The best courses you can play in Newport Beach, 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 courses within about 25 miles of Newport Beach, California, ranked by those community scores.

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

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

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

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

San Clemente Municipal Golf Club
San Clemente, CA, USAPublicWilliam Francis Bell
- 2.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 5.0Value
- 5.0Scenery
- 5.0Facilities
Awesome piece of property, very solid use of the land. Good layout and good conditioning, everything a Muni should be
Written by
@nxttw4sho
- Hidden gem
- Walkable
- Driving range

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

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

Coyote Hills Golf Course
Fullerton, CA, USAPublicCal Olson
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 3.7Facilities
- Views

San Juan Hills Country Club
San Juan Capistrano, CA, USAPublicHarry Rainville & David Rainville
- 1.5Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities

El Dorado Park Golf Club
Long Beach, CA, USAPublicTed Robinson Sr.
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.3Layout
- 3.3Value
- 2.5Scenery
- 3.5Facilities
- Great value
- Walkable
- Driving range

South
Los Serranos Golf & Country Club
Chino Hills, CA, USAPublicWilliam Eaton
- 4.5Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- NRValue
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.3Facilities

Destroyer
Navy Golf Course
Cypress, CA, USAPublicJoe Williams
- 3.5Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities

Skylinks Golf Course
Long Beach, CA, USAPublicWilliam Francis Bell
- 2.5Conditions
- 2.8Layout
- 1.7Value
- 2.2Scenery
- 3.2Facilities
Course was in good shape, fairways were fast/hard as always, greens were 7/10 fast but still bumpy at times.
Written by
@Palmer
- Restaurant
- Driving range
- Putting area

The Classic
Mile Square Golf Course
Fountain Valley, CA, USAPublic
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.1Layout
- 3.0Value
- 2.9Scenery
- 2.8Facilities
Convenient location on the positive tip. Repetitive layout on the negative front.
Written by
@Lazstradamus
- Walkable

Lakewood Country Club
Lakewood, CA, USAPublicWilliam Francis Bell & Casey O'Callaghan Golf Course Design
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 5.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
This is one of the better expressions of a golf course melding into a community seasmlessly in southern california. The staff steal the show every time. The service level is through the roof. Greens are typically good-to-solid.
Written by
@Lazstradamus
- Driving range
- Parkland
- Scoreable

Recreation Park 18 Golf Course
Long Beach, CA, USAPublicWilliam Francis Bell
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 1.0Scenery
- 2.5Facilities
- Friendly

Los Lagos
Costa Mesa Country Club
Costa Mesa, CA, USAPublicWilliam Francis Bell & Ron Fream
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 2.0Value
- NRScenery
- 3.7Facilities
5 hr round any day of the week. Best to be the first one out, more difficult and longer than its sister course. Longer par 3s, enjoyable for a casual weekday afternoon to see how many holes you can squeeze in.
Written by
@nick-jason
- Driving range
- Grass range
- Mat range

Diamond Bar Golf Course
Diamond Bar, CA, USAPublicWilliam Francis Bell
- 3.5Conditions
- 2.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 3.3Facilities
The course has a bit of a split personality. It tries to be a little links-y in spots but parkland-y in others. There are a few bad holes (2,3,4) but the rest are a treat.
Written by
@Lazstradamus
How we rank
Course Vaults ranks public 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 or guest-friendly courses. City pages include public golf courses within about 25 miles of Newport Beach, 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 public course rankings in Newport Beach, California.
The top public golf courses in Newport Beach, California on Course Vaults are led by The Resort at Pelican Hill with a Course Vaults score of 8.2. This page ranks 25 courses, including The Resort at Pelican Hill, The Resort at Pelican Hill, The Ranch at Laguna Beach.
Course Vaults ranks public 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 or guest-friendly courses. City pages include public golf courses within about 25 miles of Newport Beach, 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 Newport Beach, California list includes public golf courses within about 25 miles of Newport Beach, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
The Resort at Pelican Hill is currently #1 among public courses in and around Newport Beach, California on Course Vaults at 8.2 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 4:03 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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