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3.2
1170 Reviews (1170)
5 Stars
93
4 Stars
369
3 Stars
372
2 Stars
192
1 Stars
144
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.0
Layout
3.5
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.1
Amenities
3.5
61.9%
Recommend this course
731 out of 1170 reviews
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Average Rating
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2.9
36 Reviews (36)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
8
Conditions
2.7
Value
2.6
Layout
3.4
Pace
2.8
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
3.5
52.8%
Recommend this course
19 out of 36 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.3
90 Reviews (90)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
37
3 Stars
20
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
13
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.1
Layout
3.5
Pace
3.1
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
3.8
64.4%
Recommend this course
58 out of 90 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6431 yards
Slope 126
Rating 70.5
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Rancho San Joaquin Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1964
Fairways Bermuda & Kukuya Grass
Greens Poa
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $7 - $13
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Snacks

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Reviews

3.2
1170 Reviews (1170)
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Reviews 22
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
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Previously Played

Junk course

Most of the course is under maintenance. $17 cart fee. Not worth anything over $35

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Good course

Good course…could use fairway improvement (reseeding). Food / beverage service at club house closed at 5:00, which was early, considering the number of players still on the course.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

No Marshal= Big problems

Pace of play was incredibly slow. We played behind a 4some who two of them thought they should hit from Gold tees. They probably should’ve been hitting from whites. Our cart monitor had us at 17+ minutes behind pace. No marshal was even out in the course to encourage slower groups to play faster or skip ahead. Also the In cart GPS is incredibly annoying holes either had boundaries that were 100 yards away from green and would shut you down or didn’t have anything at all. Course conditions were decent. No beverage cart to ease our pain of waiting at every single hole. Overall I don’t know if I’d play here on a weekend ever again.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 24
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 24
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 24
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Making Improvements

I've played here dozens of times over the years. The overall condition of the course is not usually the greatest, but the greens are usually very good. They seem to be trying to improve the condition of the course as there was some construction going on during our round. Also, this was the first time they had the GSP screens in the carts which is a great improvement. Pace can still be slow at times, but we got through in about 4 1/2 hours. Looking forward to the final product when the construction is done. Would definitely recommend playing RSJ as it's a fair course with fun layout.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Under construction

Several holes are being rebuilt but it’s still playable.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Under repair

Normally, this course is a decent Orange County course. For the amount of traffic it gets they do a good job of maintaining the course. But, they are repairing some tee boxes and cart paths so the course is under construction.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 24
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Undergoing Major Renovation

Lots of course renovation currently going on from the fairways to ripped up cart concrete paihs. The greens were the only thing that were untouched. Hole 4 was drastically shortened to a Par 3.

Should be improved when complete.

Would avoid for now unless you can get at least 50% off the greens fees.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Perfect weather
Walked

Great course and new ownership is amazing

I've played this course 4-5 times a month for the last 10 months. I've seen first hand how the new owners have revamped this course. So many renovations being done every week. It is easy to also get a teetime if you're a single.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Better than I thought

Driving pass this course had me worried but playing it was actually very fun and better than I would have guessed. I will definitely revisit this course soon!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 167
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
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