Rio Hondo GC
A view over the water from Rio Hondo Golf Club.
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3.7
1219 Reviews (1219)
5 Stars
381
4 Stars
548
3 Stars
173
2 Stars
70
1 Stars
47
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.7
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.2
Amenities
3.6
75.1%
Recommend this course
1019 out of 1219 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.8
13 Reviews (13)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.8
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.1
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
3.8
84.6%
Recommend this course
11 out of 13 reviews
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3.5
30 Reviews (30)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
7
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.6
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.2
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
3.8
70.0%
Recommend this course
21 out of 30 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6370 yards
Slope 125
Rating 70.9

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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Course Details

Year Built 1924
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect John Duncan Dunn (1924) Gerry Pirkl (1994)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Shirts with collars and full length shorts are required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.7
1219 Reviews (1219)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 27
Watching the Game 12
19th Hole Scenic Views 10
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 41
Bunkers 39
Narrow Fairways 36
This course/club is great for:
Locals 38
Walkers 36
Advanced Golfers 30
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 43
Worth the Drive 20
Near the Airport 13

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Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

It can be better

Greens are good but the players do not have any etiquette, no one fix their divots / ballmarks. Fairways was a bit hard and painted. Usually the cart is out but not on this day. Staff is always great. Pace of play was over 4.5 hours, there was no one behind me so I was able to circle around #4, 5, and then #6, 7 & 8 to create some space so I was not waiting behind 2 groups on the tee. I still caught up to the group ahead of me by the 16th.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fun Course Great Greens

The guys at the pro shop are always nice and have great service! I was able to go on early to get paired up with two other guys who were really nice and made the game more fun! Unfortunately the 4 some in front of us were very slow on the greens. Other than that it was a great day out. The greens were in perfect condition, flawless! The fair ways excellent, got lots of roll with my drives for extra yardage!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Terrible pace and not organized

I tee off 20minutes later than my reservation time.

The pace was too slow and so I played only 13 holes before dark.

Terrible experience

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice layout - slow play

Nice muni course in the middle of the town. Fairly tight course with tall trees lining many of the fairways.

Course gets a lot of play and balls are flying all over .

Only negative was the pace of play - even saw some 5somes ! Friendly staff.

We selected this course because it was less than 30 minutes away from LAX.

Probably would play it again - weekday may be better.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course layout and conditions.

Course was in great condition. Greens were quick and rolled true. Pace was a little slow but probably due to being pseudo-holiday (Black Friday). Anyway, highly recommend this classic tree-lined course.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First time at Rio Hondo

I enjoyed the layout and quality of the course, was very slow

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice track

Always enjoy playing this course. But you have a ton of people who don't fix ball marks. The day we played the group ahead of us was hitting 2 or 3 balls in a foursome. It was mainly one guy who was limping. Gotta get those marshall's out there. Otherwise never a complaint.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

nice

All I can say is nice, very nice for a old course is well kept. It is a moderate in difficulty and surely will play again soon. Keep it up rio hondo

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

It took 3 hours to play 9 holes, quit after 9, just wasn't enjoyable....

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

A Notch above your normal public golf course

Rio Hondo is an extremely nice golf course to play. I got a great deal for $39, but even at the normal rate of $52, I feel it's a good deal.

The fairways are very well manicured... you just don't see this on other public courses.

Greens were very soft and in great condition.

We were the first group out at 6:15am, and our round took about 3 hours 20 minutes.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Nice Course

Played this muni course again by myself in a twosome yesterday with a bargain afternoon Hot Deal, met with a friendly pro-shop staff. Course was wide open at the time of play, so the pace of play was phenom. Course condition has been great thru out the tee boxes, fairways and greens, like I have said before, Rio Hondo Golf Course is a jewel in the heart of Los Angeles, great muni course owned by City of Downey.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course!

The course is in good shape with green lush grass in almost every location. The only minor issue I had was that the greens were a bit slow and bumpy. But they were at least consistently like that across the entire course, so you got used to it. Pace is really slow because the course is full, because it's a nice course worth playing on. You won't zip through it in 3.5 hours, you're gonna enjoy a long 5 hour round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 99
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Very good municipal course!

We had an excellent day. It was a great value with my VIP membership. The only small complaint was that the greens were a little slow, but ran very true.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 69
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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