Rancho San Joaquin Golf Course

I love playing this course but it just gets slow sometimes. The starter keeps things moving but we started stacking 3 groups at the box after the back 9. There was an old group (not trying to hate) but they should have been playing an executive. Also group in front of us had people playing the gold back tips and really should have been at the very front tips. I never get that. How much better do you feel from the back if you duff every shot and have to pick up where the front tips are. I just wish this course had someone come around to speed things up. I always find it ironic that in the cart is posted rules and ways to speed things up. It’s so dead on but nobody pays attention to it. I just left early because I couldn’t bear to wait with so many groups in front stacked on the tee box. If you have 5+ hours and want to be in your phone for 10-15 a hole waiting then it’s a fun track that’s wide open. I just see why people either play somewhere cheaper or pay more to go somewhere that keeps play going. I’ll always be back but only when discounted because I’m either gonna play the front 9 or otherwise it’s too slow. A+ on the food and cart girl came by multiple times

Course is in rough shape, greens were good but fairways were either muddy or dirt. Defiantly not worth $84 a round

Really love this course because it’s an ego boost from the blue. I always shoot near my best here and have had many memorable shots like a par 4 Eagle hole out from 160 out and hole par hole out birdie from 60 to a clapping ramp crowd. Conditions and Pace usually are suspect and I felt this was the best day I’ve played here. Conditions were great and the pace wasn’t too bad. We had a 5 some in front of us with what appeared to be a younger Korean guy teaching/baby sitting 4 elderly Koreans how to hack. That’s fine but they just took so long to put. On the back 9 I had to tell them to hurry it along and the younger guy understood and stated running off but he couldn’t get the group to understand pace of play. That added an extra 30 minutes for sure and there was nobody in front of them. Sounds bad but I’ve been here when it’s much worse. Love grabbing some kimbab or burger at the turn. Just wish marshal would show up to speed things along better. I think the price point here keeps newbies away but not expensive enough to keep slow seniors away. Marshall actively pushing along would be a god send

I started playing this course over the summer and it has become one of our rotation courses. Love this course. There is a drainage issue on a few holes but they share that with you prior to the round. Not perfect but 4+!

While this course might be your usual muni, the staff was first rate,

Punching fairways and heavy watering, Mosquitos are prevalent as a result. Greens are excellent and T boxes are a work in progress. Overall good value, played in 4 hrs.

Course tends to play slow, decent conditions but overpriced now. Short holes but the difficulty of the greens make it play tough. Consistently put the pins in terrible spots on slopes that make no sense.

This course shouldn’t be priced anywhere near $100 per round. Absolutely obscene pricing for conditions and layout. For a mini course that is supposed to be friendly play, should be priced between $42-60 per runs as it was previously. Nothing new about it. Please change the pricing.

Have been playing here for 7 years. Fairways are as bad as I have ever seen them. Greens are very good. At $55 during week fair price for this place

Pace of play kind of spoiled the round. Foursome in front incredibly slow despite not being bad golfers.

First time playing here and I paid $40 to start at 5:42 and ended up starting at 6:05 just to play 7 holes because there were no marshals or starters pushing the pace of play. (played +4 through 7)

Guy managing the pro shop is just sitting in the back not paying attention to anyone coming in.

Of the 7 holes,Tee boxes were in good condition. Fairways are pretty wide and have a variety of grass conditions (really good, decent, dirt) I'd say most of it was a bit better than decent. Rough isn't very wide so if you miss you'll be in either a dirt path or hitting into another fairway.

Design of the course is decent. A majority of the course is flat and is pretty easy.

Would only recommend this course if you are either a beginner or are looking for a cheap course and don't mind a 5-6 hour round.

Course conditions were terrible. Hard dry ground or mud with unkept grass off the fairways

I used to play this course a lot back in the late 1990s and early 2000s. I actually like the layout. The only bad thing back then was the pace of play. I guess that will never change. Now it’s not only the pace of play but the course conditions. Golf should never take 5.5 to 6 hours to finish a round. You should never hit from dirt or a hole or a pond (from over watering) from the middle of the fairway.

I see these 4 star ratings from these “mystery” usernames. Do not trust those! You’ve been warned!!!