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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Slowest 9 Ever in My 30+yrs golfing
For a Weds at 940am round, I thought 5hr round would be achievable. Played here couple years ago and had good memories. Was warned from the get-go by a local upon waiting to teeoff that Weds are their "mens" day and they consist of 70 to 90 yr olds. He also advised only way to play here at good pace is by playing the earliest tee times. God bless them but this is a 6400+ yard course into strong winds. We managed to finish 9 holes in 3hrs25mins before going back to the proshop to give them our feedback. The manager gave us 9hole rain checks which was a great gesture, but after this experience, I won't be going back. This course is dominated by local hacks who play at 7hr round pace without a world of care. No marshals and of course balls "disappear" in middle of fairways as well. They've got to do something about this as this course has gone down hill.
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Although we only played 8 holes (super twilight) we liked the course. Nice layout and a couple water holes on the front nine
Slooowwww
I left after 13 holes. Four hours to that point.
Golf is no fun when all you do is stand around waiting for some dope who can't hit it out of his shadow while he plays from the wrong tees. Not one golfer in ten can play this course from White tees @6500 yds, much less Blue. And on the first tee, sure enough, four guys in their 70's, complete with two walkers, teed it up from White. End of round.
Starter needs to verify handicaps, or course needs to modify the tee boxes.
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No Marshall's on the course for $80.00 you would think the pace of play would be under 6 hours groups in front of us had no clue what they were doing driving carts on to the tee boxes tried telling what they can or cannot do told us to mind our own business called the pro shop no help.
Staff needs to keep the flow to 4 to 4.5 hours rounds.
RobDog
Great course!! Pace of play last time was ok but only because 1 slow foursome. Keep up the pace guys!!!
Nice layout, but bad hole planning causes back up on the course.
Putting a 230yd par3 right after a 170yd par 3 causes ridiculous back up on the front 9. They should shorten the 230yd to a 120yd par3 to speed up the pace of play.
Best Course IMO
For a public chorus it’s probably the most well-maintained, challenging, respectively priced golf course around great staff management tight fairways beautiful greens.
Decent course, dishonest patrons.
I know this is 100% my fault, let me be clear. I left my rangefinder on the cart. I went back the next day and it wasn’t turned in. Hopefully it’s lost in the back somewhere after the cart was cleaned and it will turn up, or someone took it off the cart before it as cleaned. I guess with everything, keep an eye on your belongings or someone else will.
2nd time playing Rio Hondo
Really enjoy the course. It's definitely a challenging course. Just wish pace a play was more of a priority. 5 and a half hour round. Otherwise a very underrated course.
Greens were in good shape but the rest of the course not so. Layout was okay but the pace of play was slow.