Shorecliffs GC
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3.5
1284 Reviews (1284)
5 Stars
161
4 Stars
448
3 Stars
331
2 Stars
162
1 Stars
182
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.6
Layout
3.5
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.8
72.5%
Recommend this course
861 out of 1284 reviews
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3.7
74 Reviews (74)
5 Stars
18
4 Stars
33
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.8
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.5
78.4%
Recommend this course
58 out of 74 reviews
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3.8
119 Reviews (119)
5 Stars
29
4 Stars
52
3 Stars
24
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.9
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.5
79.8%
Recommend this course
95 out of 119 reviews
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Course Highlights
The renovated clubhouse, friendly staff, and solid food and beverage options consistently impress visiting golfers. A tight canyon layout winding near the ocean delivers a challenging and rewarding round at strong value.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 5718 yards
Slope 125
Rating 69.0

Shorecliffs Golf Course wanders through the coastal canyons and valleys of San Clemente, heading towards the beautiful shoreline. Situated just steps from the ocean, the course enjoys cool ocean breezes and a temperate climate, which makes it a year-round haven for golfers. Its location also provides the golf course with plenty of scenic ocean views. The course features narrow fairways tightly lined with trees and small greens bordered by sand bunkers. The front nine is shorter and requires more accuracy than the longer, wider back nine. Shorecliffs opens with one of the trickiest par-5s in the area. This dogleg left hole features trouble both left and right. Although the layout does offer a fair challenge, players of all skill levels will feel comfortable taking on the golf course.

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Course Details

Year Built 1964
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Poa Annua Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Joe Williams

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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Reviews

3.5
1284 Reviews (1284)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 38
Watching the Game 9
Amazing Food 8
Course Challenges Include:
Narrow Fairways 77
Elevation Changes 42
Bunkers 21
This course/club is great for:
Locals 64
Seniors 30
Advanced Golfers 26
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 46
Worth the Drive 24
In the 'Burbs 11

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Reviews 15
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Hidden Gem

This course had some beautiful views, and was in fairly good condition with an amazing staff. I’ve heard from locals it used to not be the best, but with the renovation it was a wonderful course the price and location

Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Shorecliffs is generally a good value for the money. The greens are typically in good shape. Fairways are ok but there are some rough patches.

Pace of play yesterday was awful. We waited on every single shot and took 5 hours for round. Need a marshall out there to push the slower players who don't understand golf etiquette.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great experience very nice layout beautiful and challenging

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 100
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Another fun game

We love this course and had played many times. After innovation, it is in much better shape. Our Only complaint was that workers was watering green when we were playing. 🥺🥹😅

Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Long Time, No See

This was my first round at Shorecliffs in over 10 years. It is clear that much has been invested into the infrastructure, especially the beautiful new clubhouse and restaurant. There have been improvements on the golf course but there is still much work to be done. The course is narrow and quirky and features three par 5's on the front nine. The first nine holes play east of the freeway and underground tunnels allow safe passage between nines. However, this tunnel also carries water run off making it easier to travel by golf cart than on foot. Both myself and another player struggled to navigate without soaking our feet for the back nine. The tees and greens are mostly in good condition. Too much of the fairways are ground under repair areas. We teed off before 6:30 AM and it still took 4 hours to play, which was disappointing to not quickly zip around and take advantage of the early time. This could have been caused by slow play within our group or long distance traveling between certain holes in the routing. Also, the course was *VERY* wet... considering it hasn't rained in months. Certain tee boxes could have been considered casual water areas and given a free drop. I think the course has potential and could merit a return visit. With some imagination in the routing and improved course conditions, this could be a worthy Orange County hidden gem.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great course staff and greens

I played there for the second time today, and the staff in the pro shop was so courteous, the general manager help me mitigate a problem with my clubs, and the personnel in general are just professional, but cheerful. I’m grateful to them for a great Golf experience. I will certainly come back.!

Thank you,

Thomas Wright.

Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Waste of time

8 man groups playing ahead with a 6 hour round. Marshall said the course manager doesn’t work weekends and there was not much he could do about the group because there were multiple 5+ groups on the course.

Spend the extra money and go to Talega.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 51
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Shorecliffs Nice

Shorecliffs golf property is superb, there’s a few fairly narrow fairways but then a handful of them surprisingly wide. A continuous breeze made for a perfect day for us.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good course

Pretty good course overall. It was fun to play with some really tough par 3 but a couple extremely short par 4’s and a shorter par 5. Par 5 tee boxes seemed to be under renovation so that made sense but hole 11 par 4 is like 230 something yards. You already got hard par 3’s just add one more. Pace of play was really fast until we caught up to a 7 person group and the course Marshall was cool with it. Never have seen that before and I pray I never do no matter the occasion.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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