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4.4
1044 Reviews (1044)
5 Stars
504
4 Stars
375
3 Stars
111
2 Stars
37
1 Stars
17
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.1
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.2
88.4%
Recommend this course
921 out of 1044 reviews
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4.6
18 Reviews (18)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.2
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.7
88.9%
Recommend this course
16 out of 18 reviews
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4.3
71 Reviews (71)
5 Stars
39
4 Stars
22
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.1
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.6
87.3%
Recommend this course
62 out of 71 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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4.4
1044 Reviews (1044)
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3.0
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Conditions Average
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4.0
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Conditions Good
Value Good
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Friendliness Good
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4.0
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Conditions Good
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Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
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4.0
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Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 92
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Course was in pretty good shape. Friendly employees. 4.25 hour pace.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great course with reasonable twilight rate on Friday

One of the greatest courses in Orange County.

Pretty touch course but fun to play. I definitely play here again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 305
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Water please

Rock hard greens built on mountain hills.. no fun when every other putt is running off the green

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Diabolical Green Speeds

Green speeds are insanely fast right now. I’ve played this course before and have never played green speeds this fast. Fastest greens I ever played which made the round extremely difficult for an amateur like me. I consider myself a decent putter, Arccos has be putting on average like a 3 HDCP. 20’ putts with 1% slow you would have to hit 10’, it was insane. 3%-4% slopes were rolling back down hills. With such fast speeds, the subtle breaks consistently had playing partners putting the ball past holes by 10+’ and often times just off the green.

Pace was decent 4.2, would play here again cause the fast green speed isn’t the norm.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Decent Course

Loved the course, greens are tough, they are on the slope throughout, course layout is great! Slow pace though.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Steep in price

Played on 12/23/23

Course saw a little rain days prior

For being priced at 165 per player I expected a little more in course maintenance.

Tee boxes are in rough shape to say the least

Muddy, patchy, barely any grass and very uneven.

Course is challenging , with hilly layout,

Lucky to have an even stance on any shot.

Ball is usually above or below your feet.

Greens were very nice but felt like we were putting on an ice rink.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Poor management

Booked 6:20 am tee time so we could have first tee time and not be held up. They put member twosome out in front of us and threesome off the back nine in front of us. Pace ground to a halt.

Pro shop and Director of golf extremely arrogant and unhelpful.

All about making money and could care less about customer experience

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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