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3.6
2366 Reviews (2366)
5 Stars
543
4 Stars
965
3 Stars
456
2 Stars
205
1 Stars
197
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.6
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
3.7
Pace
2.8
Amenities
3.6
69.7%
Recommend this course
1767 out of 2366 reviews
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3.8
168 Reviews (168)
5 Stars
60
4 Stars
49
3 Stars
36
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
17
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.8
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.0
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
3.8
74.4%
Recommend this course
125 out of 168 reviews
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3.6
270 Reviews (270)
5 Stars
88
4 Stars
84
3 Stars
47
2 Stars
15
1 Stars
36
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.7
Layout
3.9
Pace
2.9
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
3.8
71.5%
Recommend this course
193 out of 270 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 - $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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Reviews

3.6
2366 Reviews (2366)
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Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Pace of play

Pace of play was really slow; course needs to have Marshalls watch and speed up the slow groups that hold up the pace of play.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
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3.0
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Previously Played

Terrible pace of play

Course in good condition. Greens vary nice. Pace of play was miserable 5 1/2 hours.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 305
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 305
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Costa Mesa

I play here a lot because of the 2 different courses allow for different playing experiences. It is simply over booked. Most of the staff is friendly. I have had a few starters and Marshall’s I absolutely love and others who don’t represent the course well. The same statement goes towards the pro shop. I have had 6.5 hour rounds out here. I have left early multiple times due to bad pace of play. Nobody should go here expecting to have good pace of play. It’s 10 minutes per tee box MOST days and has been worse. If they could figure out pace of play it would be the best bargain in Southern California. Fairways aren’t elite but good enough and the greens are better than almost any other public course around.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Slowest day ever

I love this course, it is one of my favorites. However, on this day, the marshall let a group of 5 men go ahead of our two-some. He told us not to worry that they would play fast. Famous, last, words. They were very slow, bad shots and insisted from playing from the back tees. 5 hours later and we still were not able to finish as it had become dark. How does the course management let this happen and then complain about pace of play??? That's 5 hours and $120 I'll never get back.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Early start makes for fast play

Greens good

Tees fair to good

Fairways very good

Completed 18 3.5 hrs!!!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Rude Marshal at Hole 1 Teebox

From check-in, the marshal was not friendly saying that 30 minutes delayed. When starting tee-shots, he unreasonably added a player to make fivesome into one-group foursome. When we complained, he spoke very aggressively and shook his finger provokingly. After we spoke with a starter at the clubhouse, it turn out the marshal miscommunicated with the starter. Even though it was his faulty miscommunication, he did not say sorry at all and kept saying rudely. Our golf rounding was totally ruined by such a buzz kill.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 08/18/2025:
Sorry to hear about your experience. We’re looking into what went wrong and will be addressing it with our team. Thank you for helping us grow through your feedback.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow play, unfriendly staff

$30 on GolfNow and another $34 to ride in a cart when you arrive? Staff is unfriendly and they overbook so waited on 15 of the 18 holes. Couple holes waited 30 min

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Response from on 08/18/2025:
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We’re sorry to hear your experience wasn’t what it should have been. Your feedback is important, and we’re working to make things better.
Played On
Reviews 70
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

6.5 hours of golf round -worst experience in my lofe

Management of players,

Pace of play was very poor

Marshall passed by like three times but did nothing about it as Marshall had no idea what was going on

Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Response from on 08/11/2025:
Sorry to hear about your experience. We’re looking into what went wrong and will be addressing it with our team. Thank you for helping us grow through your feedback.
Played On
Reviews 70
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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