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4.3
1058 Reviews (1058)
5 Stars
509
4 Stars
381
3 Stars
113
2 Stars
37
1 Stars
18
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.1
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.2
89.6%
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935 out of 1058 reviews
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4.1
18 Reviews (18)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
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0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.4
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.6
100.0%
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18 out of 18 reviews
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4.2
50 Reviews (50)
5 Stars
24
4 Stars
18
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.1
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.6
88.0%
Recommend this course
44 out of 50 reviews
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Course Highlights
This foothills course delivers a consistently challenging layout with fast, multi-tiered greens and dramatic elevation changes that reward every club in your bag. Friendly staff, strong value, and reliable pace of play make it a top daily-fee pick near Los Angeles.

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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Reviews

4.3
1058 Reviews (1058)

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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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

tuff but in great condition

all greens are in great condition all fairways in great condition but this course is tuff had a great time

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 58
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Good solid test

Course in good shape and greens fast

Enjoyed the round very much

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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a year
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great place to play.

The course was great especially for the weekend. No issue with pOp even with a 4some ahead of our 4some. The greens are rolling true and everything breaks toward Disneyland.. (so they say). Get used to always hitting on some sort of slope; that’s what makes this course fun and challenging. The wind kicking in made it a bit of a challenge, as well. As always, BlackGold is under excellent management. Keep up the great work.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 99
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

:Great course with a beautiful scenic layout!

This is a must play if you are in the Anaheim area. Make sure you bring your A game and swallow a little pride and play the white tees. Tee to greens can be challenging, but once you get to the greens you work has just started. There are not many flat spots on any of the 18 greens, but all are in fabulous shape running pretty quick. Give it a try.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Staff Friendliness

If I could give 10 stars to the staff I would. Best experience I’ve ever received. I’m not the type of person to write reviews but they deserve this one. Thank you guys!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fast greens super slow pace

It was unfortunate that our pace was so slowed down and there were a handful of groups, ours was the last, squeezed in between an outing that went off shotgun. We were only able to finish 14 holes which took 4.5 hours at which point it was becoming too dark to see even had we wanted to continue waiting 5-10 minutes on every tee box. That was with one group quitting directly in front of us after 9. Not to mention the “lead” group for the tournament continuously coming up on us while we waited for the group in front of us to clear, blasting music and generally being loud and distracting while we hit tee shots. They really had no respect for any form of politeness towards our experience. Saw someone from the course ride through once but not stop to speak to anyone about anything. Zero management of the pace of play and more than half of the tee boxes we would have two groups waiting to tee off for at least a 3-5 minutes.

Other than that, the course conditions were fine and the greens were super slick and had a few pin positions which were absolutely unfair due to the speed. A number of them you would roll the ball up to the cup and it would stop just past and then roll 3-5 feet or in some cases more back towards you.

I really wanted to enjoy the course after reading the other reviews, however this was one of my least enjoyable rounds in recent memory.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 47
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Nice course! Friendly, courteous & respectful staff.

Priced very high but a very nice course. Challenging.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

good course

had a great time. a few holes provide magnificent scenes. Some are are challenging. Parv3 holes are long from blue tees.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 47
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Amazing Course

I haven't played here in a few years and was delightfully surprised at how nice the course was. I played really fast on the front nine but ran into a really slow player ahead of me on the back nine. He was playing too far back tees and hit at least 1-2 balls out of play/hole. The course was in great shape all around. The greens rolled really nicely. I liked the challenging layout especially on the back nine that navigates through a canyon.

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

Black Gold golf course review

Course was definitely a challenge. Fun layout. Greens were in ok shape. We were from out of town and thought we would give this course a try. We were happy with the choice but it seemed a little pricey. Would come back again if price was better.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great First Impression.

From the moment I arrived. Excellent welcoming and professionalism shown by the starter and cart boys. Paired at the first tee with 3 random guys who were very cool dudes.

The course itself is not for beginners. I played the Blue Tees and they were a fair test. Skinny fairways and good decision making is vital. You miss the fairway or green surrounds and the deep Kikuya grass will eat you up. If you can’t drive relatively straight prepare to have a frustrating time. Otherwise the fairways and greens are all immaculate. Cart girl was fantastic and came around twice on the back.

I lost a club cover and one of the staff even went out of his way to ask other players behind me and even check the cart Bay for it. Very kind gesture. I don’t write reviews very often but definitely play Black Gold if you are in the area.

Great for the price and the best kept course I’ve played in the Brea area and surrounds.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Very Nice

The course is beautiful. Keep the ball in the fairways, and out of the traps, and you will have a great round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Been a bit

Pace was good. Fairways were good. Greens were good. Tee boxes were good. Worth the money here. Definitely coming back over and over

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 65
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Good Golf, beautiful day.

Like the layout, a few risk/reward holes. First time here, had a few times where I wish I knew safe side of fairway or green. Greens were little slow, bumpy due to recent airation. All approach shots stuck well. Fairways were good no problems. Sand a little hard, seam like all courses I played lately have same issue. Will definitely play here again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 65
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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