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Pelican Hill Golf Club (South) - $$$$$
22651 Pelican Hill Road South • Newport Coast, CA 92657 • (877) 735-4226
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callykid - corona
Played last week and had a blast. Golf course was in good shape. Tees, fairways and greens were very, very good and lush. The rough was very long and nasty, not your typical resort 1 inch rough. It was playing very difficult. The restoration is very minimal, it's basically the same course as before. On the 2nd hole the bunker on the right side is gone, now it's all grass. The trees lining the whole right side of the fairway were supposed to be removed, giving one an all-ocean view, but the trees are still there so you still cannot see the ocean on this hole. Everything else is pretty much the same. Got an email special here so used it and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Food was good, service was superb. Pelican represents everything I don't like about golf, the snob factor is extremely high here, but if someone wants to clean my shoes, give me a cold hand/face towel after the round, pull out my chair in the bar for me to sit down, I'm not gonna stop 'em.

Posted: Tuesday, September 9, 2008
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CAPONEJR - Anaheim
First class all the way!! I was lucky to get invited to play this weekend, you drive up and three attendants decend on your car, they open your door, the pop your trunk, they take your clubs out, they even had my hats laid out and asked which one i would be wearing that day. Loker room was immaculate showers for after, bathroom attendant the works! Driving range that the ball pyramid going, only draw back was you have to hit off of mats. No GPS but there is a laser range finder that i found very easy to use.

Golf course itself was perfect, tee boxes, faiways, greens were rolling perfectly, my only gripe (and its a small one) is that the bunkers were a little packed in and hard, not what i would expect on this high end of a course. Other than that i would recomment this course to anyone that can afford it. Very nice lay out and the views are second to none...

Posted: Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Member Since: October 22, 2003
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Cheeseburger - Pasadena, CA
Played with a friend who got us out with the "players club" rate ($188.00) - - which is still three-quarters of my monthly golf course budget. Would I play there again? No. It's nice...but - I like to play a lot of golf and that's just a budget-buster for me. Was it nice? Oh, yeah...it was sweet. They have probably the nicest greens I've played all year...I think that might be what the pros putt on!! The fairways were lush...the rough was...well...it's best if you don't find out. Stay in the short grass. Course knowledge is a must if you wanna go low. The overall experience with the course, the staff, the practice facilities, the locker rooms...first-class all the way!! No complaints. For the prices they are charging...one should expect no less!!

But I'm just a poor clergyman and I'm not in the category of folks who can afford Pelican Hill as a "regular diet".

#18 is a great closing hole. A real challenge of risk-reward. A par is a good score on this monster hole!

Posted: Friday, August 8, 2008
Member Since: November 1, 2002
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bobby_stephenson - Texas
played South course and was pleased; great service and great condition (not quite as good as Trump Nat'l); greens were rolling near 11 so practice green near range is deceiving; pricey at $250 but a nice one-timer on vacation; gives you a good mix of tree-lined and ocean holes plus some target golf; one of the priciest in SoCo but probably the most upper-end experience I've had in SoCo (Aviara, Maderas, Trump, Torrey, Pelican Hill); cer tainly not the best value; they have a nice range but you're required to hit from mats; be careful of North course as attendant said they are having trouble with the greens on that side; be sure you get a yardage book as it's needed to complement the range finder they provide

Posted: Saturday, August 2, 2008
Member Since: May 23, 2007
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kdcopperhead - Monarch Beach
Played both the north and the south a lot. They both are great visual pieces of art and would suggest playing them any chance you get.

Posted: Thursday, January 31, 2008
Member Since: October 8, 2005
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haydenlaurence - Long beach
Wonderful course, lovely condition the greens were great and ran very very true. Customer service was impeccable, seriously loads of staff working. Green fees are very high dollar but if you can afford it this is high end golf like it should be.

Posted: Friday, November 9, 2007
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jdm454 - Rancho Cucamonga
The owners are getting ready to close the course for a major redevelopment, so this was not the best time to give it a fair review. The course is beautiful, but they seemed to have some drainage issues, and it was very soggy or damaged/under repair in quite a few spots.

It's a fabulous course with million-dollar views, and I look forward to going back in 2007.

