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3.8
248 Reviews (248)
5 Stars
104
4 Stars
65
3 Stars
42
2 Stars
19
1 Stars
18
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.5
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.0
75.8%
Recommend this course
191 out of 248 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.0
11 Reviews (11)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
3
Conditions
2.9
Value
2.9
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.1
54.5%
Recommend this course
6 out of 11 reviews
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3.7
35 Reviews (35)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.6
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.1
74.3%
Recommend this course
26 out of 35 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7003 yards
Slope 136
Rating 73.8
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Tijeras Creek
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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
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, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities

Reviews

3.8
248 Reviews (248)
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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Good Variety

This course was in fantastic shape and had such a unique variety of holes. The front had unique and pretty water features with mostly open fairways. The back 9 was much different. The back 9 requires accuracy off the tee as you traverse through the wilderness. Overall great course I would highly recommend. Worth the price.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/12/2023

Thank you for the great review. Please come see us again soon.

Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Fun and challenging course, pace of play was great, course was in good shape. I will definitely be back

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Good rate of play, overpriced food/drinks but as expected. Little disappointed it was cart path only. Course was in excellent shape. Teed off exactly at 1pm and our foursome was able to finish 17. The group ahead was teeing off on 18 in the dark with a group ahead of them on the green. Not bad considering we paid half as much as they did!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 01/06/2023

Thank you for the great rating. Please come see us again soon.

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great Course

Very challenging but very nice course. Overall great condition and pace of play, would repeat.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/02/2023

Thank you for the great review. Please come see us again soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
Previously Played

Great course. Terrible customer service.

Amazing course. Clubhouse staff is the worst in OC.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 12/30/2022

Glad you enjoyed the course. We will share your customer service experience with the team.

Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course !

Tijeras Creek is a great course, with challenging layout and greens !

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 12/05/2022

Thank you for the great rating and kinds comment. Please come see us again soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/30/2022

Thank you so much for your review. We value your feedback, and hope to see you back soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 11/30/2022

Thank you so much for your review. We value your feedback, and hope to see you back soon.

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Commented on 11/27/2022

Thank you for the great rating. We’d love to learn more about what we did to earn it!

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Craig L

The coarse was under seasonal maintenance, over-seeding, green aeration, driving range closed and cart path only. I'm 63 with having had two back surgeries and can't handle the extra walking. They said I checked a box agreeing to those conditions, but I read over the web page booking online and didn't see all of that. I wondered why the price was so reasonable. I've played there many times and know that was much less than normal. I was in question as to why. It became obvious when I arrived.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 11/14/2022

Thank you for your review. We appreciate you taking the time to offer your comments.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

What a mess!

Had we known the course was being aerated and overseeded we would not have booked. It was completely unplayable yesterday and we quit after 9 holes.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/07/2022

Thank you for taking the time to write the review. We look forward to pristine conditions in a couple short weeks! All golfers that booked tee times during our overseed period were supposed to have been informed of playing conditions & the reduced rates reflected the conditions. If you were not made aware of conditions prior to booking the tee time we would like to know. Please email info@tijerascreek.com and mention your Golf Advisor review.

Played On
Reviews 2
1.0
First Time Playing

The worst ever

All courses are wet and the condition of grasses are the worst I've ever seen in any golf courses. rip-off price of $119. DO NOT GO THERE!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 11/03/2022

Thank you for your comments. We appreciate you taking time to let us know about your experience. Our Fall maintenance program will be complete in a couple of weeks, please come back and see the results.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 10/25/2022

Thank you for your rating

Played On
Reviews 82
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
California Advisor
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Not worth the price

I’ve played this course on every October for the past several years during my annual vacation to SoCal. This round on Oct 18 is the worst condition I’ve ever seen. The fairways is an absolute disaster with mixture of wet grass and dirt and the greens were soggy, lumpy and filled with pot marks. Worst is the maintenance workers do not give way to golfers. We had a mowers going around in circles in front of us while we’re trying to hit the ball. Mind you that this is t a low budget muni. This course charged over $100 for this pathetic condition and service. And their “dynamic pricing” (which seems to be normal for lot of courses these days) is just an exercise to charge whatever they want. I’m sure the management will throw out another canned and hollow response saying they’ll try harder, but seems like lip service as they’ve been saying that to other complainers for a very long time. If you are planning to play this course anytime soon, you’ve been warned.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
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Commented on 10/19/2022

Thank you for your feedback. We appreciate that you took the time to send your thoughts. Please try us again soon.

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Commented on 10/19/2022

Thank you for your comment. We can only get better when we hear from our guests. Hopefully we will see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 34
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens

The greens need attention. They were bumpy, bare spots, unrepaired divots, and simply were not in very good shape. Great and fun course and hopefully they can get the greens under control.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/26/2022

Thank you for your feedback. We take your comments seriously and we are always working to present a great product. We hope you return soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

poor condition

This was my first time playing the course, and I likely won't be back unless I hear of a significant improvement in the course condition. It's too bad, because the layout and scenery are really spectacular. But the fairways and tees are very spotty, and sometimes rather bare of grass. The greens and surrounding areas were so wet at times that my ball would plug (once actually into the green), and I was constantly cleaning mud off my ball. I'm hoping the management and maintenance folks get their act together and dramatically improve the condition. I'd love to play there again if I hear of a turnaround.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/19/2022

Thank you for your feedback. We only get better when we here the issues. Please come back and see us again this fall, we think it will be a visit worth your time.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course in terrible condition

I’ve been playing Tijeras Creek for years. Out of all the courses Tijeras was one that you could count on to always be in phenomenal shape. But not this time. The tee boxes were spotty with dead or diseased grass. The fairways were patchy and with numerous areas of soggy mud and overgrown grass. The greens were spotty with disease and looked like war zones. On top of that, the price to play was over $150 depending what time you played. The cost of golf in OC isn’t unique to Tijeras. All of the courses are over priced. They’re good, but not that good.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/13/2022

Thank you for your feedback. We can't get better if we don't hear from our guests.

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Commented on 09/12/2022

Thank you for your feedback. We appreciate that you took the time to send your thoughts. Please try us again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
First Time Playing

Poor conditions

Total mud bath when I played a few weeks ago. No club service. Staff not very friendly. No cart girl. For $160 it’s the worst value course in OC. Avoid unless you want to waste your money rolling around in the mud.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/09/2022

Thank you for your feedback. We hope to see you again soon.

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