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3.8
1420 Reviews (1420)
5 Stars
355
4 Stars
597
3 Stars
266
2 Stars
115
1 Stars
87
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.4
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.2
76.3%
Recommend this course
1088 out of 1420 reviews
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3.3
25 Reviews (25)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
3
Conditions
2.9
Value
2.8
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.5
Amenities
2.8
StaffFriendliness
4.2
64.0%
Recommend this course
16 out of 25 reviews
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3.8
108 Reviews (108)
5 Stars
31
4 Stars
48
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
8
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.4
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.3
76.9%
Recommend this course
83 out of 108 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6951 yards
Slope 136
Rating 73.5

Talega Golf Club is one of southern California's treasures, offering a challenging Fred Couples layout that sits above the "Spanish Village by the Sea." The course winds through canyons and valleys offering scenic views of the surrounding countryside throughout. The diverse layout will test your shot-making skills and there are also several interesting risk-reward opportunities including two reachable par 4s that will please long hitters. There is an abundance of bunkers coming into play, especially along the fairways, and golfers will be faced with the occasional blind shot. The greens are extremely quick and not a single one is flat. Nearly every green has multiple tiers. Water hazards also come into play on a few holes. One of Talega's most memorable holes is the monstrous 13th. This par 5 requires a carry over not just one but two ravines.

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Course Details

Year Built 2001
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Fred Couples (2001) Brian Curley (2001) Lee E. Schmidt (2001) Tom Peck (2001)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Single Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

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3.8
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Reviews 38
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 63
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
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4.0
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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

had a fine time

Good challenging course. Greens were just aerated, but still played fair. Great spread out course. Helpful if you can place shots into specified areas of the fairway.

Bunkers appeared to need a bit of work.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Not enough value for the price

Course needs to offer more for this price. Layout is smart and designed nicely, but they're not taking care of the course and therefore the price is too high.

For the money they charge, I expect better.

Ex: no sand in bunkers. Large ground under repair sections. Uneven tee boxes.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Value

Knew the greens and other areas of the course had just undergone maintenance, however conditions not that bad.

Hope all the preparation is good groundwork for the upcoming Fall and Winter.

Love this course!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

9 holes twice

It was fine except we didn’t know until we got there that we had to play the front 9 twice. The back nine was closed. Very disappointed :(

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Layout

I love the layout. The course has everything from dog legs, water hazards etc.

Good pace of play. We were done with our round in 4hrs.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Moved well. Great Layout. Very nice staff. Traps need some work but otherwise Course is in pretty nice shape.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Good Day at Talega

Found a good pre-paid deal thru Golf Now. Got in a 3 -1/2 hour round with another single. Fairways were brown but the greens were very good.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A challenge for hackers

Most of the greens were in excellent shape and the fairways mostly good. A couple were brownded out, but that's not unusual for end of summer in southern CA. A buch of the golf carts are older and need to be retired (felt like they wouldnt always make it up the hill - though hey did). Driving range inconvenient.a good 5 to 10 mins from the first tee. Lots of sand and hills. For the most part if you dont stay in play, you will lose your ball.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Talega is pretty solid

For the price you can’t really beat this course! I could knit pick the tee boxes and collapsed sand traps, and gout dated carts; but then they would raise the green fees. I will be coming back here often.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great course no 19 hole

Good course, great price and go to neighborhood bar for FnB.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love it!

This course is one of my favorite in OC! The fairway on the second hole could use some work but other then that it is such a blast. Awesome course, great pace, and the greens were impeccable this morning. All around a blast of a day

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Conditons getting better

I've played this course numerous times and I remember when it was awesome and the past fees years it has gone to crap. Course conditions have new really bad. Mostly the fairways being brown and extremely tight lies. I'm happy to report that it appears to have gotten a little better. Fairways seemed a little fluffier. The greens (except 18) are in great shape, but the sand traps need more sand. They are just mud/dirt traps. The layout is challenging, but fun. One hole (I think 15) is a blind tee which is just stupid rediculous because you really have no idea where to hit it if you tee off from the whites in the canyon. The blues can see a pole, but that pole is misleading. The fairway can't be seen. That hole needs a redesign. I've always liked the layout, but recently hated the conditions for how much they are charging. The prices shouldn't be more than $80 on weekends and $50 during the week. If they'd invest in course maintenence, they could justify the $80-$110 they try tocharge (altho cheaper rates on Golf Now, etc). They could be on par with Tijeras Creek if they tried.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Tees and Greens in good condition. Fairways in need of water.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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