop and Bag attendants are always helpful and top notch. Highly recommended.
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Made it out to Teal Bend this past week with two work colleagues and wanted to thank those who supplied me with some goo... » More

Made it out to Teal Bend this past week with two work colleagues and wanted to thank those who supplied me with some good tips before playing there. And yes, the road to Teal Bend is quite an adventure as you have to exit the highway at the airport and then navigate some roundabouts before getting there, but once you do, it's pretty nice.

The property itself is pretty great as there are no houses around the course whatsoever and absolutely every hole is framed by forest and colorful autumn nature. We experienced a myriad of weather patterns on the day so we saw the course at its best and worse from that standpoint. It's not what I would consider terribly narrow, but most every hole has lost ball potential if you go too far right or left. There's just no finding balls in that thicket.

But the layout is very fun and engaging and really a good but fair test of golf. Unfortunately the current conditions sort of let the rest of the scenery all down as it's not in optimum shape at the moment. The fairways are good, far from great, but have lots of thinner areas despite all the precipitation up there. The greens were mostly okay but many had piles of dirt core samples around them from a rather annoying apron punch that wasn't cleared. Often approach shots or chips would not reach the green thanks to this and that was frustrating.

Bunkers were actually mostly in good shape with lots of fluffy sand on the holes that I encountered, but as it had rained the past days, a few of them were a bit on the grainy side and one or two even had some standing water left. The rough was hard to find as most of the holes had just fairway and wilderness, but where it was, it was good and playable. Tee boxes (we played the blue-white combo) were mostly all good. Would absolutely love to play this place again in perfect summer conditions.

POP was okay as we got out a bit early thanks to the starter after around twenty minutes on the quite nice (and grass) driving range, but the group in front of us was not exactly setting the world afire with their pace, but it wasn't enough to be too upset about. We played the round in about four and a half hours at the end of the day - perfectly okay.

With a greens fee of only $57 though, it was all well worth it. Again, would love to come back here when it's prime and really enjoy all it has to offer. It's a good day out if you get there, but hopefully they clear up those dirt core piles soon!
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Played 11/15. Course is in pretty good shape. Fairways have some areas with thin coverage or bare spots. Greens were pre... » More

Played 11/15. Course is in pretty good shape. Fairways have some areas with thin coverage or bare spots. Greens were pretty smooth and fairly fast. Sand traps a little inconsistent. Pace was a little over 4.5 hrs, some of that probably due to the howling wind that day. Fun layout, still a decent value.
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