Went out here on a warm weekend. Definitely bake under the sun. Nice breeze though. I'm not as high on the course as some of the other recent reviews. Greens were great. Not too tough but large links style greens. Most tee boxes were level, with only 1 or 2 searching for a slightly better place to tee off from. Sand is great. The threesome I played with mentioned that t... » More

Went out here on a warm weekend. Definitely bake under the sun. Nice breeze though. I'm not as high on the course as some of the other recent reviews. Greens were great. Not too tough but large links style greens. Most tee boxes were level, with only 1 or 2 searching for a slightly better place to tee off from. Sand is great. The threesome I played with mentioned that the course was sold a couple years ago and they've picked up the maintenance including the sand. Sand is definitely lush. I was in many traps and they were very good to play from, even if I played in them too much for my liking. The fairways and rough were pretty close to the same. Mixed grass with many brown patches like you would expect from a so cal muni.

If they are make plans for future upgrades, cart paths need to be flattened, many dirt paths that are half a wheel deep, which people drive around causing more damage to the grass than necessary and then people feel like they can drive anywhere.

Felt like the shots on the course were repetitive, drive wedge wedge wedge wedge putt. Unless I got lucky, the drive wedge putt. Only took out the long irons on 2-3 holes. Definitely a nice play in the area, but would choose Olivas first.
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Always a pleasure to play Santa Anita. It's one of the nicest walks around. Just a wonderful parklike setting with good views of the foothills. If you enjoy old style tradition golf courses, Santa Anita should satisfy your needs. Rolling fairways with all the "Red Cars" buried underneath provide for some challenging stances/lies.

Course is in good, not great condit... » More

Always a pleasure to play Santa Anita. It's one of the nicest walks around. Just a wonderful parklike setting with good views of the foothills. If you enjoy old style tradition golf courses, Santa Anita should satisfy your needs. Rolling fairways with all the "Red Cars" buried underneath provide for some challenging stances/lies.

Course is in good, not great condition. Some areas in the fairways need attention, same with the rough. Greens better than expected, but still a tad too slow for my taste. Bunkers are kind of "crusty", so it depends upon where your shot ends up

Staff is always friendly and the senior rates make this a real bargain
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Seeing MichaelKo’s recent post made me eager to get out to the Glass. Went out and played Spyglass Hill this morning with a slightly earlier tee time (8:30) than normal. Course is in excellent shape as expected. Fairways were a perfect ten. Just slightly better than Ridge Creek which I played again yesterday. Greens had been recently punched with the tiny holes and light ... » More

Seeing MichaelKo’s recent post made me eager to get out to the Glass. Went out and played Spyglass Hill this morning with a slightly earlier tee time (8:30) than normal. Course is in excellent shape as expected. Fairways were a perfect ten. Just slightly better than Ridge Creek which I played again yesterday. Greens had been recently punched with the tiny holes and light sanding. Didn’t greens still rolled smooth at a very fast pace. They said they were rolling at an 11 but they had to be closer to a 13. The tiny holes didn’t affect putts at all.

Tee boxes are always spectacular at The Glass and overall are probably the best in the business on a continuous basis.

Sand traps were disappointing. I was in SEVERAL bunkers and there were a handful that were damp with compact sand. Not the worst thing but not what you would expect from a track like this.

Rough…. OMG was it brutal!! Only about 3” thick but like Velcro. Very penal.
POP was right at 4-4 ¼ hours. We waited early on the twosome in front of us then their caddie got them moving along at a nice pace. We never saw the group behind us after the second hole when we were waiting on the third tee box.

COVID – back to normal. Cups at normal depth, rakes in the bunkers, caddies available and beverage cart out and about.

Spyglass Hill is a great walk (CPO if you take a cart) and always recommended.
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