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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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Photo submitted by alecpalmer on 06/08/2024
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Golfer Reviews
Great Condition
The greens were rolling true and I only saw a few bare patches on the whole course. I play here often and they generally keep this course in very good shape. One of the better values around!
Thanks for the great review and for choosing Rio Hondo Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon!
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Oh boy…
Extremely slow play, our group was almost hit three separate times by Other golfers hitting into our fairway without calling anything out!
The greens are the worst I’ve ever seen, very bumpy & patchy
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 our staff in the pro shop with any additional concerns.
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!
Thank you for reviewing us. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Rio Hondo Golf Club, and we hope to see you again soon.
Got an email the morning of my tee time saying it was cancelled. Thought to myself it’s a mistake because it’s happened here at this course before and they let me keep my tee time. (Keep in mind this has never happened at any other course I’ve played). Not this time, the course cancelled my tee time and left me out to dry.
We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round at Rio Hondo Golf Club!
Nice course! Has its pros and cons
I’m by no means a great golfer but I found this course to be fun and well designed. Only downside were the greens were very bumpy slow . I will be back
Thank you for your review and for the 5 stars! We will pass along your feedback to our team at Rio Hondo Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Enjoyed
Great round, nice course. Just very slow play. Busy course that makes you wait every hole.
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.
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!
Rio Hondo is a great choice for golf
Got a round in yesterday. Staff was friendly apon arrival and even got me out a little early which was a plus since temperatures were going to be a bit warm. Pace of play was good. I finished in 3:59:00. Greens were in good shape. I recommend to play if you haven't yet done so.
Your feedback is important to us. Thank you for sharing your 5-star experience. We look forward to seeing you again at the course soon! Thanks for choosing Rio Hondo Golf Club.
Better than average
Nice, fairly easy municipal course. Layout is flat. But tee shots are narrow and accuracy is key. Greens are in average shape as they don't seem to be recovering well from some disease. They are bumpy and inconsistent, but overall not very difficult. Tee boxes are great and fairways are mostly ok with dormant grass and some thin spots. If you're local to this area, this is a nice course. If you have to travel a bit, I'd say it's not worth the drive.
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Rio Hondo Golf Club, and we hope to see you again soon.
We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Rio Hondo Golf Club!
We love hearing about our golfers' experiences. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Rio Hondo Golf Club!
SLOW
I’ve always said, and will continue to state…if you play twilight or later the pace of play has to be faster than 10/hole. Ready golf. Rio Honda is NOT that. We were backed up every hole from 7 on. And two groups backed up on 7/8. It’s not the PGA, it’s a twilight round. Let’s get a move on!
Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. Your review is important to us, we apologize for the pace of play issue you experienced. We always try to keep a great pace when having our golfers on the course. We will pass on your feedback to the team and continue to look for ways to improve. We hope to see you back 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!
Rob
Need to speed up pace of play!! Sometimes it's really bad!!
Thank you for reviewing the course. We apologize for the pace of play issues you have experienced. 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!
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