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4.3
1056 Reviews (1056)
5 Stars
507
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.2
Value
4.1
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.2
89.6%
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933 out of 1056 reviews
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4.0
17 Reviews (17)
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4 Stars
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Conditions
4.2
Value
4.3
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.6
100.0%
Recommend this course
17 out of 17 reviews
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4.2
57 Reviews (57)
5 Stars
28
4 Stars
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3 Stars
5
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3
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.1
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.6
89.5%
Recommend this course
51 out of 57 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6756 yards
Slope 136
Rating 73.2

Nestled in the foothills of Yorba Linda, Black Gold Golf Club sits on the site of a former Shell Oil Field. Arthur Hills, the course's designer, thought the location, with its dramatic elevation changes and panoramic views overlooking Orange County and Palm Beach, was the perfect place for a round of golf. On a clear day, the views stretch as far as the Pacific Ocean and Catalina Island. The challenging layout is filled with narrow, rolling fairways and fast greens accented by thick patches of punishing rough. Due to the hilly terrain, a flat lie is hard to come by. The front nine requires accuracy and the back nine offers some particularly interesting risk-reward opportunities. Water hazards come into play throughout Black Gold Golf Club, most notably on the 18th. This par-5 finishing hole incorporates a cascading waterfall.

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Course Details

Year Built 2001
Golf Season Year round
Architect Arthur Hills (2001)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Black Gold Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire

Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms

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4.3
1056 Reviews (1056)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 30
Patio Dining 18
19th Hole Scenic Views 15
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 42
Narrow Fairways 35
Undulating Greens 34
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 33
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 29
Locals 24
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 24
Convenient to the City 22
Worth the Drive 22

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5.0
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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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I Recommend This Course
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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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Conditions Average
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Friendliness Good
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Black Gold GC

Play here at least twice a month. Need to be in the fairway off the tee, or you will not make par. Fairways are okay for this time of year. The highlight are the greens....they are running true and fast. Local tip is try to stay below the hole to leave yourself an uphill put. Course is not too long but with tight fairways, and wind it can play difficult. I joined the Roughnecks program to offset the green fees (worth it if you like to play this course). Staff is always nice and accommodating. Only knock I have is that they need to have the marshal keep the POP. They are all very nice, but they need to tell the slower players to pick up the pace.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Conditions Excellent
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Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 3
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Plays A few times a week
3.0
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Poor condition

I paid a $150 for a course that looked like a dog track, the only saving grace was that the greens were in great shape. Minus the ball marks. For that price they didn’t even give you range balls you had to pay extra for them but I guess the locals get them for free. Did I mention I hate hitting off Mats also.

Save your money and play somewhere else. It’s a shame cause it’s a nice challenging layout but they need to care as much for the rest of the course as they do the greens.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Reviews 102
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Plays A few times a week
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4.0
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Challenging

A really good challenge for the intermediate golfer wanting to have to improve. This course makes you work hard!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 99
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Double rainbow

It was though it was windy, cold and with the occasional shower. The big rain came on the 18th hole which we just decided we were not going to play. It was a good decision because it rained really heavy… we decided to have to eat there and guess what we saw outside. It was a double rainbow.!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
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Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 274
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 100 Contributor
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 305
Plays Once a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tough challenging course

Lots of hills with great views of OC. This course will challenge your game and conditioning! Bring your top notch putting game to conquer the undulating greens.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 241
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fully deserves the 5 star rating in most categories

I was extremely lucky to get 2 great guys to play with. They were better players but helped me a lot.

The staff were very friendly. The greens were exceptional. I found the layout tricky but that's entirely down to the terrain. Well worth playing!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 76
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

I do like the course on most other days

I got a good deal on golf now but if I had to pay full price, I wouldn’t have been thrilled! Conditions used to be better and the pace was slow.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Course but slow play

We tee off at 12:50 and was not done till 5:50 when it is almost completely dark. Each hole we had to wait at least 5 minutes on the tee box and there don't seem to have any ranger trying to speed up the play.

Spoke to the young gentleman in the pro shop and was told there is an increase of new golfers causing the delay and there is nothing they can do about it.

This course does not take 5 hours to play with proper management, don't seem like they care either.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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