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1173 Reviews (1173)
5 Stars
94
4 Stars
369
3 Stars
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2 Stars
193
1 Stars
144
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.0
Layout
3.5
Friendliness
3.9
Pace
3.1
Amenities
3.5
62.4%
Recommend this course
734 out of 1173 reviews
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3.0
26 Reviews (26)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
5
Conditions
2.9
Value
2.8
Layout
3.5
Pace
2.8
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
3.5
57.7%
Recommend this course
15 out of 26 reviews
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3.2
90 Reviews (90)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
36
3 Stars
20
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
13
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.1
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.1
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
3.8
65.6%
Recommend this course
59 out of 90 reviews
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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
1173 Reviews (1173)
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

This course charges too much for twilight

You schedule 1:52 TT and don't monitor flow so that one cannot have a full round due to Marshall non- involvement. We had only 9 holes in 3 hours. Not good! Don't book so that one cannot finnish the round at the full rack rate.

Value Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

problems at rancho san juaqin

There were too many brown areas on the fairways and too many muddy areas on the fairways

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good track

Hard to find a decent track in this area.

Not perfect but fun and if you dont get stuck behind a slow group its a fun deal.

Cant beat the price but Amer Golf has to put a better effort in maintaining pace of play.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course covered in bird feces

RSJ is a good course, but they must cleanup after their large flock of geese (100's). It is no pleasure to play in bird feces -- especially when you have to scrape it off the greens then off your iron.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good Value

We were the first to tee off, so pace of play was not an issue. Greens were in reasonably good condition, much better than the fairways. There seemed to be repairs on almost every fairway. Good value for the price and I will play here again.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Decent course

Decent course for the money considering the area. Pace of play could be better but that's a common occurance anywhere you go. Greens were in great condition which is the norm here.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

My GoTo Course

I play here regularly, and do so because of the greens. Challenging and roll as true as you can get for a public course in OC.

Course has some drainage problems, probably because the designer attempted to trick out the course too much. Not all greens break towards the water.

Course layout fits great to my game. Holes #9 & #16 are the longest holes on the course, but it's all good because the play down wind. Bombs Away!

Ambassadors on the course to check play. They should advise all players to wave up on the Par 3's to help with the pace a little bit.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Meh... Slow kills it.

I got this round at a discount for $29.99 tee ing off at 9:22am. Staff Very friendly and they had a starter and rangers out there - yet this round still took 5 hours. It's just too stacked. Bottom line. I would never play this course and pay over $30. Just not worth it. The grounds are actually pretty decent if they were not so beaten up and abused by golfers not repairing divots, or marking up the greens. This place gets tons of use because of location - so I don't expect any changes for pace of play - or for making it feel less like a long slog watching all the 20+ cappers line up their putts and take five practice swings for every shot. IMHO there are way better places to play for the money. Which is sad because this place has very nice staff and is close to me.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Decent course

Teed off on Monday at 10:00am as a single as course was wide open and no one else around. But by 2nd hole, a par-3, pace was already slow and paired up with a twosome. Delays on most holes onfront but can't complain too much since round took 4h 20m (but should have actually been faster since course was not busy).

They've done a nice job of repairing fairways after heavy rains earlier this year. Greens are in good condition.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser

Slow play

It took 3 hours to play the front 9. Waited on every shot! Left after 9 as the slow play was worth the wait.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Worst round ever.

I spent an unbelievable amount of time this past Thursday waiting on a walking twosome with other effectively SLOW players in front of them as well. The course was ridiculously backed up, marshal and starter did not do their jobs of maintaining the pace of play or making sure not to send everyone out at once!! I spent 3 hours and barely finished 7 holes, not even the whole 18 which I paid for! The greens were lumpy as all get out from goodness knows what, maybe people's spikes i haven't the slightest clue but the worst greens I've seen in awhile. Course would be beautiful if it was not for the ridiculous slow play and if people were better at maintaining the greens.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Used cart

pace

first review I have done on this site. The starter was rude and kept telling us we were up. There was still people in the fairway. In fact there was about 20 juniors in front of us. The round took over 5 hours on a Thursday. The tee boxes ,fairways and the rough were bad. No yardage markers.BAD.REALLY BAD

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Walked

course is fine early

the earlier you can get out the better - combat golf starts at 830-900am - be prepared for a 5+hour round - before then, you can walk 9 in under 2 hours. course in in good shape considering the amount of play there (very inexpensive)

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Awful pace

Staff is incredibly friendly, but the pace of play and the course conditions were awful. Had a tee time at 6pm and they didn't get me out until 6:25. Finished six holes before dark. Several others simply walked off. Awful.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Much Improved

This course is in great condition it wasn't a year ago. I'm playing here more often the greens are excellent

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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