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San Juan Hills Golf Club - $$
32120 San Juan Creek Road • San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 • (949) 493-1167
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deanliao13 - Rancho Santa Margarita
It's difficult to get a tee time in OC let alone get one for a fivesome, but this course allows them off the record. Just be nice to the pro shop and starter and be sure to keep up with the pace of play or else the Marshall will be breathing down your necks the whole round!

Plenty of hilly terrain, trees, lots of water, strategically placed bunkers, many holes that play uphill, and small elevated greens with some mean bunkers guarding them. The majority of bunkers carry lumpy, hard dirt but there are a few holes that have crushed marble in them, although I never got to play out of them.

The greens are soft and in very good condition, and your balls bite and spin quite a bit with your approach shots. Some greens are faster than others so watch out for the mountain break. Overall a decent golf experience for $73 in the OC and you can't beat the cooler weather.

Posted: Sunday, August 3, 2008
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oliversax - Houston, TX
Played here on a Tue morning, overcast skies, 68*, no wind, perfect. Course is in great condition. Minor construction near clubhouse and practice putting green. Other than that, greens and fairways are plush. Course is short, so keep your driver in the bag. Nice staff and starter let me out by myself ahead of 2-some and 4-some already on the 1st tee. I zipped around in less than 3 hrs. Best bang for the buck in the OC, $55. Will definitely be back.

Posted: Saturday, July 26, 2008
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h8bogeys - Review by Hate Bogeys
QUOTE FROM SAN JUAN HILLS GOLF CLUB:
Our standard rate for all players is $73 on Saturday and Sunday with the following two exceptions: San Juan Hills Men’s Club play for $68 and OC Trail Card Members play for $52 (there were two trail card players on Sunday. You can buy a Trail Card on www.greenskeeper.org). Your tournament was charged $73 and that included a bucket of balls and scoring.

RESPONSE: During check-in on the board it clearly stated $50 Green fees with cart, I didn't see any obvious rate changes for SJ Men's club or OC Trail card members. The bucket of balls that were provided (medium bucket) at the driving range was $8 on the mats only. The price our tournament paid including buckets didn't justify a $23 increase from the "posted" rates at the proshop. As far as scoring, I didn't see anything special as far as a benefit for the club...again, I'm not representing the club's satisfaction, this is merely my personal opinion.

The only reason why I decided to drive that far to this course was also because of the posted pictures at Greenskeeper.org which really make the course look immaculate and prestine. I should have noticed that they were posted by SJ Golf course and were also outdated (2004).

Posted: Tuesday, July 15, 2008
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San_Juan_Hills - San Juan Capistrano
Response from San Juan Hills Golf Course to h8bogeys:

Thank you for your valued feedback. Our goal is for every customer to have a fun time and to provide the best playing conditions possible at a fair price.

Our standard rate for all players is $73 on Saturday and Sunday with the following two exceptions: San Juan Hills Men’s Club play for $68 and OC Trail Card Members play for $52 (there were two trail card players on Sunday. You can buy a Trail Card on www.greenskeeper.org). Your tournament was charged $73 and that included a bucket of balls and scoring.

We are very sorry you felt the conditions were poor. Poa Annua greens are inevitable on all coastal golf courses….Pebble Beach, The Olympic Club and even Cypress Point are 100% Poa Annua greens. As you can read in the 2 ½ years of customer feedback on this website the vast majority of golfers feel the course in good or excellent condition. We are sorry that we fell short of your expectations.

Posted: Monday, July 14, 2008
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h8bogeys - Review by "Hate Bogeys"
This course is such a rip-off...we had a tournament here on July 13th 2008. The course charges $50 on the weekend and they charged us $73 dollars for a course that should actually be rated at 4.50 instead of the 7+ rating that is reflected! Way too overated and NOT WORTH YOUR MONEY!

The tee boxes were all unleveled and shaggy with rough growing out of the tee box approximately one inch in length. The fairways were also shaggy and at times it appeared I was in the rough instead of the fairway. If you do find the rough, the grass will grab your club and make you pull, so HIT THE BALL FIRST!

The greens were bermuda greens with Poa Annua growing all over the place...very bumpy and inconsistent. I would never return back to the this course, even if I had a complimentary green fee....horrible conditioned course for the price.

Posted: Sunday, July 13, 2008
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evannguyen - Irvine
The course is nice. Long par 4's. Greens are also nice, but bumpy which made the ball jump and bounce a lot. The pace was slow so don't even waste your money on super twilight. Also, ride, don't walk this course. I almost died.

Posted: Monday, July 7, 2008
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mzehner - Newport Beach, CA
The course is in maybe the best shape I have ever seen it. Only issue (which has never been good) is the sand traps... which are really dirt traps... EXCEPT for on the newly redesigned 18th hole which had wonderful sand which my partner got to experience. The 18th has been shortened to about 135 - 150 yrds par 3 (white/blue tees) due to the clubhouse expansion. Not a very dramatic finish, but much easier and well constructed. Overall, this is still the best value in OC by far.

Posted: Sunday, June 29, 2008
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scsrf69 - San Clemente
Play was slow at times. Hardly worth what you pay to play.

Posted: Wednesday, June 25, 2008
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t25452 - Laguna Niguel
I play here all the time. Same compliments, and a couple new complaints. Course was in good enough condition although the greens were the slowest I've ever seen them here. Theywere smooth; just super slow. Bunkers, as usual, super inconsistent. You go from hard pan to deep soft beach sand. It's the biggest complaint I always have about this course. Too bad they can't get them consistent. And without that lame beach sand. I usually walk this course, but we had visitors from out of town who wouldn't/couldn't walk. Didn't matter, cuz they require you to take a cart on Thurs-Sunday. I get they need a little extra coin on those busy days but I'd say you could have played the course fastest walking than riding cuz I counted at least five holes that were cart path only, including the par 5's, the widest fiarways on the course. So, you end up taking your bag off the cart and walking anyways. I appreciate that they wanna keep the fairways in decent shape or they have a problem with turf on those holes, but I don't think it's good to force us to take a cart, then have us walking all over the place anyways due to cart path restrictions. Feels like a money grab to me. Still a great course. Added distance from tips on 10 and 11 make them legitimate par 4's, which I still par'd yesterday! Even with the complaints, I'd still recommend the course.

Posted: Friday, June 6, 2008
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FrogHairz - yorba linda
course in great shape, Great day

Posted: Tuesday, May 20, 2008
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dlee - Irvine
Played late afternoon on 5/18. Very nice, the fairways right now are pretty lush. Bunkers are very inconsistent due to the various types of sand in them. Greens were a little bumpy late in the day, but no real complaints. Course is in really good shape now.

Posted: Monday, May 19, 2008
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t25452 - Laguna Niguel
You can take the aeration alert off. Greens are back to great condition at SJHills. Course is in very good shape. I wish they'd let the rough grow a little longer to define the fairways more. Again, only complaint is bunkers. You go from soft beach sand to hard pan from hole to hole. They'll have to re-rate the course once 18 is done; they've lengthened #10 and 11 by at least 50 yards each. #11 now plays as a 450 yard par 4! The temp green on 18 only plays to 70 yards from the blues, not the 105 they post on their temp sign. Customer service, as always, is great. Kudos to Ray for getting me right out as a single walk on.

