Willowick Golf Course
About
Opened in 1929, Willowick Golf Course in Santa Ana is Orange County's oldest public golf course. It is a challenging layout that has garnered a quite a following over the years. The course features wide fairways and large greens that offer ample room. There aren’t any water hazards a few strategically placed sand traps come into play and there are also mature trees lining the fairways. Golfers will get to practice a variety of different shots on this course. It is player-friendly enough for high-handicappers but there are still some challenges for low handicappers. The excellent condition of the greens and fairways are inviting no matter what your skill level. In addition to the golf course, Willowick also offers a grass driving range and three practice putting greens.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 71 | 6061 yards | 67.7 | 110 |
| Red (W) | 71 | 5742 yards | 72.3 | 118 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 68.4/113 W: 74.4/124 | 327 | 195 | 502 | 155 | 387 | 463 | 183 | 281 | 375 | 2868 | 520 | 541 | 154 | 388 | 330 | 397 | 286 | 178 | 399 | 3193 | 6061 |
| Green M: 66.5/109 W: 72.4/119 | 320 | 190 | 481 | 144 | 349 | 444 | 149 | 267 | 367 | 2711 | 510 | 532 | 147 | 381 | 323 | 382 | 270 | 157 | 329 | 3031 | 5742 |
| Handicap | 11 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 8 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 13 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 12 |
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Photo submitted by Caljuju on 02/14/2024
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Photo submitted by u8147525 on 11/22/2021
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Photo submitted by sykwoo2021 on 07/27/2021
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Photo submitted by Golfboi23 on 07/21/2021
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Photo submitted by Golfboi23 on 07/21/2021
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Photo submitted by u000004287194 on 09/08/2020
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Photo submitted by u000004287194 on 09/08/2020
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Photo submitted by u000004287194 on 09/08/2020
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Our scorecard... Photo submitted by Peter3419502 on 06/11/2020
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Photo submitted by HallsyHall on 05/06/2015
!!MAJOR UPGRADES!!
I’ve been golfing here for the past 2 years every 4-6 weeks, lately it’s been every 2-3 weeks. They have major upgrades on the greens, fairways looking much better and tee boxes are much nicer. They ace of needs a little work but this course is going to be a top course in Orange County very soon! Super stoked!
Great Old School Course
I’ve been playing Willowick for close to 40 year's now and just took my children and a friend to play there for the first time. For the oldest municipal course in Orange County, it still is a nice place to play with lots of open space to make it a forgiving course. Except for a few (two) homeless people around the course, we all enjoyed our round. Plan to play there again soon!
This course has great features
Very friendly staff and helpful.
Keep up a great works gentlemen.
Andy
Cart is dead
In the middle of 6th hole my cart was almost dead and not working. They gave me the cart without being fully charged. I gave a pro shop. They say call back in5 mins. And I did so and answered no one was there at the pro shop and call back in 5 mins again. While the players behind us were yelling and shot toward us not saying sorry. I called 5 mins later and call in 5 mins again??? After 20 mins or so two guys came up to us ,who I had been longing for. They tried to teach me how to drive a cart!! Not knowing it was not charged!! My golf was getting terrible and I felt terrible,too. No one apologized for that. It was another terrible day of my life.
Pace of play & conditions!
This course by a far margin was the worst I have played. Started from first tee. Foursome 2 teens and 2 women just ridiculous how they played. Waiting until the group in front of them was off the greens to hit there tee shot, then the teens would hit multiple shots? Just bad. Best part of the round was that I got paired up with a cool guy with patience. Started the round 12:47 finished the front nine +3hrs played 18 back nine finished 5:45. No Marshals!!! First & Last…
Nice public course
Nothing fancy here. A good course to practice and enjoy. The staff were great. Played 2 days in a row and they noticed. Good friendly conversation. Would play again for the value.
Great staff
Fun curse easy to play and have fun. Not for serious players. Prefect for a good time
Way better than I remember
I haven’t been here in a few years so I immediately noticed a huge improvement on the course condition. There are a lot of long par 4 holes mixed with medium range par 3s. Definitely worth a visit, and can’t beat the price.
The Wick
The Wick is exactly how I like my women, cheap and easy!!
It'll Do in a Pinch
Desperate to find open tee times, we played Willowick for the second and last time. It needs a lot of maintenance; lots of weeds in the fairways, greens fine, and plain lay-out, it's a muni that gets no love.
Really Bad
I’m trying to think of something nice to say about this course, but I can’t find anything. OK, the proshop worker was really nice. Aside from him, the course is by far the worst I’ve played in LA/OC…maybe ever. The fairways are in horrendous shape! Grass is green but driving through the fairway is like driving off road and trying to find your ball is a real challenge. We found 12+ balls, so I’m not alone in losing balls here…in the fairway. Greens were OK, but like any poorly maintained course, players tend not to care for greens when the course is as rough as Willowick is. I was hopeful it would play better than it looked, but I was disappointed on every hole. Won’t be going back.
Fun, Easy Course
Good:
- I played by myself on a Friday morning and finished my round in 2.5 hours.
- Price was really good for 18 with a cart
- Greens were in really good shape
Not as Good:
- Fairways were in rough shape
- Ran into maintenance crews on every hole 10-18
Definitely a good course for an average golfer to have a great time!
Staff very helpful and friendly
Keeping up the great work gentlemen.