Shorecliffs Golf Club
About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 70 | 5718 yards | 69.0 | 125 |
| White | 70 | 5396 yards | 67.5 | 121 |
| Gold | 70 | 4808 yards | 64.8 | 114 |
| Red (W) | 69 | 4625 yards | 67.8 | 120 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 65.9/117 W: 71.6/127 | 130 | 228 | 353 | 312 | 198 | 168 | 382 | 280 | 354 | 2405 | 324 | 160 | 495 | 177 | 317 | 183 | 450 | 375 | 353 | 2834 | 5239 |
| White M: 65.0/114 W: 70.5/124 | 125 | 223 | 343 | 295 | 189 | 155 | 367 | 264 | 347 | 2308 | 305 | 150 | 456 | 166 | 305 | 179 | 440 | 365 | 338 | 2704 | 5012 |
| Gold M: 62.9/109 W: 68.2/119 | 120 | 218 | 317 | 291 | 177 | 150 | 319 | 258 | 335 | 2185 | 288 | 138 | 382 | 147 | 289 | 133 | 424 | 313 | 305 | 2419 | 4604 |
| Red M: 61.5/105 W: 66.4/115 | 115 | 213 | 312 | 287 | 166 | 143 | 280 | 252 | 329 | 2097 | 233 | 132 | 268 | 135 | 281 | 133 | 419 | 302 | 298 | 2201 | 4298 |
| Handicap | 17 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |||
| Par | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 66 |
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Photo submitted by jballer on 03/29/2026
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Photo submitted by mYBJn3Cml609j1pAv12A on 03/26/2026
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Photo submitted by TahoeAust12 on 12/30/2024
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Photo submitted by u314159272593 on 10/14/2024
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Photo submitted by u314159272593 on 10/14/2024
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Photo submitted by Adzika on 07/09/2024
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This was one of the better tee boxes... Photo submitted by MXaZJ0xyqtZSWStactgr on 11/17/2023
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Hole 13 before the heavy rain Photo submitted by u314162468766 on 02/24/2022
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Photo submitted by u314159272593 on 08/27/2021
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Photo submitted by u314159272593 on 08/27/2021
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Photo submitted by u314159272593 on 08/27/2021
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Photo submitted by u314159272593 on 08/27/2021
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Photo submitted by u314159272593 on 07/03/2021
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Photo submitted by Jason3104016 on 08/28/2020
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would have had a better score of it wasn't for the first two holes Photo submitted by champ471 on 06/17/2014
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
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.
Great experience very nice layout beautiful and challenging
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. 🥺🥹😅
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.