Posted: Monday, May 19, 2008
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peterchung28 - Tustin
I LOVED this course because I found a cheap late day (3:15 PM) tee time, and was able to finish before the sun set with a threesome. I played a few weeks ago, so I got the round in about 4 hours on a Monday afternoon.

Considering the condition, and the pace of play I was very happy. My only complaint would be the greens... For as nice as the course is, the greens a deceptively slow in my opinion, and they had been recently punched (I think).

Posted: Thursday, May 15, 2008
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ppilvinis - Rocklin, CA
Played on a friday afternoon on a very warm day. Course was in very good shape. Challenging but not overwhelming. 18th hole was undergoing a renovation at the tee and the green so it was a short 70 yard par 3. Should be spectacular final hole when completed. Great burgers at the 19th.

Posted: Sunday, April 13, 2008
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dbigstick - Orange County
Frist time at theis hidden Gem. What a grat course. Fun to play and it it was in very good shape. I was very impressed.

Posted: Sunday, March 30, 2008
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swinemaster - Riverside, CA
Great Bargain! The easiest question to answer was "worth the green fee" Absolutely! Very difficult to find a course this lush for this price. Layout is pretty easy, but still a very enjoyable place to play.

Posted: Thursday, March 13, 2008
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cgrisham - Oceanside
Click4teetimes deal saturday afternoon. I suppose the big disadvantage to being the best value in OC golf is that this course gets a lot of play from value seekers, who aren't the type of people that play Pelican. Very slow at twilight, with a lot of beginners on a Saturday. I suppose that it's to be expected, since you shouldn't expect to pay $40 on a Saturday and finish 18 holes.

IMHO, if you can't make a SoCal golf course LUSH after our February, you're TRYING to make the course look bad, since we've had an amazing series of rains perfectly spaced to green everything up. The problem, however, is someone has to keep up with the grass, and you could tell this is a problem at SJH. The greens were very fuzzy in the afternoon. The rough was as high as Torrey South is right now (in places), so it was neat to see. Greens are pretty decent, tees have some bumpy/uneven lies.

But hey, this course is a tremendous value, and if you play early enough in the day...are accustomed to 5+ hour rounds....you should really put this on your regular list.

Posted: Saturday, March 1, 2008
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sandigolf - Hermosa Beach
Course looks good enough to play from web site photos, but pace of play is WAAAAY too slow: marshalls are rounding up electric carts that died, not keeping pace of play moving. Also, keeping cards off the very wide fairways slowed everyone all day. Friendly 19th hole.

Posted: Thursday, February 21, 2008
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princemike - Brea
For $72 I played many a course for less money that were in MUCH BETTER SHAPE.

Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2008
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bogieman - Lakewood
Played here today for the first time. Actually a little disappointed, in a way. Overall great layout- several different ways to play different holes- Fun course. The greens were a bit bumpy mostly due to, what elese, people not fixing their ball marks. The fairways disappointed me overall- Looked at the pictures read the reviews, and just expected it to be a little more lush- several bare spots and yellowing of the grass was evident. Must be the time of the year I suppose- Very much playable, just not lush and no rough to speak of. But, as others have mentioned, the price for this kind of golf in this area is a big plus- Im sure Ill be back- I just will check the reviews a bit more closely before I go- Great course overall

Posted: Wednesday, January 2, 2008
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Broomy - Aliso Viejo
Played Sunday afternoon, 12-30. The course was in fair shape, with a few bare spots, and the grass has a yellowish tint to it that makes it look stressed. The bunkers and greens seemed to be in decent shape. Pace was slow to start, but picked up after about the fourth hole.

Posted: Monday, December 31, 2007
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richardm - costa mesa
allways in great shape

Posted: Saturday, December 29, 2007
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marquism1 - Irvine, CA
Excellent course for the money. Have played here for many years and it's in the best condition it has ever been in. Well-maintained year round, with minimal seasonal disruptions.

Posted: Friday, December 28, 2007
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t25452 - Laguna Niguel
Played Monday the 26th with an $18.00 coupon from an email blast. Place was empty when I arrived at 8am. We walked right on. Greens are in good shape. Fairways, too. Except for some bare areas (8th fairway was completely roped off; lots of fertilizer thrown down on bare spots). They've never been able to get that fairway to recover from a freeze last year. Some of the tee boxes were bare. On #8 and #7 the blue tees were up by the reds cuz the back of the box was ripped up. Again, none of these things were horrible, just not "perfect." The usual complaint about schizophrenic (sp) bunkers. Either hard pan or heavy, deep beach sand; no consistency. It's a great value. Conditions are always better than average and the staff is very accomodating. Wonderful place.

Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2007
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sbiskar - Huntington Beach
Played as foursome on Wed. before Thanksgiving. Started 15 mins. early, then played nonstop til finished 18 holes. Great pace. Greens were tricky, though not super fast. GPS on carts a big help as yardage markers not always easy to locate. Some teeboxes uneven so have to be aware if ball is above or below your feet. Only a couple cart path only holes - they make club selection guesswork if have to walk to opposite side and not sure distance to green. Overall, good day with discount price.

Posted: Monday, November 26, 2007
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Scotty - LBC
Played 11/12 - cart path only, which slowed the pace of play. Starter stated they were fertilizing the course. Many fairways had not been mowed for a couple of days. The speed of the greens varied, especially if downhill (very fast) or uphill (very slow). Pin placements were in tough spots today! Course has a lot of variety and local knowledge is needed, especially with elevation changes and the wind. I have played here many times over the years and the course condition keeps getting better and improvements continue to be made. Greens fees are going up $2 to $5 on 11/15. I always enjoy this southern OC track and will return again.

Posted: Wednesday, November 14, 2007
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apinto18 - Aliso Viejo, CA
Played Nov 10th - still cart path only. No big deal as course is short and fairly tight. grass is growing in well and greens are in great shape. enjoyable round on a saturday morning - didn't wait on a single shot.

Posted: Sunday, November 11, 2007
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foulball - Anaheim
As usual, this is a great place to play. Overseeding appears to have worked as the fairways are coming around nicely. Greens were great with not too many ball marks. Sand has gotten better in the last year, just hope you land in a good one. Overall a good time.

Posted: Wednesday, November 7, 2007
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t25452 - Laguna Niguel
Played Thursday, Nov. 1st. Greens are in great shape. Rest of course is getting greener from overseeding but still needs a couple of weeks. CART PATH ONLY. Very wet still.

Posted: Friday, November 2, 2007
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Broomy - Aliso Viejo
MakGolfer was right. I didn't mention in last week's review that the course was being overseeded, but that was because it wasn't obvious. The grass had yet to sprout, and I saw holes only in the bare spots and tee boxes, so I thought it was just maintenance. Anyway, I played again Friday and conditions are much improved. The tee boxes look like they'll be ready in a few weeks, and the bare spots are filling in nicely. Pace of play in the PM was a little slow on the front, but picked up considerably on the back.

