Shorecliffs GC
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3.3
1222 Reviews (1222)
5 Stars
146
4 Stars
420
3 Stars
322
2 Stars
155
1 Stars
179
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.4
Layout
3.3
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.6
66.7%
Recommend this course
814 out of 1222 reviews
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3.9
36 Reviews (36)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.1
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.6
86.1%
Recommend this course
31 out of 36 reviews
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3.7
125 Reviews (125)
5 Stars
30
4 Stars
50
3 Stars
28
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
11
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.8
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.4
79.2%
Recommend this course
99 out of 125 reviews
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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
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area 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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3.3
1222 Reviews (1222)
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
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Previously Played

Horrible Course!

The course was in horrible condition! Never was told that the course was under construction. Two of the whole was eliminated. They tried to replace the two hole on the par 5 which the split up into a par four and a par 3. Very disappointed. If I would of known I would of book somewhere else.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Response from on 02/27/2018:
Thanks khanam for your review and feedback. We love seeing you had a good time on the course and we hope to see you back again very soon!
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A Change Owners Need To Invest

Golf needs improvement. Greens are fast and fun to putt. Fairways are beat need maintenance.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 02/27/2018:
Thanks tomfracisco for your review. Thanks for your patience with the course conditions as our staff is working hard on getting everything back up to par. Come back and see us again very soon!
Played On
Reviews 1
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Shorecliff “Oh My Gosh”

The course was under construction and the signage for the holes was bad. Confusing course. I wouldn’t recommend the course to anyone till construction was done. Food was good. Staff friendly. The carts in bad shape. We made the best of it and had fun anyway. BUT it definitively would have been better if course was in better shape

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 02/27/2018:
Thanks for your review. Thanks for your patience with the course conditions as our staff is working hard on getting everything back up to par. Come back and see us again very soon!
Played On
Reviews 18
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 02/21/2018:
Thanks for the great review of Shorecliffs Golf Course. We love seeing you had a good time on the course and we hope to see you back again very soon!
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

play extremely slow we quit after 12 holes. Fairways were rough. Lots of construction on the course. insufficient signage for construction.

We will not go back

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Response from on 02/08/2018:
Thanks for your review and feedback on our golf course. We appreciate you taking the time and we hope you will give us another try again very soon.
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course has had to adjust layout because of flooding in past. A few holes are turned from a par five to a three and a five. Still for the price it is a fun track with good reliable greens.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Response from on 01/26/2018:
Thanks for your 3-star review and feedback of our golf course. We love seeing you had an enjoyable round and we look forward to seeing you back again very soon!
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Perfect greens, everything else very poor

The short version - they laid out a golf course in the middle of a subdivision in too small of an area. It's basically an executive course with perfect greens. Very, very tight. Very slow, as well. I also slipped and fell walking from 17 green to 18 tee. I didn't want to walk through the tunnel because I was worried about this, but there was a fence blocking my path over the road.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Response from on 01/26/2018:
Thanks Ronald for your review and feedback of our golf course. We hope you are ok from your fall and we appreciate you taking the time to let us know how we can do better here at the course. Please come back to see us again.
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Commented on 02/03/2018

Great staff, good greens but that’s it! Suffers from NO maintenance or investment!

RE-jigged for mud slides not properly advertised, cost for this course not justified.

Storm sewers function as travel tunnels.

Save your $$$, play someplace quality like Arrowwood !

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Shore Cliffs

Greens in good shape, but that was all. The fairways and tee boxes are terrible. It seems that they only pay attention to the greens. Two holes are closed and they cut tow other holes in half, which is also terrible.

The prices however do not reflect the existing changes or conditions. It was always a cheap low end course but with these changes they should have lower the price to reflect the poor conditions & reduction in play.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 01/26/2018:
Thanks rickacle for your review. Our staff is working very hard on course conditions and we hope to have you back again once all the new changes are put in place.
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 02/08/2018:
Thanks for your 4-star review and feedback on our golf course. We appreciate you taking the time and we hope to see you back again very soon.
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Practice course only

I can’t remember the course ever being complete it’s always under repair due to flood or landslide or something. The staff was very friendly it’s a fun course to go out and just hit the ball around don’t expect much. The range is iffy and the range balls are horrible the course needs a complete redo but you still have to go out and hit a shot and put the ball in the hole again it’s a good practice course only. Sorry to be blunt.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Response from on 01/11/2018:
Thanks for your review and feedback. We apologize for your experience here at the course as we are working hard on getting the course back up to par. We look forward to having you back again very soon once all the new changes have settled in a bit.
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fore!!

