Out Friday 1/16 @12:30 as twosome with another twosome, they playing blues and us whites. Overall conditions are pretty decent, predominantly green and minimal lingering wetness issues from the rains.... Continue »

Out Friday 1/16 @12:30 as twosome with another twosome, they playing blues and us whites. Overall conditions are pretty decent, predominantly green and minimal lingering wetness issues from the rains. The teeing grounds here are generally level and, with a few spotty exceptions, the coverage is good enough. Fairways were in good shape and I can't think of any issues when I was hitting from them. The rough was mostly green and the length usually not overly punitive. I was only in one bunker and while the sand was OK, it needed some grooming. I happen to be in the exact place in that bunker in a previous round and the lie was a little better this time. Green surrounds were grown in, varied in length, but were usually good for short game — some exceptions where the grass was a touch thinner and the underlying soil was sticky damp could trip you up for a chunk. You can compensate for this if you are paying attention. The greens definitely had quickness to them. I p'd away numerous good par opportunities by letting the first putt get away from me and did not sufficiently adjust. So atypical 3-putts were my nemesis of the day. Too bad because the speed was good. I've noticed here that greens don't necessarily look great when they are actually performing pretty well, so don't let it distract you. It was a sunny, warm afternoon, unusually devoid of any noticeable breeze throughout. A couple of choke points made for a sluggish round at about 4.75 hrs. Beautiful sunset. We pushed through and finished 18 in the gloom but we weren't the last ones in. The other twosome were pleasant and it was a good time.

Out Friday 12/19 with a 12:20 start, joining a twosome and sharing a cart with another single. Something that has become more standard lately rather than issuing you a separate cart. One played the bl... Continue »

Out Friday 12/19 with a 12:20 start, joining a twosome and sharing a cart with another single. Something that has become more standard lately rather than issuing you a separate cart. One played the blues (and further) the rest of us the whites. Overall conditions were pretty decent all around for this time of year. Teeing grounds not usually an issue here, so no real complaints. Fairways had some occasional thin or wet patches but overall were well covered. Where there was grass, the rough was usually playable with little or no penalty to it. I was in two bunkers with one on the firm side and damp while the other one was dry but had a little extra depression at the bottom that created a problematic lie. Probably not the case in most of the other bunkers, but some issues in my limited experience. Green surrounds were playable enough, if occasionally on the tighter side. Greens themselves were tight, played firm but took deep pitch marks. Not a pristine surface but played cleaner than it looked. I had a much better than average putting day so they must have been true enough and I enjoyed them. I seemed to have the pace dialed in all day. Pace of play was slower on the front but seemed better on the back. We probably got around in 4.5 hrs or so, finishing in the dusk but enough light that we were not the last group coming in. I enjoyed it. Recommended.

Better shape than usual. Greens still a bit slow, but the rain has helped fill out the fairways. POP is something that needs drastic improvement. Can easily stretch to 6 hours on packed weekends. Te... Continue »

Better shape than usual. Greens still a bit slow, but the rain has helped fill out the fairways. POP is something that needs drastic improvement. Can easily stretch to 6 hours on packed weekends. Tee times are too packed with 7 min internals.

Santa Anita is kind of a last resort course since it always has holes that I am not a fan of. However, at least at this course they are trying to do work to make it better. The last time I was there... Continue »

Santa Anita is kind of a last resort course since it always has holes that I am not a fan of. However, at least at this course they are trying to do work to make it better. The last time I was there they were literally scraping the grass off of several fairways that were pretty bare to try and get them in better shape (something I dont ever see in LA Muni courses). The course is in ok shape, better then some of the other courses in the area, just not my favorite track. However, the last time I was there some of the guys working were doing doughnuts in a work cart trying to run over geese who were just laying on the course not doing anything, in fact they were driving so recklass that the tools in the back were flying out as they were trying to run over the animals, and this was between the 6th green and the 7th tee box so none of could tee off since these clowns were being idiots.