Posted: Sunday, October 28, 2007
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makgolfer - San Juan Capistrano
To the previous post.....regarding condition. The course is being over-seeded. They are telling all the golfers in advance about the over-seeding and the playing conditions and a discount greens fee is given. Carts are on path so that slows play. Everyting will be back to normal in a week or so.

Posted: Thursday, October 25, 2007
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Broomy - Aliso Viejo
Played on Saturday 10-20. Even though we started at 1:30, we came up three holes short when it got dark at 6:30. Five hours and we could only get in 15 holes! Pathetic! Where are the marshals? I understand that it's slow on the weekends, but this is ridiculous. OK. I'm calm now. The greens were in pretty good shape, although they grow them long, which makes them bumpy and slow. The fairways were in pretty rough shape, with lots of wet and/or roped off areas. Most of the tee boxes had been reseeded (they needed it) so the tee spots were in front of, or behind, the regular tee boxes, and they were quite beat up and uneven.

Posted: Wednesday, October 24, 2007
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jbet44 - Ladera Ranch
Played 9/12. The course is in playable condition and it looks as if they are trying to get some of the fairways back to normal so you will see a lot of roped off areas. The greens are rolling true though some are a little bumpy. They are offering great email specials if you are on their list.

Posted: Saturday, September 15, 2007
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Broomy - Aliso Viejo
I played yesterday afternoon in searing, 100 degree heat. I figured I'd be able to walk right on, but noooo, there were other people as nuts as I was. Had to wait an hour to get on. The course was in decent enough shape for the time of year and the heat, with lots of sod going in to save a few of the fairways. The greens were in good shape, but slow and bumpy. The traps are uneven. The only one I was in was mostly dirt, while some of the others were soft, white sand. Pace was fine, with maybe a total wait time of five minutes.

Posted: Tuesday, September 4, 2007
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mzehner - Newport Beach, CA
Course is in pretty poor shape right now... but they are in the process of repairs. I would recommend giving it a good month before coming out to play. To be more specific, tee boxes are basically sand. Fairways have been burned up by summer and several areas under repair. Rough has a lot of tire marks and damaged areas. Greens are actually in pretty good shape though.

Posted: Saturday, August 25, 2007
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makgolfer - San Juan Capistrano
The last post is mistaken....Thursday is a weekday rate not weekend and carts are required until twilight then its optional.

Posted: Saturday, August 18, 2007
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fmading - tustin
played thurs Aug 9th, greeted to find out they now charge weekend rates and must pay for cart even if not using on Thursdays. Course is in serious disrepair. Would not mind extra charges if course was maintained. Had experience with greenskeeper who would not get out of way for play, caused a 20 minute delay so he could retrieve bird eggs. Will not play for at least 6 months. Estimated time to get course up to level of muni.

Posted: Thursday, August 9, 2007
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edgolka - Santa Ana
This was my first roumd at SJHGC. I had avoided it over the years because I heard it was a very slow play. That was the furthest from the truth today. The pace was perfect and we never waited for a group in front and we never were pushed by a group from behind. My biggest complaint is there are about four or five holes that are cart path only. This always seems to slow down play. The greens were a bit bumpy. The fairways are a bit inconsistant in condition. The traps have a sand I had never seened before. A dark color that looks wet. But it turns out to be a very fair surface. I liked the layout. Not real long but it gets you to think before every tee shot. I'll play here again. You should play somewhere else so I can still get tee times.

Posted: Wednesday, August 1, 2007
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steve663 - aliso viejo
This course needs rain to get it lush again. However, it is still a fun course to play. No two holes are the same. There are many options for your tee shots. It looks like the greens would be slow and bumby, but they are OK, just hard to read. Some of the bunkers are hard clay and some have regular sand.

Posted: Tuesday, July 31, 2007
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BaronV - Orange County, CA
Played here on 7/14/07. Although mentioned that this course is busy, it is not at bad as other courses I've been at. Was able to play the course in 5 hours, started at 3p.m., ended around 8p.m. Could've finished sooner, but there was a 3-some ahead of us who played the championship tees when they weren't that good and slowed the pace of play.

Since it was after 2:30p.m., was able to get twilight walking rate for $32 and cart for $47. I walked for my foursome, I wouldn't suggest this for the summer, this course is LONG and winds around the San Juan neighborhoods so you cross streets and underpasses. I was the only walker there, no wonder they make people cart it in the morning, and this place is all hills. The location is really nice, mostly along the hillside and views to the Mission. Some homes scatter along the course that you do have to watch out for. There's a nice par 3 on top of a hill just above a lake that will try your accuracy and distance with a 7 iron.

Lots of squirrels and bunnies abound. One of the few course where you don't find lost balls, if it's lost in the bushes, it stays lost. The driving range is located across the street from the clubhouse, so park in the course area after the driving range. Good location for the price.

Posted: Sunday, July 15, 2007
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biggsy1969 - rancho santa margarita
Played here on 6/23 and 6/29. The good: Well worth the price. weather was fantastic and I find the course pretty challenging attimes (especially holes #2, 5, 6, 10, 13, 15, 17). The bad: pace of play is pretty slow. I expect it however at a cheap municipal course. You just have to know going in what to expect. The ugly: The sand (and I use that word loosely) traps. Greenside bunkers are actually dirt moreso than sand. Impossible to hit out of. On #10, I simply took an unplayable stroke and dropped next to bunker. Oddly, many of the fairway bunkers have better sand.

Anyways, I will play again and again because it is close to home, inexpensive and fun for a relaxing round.

Posted: Tuesday, July 3, 2007
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skeemudge - Cypress
Played Sun. afternoon (6/24). San Juan Cap weather was excellent. Just a really fun course in South OC. If you haven't played here, give it a go. Reasonable $$. Tee boxes in good shape. Fairways were well kept. Fairway rough was pretty consistent all the way around the course. Greens were med speed and held approaches. Has some funny holes like 10 with a tree in the middle of the fairway. 15 (I think) is a great par 5 where you have to rely on the flag out there on your tee shot. Bottom line, best bang for the buck in South OC.

Posted: Monday, July 2, 2007
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pommoon - Corona
Played here on 6/24/07. Got a special rate through Click4teetimes.com. Decided to play only because of the good rating through this site. There is NO way this is a 7.4. The greens were in terrible shape. You can't get anything close to a true roll with the amount of bumps. The pace of play was terrible..but expected. The conditions were average from tee to green. The layout wasn't too bad...you can definitely see potential..but work on the GREENS!

Posted: Tuesday, June 26, 2007
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jmiller - Tustin
What a wonderful father's day this was!! Got some nice gifts from wife and kids and a great lunch to boot. I even got in a fun round of golf at San Juan Hills. The course is in decent shape albeit some usual bumpy greens mainly due to unattended ball marks. Also, some of the back nine fairways need TLC or they may look pretty bad when the real hot months stop by. It appears the course was very busy this weekend, and I give the greenskeeping staff some credit for nicely maintaining the tee boxes . Otherwise, the course is very playable. Experienced good customer service from all staff members, especially at the bar and even the cart-girl. The round took just under 5 hours on Sunday afternoon.

