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3.6
2500 Reviews (2500)
5 Stars
589
4 Stars
1004
3 Stars
482
2 Stars
215
1 Stars
210
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.7
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
3.7
Pace
2.8
Amenities
3.6
70.8%
Recommend this course
1865 out of 2500 reviews
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3.7
114 Reviews (114)
5 Stars
41
4 Stars
31
3 Stars
24
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
10
Conditions
4.2
Value
3.9
Layout
4.2
Pace
2.9
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
3.8
76.3%
Recommend this course
87 out of 114 reviews
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3.6
185 Reviews (185)
5 Stars
59
4 Stars
55
3 Stars
35
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
24
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.7
Layout
4.1
Pace
2.7
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
3.6
71.4%
Recommend this course
132 out of 185 reviews
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Course Highlights
This Orange County course delivers a fun and challenging layout with consistently well-maintained fairways and greens that impress regular players. Strong value for money makes it one of the better affordable options in the area.

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Holes 18
Type Municipal/Public
Par 72
Length 6567 yards
Slope 126
Rating 71.2
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Los Lagos - Costa Mesa Country Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1967
Fairways Kikuyu Grass
Greens Kikuyu Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect William F. Bell (1967) Ron Fream (1992)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $30 - $36
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Comfortable clothing; no strict dress code but no tank tops allowed.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.6
2500 Reviews (2500)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 18
Watching the Game 9
Brunch 6
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 27
Undulating Greens 23
Water Hazards 20
This course/club is great for:
Locals 27
Walkers 26
Beginners 19
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 30
Near the Airport 19
Worth the Drive 8

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Played On
Reviews 305
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 117
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Green aeration

Didn’t notice the green punched when I booked the tee time.

April fools day four sum played it was a strong wind and the temperature was down.

The weather to play golf was not good .

Thought that it would be needed at least two more weeks to recover the normal green conditions. That’s why

we were able to finish 18 holes in 4 and half hours not more than 5 hours.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great game

Greens great.

Fairways great

Started early so pace was fine.

Traps have 1" of soft sand:(

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Previously Played

Take your money elsewhere.

Tee time started 20 minutes late. Bad news when you’re backed up on the 1st box. From there we proceeded to wait 10-20 minutes at every hole. 7 hour round.

Course looked great and played fair.

Please, do not go. They will take your $80 and space you out every 5 minutes. Incredibly greedy course.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Ripe conditions

Man!!! This course is so often in great condition. Greens roll so true and the right amount of hold on approach shots. Staff did a great job checking everyone in and getting groups out as timely as they could. Practice facilities are top notch too! The local pro: Jae Whang is full of great info and communicates so well!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 117
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

DONT GOLF HERE.. unless you like 6 hour rounds

Played 12 holes in 4 hours then had to call it quits. They stack tee times like no other, expect 2-3 groups on each hole. Dudes in pro shop seem to hate their jobs, they take your money and thats it. Starter barely looked up. All the marshall did was ask groups to tee off into the group in front on par 3s which i just dont think works at this course. He said “its not my fault” after we asked about slow play. overbooking certainly caused slow play. Only chill worker out here was cart girl.

The real bummer is that the course is in good shape and has a fun layout. otherwise, the whole experience is pretty whack

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Response from on 03/26/2025:
Thank you for letting us know about this disappointing experience. We take all comments seriously and will work with our team to make things right. We value your feedback and hope to earn your trust in the future.
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

good to be back

had hand surgery, just got out to play again had a great time. teed up with 3 nice guys also out to have fun playing golf on a beautiful day!

great to play again... fun course, short but challenging.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Sean = Shambles

When your standard response to being backed up at the number 1 tee box is “what, you haven’t played here before,” you know the bar has been set low.

Sean(pro shop)is probably by far the worst human that could ever work in the best sport in the world.

They’re notorious for trying to stack their tee sheet and not giving another thought to anyone’s experience. Golf is in a weird place right now. The supply is far inferior to the demand, and it shows at Costa Mesa.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 305
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Wednesday 1:15 tee time

Mesa Linda - Costa Mesa, 18 hole course. Plays great for the beginner and experienced golfer. It is the smaller of the 2 courses at Costa Mesa golf course, there is a continuous play without stopping at the turn of the 9th whole. There is a snack shack and a snack cart available on this side. Greens were in good shape, rolled fast but true.

My biggest concern with a 1:15 PM tee time is pace of play, without Marshall's on Mesa Linda, groups will play slow without even knowing it. 1:15 to 5:50 is a bit ridiculous, but for the golf now plus membership price it's worth it if you don't have to work later that evening.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

They stacked teetimes like crazy

I’ve been playing Costa Mesa golf courses Los Lagos and Mesa Verde since I was in high school And now I’m 43. I know that their course is pretty busy but I’ve never seen it like it was on Presidents’ Day. Our tee time was at 10:15 and we got there at 9:30 to hit balls/ check in and no one told us anything about that they were backed up.So when I go to the first T box with out 4 foursome at 1 hole at Los Lagos there was five other groups waiting to tee off( Two groups in front of us were fivesomes Not to mention) . I talked to the Marshall and he said we were the seventh group up and it was 10:05 am. With our tee time being at 10:15. Am. They were running 35 minutes behind with no real reasonof why. How could this be unless they were fitting people/groups in between golfers who had actual tee times. I won’t ever go back to play there again for a long time if ever… took 6 hours plus from when we arrived until we left the golf course. I hope, GOLFNOW , would check in on this and then Decide to take them off their list of golf courses they represent. Thank you.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

paid 4 cart, didn't get a cart.

You should give me some credit, I did for a cart. Didn't get a cart due to weather. It's cheaper to walk the course than it would have been to get cart included. Smh. Golf now doesn't care about their customers.

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