Rancho San Joaquin Golf Course in Irvine, California, USA | GolfPass
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3.1
1106 Reviews 1106 Reviews
5 Stars
85
4 Stars
344
3 Stars
357
2 Stars
187
1 Stars
133
Conditions
2.8
Value
2.9
Layout
3.5
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.1
Amenities
3.4
58.7%
Recommend this course
689 out of 1106 reviews
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3.1
56 Reviews 56 Reviews
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
24
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
7
Conditions
2.7
Value
2.9
Layout
3.5
Pace
3.1
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.1
55.4%
Recommend this course
31 out of 56 reviews
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Avg Rating
3.1
138 Reviews 138 Reviews
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
52
3 Stars
37
2 Stars
25
1 Stars
16
Conditions
2.7
Value
2.8
Layout
3.5
Pace
3.2
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.1
54.3%
Recommend this course
75 out of 138 reviews
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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6431 yards
Slope 126
Rating 70.5
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Course Details

Year Built 1964
Fairways Bermuda & Kukuya Grass
Greens Poa
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $7 - $13
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 Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Snacks
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Reviews

3.1
1106 Reviews (1106)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 21
Brunch 10
Watching the Game 8
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 29
Undulating Greens 26
Bunkers 22
This course/club is great for:
Locals 35
Walkers 31
Beginners 22
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 42
Near the Airport 36
In the 'Burbs 7

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Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Tons of potential

Not a bad course overall. Lots of good scenery. The off course facilities are great.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Much better

First time being back in about 6 months. Renovations are really showing and overall course conditions are much better than 6 months ago. Greens were plugged

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
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 Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Perfect weather
Used cart

Overpriced

Below average course for the money. Poorly marked for first time players. Biggest gripe, many cart path only holes for no apparent reason.

Willnot return.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Decent Public Course

Prices are getting insane and even getting a tee time is tough without booking way in advance.

We were able to get a good Friday afternoon tee time at a reasonable price booking just a couple days out.

The course is good. Not a laydown but not super challenging. It's not in great shape, but not awful.

They had recently punched and sanded the greens and there was no mention when booking. We also had a super slow group in front of us today with at least 2 holes open ahead of them by the time we go to #10. No one from the course said a word and they weren't listening to our requests to pick it up.

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Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
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Previously Played

Bad experience

No mention on course website about aeration of greens. Course didn’t lower green fees as most courses do to compensate for conditions. When I brought it up to guy in pro shop he was dismissive about it. I have never played the day after greens were punched and sanded. Awful.

Golf cart GPS malfunctioned near green on hole 9. Locked cart even though cart was on cart path. Had to walk to pro shop and have cart GPS reset. All I got was a comment about having issues with the GPS. No apology.

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Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Not worth the price

Will not be my first choice. Totally overpriced golf course. They either need to lower the cost or completely up grade the course.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Better than Expected

Despite some negative reviews, I found the course enjoyable and the pace of play better than expected for a Sunday. While the conditions weren’t great, they were reasonable for a heavily played course. Overall, I had a good time and would play here again.

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Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 60
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 60
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 14
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course

Pace of play was inconsistent. 4 hours one day 4 and half another. Seems the only time the ambassadors come out is if their asked to. Greens are real good, and there working on the rest of the coarse. I think the value is good people are great and coarse is continuing to get better

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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Decent but not great

Most of the course is ground under repair and the greens are patchy. Decent speed in greens and slope are challenging. Would be a nice course if kept up.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 237
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not sure what’s going on but fairways and greens were in awful shape l.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Was not up to par like the last time I played it

They charged me $115, bunkers were a mess, the course seemed to be over watered! Muddy lies everywhere and a lot of ground under repair moves. Just not worth the money charged! I say maybe $75 at most! I was disappointed for my New Year golf day! 😔

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Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
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