Played as a twosome at Santa Anita today, teeing off around 10:45. The only real negative was that it was a slow, five hour round. There was a ladies tournament a bit earlier in the morning which may ... Continue »

Played as a twosome at Santa Anita today, teeing off around 10:45. The only real negative was that it was a slow, five hour round. There was a ladies tournament a bit earlier in the morning which may have caused the general slowdown, but there was no point in playing through anyone since there were no gaps. Given little option, we were generally cool with that and adjusted our pace to match as best we could. The greens still had a telltale waffle pattern from earlier punching, but the surface itself performed smoothly and without any indication of it. A few of the teeboxes had topsoil smoothed into the teeing area but not anywhere else (which seemed a little odd), but it wasn't a problem and overall they were in very good shape. I was in some bunkers and the sand was good. As munis go, this is one of the better ones and I would hard pressed to think it could really be in much better shape overall than it is right now. It helped that it was a beautiful day.

I really like this course! It has a great deal of character, and is visually most appealing. While traditional. it has so many undulations in the fairways, it is different than most other courses of t... Continue »

I really like this course! It has a great deal of character, and is visually most appealing. While traditional. it has so many undulations in the fairways, it is different than most other courses of this style. (ie; Rancho, Wilson, Etc)

Condition and pace of play are generally the biggest drawback playing here, but the course was in rather decent shape, and while slow, it did not feel as slow as it played today. (maybe because we had to fight 20-30mph winds at times)

With all the "modern" courses pushing 7000+ yards, it's nice to play a course which is more "user friendly" to us "seniors" who don't hit the ball 280+ yards and still present a fun challenge at a reasonable yardage.

Tee off this course on Tuesday morning with a group of 3 some. Always enjoyed playing this course. Nice greens and fairways. A little slow, but enjoyed the company. Walked off the 18th around 3 pm... Continue »

Tee off this course on Tuesday morning with a group of 3 some. Always enjoyed playing this course. Nice greens and fairways. A little slow, but enjoyed the company. Walked off the 18th around 3 pm. Can't wait to play there again !

PLAYED 4/16 TEED OFF AT 7AM PLAYED THE FRONT 9 IN 2 HOURS NEVER HAD TO WAIT TO HIT A SHOT. WHEN WE GOT TO 10 THE STARTER PUT A 5SM IN BETWEEN US AND THE 4SM THAT WAS IN FRONT OF US 1 PLAYER RIDING AND... Continue »

PLAYED 4/16 TEED OFF AT 7AM PLAYED THE FRONT 9 IN 2 HOURS NEVER HAD TO WAIT TO HIT A SHOT. WHEN WE GOT TO 10 THE STARTER PUT A 5SM IN BETWEEN US AND THE 4SM THAT WAS IN FRONT OF US 1 PLAYER RIDING AND 4 WALKING AND THEY ONLY HAD 3 SETS OF CLUBS. SO THE BACK NINE TURNED INTO A 3+ HOUR NIGHTMARE. WHEN I ASKED THE STARTED HE DIDN'T ANYTHING TO SAY HE JUST PLAYED THE &ssh*le CARD. BESIDES THAT THE COURSE WAS IN GREAT SHAPE.

Tee off at 9 am and finished around 2:30 pm. Slow but really nice greens. Sands in the bunkers are superb. This is my home course. I played at least 2 to 3 time a month here. We got rain on in th... Continue »

Tee off at 9 am and finished around 2:30 pm. Slow but really nice greens. Sands in the bunkers are superb. This is my home course. I played at least 2 to 3 time a month here. We got rain on in the early morning, but it stop after 15 min. We'll be back !

Tee off around 11:45 am, after waited for 3 hrs for the rain to subside on Monday, April 5th. Glad that we did, turn out to be a beautiful afternoon. Green were soft and slow. Fairway weren't too b... Continue »

Tee off around 11:45 am, after waited for 3 hrs for the rain to subside on Monday, April 5th. Glad that we did, turn out to be a beautiful afternoon. Green were soft and slow. Fairway weren't too bad. We were the 2nd group out and finished the 18th around 4:30 pm. Enough time to get a bite and watch the NCAA final.

Tee off round 1 pm on 3/23. Fairways and Greens are in perfect conditions. Greens are a little slow. Finished around 6 pm. Loving it !

Tee off round 1 pm on 3/23. Fairways and Greens are in perfect conditions. Greens are a little slow. Finished around 6 pm. Loving it !

Played 3/20 as a walk on single. Arrived at 6:45 and on the course by 7:15 with a threesome. Great pace of play for a Saturday morning. Finished in 4 hours on the dot. Course in good shape general... Continue »

Played 3/20 as a walk on single. Arrived at 6:45 and on the course by 7:15 with a threesome. Great pace of play for a Saturday morning. Finished in 4 hours on the dot. Course in good shape generally speaking. I would like to comment on some of the bunker work done on this course. Every existing bunker seems to have been renovated. There is a lot of new sand put into them and it's very heavy at the moment leading to some plugged lies and tough explosion shots. This will ease over time though as they get more play. It also seems that most bunkers have been shallowed out. This disappoints me because I always enjoyed some of the classic, deep bunkers on this course that fit perfectly with the scottish-inspired design elements. However, the shallower bunkers will play easier over time and are probably easier to maintain than the deep variety, so pace of play and maintenance should improve. There are also some new bunkers that I noticed. The best of these are on #3, the long par 5. There is now a bunker on the right side off the tee that could come in play for a medium hitter. There is another bunker in the layup area which used to be miles wide. A large ridge runs diagonally from about 130 yards out on the left side of the fairway to 80 yards out on the right side. A bunker is now in the middle of the fairway cut into this ridge about a 100 yards out. Golfers hitting their layup can now choose to hit to the wider left side but face a tougher approach due to decreased visibility or hilly lie because of the ridge. They also must carry a greenside bunker on the approach from the left. Golfers also have a choice to challenge this new fairway bunker and hit to the right side of the layup area or over the bunker. If successful, they will be rewarded with a shorter approach with a better angle free of greenside bunkers. Brilliant change to this hole. There is also a new fairway bunker on the left side of #9 that I liked. It should be easy to carry but it may steer golfers further to the right on this hole where they will have a longer approach. 3 new bunkers were added to the fairway left on #10, but they shouldn't come into play off the tee. Those are the only new ones I noticed, but I could have missed some when I was off the beaten path on a hole. All in all, I liked the fact that the changes were minor because this is a very good layout as it is. Give the new traps some time to settle before making final judgements.

Fun course to walk, but weekends can get a little slow. Right now its in good condition and very enjoyable. Greens hold shots pretty well and fairways generally are good overall. Rough can use some... Continue »

Fun course to walk, but weekends can get a little slow. Right now its in good condition and very enjoyable. Greens hold shots pretty well and fairways generally are good overall. Rough can use some work to be consistent. Fairways are all side by side, so expect to have people in your fairways trying to get back on to them. No real trouble of losing your ball except maybe in one spot, but generally even hackers can get by with just 1 ball :)