I played w/ 204s on the same day. His review is spot on.

If your ball lands on the front of the green on hole 10 and you're putting towards the center or back, it WILL break left to right! I'd ... Continue »

I played w/ 204s on the same day. His review is spot on.

If your ball lands on the front of the green on hole 10 and you're putting towards the center or back, it WILL break left to right! I'd bet my house that it'll break right to left when I'm reading it but just remember, EVERYTHING breaks towards the ocean!

Fun course.

San Clemente Golf Course Review
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Played yesterday at 1:00pm They just had the city championships over the weekend so the conditions of the course were great. If you wanted to make the cut over the weekend for the second day you ha... Continue »

Played yesterday at 1:00pm They just had the city championships over the weekend so the conditions of the course were great. If you wanted to make the cut over the weekend for the second day you had to shoot a 77 over better.

Greens rolled medium fast. Minimal divots. Fairways in pretty good shape...an odd brown spot here and there. Sand is good.

I don't think I've ever been disappointed with the conditions of this course.

The only negative is that it can play slow at times. Today it took 5 hours to complete our round.

For those that have not played it - there are some serious optical illusions on holes because of the pull of the ocean. Today on hole 10, we were mystified how our balls turned right and broke uphill towards the ocean.

San Clemente Golf Course Review
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1pm tee time on Monday. Greens are always GREAT here. Fairways are better than average in SOCAL due to the recent heat. I walked w/ 2 buddies riding and we finished in 3h 30m. It's a tough back 11... Continue »

1pm tee time on Monday. Greens are always GREAT here. Fairways are better than average in SOCAL due to the recent heat. I walked w/ 2 buddies riding and we finished in 3h 30m. It's a tough back 11 to walk. Pretty hilly. Greens always break to the ocean and you gotta be ready for the wind in the afternoon. Always a fun course. MUCH more fun if you are an SC resident w/ the discount. Will return again.

San Clemente Golf Course Review
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Played today. Like recent reviews state, the greens are pretty slow and fuzzy. Usually after summer they are pretty quick but times have changed.

Condition of greens and fairways are good. Very... Continue »

Played today. Like recent reviews state, the greens are pretty slow and fuzzy. Usually after summer they are pretty quick but times have changed.

Condition of greens and fairways are good. Very few bare spots or divots.

Finished in 4 hours. This course will always be one of the top munis in orange county.

For those that have never played it , it is walkable

San Clemente Golf Course Review
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Played here Aug 16TH. Overall conditions are good. Tee boxes are spotty. The greens here are slow. There is no other way to phrase it. They are very soft and just don't break as much as you would thin... Continue »

Played here Aug 16TH. Overall conditions are good. Tee boxes are spotty. The greens here are slow. There is no other way to phrase it. They are very soft and just don't break as much as you would think because they are just too slow. I like the track, but it could be a lot nicer if they would speed up the greens.

San Clemente Golf Course Review
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Played today at noon. Conditions are ok for the muni. Pace of play was not too bad. Fairways are lush and green. The greens are, however, very slow, bumpy and quite grainy. The ocean view on som... Continue »

Played today at noon. Conditions are ok for the muni. Pace of play was not too bad. Fairways are lush and green. The greens are, however, very slow, bumpy and quite grainy. The ocean view on some holes are breathtaking.

San Clemente Golf Course Review
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Played San Clemente Muni 3 times over the week of the 4th of July. I had a great time. The surfaces were great. Rough was thick, but fair. The greens were superb, although a bit slow and in some c... Continue »

Played San Clemente Muni 3 times over the week of the 4th of July. I had a great time. The surfaces were great. Rough was thick, but fair. The greens were superb, although a bit slow and in some cases, bumpy. The sand played great out of every bunker that I was in. It was a great value at $43 riding.

I found the staff to be very accommodating and helpful. I played each day as a walk up in the early morning, and they got me on within 20 minutes each time.

The course is a bit short to satisfy big hitters at 6435 yds from the tips, but it was a great challenge for my mid-cap game. The white tees are not much shorter, at 6066 yds, losing most of the yardage on a couple of long par 3s and the longest forced drive over a wash. It's fairly straightforward through #12 with some moderately off camber and up and downhill fairways and a couple of large wash crossings and fairway dips. It gets particularly interesting from hole 13 to 18 as it ventures up a canyon and over a ridge.

This muni appears to have a vibrant local patronage, and deservedly so. A lot of golfers choose to walk this course. It is a good layout for walking. I found the walkers to keep pace and more. I got around in a little over 4 hours each round I played.

The pro shop is one of the most well-stocked that I've ever seen. Lots of merchandise and an impressive rack of demo clubs on display.

Overall, a great municipal course that is a great value.

San Clemente Golf Course Review
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Played here today, Friday. If you have ever thought about playing San Clemente now is the time. The greens are fantastic. They are completely healed from their latest aeration. According to one of the... Continue »

Played here today, Friday. If you have ever thought about playing San Clemente now is the time. The greens are fantastic. They are completely healed from their latest aeration. According to one of the greens keepers, they were double cut yesterday and cut and rolled today. The greens are not particularly fast, but they are very smooth, true and receptive. If the sun ever comes out and dries out these greens they will be quite fast. The fairways are lush. The tee-boxes are very good. The rough right now is pretty short. As usual there isn't much sand in the bunkers. If past experience is anything, you want to take advantage of these condition quickly, before the head grass cutter lets the course slip back into mediocrity. Next Friday is a public shotgun at 7:00 am, as there was today. I played in a twosome and played in 3 hours and 10 minutes. You might want to take advantage of it. Today and next Friday are two of the biggest charity tournaments of the year in the afternoon and the head grass cutter tries to get the course in shape for those 2 events.

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Always enjoy this course -ocean views without breaking the bank. Interesting track, not too challenging but some nice elevation changes on the back nine. Played Saturday morning around 9:30 and got ... Continue »

Always enjoy this course -ocean views without breaking the bank. Interesting track, not too challenging but some nice elevation changes on the back nine. Played Saturday morning around 9:30 and got through in less than 5 hours. Greens can be challenging to read. Driving range mediocre - mats only, bring your own tee. Small putting area, bunker/chipping area not convenient to the clubhouse (at the back of the parking lot). Greens were very bumpy as they had been punched a week earlier. Beverage cart made the rounds a couple of times. The "new" clubhouse restaurant has great sandwiches and entrees - several meats smoked on premises with artisan bread from a local bakery. Fun outing!

San Clemente Golf Course Review
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