The best golf courses in Costa Mesa, California
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members have logged 16,956 rounds in California and rate what they played. These are the 25 highest-rated public and private courses within about 25 miles of Costa Mesa, California, ranked by those community scores.

Santa Ana Country Club
Santa Ana, CA, USAPrivateJohn Duncan Dunn & Cary Bickler
- 5.0Conditions
- 5.0Layout
- 4.3Scenery
- 4.5Facilities
There is nothing like this in Orange County, a modern Golden Age design that was executed very well. Green complexes and surrounds play firm and fast, wide fairways, small piece of property. Could play here everyday, lots of fun
Written by
@nxttw4sho
- Driving range
- Underrated
- Walkable

Virginia Country Club
Long Beach, CA, USAPrivateA .W. Tillinghast & William Francis Bell
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 4.3Scenery
- 4.8Facilities
- Driving range
- Must play
- Fast greens

Rolling Hills Country Club
Rolling Hills Estates, CA, USAPrivateTed Robinson Sr.
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.7Layout
- 4.7Scenery
- 5.0Facilities
- Driving range
- Grass range
- Fast greens

Ocean North
The Resort at Pelican Hill
Newport Coast, CA, USAPublicTom Fazio
- 4.1Conditions
- 4.2Layout
- 2.5Value
- 4.9Scenery
- 3.5Facilities
Layout was top notch with ocean scenery as the backdrop for most of the holes. Difficult track, even in the fairway it would frequently be an uphill/downhill lie. Greens were lightning fast. Played at twilight for $175 about a year ago - saw rounds going for $400+ now.
Written by
@KirklandBomber
- Driving range
- Views
- By water

Shady Canyon Golf Club
Irvine, CA, USAPrivateTom Fazio
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.7Layout
- 3.7Scenery
- 4.6Facilities
Very barranca-happy layout. Greens had good form, but a little too soft for my liking.
Written by
@Lazstradamus
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar

Gentleman's
Hacienda Golf Club
La Habra Heights, CA, USAPrivateMax Behr & John Harbottle III
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 4.5Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
True hidden gem in the LA County. Conditions are always awesome. Some really good golf holes. Almost an east coast feel. Lacks space in some areas. Bent greens. Bunkers are very well maintained.
Written by
@tigertaylor
- Driving range
- Putting area
- Bar

Big Canyon Country Club
Newport Beach, CA, USAPrivateDesmond Muirhead
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.3Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
Not a good piece of land for a golf course, it makes the best of it. Always in great condition
Written by
@nxttw4sho
- Driving range
- Must play
- Pristine

Ocean South
The Resort at Pelican Hill
Newport Coast, CA, USAPublicTom Fazio
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 2.4Value
- 4.8Scenery
- 3.3Facilities
Has a couple unique golf holes. Some holes are just ok. I prefer the north course as it seems to be a touch more difficult. Still incredible views.
Written by
@tigertaylor
- Pristine
- Views
- Driving range

Mesa Verde Country Club
Costa Mesa, CA, USAPrivateWilliam Francis Bell
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.8Layout
- 2.5Scenery
- 4.8Facilities
- Driving range
- Grass range
- Putting area

The Ranch at Laguna Beach
Laguna Beach, CA, USAPublicGary Roger Baird
- 3.5Conditions
- 4.2Layout
- 4.5Value
- 4.5Scenery
- 4.9Facilities
- Hidden gem
- Restaurant
- Bar

South
Coto de Caza Golf & Racquet Club
Coto de Caza, CA, USAPrivateRobert Trent Jones, Jr.
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.8Facilities
- Driving range
- Hidden gem
- Restaurant

Trump National Los Angeles
Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, USAPublicPerry Dye & Pete Dye
- 5.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 2.0Value
- 4.8Scenery
- 3.2Facilities
Great course, amazing quality, but anything left or right of the fairway is typically OOB since you can’t navigate to the fairways over. Not rushing to come back here.
Written by
@moodiebanks
- Views
- Driving range
- Restaurant

