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3.7
1450 Reviews (1450)
5 Stars
298
4 Stars
636
3 Stars
290
2 Stars
115
1 Stars
111
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.1
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.5
78.8%
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1117 out of 1450 reviews
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3.5
40 Reviews (40)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.9
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.1
72.5%
Recommend this course
29 out of 40 reviews
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3.7
97 Reviews (97)
5 Stars
27
4 Stars
37
3 Stars
19
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
10
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.0
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.2
77.3%
Recommend this course
75 out of 97 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
1450 Reviews (1450)

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 6
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Fun , but very challenging.

Bring extra balls if you suck like.me. I lost 10. Good times though.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Day to be out

Greens were really nice, soft and smooth. Pace of play was good and didn’t have to wait much playing a tee time at noon. Finished the round in 4:30 hours so not bad.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser

Old school course

Old school course. Not kept in great shape. If you are looking for a resort type,/high end course, this is not it. The course is cut in and around a canal/river. Thus, the name river view.

However, it is a tough course. Must be able to play shots. 7 long par 3s and par 5s are deceptively difficult. Lot of approach shots to small elevated greens. Would be frustrating for a beginner. If your looking to get a round in and not pay a lot of money, this course would be an option.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 241
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Trash course

Rude staff and terrible conditions! Yardages on cart GPS were not accurate. Hole #17 didn't even have a flag/pin. Save your money and play elsewhere!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 44
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Trash

Rude staff & trash conditions! Save your money and go elsewhere.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great layout great challenges

First time playing this course and I along with my playing group were happily surprised. This course offers a great challenge to all types of shots, while still making them doable for your every day golfer.. the Tee boxes were in good conditions and the greens were some of the best around. We were very pleased with the challenge of the Pin placement and green conditions for sure as recent locations didnt seen to take good care of them like they do here.. you will get a little sand on some of them but that doesn’t affect your puts all that much other than making them a little slower but able to attack the hole. The layout and terrain/elevation challenges were GREAT, and rally made you play and adjust your club selection. Carts had yardage devices on them and even USB charging ports as well. I would recommend this course to anyone and will definitely be coming back again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens have just been seeded!

No one said a word about reseeding the greens so to my dissatisfaction and disappointment when I spiriached the first green, ”bam” , lots of sand!! Needless to say it was very disappointing at my putting...

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 62
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Surprisingly nice, fun round

First on the course this morning before sunrise, lights on the first three holes aren't perfect but good enough. Got soaked by the end of the round but it was still really enjoyable. The course is an interesting/odd layout but a good mix of par 3's and 5's. Cart paths are a bit rough, a 4 wheel cart would have come in handy. Looking forward to playing again in better weather and with more familiarity.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Never again

I golf there 3 times a week and this is how we get treated! The cart staff was utterly rude! Said they like to keep a 4 hour pace when we played 4 hours 10 minutes and the 4some in front of us hit 8 drives per hole!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 42
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Interesting Round of Golf

If you have never played it is difficult to decide where you are going on several of the holes. For this part of Southern California we probably paid a good price; however, we are used to playing courses in Northern Nevada that are nicer for less.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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