Shorecliffs Golf Club

This is a muni-feeling course, but the layout suggests it was once played but some of the best golfers around. They claim Richard Nixon played here regularly. His B&W photo proudly hangs on the clubhouse wall. The tee boxes are in horrible condition and the fairways are pretty rough, but the greens are excellent. They obviously know what's most important to real golfers. Most of the bunkers are thin. The par 3's are some of the longest and toughest around. I must say the people (staff and players) are wonderful. The tunnels that take you to under streets to get to the next hole are charming, but a little scary. I'll definitely play here again. Hope they hook me up with nice players like they did this time.

The guy at the starter was rather rude but the bartender was very friendly. The whole place is pretty rough looking from the clubhouse to the greens. Everything was so overgrown and the green are in need of maintenance. The atmosphere over all was dumpy and not pleasant to look at. It was extremely cheap so I guess you get what you pay for

Wow narrow fairways and small greens. I hit great approach shots that could not hold the hard greens. Need to aerorate!!

Always a pleasure to play here and for the price it cost I would suggest it as a go to course if money is tight

Extremely narrow fairways on some holes. Lots of OB. Bring balls. Good price for O.C.

Cart ran out of "juice" on back 9. Needed assistance from partner to limp

Into stable. Pace was a tad slow Normally pretty good.

very nice course for the money. I had a real good time. The greens were very quick.

I am not going to play here again. Employees are not professional manner. They don't help player. And not try to listen player. Terrible!

This course has been through some tough times over the last few years. Just about a year ago I would NEVER consider coming here to play cause the conditions were so bad. That's not the case now. The greens are in much better shape than I've ever seen, the fairways are still extremely firm with lots of dirt patches everywhere, but that's nothing to complain about seeing as they're renovating a few holes as well as completely changing a couple holes to new par 4's and 3's.

Despite the course construction, there are only 2 things I could find that were actual negatives to playing here. 1.) my biggest complaint is the pace of play here. I understand when a course like this doesn't have a starter. But the fact that twosomes refuse to listen to the guy checking them in at the pro-shop by not pairing up with the other twosome in their tee-time, really slows down the pace of play. The last 4 times I've played here, we ended up teeing off 30 mins after our tee time because of groups refusing to play together just because they dont have a starter forcing them to match up at the first tee. We ended up playing a 3 hour FRONT NINE because of this. It took us almost a full 6 hours to complete the round. Lucky for us, the twosome who refused to group up had carts that died on them halfway through the round (karma?) and the twosome infront of them eventually paired with the twosome infront of THEM, and by the 12th hole, we were on a normal pace. I wish they would have a Marshall that actually enforced pace of play. Instead, I saw the Marshall TWICE all round, every round I've played there. What did he/she do? Either ignored us completely and passed by, or just waved as he/she passed by... Little frustrating, but you get what you get for a $20 round.

And 2.) I know the course is under repair and renovations, but the TEE BOXES need some serious work. I can't say there was a single hole on the course that had an evenly flat tee box. I was teeing off with the ball below or above my feet every shot. In addition to the tee boxes not being flat, most of them contained lumpy patches of grass and scattered dirt patches as your options to hit from.

Other than that, the course is awesome for its cost and it's only getting better each time I play. I love the challenge it brings, you can't just grip it and rip it and expect your next shot to be playable. It really requires strategic play with minimal room for error. I'm definitely going to continue to play here as renovations continue. I just hope they do something to crack down on the pace of play.

Driving accuracy will keep your ball on the fairway. Over-all fairways are green with just a few brown spots. Greens are well-kept but terrain makes it a little tricky. will definitely recommend to friends.

The course is tight with lots of trees, shrubs, and ravines. The bunkers were hard packed and abundant. The fairways were spotty with numerous open dirt patches. The greens were very nice and the highlight of the day. The pace of play was moderate; we were following a five-some and they weren't real quick. The group behind us was nice as we shared tee boxes on several occasions. All in all an average course made better by good people.

How do you not love this place? I play here about 12x a year and everytime I come here I see an improvement. The greens are in amazing shape and the fairways are getting better, by the way, who cares about the fairways on par 3's, just hit the green. I've played most of the courses in Orange County and Cliffs is 4 strokes harder then everywhere else becuase you can't grab a driver and slice it in the next fairway and expect to still play that shot. This course is very stregic so hit them straight.

Pace of play is always smooth
Best greens in OC
Can't beat the price.
Breakfast burro is a must
Staff is always respectful.

How do you not love this place? I play here about 12x a year and everytime I come here I see an improvement. The greens are in amazing shape and the fairways are getting better, by the way, who cares about the fairways on par 3's, just hit the green. I've played most of the courses in Orange County and Cliffs is 4 strokes harder then everywhere else becuase you can't grab a driver and slice it in the next fairway and expect to still play that shot. This course is very strategic, so hit them straight.

Pace of play is always smooth
Best greens in OC
Can't beat the price.
Breakfast burro is a must
Staff is always respectful.

This was probably a great course in its day; however, the fairways and tee boxes were in really rough shape.
The greens on the other hand were in very good condition. I do like the layout as there is lots of variety and some scenic views.
Unfortunately it is under maintained.

We booked late on Golf Now and got an amazing rate of $14.00 which makes it pretty hard to complain.
I would say it was great value if your expectations aren't too high.

PACE was extremely slow. Though there was a Marshall he was not doing anything to assist speed of at. When visual he was busy on his cellphone or looking for errant golf balls. Greens are great, the pace was slow...two groups in front should have been compiled...there are no benchmarks of time to maintain a good round.

After a big rain it was cart path only. Over 5 hrs to play. No marshal. No refreshment cart. Fairways in bad shape. Greens good. Too narrow for the group in front of us.

I love this place. It has a terrible odor that repels the type of golfers that make golf miserable. It's difficulty is what makes this course great. It makes a bad golfer even worse and if played more often, skills improve. I became a much better golfer because I forced myself to play here and now other courses are much easier. I also holed out from the 13th tee box at 177yds. I enjoy the difficulty for the reason of becoming a well rounded player.

Shorecliffs is a very tight, difficult course to play.
It DOES have ocean views ... #5 for example.
There are others if you look.
Back 9 is tough as nails.
Greens are awesome. Fairways were a bit rough but after all the rain ... pretty green in most spots.
Basically a ditch on one side & a hill covered with ice plant on the other ... most holes. Narrow fairways & (3) par 5''s on the back 9. Uphill par 3 is awesome. There are some renovations going on ... so there are some bare spots.
The bar is inexpensive. The rate is inexpensive. Played here for about 30 years. Those that do not appreciate this course ... cannot drive it straight. You will lose balls here.

Only part of course in good shape were the greens. Rest in need of maintenance / water (drought?). Wind was a big factor in how bad I played but course was in rough shape.

Came back because another golfer said course had improved dramatically. Especially the greens.

The greens did look amazing, especially in contrast to the brown around them. They are also very hard and don't hold when it seems they should. I also think Shorecliffs is having an issue with their mower. Many of the greens had an uneven cut as if the mower was bouncing over the green while cutting.

The remainder of the course seemed about the same as before. The fairway landing zones need to be leveled and reseeded. The tees need to be resodded.

I enjoy the layout of the course. I usually struggle to control my drives and long fairway shots. Shorecliffs definitely challenges you in that area.

The staff is alway pleasant, the snack more than adequate and the parking convenient.

And I enjoyed my time on the course, not because of the playing conditions, but because of the retired 3 some that joined me.