Rancho San Joaquin Golf Course

I hadn't played here in a long time, but the course was better than I remembered as a course. Challenging enough without being penalizing. I will take some blame for not looking or researching in advance as this is the time of year for aeration, but the greens were covered in sand/top dressing. it was extensive. It made the putts slow and inconsistent but it wasn't as bad as it would have appeared. So my comments are mostly that the course is worth playing at a decent price especially for Orange County.

I had expected the course to be terrible shape from the other reviews. It wasn’t terrible, but it wasn’t good either. And there were a few cart path only holes which really slows down play. Some of the greens were ridiculous too. I would not play here until it’s fixed up.

I played here for the first time in 2015. Excellent course in the burbs. Now, in 2024, I'm afraid this will be my last time playing. Course has deteriorated so much that it isn't worth the money anymore.

Pace of play here is horrendous. Marshall/ambassadors are useless. This could be a great time except for the lack of pace of play

Greens are excellent. Fairways are respectable

This is a excellent place to save on green fees. The course layout is mostly flat with a couple of uphill tee shots. It is not long, but the fairways can give a challenge with approach shots if you do not get the ball out there. Greens are challenging because of various slopes. Overall, because of good pricing and reasonable fairway and green maintenance, this is a good place to play a round of golf.

Good to out on Golf Course
Player better than I thought would be and had great companions. It is hard to get tee time here.
Wish course was more managed better.
Due to rain there’s lot of grass grown so much that you could lose the ball easily
Green conditions were good as usual.
Wish I could play more often.

After a week of dry weather I was hoping for better conditions but there were areas of standing water and places where one’s ball could plug. Construction on a few holes. But I’m most critical of the overly contoured greens. They roll fast and true but the contours make it almost a miniature golf-like experience on the greens. The staff was great and I still had a good time golfing with my son.

Course was decent and much greener than the last time I played it. Hole locations were on side hills which made putting very challenging, but all in all a decent course.

Some of the areas on the course could use some work but all in all the course was great shape. The day I played the greens and fairways were green and plush. Some of the tee boxes were under repair but for all the par 3 tee boxes were in good shape which is what counts.

The pace of play is *awful*. I think they’re repairing some of the course and finally putting some effort in to fixing it which is nice, because the layout and design really isn’t bad at all. For an Irvine golf course you’d think this place would be better taken care of and they might have a Marshall but it’s really just like other $25 dollar courses. Poor course management, 6 hour rounds and stacked tee times. The only difference is it costs upwards of 100 dollars to play here.

I will add that the staff is super nice and helpful, that has to be said because the guys they got working here are top notch.