Orange County Golf Course Reviews
Shorecliffs Golf Course ReviewSan Clemente, CA
71.1 rating; 130 slope |
Shorecliffs Golf Course Overview: This rather short golf course is very tight, and not just from tee to green. The putting surfaces are also very small, as are the tunnels that one drives through to get from golf hole to golf hole at least a half dozen times. This golf course is built essentially between two hillsides and most of it runs up and down the valley with a creek separating one hole from another. The holes that stick to this formula are pretty good. There are a few holes that head up or down one of the hillsides that are more difficult to get used to, but overall, this track that actually goes under the 5 freeway when going to the back nine is decent. The best golf holes are
reviewed below:
Shorecliffs Golf Course Hole 1: This is the only par five on the front and it is not really a good scoring opportunity either. The drive is fairly wide, but there is hillside right and creek left. On the second, the hole doglegs left and the fairway gets very tight, and slopes right to left. The green is protected by a bunker right and is very small.
Shorecliffs Golf Course Hole 1: This is the only par five on the front and it is not really a good scoring opportunity either. The drive is fairly wide, but there is hillside right and creek left. On the second, the hole doglegs left and the fairway gets very tight, and slopes right to left. The green is protected by a bunker right and is very small.
Shorecliffs Golf Course Hole 5: This is the first of two short par fours, and this one has an ocean view from the elevated tee box. The fairway is really tiny and there is trouble left and right. The big drive can fly the short palm tree to the right of the fairway to get close to the green off the tee, but accuracy is a must as a hazard stroke is only a few short yards away. The green, once again, is really tiny.
Shorecliffs Golf Course Hole 6: The next short par four is incredibly tight with a concrete v-ditch heading down the right the whole way and hillside penalty strokes beyond that on both sides. The green is tucked right behind the hill and, although the player can get real close to the green off the tee, once again, there is very little room for error. The large bunker short-left makes hitting this very tiny green even more difficult.
Shorecliffs Golf Club Hole 9: This is the longest par four on the golf course, and it is an uphill dogleg right with the creek running down the left and OB to the right.
Shorecliffs Golf Club Hole 11: The best hole on the back nine is also the longest and most difficult. Uphill all the way, there is OB left and hazard right. The second and third shots are also tight with sand traps waiting to gobble up errant shots. The elevated green is narrow, but deep, with a strong break from back to front.