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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 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
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Tee Box Signage/Direction of Holes/Yardage markers
I liked the course. The staff was friendly. The only problem we had was the lack of signage for Tee Boxes, Yardage Markers and at times, the holes themselves. We had to back track a couple of times. I would have liked GPS in the carts, to help with yardage.
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Thank you for visiting us at Shorecliffs. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
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staff is not friendly and somewhat very rude.
Since nobody was on the tee box for 20 minutes or so, and also starter or staff was no where near tee box or in the cashier's desk, and did not announce tee times(1st, 2nd up etc.) until our tee time, we parked the cart by the tee box hoping that the starter will announce our tee time.
Now suddenly, stater wanted us to stay back.
I was wondering, but I thought that some golfers whose tee time was earlier arrived late. That was fine. But the attitude of the starter was such that it made all of us
really angry.His attitude was really unfrienly and not professional.
He accused us we had tried to make rules by our selves and, yelled at us. If he wants to put other golfers (his friends) ahead of us, he shoud have advised us or announced the times.
Hello. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for your experience during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Shorecliffs. We hope to see you again soon.
Best bang for the buck
Tough course, but for the money best in OC if you break 90 here, it’s like breaking 80 somewhere else!!
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Great value
The course is doing a lot of reconstruction on 3-4 holes. But other than playing these holes from different tee boxes, the course played very well for a public course...the greens were very consistent, the fairways Had plenty of grass, and for the little bit of $$$ we paid to play ($42 for two of us) we have absolutely nothing to say that is bad...the restaurant had a very large selection of sandwiches, all under $8...
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Great course for the price
Shorecliffs is a tough but great course hit the ball straight and you’ll be fine! The greens are better than any course around and for the price you can’t beat it!
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super value gem
Really nice spring morning a little breezy at times but overall ideal. Fairways in good shape a little soft so not much roll but provided good cushion. Rough about 1-2 inches along the fairways but longer and thicker surrounding and approaching greens. Tees are not always level and a little thin in coverage at times. Bunkers are not consistent, some with good quality sand and a few that are on the thin with hardpan beneath.
Greens are always the highlight and have mostly recovered from being punched 4/29. Rolled medium/medium fast with some occasional grain to consider.
Layout is a little quirky and overall the course is tight with accuracy more of a priority than length. Staff is friendly and welcoming.
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Total waste of money
Used to play this course about 15 years ago when I lived closer so I thought I would make the drive and try it again. Upon arrival, we are notified that the course is missing two holes due to mud slides and Golf Now failed to mention this at the time of booking. Obviously disappointed after driving 45 minutes but what can you do. Fairways are unkept, tee boxes aren't flat and the golf carts are 25 years old. Needless to say we won't be back.
Hello. Thank you for taking the time to review the course. We take single star feedback very serious at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Shorecliffs.
Hello. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We see you rated the course 1-star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single star feedback very serious at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Shorecliffs.
Not Good!
Front nine and hole 10 was under repair. Could not play it. Only back nine available twice. Was NOT told prior to booking. Back nine was in shabby shape. Maybe when they finish the total redo, it might be playable again. Don’t waste your time or money.
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Fun course but is in need of improvements
The staff there is great and is really helpful! However, the pace is extremely slow on the weekends and the course as well as the facilities could use some updating. Overall it’s always a fun day and good for the price!
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Don’t get sucked in by low price
I’ve played this course 10+ times now due to low
Prices, but. After today I am not going back. Extremely rude starter, scorecard is very wrong, course is still unfinished and under construction since more than a year ago and they obviously aren’t paying anyone to fix the fact that it’s reallt only 16 holes, they just split up two par 5 holes into par 3 and 4s. Don’t play this because it’s cheap, pay a few dollars more at any other place in OC for a much much better experience.
Hello. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for your experience during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Shoreldiffs. We hope to see you again soon.
Hello. Thank you for your 5-star rating! Please book another round with us soon. and thanks for choosing Shorecliffs.
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