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3.7
1426 Reviews (1426)
5 Stars
291
4 Stars
626
3 Stars
286
2 Stars
114
1 Stars
109
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.0
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.5
78.3%
Recommend this course
1099 out of 1426 reviews
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3.3
35 Reviews (35)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.7
Layout
3.4
Pace
3.1
Amenities
2.9
StaffFriendliness
3.7
68.6%
Recommend this course
24 out of 35 reviews
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3.7
96 Reviews (96)
5 Stars
25
4 Stars
38
3 Stars
18
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
10
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.0
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.2
76.0%
Recommend this course
73 out of 96 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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3.7
1426 Reviews (1426)
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Reviews 45
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Consistently good to play

Fairways mostly excellent but short cut.

Roughs not too long. Some places with heavy grass.

Greens all in excellent shape. Some players not fixing ball marks must mostly good.

Tee's were rough on 4 holes.

Quite challenging course but can be forgiving.

OB is definately lost ball....

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good Pace; Somewhat Challenging

This day, the pace of play was pretty good. The conditions of the course were good. The greens were in good condition. The weather was nice; a little on the warmer side. I had a good round. No major problems or complaints.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 148
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 2
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3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great bang for the buck

If it wasn't the slow pace, I would have finished the course. We teed off at 9am and that was earlier than the 915 we booked. The groups ahead of us clogged from the second hole and ended up having 3 groups in every course. The fairway was in good shape. Most courses are narrow and are close to each other. Watch for balls flying in every direction. One of the great bang for the buck courses, though.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Reviews 2
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Plays Once a week
3.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Home away from home

Don’t build that park and keep it an 18teen hole course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

What a great surprise!

Never played here prior. Thought it would be a lousy public course. NOT

played Monday which is a light day.

Played early so never pushed nor did we catch those ahead. This is challenging as they make the course fit around the river. Straight drivers are rewarded but there's forgivess in many fairways due to slopes. Some holes REQUIR layup unless you consistently drive 240.

Not a walking course for us old guys due to up and downs.

Tee's mostly great.

Greens were ALL great. But consistantly slow. I guess I'm a slow learner. Next round I'll be ready.

Practice greens are professioal!

Driving range good also.

What a great day. See you next week guys!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

GREAT GOLF DAY!

I think the heat made the fairways a little hard...I felt that the greens were excellent even though my friends and I felt the greens robbed of us some BIRDS! I recommend this course to anyone, and remember: It has 8x elevated greens, 2x narrow fairways, a water obstacle, 2x shots over the riverbed, and problematic trees! ;)

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Cart fees

1. You should disclose they charge $10 extra if you are a single player. I am a single player paid the extra $10

2. Your message is showing that I had 2 players. I'm a single player.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Test your game

If you want a real test of your game play here

No room for any poor shots are punished severely on every and all hole except 1 . This course in my opinion one of the hardest courses I have ever played. Conditions are good greens a little slow but nice.

Be ready bring your A game or you will get smoked !

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

GREAT GOLF DAY!

I always recommend this course: Eight elevated greens (4th, 5th, 7th, 12th, 13th, 15th, 16th, and 17th), 2x across-the river holes (14th and 18th), and two narrow fairways (3rd and 6th). The fairways are decent, and RV has made the 4th much more playable with the addition of fairway below the hill along the riverbed. The course is definitely a good deal, and in very good condition.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great Course

Always have a great time playing this tough course

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bogey R Us

One of the toughest courses, I play on.

Twist and turns along with the river in the middle, I do enjoy playing there

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Thank You Marshall

Love the price, great staff, good food, interesting course, have played several times. I get to play golf once a week in SoCal, and rarely, if ever, do you find a real marshal concerned with pace of play. Thank you, Marshall, for intervening on behalf of the golfers today. The group in front of us should NOT be playing on this course. Most golfers support new golfers since we were all new at some point. But if you are relatively new this is NOT the course for you. Many greens are significantly higher than the fairway. That’s unusual and makes for many difficult and challenging shots but meant for high handicaps.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
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