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3.6
2471 Reviews (2471)
5 Stars
579
4 Stars
995
3 Stars
474
2 Stars
215
1 Stars
208
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.7
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
3.7
Pace
2.8
Amenities
3.6
70.5%
Recommend this course
1840 out of 2471 reviews
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Avg Rating
3.6
95 Reviews (95)
5 Stars
32
4 Stars
27
3 Stars
16
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
10
Conditions
4.1
Value
3.8
Layout
4.1
Pace
2.7
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
3.8
69.5%
Recommend this course
66 out of 95 reviews
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3.7
232 Reviews (232)
5 Stars
79
4 Stars
67
3 Stars
44
2 Stars
14
1 Stars
28
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.7
Layout
4.0
Pace
2.8
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
3.7
71.1%
Recommend this course
165 out of 232 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 - $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
2471 Reviews (2471)

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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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace of play terrible

Fivesomes should not be allowed on the course on the weekends. They are way too slow and slow down play. We started at 12:30pm and left the course at 5pm only on hole 14.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 117
1.0
Verified Purchaser

Tee off time was 1:15pm at LosLagos After 25 minutes waiting we were able to first tee off.

We finished 9 holes at 5:15 pm.

Too much slow.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 6
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 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

So so

I love this course but the greens had recently been aerated so putting was pretty hilarious. I didn’t notice anything mentioning this and feel green fees should have been discounted a little for this.

But overall it was a good round. I love the two courses here.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Craig L

Overall I was happy. The greens were punched 1 week prior, but in decent condition. Fairways had several bare spots.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 102
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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Previously Played

Desperately slow round, 5.5 hours.

Five and a half hours for a round is way too slow. People need to learn to hit a ball before attempting this course.

The Marshal said 5 1/2 hours is not unusual here. Oh dear!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

9:20 tee time and didn’t tee off til 10

Not sure how this happens but it ruins the experience for everyone. We have all been in a round at 5+ hours and it’s a brutal experience. Letting groups of 5 out with no carts is unforgivable. Not having marshals driving around and telling folks to keep up with pace of play is a big miss. We walked off after the 8th hole. It took 2.5 hrs to play 8 holes; from 10am - 12:30. Waiting on every tee box. Really disappointing that they oversell this course and jam as many people in as possible. Cam’t imagine what the afternoon backup is.

The course is in pretty good shape and the greens were great, so bummed it took so long.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Cost effective but very slow

Pretty good course conditions but still too many players on the course. With a pre-twilight tee time, 3 hrs to finish the front 9.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace is terrible! 5 1/2 hours for a round of golf.

The pace is terrible! Tee time at 12::30p, finished around 6pm. Fee is $47 walking, cart additional $26 each person. That’s a lot for a cart charge! Total $73 for this course is not worth the money !

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 102
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Terrible. 5.5 hour rounds are unacceptable.

3 hours for the first 9 holes, overall 5.5 hours for 18 holes - is totally un-acceptable.

The slowest course ever - 5.5 hours for a round - over-packed with slow players. Even the Marshall said this was not unusual, as we left.

If you want to play golf - instead of always standing around in a queue of 2-4 playing groups waiting to play the next hole - choose a different course.

For me? - - never again at Costa Mesa CC, Los Lagos. Disgraceful.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Never playing here again

Every round is so slow. Played on a Friday morning and it took forever. It makes golf not fun. Greens were awful. Tee boxes were awful. Never playing another round here.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 102
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

First time, but will be back soon

Nice, weather nice condition, Nice staff. Nice Design, not hard but not easy just about right.

If there is something bad, a little over watered in few holes(1 or 2), no view(which for the public course, is normal) Am I asking too much?

Overall a very good public course with 36 holes in nice weather area and good price.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 117
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Pace is very slow

we started at 2:18pm and finished at 5:40pm with front 9 holes.

waited for each hole. Satisfied to play through hole no 13 until sunset time 6:45pm.

I got an irritating experience of just our front team; 4 each player hit their ball at the same position every time even putting which is selected as a best location. Further more those guys had too much drinking ,nosing and laughing.

That’s another reason to take a more time than normal playing.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Better than expected!

First of all, great value… Layoutt is both fun and challenging. Condition of greens (People fix your ball marks!) and the course in general were very good. I did see some negative reviews regarding pace of play and all I can say is that 4 hours and 50 minutes on Friday afternoon is not terrible and we definitely had people in front of us, and in front of them and in front of them, etc.

And like I said… Best of all a great value and I will definitely play again next time I’m here

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great Local Hidden Gem

We love our local course Los Lagos. Plenty of room to stretch out your arms and mash drives with lots of Par 5s. The course layout is awesome and the conditions were excellent. Great value per round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

too slow

love the layout, well kept fairways, tee boxes, bunkers, slightly bumpy greens(blame the careless players).

played los lagos on 9/13 Friday started at around 2:30pm played last 3 holes in the dark. wait on every shot and starting on hole 3 already 3 groups waiting on tee. called the starter for marshal assistance and the guy comes to reassure that it is perfectly normal on a friday afternoon. i wished he would proceed to go forward to check for gaps and slow play but he was confidently assuring us that pace of play will get better after the 7th hole. over 6 hours wasted on a great course but terrible place of play due to lazy marshals.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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