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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
Terrible conditions, but you get what you pay for.
Course needs a lot of maintenance work. Overgrown rough, fairways were ok, greens were surprisingly good. Staff super nice. Bathrooms looked like they hadn’t been cleaned since the 90s. A little mowing would go a long way here. Otherwise, this was a straightforward course that’s worth the money for a casual round. Great for practice. Carts could use a good hosing down too.
Great value for money
Great place of play - I pay there frequently. The rough is a tough as the balls may get lost in it. Otherwise, I'll continue to play there
Worst course I have played to date.
This is the worst course I have ever played at. The fairway is ate up. Every lye was in dirt or crabgrass. Even if you hit it in the middle of the fairway, you’re still most likely going to be on some uneven overgrown dirt or grass if you’re lucky. The whole course was backed up even though we had a 6:40 tee time. It took nearly 6 hours to finish. The pro shop was bare bones as it gets. The breakfast burrito wasn’t bad, I’ll give them that. Hole 16 we had huge construction trucks drive across the fairway. Then they were reversing for about a minute with the loud backup horn beeping. And then as soon as they stopped reversing they started blasting mariachi music at full volume. I will never return to this garbage course. If you have to choose between playing here or not playing, stay home!
Worth the money
The overall layout for this course wasn’t as bad as I had read. The tee boxes could use a lil love as well as the fairways but it’s very playable and worth the price. The greens were in good condition as well. Pace of play was good although many of the holes are tight and right on top of each other so you will have other players in your fairway hitting their approach shot but it’s not a big deal. We got asked by the marshal to pick up the pace on a 372 par 4, with the group in front of us just getting on the green, and 2 separate groups in our fairway. Kinda funny but I like the efforts. Definitely will play this course again.
Greens are in condition
Greens are in very good condition. Fairways are rough but playable.
Good for the money
It was good for the money fair ways. Need some work
You get what you pay for…
Sunday round for $54 w/cart in O/C… da Wick is what it is, you’ve been warned
Awesome management.
The GM here and his staff are incredible. Super friendly and have some good gear inside which you wouldn’t think at first. Fun course and the bang for buck value is all there. Will come back often.
A bargain
For the money is a fairly long course with a nice layout for beginners or high handicap
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