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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
This course need help
Someone needs to check irragation way to much water in the wrong places.
You need a 4 wheeler to drive on the course
No sand in bunkers
Tee boxes need attention
Need I say more almost hit by others balls 5 times wow not a good layout
I know its cheaper than most courses but you get what you pay for at this course.
Gonna pay more to enjoy more
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Not even a decent course for 26 dollars
This course was very bad . But that’s expected at willowick right ? The issue is the cost , there should be no reason this course should be 26 with cart . At best it’s a 15 dollar course with cart .
Everything about the course was poor .
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bad timing
Only the back 9 was open, had to play the back twice but 4somes on 10th backed up.
Every green sanded & unputtable.
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My Review
This is a fairly easy course to practice your game. Everything is flat and wide open
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Regular Muni Course
This is an old course with tree-lined, greens are not bad but there is not much grass in the fairways. It’s an okay course for practice.
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Awful
Decided to give this course another chance. Booked a tee time ahead of time only to show up and have three groups ahead of mine. We started late, and it got really backed up on the second hole which is a par 3. There were 5 groups ahead of us by this time. Very poor course management and it seemed like they were just letting walk on come and play.
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Decent course for the money, but....
Sadly, with the status of Willowick GC in doubt, it is not very well maintained. The grass on the fairways and greens is terrible, and the cart paths are all broken and uneven. Pace of play was fine, and I really like the layout. It has several challenging holes. So for the price it’s fine, but I wish they would make an effort to maintain the fairways and greens better.
Also, there is always a lot of mud. So it looks like they have issues with the sprinkler system.
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Players
Course is decent. A lot of holes and mud. You will wait 15 minutes just to hit if you are behind a 4 some. No one fixes their holes on the green. People will not let you play ahead, depends if they are nice or just arrogant.
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Not Augusta, Not Nearly As Bad As The Hate Given
What do you expect? This is a muni with very, VERY fair rates. Pretty solid greens and a nice staff. Carts were clean. I will be back at this rate.
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