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3.7
1421 Reviews (1421)
5 Stars
291
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
114
1 Stars
108
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.0
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.5
78.2%
Recommend this course
1095 out of 1421 reviews
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3.3
33 Reviews (33)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.6
Layout
3.5
Pace
3.0
Amenities
2.8
StaffFriendliness
3.7
66.7%
Recommend this course
22 out of 33 reviews
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3.7
97 Reviews (97)
5 Stars
27
4 Stars
37
3 Stars
18
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
10
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.0
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.2
76.3%
Recommend this course
74 out of 97 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

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Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Single Allowed Yes
Walking Allowed Yes
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3.7
1421 Reviews (1421)
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Best Course

Fairways are beautiful, rain did make some of the fairways a little narrow but other than that the course is beautiful!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Playable and Challenging

We had a good day, course conditions and greens were great considering it’s winter time and most courses are trying to survive.

River view impresses me every time I visit.

Not disappointed expect the extra charge for riding in separate carts when it was not busy at all and there were several available.

Price seemed a little excessive when golf now prices are supposed to “include cart”

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 63
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

interesting course

I was pleasantly surprised after playing this course. Interesting layout along the Santa Ana riverbed. Necessary to avoid shots into the riverbed, although much of it lists as free drop zone due to the constantly changing riverbed conditions after heavy rains. I definitely would play this course again because it had challenges, conditions of fairways were not too bad, greens were good, and for the money value was great. Biggest negative was the large number of leaves on tree lined parts of the fairway, likely due to seasonal drop.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Good Value for a challenging course

Got a hot deal with a couple of friends. First time at the course and it was definitely a challenge. If you miss the fairway on tee off then your gonna have a tough time. For the price I would recommend if you want to challenge yourself with tight fairways and uphill greens.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
1.0
Previously Played

9 holes only!

Booking online shows 18 holes but only 9! Reduced to an executive course.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Before you book let people know that it’s only nine holes not 18

I was all set to play a nice round for 18 holes on the first day of the year then was told it would only be nine holes OK I get it because of the rains and the river being too high but poor course management did not properly explain how the temporary holes were laid out a lot of confusing lead to a lot of backed up of golfers which was pretty frustrating

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Challenging layout

My first time playing here was one of challenge and intrigue. The course layout was tough for me because there seemed to be water to the right on most longer holes which was difficult as I have a tendency to slice a driver. The elevated greens on many were fun to attack and that was a highlight of the course. Greens were in superb condition much to my surprise.

The heavy rains of late have washed out some of the fairways, but the crew is working diligently on repairing them and I hope to play here again when things dry up a bit.

Will play again and I hope to score better on my next visit.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Quick 9

Due to the weather the course was only available to play nine. Lots of par threes so it moved quickly. They let you play another nine for a reasonable price overall good experience.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
5.0
First Time Playing

Only offering a 9 hole

Nice course, friendly Marshall.. good pace of play. Clean environment. They’re just only offering a 9 hole. They should have mentioned that earlier considering I drove over half an hour to get to the course. My friend and I planned for a 4 hour golf day and it messed up our plans but the course was nice.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Good shape… but modified 9 hole only layout

Only half course open and it’s a modified 9 hole layout with temp greens. I wish I knew that before waking up early this morning and making the 30 min drive here. I only found out when I checked in. Might want to call before booking and making the trip.

It’s usually in good condition and the full 18 hole is pretty cool so I’d recommend it.. just not today though. A little bummed, but oh well.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Disappointed

The course was in terrible condition & only 9 holes were open & they wouldn't let us play 18 holes

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 30
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

You know what you're signing up for

Peak price should be $50 with cart. If they would invest some money into the range and charge a little less, more people would play here. They over charge big time for what it is. Some holes are fun and others need some work. Greens are usually solid if people would fix their ball marks. I only play here on hot deals.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Total Value

This is a challenging course and you will not find a better course for the price

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great staff and course

The staff was great. The course had a few dead spots due to the amount of rain the area had earlier. Tight fairways and forgiving greens although some are small but challenging. The two ladies in the food shop were amazing and the breakfast burritos were awesome.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

A BIT MUCH

My brothers and I played the day after it rained, so we already new the course was going to be re-routed. We decided to keep our tee time, but was told we could get a discounted rate. Well..... if you think $27 is a discounted rate, you've got another thing coming. we paid for basically an executive course. Mostly par3's. a bit much.

I really enjoy this course when it's fully open, would would never recommend it to someone if it's only 9 and the wash is full.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
3.0
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Slow Round but Serviceable

Round started at 9:30, pace of play was quite slow. Slow enough for a 5 hour round so, we weren't all that happy about that. It was a Saturday so it could have been slower. Course has some dry spots but wasn't unplayable. I would play it again for a hot deal or a serviceable replacement for a weekend round.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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