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3.8
1409 Reviews (1409)
5 Stars
290
4 Stars
620
3 Stars
280
2 Stars
113
1 Stars
106
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.1
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.5
79.7%
Recommend this course
1088 out of 1409 reviews
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3.8
57 Reviews (57)
5 Stars
19
4 Stars
21
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.1
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.3
80.7%
Recommend this course
46 out of 57 reviews
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3.8
114 Reviews (114)
5 Stars
33
4 Stars
47
3 Stars
19
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
9
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.1
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.4
78.9%
Recommend this course
90 out of 114 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 6190 yards
Slope 120
Rating 68.4

Situated within the Santa Ana Riverbed, River View Golf Course is conveniently located just minutes from Disneyland, Anaheim, and Long Beach. The course's design intertwines with the river, providing challenging hazards on several holes. The narrow layout also features elevated greens that rarely offer a flat lie and are fiercely guarded by sand. Accuracy is a necessity throughout this golf course. Although it offers a fair amount of challenges, there is also ample room off the tees that makes the course more accessible for beginners. River View G.C. is also popular for its practice facilities, which include a driving range with targets and the county's largest putting course. While the other facilities may be modest, River View offers an affordable game that is one of Orange County's best values.

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Course Details

Year Built 1970
Fairways Bermuda
Greens Bent/Poa
Golf Season Year round
Architect David Pfaff

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes. Single rider carts are available for an additional charge. No carry on coolers or alcohol
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Single Allowed Yes
Walking Allowed Yes
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3.8
1409 Reviews (1409)
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Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Terrible pro shop attendant who needs a career change...

The pro shop guy tonight around just before 5 pm (Nov 6) was so non helpful to just call me a cab as I asked so nicely and it put him off and he let it be known a couple times. He said he called one too after his frustrations he showed but he never did as it never came and I had to turn my cell on from airplane mode. I told him I wanted to leave it off and he did not seem to get it or care. I am cdn to try this course for my first time as found off Golf Now and was just trying to save some money from roaming costs. I had to have it on extra as the airline lost my luggage!

So after the total non help and about 45 mins of wasted time waiting outside, I paid another 16 dollars to use my phone in the end and to call a cab myself! This is a FIRST ever at any course ever. I was going to comment on the greens being nice and with some insight though on terrible unseeded tee boxes and lots of litter here and there but the end result made it easy for me to not recommend, would you?

Club rentals too were quite high for the quality received and so over used! Should be just 20 bucks max!

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

fun course but...

fun course, very casual, friendly, nice putting green & a driving range but tee off areas need attention. some like 18 are very bad.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

18 tee box

They must overhaul tee box on 18. It’s somehow gotten worse and they need to rope it off and fix that entire nightmare

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Worst course ive ever played

If the round cost less than $40 its not worth anything. Horrible greens smothered with sand. Fairways not much better than cart path. Pace is terrible.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

great day for golf

finally cooler, course is in good shape except for some tee off areas need alot of work.

good pace of play, friendly casual golf!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 142
3.0
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Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 21
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Worth the challenge

Pace of play was a problem, but a fun course that tests your ability to drive straight.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Lousy course!

Don’t bother with this course even though the rates will seduce you. An old SoCal golf course with not much going for it tucked into the neighborhood with no room or money for improvements. A truly local course for the weekend hackers. It’s where Grandpa and his buddies have the weekday morning tee times and sit around afterwards over a beer or two and talk old times. Imagine a Hollywood Starlet from the 70’s & 80’s whose best days are long gone which pretty much sums up this course. Not worth it.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great bang for your buck

Depending on your tee time, the pace can get super slow. Be especially wary of Fridays / weekends

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Overall, the course was an excellent condition. I really had fun, great value for the money. I’ll definitely play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 142
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 142
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Greens, Horrible Tees, Confusing Layout

Greens are on slow side but in excellent condition. Tees need to be temporarily shut down on several holes and redone. Several are virtually unplayable. The riverbed makes it confusing whether it’s a hazard or not. Not defined with red stakes or paint. Feels odd getting the local “free drop” from hitting a bad drive. 9 hole is absolutely the worst hole in OC. Tee is unplayable and the tree overhangs make good shots go in the lake. Blow it up and start over on that one or at a minimum lop off a branch or two to make it fair.

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