Black Gold Golf Club
About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6756 yards | 73.2 | 136 |
| Blue | 72 | 6439 yards | 71.5 | 132 |
| Blue/White | 72 | 6255 yards | 70.7 | 130 |
| White | 72 | 6045 yards | 69.8 | 127 |
| Gold | 72 | 5564 yards | 67.4 | 121 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5564 yards | 73.5 | 133 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4937 yards | 70.2 | 126 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 73.2/136 W: 80.3/150 | 435 | 299 | 380 | 522 | 449 | 500 | 167 | 220 | 410 | 3382 | 194 | 415 | 375 | 513 | 400 | 344 | 216 | 382 | 535 | 3374 | 6756 |
| Blue M: 71.5/132 W: 78.2/145 | 421 | 287 | 364 | 496 | 430 | 480 | 149 | 203 | 389 | 3219 | 178 | 400 | 350 | 496 | 378 | 329 | 200 | 371 | 518 | 3220 | 6439 |
| Blue/White M: 70.7/130 W: 77.3/142 | 421 | 255 | 364 | 496 | 410 | 465 | 149 | 176 | 389 | 3125 | 178 | 400 | 337 | 483 | 378 | 316 | 188 | 371 | 479 | 3130 | 6255 |
| White M: 69.8/127 W: 76.1/139 | 400 | 255 | 342 | 473 | 410 | 465 | 139 | 176 | 379 | 3039 | 154 | 344 | 337 | 483 | 357 | 316 | 188 | 348 | 479 | 3006 | 6045 |
| Gold M: 67.4/121 W: 73.5/133 | 376 | 242 | 330 | 434 | 388 | 454 | 129 | 147 | 351 | 2851 | 134 | 297 | 305 | 461 | 331 | 282 | 159 | 320 | 424 | 2713 | 5564 |
| Red M: 64.4/113 W: 70.2/126 | 335 | 217 | 307 | 406 | 325 | 414 | 108 | 124 | 294 | 2530 | 116 | 274 | 262 | 406 | 284 | 244 | 139 | 283 | 399 | 2407 | 4937 |
| Handicap | 5 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 11 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 4 |
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Golf Advisor: Top Courses in California (2016 #25)
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Photo submitted by kevanrayden on 01/09/2026
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Team Gtz. Photo submitted by rgGkJDrEewSeODFq6jXh on 07/09/2025
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Photo submitted by jethep on 07/04/2023
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Photo submitted by u340515415 on 06/28/2019
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Photo submitted by u340515415 on 06/28/2019
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Photo submitted by u340515415 on 06/28/2019
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Photo submitted by KennethZ on 06/20/2019
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Photo submitted by schraudtga on 05/21/2019
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Photo submitted by schraudtga on 05/21/2019
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18th green Photo submitted by hbtim1967 on 07/05/2015
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4th hole Photo submitted by csmd5557 on 07/08/2013
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Photo submitted by namaste1973 on 12/10/2012
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Photo submitted by namaste1973 on 12/10/2012
Black gold
Pleasantly surprised with layout of the golf course , challenging holes lots of blind shots and elevation changes . Great Value
We were moving really well on the front 9 but the back 9 there was a group of 3 and 3 that seemed to be playing together? It got sloooow. Other than that we had a great time.
I just met the three friends and we had fun. I did marshalling for a few years. I didn't see any on the back 9?
Epic day for an epic course
Arrived early, staff was super friendly as always. Hit some balls on the range and we were off on time. Course was in perfect condition and weather was even better. Greens ran pretty fast and challenging. Pace of play was perfect and everyone had a great time. Love this course and haven't played here since COVID started but will definitely be back again.
Greens
Greens were punched but recovering, I appreciated the advanced notice. Other places don’t tell you until you show up.
GREAT COURSE!
Facilites and course maintenance are excellent. We played during aeration so can only imagine what would be under ideal situation. Interesting layout and fantastic views. As a low handicapper the short yardage was offset by blind shots, sidehill lies, etc. I think its good course for all abilities although a pro would eat it up (again not true test because aerated shaggy, sandy, greens). Even longer irons where sticking where landed but I understand when they get these things back up on the stimp meter I may eat those words. Its really a beautiful course that I intend to play more regularly. SIDE NOTE OF NEGATIVE NEWS: You really must take a cart here as too hilly and too far between holes. For me this is major drawback but not going to let that impact rating of the course. I just prefer to walk. I also dont like that booked a twosome online and under Covid was informed had to take cart and it was extra $30 to have our own carts. That should be made clear especially during pandemic. Again no impact on rating of course.
Great Weather, but an Afternoon Wait
Tee time was behind the local golf team so waiting was expected. Course was in good shape but greens had been recently punched and sanded so putting was not good. Otherwise a good day.
Good but not great
I was expecting a really nice resort style course in great condition, what I got was an okay course layout with decent conditions. I would not pay full price for this course, glad I didn’t, not worth the money. It also has a lot blind shots from the back tees and some on your approach shots which I am not a huge fan of. There’s a lot of construction going on around the course right now so be prepared for some noise, looks like they are putting a bunch of houses in everywhere.
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