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3.7
1476 Reviews (1476)
5 Stars
300
4 Stars
649
3 Stars
300
2 Stars
116
1 Stars
111
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.0
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.5
78.0%
Recommend this course
1139 out of 1476 reviews
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3.6
59 Reviews (59)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
26
3 Stars
18
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.4
Value
4.1
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.3
79.7%
Recommend this course
47 out of 59 reviews
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3.5
95 Reviews (95)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
41
3 Stars
26
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
9
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.9
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.1
74.7%
Recommend this course
71 out of 95 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

Policies

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

3.7
1476 Reviews (1476)

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 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

River Bed Has Taken Over

OK, so if you’ve played this course, you know and have excepted that you’re going to Cris cross the river bed. However, due to the historic rainfall in California, the size of this riverbed and leftover sand and sediment has increased by about 50% in width. So it means holes number 13 and 15. For example have little to no fairway. In fact I think whole number 13 is now part three because there’s zero fairway left of course the golf course does not tell you this or offer any discount to their rates even though a substantial portion of the golf course that tracks along, the riverbed has been taken away.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Very slow play

Usually like playing this track, it’s quirky but fun, but place of play was super slow. Need to speed things up and maybe space the groups more, especially since so much construction is going on

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

This course has a bad design on top of bad conditions.

If this place was maintained to high levels it could be a fun and unique course. But unfortunately it is terribly maintained. Good and well thought out shots end up stuck in deep rough that hides the ball. Rough around greens make chip shots not playable. If you go for the hole, the greens are small. Overall a terrible course that doesn't make any sense. It would just be better off as a park/nature reserve.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 165
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Temporarily 9 holes only

Due to the recent rain, the 10th~ 18th holes were unavailable.

However, it was a fun course with very well maintained greens.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
4.0
Verified Purchaser

True River but No View

When booking, there was nothing in my reservation that said it was for 9 Holes. When I thought I was getting a deal, I was actually getting ripped off.

Full 18 holes is normally nice at Riverview. But 9 holes that were made up on the fly and No Card or Cart to tell you the Layout or Distances, was truly disappointing.

Not sure what’s going on when you have a course designed around a river, that you can’t access the full course because of the river? Makes no sense. That’s when the course is supposed to be at its Best. Isn’t it?

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great Value

For the money, especially in this area, the cost can't be beat.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Unless you’re just starting to play, don’t wast your money

Tee time ended up being on a modified nine, for a few bucks off, and paid full price for bucket on in managed range. Weather has been crappy, so to maintain must be tough but players should be warned and/or appropriately discounted.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Horrible Layout

I read the course description and looked at the photos and thought it would be a great spot to golf. It has to be the oddest layout of a course I have seen. It was definitely re-purposed from something else. The elevated holes are ridiculous. It felt like a 12 year old created this course on a video game simulator. In addition, there were large sticks and debris all over the course. It was challenging in all the wrong ways.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
1.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
1.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Rainy day

Heads up it becomes a 9 hole course with 2 par 4s and 7 par 3s when it rains. Still fun

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Disappointing

With no warnings at all, or any refund option I played the modified 9, which were in marked and seemingly thrown together. This is fine, with a little heads up. Got a new driver, and had a not a single hole to try it out on.

This was a bummer.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Improperly represented, waste of money

I booked a hot deal tee time for what showed in golf now as a full 18 holes with standard conditions. I showed up and they informed me that only 9 holes were open, they were a highly modified 9, and that it would be a pain to get me in the lineup again to play through 9 again to make my 18 holes. The conditions were soaking wet, 9 holes were closed, the 9 that were open were modified, and I feel like I was ripped off by a course that was not represented properly on golfnow.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A manufactured executive course just to stay open

Booked a tee time, expected to play a full 18. Got there and was told that they shut down half the course because of recent rains and that some dam/reservoir was being drained. We were charged 28 for only 9 holes. Not worth the 28 dollars.

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