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Rio Hondo Golf Club
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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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 71 | 6370 yards | 70.7 | 124 |
| White | 71 | 6030 yards | 69.1 | 120 |
| Gold (W) | 71 | 5657 yards | 72.7 | 126 |
| Gold | 71 | 5657 yards | 67.4 | 116 |
| Red (W) | 71 | 5103 yards | 69.7 | 121 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 70.9/125 W: 76.8/136 | 418 | 403 | 492 | 535 | 403 | 342 | 165 | 232 | 416 | 3406 | 204 | 490 | 310 | 368 | 204 | 489 | 321 | 154 | 424 | 2964 | 6370 |
| Blue/White M: 70.0/123 W: 75.8/134 | 401 | 403 | 492 | 535 | 393 | 342 | 165 | 218 | 393 | 3342 | 182 | 490 | 310 | 354 | 165 | 489 | 321 | 137 | 406 | 2854 | 6196 |
| White M: 69.3/121 W: 74.9/132 | 401 | 390 | 471 | 495 | 393 | 326 | 146 | 218 | 393 | 3233 | 182 | 478 | 296 | 354 | 165 | 477 | 310 | 137 | 406 | 2805 | 6038 |
| Gold M: 67.4/117 W: 72.8/128 | 384 | 363 | 447 | 469 | 382 | 308 | 130 | 201 | 370 | 3054 | 143 | 467 | 283 | 333 | 141 | 463 | 283 | 115 | 375 | 2603 | 5657 |
| Gold/Red M: 65.6/112 W: 70.8/124 | 340 | 336 | 447 | 469 | 339 | 308 | 130 | 191 | 344 | 2904 | 131 | 413 | 283 | 333 | 124 | 412 | 243 | 115 | 346 | 2400 | 5304 |
| Red M: 64.6/109 W: 69.6/121 | 340 | 336 | 409 | 418 | 339 | 277 | 118 | 191 | 344 | 2772 | 131 | 413 | 275 | 285 | 124 | 412 | 243 | 102 | 346 | 2331 | 5103 |
| Handicap | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 4 |
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Pretty slow and players are constantly on wrong fairways
Slow round. Long waits. Over 3 hours front 9. Back to back par 5s and back to back par 3s wrecks pace. Won't return here.
It’s Just Ok
Definitely not worth the money The course itself is just ok at best it really you too be a good course the too many people have ruined it and there charging Way too much money for a course that used too be nice and that’s not right …..
Rio Slow Down
I love playing this course as it has 2 halves that are challenging, front, scoring, back. Unfortunately the pace of play is crazy now at 5+hours.
Fix is simple with a starter like Los Verdes did. Takes 1 minimum wage retired golfer to manager hole 1 and the rest takes care of itself. 3 or 4 groups on 1 guarantees a standstill by the back to back par 3's!
Nice course, always enjoy playing there but it was slow that day
Course conditions
Rio hondo has been a good course ever since the renovation many years ago.. The problem i have with the course is maintenance. When you play in the mornings , you are playing in very wet rough and muddy and very soft fairways. Carts continously tear up the turf and you trudge through the mud when the course leaves the water on all night long.. I would love to see dryer conditions ( water every other day or 3rd day, winter,spring or fall. Summertime is understandable. Mow paths from tee grounds to fairway, and for God's sake , roll the greens more often so the don't get so tracked up.
3 hours front nine
Very slow play, left by the 15th hole. I guess what would you expect for 50 dollars
Pace Of Play and Greens
Had a tee time for 11:15am on a Monday and it was a 5 hour and 15 minute round. No marshal out ensuring people were moving along. The greens were not in good shape as there were blotches of mud/dirt on the course and practice greens as grass wasn’t growing in completely. Also, the layout was a bit dangerous as there seemed to be someone yelling fore on every hole. Any errant tee shot would be on another fairway and into another group. The only thing I’d say was good about this course was the breakfast burrito and the friendly staff. I do not plan on returning for the $70 tee time.
Pace very slow
The pace of play was very slow. We were bunched up 2-4 groups at a hole.
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