Posted: Sunday, June 17, 2007
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Moorep - Aliso Viejo
The course is in fantastic shape. Spoke with the superintendant and he mentioned they have new mowers for the greens and it shows. The Fairways are plush and the rough is cut to where its a challenge if you're not hitting the ball straight which is the way it should. As always the staff is the best and Tommy serves up the best breakfast beverages in town. Dollar for Dollar the best value in O.C.

Posted: Friday, June 1, 2007
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caligolfer1031 - Paramount
It's hard to give a good review when you play so stinking bad. The course is in really good condition right now, the greens are a little slow (add 10 strokes onto my game for leaving the putt short) but the rest of the course is in really good condition and very green. The view from the 17th tee box made me take off my sunglasses and admire how green they are keeping this course. Pace of play was good, 4 hours 45 minutes. Not bad at all for San Juan. Saw the cart girl four or five times during the round and she was very pleasant. Was only $41 dollars for Sunday with the Red Dot discount. In just wish I would have played better, but that's golf.

Posted: Tuesday, May 29, 2007
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t25452 - Laguna Niguel
Greens have healed from aeration, but still kinda bumpy. Everything else was in good condition. Some bare spots here and there but still a great value. Wonderful customer service.

Posted: Friday, May 25, 2007
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Norybmac - Norwalk
Played on 5/19. The course was okay. Greens are slow. Played for 5 hours. way tooo long for me. Definitelly would not go back again.

Posted: Wednesday, May 23, 2007
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pebbleprincess - Pebble
The girls and I played this course a couple of weeks ago. The wind was the only determining factor that kept us from hitting birdies all day. The course ws very nicely manicured. You have a chance to practice strategies for every hole.

Posted: Saturday, May 12, 2007
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mzehner - Newport Beach, CA
First and foremost, pace of play was horrendous! 5 1/2 hours! This is the only major complaint against this course, which is a great value. Layout is always fun. Greens are perfect so I really am sad they are punching them. Fairways have some ground under repair, but are ok overall. Tee boxes were good except on the 18th from the tips, where it is a giant hump. Sand traps were of poor quality though... very chunky. Definitely recommend playing but be prepared for a long round. I just wish Marshalls would speed up groups. I don't understand what the fear is as there is plenty of demand to worry about offending a few slow players.

Posted: Sunday, April 29, 2007
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jbet44 - Ladera Ranch
First time playing this course 4/25 @ 2:16. The condition of the course was good...not great, but could be and the greenskeepers are fixing problem area on greens and fairways. Greens - fast and true; Fairways - some scarring but overall lush. The POP was S-L-O-W (5 hours+) due to slow play in front and some fairways were roped off. Customer service was excellent. Critcism aside, the course is one of the best in southern OC and I would recommend it without hesitation.

Posted: Sunday, April 29, 2007
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foulball - Anaheim
Played on 4/15 @ 2:00pm. Course was in outstanding shape, good fairway's and great greens. Slow pace of play, but it was expected due to tee time. Overall this is the best course I've played for the money. They could charge double for what you get! Great scenery with the canyons, and an even greater course. Only downside was the bunkers. Some are good but most need to be re-sanded. It was like hitting out of a mud bog.

Posted: Saturday, April 21, 2007
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billyt - Chino Hills
Showed up 11 am, as a single, tee off 11:30. Pace a little slow but not bad. Fairways OK. Greens true, "NICE", some a bit fast. Most tilted toward your approach shot. Read the "Playing Tips" in this site, helps a lot. Watch the wind. I'll be back!

Posted: Wednesday, April 18, 2007
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jonlew1 - Manhattan Beach
First time i played the course, weather could have been nicer, overcast and humid all day. Course was GORGEOUS. Great fairways, bunkers, greens were true but FAST! GPS in carts was very helpful, great layout, challenging course as well. Recommend the course to everyone

Posted: Monday, April 9, 2007
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Craig2000 - Anaheim
The conditions were very good. My only complaint is the sand. But overall it was a great day. Even the Marshal was helpful. I'll be back.

Posted: Monday, April 2, 2007
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exxchamp - westchester
played for first time and thought was very interesting and enjoyable layout....definitely needs to be played more than once (or with someone who has course knowledge) to help w/ club selection etc. i would expect that 'local' knowledge would lead to as many as 5-10 shots off 1st time scorecard....course has lots of blind shots (elevated greens, dog legs etc), the greens are for the most part undulating and you will be punished for poor approach decisions and/or shot making...would definitely like to play again w/ 'acquired' knowledge from 1st go round.

Posted: Sunday, April 1, 2007
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arguswilson - San Diego
I've seen SJH in better shape, but the course was still very nice, especially for the price. The greens seemed a bit too soft and slow for my taste, some of the bunkers had very little sand, and some of the tee boxes were not very level.

But the fairways were excellent and the rough was above average.

The pace of play is usually fairly slow here and yesterday was no exception.

All things considered, it is still one of the best values in Orange County.

Posted: Friday, March 30, 2007
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t25452 - Laguna Niguel
Played 3/20. Walked on immediately. Always great customer service. Conditions are fabulous. Thick rough. Greens rolled real true. Now, if they could just get the bunkers consistent here (it's either hardpan or that overly fluffy beach sand) it'd be great. Also, tee boxes are unlevel in many places, but that's nothing new. Great place and conditions. They were painting the clubhouse and the restaurant was closed so if you're planning to eat there I'd check ahead of time.

Posted: Wednesday, March 21, 2007
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t25452 - Laguna Niguel
Played with the course superintendent today. They will aerate the greens last day of April, first day of May.

Posted: Tuesday, March 6, 2007
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mcantos - lake forest
san juan is in great condition right now. The fairways are the nicest I have seen them and the greens are excellent and roll very true. They have a no blue jean or t shirt policy that I did not know about. But they would overlooked the jeans if I could get a collared shirt. Fortunate for me I had one in the trunk. Just so you know, if you go, collared shirts!

Posted: Tuesday, March 6, 2007
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t25452 - Laguna Niguel
Course still in great shape. The rough was thick and high. Really defines the fairways which were lush and in great shape. Awesome.

Posted: Sunday, March 4, 2007
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flyngolf - West Chicago, IL
The course was in good shape, even for the dry winter season. The fairways had some real soft over-watered spots, and round was extremely slow (six hours) most likely we won't be back. The group in front of us was a five-some, which included the Club Pro.

Posted: Friday, March 2, 2007
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t25452 - Laguna Niguel
What a difference six weeks makes! Six weeks ago this place was in some of the worst shape I'd seen (and I've been playing here for 6+ years). Walked on today and the course is lush and immaculate. Great job SJHills! Greens were a little bumpy, but nothing major. Fairways were incredibly lush. Rough is growing up. On some holes it defined the fairway very nicely. A little wet from the rain and it was cart path only, but I'm glad cuz it'll keep the fairways perfect (plus, I walk!). For $35, the best deal around. Too bad it couldn't play another 300 yards. At 6300 from the blues, there are really only two legitimate par fours at close to or just over 400 yards. Majority of par 4's are in the 340 yard range. Greens and elevation changes are what make this course tricky. With current conditions, a must play!

