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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 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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Our scorecard... Photo submitted by Peter3419502 on 06/11/2020
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Photo submitted by HallsyHall on 05/06/2015
Closing soon ?
Conditions were rough today. Some fairways were grass bare and rutted.
I hear they’ve closing soon, sad.
Beat to hello
It's cheap. Easy to walk. Worst tee boxes you'll ever see outside of Pakistan. Fairways are dead grass or dirt. Greens are decent.
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BEWARE!! DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY
Tee boxes, fairways, and greens are in total disrepair. Horrible!
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Nice Greens. That’s about it.
No pin on the first hole? Tee boxes, Ok. Greens surprisingly really good for a public course. Terrible fairways. You can hit off grass on the driving range. 3 chipping/ putting areas. Would recommend if you can’t get a tee time anywhere else, or find a hot deal.
Conditioning is pretty poor
Decent layout, convenient location, but has been let go for so long that don't think it can ever be rehabbed back. assuming that it is going to be sold off for development...
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First Time / Last Time
I was excited to try this course that I had never played. I was unable to get a tee time anywhere else before 2:00pm when I made this reservation at 10:30am. Now I think know why - this course is completely run down. Most of the fairways are gopher infested, hard-pan, dirt, etc - I imagined this is what a moon walk would look like with all the craters. At least the greens were decent!
One of the people in my foursome told me that this golf course is going to be sold for some kind of development - so maybe that's the reason it is being left to run down? Was glad to be able to get 18 holes in on the shortest day of the year.
I doubt I will return to play this course again.
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Hazards hazards hazards
Course was torn up. Dirt patches everywhere. Fairways were made up of patches or grass, dirt, and mud. Not worth the money.
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