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4.3
1061 Reviews (1061)
5 Stars
511
4 Stars
382
3 Stars
113
2 Stars
37
1 Stars
18
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.1
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.2
88.5%
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937 out of 1061 reviews
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4.1
21 Reviews (21)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
10
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1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.4
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.6
95.2%
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20 out of 21 reviews
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4.2
53 Reviews (53)
5 Stars
26
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.2
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.6
86.8%
Recommend this course
46 out of 53 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
1061 Reviews (1061)

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 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

NC guy enjoys layout of BG

Great course, layout & staff. I highly recommend BG. I am from NC, and I thoroughly enjoy the up & down layout. Golf staff are very friendly and personable. Wait staff in club house are both polite & very responsive. Great place to work the ball and place your shots. Greens are a little tricky, and play a little quick. Fun place to play, for sure.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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3.0
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Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course

It was my second time play this coirse, and really awesome experience to play both times. Good fairway condition and green condition as well. I want to play this course again.

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

Best greens

Tough little course, tight in places, and fast smooth greens. The ball breaks where it looks like it will but keeping long shots on is hard. Beautiful scenery and views.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Be straight

Loved this course, but bring your straight game. Missing here means trouble. The first question they ask at the 19th hole may well be "How many balls did you lose?" Rather than what you shot. Putts break toward the valley, trust it! On the back nine be aware of the mountains, those putts are slowwww. Very photogenic layout. Have a great round.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Sunny Yorba Linda

Second group of at sunrise. Good course with ample room on most holes. Course plays up into the hill side. Greens rolled true and speed was about 8.5 on stemp. Had an enjoyable round. Would certainly play this course again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
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 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great golf

Reasonable prices and friendly staff. Course layout was very good. Greens were in great condition and were true.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens in excellent condition, but challenging!

Black Gold from the blues and tips on a windy day, given the half dozen holes played up in the foothills exposed to gusts of wind, is a very challenging course. The greens are almost always in excellent condition and roll at 10 to 11 on the stimp. Consider playing the elevated mountain holes 10 thru 15 with choked down knockdown shots and two up club half swings ... to keep the ball low and controlled ... as if you were playing in Scotland. Fun course if you choose the right tee boxes.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great layout and well maintained

I enjoyed playing the course now for the second time. I'm an avid golfer visiting family from NY. Its a great layout with friendly staff. The course is in excellent condition especially for all the recent rain. The greens were just moist enough that when ball marks were repaired they completely disappeared. I have never experienced that before. There were a number of ball marks on each green and I wound up repairing two or three per green. Golfers should show a little more respect when playing this course. The round took about 4 3/4 hrs which is good but a little longer than the 4 1/4 target.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Course

What I was most impressed with was it had rained super hard the day before and the course drained no problem . I hate playing a course when its cart path only. It was wide open and played great

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Challenging

This course will challenge any golfer, great pace and friendly staff, I will definitely play here again

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great as always but been beat up lately

Course layout, service, play, food, and pace was good as usual. Only problem was the course has been beat up more and more each time I play here since my first time in 2008. I've probably played this course 8-10 times, about once a year. Each time I play it, the course seems to have more and more dead spots, GURs, and the greens were much slower and trampled - although they are still better than most in the city courses. For the medium price of $65 around 1030AM during the weekdays, it's a fair deal. If I paid near a hundred, it would not be good.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Black Mines

Great golf course makes you feel you're in a war zone because this has slopes everywhere never flat footed and the green OMG it's tough and very challenging a must play course,if you haven't play it believe me it worth every pennies,good luck

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

interesting course, good value for money

interesting course, quite challenging with many height differences. exact playing is mandatory! greens nice ondulated and fast, fairways partly dry but very palyable. only negative: slow pace on a saturday afternoon, no marshall around to hurry up the flight 2 ahead of us

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Why I play here often

Year around awesome condition. Friendly staff. 4.5 hrs pace on weekend. Challenging layout

This is the premier OC course you must play at

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great day at Black Gold

The course was great and the pace of play outstanding. We teed off at 2pm and finished by 6pm, a nice and comfortable 4 hour round.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging and beautiful

Just an absolute amazing course

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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