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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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
Awesome No Touch Round
Everyone was terrific, Pace of Play Excellent, and the course was in wonderful condition.
This was my first full round since February, I loved every minute.
Thanks
Still Very Tough
Haven’t played here in awhile, not due to Covid because it’s a haul for me to get here
Their golf carts are convertible w GPS. Big factor in Covid world.
Besides that fluff, I forgot just how challenging this course is. If you are having a tough driving day you are out of position on most holes. The sloping fairways were in excellent shape as were the undulating greens.
A tough test but well worth it
Tiny Flags
Course was in very good condition.
Slow-5-hour round -waited at the tee the entire back nine
Nice guys - 4-some maintained social distancing.
Bathroom was immaculate.
Really disliked the tiny 5-inch sprinkler flags used at each hole. Could not locate the hole from the fairway. The management should do better than that.
Beautiful course and great views
Great Course, I am a beginner and probably won't go back until I can hit the ball straighter. Had a good time but challenging course.
5 1/2 hour rounds are more like working than playing
Beautiful course in great shape. Just took way too long for the round.
Great Day!
What a great day after the rain. We could see all the way to Catalina Island. The pace of play was about 4 hours and we didn't wait outside of the first few and last couple of holes.
The course was in great shape. Tee boxes and fairways were pretty good. The traps were better than expected after the rain. The greens ran very true but were just a little on the slower side with the recent moisture.
We initially were nervous upon arrival as there appeared to be a shotgun start with carts with hole numbers on them on the range. They had us start off the back and it wasnt an issue what so ever.
The carts were great as they had cushier seats and the gps was helpful to give an idea of how far things were.
Starter sucked
Grouped mee with single. Usually fine but this guy said he was in publishing but pretty annoying. Starter made us group and seemed to be in a bad mood. Ruins time for the actual players who pay money to keep this course in business. The annoying player looked like Jack Nicholson.
Black and Gold
Rate of play was slow today. The marshal on the course pulled up to us and said we were playing to slow. We tried to tell him that we had been waiting 5 to 10 minutes on every shot due to the people in front of us. He didn’t seem to care about and told us again we were playing to slow then drove off in the opposite direction without talking to the slow group. The pro shop staff on the other hand, were very accommodating and friendly
Pretty Good Track
Overall fun, somewhat challenging track in pretty decent track. Greens on good shape. Have 2 knocks against course.
1) Unfortunately clientele there feel it's beneath them to fix divots on fairways. Can't remember last time ball has wound up in as many unfilled divots as today.
2) Normally not a good value. Played today since we had a voucher for $69/player. Would not pay much more to play this track.
Bummer
Great layout. Front 9 terrible shape with exception of greens which were great. Back 9 in good shape. Very slow play , not sure what Marshall was doing. We saw him several times. Course would be tough for high handicap players. Both our carts died. Driving range only had a couple of mats and about half the balls were in decent shape
Great Course and Great Weather
Course was in very good shape, greens were very tough and fast.
Weather could not have been better 65 and sunny. Although i could have play'd better.
thanks