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3.5
1131 Reviews (1131)
5 Stars
162
4 Stars
237
3 Stars
335
2 Stars
192
1 Stars
205
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.8
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.5
69.2%
Recommend this course
652 out of 1131 reviews
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3.7
35 Reviews (35)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.3
Value
4.1
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.5
77.1%
Recommend this course
27 out of 35 reviews
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3.7
108 Reviews (108)
5 Stars
43
4 Stars
25
3 Stars
17
2 Stars
13
1 Stars
10
Conditions
3.3
Value
4.1
Layout
3.8
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.5
75.9%
Recommend this course
82 out of 108 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6061 yards
Slope 110
Rating 67.7

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1929
Golf Season Year round
Architect William P. Bell (1929)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $14
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Casual

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Restaurant
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3.5
1131 Reviews (1131)
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4.0
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Conditions Average
Value Good
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Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
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4.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good Value

Nice course, nice layout, pace of play pretty good. Greens were in really nice shape. I would recommend it.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
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Terrible

Worst course I’ve ever played in OC. If they spent half the money they do on dye to make the course LOOK green on actual care, it wouldn’t be too bad. Tee boxes haven’t been cut in weeks, awful fairways, don’t even get me started on greens. Wish I was drunk for this round.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 84
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fair conditions....

Fair Conditions....

Bumpy ride for bad backs....

Greens are Good, not great

Sand traps are like cement and I don't ever recall any sand being added.

BUT, you Can't beat what you get for the price...

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
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Previously Played

Bought water from bathroom

We didn’t bring enough water wife went to snack bar closed went to bar he wanted 2.50 a bottle wife had 2$ . He said he would fill up cup for a dollar. He went to bathroom came out 1 min later ,she said is it good water , he said the best so I tried it and it was bad he filled it with toilet water f this place

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Like this old course

Course was a bit boggy in place but overall it was in good condition. The greens were is great shape.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
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First Time Playing

Course needs a lot of maintenance. Layout is good, but fairways and greens need work.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 80
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

Pleasantly surprised by the great Par 5 holes and layout. There was work going on, and two guys with tractors came right through while we were playing, and started working.

Sometimes a bit confusing layout f r on hoke to hike, but we had a great time and will be back

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

A "Value" Course

While the fairways are not much better than a cow pasture, the greens were well-maintained. This is a "value" course: IF you can get on for $20 or less WITH a cart.

The pace-of-play is usually reasonable (4 ½ hour round). However, the day I played it was an extremely slow round (the slowest ever?).

I started out as a single. On hole #6 I had another golfer join me. By hole #12 we were a foursome! We had a good homogeneous group and the social banter helped pass the time on each tee box as we waited for foursome in front of us to clear the fairways & greens—they were quite slow and ‘deliberate’ players. The only good thing was that I shot a personally low-round.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 84
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Golfing with my son's

My 2 son's and I had a blast playing Willowick it's our favorite course. We live 5 minutes away really enjoy playing here.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pass.

I have played Willowick many times. I’m done. This place is absolutely horrible shape. Every fairway is a dump. Gopher holes everywhere. Driving range is just a patch of dirt. Honestly, you can pretty much go anywhere and it’s an improvement. So many goofs out there with zero ediquite. Two groups ahead of us joined up on 13 to create a 7-some. The group also drove through the fairway and scooped up two of our groups balls. I’d rather not even play than play Willowick again. Seriously, save your money and go somewhere else.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Had fun

Just to give you a heads up. I still consider myself somewhat a beginner even though I’ve been playing for about four years. The course was fun and challenging at times. Don’t give me wrong this is not a state of the art golf facility. However considering it’s the oldest Golf Course in orange county it was fun and reasonable. I would definitely play it again. Pleasant surprise.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 84
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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