Played in a Saturday tournament on 7/16. Initially we were bumped back to 11:30am because the Men's Club was playing before us, but when we arrived we were told the Men's Club finished already and we... Continue »

Played in a Saturday tournament on 7/16. Initially we were bumped back to 11:30am because the Men's Club was playing before us, but when we arrived we were told the Men's Club finished already and we could tee off at our original 11:00am start time. It was a gorgeous day in San Juan Capistrano, with a nice 5-10 mph breeze that felt really refreshing.

I'm most impressed by the greens at San Juan Hills. The ball didn't have the stuttering hop you normally see on public greens. Instead, the ball stayed on the ground and rolled true. And there were definitely a few holes where you wanted to stay below the hole, or the putt would roll by incredibly fast.

There were some white paint delineating some ground under repair on a couple of fairways. On the whole the fairways were pretty nice, the ball sitting up with some tasty lies. There was a little bit of inconsistency to the sand in the bunkers, with a couple being hardpan but with most having decently fluffy sand.

The beverage cart rolled by a couple of times during our round, and there's a snack shop at the range when you cross the street to play the 10th hole. San Juan Hills treated our club very nicely during COVID, so we made a point to schedule the course again this year. I look forward to my next trip there.