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4.0
1338 Reviews (1338)
5 Stars
392
4 Stars
572
3 Stars
203
2 Stars
89
1 Stars
82
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.1
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.6
87.9%
Recommend this course
1095 out of 1338 reviews
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4.1
44 Reviews (44)
5 Stars
21
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.1
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.3
86.4%
Recommend this course
38 out of 44 reviews
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4.0
112 Reviews (112)
5 Stars
43
4 Stars
43
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
7
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.1
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.3
87.5%
Recommend this course
98 out of 112 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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Reviews

4.0
1338 Reviews (1338)

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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Reviews 50
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Mid week

Like course but some area`s of greens needed some work.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/15/2022

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting The Golf Club at Rancho California, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/15/2022

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star!

Played On
Reviews 25
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
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Commented on 04/15/2022

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 8
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course Has Seen Better Days

It's tough to blame the course for its condition given how little water SoCal has, but this course used to be fantastic. It still has one of the better practice facilities in the valley, but the course itself has gone from being a borderline 5 star experience to a soft 3.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Needs Love!

The Golf Club at Rancho California aka SCGA is a great layout it just needs some love!! Too many brown and patchy spots on the course, this was a great trek 10 years ago and the layout is still great!

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

I like it!

Can walk or ride, but if you walk, you will get a A A moderate workout.

Lots of variety; not a cookie-cutter deal.

Stiff from the tips, and you'll need to know where to aim from back there. Perspective from the whites should be straight forward.

Greens were very nice; with moderate undulations If you can putt, you'll have a chance to make quite a few.

Overall, a pleasant experience

Counter help was courteous.

Lots of hills, but no label of 'billygoat applies!

A foursome. We finished in 4:05.

I'll certainly play here again.

Overall recommendation "A"

Both nines are good. We found the back nine to be a bit more challenging.

Weather was excellent; it's SoCal, you know!

Played with a twosome we didn't know, but by the time we were done, we were 'old' friends.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Give and Take

The course fairways were fantastic. The greens were fast, which is nice for my taste. However, it was an incredibly tough read. The gentlemen working the pro shop was great. It was said that we had to return the carts by 4:30. Around 4:15, the Marshall told us we had to immediately return, and only said that to my group. After we told him that we could finish the hole in less than 10 minutes, and he rolled his eyes at us and mumbled something under his breath.

If you’re going to play here, make sure to get an early tee time. We could only finish 16 holes in 4 hours.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 0-4
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 Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

fun

Fun layout. okay fairways. crab grass around some of the greens.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 54
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once 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 Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
First Time Playing

Nice course, horrible pace of play

Reserved a time for 10:15 through the company website. Showed up to play at our tee time and our reservation was nonexistent and taken by another party. No apology and no explanation, but we were told that they would have a 12:20 time that we could play. The 4 of us booked the 12:20. As we got in our carts to hit the first tee, the Marshall came running out to tell us someone had taken our tee time again, and now we had to hit after them. Then he informed us to have our carts back by 4:30. Tee time was 12:20 we didn’t hit our first ball until 1:00 because of the backup at the first tee. Then the entire time we golfed the Marshall’s drove around telling everyone in front to speed up. We were completely stacked at tees sometimes 2 parties waiting at a time. What a joke. Never again

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Course on the downturn

Played this course numerous times over many years, there was a time was in great shape about a year back, not the case now. May have new ownership is my only guess.

Greens on the first 6 holes completely torn up, bumpy, and diseased. After those first 6 holes they only improve slightly going from horrible to just not good. Might be two to three decent greens on the course now.

Fairways have zero to very little grass and in disrepair. Grounds crew were especially annoying.for this 630 a.m. tee time as well.

Will not be back until the course is taken care of as the setup is great. Hope that occurs sooner than later. Green fees should be around $30 max.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing
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