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 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
We'll maintained greens
Course staff is excellent and friendly. There are busy days and casual tee times and knowing that makes the play more enjoyable. Course is difficult and course knowledge is required
very poor
Poor management slowest play I've ever seen. Quit after 5 holes in an hour and forty five minutes going back to club house there w as a three sum that the group behind them was complaining that they had been looking for there ball for 10 minuets then came on a two sum that was hitting two balls each. It's no wonder they had such slow play. Fairways were like a cow pasture and hard y o find any grass on the tee's.
Bring your straight game
Nice course , narrow fairways. greens were in great shape . Small greens and fast
Thank you for the review. We look forward to your next visit!
good deal for the money
Average golf course,but the greens were great. Greens rolled smooth and true.
Thank you very much for your valuable feedback. We look forward to your next visit!
Good round.
Started off great, without having to wait. After a couple of holes, it backed up. The greens were in good shape but thought they were very small. Staff's friendly and knowledgeable about the course. It took awhile to do the round but overall, fun day. I love the ocean breeze I felt, being so close to it
Fun and tough
Great course fun narrow but all around a great course
Decent Course/ BAD Attitudes
This was my 2nd time playing here. 1st time was great because we were the second group to tee off and had no issues. This time was completely different. We tee'd off at 9 and it was clear until hole 3 then we waited at every single shot, the last 15 holes every tee box had 2 groups waiting.
On hole 9 we ran into a group of mouthy punks who were yapping and yelling while the group in front of us were tee'ing off. They were quickly educated.
On hole 10 the Marshall cruised on by and we (8 golfers/ 2 groups) asked him to address the pace of play and all we got was a sigh and he threw his arms up in the air to indicate he didn't care.
All in all it was a 5 and a half hour round of golf. The regulars rule that course and could care less about pace of play. Nice course, course use a freshening up but it's hard to make money when you don't have repeat customers, minus the dude's in flip flops and t-shirts!
Driveway fun
Came. Saw. Played. Don't have to go back.
Leave yor driver in the bag 6 club course.
Fun. In a self deprecating way.
Two words for the game played. Therapy.
Great staff
Staff was very friendly. I was a single and got paired up with three other singles. And it was a great pair up. The guy in the pro shop was really cool and friendly. This is a great course with a great deal.
You've heard of ShoreCliffs..
.Well, its my local course, I play many of the courses in OC, and chuckle when people ask if "I've played Shorecliffs"... Course is in okay shape, greens are real good, tee boxes are good... It is a fun and interesting layout. I am always surprised by how much I enjoy the course. Played from the Blues - usually play the Whites... Only makes a difference really on 12...
I will be back and back again. Though a little scrappy, it is a real golf course, with real challenges and nice rewards.
narrow
Beautiful course, but very narrow. If you don't bring your straight game (and I didn't) you're in for a frustrating day. Perfect weather and conditions.
Good Greens!
Nice neighborhood course. The fairways need over seeding but overall good course for the money.
Challenging Overall.
Greens are in good condition and fast and the fairways layout are challenging and unforgiving if you don't pay attention to your swing.
Bottom line. Not a challenging golf course.
Frank
Service
The guy behind the golf desk was a jerk. Everyone else was really nice and helpful. But when you start you round with a jerk it takes the fun out of it.
Fun day of golf with my son
Conditions were good, and the course played well. I will be back again to play this course. Interesting layout makes for a challenge each time I play this course.
Very unique layout
This is a pretty course surrounded by beautiful homes.You don't have to hit it far, but very straight,
extremely straight! Nice greens, cheep price, 3 1/2 hr. round. What's not to like.
Excellent greens
I've played this course many times. There has been a lot of work put into the course and it shows. You can't beat the price to play near the ocean where the weather is perfect almost all the time! The greens are in very good shape.
We enjoyed a lot.
This course need a lot of challenges in playing and I love challenges in golf course. I'll play here often.
Very tough course
Course had a lot of very tight fairways and was definitely a challenge. It was backed up so pace of play was slow but not too bad. Food was good but service was horrible. I ordered the breakfast burrito and a burger. I waited about 15 minutes and got the burrito, but no burger. So then I had to wait for him to make that. Not to mention he was rude about everything. I finally got my burger, opened it and notice their was no bacon (which I paid for) I said forget about it I have to go we are already late for our tee time thanks to you.
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