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4.0
1332 Reviews (1332)
5 Stars
388
4 Stars
571
3 Stars
203
2 Stars
89
1 Stars
81
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.1
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.6
87.9%
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1090 out of 1332 reviews
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4.1
38 Reviews (38)
5 Stars
17
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
3
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1
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.1
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.2
86.8%
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33 out of 38 reviews
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4.0
114 Reviews (114)
5 Stars
44
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
4
1 Stars
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Conditions
4.1
Value
4.1
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.2
88.6%
Recommend this course
101 out of 114 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout consistently earns high marks, with well-maintained fairways, true-rolling greens, and a challenging design that keeps rounds engaging. Friendly staff and affordable green fees make this a strong value for local golfers.

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
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4.0
1332 Reviews (1332)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 17
19th Hole Scenic Views 11
Watching the Game 9
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 48
Elevation Changes 46
Water Hazards 38
This course/club is great for:
Locals 51
Advanced Golfers 34
Entertaining Clients 17
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 31
Worth the Drive 25
In the 'Burbs 19

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Played On
Reviews 37
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course condition.

Great place to play. excellent layout. Moderate difficulty. Great pacer of play. .

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/14/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We appreciate your kind words about our layout. Additionally, we are glad to hear that you enjoyed the pace of play. We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Soft greens, fast play

Certain patches of fairway were pretty sparse but not enough to really affect play. Greens stuck pretty well. Last played when it was SCGA more than 15 years ago and I remember then that the greens were hard af. Hardly anyone playing after 1pm. My foursome finished in just under 4 hours. Only complaint was a slow twosome in front of us. Nothing that a few early drives didn't take care of.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/15/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We appreciate your feedback. We hope you enjoyed your round with us and we look forward to welcoming you back in the future!

Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Nice course

The fairways and greens were very nice. One thing that stood out was their white sand traps around greens. The sand was fluffy which made easier to play. Most other courses the sand is hard like compressed dirt, which is hard to play. I recommend this course

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/22/2023

Thank you for your review and recommendation! We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed the fairways and greens, especially our sand traps. We take pride in providing a quality playing experience. We appreciate your feedback and hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 67
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good track

Great layout maintenance on the bunkers in progress

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/15/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We appreciate your feedback and hope to see you back again soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/13/2023

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 162
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/13/2023

Hi! We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing The Golf Club at Rancho California.

Played On
Reviews 42
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Over 5 hours, 4th off the tee

The Marshall was buddy buddy with 1st off, that tee’d off at 545, After calling in 2x in front 9 to speed them up he only came out one time and waved and didn’t say anything. We teed off just after 600 and got to #10 at 9:07. After finishing #10 we waited behind 2 groups on 11. When we finished 11, the lead group was still on tee box on 12. We jumped in front of 3 groups on 12 tee box and jumped straight to 13. Our 3 some finished at 1053. We waited and watched the lead group finish at 11:11.

If you cant finish a round under 4 hours you shouldn’t be setting up a tee time first off in the morning, Tell me I’m wrong!!! We won’t be back anytime soon!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 33
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

SGCA

The course was challenging lots of hazards throughout the course ravines, water on some holes left and right with bunkers placed in areas that make it hard to play it safe . The front and back bunkers closer to the club house have that pebble beach sand very fluffy the bunkers all in between are hard dry sand/dirt the greens were very well taken care fairways and tee boxes were in good shape . Overall had a Greta time and would go back to this course especially in the winter months where she isn't as necessary.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/14/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We appreciate your feedback and are glad to hear that overall you had a great time at our course. Thank you again for your review.

Played On
Reviews 33
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

The golf club at rancho California

Very pleased and surprised by this course it was challenging the entire round up hills , in between water , ravines before holes , some of the greens had steep drop offs . The condition of the course was solid the greens well maintained and the bunkers closest to the club house front and back 9 have that fluffy white sand you see at Pebble however there are bunkers all in-between that are like pavement stay out of those and you'll be fine. Overall had a great time on this course would recommend playing a round here to anyone.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/22/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review! We are thrilled to hear that you had an enjoyable experience on our course. We appreciate your compliments on the well-maintained greens and condition of the course. Thank you again for recommending our course!

Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/22/2023

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 97
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Nice Facility

This us a very good course with excellent greens, tees and bunkers. The faurways are playable but hit and miss regarding tyrf conditions. The range is great and there is a small restaurant/snack bar. Carts are good with no GPS. A good value gor the money! Dave in the pro shop was great as well as other staff members.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/23/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We appreciate your positive feedback on the excellent greens, tees, and bunkers. We're glad you enjoyed the range, small restaurant/snack bar, and found our carts to be good. We'll let Dave and the rest of the staff know about your kind words. Thank you again for your review.

Played On
Reviews 47
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/13/2023

Hi! 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 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent SOLO round ⛳🏌‍♂️

I was surprised to see white fluffy sand at the 1st greenside bunkers. Then saw the same white fluffy sand at the 2nd greenside bunkers. Throughout my round, i noticed the majority of the greenside bunkers have the white fluffy sand making the experience enjoyable. Unfortunately the fairway bunkers have the brown hard dirt, but i hope it's work in progress.

I was able to hit 2 balls at every hole and played best ball since the guy ahead of me was long gone and nobody was behind me. I had thoughts of practicing greenside bunkers shots since there wasn't anybody following me. I also thought about hitting 4 balls just like a regular 4some, but that'll wear me out especially with the warm weather. There was no marshall and no cart girl.

Can't wait to play there again

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 07/14/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We appreciate your feedback and hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 07/14/2023

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 97
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Very Good course at a reasonable pricr

The greens were fantastic and overall conditions very good. Carts did not gps but worked well

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/30/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We appreciate your positive feedback about our greens and overall good conditions. We hope to see you again in the near future.

Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

great day

the course especially the greens in great conditions...staff is awesome especially Terrance the starter!!!!! pace a play was just under 4 hours ..love this course!!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 07/17/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We appreciate your kind words about the course conditions and our staff, particularly Terrance. We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your experience and we look forward to welcoming you back soon.

Played On
Reviews 42
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/05/2023

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at The Golf Club at Rancho California!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Default User Avatar
Commented on 08/13/2023

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 7
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/13/2023

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 8
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 07/05/2023

Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit.

We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind.

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