Shorecliffs Golf Club

Do not play here. Pieced together golf course due to the new construction. Golf greens in the middle of the fairway to create new holes. Price was outrageous for the course. No liquor license which means to beer on the course. Will never play here agian.

I recently had the misfortune of playing at Shore Cliffs Golf Course in San Clemente, and I must say it was one of the most disappointing golf experiences of my life. Where do I even begin? First of all, the condition of the course was abysmal. The fairways were patchy and uneven, and the greens were in such terrible shape that putting felt like trying to sink a golf ball into a field of broccoli. It was impossible to get a true roll, and the inconsistent speed made it impossible to read putts. The bunkers were a nightmare. It seemed like they hadn't been raked or maintained in months. I found myself in bunkers filled with rocks, weeds, and even garbage. It's as if they just threw sand in some random holes and called it a day. Trying to hit a clean shot out of these bunkers was a game of chance. The layout of the course was also a disaster. Many holes felt cramped and poorly designed. You would think their brand new golf carts would have GPS's, but I guess they don't care about the golf, and just care about the image. Just like the new clubhouse, looks great, but the food is trash and over priced. On top of that, THERE IS NO ALCOHOL SOLD OR ALLOWED. The pace of play was excruciatingly slow. We waited on every single hole, and it felt like the round would never end. It's clear that the staff at Shore Cliffs has no control over tee times or enforcing any kind of pace of play policy. It was a test of patience, to say the least. To make matters worse, the staff was rude and unhelpful. It was as if they were doing us a favor by allowing us to play there. Customer service is clearly not a priority at this course. And let's not even talk about the exorbitant green fees, $95?! For the terrible conditions and overall experience, it was an absolute rip-off. I've played on championship courses for a fraction of the price and had a far better time. I would strongly advise anyone considering playing at Shore Cliffs to think twice. Save your money and your sanity and find a different course to play. It's a shame that such a beautiful location is wasted on such a poorly managed and maintained golf course.

I just played this course last Friday and spent $95. The course was in the worst shape of any course I have played in the last two years. The greens were decent, the fairways were terrible, and the place of play was horrible. A par five had been made into two holes as the par three behind of it. It was being renovated. The entire course looked incredibly unfinished. I saw a Marshall driving around, but he never did anything about the group in front of us as they were hitting about 10 balls between four of them on every hole. I would expect to pay about $30 for the course. Granted, they are going through renovations and need to pay for the new clubhouse but they should start charging that when the course is completed.

This is a terrible course. If the green fee was $40 then maybe it would be ok, but for $95…it’s a no go. The front 9 layout was awful. Probably the toughest course I’ve ever played. Tee boxes and tee placements were bad, bunkers were bad, greens were ok, rough was horrible. Lots of dead areas. The course has choose to spend its money on what looks like a brand new club house, EV golf carts with no GPS and parking lot, over what really matters in course layout and conditions. It’s absurd to charge that much for green fees when your course is that bad. I do not recommend the course at all.

We have been told this course was going to be upgraded or renovated for 3 years now. What has been done is removed a par 4 and replaced with par 3s. Added a couple of ponds , removed driving range and clubhouse and increased green fees to almost double cost. I'll admit greens are great. Trees have been trimmed, Fairways still narrow and roll off towards drain area. So the nickname the ditch still sticks. Course is watered more and greener but still not much more then a executive course. Several courses nearby with much much better value such as San juan, talega, tijjeras creek, and we always have our the best muni in Southern California. Most days at approximately 30% capacity What does that say when most decent courses these days are operating at near capacity.

Played this course two years ago before the club house got demolished. Then played again on August 8th for $55. A little high for what you get but not horrible. Greens were all in good shape but clubhouse wasn’t open and parking was a nightmare had to valet which was free but annoying. Was going to book again in a few weeks when I noticed they had almost doubled their prices! $90+ for the weekend! this course is fun and challenging but not $90 fun! I would say $60 max for the weekend. I’m sure this course will be get the rep of being the only place with open for your last minute t-times but it’s gunna cost you.

Hello everyone I live in Arizona but my moms still lives in San Juan and I just started golfing this last year. All the courses in Phoenix are plush and always affordable. I decided to play in my home town at one of the local courses and come to find after I heard from some buddies that is was a good cheap practice course and I got their only to have to pay $95 to play golf? The courses I play in AZ are easily 90% better than shore cliffs. I almost didn’t play but this was the only place that had an open tee sheet. My friends say they used to play for $30 a round. I’m sure this course could be better but the price makes you feel like you’re losing money.

I started golfing in 2020 and cliffs was always affordable and the most decent practice course around. You could get out for 18 at 32$ during the week and 38$ on weekend. I’m just confused how all the sudden they make some minor changes that they needed to do to keep the course running and they decide to start charging almost triple of what the prices used to be. Also just saying the course was full every single day and it was hard to get times you had to be checking every hour for tee times to free up but now the entire day is open because the price. Lower your prices by 50% or this course will eventually close. You can’t be charging more than San Juan, tejarias creek, Sc muni and talega. You guys have to be on something to charge more than those courses.

You’re a dog trap practice course with a challenging layout at max 45$ for a weekend round seems about right. And go back to the 38$ week round and I guarantee you will be booked for months with zero complaints…. Just saying you need to figure it out.

Its not called Shore Shi&$ for nothing….

I started golfing in 2020 and cliffs was always affordable and the most decent practice course around. You could get out for 18 at 32$ during the week and 38$ on weekend. I’m just confused how all the sudden they make some minor changes that they needed to do to keep the course running and they decide to start charging almost triple of what the prices used to be. Also just saying the course was full every single day and it was hard to get times you had to be checking every hour for tee times to free up but now the entire day is open because the price. Lower your prices by 50% or this course will eventually close. You can’t be charging more than San Juan, tejarias creek, Sc muni and talega. You guys have to be on something to charge more than those courses.

You’re a dog trap practice course with a challenging layout at max 45$ for a weekend round seems about right. And go back to the 38$ week round and I guarantee you will be booked for months with zero complaints…. Just saying you need to figure it out.

Its not called Shore SHI!$ for nothing….

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

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?

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

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.

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!!!

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??

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.

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

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!