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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
Challenging course.
Good price .
Literally the Worst Course I Ever Played
Slow, beat up fairways, unkept waste bunkers or sand pits. Just terrible. Would never play here again.
Did not enjoy the course lay out. The picture they advertised was hole 1 which was prob one of the only holes with a playable fairway. Everything else was just playing around water and sand. Not a course I would revisit unfortunately. Staff was really nice. They didn’t design the course so I feel bad leaving this review but I didn’t enjoy the course at all.
Save your money
This was by far the worst golf course I have ever played. The fairways were too narrow. There were too many hazards. Almost all the holes are on slopes and the landscaping is not well kept. The sand traps where the dried up river is make it extremely difficult to get through the hole. Everyone in the 4 some was disappointed and felt it was a waste of a golf outing. Pick a different course.
never going back to this place
there must be bots writing some of these reviews or payola has reached the golf industry because there is absolutely no way you could be even an average enthusiest of the game and walk away from river view enjoying your experience.
the course layout/design makes absolutely no sense. i understand architechts can only work within the property they are given but beyond the perplexing hole locations and multiple ravine interruptions, every fairway runs left to right. it gets to be insanely boring to be hitting the same shots on every hole. DO NOT USE THESE PHOTOS FOR REFERENCE. the last time a photographer shot this course must have been during the reagan administration.
hole 9 is a 110 yd par 3 that goes back towards the clubhouse with an un-protected parking lot about 10 yards left of the green. can you say "dude, where's my car?"
the staff and folks hanging around the course were friendly. i feel bad writing a one-star review like this but i can't in good conscious let other LA city golfers view this as a viable option when rustic canyon, debell, or even alhambra all all way better values for your money and closer to the city.
Good ol River View
Pace of play was average for today. But not bad for a Saturday. The Marshall did come explain why there was a back up but not till hole 16. With the recent rains there was actually some water in the river bed on some of the holes which added a extra level of difficulty. Greens were perfect. Don't sleep on Riverview. Elevated greens. Small greens at that. Not as easy as some may think. Give it a try.
A waste dump called a golf course
The greens were nice. Everything else about the course looked and felt like we were in an area used to dump hazardous waste.
They should not be allowed to charge the public money to play here.
Dissappointing
Did not like the layout at all.!
Lots of blind spots.
Fairways were in poor condition.
In all fairness, the greens were in nice condition.
I love this course
This course is not that long but really challenging. I am a beginner and it is the most difficult course I have ever played. recommended!
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