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3.7
1442 Reviews (1442)
5 Stars
294
4 Stars
632
3 Stars
290
2 Stars
115
1 Stars
111
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.0
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.5
77.7%
Recommend this course
1109 out of 1442 reviews
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3.3
38 Reviews (38)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.6
Layout
3.5
Pace
3.2
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
3.8
65.8%
Recommend this course
25 out of 38 reviews
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3.6
101 Reviews (101)
5 Stars
26
4 Stars
38
3 Stars
20
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
12
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.9
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.2
74.3%
Recommend this course
75 out of 101 reviews
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Course Highlights
Well-kept fairways, smooth-rolling greens, and GPS-equipped carts deliver a quality round at a price that consistently impresses golfers. The staff's welcoming and friendly approach makes every visit feel genuinely enjoyable.

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 Grass
Greens Bent/Poa Grass
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
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Orange County Golf Learning Center"
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

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Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Single Allowed Yes
Walking Allowed Yes
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Reviews

3.7
1442 Reviews (1442)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 15
19th Hole Specials 12
Amazing Food 12
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 51
Narrow Fairways 31
Bunkers 26
This course/club is great for:
Locals 49
Seniors 22
Advanced Golfers 19
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 50
Near Local Attractions 15
Near the Airport 14

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Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens in great shape

Pace 3.5 hours for 18 holes

Fairways trimmed close and balls roll well in the Fairways.

Some tees in good shape.

Cart paths still need a lot of work(:

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Amazing course

Course is kept well, amazing for the price. Will come back with a group to play here.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 158
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

great practice round

a little muddy, pace of play was okay, the staff is

VERY FRIENDLY,

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Reviews 1
1.0
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Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 158
3.0
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Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 96
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great Condition

I haven’t played here in about a year and it was in great condition. You can tell they are really trying to offer a great course at a fair price. Greens were rolling smooth, nice and full no patches, fairways were in great shape as well. Forgot they had gps in the carts and that was spot on every time I used the rangefinder to compare as well. Will definitely be going back soon

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Good value

This course is a go to for me. Always under 45$ with cart and the course is pretty solid. The grass quality is a lot better than the other courses in the area. The pace sometimes gets a little slow but for 40$ you can’t complain.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Terrible pro shop guy! Uncaring to max

Worst pro shop experience ever!

Just needed help with a cab too as wanted cell to stay on airplane mode for many reasons and including having on far too long as per airline lost my luggage and was there from Canada.

Never to return as all was a hassle to him on a simple ask and nobody else was coming into pro shop. He just was on his cell when I entered!

Did capture an amazing pic though at least to share.

Tee boxes were horrible but greens well kept.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Challenging Course

Course had several narrow fairways along the river, no room for error. Elevated greens made it a challenge. Good course maintenance and good pace of play. Lost many balls here. Lots of fun with friends for the price.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
First Time Playing

The tee boxes were atrocious. It was the worst tee boxes I’ve seen in my life. at one point, the tees were in the middle of the fairway. Course layout is not the same as the GPS on the cart and hasn’t been updated in years. Greens and fairways were in good shape. Pace of play was okay. It’s worth my last 20 dollars, but I felt robbed out of my 20 dollars I went into debt for.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 14
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 9
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 10
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 9
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
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