San Juan Hills Golf Club

Looks and feel like a private course but at a public course price.

I had made reservations on the golfnow site - lucky I printed them out and took it with me because the pro shop said it wasn't in their system.

You can usually get out on short notice. The layout is walkable, but I'm not sure if walking is allowed. Par 71 with 5 par threes. I'll come back again and again.

Greens were aerated when we played. Course is decent. I will not pay full price to play this course.

The green were aerated when we played . Its a decent course. I will not pay the full price when playing this course.

Its a decent course for twilight rates, I would not pay full price to play here when there are nicer courses in the area with similar rates.

I thought the course was beautiful. I love the chance to play a long course. I have played the twice now. Since my game has improved greatly since my first appearance, I was able to appreciate the course dynamics much more. I intend to play here often!

This Course's fairway is well maintained and green condition is good.

Not a bad course. Greens had been punched recently, so putting was questionable, but should be reasonably fast when back to normal. Course is not long from the tips, but has some quirky holes that demand tight shots; I used 3 wood off the tee on most par 4s. Fairways could use some maintenance. Both 9 and 18 are par 3s. Prevailing winds make finishing holes a challenge. Pace of play wasn't too bad (a little over 4.5 hrs mid-day Saturday), and the rates are relatively inexpensive by So Cal standards (Orange Co.). Club house has bar and restaurant that's been nicely updated in the last few years. For the money, not sure you could do much better for close-in Orange Co.

Friday afternoon tee tine...beautiful day...so expected slow play and it was...greens just punched but manageable...all things considered look forward to doing it again

At 14th hole, 2 guys left in my group and the marshall holds me down to play 2 groups behind, which is unreal. I lost my game and just waiting each hole all the way to 14th hole because of the groups are beginners. Bad course management!! and the way they respond to my complaint was bad as well. I wouldn't recomend to anyone who wants to play this course.

I had played this course about 10yrs ago and recently played with my son and although the greens had been recently punched, the layout with the mature old trees made for a good shot making day. I would recommend this course to my friends especially once the greens come back from being aerated.

I've played this course since 1986, and I know it well. It's usually a great track for making you feel good. It's not tough (except a few holes), the staff is great and the restaurant rocks, but good heavens the greens looked like peg boards. Yeah, I know they were aerated, but haven't you heard of micro punches? If you can putt, don't bother until the greens come back in a couple weeks. The rest of the course was a gem.

Course in bad shape. Very slow on the back 9.
Fairways were not good.

Great course played in just under 4 hours. Greens were in great shape.

The starter informed us my youngest son could have played for just $7 but because we booked online he could not change the fee @ $25 per player ( a great price for adults). It was a family day. I brought my 2 boys, 13 & 16 and my brother.

Greens were in good condition and fast. Very few locations on the fairways were not in good condition. This is my preferred local track.

Played San Juan Hills for the first time yesterday and I was impressed. I was impressed by the interesting and challenging layout, the friendly and welcoming staff and the live band that was playing at the 18th hole. This place has it together. The views are beautiful, and the greens are in very good condition.

This course is basically a muni style layout. Relatively short par 4's even from the blues with rather challenging par 3's. The holes in general are boring except for #16 and I believe 17 which both have water. There is also a nice downhill par five dogleg left which is a fun hole. However, most of the par 4's are unimaginative, flat, straight as an arrow. There are a number of elevated greens which makes for a challenge. The best part BY FAR are the greens. Superbly kept up, absolutely true and very few ball marks. I'd put the green up with any high end course I've played although they tend to play rather straight. Sand in bunkers is brown, but pretty fluffy and very fair to come out of. The fairways are just horrible. I sympathize with the greenskeepers as I'm sure the course gets a lot of play and the dirt doesn't seem to be the best. I also felt the $70 was pretty high and expected more for the money off golfnow.com. I play far better courses in San Jose for less money. The folks there were very nice, cart girl was great, and all in all, we had a good time. I'd give it a 5/10.

There's plenty of trouble if you don't hit straight especially holes 6, 10, 13 & 17. The par 5's aren't long but well guarded with traps in front of the greens. With hard greens it's difficult to stop the ball with a fairway wood or long iron.