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3.6
2408 Reviews (2408)
5 Stars
555
4 Stars
979
3 Stars
460
2 Stars
208
1 Stars
206
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.7
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
3.7
Pace
2.8
Amenities
3.6
70.5%
Recommend this course
1792 out of 2408 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.4
52 Reviews (52)
5 Stars
16
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
11
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.6
Layout
4.0
Pace
2.5
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
3.6
59.6%
Recommend this course
31 out of 52 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.7
220 Reviews (220)
5 Stars
74
4 Stars
68
3 Stars
41
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
28
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.8
Layout
4.0
Pace
2.9
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
3.8
71.8%
Recommend this course
158 out of 220 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Municipal/Public
Par 70
Length 5400 yards
Slope 118
Rating 66.7
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Mesa Linda - 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
2408 Reviews (2408)
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Played On
Reviews 67
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

SLOWWWWWW

If you enjoy 6 hour rounds go play Costa Mesa, they dont marshall the speed of play, most people playing the course dont know what ready golf is.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
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 Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Best value in OC

One of the best kept greens , weather always a great 70 and sunset over the water pond is amazing, well ran and was good tine .. Monday thru Friday no delays most times great experience good distance in between holes ..

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 02/27/2026:
We’re so glad you had a great experience! Thank you for the support — we’ll be ready to welcome you back for another great round.
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Previously Played

Resident for 30 Years - Gets Worse Every Year

I’ve been a resident of Costa Mesa for 30 years and having been playing Lagos and Mesa Libra since that time. I only play occasionally because it’s 10 minutes from my house.

This course gets worse every single year. Overbooked, lengthy waits, and poor surfaces.

If you want to turn a golf round into a 7 hours disaster then this course if for you.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Response from on 02/23/2026:
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We’re sorry to hear your experience didn’t meet expectations. Your feedback matters, and we’re actively working to improve.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Never coming back

Always overbooked.

Took over 3 hours to hit 9 holes.

At one point, there were 4-5 foursomes waiting at a tee box

Each shot hit resulted in waiting.

Tee box, wait…fairway, wait…layup wait.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 02/20/2026:
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We’re sorry to hear your experience didn’t meet expectations. Your feedback matters, and we’re actively working to improve.
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Banner day of golf

Light bookings made for early start FAST round.

18 holes 3:45 hrs :)

Fairways great

Greens great

Tees great

Fabulous day!!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 02/18/2026:
We truly appreciate the five-star rating! It’s great to hear you enjoyed your visit — we’ll keep working hard to make every experience just as memorable.
Played On
Reviews 9
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 Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course for the value

For a $29 weekday rate, this course is a steal for the course quality. Pace of play was good for a heavily trafficked course - had a 1230 tee time and finished before 430. Course is not long, but don't be fooled - greens are challenging with bunker placements and undulating greens. Course is in good overall shape. Only thing you have to watch is for errant balls, as the track is wide open with no protection, so players will hit onto other holes. Two practice greens and tons of range bays for warm up. This is an excellent value course I will definitely play again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is very slow play

This course should not allow 5 people to play.

It took us 5 hours and couldn't finished last 3 holes .

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bring a book

If you love slow play this is your course. 3 hours to complete the front 9. First time I've ever walked off a golf course before finishing.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Response from on 02/06/2026:
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We’re sorry to hear your experience didn’t meet expectations. Your feedback matters, and we’re actively working to improve.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course conditions

Overall course was in great shape. Sand traps conditions and sand was poor. Additional bench’s on tee boxes would be great while waiting to tee off

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

Speed of play

5 hour round, nice course but they need to keep on top

Of the speed of play. Rangers need to be more involved and tell

Folks as they check in to play ready golf. I see people filling out scorecards by the green and not the next tee. People need to get to their ball and be ready to hit. People don't need to be low handicap to play at a good pace.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Watergate

I walked this course yesterday on a fairly hot day. At the turn my buddy and I asked the lady in the snack bar to refill our water bottles. She handed me an 8 ounce cup half filled with water and said that's the most she can give me. If we wanted more water we have to pay for more cups. There's no water fountains at the turn either. This was absolutely disgusting for a municipal course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great conditions.

My sister and brother visiting from Canada and I had a great golf day on this course. Challenging enough and a lot of fun.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 01/30/2026:
We’re so glad you had a great experience! Thank you for the support — we’ll be ready to welcome you back for another great round.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great value nice course

Only gripe is they let 5somes play. Starter was 20 mins behind and my tee time was before 7am. Besides that grass is great big wide tee boxes nice greens and playable bunkers.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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