Posted: Tuesday, August 23, 2005
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flyboy1 - huntington beach
had first teetime on 7/26. Course conditions were great. Everything was in pristine condition except the ball marks on the greens. The greens rolled really smoothly, but there were many old ball marks that hadn't healed. These were mainly cosmetic and did not really affect the roll. It's a shame to see such a top notch course not being taken care of by its patrons. What ever happened to the "fix three marks per green" rule. You get on a green, you look for other marks to fix including your own. Oh well. It was also very annoying that we saw at least three grounds crew members at EVERY STINKING HOLE. That really messed things up. There was one hole where 5 non-groundscrew members were standing on the green while we were waiting to hit our approaches. After waiting 5 minutes, we just decided to hit. When they heard the ball being hit, they scattered like crazy. It was pretty funny. The course was great; the grounds crew was not. For $175, keep the grounds crew as out of the way as possible.

Posted: Thursday, July 28, 2005
Member Since: December 8, 2003
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morrisro - Los Angeles
Anyone know where I can get these coupons for Pelican Hill that everyone talks about?

Posted: Monday, May 9, 2005
Member Since: March 26, 2005
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Ckanraise - La Canada
beautiful holes along the ocean. Course not difficult but fast greens are very difficult. The 18th hole from back tees as hard as any in So. Cal. Good value for $ 125.00 ( we had coupon) ok value at the $175 regular price.

Posted: Wednesday, April 20, 2005
Member Since: March 9, 2004
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ohpoh - los angeles
first time playing the course, expected to much. The conditions of the course is great, the layout is good, but just not pebble beach or even torrey pines. North course was ranked higher in golf digest, but pro shop stated that south course had more views. In my opinion, I feel this course is overpriced about 100 dollars on the weekends.

Posted: Sunday, April 17, 2005
Member Since: April 5, 2003
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buarts - Rancho Palos Verdes
Great course.

Posted: Monday, January 24, 2005
Member Since: January 24, 2005
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t25452 - Laguna Niguel
Just to correct previous post about discount card at pelican...the $60 is the supertwilight rate that you get at twilight. normal discount is $95, instead of $135.

Posted: Tuesday, December 28, 2004
Member Since: March 28, 2003
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marklkincaid - Santa Ana
I hit the Lotto and decided to spend most of it at Pelican. Great lay-out, great staff, greens were excellent. Pretty golf course. Finished in 3.5 hours. IMHO, this is the nicest public course in So. Cal. With respect to the green fees, they have an annual card for $500 that allows 4 to play at twilight rates of $60/week and $70/weekend. Get 3 of your buddies to go in $125 each and get a card for the group. It may be the only way to play the course at a reasonable $$.

Posted: Wednesday, December 22, 2004
Member Since: January 13, 2003
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t25452 - Laguna Niguel
This course is perfect! What a day! Crisp and clear. Amazing views of Catalina. Almost as if you could reach out and touch it. Greens were like formica, but held shots well. Pin placements really make the difference on this course. Some front pins the shot will roll right back off the green. Traps were great (I was in a lot of them). Funny, while raking one, I unearthed a burlap sand sack! Fairways like carpet. Awesome place. Find a friend in their player's club and get out with them for the $40 discount.

Posted: Monday, November 29, 2004
Member Since: March 28, 2003
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adam - Pasadena
I too was lucky enough to have Subaru pick up the tab for the outing on 11-18. WOW! I know $$$$ is a lot for a round of golf, but you actually can see how course design is an art. The par 3's had some of the most beautiful ocean backdrops into the setting sun.. The course was slightly overwatered in areas but the greens smooooth. Had a great time and will go back again. Thanks Again Subaru.-Adam

Posted: Monday, November 22, 2004
Member Since: August 25, 2003
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Broomy - Laguna Niguel
I played this course for the first time at a free tournament on 11-18. The club did an excellent job of running the event, and my hat's off to Subaru for a great experience. The fees are high, and I would never have thought to play the course at the rack rate. But after playing it, I would consider springing for the twilight rate on a special occassion. The conditions were superb, the views by the ocean just incredible, and the layout, although short, is interesting. I'd say it's the nicest course I've played in So. California. Take a few of the best holes from Strawberry Farms, a few from the back nine of Tijeras Creek, add in the views of Monarch Beach and Torrey Pines, add great conditioning, and you get the idea of what this course has to offer. The only drawback that I can think of, besides $$$$, is that there's traffic noise on a few of the holes, although you don't see the traffic.

