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Few courses in Los Angeles County offer a backdrop quite like this one. Altadena sits at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains, where the foothills rise sharply from the suburban grid into chaparral-covered slopes, and on a clear winter morning after rain has scoured the air clean, the views toward Mount Wilson and the ridgeline above are genuinely arresting. This is public golf at its most democratic — a municipal course that has been a neighborhood anchor for generations of Pasadena-area players who grew up learning the game here.
At 6,044 yards from the tips with a course rating of 68.4 and a slope of 116, Altadena plays shorter and more forgiving than a full-length test, but the terrain keeps things honest. The natural contour of the foothills means uneven lies and elevation changes that can make club selection trickier than the card suggests.
Eight tee sets stretching all the way down to 4,064 yards speak to what this place actually is: a course that genuinely welcomes everyone, from the beginner finding her footing to the senior who has played here for forty years and knows every break.
Come for a quick afternoon round in the shadow of the San Gabriels. That's enough.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue · men | 6,044 | 68.4 | 116 | 72 |
| Blue · women | 6,044 | 73.4 | 130 | 74 |
| White · men | 5,608 | 66.2 | 111 | 72 |
| White · women | 5,608 | 72 | 126 | 74 |
| Red · men | 5,370 | 65.2 | 108 | 72 |
| Red · women | 5,370 | 70.2 | 123 | 74 |
| Orange · men | 4,064 | 59.2 | 89 | 72 |
| Orange · women | 4,064 | 63.4 | 109 | 74 |
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