This course is in as good of shape as it has ever been. The greens are especially nice now - they've obviously been working on them. The tee boxes look like they were just redone and I noticed that some of the tee boxes that were a bit tilted/humped have been leveled. Fairways are good, with a few thin areas on some holes. But it also looks like they're working hard on those, too.
San Juan Hills is one of the best public course values in Orange County. The course layout is cool and they clearly get a lot done with the budget they have. The staff has always been great and it's always a pleasant experience.
My only small gripe is that they should have some more active marshals on the course on weekends. Sometimes a group will bog down and slow down play for everybody, but often there don't seem to be any marshals out there keeping things moving.

San Juan Hills Golf Club Course Review
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OK, I don't know who these people are who are bashing this course, but they really need to get some perspective. San Juan Hills is a great course for the money and it's always in the best condition overall of any comparable and comparably-priced course in SoCal. The greens are excellent all year round and they do a great job with fairways in the winter. You want overseeding and brand new green grass all year round? Join a country club! Or pay twice as much at a public course. Even without overseeding the whole thing, the fairways are in generally great shape for winter. I play regularly, all around Orange and San Diego counties, and I always come back to San Juan Hills because I know that I can count on it to be in good shape year-round. I just had a group of friends from Chicago in town for golf and we played SJ Hills twice because they all liked it better than the other courses we played. Times are tough for golf courses, people. Fewer customers means less money for maintenance. Whoever maintains this course is doing a great job with what they have.

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.