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3.6
2385 Reviews (2385)
5 Stars
548
4 Stars
973
3 Stars
458
2 Stars
206
1 Stars
200
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.7
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
3.8
Pace
2.8
Amenities
3.6
71.2%
Recommend this course
1778 out of 2385 reviews
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3.4
74 Reviews (74)
5 Stars
18
4 Stars
25
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
15
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.4
Layout
3.8
Pace
2.4
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
3.4
63.5%
Recommend this course
47 out of 74 reviews
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3.7
221 Reviews (221)
5 Stars
72
4 Stars
75
3 Stars
41
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
26
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.7
Layout
4.0
Pace
2.9
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
3.8
73.8%
Recommend this course
163 out of 221 reviews
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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 - $24 - $30
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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3.6
2385 Reviews (2385)
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Reviews 305
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 24
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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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
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
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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 5
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 24
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
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Surprise - walking only

To our shock we discovered that the course was walking only due to the previous day of rain. We found out during check in. No warning at all. And, needless to say, all their push carts were being used. We could not carry our cart bags so we tried to get a rain check but the staff wouldn’t accommodate at all!

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

When it rains It pours

Great time today for golf, we finished 18 holes in 3h40m walking it. Front 9 i had to carry my bag because we didn't have cart access. Even though I paid for cart included with golf now, I wasn't permitted to use said cart due to the rain prior. After 9 holes they had pull carts, that really helped on the back 9. Course played quick, no delays which is rare for a Friday. Love this course 4.1/5

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

6 hours no marshals sunday funday

Unfortunately the group in front of us had the slowest repetition of warm ups. They took a ridiculous amount of time before each shot, they slowed down the race of play and there were zero Marshall's to govern their pace of play.

We played as fast as we could. But after 9 hours taking 3 hours I decided to write this review. Course looked great, greens were superb. Everything was fine, we had a blast other than the group in front of us playing their first round of golf ever, they took more time than Bryson Dechambau

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 9
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Sunday Golf was a blast

Just know that there are no marshals to govern pace of play on Sundays, I saw workers and the beer cart personal but there was no way to speed up the slowest foursome in front of us. I hit into them 3x with my new driver. Course played great, fast paced greens with lots of break and different lines to choose from. Overall a great experience with your friends. Expect weekend rounds to take 5- 5.5 hours week day 4 to 4.5 hours.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

1st Timer

This was my first time playing this course and I had a good time. I was matched up with 3 other gentlemen whom also believed in ready to play. The course was in good condition even after the rains. Other than the 5 sum in front of us taking their sweet time, we were still able to finish in 4 hrs...I definitely would only play these courses early, preferably 7:45 am or earlier because it looks like they stack these courses way to much.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Too many back to back tee times booked. Slows pace of play incredibly.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Would Not Recommend

It took 3.5 hours to play 9 holes on a Wednesday afternoon! The tee time was at 12:57pm and we did not even tee off until 1:10pm….terrible course management makes this course unplayable.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 01/27/2025

Update ended up only playing 9 holes as it took 3 hours and 15 mins!!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Los Lagos

I like to play on this course but it is always slow unless you play in the early morning. Back 9 might get a little better. If you plan for 5 and half hour round, then your are fine.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
4.0
Previously Played

Tee Time Management

Really the only complaint or dissatisfaction I have is the lack of tee time management. With two courses there should really be no reason to send out groups of five, or stack tee times the way they do. To show up and be told that “we are 7 groups behind” is insane to me. I’ve never worked at a golf course before so I don’t know what goes on behind the scenes but I’ve played many and have never experienced that. To anyone coming here to play, expect a 5 hour round or more. Also, expect to tee off 30 mins after your tee time.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Walked
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens and traps were good. Fairways were average, muddy in some places

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow play

Played this course multiple times plays to slow for the yardage. Four hours and fifteen minutes for 15 holes

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