Posted: Tuesday, February 20, 2007
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norain70 - Carlsbad
I played San Juan hills last Friday (1/26). The course was in pretty good shape. Some of the fariways had some water problems, and some of the tee boxes need to be leveled, but overall the course was in good shape. The greens held well and were in great shape. You can not beat it for the price.

Posted: Monday, January 29, 2007
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t25452 - Laguna Niguel
Played Monday, Jan 8th. Single walk on. Got out in less than half an hour. They're always great about getting singles out. Course conditions are usually very lush here in the winter and spring but I think the unusually dry winter is taking it's toll. Fairways were mostly hardpan. Lots of very dry, parched rock hard areas. Great for roll on drives, but like playing on concrete. No real rough to speak of. Bunkers, as always, very inconsistent. Either too fluffy like quicksand, or hard as a rock. Greens were in decent shape. Rolled very fast. Hard. Some ball mark problems, mostly on par threes. They're doing their best, but conditions not up to par with what normally are here. One minor complaint...started sent out a fivesome of women two groups in front of us. It took us three hours to play the front nine on a monday! The women were three holes behind the group in front of them. The marshall did scurry them along on the back. Nice of the starter to get that group out together, but it really backed up the entire course.

Posted: Wednesday, January 10, 2007
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mzehner - Newport Beach, CA
Hadn't played here in some time but still believe this is the best value in OC. Great layout, great service, relatively great price. Overseeding is complete and fairways are playing nicely. Greens have recovered from being punched but not recovered well. Usually they are nicer than they are now but still better than average. Only real problem today was the sand traps. Had 3 trips in, 3 very different plays. One hard as rock and couldn't get a splash, one too soft that my ball flew away, one just right. As always, highly recommend a round here for anyone of all skill levels.

Posted: Saturday, December 2, 2006
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Moorep - Aliso Viejo
Best Public Course in OC Dollar for Dollar. They completed seasonal maintenance just over a month ago and the course is in fantastic shape. If traditional style courses are your thing then you can't beat it. The price is reasonable at $68.00 on weekends and the staff from the Pro Shop and Practice Range are very friendly and approachable. And if you're in need of a early morning breakfast beverage...go see Tommy in the lounge he'll hook you up.

Posted: Friday, December 1, 2006
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t25452 - Laguna Niguel
Great conditions. Greens are perfect! They are finishing up overseeding so it's still cart path only. Fairways have come in very nicely. They lost the election for improvements. It'll be interesting to see the direction ownership takes the course now.

Posted: Monday, November 13, 2006
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Moorep - Aliso Viejo
Over the years this track has had its up and downs with different owners. With the current owners, John Hendrick Head Pro and Ray Ricardo running the shop its been fantastic. This is only course where I've actually seen the course superintendant on the course making sure it's all dialed in. I am fortunate that I can afford to play most any course in O.C. and I choose San Juan Hills because the staff is unrivaled in accomodating me and my guests and I'll put the course conditions up against any in the O.C.

Great Job to all at San Juan Hills!

Posted: Tuesday, November 7, 2006
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can1yon - Dove Canyon
I took advantage of a C4TT special on Monday to play this course. I had not played here in two years but in the past ten years I cannot recall the greens playing so fast. They are in great shape and I could not control my putting speed after leaving approaches short. Tee boxes are back to normal and the overall condition of the course is in very good condition. I think the course condition compares to some that ask twice the green fees in Orange County. Kudos to the course superintendent!

Posted: Wednesday, November 1, 2006
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markduffield - Laguna Niguel
played sanjuanhills back 9 this morning. I had fun. Good price for a sunday back 9 only $23.

They are trying to get the tee boxes fixed up so all the tees on the back [and probably the front] are pushed all the way to the very front of the box. [Reds/Whites/Blues all stacked up]

These areas are getting pretty beat up but I think it is a small price to pay once a year to get the tee boxes in good shape after the long summer.

Here is your chance to get a crack at San Juan with the easiest tee placements ever. Didn't help me any, still found all the usual trouble - had fun though. Greens are in great shape, fairways are just fine with a few patches that they are working on.

Always a good value and great service here. The starter told me about a tournament next sunday so the early morning back 9 wont be available on the 29th - I appreciate that heads up, it's always a drag to show up for a round and 200 groups are lined up in front of you - saved me a panicked rush to Shorecliffs!

Posted: Sunday, October 22, 2006
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t25452 - Laguna Niguel
Last poster...they overseeded a couple weeks ago...nothing is "wrong" with the fairways that a few more weeks won't cure. give it a few more weeks and it'll be lush. The guys at sjh are serious about course conditions and take care of the course.

Posted: Sunday, October 22, 2006
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zenkutsu64 - Carson, CA
Have played this course many, many times but not for the past year until today. It's in the worst shape I've seen. Greens fine, but fairways and tee boxes just awful. Fairways patchy and soggy, same with the tee boxes. It looks like something has killed the grass. The back nine is a bit better than the front. I can only hope it's a passing problem, this course is usually in very good to excellent condition.

Posted: Saturday, October 21, 2006
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nauqah - Orange
Played 10/14. The course is currently going through overseeding and punching of greens -- so the conditions were crappy at best. It was cart path only and the greens were very bumpy due to the punching. Although the course has potential. The layout is interesting and the greenside bunkers will challenge you on your approach -- especially the par 5 17th. There are nice elevated tees and greens to test you...and a few fairways with large undulations to test your ability to place your tee shots and/or hit from uneven lies. I will definitely come back in a month or more to see how everything comes back. Enjoyed the round despite the conditions. Finished in 4 hours playing with a newbie...could be a very fast course to play otherwise.

Posted: Tuesday, October 17, 2006
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solrac - Los Feliz
Played on Labor Day and I can't say that I was thourougly impressed by the conditions of the course. Lay out was definitely interesting but the fairways varied from hard pack, to thin to replanted patches. The greens were bumpy which made it a bit hard to get a true roll. The pace of play was moving fairly well especially as busy as it was for a holiday. Paid $50 with cart, hot dog, chips and drink (Worldwide Golf Special) but don't think this course is worth the regular green fees of $68. OC courses seem to think they can ask that much just because it's "the O.C." when I've paid less for much better kept and designed courses in L.A., Riverside, SB and Ventura counties. Get over yourself OC, your courses aren't that great from what I've experienced so far. Don't think I'd make the drive again to play this course. Would rather make the same drive time-wise to Sierra Lakes, River Ridge or Rancho Vista. Greenskeeper, come on, this is rated as Great? Not saying the course is horrible (play Shorecliffs for that) but can't say that it's Great.

Posted: Tuesday, September 5, 2006
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fesdwino - Laguna Niguel
Played Thursday at noon. Greens seemed a bit slower than usual. Some of the blue tee boxes had been resod and were wet. Not sure why they did not relocate the tee markers to other areas. Did not seem to impact play much. Nice to have a great public course this close to home.

Posted: Saturday, September 2, 2006
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sparky14 - Rancho Santa Margarita
Played 8/14, and I can only hope the maintenance staff was having a bad day. Played in the morning, so everything should have been done by then and there wasn't a load of golf traffic in front as the course was prepping for a tournament later that day.

