Sunset view of a green at The Golf Club at Rancho California
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4.0
1069 Reviews (1069)
5 Stars
292
4 Stars
458
3 Stars
177
2 Stars
80
1 Stars
62
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.1
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.7
86.7%
Recommend this course
861 out of 1069 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.3
68 Reviews (68)
5 Stars
30
4 Stars
34
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.4
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.3
94.1%
Recommend this course
64 out of 68 reviews
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4.3
164 Reviews (164)
5 Stars
66
4 Stars
80
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.4
92.7%
Recommend this course
152 out of 164 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7036 yards
Slope 138
Rating 74.7

Formerly known as SCGA Golf Club.

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Course Details

Year Built 1970
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fee
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

4.0
1069 Reviews (1069)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 16
19th Hole Scenic Views 11
Watching the Game 8
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 47
Elevation Changes 45
Water Hazards 37
This course/club is great for:
Locals 50
Advanced Golfers 33
Entertaining Clients 17
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 31
Worth the Drive 25
In the 'Burbs 18

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Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nov 23 Rancho

I came from rocket city, alabama. My son in law boasted about this course and it was excellent. not really busy. well laid out and i thought it was challenging.. I will play here again, great value for the money. .

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Amazing layout and in great condition (just be sure to finish well before dusk)

This course is beautiful, long, and has very fast greens. We really enjoyed playing here and had a fantastic time up until the 18th hole. The sun had not set yet, but a teenage kid in a Marshall cart came out and pulled the pin from the 18th hole while we were hitting our approach shot! I can understand moving people off when it is dark but not while there is still light on the last hole. It made for a frustrating ending to an otherwise great day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Slow Play

Pretty nice course. Fairways were decent and greens were very good. Played very slowly. Really need a Marshall to keep the pace of play moving. Took almost 5 hours to complete a round.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Best conditions ever

Fairways are lush, and greens trimmed tighter than an army recruit. Pin Placement that Tuesday was like Augusta on a sunday - very challenging. But as fun as ever.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

RTJ had vision

This course includes creative layout with risk/reward options that challenge the heart and mind. Fallen out of repair to some degree but still enough beauty to please the eye. Great greens! Receptive and offering a mix of breaking patterns to keep things interesting! Fun Day!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/02/2023

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at The Golf Club at Rancho California!

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Hidden Gem!

Very nice course with beautiful views and good greens! Great twilight rate of $49 for a quality course! Give it a try!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Sloppy soup with a side of mud

Before I get to the "course condition", I want to address the girl at the cafe/bar. I brought her the ice chest from the golf cart and she put two scoups of ice in it. Then she tells me it's $2.00. I tell he "no" so she dumps the ice into her sink and sends me back to my cart without ice. The ice she dumped melts into the sink instead of going out with us on our $240 round (foursome). The course never told "Golfnow" that they were "over-seeding" and that they were "over-watering" the course. It was super wet and soggy everywhere on the course. Not a good day of golf by any means. And definitely not worth the money. Some bunkers had white sand, but most had brown dirt/rocks in them. Tee boxes were slippery. Golf shoes were full of mud. Of course this place could have done a lot better for their patrons, but they either don't care or they are not capable of thinking things through. Hopefully next year they won't water as much, or offer a discount, or close the course for a month while the seeds grow.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 133
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

course

the course is in nice shape, the greens are spectacular, nice sand in traps

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/26/2023

We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at The Golf Club at Rancho California!

Played On
Reviews 51
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 11/02/2023

We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at The Golf Club at Rancho California!

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Pride

Designed by a one of the best architects, Maintain his standard

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 10/16/2023

We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at The Golf Club at Rancho California. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!

Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Diamond in the rough

I was visiting from out of town and found this course by sheer luck. I picked it because it was designed by Robert Trent Jones. This course was in very good shape fairways and greens were outstanding for a public course. Many of the bunkers were just redone. A few need to be redone still. That was the only drawback. I’ve played many RTJ courses around the country and this one did not disappoint. Every hole was unique in its own way. If I get back to the area, I will be sure to play this course again. The driving range needs help. It could use some seed and water. The balls I hit were a thousand years old.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/13/2023

Thanks so much for the great review. We look forward to welcoming you back to our course in the future. Thanks for choosing The Golf Club at Rancho California.

Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/11/2023

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing The Golf Club at Rancho California!

Played On
Reviews 55
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Greens healing nicely!

This time of year, all of the golf course are being aerated, it's a necessity. Rancho California punched on 10/25-26, they are almost playable again. I didn't expect them to be this good, so soon, but I'm glad the greens will be 100% sooner than later. I noticed that they filled a few more bunkers with pretty white sand, I just wish their were more golfers that cleaned up after themselves and raked them. Ball marks too!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/10/2023

Thank you for visiting us at The Golf Club at Rancho California. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Challenging but Fun Course

This course remains one of my favorites. I enjoy trying to overcome any challenges or obstacles that may have befallen me during a prior round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 10/04/2023

Thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing The Golf Club at Rancho California.

Played On
Reviews 55
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Course held up to lazy Sunday players.

Rancho California was in very good condition on the day before aeration on the 25th. My only complaint was the big globs of cut rough that caused me two lost balls. I played by myself at my own pace on an idyllic Sunday afternoon, I'll be back in three weeks, for sure!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/10/2023

Thank you for visiting us at The Golf Club at Rancho California. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

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