Shorecliffs Golf Club

I know they are trying, but tye course has a long way to go.

Tee Boxes and greens need some TLC. Course is overly wet in spots. Decent layout and great clubhouse.

With limited public courses in the So. Orange County area, I tried Shorecliff again (played often in '23 and early '24) to see what changes/improvement were made since last time.

Positives: Greens were very nice though slow which was fine - they were consistent. Cart attendants and general support staff were great -- nice bunch of young men.

Negatives: No Starter -- so lot's of "two's" vs. ensure foursomes were starting at #1 (the two we were paired with didn't show up until we were hitting our 2nd shot, though we ended up pairing up after a few holes). Marshal? Nope...and thus pace of play was horrible - everywhere. By the time we made the turn, there was a two group back up in front of us. We tried to play the front nine again as suggested by a pro shop rep., but after a couple of holes, ran into the same issue -- slow play with no one managing groups that were not keeping a good pace. Carts were scarce since many are no working/in repair (cart attendant mentioned that many breakdown). Lastly, tee boxes were horrible, as were many areas in most fairways.

Tried to get a snack and a beer afterward to check out the nice clubhouse, but was told it was closed (4pm) for a Halloween party. Really? SMH....

This course was for years played by san clemente locals due to value of 25$ plus a hot and a drink. New manager came in demolished the driving range and built a new club house to cater to apartment's that were built on old driving range. The club house was built to cater to tenants of apartments whi they hoped would play course. The green fees were raised to $100 after renovations to course that really did not help. When course failed to attract patrons green fees were initially lowered to 80/95$ and still less then 50% capacity. As of today rates are $45:ish and still at less then 20% capacity. Bottom line all the money and planning failed to draw golfers. When most courses are at or near capacity shorecliffs is still the ditch.🤔

I’ve played here a couple times before the riser the price and it was worth it then. Now, you might as well pay the extra $30 and play talega. The fairways were pretty bad on the front 9, the back 9 they were a little better. The greens were probably the best part as the just punched them a few weeks back. Overall, this was the only place we could find a tee time. We played, but honestly for how much their charging it’s not worth it for this course.

Every tee box patchy and sandy, greens were hammered, 60 bucks at best such an unreal gouge fest… constantly disappointed by shorecliffs

Overpriced.

nice carts, dead tee box grass issues

The starter are great. I would recommend not putting 2 2somes out medley to each other but rather combining them. Pace of play was brutally slow.

The course used to cost $50 to play; now it’s $110. When it was $50, the course conditions were better. They increased the costs to offset the removal of the driving range to build apartments. Additionally, they allow TikTok influencers to play in groups of five, sharing clubs and hitting multiple balls off each tee for YouTube footage, which slows down what should be a four-hour round. Furthermore, the fairways resemble the Mojave Desert—I’m surprised it’s not listed as BLM land. If you prefer to play golf on grass rather than the Grand Canyon, don’t go here.

Course conditions put my game to the test, loved it. Can take advantage of your strengths but can punish you on your weaknesses, loved it. Would definitely play again and brings friends, loved it.

No honest person who plays this course rates it above a 3… they’re either on heavy amounts of drugs or they’re workers of the golf course. The course is still ridiculously priced.

Let me put it into context for people who have never played or don’t play often.

They’re charging 48$ for 9 holes.

I used to get out at Shorecliffs 2021-2022 for 38$ for 18 on a weekend!!!!!!!

Figure it out cliffs you’re not a good course you’re a dog track that has wide open tee sheets because locals know. Figure it out and lower your prices 40-50% and your tee sheet will be full.

Nice views and in good condition, good pace of play , finished in 4 1/2 hours with 4 people on Saturday morning . Nice amenities, only reason it’s 4 stars not 5 is because there was a lot of muddy areas and some tee boxes were in bad shape