Shorecliffs GC
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3.4
1247 Reviews (1247)
5 Stars
152
4 Stars
429
3 Stars
326
2 Stars
159
1 Stars
181
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.5
Layout
3.4
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.7
67.8%
Recommend this course
830 out of 1247 reviews
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3.6
42 Reviews (42)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.8
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.5
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.5
76.2%
Recommend this course
32 out of 42 reviews
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3.8
133 Reviews (133)
5 Stars
34
4 Stars
55
3 Stars
29
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.9
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.5
80.5%
Recommend this course
107 out of 133 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.

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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

3.4
1247 Reviews (1247)

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 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Course redesign and clubhouse is nice!

New course layout and clubhouse and parking lot is amazing. Very nice and worth coming here now.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/08/2023

What clubhouse it was torn down.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

FULL Old Course + New Clubhouse + New Prices = EMPTY GOLF COURSE

I am very sad for myself and many Seniors and Veterans that have supported this affordable relic the past couple of decades. The clubhouse had fallen into disrepair but the course was always a challenge and the greens were the BEST.

Suddenly there was new Ownership. New irrigation, new tunnel, and water features were installed while temporary holes were the rule for YEARS while a collapsing canyon and new clubhouse was built. There were affordable increases in fees through this process.

Recently, New management by TROON has increased the fees to beyond market value. Established courses in the area are charging $20-$30+ LESS for early bird, twilight, and regular weekday prices.

NO problem getting a tee time NOW as the course is EMPTY.

I hope fees come down soon or who knows what may happen to this beautiful course/clubhouse. Maybe it become a PARK?

Value Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Shore cliffs disappointment.

Lots of construction, very poor layout and overall a disappointment. Won’t play again and $100 worth no more than a muni at $25

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Jvcal

The owners try hard to improve this course with many on course, improvements and a new clubhouse and other amenities like a patio area and a new pond and a fountain. The greens are in good shape. Golf Cart‘s are very difficult to drive and have a limited road to get in and out. I would definitely replace the golf carts with something more people friendly and roomier. Fairways for very wet.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Overpriced Dog trap

I have no idea where to stay but the price for a round now is 95$…. The course is worth 30$ at best and that’s what it used to be. It’s a practice course that apparently is on the level of all the good courses in the area. It plays 5700 yards with most fairways as dirt or if there is grass it’s usually muddy because of the run off. If a round here is 95$ I’m expecting a GPS cart and hopefully drinks are free? I just don’t know how they can justify a 1 star course and charge this. It’s not worth it. Go play muni or lagos!!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Are they kidding ?

I think its pretty obvious these rates are way too high when you see a wide open tee sheet on the weekends. What a joke asking for $95 a round for this course. They clearly dont know how supply and demand works haha, theyd be making way more money if the rates were even somewhat reasonable… but these are ridiculous for a course that doesnt even play over 6000 yards. Is there free drinks and a massage involved??

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Where does the money go

They put in an oversized clubhouse along with buying new carts, but dont want to clean up the fairways and tee boxes. Everyone that you interact with here makes you feel unwelcome. The marshall said someone complained about my group talking too loud on the tee box when literally no one was around us…. clearly the dude must have heard us talking about the bad tee boxes, and took it personal to ruin our day. Theres never anyone playing, yet they get mad if you rehit a ball. And on this bowling alley of a course, that happens quite a bit if you want to get your moneys worth. Im around a 10 handicap and this course isnt even enjoyable. Go take your money somewhere else.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Outrageously Overpriced!!!

Imagine being able to play golf for 32$ that’s what this course used to be and that was cool because it’s a good practice course. They’re now charging 95$ to play a dog trap of a practice course. You can play SC muni for 68$ weekend rate and Los Lagos 55$. Also the course is maxed out at 6000yards it’s not even a full course. Stop going to Shorecliffs and make them cut the price 50%.

