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Shorecliffs Golf Club
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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
Great improvements
Played here first time since renovations and was extremely impressed with the quality of the course, landscaping and amenities. Staff was very friendly and with the new clubhouse, that gave it a private club feel for public prices. My green fee was reasonable and pace was good for a public course. I would recommend Shorecliffs and will come back again. Worth taking the day off work!
Tight fairways and elevation changes
Fun track to play and course improvement in progress. Long par 3 and short par fours
Very nice unique
A very nice unique course tucked in the canyons in valleys
The course and clubhouse are nice.
New clubhouse and surrounding areas are beautiful. Greens are well maintained but fairways are either not maintained well or are in need of more water.
A very nice day!
This course has taken the hits from several, consistent bad reviews. Lately the trend has been positive so I thought it was worth trying.
I was pleasantly surprised by the overall experience. The course is in good condition and has many challenges. The front 9 fairways are very narrow and challenging. This course is nice, a good value and I’ll play again!
we like the course, glad the price to play has come down. the food in the cafe was good BUT service was terrible won,t eat there again.
a much better course now
I played this Couse couple years ago. It is getting better and better since new owner coming in. You can tell they are working hard on everything in order to make your game enjoyable.
Cons:
So many holes are cart path only, it causes slow paly pace
Some hole locations were in ridiculous. Making the difficult course even more difficult
Wired layout
Be ready to feel extremely frustrated on this tight & unforgiving fairway with small and hard green, not mention the hole location yet.
Great course. Loved it, but…
First time here. This was a great, fun and beautiful course for my wife and me to play. Pro shop folks were good and the starter was an amazing guy. My only hesitation in recommending this course is that you will have to get over the young, entitled, dismissive, frat boy group of cart boys to begin and end your round. They ignored us when we arrived, giving us no direction or any amount of customer service. Once we figured it all out and finally got our cart we played an amazing round and had a great time. Tee boxes were good, fairways were awesome and the fast greens were fun and challenging. Loved playing here. Even the cart girl was attentive and detailed. Turning in the cart was a similar, negative experience as at the start…no acknowledgment or direction. We are not demanding people in the least, but we could have used a little help. Maybe this was an anomaly and it’s normally good with some sort of an adult in charge, but anyone playing there, especially for the first time, should know what you may be in for. All in all, a good day that could have been a great day.
Fun yet challenging
The course is quite challenging but provides a decent enjoyment on the course.
A beginner golfer might want to bring some extra used balls for narrow fairway courses, though ;=)
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