Played here 4/27/08. All of the par 3 tee boxes are being redone so they are playing about 25 yds shorter than normal. Greens need about a week to be perfect after being aerated. Excellent custome... Continue »

Played here 4/27/08. All of the par 3 tee boxes are being redone so they are playing about 25 yds shorter than normal. Greens need about a week to be perfect after being aerated. Excellent customer service from starter and guy in proshop. Hard to find a better value.

I suspect it's a combination of my age and where I learned to play golf. (Chicago), but I love these old traditional style courses, and Santa Anita is among one of my favorites. When you think about i... Continue »

I suspect it's a combination of my age and where I learned to play golf. (Chicago), but I love these old traditional style courses, and Santa Anita is among one of my favorites. When you think about it, every hole is different, playable with some challenge but not overly penal. You shouldn't lose any balls and a bad shot generally only cost one stroke. The condition, for Santa Anita was as good as I've seen it. (All the par 3's are having new tee boxes, but improvements, while inconvenient, are welcome. All this good golf for $23.00 - like a walk in the park!

I live a mile away but i avoid the course like the plague. It's slow, slow, slow. They even have a link on their site to here, http://www.popeofslope.com/paceofplay/index.html, but yet they don't foll... Continue »

I live a mile away but i avoid the course like the plague. It's slow, slow, slow. They even have a link on their site to here, http://www.popeofslope.com/paceofplay/index.html, but yet they don't follow those rules. One more thing it's SLOW!

played 04-16-08

three of the four par 3's are under construction, tee boxes specifically. The par 3's are playing much shorter than on the score card.

Hole 3: 129 down to 100 yards
Hole 8: ... Continue »

played 04-16-08

three of the four par 3's are under construction, tee boxes specifically. The par 3's are playing much shorter than on the score card.

Hole 3: 129 down to 100 yards
Hole 8: 193 down to 150 yards
Hole 12: 208 down to 165 yards

A real fun muni, slopes, greens make it a nice challenge to play. and had a starter who actually thanked me for playing his course; This hasn't happened to me at some of the best courses in So Cal...

A real fun muni, slopes, greens make it a nice challenge to play. and had a starter who actually thanked me for playing his course; This hasn't happened to me at some of the best courses in So Cal...

Played 04-09-08
Waiting list for single play was about 30 minutes and completed play in 5hours. Greens were great and somewhat soft so all airborn shots stuck and stopped. Broken tees are everywher... Continue »

Played 04-09-08
Waiting list for single play was about 30 minutes and completed play in 5hours. Greens were great and somewhat soft so all airborn shots stuck and stopped. Broken tees are everywhere so if you need a short tee for the par 3's, no problem here. All in all, had a great day.

Played on 4/3 at 8:30...have played here many times and the course has always been in pretty good condition..today was no exception...the greens were is great condition...I just wish the group in fron... Continue »

Played on 4/3 at 8:30...have played here many times and the course has always been in pretty good condition..today was no exception...the greens were is great condition...I just wish the group in front would have repaired
some of their green divots, lazy b@&bs ...pace of play was fair to good...
finished in 4 1/2...always a backup at the par 3s...playing again on 4/9

Played on Sunday 3/30. The starter and staff were terrific! The could not have been more friendly. The pace of play was very slow with a wait on every tee beginning with the 3rd hole but that was to b... Continue »

Played on Sunday 3/30. The starter and staff were terrific! The could not have been more friendly. The pace of play was very slow with a wait on every tee beginning with the 3rd hole but that was to be expected on a weekend afternoon here.
The greens were softened from the light rain and a bit spongy but overall were in great condition. the fairways were all very nice for the most part. This track is really nice for a muni and one of the best muni's around. I would however recommend getting out early on the weekends if you want to avoid the 5 1/2 + hour round.

Played here for the first time on 3/29 on an invitation from member marksawyer to play in a small tournament with his SCGA affiliate group "R Golf Club". I was a little nervous playing in a tournament... Continue »

Played here for the first time on 3/29 on an invitation from member marksawyer to play in a small tournament with his SCGA affiliate group "R Golf Club". I was a little nervous playing in a tournament at a course I'd never played and with guys I'd never met, so I got there early to scope things out. I went to talk to the starter and he was very friendly - I wish all courses had someone like that to make you feel welcome and get your day off to a good start.

I finally spot Mark (from his profile photo) and go over to introduce myself and there are not one, not two, but three guys talking to Mark that I recognize, not from golf, but from one of my recreation basketball leagues - they are all referees! D'oh! No calling fouls on me I didn't commit - this is a golf tournament. I had a great time playing with this group.

Back to the review - I love this course. If it wasn't so dang slow and 45 miles away, I would put it on my regular rotation. The whole facility is well layed out, the staff friendly and it was just so relaxing playing golf in a quiet park-like setting. Lots of trees, undulating fairways, strategically placed bunkers, elevated greens, and a view of the mountains to the north. Greens were a little bumpy, but about what you would expect for a course that gets this much play.

Because the course is essentially level, there was no chance to really get a hold of one of those downhill with the wind drives that I love. I did however win my very first long drive contest and took home some cash. Like I always say, drive for show, drive for dough!