Tee boxes were awful. Large tee boxes, yet the tees were squeezed into a 10 foot area with the worst turf conditions. 1/2 of the tees were not level at all. After a while, we ignored the tees and just picked the best place on the box we could find.

Greens were sometimes smooth, and sometimes very bumpy. Hard to figure out why, it looks like the grass is healthy and consistent, there are just some very areas where the growth is very inconsistent.

Even for a <$50 course, I was not impressed by the course conditions.

Posted: Tuesday, August 15, 2006
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mikelach - Irvine, CA
This place is very consistent. Not the most challenging layout, but a fun course. Pace of play is pretty good and it'ss worth the money.

Posted: Wednesday, August 9, 2006
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t25452 - Laguna Niguel
No complaints. Course in good shape. Good pace of play. 8th fairway is now cart path only which is good. they've had problems with hardpan areas in the landing area on that hole so glad they're trying to get some grass to grow, although makes the hole play slow cuz that fairway is WIDE. Bunker sand is getting a little more consistent. Good value for the money.

Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006
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fesdwino - Laguna Niguel
Course is in great condition. Bunkers could be better. Need to get the cart girl out earlier and around more frequently. Nice practice area with bunker, chipping green, several putting greens that are well maintained. I always enjoy this course.

Posted: Sunday, July 9, 2006
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fesdwino - Laguna Niguel
Great conditions. The tee box on 17 could be more level and the bunkers are variable. Pace is decent. Clubhouse food is good.

Posted: Monday, July 3, 2006
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mp3mesiah - San Diego
Traveled from SD to play this course. It was definitely worth the drive. The course was in great shape. The greens were in good condition rolling with medium speed. The driving range is located across the street. Customer service was above what was expected. This course is easily worth the green fees. POP was under 4 hrs.

Posted: Sunday, June 11, 2006
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t25452 - Laguna Niguel
Course is in fabulous shape. Only complaint would be, like others have said, the bunkers. It's either heavy fluffy sand or hardpan. No consistency. Some of the tee boxes were a little hacked up. But, the rough is lush; defines the well manicured fairways nicely. Greens rolled true. Even the fairway areas on 17 that are usually pretty thin are growing in fairly nicely now. Can't go wrong here. Awesome customer service, as usual.

Posted: Friday, May 26, 2006
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caligolfer1031 - Paramount
Played last Sunday afternoon with the Red Dot discount. San Juan Hills never lets me down. The only thing I can say negatively about the course is the bunkers. The sand was very inconsistant. The front nine was almost too soft while the back nine was very hard and wet. I didn't go into but one, so it didn't bother me. It looks like they may be in the process of putting new sand into them, because the sand was two different colors. The greens are healing nicely since punching about a month ago and the fairways and rough were in great shape. I could complain about the guys that were paired with us, but this isn't the place to do it. To the guys behind us, sorry for the slow play, but I'm sure you found plenty of the Pro V1's the guy we played with lost.

Posted: Friday, May 26, 2006
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ford91guy - san diego
excellent course.

Posted: Monday, May 15, 2006
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mzehner - Newport Beach, CA
This is the 3rd time I have played this course and it is always there for a good time. The pace of play was better than usual for my foursome (4 hrs, 10 min). The greens had been punched recently so I would wait another week or two for them to fill out but still rolling fairly well now. Still one of the best values in OC. Highly recommend it as a place to play.

Posted: Saturday, May 13, 2006
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spaul100 - Aliso Viejo
The staff at San Juan Hills has always been fantastic and extremely accomodating.

The course is in the best shape it's ever been in the last couple of years due to a new super. Basically, if you are nice to the guys who work at San Juan Hills, like most other course, they will be cool to you.

San Juan Hills is one of the best deals in South OC. If you are willing to walk it and play twilight it's almost unbeatable. And for those of you who have some people skills, if you are cool to the starter, he will typically give you a cart for free at twilight if you ask nicely.

Posted: Monday, May 8, 2006
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Countryhb - Huntington Beach
Must absolutely disagree with Mbsisson...the management is fantastic. Some of the staff may be less-than-perfect, but the management is willing to listen to the public and very quick to respond to problems. I have dealt with the head pro, the director of golf, and the management company...all were very professional.

Posted: Friday, May 5, 2006
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t25452 - Laguna Niguel
mbsission...could you be more specific about the issue you have with management? i've played this course dozens of times over the years and have almost always had no problem with staff. i don't work for the course. just curious.

Posted: Tuesday, May 2, 2006
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MMorris - Las Vegas
Nice course overall with excellent greens. Course is a little on the short side with several short par 4s. Bunkers are way too soft--like a sand box. One ball was completely buried on an approach shot from 125 yards. A good test of golf especially with the short irons. Pace of play was acceptable (4 1/2 hrs).

Posted: Monday, May 1, 2006
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mbsisson - Laguna Hills
They have done quite a bit to improve the condition of the course over the last few years but have failed completely to improve the staff to even acceptable condition. The management here is the most amaturish self serving un-professional group I have ever ran into. I will spend my green fees at any number of other courses available where customer services is exibited.

Posted: Monday, May 1, 2006
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angelbravo - Valencia
Very nice course. The course was in very good condition. A variety of holes that included tight holes, water and sand. Well worth the cost of the round.

We will be back.

Posted: Monday, April 24, 2006
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fesdwino - Laguna Niguel
Course is in great shape. Only complaint is the new sand in some of the bunkers making the bunkers inconsistent.

Posted: Sunday, April 23, 2006
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michaelko - Arcadia
Played fri 4/7. teed off at 8:20, 4h15m rd. Course is in absolutely great shape. The best bargain in OC.

Posted: Tuesday, April 11, 2006
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t25452 - Laguna Niguel
Never expect a quick twilight round at SJHills on the weekend. It's always 5+ hours. Great course, but no fun on the weekends due to slow play.

Posted: Friday, April 7, 2006
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Countryhb - Huntington Beach
Had to update everyone on this situation...
I emailed the management company and the director of golf my displeasure after my last round and included a copy of my last post. I received a response from Kevin Martin with SunCoast Golf, Inc. the next day. He assured me the situation was dealt with, informed me that groups are moved in the event of extremely slow play by the director of golf or the head pro, and apologized for my experience. Kudos to SunCoast and San Juan Hills! I will definately be giving San Juan Hills another opportunity. I wish more management companies were this responsive.

Posted: Wednesday, April 5, 2006
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Countryhb - Huntington Beach
To continue my previous post...after being so pleased with this course, I decided to go back on Sunday. I secured a tee time of 1:52 for a foursome, but only three of us made it. We were teamed up with a fourth, who turned out to be a marshall at the course. If they EVER try to team you up with a marshall named Terry, DO NOT play with him. This "gentleman" threw clubs and rakes, screamed obscenities at every bad shot he had (and there were quite a few), and felt compelled to try to drop every cliche known to a golfer within the first three holes. When I confronted him about his "etiquette", he laughed it off and suggested it was a "do as I say, not as I do" approach at this course. Amongst all of this nonsense, the course was moving rather slow, so discussions turned to how to manage slow players. Terry proceeds to tell us that there is nothing he can do other than encourage the slow players to speed up. He said there was a tourney earlier that morning while he was working that had an extremely slow group playing in it. He asked the group many times to speed up play, but they refused. When asked why he didn't pick them up and move them, his response was something to the effect of "I don't have any authority to do that". WHAT?! I've seen it done on other courses. Are you telling me that San Juan Hills will not move a slow group? Our round took us 5 hours and 20 minutes...totally unacceptable. These comments, the rude marshall, and the fact that we didn't see a working marshall the entire round will weigh heavily on my decision of where to play next weekend.

