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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Average Rating
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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
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Under repair!

Although a good value for the money (I paid $15.00) The course is under major repair. The holes that are supposed to be there, are not. Don't even try to use a gps golf app as there are temporary holes and greens. I will play there again because of the price and available tee times.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 12/04/2017:
Thank you for your review and feedback. We are working hard on getting the course back up to par and hope to see you back again very soon once all the new changes have time to settle in a bit.
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Best bang for your buck!!

The course is a little quirky, but its fantastic. Greens are small but in tremendous shape!! Its a steal to play here, its Southern Cal. Played with 3 locals that helped out with directions to hit some shots, told me about the construction and of the changes being made, will definitely be back!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 12/04/2017:
Thank you kingbird47 for your 4-star review and feedback. We hope to see you back again very soon for more of the best golf in town.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course was in decent shape. Greens were nice, not as nice as everyone seems to rave about though. Course is missing two holes, so they split two of the longer ones and made four. Course is still definitely tough, with narrow fairways and small greens. Definitely an old school course. Enjoyed it for that reason. Will definitely play again, but will most likely wait until construction is finished.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 11/29/2017:
Thank you Eric for your 4-star rating! Book another round with us soon as we would love to have you back again for more of the best golf in town.
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

tired course

The general condition of the course was disappointing. Fairways were patch, bumpy and quite wet in places. Greens were the only part of the course that were up to standard. It appears there are a couple of holes under construction so two par 5's have been turned into par3 and 4s.

Routing is goofy too. Kinda weird to travel between holes in water overflow tunnels.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Response from on 11/27/2017:
Thanks ABbeef for your review and feedback on Shorecliffs Golf Course. Please let us know if you ever need anything and come back and see us again very soon for more of the best golf in the area.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Landslide messed up the flow.

I will give them the benefit of the doubt that it was Thanksgiving holiday. Greens were good and fast but Fairways were very narrow. I think the only person that benefited from this round was Callaway because the balls I had to purchase . Great course for the older locals. 150 to 200 yard straight pokes were the name of the game.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Response from on 11/27/2017:
Thanks hughmckay for your review and feedback on our golf course. Please come back and see us again very soon for more of the best golf in the area.
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

What’s Happened?

We have been playing this course for many years. This is the first time we never finished our round as a result of shocking marshaling. We had a 5 ball, a few 2 balls, a 1 ball and the rest. Please don’t let this gem become like all the others.

Not sure what’s happening at the halfway house. Used to be great food at great prices. Now mediocrity personified!! Poor quality. Ridiculous prices!!! You cannot charge $8 for a sub par burger and $8 for 3 little chicken strips. - you can buy a whole shocker for less than that! Go shopping at Costco perhaps you could offer better prices!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Response from on 11/27/2017:
Thanks Wayneholder for your review and feedback on our golf course. Please come back and see us again very soon for more great golf.
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

some holes are not perfect shpae because of under construction however fair price, only a few players, nice simple breakfast and fair price.

why not!!

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 11/27/2017:
Thanks for your review and feedback on our golf course. Please come back and see us again very soon as we are always working to improve the facilities.
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Old school course

This place takes you back to the 60s. The club house reminds me of the tv show Happy Days but serves great inexpensive food with terrific people. The course can be quite narrow at times and there are 3or4 holes that are some of the most challenging in Orange county. Tee Boxes and Greens were fair to good and can be hard to read at times. This place is a lot of fun and is on our rotation. This place is a must if you want to play old school at fair price. POP 3 1/2

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 11/20/2017:
Thanks suckerfoot for your 4-star review and feedback on Shorecliffs Golf Course. We love seeing you had a good time on the course and we look forward to seeing you back again very soon for more of the best golf in Orange County.
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Awesome time

I did enjoy it a lot. Fun course. I definitely going back again. And yes I will recommend. If you play here grab an extra balls. I lost a few

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 11/15/2017:
Thanks, israelsalinas for your 4-star review and feedback on our golf course. We love seeing our staff took such good care of you and your guests and we look forward to seeing you back again very soon!
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0

