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3.4
1641 Reviews (1641)
5 Stars
392
4 Stars
663
3 Stars
360
2 Stars
129
1 Stars
97
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.4
Layout
3.4
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.4
63.1%
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1236 out of 1641 reviews
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3.1
12 Reviews (12)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
3
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3
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2
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2
Conditions
2.7
Value
2.9
Layout
3.1
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
3.8
41.7%
Recommend this course
5 out of 12 reviews
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3.4
72 Reviews (72)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
26
3 Stars
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2 Stars
8
1 Stars
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Conditions
3.2
Value
3.4
Layout
3.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.0
61.1%
Recommend this course
44 out of 72 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 71
Length 6391 yards
Slope 121
Rating 69.7

Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa offers 27 holes of championship golf. Divided into three nines: North, South, and West, the courses are played in three different 18-hole combinations. The South/West Course enjoys the snow-capped Mount Jacinto as a backdrop. Thousands of palm trees cover the rolling terrain and there are six lakes that come into play throughout all three courses. There are also strategically placed bunkers along the greens. The West nine's third hole is possibly the golf course's toughest. It's lengthy at 645 yards and it presents a challenging third-shot approach to an elevated, double-tiered green. The layout offers a few challenging holes but it is still quite player-friendly. In addition to the scenery and playability, another attractive quality is that a round can be played in less than four hours.

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Course Details

Year Built 1977
Fairways Rye Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ted Robinson, Sr. (1977)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirts are required. (mock turtlenecks are acceptable). Bermuda length shorts. Tank Tops. T-Shirts, Cut-Off shorts, Swimwear, Denim Pants/Shorts are inappropriate dress

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Catering, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Spa, Locker Rooms

Available Sports

Tennis
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3.4
1641 Reviews (1641)

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

2/3 of course closed for repairs

Didn’t see any mention of course damage. Pretty steep price to play 9 holes, and even the 9 holes that are open are under repair

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Think twice

There are 3, 9 hole courses. We could play only one and weren’t told that at the time of booking on teeoff.com. So if we wanted to play the 18 we paid for, the same course had to be played twice. The course we played was basically from one side of a spillway to the other. It certainly wasn’t worth the money. Teeoff.com should credit us some money but it’s a chore trying to get hold of them. Think twice, maybe booking from the course is worth the extra money.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 40
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
1.0
First Time Playing

Terrible

The course was in terrible shape. Paid for 18 but when I arrived I was told that only 9 holes were open and if I wanted to play 18 I’d have to play the front 9 twice. When I tee’d off, they neglected to tell me that hole #1 had been modified from a par 5 to a par 3. Basically they have 8 holes open and are charging you for 18. Don’t waste your money. I’m going to be asking golf now for a refund since I prepaid.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Flood damage

I didn’t notice in the fine print when I booked it that there are only 15 holes playable. 3 or more additional holes are either shortened or ground under repair. I played this course last year before the damage and loved it, so I was pretty disappointed. I think even with the reduced rate, it’s not real good value. Staff were fantastic as usual, and most amenities appeared to be available.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

15 holes

The holes that were open (only15) were ok ,3 of the 15 were bad . I’ll try it again when the 3rd nine opens in early January.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

First 3 Holes Closed .

First 3 holes were closed because of previous flooding .This was not mentioned on the Golf Now page.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Buyer Beware

It is a typical resort style course with wide fairways and forgiving greens. The course was hurt by the storms last winter, so they are only playing 14.5 holes. It hurts when the first hole, a nice looking par 5, has been reduced to a meh par 3. You get a wide range of good greens, medium greens, and poor greens. I still enjoyed it, but it is not for serious golfers.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course no fully open

Booked on Golfnow. Found one tee time that had a decent rate. When we got there found out only 15 holes were open. The 1st hole was shortened from a par 5 to a par 3. Half the holes were in bad shape. Greens weren’t developed and the grass not cut along the fairway. Spent a lot of time looking for balls.

Pace of play was good because it wasn’t busy and the staff was friendly in an embarrassed way.

Price should be reduced by 50% for this kind of condition.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 16
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Difficult Situation

Due to the damage from the tropical storm they are only playing 15 holes. We were allowed to go out and replay 3 holes to make the full 18 so that was good. FYI That option is not always available. Should be playing full 18 when 3rd 9 reseeding is complete.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Only 9 holes open

We were very disappointed to find out when we got there that only nine holes were open. There was no mention of this when I booked through GolfNow and you took my money. The pro shop was very apologetic but said there was nothing he could do for us because we paid through GolfNow.

I would have booked elsewhere had I known.

This is the second time I have sent you this review, this time I would like some type of response.

I will be very hesitant in using GolfNow again.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

3 Holes Short of 18

The staff was nice, the holes we played were fine, the pace was okay, but GolfNow failed to mention that only 15 holes were playable. We didn't find that out until we checked in and we had prepaid so there was no getting our money back. Two thumbs down on GolfNow.

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