Shorecliffs Golf Club
About
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 jballer on 03/29/2026
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Photo submitted by mYBJn3Cml609j1pAv12A on 03/26/2026
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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
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
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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
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
Ok place
Only place that had a tee time. 5 some of women in front of us and they spent 25 minutes on first hole (NO JOKE). Was able to just pass them on the second hole. Pace was ok after that. Course condition was ok. Was rushed to the first tee even though I still had 10 minutes before my tee time and there was the 5some of ladies still in the fairway. Over all experience was just ok. If I had no where else to play I may think of playing there again but not until then!
Shorecliffs
Greens in great shape, great drinks, very friendly staff.
ShoreCliffs
Well the course is very tight in some places and the two drainage holes are being redone so they have two temporary greens set up but I like the challenge and love the cool breeze that blows in from the ocean. This was Richard Nixon's favorite golf course.
The greens are in very nice shape in light of the heavy play this course gets.
Be patient and think about each shot as you will find out that this course rewards the tactical golfer.
Very reasonable green fees.
Terrible Experience
We were stuck behind a five some consisting of several children and a slow foursome in front of them. We were told to stick to our scheduled time. Our cart barely ran (I could have walked faster) and, even though I asked for a replacement cart, and was told I would get one, they never brought one out to us. The greens were in terrible shape and looked like they had never been maintained. Some of them didn't even have the proper markers. Even though it hadn't rained, some of the fairways were very wet (to the point of almost getting the cart stuck), mushy, and smelled of septic. It was such a poor experience, that we never finished. Was not worth the money and I'd never go back!
No good
I won't recommend this Course to anyone.
Pretty bad condition. It is very hard to find next holes.
Course going thru changes
Greens good, fairways ok. Golf carts are way too slow. Will not being going back until they finish changes and they do something about the carts.
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The only way I would consider returning to the course is if I received a refund of the $70 that I wasted.