Hackers Paradise- Just make sure not to hit homes

This is a hackers paradise, the cheap local course you can pick a round anytime and get it done for $18 on Golf Now. Driving range is short, balls are toast, putting area will work, chipping area not fancy but works. Kinda of a weird place, old school dive club, not much changed. The course conditions are average for a budget course. The greens where really good on some holes. You have to ride thru drainage tunnels which is odd and drive down what looks like horror movie alley ways at times, you have to remind yourself it’s a million dollar neighborhood. There are a few open ca fairways you can let loose and some narrows you have to get it right. Not much of a challenging course unless you are the challenge then it’s plenty challenging. Pace of play was great the first 9 and the back 9 was a traffic jam. I hear that’s the norm for that course. Oh yeah I almost forgot, the two best holes have been shut down for structural issues from the mountain homes above. They had to create two additional holes so they took two par 5 and simply cut the grass low and circular, stuck a pin in them and presto, there’s hole 12, lol. This is an option for cheap mid week play or wanting to get real time practice for the price of a bucket of balls.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 11/10/2017:
Thanks for your review of our golf course. We appreciate your feedback on our golf course and please know we are working hard on getting the course back in shape. We hope to see you back again very soon once all the changes settle in.
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Sick Greens

Most under rated course in California. I'm talking course not amenities (which are being upgraded soon). These are the best greens on the coast! Couple holes under construction but they still have 18 playable holes. Play now while its crazy reasonable!

Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 11/10/2017:
Thanks mana108 for your 4-star review of our golf course. We appreciate your feedback on our golf course and we hope to see you back again very soon.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Shorecliffs

Had a great time. Knowing the course is going through a bit of reconstruction, it is challenging to find the next hole. You have to be able to hit straight or you will lose balls. All-in-all me and my golf buddy enjoy this course. As my buddy said many times, it's like Mr Toads wild ride at Disneyland. If I could putt I would have done well.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 11/10/2017:
Thanks for your 4-star review of our golf course. We appreciate your feedback on our golf course and we hope to see you back again very soon.
Played On
Reviews 68
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

State of "flux"

This course has always been a challenging track; with little "asthetics". But now with the closing of 5 and 6 is not as challenging and with the current renovations is downright ugly. There are wet spots where there should be none and additional trenches around the current drainage and tons of debris stacked up everywhere. The greens that were punched over a month ago are still not up to their usual excellence, but are for the most part playable. I still plan to play the course and hope for the best.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 11/10/2017:
Thanks minus7 for your review of our golf course. We appreciate your feedback on our golf course and we apologize for the conditions as we work to improve the facility We hope to see you back again once all the new changes have settled in.
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

5th hole is blocked off

The 5th hole is blocked off so you have to turn around after the 4 and past the 4th and 3rd tee boxes. The guy on third tee hit a ball towards us. Your suppose to wait for the golfers coming back from the dead end 4th hole before you hit. FYI there was no mention of the 4th hole dead end when booked or got to the pro shop. I assume this will be ongoing for months since there regrading the 5th hole canyon.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Response from on 11/06/2017:
Thanks 12susie1 for your review of our golf course. We apologize for the blocked off hole. This is something we are working hard on and we hope you will come back and see us again with all the new changes in place.
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun course

I’m really glad I played with someone who had played here, I’ve would’ve been lost. It’s a fun course and you get rewarded with good shots ( hit ‘em straight) it was a slow round but Saturday morning I expected that, I’d play here again

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Response from on 10/25/2017:
Thank you Santuckee for your 4-star review and feedback of our golf course. Please let us know if you ever need anything and come back and see us again very soon!
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 10/20/2017:
Thanks for the great 5-star review of our golf club. We appreciate you taking the time and we hope to see you back again very soon!
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 10/16/2017:
Thanks for your fantastic 5-star review and feedback of Shorecliffs Golf Course. We hope you will let us know if you ever need anything and come back again very soon!
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Not worth the drive

I was very disappointment with the condition of golf course they should let people know that some holes we're under renovation and the Fairway condition was very very poor... I thought I had a good deal, ( but naaa..) I'm coming from Santa Ana California and it was not worth the drive it is not worth more than $20 with cart

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 153
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Response from on 10/16/2017:
Thanks for your review of our golf course. We hope you will let us know if you ever need anything and come back again.
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Response from on 10/03/2017:
Thanks butchapostle for your review. Please let us know how we can be less confusing for you and come back and see us again very soon!
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