Posted: Tuesday, April 4, 2006
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Countryhb - Huntington Beach
Played this course several years ago and was utterly disappointed. It was a total goat ranch. After seeing a lot of positive feedback about it on this site, I decided to give it another go two weekends ago. Hats off to everyone who turned this place around. The course is in very good shape. The traps and the tee boxes could use some attention, but all-in-all it was pretty nice.

Posted: Tuesday, April 4, 2006
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t25452 - Laguna Niguel
Awesome conditions! Greens were immaculate! Very lush. Only thin fairway was #8...and that's just in the landing area. For whatever reason, they've never been able to get grass to grow there. A must play.

Posted: Wednesday, March 29, 2006
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michaelko - Arcadia
Played Fri 3/10. Beat the rain. What a nice course. Wish I lived closer. Will come back.

Posted: Monday, March 13, 2006
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fesdwino - Laguna Niguel
Nice track, course is in great shape. Good customer service. Always enjoy playing here.

Posted: Saturday, March 11, 2006
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t25452 - Laguna Niguel
Course lush and in awesome shape. Only complaint (and it's always my complaint) is the bunkers. They're either deep with beach sand and impossible to hit out of or thin with dirt. It'd be nice if there were some uniformity. Great deal. Nice staff. Good value.

Posted: Thursday, March 9, 2006
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fesdwino - Laguna Niguel
Played in a tournament yesterday from the tips. Course is in great shape but the greens were a bit bumpy - probably the afternoon poa. good service and a nice track.

Posted: Sunday, February 12, 2006
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johndavis - west Los Angeles,Ca
The course was in great shape could not find any area to complain about, however the starter staff was not abreast of the many specials that the course had advertise through various venues such as the ggc and the internet specials. Other than that it wasa great day of golf at the facility.

Posted: Wednesday, February 8, 2006
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t25452 - Laguna Niguel
Played today (1/21). Decent pace. They were behind due to frost delay in morning. They were good about working everyone in. Conditions are okay. #8 fairway has lots of ruts and dead spots. Greens were in good shape. Lack of rain takes it's toll. This place was super lush last winter. They raised their rates ($35 to walk on week days; $68 and must ride on weekends). It's not worth $68. Customer service was great; as usual. Cart girl was ever present and super pleasant!-

Posted: Saturday, January 21, 2006
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gmcusmc - Oceanside
Played New Year's day and shot a 75 so that was a great start to the year. course was in great shape considering the 1" of rain the night before. Greens were very receptive, but still fast and true. Fairways were soft, but drained well in most areas. Bunkers were nicely kept, but lots of sand. Need a good bunker game to get out of some deep lies. Real joy to play. Fun layout with lots of elevation changes and undulating greens.

Posted: Sunday, January 1, 2006
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t25452 - Laguna Niguel
Course in great shape. GREENS ARE AWESOME right now! Smooth, quick and soft. Good pace, even though very busy. They're charging holday rates the whole week tween Christmas and New Years. I think that's lame but guess they gotta make some coin. Only bummer yesterday was on #1: the flag was blue, but the pin placement was in the very front. Disappointing to hit for a blue pin, only to find it in a red location. Was also bummed that the grill was closed at end of our round. It was only 3:30pm! We wanted some fries to go with our Sierra Nevadas! Pretty bad considering they've really been pushing folks to eat there with their friday afternoon buffets and playing up that they now have a "chef." It's a wonderful course and a good value.

Posted: Thursday, December 22, 2005
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t25452 - Laguna Niguel
Customer service here is great. Walked right on. Can't be $32 to walk. Course is very lush. Greens are what make this a tough course. Lots of breaks. Greens in great shape. I wish they'd grow up the rough a little to define the fairways better. Bunkers drive me crazy here. Some are recently refurbished with new sand, others are hardpan and mud. Very frustrating. And, most tee boxes are very unlevel. But, still a nice course.

Posted: Tuesday, November 29, 2005
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wavester - Calabasas
Played Sat. 11/19. Our 4some had a great day. Course is in great shape. Only thing I could see to improve were the tee boxes... a bit uneven. Greens rolled great. The whole staff was really friendly. The drink cart girl was never too far away and very nice. It was about a five hour round. But today was such a great day it didnt matter. I highly reccomend playing here. I will again thats for sure.

Posted: Sunday, November 20, 2005
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darocketman - Lake Forest, CA
Played this course on 11/15. This was the last week of cart path only so the fairways were a little long. The greens are in good shape. A little faster than they look. This course is slowly getting better over the past couple of years. The staff is friendly. The beverage cart comes around every few holes. Definitely worth the money. Sad to say that San Juan Hills will not be part of the Golf Extra courses next year.

Posted: Friday, November 18, 2005
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loudog10 - Costa Mesa, CA
This course is in great condition, the greens are rolling great. I like this layout it has many different features to always keep you on your toes. You will find many different lies here (uphill, downhill, ball below feet, etc.) The twilight deal is one of the best around. Played a fast round and actually finished my round with time to spare to sunset. Two of the guys I played with said it is hard to get a 4 hour round here, usually 5 hr. plus is the norm. Staff was cool, they do need to update their GPS, it is old school.

Posted: Thursday, November 17, 2005
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markduffield - Laguna Niguel
Played the back 9 on Tuesday morning 11/15/2005. It was pretty cold at sunrise but warmed up quickly. Saw some guys teeing off on the front at a few minutes past 6am. Dudes were sprinting up the fairway! LOL. SJH is great about getting you out really early if you are pressed for time. The starter is one of the nicest guys I have ever dealt with at any course.

The course is pretty thick right now, lots of growth from the overseeding. Heaviest rough I have seen in my 3 years of playing here - but still very well groomed and no real muddy spots to deal with. Fairways in very very good condition.

The staff has done about all they can do to get the greens in top shape. They were rolling true and were pretty much perfect with one exception - ball marks!!

I counted 5 on one hole that were just simply left unpatched! Come on people - I have to putt over those things and I never get it close so it really affects my game. Unless they hire kids to sit by the green and fix the ballmarks for us, it won't ever get better. Fix your ballmarks - don't be lazy! Didn't your Grampa teach you when you were a kid?

Bunkers were pristine with new sand. Trust me - I was in 3 of them.

Tee boxes in above average condition. Probably my only complaint with SJH is the tee boxes. They are usually pretty beat up and bumpy, not to mention slanted in many cases. [Are they trying to make me slice it into those houses down there!?]. They did a ton of work over the last 3 months to try and improve the tee boxes and it shows. I know they completely redid 16, they also had 13 and 14 closed for a while. All are back in production and seem to be holding up much better.

