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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6327 yards
Slope 128
Rating 70.1

Tucked away in the hills of San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Golf Course is situated midway between Los Angeles and San Diego. Its location is conveniently close to Legoland, Disneyland, the San Diego Zoo, and miles of sandy beaches. The championship golf course underwent a major renovation of its fairways and greens, making them some of the best in south Orange County. The layout consists of a diverse array of holes that range in length from short to long and some are hilly while others are flatter. Being a public golf course and having a versatile layout, San Juan G.C. is a popular place for tournaments and events. At either end of the course there are practice facilities as well. On the west side you'll find a putting green and sand bunker as well as a chipping area, and on the other end you'll find a grass driving range.

Course Details

Year Built 1967
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities
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2.3
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Reviews 2
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4.0
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Excellent weather
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San Juan Hills Golf

San Juan Hills is a very nice course, I golf here about once a month. The only down side was they had just punched the greens, so putting was a little off

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Plays Once a week
1.0
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Scam

Would be nice if you would notify us if they only have 9 holes open and that they r pluging the greens

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Love this place

Probably my favorite course right now. Really tough greens, separates the men from the boys.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Well worth the money

A course that is played heavily but good value. Staff and food are really good with great outdoor patio, etc.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Very fast greens

Overall good experience.
LIke the fact that they don't have you tee off on first hole to the group ahead of you tee off.
We did have a very slow group ahead of us and the marshall did talk to them twice and made them pick up.
Wish more courses had the guts to do this.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

STAY AWAY AT ALL COSTS!

I have played San Juan Hills several times, on several occasions so it is not without saying it was not a fluke that this happened to me. I live close by, the course is challenging in the respect that it is a new track, lots of water and trouble. Like the layout. The problem which is and has always been, their inability to stop the tee times and stop over filling the course beyond capacity.

they let off foursomes mix matched, t-shirts with real golfers every 8 minutes. they are ALWAYS behind on tee times. Avoid this course at all costs, I don't care how good the deal looks, the pace of play and the inability to just book normal t-times and keep playing moving is their downfall.

I will not play this course again unless it is in a tournament play.

AVOID SJH at all costs.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

This course is nice-but so slow

Many holes on the course are under repair? The greens are in good shape. My main complaint is that I had to wait 10-15 per hole to tee off on the front 9. I had an 8:40 tee time and things were so slow. I will never play this course on a weekend ever again!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Course still needs a lot of repair

Returned after a week, fairways still have barren and bare spots, especially on the front nine. Greens are in good condition and were extremely fast on the front nine. slower on the back.
Staff is one of the friendliest in the County.
Pace of play is always slow. Lots of elderly and distracted golfers

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Start early

Start time was 25 min after tee time due to course being backed up (tee time was 12:56). Based on the gps in the cart we were exactly 1 hour behind the pace of play by the 11th hole (3 hours into the round).
Fun course with friendly staff, but start early to finish.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

SJGC

Course is in great condition, the greens are superfast

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slowwwwwwwwwww

If I had one major criticism it is that they overbook and don't space out their tee times enough. The course is always in good shape but I've never finished a round in under 5 hours. This last visit was terrible and I ended up waiting about five minutes in between every shot. Hard to stay loose and in rhythm with that much waiting around. Speed it up!!!!!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bad start

The was my first time playing this course in many years. The starter got everything screwed up, really nice gentleman however lost control of the tee box and it was mass confusion. As far as the course goes its a fun track, not very long, in the kind of shape you would think it would be for a $29 special. Needs some help in the fairways, greens in good shape just difficult to read? Pretty quick and playing a few times with local knowledge would certainly help! Pace of play was 4:45 minutes, good thing my group was really fun and good. On conversation.

I typically play Tijeras creek, Monarch beach. Strawberry farms or Oak creek, this course is not at that level however when you want a fun cheap date his will work. :)

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good greens

Nice weather, good greens, good food, nice enough staff.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

3 hr 15 min front nine!

Slowest play ever! Course is fun, too many bunched up groups. Over 5 1/2 hours to get around. Only reason faster on back was that several groups in front of us gave up and quit due to slow play, we got to tee on a par 5 on back that had 3 groups in front of us waiting!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Way to long

We started at 1:00 pm they tell you stay up with the group in front of you and you do and you can't go any where just there and wait. The group behind us was nowhere in site so we slowed down what a drag we lost two guys on the turn got to no: 13 par5 pared it and that was it 4:30pm we left.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Quick greens and a great day

Once I mastered the greens on the back nine, I walked away a very happy man. Lovely course and a few of the holes mid-way through the back nine were truly spectacular. Highly recommend.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Brutally Slow

The course is an interesting and scenic layout. The greens were lightning fast with lots of undulation, very challenging to the flat stick. The pace of play was BRUTAL! Tee'd off Sunday at 1pm and only got 14 holes in due to darkness. I love golf but golf courses need to figure this problem out. It is really hard to have a relaxing round when the pace of play is that slow. I will not play there on a weekend again, not worth the risk of a 5 hour round for 14 holes!

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

San Juan Hills Play

Crowded and slow play. Could not complete 18 holes because of sunset.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good challenging course

First 10 holes go uphill the next few come fownhill . Chalennging and a beautiful course. A few holes are wasy to play. Course is always busy in the afternoon and it has good views.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Inexpensive mediocre course

Decent conditions, except the greens were pretty beaten up and every hole had a county course mound around them from players feet, it took over 5 hours to finish because there was no danger to speed up the pace of play

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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