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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
Long wait
Our tee time was 3:23pm. We didn’t go out until 3:50pm. I think. We would have gone out later if I didn’t ask the person in the clubhouse about our tee time. It looked like the three people running the clubhouse was standing around and talking to each other and no one was paying attention to the tee times. There was long line of groups on the 7th and eight hole waiting to play the hole. Our group was unable to finish our round of golf. We left on hole 15 at 8:10 pm since we no longer could see due to the sun going down.
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 soon.
Grounds were kept so you can find your ball.
I’d try to get out early. The afternoon backs up pretty bad.
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 in the future.
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.
Well-maintained
Beautiful course. Requires you to use all your different shots. Good beautiful lakes and plenty of traps. Perfect for an intermediate player. Very scoreable for a good bogey player.. plan ahead it’s hard to get a tee time.
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.
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!
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!
What happened?
This use to be one of my favorite courses, since Covid it has been extremely hard to get a tee time so I was excited to get one Easter Sunday. My friends and I played but was disappointed with the presentation of the course and pace of play ~ since it was fairly empty. Not sure if I would play here again anytime soon
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We apologize for the pace of play issue you experienced. 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 in the future.
Avoid playing on Weekend - Too slow
It was pretty slow to play front 9 (it took almost 3 hours) Sunday afternoon. I was tired of sitting on my cart most of the time.
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. Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback as we will use your review to better the experience going forward. We hope you give us another try in the near future!
One of the best public golf courses in SoCal.
I played Rio Hondo Golf Course for the first time. The course lay out was as good as you can expect from a public course. The fairway and the greens were well maintained. The flow of play was bit slow but definitely within average pace. Driving range, putting green, and the club house was all well maintained. Overall good value for the price.
Thanks so much for the review and for the 5 stars. We look forward to welcoming you back to our course soon. Thanks for choosing Rio Hondo Golf Club!
Really???
No definition between fairways and rough. A little water would go along way. Please tell the public that your greens are aerated instead of having to find out when you get there. Good Friday a holiday? Back to back par 3s should have a marshall waving groups up. The Marshall actually drove by my group and said "I can't understand why there's a backup here" Really??? Best part of the day.. getting my green fee back after 7 torturous holes. Thanks Mike.
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 comments or concerns. We hope to hear from you soon!
Nice layout
Always fun to play. I like that the driving range is by the first tee. . Everything you need is right there.
Thanks so much for the great review. We look forward to welcoming you back to our course soon. 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 appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing 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!
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!
Pace…pace…pace…
Fun track. No Marshals. Averaged 3 groups on every hole from hole 5-18. Apparently this is normal now. So if you have 5.5 - 6 hours to spare go for it. Otherwise avoid it.
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. Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback as we will use your review to better the experience going forward. We hope you give us another try in the near future!
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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We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thanks for choosing Rio Hondo Golf Club.