It’s really not worth it to play here. Fairways are usually dirt or completely muddy because they will never figure the run off situation.

Overall a few years ago the course was worth the price of 32$ but 95$ I think drugs are involved haha

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 52
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

They've Turned It Around!

Had a Sunday Afternoon tee time on 8/13. I had previously played the course in previous years and had not returned due to course conditions, cart conditions, and a pretty unpleasant staff. However, Troon recently took over ownership of the course and has made it a terrific place to play 18!

Compared to how it used to be, the tips now measure just over 5700 yards; making it a shorter course but still having its trademark narrow fairways that place accurate tee shots as a must. Also, they switched the front and back nines and turned the original 1st hole into an almost 200-yard par 3 as current hole #10 and a short 230ish yd par 4 as current hole #11 (this made up for them having to get rid of the former 6th hole)

Despite not having a driving range, there is a solid chipping and putting green next to the clubhouse to prepare for the round. The staff is very courteous and the newer golf carts they have are of high quality. It could be beneficial to have a GPS display on the carts but they are still very nice.

For a shorter course, the round was $72 for a 1pm Sunday tee time, which was somewhat reasonable.

If you haven't played this course in a while it was under under old ownership or renovations, it is definitely worth trying out again!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very poor conditions on some teeboxes and most fairways

The $ derived from the sale of the driving range should have been used to improve the course fairway grasses and teeboxe grasses instead of building a beautiful new pro shop building. Many teeboxes were spongy with different grasses left 1 inch deep and overwatered. Most fairways are still full of varied types of grass with poor drainage or rough mottled terrain. The ‘ditch’ is still a got track and except for the always terrific greens, not worth eating a round.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Better than I Expected

Played here many years ago and told myself I would never come back unless I was just going to the bar (lol) . I heard they made improvements and read some of the reviews. So I played on 8-1 n was absolutely impressed by what they have done ! Will definitely be back !

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course, Bad marshals

Overall was a great course and enjoyed it.

Unfortunately the Marshal on the course that day was rude and a jerk to me and my girlfriend. I believe his name was Skip or Ship something like that. It was on the back 9 when we were teeing off and he was sitting there watching us. We were like the 4th group out that morning so the pace of play was really fast and we weren’t backing up anyone or slowing people down. On the whole he was watching us we hit a few bad balls that were lost and went into the bushes so we hit another ball because no one was behind us and the group behind us hadn’t even started the hole previously yet so we knew we had time to hit a second ball like everyone does if they loose a ball. As we were driving up to the green he passed us on the cart path and stopped us and was really rude to us and made comments saying we weren’t allowed to hit another ball and made us feel uncomfortable out there. Obviously if the pace was slow or people were waiting we would just drop a ball and keep playing. We know the golf rules and how to keep the pace playing fast but we weren’t slowing anyone down that day and due to it being so early in the morning it obviously wasn’t a big deal for anyone else either.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

New and Improved

First time I have played it in a while and it is in MUCH better shape than it used to be. Clubhouse is basically done now, practice areas are open, nice patio seating area, new carts, all holes are open (including the old #5 by the DMV). Best experience yet at the ditch.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Revamped and ready

After years of neglect Shorecliffs has been reborn...

Almost. Course in good shape. Greens good.

9s flipped. Par 70 now. 37 ,33.

Good value.

New clubhouse not quite ready but will be nice.

Go play.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Challenging but fun…little gem

I came out to SC to beat the Riverside heat. This course was a pleasant surprise. It was a challenging course, good price, good fairway and green conditions..and very friendly staff. I’ll be back!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Getting better...but more work to be done

We've been playing this course since Jan. '23. when it was 'very rough'. Over time, the crew has been making steady process, including opening up the clubhouse - sort of. However the tee boxes are a mess (#10 was soaking wet at 12:30pm). Greens still need more work as well, and pace of play was very slow as more marshalling is needed throughout the day.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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