The best private courses in Santa Ana, 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 8 highest-rated private clubs within about 25 miles of Santa Ana, 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
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
Mesa Verde Country Club
Costa Mesa, CA, USAPrivateWilliam Francis Bell
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.8Layout
- 2.5Scenery
- 4.8Facilities
- Driving range
- Grass range
- Putting area
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
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
How we rank
Course Vaults ranks private 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 private courses (not guest-friendly). City pages include private golf courses within about 25 miles of Santa Ana, 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 private course rankings in Santa Ana, California.
The top private golf courses in Santa Ana, California on Course Vaults are led by Santa Ana Country Club with a Course Vaults score of 8.5. This page ranks 8 courses, including Santa Ana Country Club, Virginia Country Club, Shady Canyon Golf Club.
Course Vaults ranks private 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 private courses (not guest-friendly). City pages include private golf courses within about 25 miles of Santa Ana, 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 Santa Ana, California list includes private golf courses within about 25 miles of Santa Ana, 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 private courses in and around Santa Ana, California on Course Vaults at 8.5 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 4:02 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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