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River View Golf Course
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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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 70 | 6190 yards | 68.4 | 120 |
| White | 70 | 5776 yards | 65.6 | 115 |
| Red | 70 | 5350 yards | 67.9 | 120 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 68.4/120 W: 73.2/129 | 325 | 178 | 199 | 392 | 545 | 195 | 375 | 525 | 110 | 2844 | 198 | 340 | 470 | 548 | 160 | 480 | 418 | 538 | 194 | 3346 | 6190 |
| White M: 65.6/115 W: 71.5/125 | 305 | 164 | 185 | 363 | 528 | 181 | 355 | 477 | 96 | 2654 | 184 | 328 | 447 | 486 | 148 | 461 | 374 | 513 | 181 | 3122 | 5776 |
| Red W: 67.9/120 | 289 | 157 | 165 | 350 | 457 | 156 | 317 | 464 | 91 | 2446 | 172 | 313 | 436 | 454 | 140 | 434 | 357 | 429 | 169 | 2904 | 5350 |
| Handicap | 15 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 70 |
| Handicap (W) | 9 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 18 |
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Photo submitted by jPEL6tP7T5NJ7J4wJsIB on 02/14/2026
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Photo submitted by kylejhunt on 06/17/2025
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Photo submitted by Justinschb on 06/25/2024
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Tricky short shot.. carry cart path, sand, fringe to small green. Photo submitted by FishNinJay on 06/12/2024
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Photo submitted by aldana90805 on 02/01/2024
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Photo submitted by motherguz on 12/18/2022
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Front nine. Photo submitted by u743036129 on 04/08/2022
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Back nine. Photo submitted by u743036129 on 04/08/2022
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Photo submitted by u000002589493 on 03/01/2022
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Photo submitted by Mashupgod on 06/07/2021
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Photo submitted by Melissa2013541 on 05/17/2021
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Photo submitted by u8519073 on 10/08/2020
Worth the challenge
Pace of play was a problem, but a fun course that tests your ability to drive straight.
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.
Great bang for your buck
Depending on your tee time, the pace can get super slow. Be especially wary of Fridays / weekends
Overall, the course was an excellent condition. I really had fun, great value for the money. I’ll definitely play again.
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.
Played awesome older guys Frankie and Dominick and gave me tips about the layouts, very nice people. Thank you
Best Value?
This place is a good value if you don’t care about anything golf related. I can’t think of a worse course in OC. Pay a little more and play at a better course. You won’t have a good time here. I cut my round short by 3 holes because I couldn’t stand it any more.
Dog leg left
1/3 of this course is the exact same hole. Dog leg left up a hill with no forgiveness on the right. Greens were kept nice though.
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