Posted: Saturday, November 20, 2004
Member Since: May 12, 2004
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golfnutt - Long Beach
Played on overseeded fairways and they are better than most courses. The greens are perfect but still had to fix a couple of unrepaired ball marks. The bunkers here are the best i have ever come across they look like the sand is hard pack but they are so nice. The staff is great from top to bottom. You may look at the price of the green fees and wonder how could they charge as much as they do, but once you play here you no longer wonder why.

Posted: Monday, October 11, 2004
Member Since: May 23, 2003
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spenser - huntington beach
The bad news is the greens were just aerated; the good news they offered the $99 twilight rate all day which is a pretty good bargain for this course. The course is beautiful and in good shape (except greens of course). It is short with mostly narrow fairways which demand that you leave the driver in the bag. The course is worth playing if you can find the rare bargain. One oddity is you have to drive to the range which you pass a 1/4 mile before the course entrance so stop there before checking in.

Posted: Friday, July 30, 2004
Member Since: January 15, 2003
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CASTLED - RSM
way overpriced.....
just because you are playing in the middle of many obnoxious idiot's homes doesn't mean you should be forking over the dough.......rather of spent the funds on lapdances and booze

Posted: Thursday, April 22, 2004
Member Since: April 21, 2004
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melvindd - Northridge
Played as a Threesome at 1.35 pm for the twilight rate of $135. Well worth the green fee.
From the valet service to the proshop staff and the cart barn guys, it was good service all around. The golf cart had many good features, like GPS, a carpet padding for the 2 sides to put handphones and other stuff, spikes to clean the cleats, 2 water bottles in a box of ice and ball and club washer. Now, thats service. The on course service included guys coming around to clean clubs after nine holes, sweeping away access dirt on the cart and providing more water if you need.
The golf course was in great shape despite rain the day before. Fairways and greens were a little damp and soft. The course layout is fantastic. The back to back par 3s along the ocean was beautiful. Never seen anything like it. The course though short from the blues or the tips, offered a great challenge. I think the best feature of the golf course is the relatively wide fairways because you do not feel congested on the tee box and when you are on the fairway, it seems like you have the golf course alone with your foursome as you have so much space around. A very relaxing round of golf and Pelican Hill is undisputedly the best public golf course in Orange County in terms of quality.

Posted: Saturday, April 3, 2004
Member Since: January 3, 2003
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simondog - tustin
this place is so nice and worth every penny. great service and in great shape....

Posted: Thursday, December 25, 2003
Member Since: December 10, 2003
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weber - coto de caza
A truly wonderful course, but...... is it worth the $$? The only real consistant condition which always seems to prevail, is the poor attitude of many (not all, but most) of the staff.

Posted: Thursday, December 4, 2003
Member Since: December 4, 2002
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changdds - Santa Clarita
I used to play this course around 2 times a month before I joined a private club. I decided to go back for old times sake. Boy was I disappointed. The fairways were extremely soggy with many bare spots. Greens were just ok. To top it off, the fog didn't burn off until the back nine. I won't be going back for a while.

Posted: Wednesday, August 27, 2003
Member Since: November 4, 2002
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tim22dig - Fullerton
Played for the first time on the 17th of January, it was amazing. Caution on the 5th hole, watch out for the drunk construction workers across the canyon, yelling at you on your back swing. With that said....it is a must play course....even considering the price!

Posted: Friday, January 24, 2003
Member Since: January 2, 2003
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rusty333 - tustin
immaculate. views spectacular. if you feel that you are scoring good at every course you play at and feel you need a challenge, this is the course for you. i guarantee that the first time you play you will be torn up, but you wont notice because you will captivated by the outstanding conditions, and serile beauty. play this course!

Posted: Tuesday, January 14, 2003
Member Since: January 12, 2003
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