Newport Beach Country Club
Newport Beach, CA, USAPrivateWilliam F. & William Park Bell Sr.
- 4.0Conditions
- 2.5Layout
- 3.2Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
A little repepitive. Feels like you play the same hole 4 or 5 times. And it's not a great hole.
Written by
@Lazstradamus
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar

Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club
Mission Viejo, CA, USAPublicTom Lehman
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 3.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 3.5Facilities
Great track weaving through a canyon. Back 9 was gorgeous, especially the last two finishing holes. Difficult, but fair course.
Written by
@KirklandBomber

Ike Eisenhower
Industry Hills Golf Club at Pacific Palms Resort
City of Industry, CA, USAPublicWilliam Francis Bell & Casey O'Callaghan
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 1.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 1.0Facilities

Tustin Ranch Golf Club
Tustin, CA, USAPublicTed Robinson
- 3.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.5Facilities
Resort Style course. Pretty fun. Can be bland on some holes. Usually in pretty good condition.
Written by
@tigertaylor

Monarch Beach Golf Links
Dana Point, CA, USAPublicRobert Trent Jones, Jr.
- 3.6Conditions
- 3.3Layout
- 2.2Value
- 4.4Scenery
- 2.9Facilities
Goofy and stupid routing, but incredibly enjoyable with the ocean and Dana Point as a backdrop. Great greens.
Written by
@shahbaz-hashmi
- Views
- By water
- Bar

Tijeras Creek Golf Club
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, USAPublicTed Robinson Sr.
- 3.0Conditions
- 2.7Layout
- 2.7Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 2.8Facilities
This course had some pretty cool holes, especially on the back 9. However I don’t know if it was enough to justify the price tag, there’s other similar courses for cheaper at peak times that I’d rather play.
Written by
@KirklandBomber

Oak Creek Golf Club
Irvine, CA, USAPublicTom Fazio
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.4Layout
- 2.6Value
- 2.8Scenery
- 3.2Facilities
If the conditions are dialed in, this place is a steal. Course flows well, offers variety and is fun to play. Solid choice if you need to take clients somewhere. Close to SNA airport.
Written by
@Lazstradamus
- Challenging
- Driving range

Black Gold Golf Club
Yorba Linda, CA, USAPublicArthur Hills
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 1.7Value
- 3.2Scenery
- 3.2Facilities
Very over priced in my opinion. Greens were alright, but fairways were balding in a lot of areas, tee boxes were beat up, lots of holes were similar. Nice range, and good views, but better value courses are in the area.
Written by
@Peter.smith2
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Mat range

Babe Zaharias
Industry Hills Golf Club at Pacific Palms Resort
City of Industry, CA, USAPublicCasey O'Callaghan & William Francis Bell
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.2Facilities
- Great value

Green River Golf Club
Corona, CA, USAPublicCary Bickler
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
Lush green course greens not fast or slow very fair. The attraction here are the Augusta National like WHITE SAND BUNKERS.
Written by
@Mposner3
- Hidden gem
- Parkland

Talega Golf Club
San Clemente, CA, USAPublicFred Couples & Brian Curley
- 3.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
- Challenging

Strawberry Farms Golf Club
Irvine, CA, USAPublicJim Lipe
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.3Layout
- 2.7Value
- 3.7Scenery
- 3.1Facilities

Eagle Glen Golf Club
Corona, CA, USAPublicGary Baird
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 2.3Facilities
How we rank
Course Vaults ranks golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public and private courses. City pages include golf courses within about 25 miles of Costa Mesa, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
FAQ
Common questions about course rankings in Costa Mesa, California.
The top golf courses in Costa Mesa, California on Course Vaults are led by Santa Ana Country Club with a Course Vaults score of 8.5. This page ranks 25 courses, including Santa Ana Country Club, Virginia Country Club, Rolling Hills Country Club.
Course Vaults ranks golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public and private courses. City pages include golf courses within about 25 miles of Costa Mesa, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The Costa Mesa, California list includes golf courses within about 25 miles of Costa Mesa, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
Santa Ana Country Club is currently #1 among courses in and around Costa Mesa, California on Course Vaults at 8.5 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 3:39 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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