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4.0
1338 Reviews (1338)
5 Stars
392
4 Stars
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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
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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
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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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Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Good Shape

The greens were fast and nice. Fairways were ok. Always fun to play. Good value for your money

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Don’t waste your time

This place is poorly run, in bad shape (though I will say the greens are ok) and criminally overpriced.

Temecula Creek Inn, CrossCreek, Hemet Golf Club, Seven Hills and Summerly are all much better, especially when you factor in the price. It’s a shame too, because Rancho Cal has a great layout. They just can’t be bothered to run it properly.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 09/29/2020

To the Rancho Cal employee who responded to my review:

I sent a long and detailed message regarding my issues to your online submission form. I also gave two weeks for a response with zero response before I downgraded a 4 star yelp review to a single star.

Please review that information to see my concerns.

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Commented on 09/29/2020

Hello, thanks for the review. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single star feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing The Golf Club at Rancho California.

Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

5 hour round

They had a Friday Skins event in the am. I had a 1:23 tee time. They had a 5-some that teed off on one in front of us. 3 hours to play the front 9. 2 and a half to play the back.

Sand traps are filled with rocks....not small pebbles of sand, fist sized rocks.

The service in the restaurant was friendly, but super slow.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/29/2020

Hi, Jim. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the delay of play during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game. We will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing The Golf Club at Rancho California. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun course

My dad and I really enjoy playing this course. Lots of fun challenging holes.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Tough but Super Fun Layout for $

I have played this course many times in the past...yet it had always been mid-week & very early. My new job is a 9-5 which means higher rates & more crowds on all courses. This specific location the course was built upon, begins on top of a big hill/mountain, which then weaves you through a never ending up down golf game that makes each holes scenic & unique. The course does a phenomenal job of spacing out tee times and groups, for example, enabled our foursome to keep a pace just under 4 hours, never having to wait mid hole/on tee box for slower groups ahead. Icing on the cake...under $50.00 @ 11:00 a.m.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Walked
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

It’s my first time playing the scores we have our booking time 1115 we get it there early and we start playing at 11:55 and I don’t know was a deal about a waiting half an hour for each home which is played two holes with left and they’re not even wants to reimburse her money and I’m not even totally agree with that we don’t finish the course which is played two holes and it was too much you know the way they have the administration It’s pretty bad I don’t like to post reviews but this course requires for the people want to go and play have one good course don’t go through that course course

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 09/14/2020

Hello, thank you for reviewing the course. We apologize for the delay of play during your round. Please know that this is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. With an uncharacteristically full day, we work hard to accommodate everyone who visits our course and allow our guest the chance to complete their rounds. With that in mind, we are working to best control pace and allow everyone to finish in a reasonable amount of time. We will continue to look for ways to improve. Thank you for playing The Golf Club at Rancho California. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 09/14/2020

Hello. Thank you for taking the time to review the course. Please tell us more. The way you have provided your feedback does not offer us any room to grow or change. We encourage you to update your review to fit a more constructive form so we can use your experience to make changes. Thanks for playing The Golf Club at Rancho California.

Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good design, bad conditions

Fan of RTJ courses and I enjoyed the elevation changes and. I got the feeling this was a course that had run into financial difficulties and was sold to a low budget owner/operator. On a few holes the heads were off by 100 yards, they said a number were switched or replaced. Greens were in decent shape, but everything else was pretty rough, shot 72 it was a fun layout overall.. Range was dirt and dead grass, oh and dont try to play any extra holes they treat you like you robbed a bank, great customer service guys.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/10/2020

Hello and thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars. We have projects underway to recover the course conditions. We hope you'll bear with us through this transition and give us another try in the near future. Thanks for choosing The Golf Club at Rancho California.

Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 09/21/2020

Hello and thank you for taking the time to review the course. Please tell us more. The way you have provided your feedback does not offer us any room to grow or change. We would like to encourage you to update your review to fit a more constructive form so we can use your experience to make changes. Thanks for playing The Golf Club at Rancho California.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Fun

This course used to kick my butt every time I played, but yesterday I finally got revenge.

If you want a good challenging course, this is one for you. Be sure to watch out on hole #2. It’s a Par 3 with a false front that doesn’t have a care in the world if your balls rolls all the way back down into the fairway or even worse, the shrubs below...

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Dirt track

I used to love playing this course. I haven't played it in a few years. Its in bad shape, however the greens where excellent. Many areas no grass, hard dirt. Or areas were the grass is growing wild. Maybe this is why its a little cheaper than comparable courses in the area. Still a great track, just needs some better maintainance and water!

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/31/2020

Hi, Dave. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting The Golf Club at Rancho California. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 34
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Play speed

We started 12:00, 20min delayed from tee time

Play speed was poor due to many slow players

Except it, overall are acceptable

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Nice layout

Came away impressed. Got a great GN hot deal which included a single cart. Much appreciated as I'm trying to properly social distance as I'm a care giver for a aging parent. Played after a tournament and the course was improved over the last time (11/19) I played hear. Greens in very good shape. The fairways are in decent shape considering it being late summer and dried out some. Always liked the layout and will be back soon.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Fun Track

This course is in average to above average shape, I would have given it four stars but the bunker conditions are very inconstant. With that said most courses have the same issue, there are some dry spots but this time of year and with the heat we've been having that's not surprising. I thought the restaurant area closed a little early, but overall and enjoyable day of golf.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/26/2020

Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting The Golf Club at Rancho California. We hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/24/2020

Thank you for reviewing us. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing The Golf Club at Rancho California, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 53
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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