Shorecliffs Golf Club
About
Shorecliffs Golf Course wanders through the coastal canyons and valleys of San Clemente, heading towards the beautiful shoreline. Situated just steps from the ocean, the course enjoys cool ocean breezes and a temperate climate, which makes it a year-round haven for golfers. Its location also provides the golf course with plenty of scenic ocean views. The course features narrow fairways tightly lined with trees and small greens bordered by sand bunkers. The front nine is shorter and requires more accuracy than the longer, wider back nine. Shorecliffs opens with one of the trickiest par-5s in the area. This dogleg left hole features trouble both left and right. Although the layout does offer a fair challenge, players of all skill levels will feel comfortable taking on the golf course.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 70 | 5718 yards | 69.0 | 125 |
| White | 70 | 5396 yards | 67.5 | 121 |
| Gold | 70 | 4808 yards | 64.8 | 114 |
| Red (W) | 69 | 4625 yards | 67.8 | 120 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 65.9/117 W: 71.6/127 | 130 | 228 | 353 | 312 | 198 | 168 | 382 | 280 | 354 | 2405 | 324 | 160 | 495 | 177 | 317 | 183 | 450 | 375 | 353 | 2834 | 5239 |
| White M: 65.0/114 W: 70.5/124 | 125 | 223 | 343 | 295 | 189 | 155 | 367 | 264 | 347 | 2308 | 305 | 150 | 456 | 166 | 305 | 179 | 440 | 365 | 338 | 2704 | 5012 |
| Gold M: 62.9/109 W: 68.2/119 | 120 | 218 | 317 | 291 | 177 | 150 | 319 | 258 | 335 | 2185 | 288 | 138 | 382 | 147 | 289 | 133 | 424 | 313 | 305 | 2419 | 4604 |
| Red M: 61.5/105 W: 66.4/115 | 115 | 213 | 312 | 287 | 166 | 143 | 280 | 252 | 329 | 2097 | 233 | 132 | 268 | 135 | 281 | 133 | 419 | 302 | 298 | 2201 | 4298 |
| Handicap | 17 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |||
| Par | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 66 |
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Photo submitted by jballer on 03/29/2026
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Photo submitted by Adzika on 07/09/2024
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This was one of the better tee boxes... Photo submitted by MXaZJ0xyqtZSWStactgr on 11/17/2023
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Hole 13 before the heavy rain Photo submitted by u314162468766 on 02/24/2022
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Photo submitted by u314159272593 on 08/27/2021
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Photo submitted by u314159272593 on 08/27/2021
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Photo submitted by u314159272593 on 08/27/2021
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Photo submitted by Jason3104016 on 08/28/2020
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would have had a better score of it wasn't for the first two holes Photo submitted by champ471 on 06/17/2014
Waiting is the hardest thing..!
First, I have not played this course before the clubhouse was redone.
Very nice upgrade and improvements from the Tar Paper shack of 5-7 years ago..!!
As for the course, now I know why I’ve avoided playing the course for years- Waiting on the next tee- has always been a problem with the course. Yesterday, unfortunately, was not an exception..!
There was actually an employee on the course at one of the holes that was backed up- and he said he wasn’t a Marshal..??
Slow pace of play continues to be a problem with the course..
Course however was in good shape..!
Love this golf course
Traveled 30 miles to play this golf course, and it was worth every penny. Teed off before 7 a.m. and finished in under 3.5 hours. The fairways were in great shape, and the rough was moderate.
This is a great executive course to go out with the boys, grab some drinks, get away from all the noise, and make some birdies.
The only reason it’s not a 5 star course is because they don’t have a proper driving range, and some of the tee boxes are on a slope.
Can’t wait to come back.
Poor course management
Slow play, no starter so everyone just took off when they wanted to, no rangers so play was extremely slow.
Some groups had 5-6 players a lot of 2 players so very poorly managed.
Played here frequently but this year has been consistently slow play and won’t go back.
Good budget friendly course for south OC
Only played the back 9 on a monday morning. I’ve only been playing for about 8mo so this was very nice for me. Fairways were nice with a few spotty areas, greens were well kept. Grounds keepers, maintenance, and landscapers do a wonderful job. There was some construction along one of the paths but that is understandable it will look nice in the future.
Much better experience than 2 years ago
Narrow but interesting course with ups & downs. Clean and new cart was equipped with bottle of water, towels and tees. The pro shop people were very nice. The glass condition was much better than before.
Great Round
This course has improved dramatically since I last played here. The course is still tight & there is plenty of room for improvement. However, we had an amazing time! Give this course another look & enjoy the upgraded club house & spectacular customer service.
It's been many years since I have played this course. They have spent $$$ and upgraded the club house, parking and landscape some of the areas around the course, but the tee boxes and the fairways are in the same very poor conditions they were 20-30 years ago. When it was just $16 - $20 to play
In short they made the place look better but did nothing to improve the course or play at all.
Actually the new design which reversed the direction ( you now start in what was whole 10) and the downsizing of some of the wholes and also eliminating other wholes has made this course worse for a true player.
So if what you want is a very nice bar area, nice club house and dont care about the condition or design of the course. You may like it.
Otherwise and as far as I can see they spent a lot of money; more than double the rates for simply "Putting lip stick on a PIG".
Its not worth the price even with a HOT Deal Discount from Golf NOW
Nice course now that most work is complete
Have played Shorecliffs for 3 decades. The remodel and clubhouse and amenities are very well done.
Like playing this course, good pace of play.
Weekend golf
Pace was good for a weekend, the layout has interesting holes that are fun to play, greens for the most part were in great shape. Staff is great.
Early start to the day with a Birdie
Birdie first hole so all went well. We were 1st off and played 1st 9 in 80 mins. Then got clogged on the back 9 with the 9 hole only players. Backn9 took 2 hrs. Course in fine shape and all staffers were awesome.
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