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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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Our scorecard... Photo submitted by Peter3419502 on 06/11/2020
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Photo submitted by HallsyHall on 05/06/2015
Sucks
Gopher holes, thickets, trash, and homeless encampments are making the place more dangerous. Way too expensive.
Fairways are not great
The fairways are not in great condition. The ride in a cart is very bumpy. You have to drive rather slowly or else loose items will fly out of the cart due to the bumps. The greens are in good shape however.
Slow Play
Fun course, but brutally slow. It took 5 1/4 hours to play, and there was a six-some two groups ahead of us. No marshall to manage pace. The course is fun, but the waiting for every shot was tough. I would not recommend playing here on the weekends
Crabgrass EVERYWHERE
It's embarrassing what this course asks for a round of golf on a Saturday considering the amount of effort they put into their maintenance. By no means am I a professional, but when you're constantly standing in mud and hitting on dead grass, there's no chance anybody is going to have a good time. The course layout is decent and the staff was friendly, although the kitchen was closed and the bar was limited due to staffing issues. Considering I had to drive 40 minutes to get here, I won't be back.
All staff very helpful & friendly.
Keeping up a great work.
Horribly maintained
Unless you are on the green, expect a very bumpy ride in every sense of the word. Worst fairways in Orange County by far with all the rodent damage. Bunkers or dirt pits. They need to blow up everything except the greens and start over.
All done trying
I have been golfing at this course for many years. It has gotten worse and worse through the years to the point that the course is so bumpy and unmanaged it’s no longer worth trying. Surprisingly the greens are still OK but the journey between each hole is closer to being more like in a war torn area. I’m sorry, but this is no longer the golf course at once was or hope to become. The Wick is pretty much a memory best of luck to the one Staff they have sincerely all done.
The golf course have been improved a lot.
Keeping up a great works gentlemen.
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