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Willowick Golf Course
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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 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
Great Value but has some negatives to it.
Course play was fairly slow considering it was just me and one other behind a single. In front of him were 2 separate groups of 2 people. All in carts. Good value for the course not perfect but can’t find many other good courses for the price with a cart. Good experience and staff. Would go again.
January golf
Played Willowick for the first time in 10 months. The greens were fast and in excellent condition. The course was packed with foursomes in every group, however the pace of play was surprisingly fast. We finished in just over 4 hours. Overall the experience was great and will definitely be playing again in the next couple weeks.
It is just Horrible
Paying $39 with a cart should have been a warning but we rolled the dice and off we went. The course is going to be redeveloped into housing so they do no maintenance, no equipment replacement, minimize staff and pack in as many rounds of golf as they can. The result is a poorly maintained,, no facilities but profitable golf course. No snack shop, no food or drinks for sale, no beverage cart. Shocking fairways full of holes, limited cart paths with holes at the en of each one that shake your kidneys loose, if you find a piece of grass on the tee to tee up your ball at least 1 of your feet will be on sand. No sand in the bunkers, no marshals. Bunkers do not get raked, pitch marks are not repaired but that’s e reflection of the caliber of the players at the course. Hit a ball off course a bit and there is a good chance, like happened to us, someone will steal it. Male bathrooms very dirty and smelly (half of the urinals were covered with black bags). No bathroom facilities on the course and they are locked by the time you finish. Potentially a great course being driven into the ground. Play there if you are desperate or stay home and do chores - same level of fun!
Don’t play
The price is okay to play. You will see trash, a lot of holes on the fairways, homeless people walking around sleeping on greens, better off playing somewhere else if you want your money worth
Gross
Homeless camped on course, a lot of trash, , lots of pot holes, grass not maintained. Don’t waste your money…
Homeless tents and homeless trash
They need to clean this up or it will just go down hill
You know what you're signing up for
Always enjoy playing here for the value. Still can't believe they allow homeless to live on the course. lol
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