Shorecliffs GC
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3.4
1252 Reviews (1252)
5 Stars
153
4 Stars
432
3 Stars
326
2 Stars
159
1 Stars
182
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.5
Layout
3.4
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.7
69.2%
Recommend this course
834 out of 1252 reviews
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3.6
45 Reviews (45)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.7
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.5
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.5
75.6%
Recommend this course
34 out of 45 reviews
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3.7
131 Reviews (131)
5 Stars
32
4 Stars
56
3 Stars
27
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
7
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.9
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.5
79.4%
Recommend this course
104 out of 131 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

3.4
1252 Reviews (1252)

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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Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice course. Some challenging holes and fairly narrow fairways. Cause is a good value for the money. I would recommend it.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 04/11/2018:
Thank you Junior47 as we appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon here at Shorecliffs Golf Course.
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

We love this Course

This is our home course and we have been playing Shorecliffs at least once per week for over twenty years.

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 04/05/2018:
Thank you so much for taking the time and for your 5-star rating! Book another round with us soon here at Shorecliffs Golf Course.
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good for a casual round

Same as always just missing 2 holes. Half way food is now really expensive for what you get. Not worth it at all.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Response from on 04/02/2018:
Thanks Wayneholder as we appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Fast greens

Greens are in great shape along with fairways. Pace of play was medium to slow Minamal waiting between holes. Weekday golf is great now that I'm finally retired! Thanks Shorecliffs keep improving!

Conditions Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Response from on 04/02/2018:
Thanks John for your review and we are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars. We hope you'll give us another try in the near future.
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Sunday golf with no waiting

Great round with nobody in sight in front or behind. Tee off as a single and played two to three balls every hole and never ran into or had a group catch up. Great practice day. 2 hours 45 min round.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 03/27/2018:
Thank you for your 5-star rating! Book another round with us soon.
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Amenities Average
Response from on 03/27/2018:
We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars. We hope you'll give us another try in the near future.
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Deal

I play the course semi-regularly. Excellent climate and although Mother Nature forced the closure of some holes awhile back the course remains challenging with a good balance of open fairways coupled with more than a few tight ones that require some target golf. On Sunday the greens were incredible: quick and rolling true. It was a joy to play Shorecliffs.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Response from on 03/21/2018:
Thank you for your 5-star rating! Book another round with us soon.
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Response from on 03/19/2018:
We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Response from on 03/13/2018:
We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Construction

The course is not maintained. Many fairways were hard as cement. Holes 5 and 6 were not available and two of the par 5 holes were split into two to make up for holes 5 and 6. Restaurant was poorly maintained. I would not play this course again even at a $5 rate.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Response from on 03/06/2018:
We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars. We hope you'll give us another try in the near future.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
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 19
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 5
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.
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