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3.6
2452 Reviews (2452)
5 Stars
569
4 Stars
990
3 Stars
472
2 Stars
213
1 Stars
208
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.7
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
3.7
Pace
2.8
Amenities
3.6
69.9%
Recommend this course
1824 out of 2452 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.5
80 Reviews (80)
5 Stars
23
4 Stars
24
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
10
Conditions
4.1
Value
3.7
Layout
4.1
Pace
2.6
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
3.6
66.2%
Recommend this course
53 out of 80 reviews
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Avg Rating
3.6
228 Reviews (228)
5 Stars
73
4 Stars
68
3 Stars
47
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
28
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.7
Layout
4.0
Pace
2.7
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
3.7
71.1%
Recommend this course
162 out of 228 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
2452 Reviews (2452)

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 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Previously Played

Don't have the time

I love playing Los Lagos but this last round was it for me

I know that it's usually a 5 hr round but yesterday

I played the longest round I've ever played 6.5 hrs and yes I stuck it out !! But it was absolutely painful and unnecessary

Stop over booking the course it's greedy and unfair to your golfers !! And get your Tee times back on schedule starting 25 minutes past tee times is just crap

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Unbelievably Slow

Teed off on Lagos at 12:30. By 2:30 we had two holes completed. No less than 6 groups stacked up on #2. Instead of finding the slow groups and speeding them up, Marshals instead drive and pick up trash. After 4 1/2 hrs I had to quit in 12 when there were still 4 groups stacked up. Absolutely ridiculous. I will never play an afternoon round there again. Not worth the 6 1/2 hours of my time.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Poor customer service at checkin

The guy who works the check-in window on Thursday mornings is one of the rudest/unfriendliest people that I and my other 3 companions have encountered at any golf course. He won't check you in until everyone in your group is standing at the window. So, if you arrive early (30 minutes) and want to practice on the driving range before your round, you have to go into the clubhouse, pay for the balls, go practice, and then come back later to check in. Instead of being able to check in, pay for your round and the bucket of balls and not have to come back. That's bad enough, but his demeanor and tone are rude. He obviously didn't pay attention in the "Best practices for customer service" class. This Club has 2 courses and is almost always busy, so maybe they don't really care. The good news is that everyone else there is very friendly and helpful. Too bad that one bad apple can spoil your day, before it even gets started.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

1st time

Starter guy is not nice,pace of play is very slow there's 3 flights stack at the tee mound.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
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
Played On
Reviews 9
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
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
Verified Purchaser
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
Verified Purchaser
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 4
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 26
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 17
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.
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