Shorecliffs GC
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3.5
1288 Reviews (1288)
5 Stars
161
4 Stars
449
3 Stars
333
2 Stars
162
1 Stars
183
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.6
Layout
3.5
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.8
72.4%
Recommend this course
864 out of 1288 reviews
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3.7
74 Reviews (74)
5 Stars
17
4 Stars
34
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.8
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.6
78.4%
Recommend this course
58 out of 74 reviews
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3.8
116 Reviews (116)
5 Stars
29
4 Stars
49
3 Stars
23
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.9
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.5
79.3%
Recommend this course
92 out of 116 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.

About

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

3.5
1288 Reviews (1288)

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 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great pace of play and value

Staff was very friendly. Loved the course layout. Course was not perfect due to mother nature and landslides. I still rate it high because it was an enjoyable round and good pace of play. Greens were in good shape.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
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Previously Played
Used cart

New staff are bad

The new staffs are horrible. Do not understand the players are customers

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Crazy

This course was crazy. Where do I start. The driving range had 2 baskets to collect your balls from a machine that had to be an antique. I was put with a group of three other golfers after I asked if I could tee off earlier than my tee time. A single golfer teed off literally 3 minutes before our group. There’s 8 holes on the “front nine” and 10 on the back “nine”. Many parts of the golf paths run in the drainage system with its wonderful smell. There was 5-6 interesting holes on the back nine. For the 18.00 fee I guess it was worth it. Did get a lot of laughs from the layout.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Dead Cart By Hole 3 and Snail Pace

Had 12:36 tee time and was given a cart that died after hole#2. Called and they said “it’ll be awhile since two other cart also died and they don’t have others available.” Called it quit after it took them 30 minutes to get me a new cart. Hard to keep going when it took an hour to finish two holes and a cart that died after those two holes. On the drive back to club house, it appears most of their fleet have battery issues as others complained as well. Good notes- cart guys were nice as well as the Marshall. Course location generally have cool weather due to it being close to the beach.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

OK course

Still waiting for holes to be repaired and course had lots of really wet mushy spots

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging golf course.

Golf carts are in desperate need of replacement or better maintenance.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

The grounds crew and the new management are doing a good job trying to improve the course

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Good value

Tough layout if you can’t hit the ball straight. Fairways are in rough condition but the greens are excellent! This was my 5th time playing and I’ll be back just because it’s very challenging to me.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Improved course conditions!

Really enjoyed the course conditions! Who ever is doing this they obviously are making the Old New! Greens were great and some fairways improving! I like the improvements. However the Marshall needs to back the comments up and attitude needs to improve. He negatively questioned my self and the other person playing in an extreme negative manner on hole 16 speaking during golfing players back swing and stating comments related to the two of us having separate carts. I told him we worked it out with the starter and all was okay. I felt like his negativity was almost on the edge of him getting into a physical altercation if he would have continued the verbal comments bordering on abuse. No one need explain about personal injuries to a field Marshall when a blue flag was asked for and the starter stated there were none. Hopefully with all the new great changes providing blue flags for the handicapped will be provided.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Shore cliffs is getting better

The course is improving and the pace of play was very good.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Funky, But Solid

The one word I would use to describe this course is "funky." Since holes 5 and 6 (the only holes with a water view) are being repaired, you have to circle back from the green to the tees on 2 of the par 3s. Once you circle back after hole 4, you have to drive what seems like 50 miles to get to the next hole. The carts are also extremely slow, which , I guess, makes for better pace of play.

With all the complaints that you can have about this course, I actually enjoyed playing it. The back 9 has some beautiful views, and the holes are strangely quiet even though its next to a freeway.

Don't play this course if you're expecting a normal golf experience. But, if you want something unlike you've ever experience before, come here. They have you driving through huge tunnels and stuff, it feels like you're on a Disney ride.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
2.0
First Time Playing

Ok course for the Price.

So I decided to play this course to get out of the Pasadena heat this morning. The girl working desk was friendly but the course wasn’t what I expected for San Clemente. Kind of in a retirement community which is fine , but the course needs work, which they are doing. You have hole 2 and 7 sharing tee boxes (back to back) and to get around the course, you need drive through some storm drain areas ( designed for the course) to get it some of holes and back 9. Course is tight and the greens were rolling fast. Course wasn’t packed at all but backed up a little on 13, but moved. The price was fine but I won’t play it until the courses is a bit greener and they fix the holes up.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course is very much improvining step by step.

Over all, course is well managed and quiety. Employees are very friendly.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course is a mess!

I never write reviews on places, but my golf outing was spoiled on Sunday because of the horrible current condition of this course. I had played it about 10 years ago and even though it was old then, it was kept in much better condition. Hole 5 &6 are being repaired so they loop you backwards after hole 4 (without good signage) and split up two nice fairway holes to make up for the two that are being repaired. Of course, they have no website that I could find and their FB page is down so there was no warning of the condition of the course. My advice is pay a bit more and find a better course in the area.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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