Willowick Golf Course

I have played at both great and not so great courses. This experience was horrible. No Marshall to keep pace. There were random people driving around on golf carts not doing anything but making noise. Greens were patchy, uneven, and not one person repaired their divots. tee boxes and greens are literally right next to each other. Sand boxes we hard as a rock. Oh yeah... there was literally a homeless person living right off of one of the fairways. Tent set up and everything. Trash everywhere. The rough had long weeds and super tall grass, that's if it was even green. And there was cotton spread out so you couldn't even find you ball. Never again. Don't waste your time or money.

Course was in good condition and good value for the money. For some reason it was not crowded at all and I was able to play alone at 8:00 am. Finished round in under 3 hours.

Greens were very bumpy. Entire course was bumpy and very uneven. Clubhouse had nothing in it and restaurant was closed

This course gets a bad rap. Location isn't great; a lot of the holes aren't memorable; what's with the huge bunkers; no rakes in the bunkers; etc. But overall, it isn't as bad as described. The greens aren't horrible. Maybe a little bumpy at times, but they aren't slow. I hate slow greens. The fairways had so-so coverage. I don't care about no grass in the rough as long as there is grass in the fairway. So it's a muni with graffiti on some walls and lots of bunkers are missing rakes, but the greens are okay (despite the multiple colors) and there was enough grass on the fairways.

too expensive for course conditions...no twilight pricing

The course felt like an abandon construction site. A lot of fairways areas were just dirt patches that needed grass and care. Pace of play was fair. Greens fair. My worry was not to damage any of my clubs from hitting off the hard surfaces. I won’t be returning unless it’s free, but that’s even pushing it too.

Old course and layout is too close. The green and doe tee boxes are within 15-20 feet or closer. You can hear the tee boxes hitting and when your putting : it can affect you.

Great value. Good restaurant, had breakfast before the round which was good. Warm up bucket was a nice add on. Pace of play was very surprisingly fast

Pro shop empty Spray paint on holes just loooks like a dump,crappy tee boxes. The one bathroom on the course should be condemned seriously it’s so bad. Not worth the money spend another $10 and go to a better course.

Fairly flat course, rarely lose a ball. Greens are average, bunkers are a real challenge. A few tricky holes with greens that require lots of accuracy to set up for a birdie. The clubhouse is great, friendly staff and good food.

Been playing here 5-10x year since the mid ‘80’s - each time just like the time before. Public golf condition fairways, greens and sand traps and a mix on the course of retirees, fathers/sons and a number of beginners all enjoying a good day in the sun. Sure you’ll run into some locals who thing this is their Augusta National, but for the most part Willowick is like eating Sunday dinner at Mom’s after you’ve been away at college for a semester.

I really like this course. It's like a smaller version of Los Serranos North/south. Fun, and conveniently located in the city of Santa Ana. Rough neighborhood, and sometimes you get the rift/raft in their wife beaters walking through. Just need to be careful, it's Santa Ana. Not Newport beach.

Horrible conditions. Divots all left unfixed, sand in middle of fairway, and rough spots throughout

The greens were in pretty good shape and while the fairways are not lush and smooth there was always grass under my ball. Sometimes it was a variety of grasses but it was grass nonetheless. Snack bar was not open and there was no one going around so I couldn’t buy anything and it was a Sunday morning. In the final analysis, I only decided to golf the day before and Willowick was the only thing affordable.