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 ... » 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 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 abou... » 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'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, qui... » 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 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 g... » 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 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.