Rio Hondo Golf Club
About
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 | 70.9 | 125 |
| Blue/White | 71 | 6196 yards | 70.0 | 123 |
| White | 71 | 6038 yards | 69.3 | 121 |
| Gold (W) | 71 | 5657 yards | 72.8 | 128 |
| Gold | 71 | 5657 yards | 67.4 | 117 |
| Red/Gold | 72 | 5304 yards | 70.8 | 124 |
| Red (W) | 71 | 5103 yards | 69.6 | 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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Hard pan on all 18 holes.
Pace was slow but not intolerably slow. Greens in pretty good shape. Fairways are uniformly hard pan. Something seems to have killed the grass. You'd think the recent rains would've revived the turf, but it definitely hasn't. In general, the course is fairly well maintained. But the death of the fairway turf is an epic failure. Presumably this will only get worse in the hot dry months to come. This course allows the dread 5 somes. It took us to 5 hours to play 18 holes.
RUDE STARTER!
The starter in the pro shop is a rude, miserable, unprofessional jerk! Unfortunately, I don't know his name he's tall with brown hair. In the past, I've witnessed him being rude to a customer, and today he was rude to me. I'm a customer who pays money to golf, eat and drink at this course, I expect gratitude and appreciation from this idiot as an employee. Fortunately, the gentleman named Keith who works in the course's restaurant, Hackers Bar and Grill is pleasant and very professional. The course along with the greens are usually in good shape.
Slowest Round I’ve Ever Played
I’ve played here a handful of times. Pace of plays is always fairly slow. Today was painfully slow. The group ahead took forever on tee boxes, fairways and greens. Not once did anyone from the course come around to check on pace. The bar cart was easily found, but couldn’t find a Marshall anywhere. Took 5hrs and 8 mins to finish. I’d go back, but I sincerely hope they send out a marshall to regulate play.
The pace of play was very very slow
5 Somes playing ahead of us it took almost 4 hours to play 9 holes.
A city course that is well maintained. A challenging layout with excellent greens. The staff is very accommodating and professional making your visit well worth it.
Too Busy to make for a fun day.
made a mistake to play day before Thanksgiving. Super busy, backed up 2 groups each hole. Tensions among golfers high. Had to leave after five hours of play at 16th hole.
Good course but beware of errant balls
Course is in good condition with greens running average speed. Pace was a little slow but about average for this course (little over 5 hours). Pace was probably dictated by the fact that there was always another golfer from another fairway in our fairway on almost every single hole and it started while in the 1st tee box. Saw multiple people disrespecting the course by driving their cart in/through a tee box while looking for their ball. Cart girl was always around but didn't see a marshall anywhere during the entire round.
They DOUBLE-BOOK their tee-times
Well, don't expect me to ever go play at this course again. Customer service was under-par...I check-in 20 mins before my tee-time, and I'm told to come back because they have zero carts. I ask the group teeing off what time is their tee time? They say they x:xx, and I'm like...what? I have the the same tee time. I come back "1-minute" before my tee-time and tell the starter about it, he says, "Sorry, the system double-booked..we still don't have a cart for you". So, I check-in and pay without being given a cart and now I'm on the tee. I eventually teed-off without a cart and they brought me just as I was leaving the 1st tee. Pace of play was abysmal with 3 hours each 9 holes for a 6 hour round...what?!!! Greens were spongy and slow, seemed like they over-watered as wet spike marks were all over. Overall, the bunkers and fairways were the best kept areas. Easy course and shot an easy 75, but not worth the mental drain of slow play.
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