18bucks to walk 9 holes, finished by 830am and then fly in to work. A great deal. If you are dying to play, but have no time - this is the best "dawn patrol" deal in orange county.

I will definitely be back - we play there 2-4 times per month.

Posted: Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Member Since: February 26, 2004
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aibob901 - Anaheim
Played 11-15-05. Course was in very good shape. This course has made so many improvements in the last several years. Greens were in better shape than the last time we played, about 6 months ago. Just a fun course to play! The only downside was when we got there we were told cart path only because of overseeding. Was not told that when we made the tee time. I guess you have to ask each and every time you call for a tee time to make sure there are no special playing conditions......UGH! No matter what course you call or the time of year. Cart path only is supposed to last only for a few mores days, so beware if it makes a difference to you.

Posted: Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Member Since: May 9, 2003
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pogueostik - Lake Forest, CA
First time playing the course, but played with a San Juan veteran who said that this course just keeps getting in better and better condition. Great course with fun holes and good variety of lengths.

Posted: Thursday, November 3, 2005
Member Since: June 26, 2005
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jamesstem - Irvine
Palyed here a few weeks back and have to say I was pleasently suprised. Course was in great shape and is a fun and somewhat challenging course.The pace was good and the marshal was a cool guy.Did I mention the cart girl and bartender? WOW! That sold me right there.

Posted: Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Member Since: September 23, 2005
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88marion88 - Ontario
Played over the weekend. Tight fun short course with some interesting holes. Pretty challenging. Lot's of good elevation changes and doglegs. Some blinds shots so be careful when hitting up. I did not think the course was in “Great” condition as stated but still worth the green fee. I will be back.

Posted: Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Member Since: November 22, 2003
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mikelach - Irvine, CA
Played on 9/15. The greens were terrible. They were not cut for at least two days. The putts actually wiggled on their way to the hole. They keep advertising that it's in the best shape ever. I don't see it. My money is better spent elsewhere.

Posted: Monday, September 19, 2005
Member Since: September 2, 2003
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kaylieryan - Laguna Hills
I have played this course at least once a month for the past 9 months. The conditions have continued to deteriorate . Played on 9/15 an the greens would make a Jeep proud...very bumpy.
Fairways have deteriorated to the point where you are lucky if you find grass with your drive.
Too bad. Course was in good shape in the Spring.

Posted: Friday, September 16, 2005
Member Since: July 8, 2005
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DarkHorse - Encino, CA
Played over Labor Day weekend.
This is just an average course that has decent elevation changes as you play this OC course through a housing development. Actually, the houses are not that close, but I did see a few balls in some of the homes backyards. As the course makes it way though the neighborhood, you are hitting mostly to elevated greens and angled fairways. A few blind tee shots make course knowledge important and hopefully you won't hit groups on your or on parallel fairways. Water comes into play on about four or five holes, but don't seem to present that much deterrence.

Posted: Tuesday, September 6, 2005
Member Since: August 4, 2003
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t25452 - Laguna Niguel
Course in decent enough shape. Funny...some of the greens were in pretty poor shape with bare spots and lots of lumps; others were immaculate. My only complaint about this course is the rebuilt bunkers. Wonderful that they're making efforts to improve course, but the sand in the bunkers is impossible to hit out of. There must be over a foot of sand in each bunker. And, it's that heavy, cheap beach sand. When you sink to your ankles in the sand in the bunker, that just ain't right. Staff was courteous. It's a good golf course, except for the bunkers.

Posted: Saturday, August 27, 2005
Member Since: March 28, 2003
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makgolfer - San Juan Capistrano
Course recently rebuilt almost all sand traps(40+) and par three tees. Conditions are great for August. Rates are low and pace of play was really good.

Posted: Monday, August 15, 2005
Member Since: November 28, 2004
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t25452 - Laguna Niguel
Summer traffic taking it's toll on The Hills. Greens were fine, although bumpy, but we were playing toward end of day. Tee boxes were all hacked up, except for the new tee boxes on #7 and #9. Fairways are lush; rough is good length. Bunkers...well, the new sand is just too "thick." It really is like beach sand. Looks good, but extremely penal. They took out fairway bunker at the dogleg on #6. Same with a fairway bunker on #8. Great pace of play (walked in 4.25 hours) and can't beat the price. Only complaint this time around was with staff in clubhouse. Brett behind the counter was great. But, the other gentleman gave one player in our group a hard time about wearing a shirt without a collar. Yes, our fourth probably should have worn a collared shirt, but we are regulars, and we respect the course (the guy without the collared shirt was a first time player at this facility). The uncollared shirt he was wearing was tasteful. Plain blue. Clean. No holes. There was no need to call him out on it in front a clubhouse full of patrons. Does that mean Tiger would get called out for wearing an $80 Nike "t-shirt?" Hell, I've played San Juan Hills with walk on yahoos in budweiser t-shirts and swim trunks! I think a better way to handle it would have been to say to the player "for future reference, our dress code is proper golf attire which includes a collared shirt. Next time we'd appreciate you wearing the proper attire." Not, "do you have a collared shirt." No need to embarrass the customer, especially when the customer respects the course and isn't an idiot. I hope that gentleman called out the six other guys I saw on the course in t-shirts that were plastered with logos for beer companies and titty bars! The employee in question has always been polite and professional in the past, and I understand the policy, I just think it could have been handled in a better way.

Posted: Saturday, July 9, 2005
Member Since: March 28, 2003
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gmcusmc - Oceandside
Played a charity tournament on the 20th and the course was in fantastic shape. The greens were mown tight and smooth. These greens putted better than most courses that cost the same or more. Fairways were firm and gave some roll on the drives, and were tight enough to allow you to control the spin. The bunkers were good. although a few were still under construction. Will definitely make the drive up there again. Great course and friendly staff.

Posted: Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Member Since: June 2, 2005
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grrblue - Laguna Hills
I played the back nine Saturday AM. The course is in very nice shape; the greens were a little slow but that's all right for San Juan Hills. Very smooth greens and fairways. 2 hours for 9 holes - a great way to start the day. For $20 (+ $7 for a cart), you can't beat it in the area. Plus the carts have GPS which moves things along quite nicely.

Posted: Monday, June 20, 2005
Member Since: August 3, 2004
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Kahoutek - San Diego
Played for the first time in a tournament last Sunday June 5th. Felt like two different courses. The front nine felt like a regular muni, with holes next to each other, lined with trees. The back nine felt like a newer style resort course, a little better manicured with houses lining the holes. There was still some construction going on, with the par 3 7th hole playing from some temporary tees. Greens were a bit on the bumpy side, soft and very receptive, with some holes cut on some pretty severe slopes. A couple of the tee boxes felt a bit unlevel. Marshalls seem to be pretty active, and were pretty visible throughout. Course also felt pretty lush, especially the rough, as if it had not been mowed in a few days. The service was very nice, with one of the most cheerful beverage cart girls ever.

Posted: Thursday, June 9, 2005
Member Since: December 11, 2003
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