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3.8
785 Reviews (785)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
33
1 Stars
38
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.9
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.9
82.3%
Recommend this course
665 out of 785 reviews
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4.0
22 Reviews (22)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.9
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.3
95.5%
Recommend this course
21 out of 22 reviews
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3.6
78 Reviews (78)
5 Stars
23
4 Stars
26
3 Stars
17
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
10
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.6
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.1
79.5%
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62 out of 78 reviews
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Holes 18
Type Public
Style Executive
Par 59
Length 3120 yards
Slope 87
Rating 57.2
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Birch Hills Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1974
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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3.8
785 Reviews (785)
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Reviews 4
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Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Awesome Par 3 Course!

Great for beginner to novice golfers. I come here when I want to tighten up my short game. Course conditions are great, recently renovated. Overall great course! I would definitely recommend friends and family to play here.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The old course is shorter but happy it's back!

Great course for a quick round for your short game. Included was a $15 replay which included a cart and a drink. No club house yet.

Welcome back Birch!

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great Value and Great for working on your Short Game

They have totally revamped this curse so it's work still in progress. They don't have their Club House/Pro Shop built so that's just a tad bit of a inconvenience but they still make it work as best they can.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice Beginner Course

Enjoyed the length of the course. Good for my beginning talents. 13 par 3 holes. Will play again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun little course

Took my girlfriend to play her second round of her life. This is a great course for beginners since the course isnt very long and most of the holes are short par 3s. I found it great for working on my short game with most holes within 100 yards or so. For a public course on the weekend, I found the pace of play wasn't too bad. We finished our round just shy of four hours. One of the only gripes we had, was there wasn't a drink cart person on duty, so make sure to stock up on your drinks before you tee off!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Working the short game

Fun little course. A heads up about temporary greens would have been nice.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens

The tee boxes hard couldn't put a tee in them. The greens were in bad shape. 3 temp greens.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Not forthcoming !

Terrible condition , four temporary greens in first ten holes. Was not advised before playing! Some other greens in bad shape. Need a hammer to push tees into ground on tee box. Should have been told about temp greens before paying! Don't waste your time, very depressing!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

i used to enjoy playing here

this is the second layout change that im aware of. last time it was fine. they should have made this a nine hole course instead of a bunch of short par 3s

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Fun round

My 6-year-old son and I had fun playing this course. Liked the layout. Nice greens and tee boxes. The rest was a little poor but maybe just because of the time of year. Staff was very friendly. Nice carts. Got a good deal on golfnow.com. Clubhouse is just a trailer and only snacks available. Nice driving range. There were a lot of people on the course. Would have liked to play a little faster. Will return again when in the area.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice Executive Course Redesign

The greens are quick and sometimes tricky. Wish the was a Marshall on the last few holes to possibly speed up play.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Too much mud and Slow play

The greens were the best part, except for the green that is made out of the fairway. They put a hole in the fairway and called it a green with a white line circle. The bunkers were hard dirt and all over the place, The pace was great until we came up to a 5-some with kids. It took one hour to play 3 holes. I won't play this again. for $10 more dollars you can play a full course with medium pace golfers and well kept sand traps.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 01/18/2016

Matthew,

First, thank you for coming out to Birch Hills and we do apologize about your recent experience. We certainly strive to provide a fun and efficient playing experience.

We are currently in the process of constructing a new green on #9 and the new green should be open in the very near future. The bunkers are tended to on a daily basis and the crew has done a great job edging them. That said, we are currently checking various sand depths to ensure consistent playability. Pace of play is always a top priority at Birch Hills and though we will allow fivesomes during slower periods of the day, we encourage them to allow faster players to play through or pick up their ball in order to keep pace. It’s a fantastic golf course for the kids but that means it’s a great place for them to learn the rules and etiquette as well.

We sincerely appreciate your input as it is valuable information in helping us continue to make improvements at Birch Hills. We are confident we will meet player expectations moving forward. We hope to see you again very soon.

Thank you,

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Carts

Not enough carts and way to slow of play let to many people out at one time

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

wheres the marshall?

had a bad day at this course due to lack of knowledge of the players in fron t of us. paid for 18 but left after 9 due to back up of players. wont be back to this mess of a golf facility.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Not Worth the $20!!! Avoid This Course!!!

I had a tee time on a Wednesday little after 11am. It took 4.5 hours to finish this executive course. They booked way too many groups and there was no marshal to enforce slow play. This type of pair three course should not take any longer than 2.5 hours.

As for the course its self what a mess. The tee boxes where so hard I couldn't put a tee in the ground without break it. Finally I just started to hit off the ground. The greens were super hard and super fast.

When you see the price of $20 you will think sweet great deal, but it's not. Spend a few more bucks and play at a real course that doesn't over book and you can actually put tees in the ground.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun coarse

This was a fun executive coarse. The greens were punched but it was still great practice for the short game. I like the layouts off most of the green, especially on holes 12 through 18.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Ground was way to hard

First time paying here since the renovation. The ground really needs to soften up for such a short course. The tee boxes, fairways, and greens were extremelyyy firm! Almost too short now due to the land restrictions from the added real estate. The only clubs I hit the whole day were a 53 wedge, p wedge, 5 and 6 iron and driver. Feels good to drive the green on 17 and 18 though! Risky shot, but reachable for longer hitters at 268 and 290 from the back tees. This course will be great when it softens...btw they are still renovating details of the club so probably will be better in winter.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

First Executive Course in the OC

I graduated from CSUF 15 years ago. My first OC course ever was Birch Hills. The memories of this course were a bit choppy. I played it once and really liked it. However, given the passage of time, I only remembered the shopping centers to the south of the course. I didn't remember a fairway, a tee box, or a green. I just new the place existed and it had been closed for renovation for some time. Well, I played Birch a few days ago and it was a delight. It is an executive course. There is no desputing this fact. I liked the design. I enjoyed my round. It is exceptionally kept. My son loved the course. Enough said.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

great for beginners.. "I boggied 5 times" and "pared oonce"

not very challenging .. great for an executive course and working on your short game.

Brand new so very well kept up, have new carts as well.

all around a fun "little, Quick Course"..

the Back 9 is a lot nicer.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Refurbished birch hills shines

I was curious to see what was done to the executive course over the last year, it's a far more interesting track now, even though it still has a large number of short par 3s. None of them are the same and none are pushovers, especially with new, firm greens. Still a short game challenge, but I think the price increase is bit excessive.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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