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3.2
1174 Reviews (1174)
5 Stars
95
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
193
1 Stars
144
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.0
Layout
3.6
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.1
Amenities
3.5
62.6%
Recommend this course
735 out of 1174 reviews
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2.9
20 Reviews (20)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
5
Conditions
2.8
Value
2.6
Layout
3.4
Pace
2.9
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
3.5
50.0%
Recommend this course
10 out of 20 reviews
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3.2
88 Reviews (88)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
33
3 Stars
20
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
13
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.1
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.1
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
3.8
64.8%
Recommend this course
57 out of 88 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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3.2
1174 Reviews (1174)
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Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good Pace of Play!

I have played RSJ many times, and this was one of the faster times we have finished - 4 hours and 18 minutes! Great job RSJ.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Rancho has come a long way!

Played this corse over 100 times over the years. The pace of play was good for a Friday. Fairways and greens were in as good of shape that I’ve see them. I’d play this course again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Slow pace and cart path only

Decent course, if you can get a deal on a time. Definitely not worth more than $70. Pace was 5 hours which isn’t the worst but it was a noon weekday tee off so you’d expect a little better. The most annoying part was how many cart path only holes there are. The course was completely dry but like 6 holes are permanently cart path only.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

last time playing here ever

Teed off at 5:30am so I wouldn’t have to experience the horrible pace this course usually has. Unfortunately, they did a shotgun start with the slowest typical playing groups starting on 10. Took me 1 hour to play the front 9 and over 2 hours to play the last 5 . Ridiculous to not have a Marshall to regulate this at this price. Not worth it. Can’t play any time of day without waiting 10+ mins every shot. Been playing here for years but these last 3 or so years this place has gone to sheit

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

No value here

green fee too high for what it is. green conditions were good, other than that fairways were patchy. they spent too much money off the course than on it.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Tons of potential

Not a bad course overall. Lots of good scenery. The off course facilities are great.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

This course was pretty bad.

The course was honestly pretty bad. From the first tee straight out it looks pretty laid out not too bad. But no the rough is horrible because of how the grass is. It is insanely deep which consists of mostly every hole. You’re just constantly hitting and just hitting the grass. Horrible. The course layout is a complete mess. Not too many blind spots but since it is overall so crowded it is so easy to hit on other holes. It happens pretty often as well as others. Also the food is ridiculously expensive for something I could make at home. Bland. My

Boyfriend and I got two meals and it was a total of $50 absolutely ridiculous. The greens were mediocre as you can still see the punches in the green. It’s overpriced and the layout is horrible.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Much better

First time being back in about 6 months. Renovations are really showing and overall course conditions are much better than 6 months ago. Greens were plugged

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
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
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Perfect weather
Used cart

Overpriced

Below average course for the money. Poorly marked for first time players. Biggest gripe, many cart path only holes for no apparent reason.

Willnot return.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Decent Public Course

Prices are getting insane and even getting a tee time is tough without booking way in advance.

We were able to get a good Friday afternoon tee time at a reasonable price booking just a couple days out.

The course is good. Not a laydown but not super challenging. It's not in great shape, but not awful.

They had recently punched and sanded the greens and there was no mention when booking. We also had a super slow group in front of us today with at least 2 holes open ahead of them by the time we go to #10. No one from the course said a word and they weren't listening to our requests to pick it up.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 47
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bad experience

No mention on course website about aeration of greens. Course didn’t lower green fees as most courses do to compensate for conditions. When I brought it up to guy in pro shop he was dismissive about it. I have never played the day after greens were punched and sanded. Awful.

Golf cart GPS malfunctioned near green on hole 9. Locked cart even though cart was on cart path. Had to walk to pro shop and have cart GPS reset. All I got was a comment about having issues with the GPS. No apology.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Not worth the price

Will not be my first choice. Totally overpriced golf course. They either need to lower the cost or completely up grade the course.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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