Played here Monday.

Whoa! This place was packed yesterday. We had a 740 tee time and it was like a Saturday out there. We usually play Monday and its locals and quiet and yesterday it was on.

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Played here Monday.

Whoa! This place was packed yesterday. We had a 740 tee time and it was like a Saturday out there. We usually play Monday and its locals and quiet and yesterday it was on.

The course is going through a bunch of renovations in some of the fairways, trees being trimmed. Greens still terrible.

Nice to see the county adressing some of the issues with the course conditions but please why can't they work on the greens .Lots of top water on the greens. The bunkers are pretty terrible on the holes that see a lot of bunker play. Maybe even pick up some cat litter and throw it in there, just something.

POP wasn't the worst considering how busy it was out there.

Santa Anita is Santa Anita and will probably never be as good as it was pre Covid.

Played here today with my monthly group, shout out to Casey's Tournament Players Club. I played here once, about 10 years ago. I did not remember all the undulating fairways. The fairways were mostly ... Continue »

Played here today with my monthly group, shout out to Casey's Tournament Players Club. I played here once, about 10 years ago. I did not remember all the undulating fairways. The fairways were mostly in good shape and had really lush kikuyu grass. So lush that I managed to chili dip three shots on a single hole after a good drive. Oh well, I guess I'm not that good yet. There were a lot of Ground Under Repair areas on the front nine. It appears that there is some revegetation or other landscape construction going on several holes. It did get better on the back nine.

The greens were very soft and there were lots of unrepaired ball marks. By the size of the practice putting green, I guess the course sees a lot of play. Fixing ball marks doesn't seem the be a common practice here.

Fairways and rough were mostly good. Some areas of the rough had some very deep grass, but for the most part your ball would sit up.

Bunker sand was mostly wet and kind of thin.

We played the Blue Tees and most were in good shape.

Pace of play was about 4.5 hours.

I did not get anything from the club house, but my playing partner bought a single 25 oz. domestic beer for $12.

Played Friday afternoon. POP was terrible at 5 hours with 9:45 am tee time.

They allow 5 somes here and it is just slow. Course is in average shape. The greens were bumpy and running at 7. The ... Continue »

Played Friday afternoon. POP was terrible at 5 hours with 9:45 am tee time.

They allow 5 somes here and it is just slow. Course is in average shape. The greens were bumpy and running at 7. The fairways had splotches of grass and rough was patchy. The sand was decent and the tee toxes were all beat up. The punk behind us hit up on his twice, so after the 2nd time I let him have it and ripped him a new as$hole about golf etiquette. Was not in the mood to get dirty or sued so I left without hurting him.

Avoid this course if you want good playing conditions with decent POP.

Course is generally in good shape BUT, piece of advice, never come here on a Friday afternoon. Place was packed, 5 1/2 hour round. First time I have ever seen 5 groups backed up on one hole. Called th... Continue »

Course is generally in good shape BUT, piece of advice, never come here on a Friday afternoon. Place was packed, 5 1/2 hour round. First time I have ever seen 5 groups backed up on one hole. Called the pro shop and the did send someone out. He was very nice but simply said, it is really crowded out here. Lots of drunks out this afternoon. Must have been sending people out every 5 minutes or so. Hope someone from the course reads this. Hard to recommend. If you do go, greens were decent but slow. Fairways had good coverage. Sand traps really uneven and tee boxes pretty beat up.

Course is on pretty decent shape. Greens were smooth but really slow. Fairways have decent coverage. Rough is a little spotty and the sand traps were in good shape. Tee boxes were pretty beat up. It's... Continue »

Course is on pretty decent shape. Greens were smooth but really slow. Fairways have decent coverage. Rough is a little spotty and the sand traps were in good shape. Tee boxes were pretty beat up. It's a nice layout with good views. A little noisy from the surrounding roads but for the price, worth a trip now and then.