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4.0
1338 Reviews (1338)
5 Stars
392
4 Stars
572
3 Stars
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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
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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
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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
4.5
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 53
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 08/20/2020

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 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fairways a little froggy, but greens in good shape.

Played from the Whites which is where I needed to be. A couple of tricky holes where water extended quite a bit into the fairway so be cognizant of water weeds you see sticking up.

Except for 105 degree temp it was great to get out.

Would play, and recommend.

Cover 19 has really put a damper on my venturing out glad I did.

Was surprised the pro shop attendee didn't have on a mask.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 81
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Every time

I play this course at least twice a month and I am always pleased with everything surrounding this course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

If you enjoy elevation changes, this is tour spot.

I've played here about 10 times now, & have yet to have an unpleasant experience. The greens were very fast and well maintained, along with the Tee boxes...which can be extremely frustrating when you tee up in nothing but divots. Lots of fun holes where your elevated high and shooting down, as well as the opposite. If you play here on your day off, I'd be very surprised to hear that your experience was anything bit stellar.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

PLAY EARLY, GET SOAKED

This place still hasn't figured out how to water the course. If you play before 8:00am, you will be fighting the sprinklers all round. Tee boxes, fairways, and greens all being watered while trying to play. Wrong color flags on the greens, maintenance in the way. Clueless management. Otherwise, a good track and usually in decent shape, but not pristine by any stretch. Staff is not that friendly. Good practice area, but you never know if you need to buy tokens in the shop or at the range.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/10/2020

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 you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice

Fairways need some new seeding. Bunkers need sand replacement

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great golf course but last 4 holes always backed up

Had a good time and course was taken care of but it seems like every time i go holes 15-18 always take forever. The 4 last holes take almost 2 hours which is ridiculous but other than that its a good experience.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
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Commented on 08/04/2020

Hi, thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is extremely important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back!

Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun course

Will play again but slightly overbooked. Starter was stressed out about golfers questioning about what’s going on. Good greens fairways decent

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Worst course in like 10 years

I tried this course as cost was ok. Wanted to try a new course as well. Overgrown tee boxes, if you could really tell they were tee boxes. I could not tell that here was a fairway at all, all was weeds and crappy grass or dirt. Will never play this course again. Not worth any money to play. Even though the layout was actually ok and could have been a nice course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 08/07/2020

Hi, thank you for taking the time to review the course. We take single star feedback very serious at our course. You are welcome to comment further or 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 11
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Played too early.

We went out at 6am. there were maintenance people on every green 1 through 16. very frustrating and distracting.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/30/2020

Hello and thank you for taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass along your feedback to the staff so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting us!

Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Felt like I was scammed

50 bucks for a 1pm tee time. Ground is hard everywhere, doesn’t feel as though ground is watered . Hackersville as well, no Marshall. Drive 20 mins and play dos Lagos.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/21/2020

Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve, and we are working towards getting things up to par. Thank you for playing The Golf Club at Rancho California. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Walked

Challenging courses and great shape

it was a nice green condition and great shape. it was so hot but good played.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Hackers course

T Boxes are not flat, bumps and holes.

Fairways have been let go, they use all different types of grass even St. Augustin which is horrible to hit off of. Surrounding areas have not been kept up, bathrooms are trashed. This place is worth about $30 during season and $20 in summer. Go there to learn how to play and when you get good you won't have to go back.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 07/16/2020

Hi, Michael. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is very important to us. Please know that we are working to get everything up to par as the current condition 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, and 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 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

Don't waste your time when it is busy

I showed up before my team time and checked in with the starter and he was grumbling that we were not earlier. He put another group in our slot and he said it would be 20-25 mins until we teed off so I told him we would just go get our money back. He pushed us out in 10 minutes only to see two more groups on the first tee.

It took an hour to play 3 holes and there was no marshall in sight.

Do not waste your time on a weekend

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/21/2020

Hello and thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for your experience 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 are glad to know you consider the course one of your favorites, and 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 19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Solid course

Tee boxes, fairways and greens were in good shape, pace of play was great and the staff was friendly - overall a good experience. There were definitely some rough areas around the course if you miss your tee shot so hit em straight!

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 07/10/2020

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 94
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing

Fun round at a great course..... looking forward to going back.

First time playing this course. Course was in great shape. Pace of play on a Friday was about 4:30. Not bad for a Friday leading into a holiday weekend. There was a marshal out there too that we saw in the back 9, who stated he had asked the group a few ahead of us to pick it up, so they were at least trying for a good pace of play. Rate was reasonable. Staff was friendly. Food was good. Bathrooms on the course itself were as clean as they could probably be. Having never played this course we weren't exactly sure what to expect. We were very happy with what turned out to be a fun, well designed and maintained course. Quite a bit of elevation change and wide fairways.

The one thing that was a little unusual was that having booked a 753a tee time, we were on the first tee around 810a. Not sure why there was a 15+ minute delay. Probably not a frost delay in July. Not the end of the world and it wouldn't stop me from playing there again or recommending it to anyone to play. Just a little odd. I would definitely recommend to anyone who isn't sure about playing here or is trying to decide between here and some of the other courses in the area, to play here.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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