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3.2
1206 Reviews (1206)
5 Stars
101
4 Stars
380
3 Stars
380
2 Stars
199
1 Stars
146
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.0
Layout
3.6
Friendliness
3.9
Pace
3.1
Amenities
3.6
59.5%
Recommend this course
754 out of 1206 reviews
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3.4
36 Reviews (36)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.3
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.1
63.9%
Recommend this course
23 out of 36 reviews
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3.3
65 Reviews (65)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
23
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
7
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.1
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.1
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
3.9
60.0%
Recommend this course
39 out of 65 reviews
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Course Highlights
Consistently friendly staff and a well-stocked café with diverse food options make the overall experience welcoming for returning golfers. The greens regularly earn praise for their quality and consistency across recent rounds.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6431 yards
Slope 126
Rating 70.5
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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
1206 Reviews (1206)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 21
Brunch 10
Watching the Game 8
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 29
Undulating Greens 26
Bunkers 22
This course/club is great for:
Locals 35
Walkers 31
Beginners 22
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 42
Near the Airport 36
In the 'Burbs 7

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Reviews 1
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 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Slow Play

too many groups, booked too close together made for extremely slow play. 6 hour round. marshall did nothing about the slow playing groups in front.

Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great value, great greens

Nice layout, great and challenging greens, played in 4 hours !

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

The rate of play makes this very frustrating to play. I've played here a few times and each round was over 6 hours. Do not play if you're trying to get in a quick round. The positives are the greens are in good shape and the course layout is fun. Also, the clubhouse has good beers.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good layout, but a little beat up

Good course for couples and high handicappers. Open fairways. Pace is a little slow, but still overall good value.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Played a few times

The course itself is great, lots of doglegs and gets challenging. I've never finished a full 18 holes there yet. Pace of play on this course is ridiculously slow every time I have played. Took us 45 minutes to play 2 holes this visit. Waiting on every tee box and fairway. Ambassadors need to get out and do their job. This place is a 6 hour round of golf and that's unacceptable. The price is unbeatable for the level of course if pace of play would be on point.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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Previously Played

Rough was extreamly deep for a public course. You had to be standing on top of your ball in order to find it if you were in the rough. Then it was almost a stroke penalty just trying to get out of the rough. Rough begin just off the fairways on most par 4s. Pin placements weren't friendly either. Can't imagine the average golfer playing here and enjoying their round under these conditions unless your out there with some buds having a few beers and hacking the ball around.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Playing Rancho

Due to recent weather, the Course was wet as expected. The fairways were still very wet. The Greens were in great condition as they always are. This is a wide open course that all levels of Golfers can play.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The poorest of conditions

If the Irvine Company still owns this they should be ashamed and embarrassed the condition of the course while not good with the weather conditions has been extremely bad the last couple rounds

Quite possibly the worst conditioned course in California

Played eight holes in 2 an a half hours under terrible conditions but the price almost makes up for it

If I was in Barstow !

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Needs TLC

Course conditions challenged with poor draining that creates large puddles and other inconveniences. The course seems over priced for the quality; at $10 less this would be reasonable value.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Could be fun if rounds were faster

The course is in pretty good shape, greens are quick, but too bumpy. Pace of play is the slowest in the County. It took 5 1/2 hours, their excuse was it was mid-week between the Holidays. Unfortunately, it's that way every time we play there no matter the day or time of play. We had a 10:30 tee time and didn't tee off until after 11:00, ridiculous. Finished at 4:45.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Terribly slow pace of play

We had a 12:37 PM tee time and arrived at the course 30 minutes before our tee time. We were advised of a 20 minute

delay, which worked out anyway because no carts available. Ahead of us was a 5-some and ahead of them a group of Jr Golfers. We teed of at 1 PM and experienced 5 -10 minute delays due to backup on every hole. As darkness descended at 4:50 PM we called it a day after only playing 12 holes. We would needed 6 hours to complete the round at that pace. On the positive side, the grounds keepers did a good job of draining the course from recent rains and the greens were in good condition. Don't book any afternoon tee times if you expect to complete the round.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Trying Course

It is a good place for practicing in real course because of lower rate and good green.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Nice course, but!

Many areas of fairway under repair, very disappointing as the greens and most of the fairways are nice. Tee boxes very unlevel.

Biggest problem was that they were very overbooked, we were almost a half hour behind our booked in advance tee time. Not sure of the cause, but they looked like they were trying to get too many on the course as there was a 5 some two groups ahead of us.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Too slow

Course was in good shape except for some bare patches. Just too slow 5 hours on a Tues.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good Sunday pace of play for a winter round

We played in 4:30 on an overcast Sunday. Greens were rolling well despite being punched within the past month or so.

Fairways are pretty bare, lots of dirt spots with sparse grass. Tight lies almost everywhere. Pretty tough on touch shots around the greens. Bunkers were good, but not well raked (kind of typical muni condition).

Greens are challenging and plenty contoured.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Needs attention

Overall not terrible a bad coarse but it could use some attention with regard to fairway conditions. Greens must have been recently aerated because they were very bumpy and the grass a bit long on some. Tee times need to be spaced accordingly to number of players and playing ability. This is a public coarse so I guess this is to be exspected. Like so many other coarses some people never repair ball marks or rake sand in the bunkers...... really people!!! They fairways are wide with sparatic trees and some ups and downs that make it hard to fiqure out green location. They diffinently need a coarse layout on the score card. Club house is well maintained and very nice with a friendly staff. Kudos...Overall enjoyable but a bit pricey .

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Slow and mud

Slowest pace I have ever played. Grass in fairways was sparse. Greens ok.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Great fairway layout.

Good playing experience in this golf course. Great fairway layout, with bunkers and water hazards equally challenging but very manageable. Will definitely recommend to friends and families.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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