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Located just minutes from LAX, Rio Hondo Golf Club is conveniently accessible from the South Bay and Orange County. Golf Digest has ranked the course as one of southern California's "Places to Play." The 6,370-yard layout is narrow and challenging, placing a premium on accuracy off the tee. Many locals consider it to be the toughest golf course in the area. The course features tight, tree-lined fairways and subtly contoured greens that are faster than they look. It's not a particularly long layout but the par 3s provide some good length. Golfers will face a variety of challenges throughout, but there is also plenty of scenic respite. Sparkling lakes and cascading waterfalls are scattered across the landscape, coming into play on a few holes as well. In addition to the golf course, there is also a lighted, 30-station driving range at Rio Hondo G.C.
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Conditions3.9
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Value3.8
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Layout4.1
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Friendliness4.0
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Pace3.3
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Amenities3.7
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Golfer Reviews
Pace of play
For a Wednesday afternoon, the pace of play, particularly on the front nine was poor, 2:45. The back nine improved to 2:15 to squeeze in about five hours. Maybe because the front nine has back to back par 5’s followed by back to back par 3’s. I hadn’t played at Rio Hondo since late February so I don’t know if slow play has now become a trend there.
Thank you for reviewing the course. We apologize for the pace of play during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. With that in mind, we are working to best control pace and allow everyone to finish in a reasonable amount of time. We will continue to look for ways to improve. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again soon.
Well maintained course
They are really making effort to make this a first class facility
Thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Rio Hondo Golf Club.
We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Rio Hondo Golf Club!
We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Rio Hondo Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!
Fun layout course
Good layout for novice to advanced players. It can get hot with no wind in sight. Breeze came around later afternoon. At one point it was 92" degrees with no breeze in sight. Enjoyed the layout. Took little over 5 hrs to play 18 holes on Monday early afternoon (12 PM Tee time) Delayed 20 min to start. Please repair your divots for others to enjoy as you did!
Thank you for visiting us at Rio Hondo Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Thank you for the awesome rating! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another great experience, and thanks for choosing Rio Hondo Golf Club.
Good layout for a muni, horrible pace of play. Price ain’t cheap.
Pros: it’s a rare LA area muni that makes you strategize tee to green. Pretty much every tee shot requires a strategy as bunkers and/or water are well placed (unless you hit it 280+).. You really can’t just bomb away here as the fairways are narrow(ish) and hazards come into play on almost every hole. Fairway and green conditions were fine for a muni.
Cons: the price to pay this course is on the high end. With the extra fees one would expect a marshal to be on hand to help dictate play. There was no marshal and the pace of play approached six hours for 18 holes.
Thank you for reviewing the course. We apologize for the delay of play during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. With that in mind, we are working to best control pace and allow everyone to finish in a reasonable amount of time. We will continue to look for ways to improve. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again soon.
Terrible pace of play and no marshals
We booked a 315pm tee time and didn't tee off til 410pm due to lack of carts. Pace of play is terrible since there are no marshals on course to push people
Thank you for taking the time to review and leave your feedback of your recent round with us. We would like to apologize for any inconvenience you experienced at the course with us. Your feedback is extremely important to us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and apologize if we missed the mark. Please feel free to reach out to us with any further comments, concerns, or suggestions you wish to share. We would love to make things right if you give us another chance.
Please fix your ball marks on the green
I've notice that ever since covid the common courtesy to uphold the conditions of the course by the ones playing isn't there anymore. Please everyone repair your ball marks on the green and once there repair two more. And also rack the traps for Pete's sake. Let everyone that day enjoy their round of golf. This just doesn't apply to this course but every course I have played in the LA and OC area the same problems exist that wasn't a problem 3 years ago.
Thank you for taking the time to review us. Your feedback is valuable, and we appreciate your business. Rio Hondo Golf Club thanks you!
We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Rio Hondo Golf Club!
Not bad , not too good ,
Pace of golf was bad , even its Sunday ,
Something wrong going on this club , I won’t be back ,
Thank you for reviewing the course. We apologize for the delay of play during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. With that in mind, we are working to best control pace and allow everyone to finish in a reasonable amount of time. We will continue to look for ways to improve. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again soon.
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star!
Worst ever
I really dont know where to start.... The cashier at the main window.... Rude. The guy in the golf store was the only person that was pleasant... 30 min late for a tee off.... pace of play was sooooooo slow. I think they put out tee times every 3 to 5 min.... 9 holes 3.5 hrs. Wow. Got to 10 and there were 5 groups waiting to tee off. Skipped to 11 another 3 groups waiting.... skipped to 12 another 3 groups. Then we just left. Wow is all I can say. Never again.
Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the delay of play during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game. We will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Rio Hondo Golf Club. We hope to see you again in the future.
Always a fun round
Rio Hondo never let's me down. Challenging fairways, some water to maneuver around and the pace of play gets clunked up a bit but then opens up. The staff is always helpful and I'm grateful for them and the course. Enjoy.
Thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Rio Hondo Golf Club.
We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Rio Hondo Golf Club!
We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Rio Hondo Golf Club!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Rio Hondo Golf Club!
We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Rio Hondo Golf Club. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!
All good, over 5 hour round. Can't wait to play again. Nice track
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Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Rio Hondo Golf Club!