A view over the water from Rio Hondo Golf Club.
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4.0
1041 Reviews (1041)
5 Stars
314
4 Stars
492
3 Stars
150
2 Stars
52
1 Stars
33
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.9
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.8
83.1%
Recommend this course
883 out of 1041 reviews
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3.8
46 Reviews (46)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
23
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.7
Layout
4.1
Pace
2.9
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.4
71.7%
Recommend this course
33 out of 46 reviews
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4.1
113 Reviews (113)
5 Stars
41
4 Stars
52
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.0
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.4
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.4
85.0%
Recommend this course
96 out of 113 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6370 yards
Slope 124
Rating 70.7
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Rio Hondo Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1924
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect John Duncan Dunn (1924) Gerry Pirkl (1994)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Shirts with collars and full length shorts are required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

4.0
1041 Reviews (1041)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 27
Watching the Game 12
19th Hole Scenic Views 10
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 41
Bunkers 39
Narrow Fairways 36
This course/club is great for:
Locals 38
Walkers 36
Advanced Golfers 30
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 43
Worth the Drive 20
Near the Airport 13

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Played On
Reviews 44
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/13/2023

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Rio Hondo Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/13/2023

We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round at Rio Hondo Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/13/2023

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Rio Hondo Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/13/2023

We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round at Rio Hondo Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/05/2023

We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Rio Hondo Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 38
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/24/2023

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing Rio Hondo Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/24/2023

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Rio Hondo Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

SLOW PACE

Course has nice lay out… but they overbook tee times…. Had a 10:50 tee time didn’t get in box until 11:10…..no Marshall on course to keep steady play.. would be nice course if it didn’t take 6 hours to play… also snack bar only has generic ketchup….71$?! Yeah give me a break….

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

No food, sanded greens

No food for breakfast,
Tee to green with all the rain was fine.
Downside was sanded greens with no info about it. Overall not worth the $70for the round.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 05/17/2023

Thank you for taking the time to review and leave us your feedback. We would like to apologize for any inconvenience you experienced when booking your tee time. Our goal is to provide our golfers with all relevant information when booking their round online. We apologize if we missed the mark. Please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop for further resolution in this matter. We hope to hear from you soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 04/24/2023

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Rio Hondo Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Fair and challenging

Course layout is phenomenal! With dog legs, long par 3s and hidden Tee boxes keeps pace of play moving smoothly without the frustration of feeling stacked on top of one another. I rarely saw the group behind us and only saw the group in front for a brief moment when approaching a new hole or finishing the green coming around a blind turn. With at least 3 Tee’s possibly 4 allows people of all skill levels to enjoy a great game. High bunkers protecting the greens and tricky water hazards that play on about 1/3 of the course keeps you on your toes no serious elevation changes makes for a long but doable walking course. My personal favorite is the fast greens that break True. With rolling fairways conditioned sub-par allowing for great drives that keep going. It’s almost like you know there’s grass there somewhere because your not hitting out of the dirt always but the grass just doesn’t want to grow. Overall the course is very well maintained with perfectly edged fairways some tough rough spots if you find yourself in tree territory and large manicured greens well worth the $$$ friendly players practice areas include a triple deck driving range. Snack bar is very limited with choices of hot dog or granola/power Barnot positive but was told there is a restaurant upstairs with an actual menu I look forward to it next time With such a beautiful see-nary it’s easy to forget your smack in the inner city

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 05/16/2023

Thanks so much for your review. We appreciate your feedback, and we hope to see you again soon at Rio Hondo Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/13/2023

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing Rio Hondo Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 02/13/2023

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Rio Hondo Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 152
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
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 02/10/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Rio Hondo Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Pace of play was very slow. Greens were in rough condition

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
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Commented on 02/27/2023

Thank you for reviewing the course. We apologize for the delay of play during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. With that in mind, we are working to best control pace and allow everyone to finish in a reasonable amount of time. We will continue to look for ways to improve. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/17/2023

We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round at Rio Hondo Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 01/09/2023

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing Rio Hondo Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 01/03/2023

Thank you for reviewing us. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Rio Hondo Golf Club, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow, Very Very Slow

This is a good course that unfortunately requires 5 hours plus in order to play it. I don’t know why this course takes people so long to play it (there is mo wilderness to lose your ball in and minimal water /OB in play)… but it does. There is no visible, active Marshall encouraging slow groups to move along either :/

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 12/21/2022

Thank you for reviewing the course. We apologize for the pace of play during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. With that in mind, we are working to best control pace and allow everyone to finish in a reasonable amount of time. We will continue to look for ways to improve. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course is great for the price!

Awesome course! Always in great condition and the pace of play is good most of the time.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 12/20/2022

Thanks for the great review and for choosing Rio Hondo Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon!

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