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 DiannaGreene on 08/14/2025
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Photo submitted by CCUXwGyMi4o9G9RUlFln on 08/01/2025
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Photo submitted by CCUXwGyMi4o9G9RUlFln on 08/01/2025
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Photo submitted by 2ymFaxvT2ouuAw7PyeOS on 05/24/2025
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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
Course conditions
I last played the course 5 yrs ago. I heard they were under going major improvements and was glad to hear that. The overall playability of the course was a big improvement over my previous experience. The greens remain some of the best in Orange County , distance calculation was difficult on the make shift holes necessary to have 18 holes open for play. A range finder would have been very handy.. I will play again soon and think it will be a little easier.
friendly local venue
conditions are about average fr this time of year and with maintenance next week greens are not quite as good as usual.
Continuously Improving!
I play this course about every quarter or two. It gets better each time. Greens were in great shape. Due to construction, they had valet parking. Nice touch! Friendly and efficient staff. Incredible value for the money. Keep moving in the right direction! You are putting pressure on the other courses to provide value!
A golf course?
Played after reading about renovations being done at course. Course layout is more like golf n stuff miniature golfing where you bank shots to get to hole. Course was green but fairways are not used much due to runoff and balls getting lost. Course empty and no wonder why so easy to get done in 3 hrs.
Under repair
We wanted to play 9 holes with family and rates made it doable even paying for 18. Staff very friendly and helpful even carrying bag to car for elderly. The course is disjointed and in disrepair in areas but playable and enough length for fun. So it is available short notice and for fun golf.
SOO OVERPRICED!!!
Been going for over a year and the amount they charge is crazy. 55$ for Shorecliffs haha sc muni is 48$ and San Juan is 40$ these golf courses are 10x better yet cheaper than Shorecliffs.
Crap House
Are you kidding me? Traveling through Cali — all indications were for a nice golf experience from my Golf Now research. Golf Now must be brain-dead. Avoid this course and be very septic all of anything that Golf Now recommends.
Getting Better
I was never a fan of this course due to poor condition. Right now, they are undergoing a complete redo of the course and the clubhouse. Those parts of the course that have been completed are in great condition. I look forward to the final product
A Little Challenge!
Good course undergoing revision currently, but getting better and better. It's a challenge......you ARE going to lose a ball or two.....but FUN!
greens put true
understanding course is under construction, yardage markers weak, greens good, staff not to friendly, checking in unpleasant, golf carts terrible my wife cut the back of her league on torn golf seat!!! marshal hulking in shadows giving us hairy eye balls following us around the starter did not have a clue what was going on 1st says not showing tee time then when found said you only paid for nine holes??? had to dig my phone out one more time to show him our conformation! I was a jr. member back in the 60's when we lived in shorecliffs my dad was a cmens club champ for 3 years have been playing here a while and will come back.
The review is spot on !