If you are a somewhat of a serious golfer steer clear of this place. Poor amenities, unorganized staff, below average course conditions. Started at 10:45, finished at 4:00. My expectations were low being that it was $45, but still was disappointed. Too bad because it is a nice layout and great location.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Response from on 01/05/2018:
Thanks mbrew for your review and feedback. We apologize for your experience on the course and we appreciate you bringing these issues to our attention. We hope that you will give us another try in the future as we are always working to improve the facility.
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 01/05/2018:
Thanks Dwidmark5 for your review and feedback of our golf course. We love seeing you had a good time on the course and we hope to see you back again very soon!
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

disappointed

was much better 1 year ago. needs substantial improvements.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Response from on 12/26/2017:
Thanks for your review. We are working hard on getting the course back up to par and we hope you will come back and see us again very soon!
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Awesome local course

Never had a bad experience at this local favorite. Ted in pro shop is the most friendly and accommodating gentleman you'll ever meet. All the folks I've ever been paired with, a pleasure to play with. Last round, we were stuck behind a foresome of teens, two were beginners and the group had little to no courtesy for pace of play.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 12/26/2017:
Thanks muchida for your review and feedback of our golf course. Please come back and see us again very soon!
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Sunday funday

Even with hole 5 and 6 under repair the coarse plays well. The temporary holes are well maintained and play moved on well.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Response from on 12/20/2017:
Thanks for the 3-star review and feedback of our golf course. We love that you chose our golf course. Please let us know if you ever need anything and come back and see us again very soon!
Played On
Reviews 68
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Temporary layout.

Greens are back to where one could claim "the best in south orange county" and most of the mess has been hauled away; but still too many wet spots without any rain so it is self caused. To many areas that should be ground under repair are mark as a red hazard; without adjusting slope etc.??? Still a good value and usually near perfect weather.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 12/15/2017:
Thanks minus7 for the 3-star review of Shorecliffs Golf Club. We appreciate you taking the time and we hope to see you back again very soon!
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

God inexpensive course

Old course supposed to do a remodel someday. Couple of holes are messed up,fairways are ok but greens are in good shape w true roll. Fun day and worth the price.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Response from on 12/15/2017:
Thanks Genetuey for the 3-star review of Shorecliffs Golf Course. We appreciate you taking the time and we hope to see you back again very soon!
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Needs some love

Unfortunately this place needs a lot of work. Its an odd course par 69 with some older par 5s split into a 3 and 4 to make up for some missing holes. Its not worth playing in current condition. Positives, has potential, there are some picaboo ocean views and the greens were reasonable. Good chipping practice area.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Response from on 12/11/2017:
Thanks Elrojot3 for your review. Our staff is working hard on course conditions to get the course back up to par and we hope you will come back and see us again once all the changes have had a chance to settle in.
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Under construction

Course seems to be under massive construction... there are are at least 2 holes closed and those hole have been made up by separating longer hold into 2... pace was great because there was no one around us...

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Response from on 12/11/2017:
Thanks jerrybreig for your review. We are working hard on getting the course back up to par and we hope to see you back again soon.
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Keeps getting better

The more I play this local course the better it gets. This Our best course for practicing your game. Great prices, you can usually get out alone if you want too in the am. The course itself is 3 1/2 hours to play. It has a great back 9 and truth be told the greens are as good as any super expensive course I’ve played within the last few weeks.

Food- good

Carts - slow

Greens- good contain, true roll

Fairways- good condition

Tee boxes- needs some work

Staff- old school and cool as a polar bears toe nails

The facility is quintessential 1970’s golf club. When you walk down the hallway it reminds you of the budget country club with the old cigarette machine and bottle soda machine. I kinda like it. They will be getting a new clubhouse but the old rag tag clubhouse feels like this is where you come to play golf. This is not a place to impress your friends. This is a place to come shoot some golf because you love the game and want a hassle free time for a good price.

My first review wasn’t the greatest here but after playing here multiple times and seeing what other courses have to offer I understand the value that Shorecliffs brings for the price. Make sure you go in the afternoon though, I like having a quiet course at 7 am on weekdays.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 12/11/2017:
Thanks for your 4-star review. We are thrilled to see you had a good time on the course and we look forward to seeing you back again very soon!
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