darbster

My wife and I played Santa Anita for the first tile and we’re expecting a standard muni experience and the scorecard suggest a set of mostly straight holes winding along the track. Wrong! After 2 start, straight Pae 4s to start, the course gradually starts to show its teeth on the 2nd green and gets progressively harder on the back 9. The undulating fairways make for some tricky approach shots as well. Fun course, want to play it again to try to understand it a little better. Phenomenal value for the green fee.

Only knock would be the conditions were pretty browned out on some fairways (August in LA standard) and hard pan in a couple of relief areas next to the greens on a couple holes.

Overall, would play again And we had a great day at Santa Anita.

This course is forgiving but teaches and rewards course management for a golfer of my high handicap abilities. Plays long on missed shots. Fantastic value for the green fees. I enjoy playing here.