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3.3
966 Reviews (966)
5 Stars
76
4 Stars
291
3 Stars
320
2 Stars
162
1 Stars
117
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.2
Layout
3.6
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.2
Amenities
3.2
67.4%
Recommend this course
612 out of 966 reviews
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3.2
41 Reviews (41)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.3
Layout
3.5
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
3.9
65.9%
Recommend this course
27 out of 41 reviews
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3.2
128 Reviews (128)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
43
3 Stars
35
2 Stars
20
1 Stars
15
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.1
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.1
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
4.0
64.1%
Recommend this course
82 out of 128 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6431 yards
Slope 126
Rating 70.5
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Rancho San Joaquin Golf Club
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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
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts 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

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2022 #21)

Reviews

3.3
966 Reviews (966)

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 18
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played

Trying to get better

The staff are extremely friendly and helpful. Been coming here for 7 years now and they are trying to improve the course. The greens roll true and are fairly quick. The green side bunkers are awful. No shallow sand hinders traditional bunker play

Cannot figure out why this course is always a quagmire. There has been no rain the preceding week yet the couse is a muddy mess in places

OK for the money. Pace of play is reasonable

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 30
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

NEEDS MARSHALL BADLY

Had a noon tee time on a Sunday. The course conditions have gotten a lot better since a couple months ago within occasional part of the course that could use some tender loving care. However, there were at least five holes that I counted where there were at least three groups. Deep waiting to play a hole. By the time our group got to the 18th hole, the cart was reading that we were 45 minutes behind pace. Although it was a bargain compared to some other nearby courses, it would be wise to play at another course until rancho San Joaquin can get this figured out.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 80
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Looks like they are investing in the course

It had been at least six months since I last played here. Overall the course was in better condition than the last time I played. The greens are good which always nice. You can tell they are investing in the course as they've relandscaped areas that had been neglected and there were roped off areas where work is in progress. Looking forward to playing it again in a few months.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 80
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens are faster and roll well

This course has had its issues in the past and continues to have some challenges but I see improvements every time I play. The greens today were much faster ( which I prefer) and rolled well. Bad patches of fairway had new sod placed over them and you can see that efforts are being made to make the course more playable. I encourage the new ownership to keep it up the improvements!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Walked

Rainy Day

got a "hot deal" so couldn't cancel unless the course closes. so of course course didn't close so went out as a single. played first 5 holes in record time walking in the rain, and then hit the RSJ traffic jam. of course they let the course marshall so home, so proceed to plod along behind a 3 some playing a 6 hour round pace. Then hear Thunder on the 12th hole and called it a day.

golfnow needs to re-examine their rain policies. the courses will never close because of revenue so most likely you are playing in the rain if you book a hot deal.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Still a mediocre track

Play yesterday after not going back after 10 years. People said they put lots on money into the course and improved it. I think it’s the same mediocre track it’s always been. Boring layout, fairways in poor condition, sand traps were hard or mud, greens were the only good feature. They have overwatered the entire course … so many shots out of mud, puddles everywhere, and even deep mud tracks from their own equipment. Sure would be nice to have a local OC course to go to … but this ain’t it!

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 80
1.0
Verified Purchaser

Need a lot of work for fair way and tee box.
Start at 11:33am and finished at 4:50pm. It took a more than 5hr(5:17).

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Interesting greens, dusty fairways

The greens here are interesting and in good shape. For me this is the most important part of the course and that compensates for other shortcomings. Pace of play was decent: 4.5 hours starting at 11:30 on a Monday. (Please reviewers: if you report pace please let us know when you started and give us actual numbers!) Bunkers were also in good shape but with many unraked footsteps given my later tee time (c'mon people!).

The layout is interesting but there are a few holes that seem to repeat themselves. Fairways are typical LA muni: lots of dirt patches. Fine if you're playing winter rules.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not worth the cost

$94 for a weekend rate is not worth the cost of play for this course. Because the course is located in a city where the median income is slightly higher than other cities, the cost doesn’t justify the condition of the course, the service from staff, the layout and design, and lack of amenities, etc. I will not come back nor will i recommend this course over any of the other courses asking $100 in green fees.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 23
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 23
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Golf carts

The only complaint I have is that the range is away from the starter and they would not release our cart to us because we were 45 minutes early and they said that we would have to walk to the range

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

4 Hours and 45 min. Says it all.

Slow Pace of play destroys all good things about golf. Once again, the pace of play at this course is unbearable. Played on a Tues. at 11.30 AM. It wasn't one or two groups slowing everyone up...It was every group that teed up for 2 hours before us. When this happens time and time again, it points to one and only one problem with the course : Management.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

The greens were plugged and the staff gave no notice of this. Our putts were erratic due to the green conditions. No discounts were offered.

Good course and helpful staff. The greens were recently plugged leading to erratic putts and additional stokes. We did not receive any notice or discounts for the course conditions. It would have been nice to know about the conditions of the greens.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Cart path only

Don't bother with the cart you will do more walking if your in one. Almost every hole was cart path only. It's over priced for what it is.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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