Tijeras Creek Golf Club in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, USA | GolfPass
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4.0
277 Reviews 277 Reviews
5 Stars
119
4 Stars
75
3 Stars
44
2 Stars
19
1 Stars
20
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.7
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.1
81.7%
Recommend this course
216 out of 277 reviews
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4.1
16 Reviews 16 Reviews
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.1
Value
3.6
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.1
87.5%
Recommend this course
14 out of 16 reviews
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4.2
29 Reviews 29 Reviews
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.3
Value
3.8
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.3
86.2%
Recommend this course
25 out of 29 reviews
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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7003 yards
Slope 136
Rating 73.8
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Course Details

Year Built 1990
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ted Robinson, Sr. (1990)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities
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4.0
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5.0
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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
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Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/22/2025

We appreciate your five-star rating and are glad to know you had a great experience with us. Your support means a lot, and we look forward to continuing to serve you in the future!

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Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/18/2025

Rod, thanks for taking the time to rate us! We're glad to see you enjoyed your experience. If you have any thoughts or suggestions to share in the future, we’re all ears. Your input helps us keep improving!

Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 02/26/2025

Thanks for the fantastic rating. We truly appreciate your support and are glad to know you enjoyed your experience. Your satisfaction means a lot to us!

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Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

5+ Hour Round

Beautiful course. The back 9 is much more challenging. The wait at par 3’s and par 4s slowed play too much. We didn’t see a ranger.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 02/03/2025

Thank you for the great rating.

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

One of my SoCal favorites

I hail from central Florida and always play this course several times when staying with family in Mission Viejo, CA. It's a superb layout, always in great shape and is well managed and staffed. They have Toptracer on the range but hitting off of mats. That's the only downside. Aside from that there's nothing to complain about with this place.

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Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 02/03/2025

We are so glad that we are your golf course away from home.

We hope to see you soon.

Played On
Reviews 42
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Beautiful course

The practice facilities are top notch with the flight tracking info included in the price of the balls. Course was in excellent shape and I highly recommend this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/06/2025

Thanks for the fantastic review! We’re thrilled to hear you enjoyed our practice facilities and found the course in excellent shape. Your recommendation means a lot to us—hope to see you back on the course soon!

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4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/06/2025

Thank you for the five-star rating! We appreciate your support and are glad you had a positive experience. Your satisfaction means a lot to us, and we look forward to serving you again in the future.

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Commented on 01/02/2025

Thank you, tctrauger, for the fantastic rating! We appreciate your support and are glad to have you as part of our community. Your satisfaction means a lot to us, and we look forward to continuing to serve you.

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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Excellent time of year to play

Course was in great condition, and as always the staff is top notch. That said, post COVID, the supply demand equation makes a round at just about any nice track in Orange County an expensive proposition.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 12/30/2024

Matt, thanks for the positive feedback on our course and staff! We understand the challenges of pricing in the current market and appreciate your understanding. We're committed to providing a great experience and hope to see you back on the course soon!

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Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Tijeras is "On"

Course is in great shape right now! Green grass covered all the tee boxes and fairways. The greens were perfect and rolled exactly as they looked. It is a good time to play Tijeras!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 12/03/2024

Thanks for the awesome feedback, Rick! We're thrilled to hear you're enjoying the course and that everything is in top shape. We hope to see you back at Tijeras soon for more great rounds!

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Reviews 2
1.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 11/28/2024

We would like to hear more about your experience that cause a 1 star review. When did you play?

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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 11/28/2024

We would like to hear more about your experience that cause a 1 star review. When did you play?

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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course was soak. Sprinkles going while playing. Usually a great course but aerification was a few weeks ago and was cart path only and muddy everywhere.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/28/2024

We encourage you to come back out. Course has recovered well and in great condition.

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 09/27/2024

Thank you for the kind review. Please come see us again.

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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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Previously Played

Disappointing

It saddened me to write this review bcs normally I’m a huge fan of the course and staff. However, time around, I was disappointed with the condition of the courses (ball marks/divers all over the greens), tee box (No Grass on the tee box from the Blue Tees) and our waitress horrible! Course of play was just a little over 4hrs and this was our only positive for the day and still managed to have fun on the course. Considering I’ve played this course many of times, and driving 2 plus hrs, and playing under these conditions for $200 is completely over valued and my friends live in the community and they were a bit disappointed with the conditions of the course.

After the round, we decided to watch the football game and grab lunch. Took a little longer than usually bcs of several events going on, but the next time when a customer is dissatisfied with food or a specific cocktail, and our server refusing to make another drink is ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE SERVICE especially after spending over $1,000 off the day.

Next time, I’ll be taking my friends to Pelican, Strawberry Farms or even Oak Creek!

Disappointing.

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Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/24/2024

Thank you for taking the time to write the review. We will address your concerns with our management team and be better! We hope you give us another chance soon.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Tijeras

Have always loved Tijeras. The poor conditions on the front nine must be an indication of the popularity of public golf in SoCal. The back nine at Tijeras had much better conditions for some reason.

The next day I played Eagle Glen in Corona and the front nine there was just as poor. The back nine at Eagle Glen was in much better condition, too.

Must be the amount of play and the topography of each nine?
Both courses are a blast.

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Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/17/2024

Thank you for your comments. This is the time of year that parts of the golf course show the effects of a full tee sheet. Summer is almost over and the turf will rebound soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very nice course. $165 for a weekday morning is just too much compared with other local courses.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/03/2024

Thank you for the review. We'd invite you to check out our website with our membership options that offered lower rates!

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