The Golf Club at Rancho California

I’ve only played here once before and didn’t get through all 18 but plan on playing over 5 half hours cause it will take this long weather was great and putting fun

I always enjoy a great RTJ Sr course, this one built around 1971. Lots of recent upgrades. New white sand in many but not all the bunkers - deep and I mean deep but will settle over time. Greens are really nice typical RTJ undulations and trickery. Fairways typical of many muni courses, variety of grasses and many bare or super thin areas. Got there early to hit the range but NO RANGE BALLS and many disappointed golfers. MNGT did not have good reason and did not seam to care.

So I made a tee time for my birthday and the day came and it was very rainy and windy so I decided to just eat the 8 dollar booking fee and get breakfast instead. Cut to 3 days later and the course charged me $140 for not showing up, I don’t think this is technically legalI. I will be disputing this charge with my bank, very disappointed

I've been playing The Golf Club of Rancho California a couple of times a year the last several years as travels bring me to Temecula. Every visit I see small incremental improvements. From my last round in August 2023 to today, they did a ton of work - mainly all of the greenside bunkers receiving a ton of new, white, fluffy sand that was an absolute bear to get out of. Course was in overall great shape.

The weather was perfect, I was paired with a great partner and the course is improving all the time! This round was on Christmas Day, so I don't think they cut the greens, but they were very good, just the same. The bunkers that haven't been loaded with perfect white sand are being renovated to get a beach upgrade. Luckily, I got to take relief on the one of two I found all day. I'll be back often...

But managed very professionally by the Marshall.. good guy for sure and he represents the course well.

Had an enjoyable day of golf, starting at 12:15 as a foursome; but breaking off into twos due to the other guys wanting to practice or give lessons or something. Pace of play was good for the 1st 10 or 11 holes until we caught up with a foursome, who were at the tail end of the "entourage" and then it slowed a little but still managed to get done by 4:15. Course was a little wet and even muddy in a few places but my partner for the day said that it had rained so it was not the fault of the maintenance crew etc. Will definitely play here again and try to bring some friends too.

Approximately 80 % of the senior tees are exactly the same as the white(men’s) !!! It didn’t used to be like that. It makes it impassible to reach the r greens in regulation! I won’t be going back, and I suggest all seniors go to ANY OTHER COURSE in Temecula, because they respect our challenges ! 👍

I came from rocket city, alabama. My son in law boasted about this course and it was excellent. not really busy. well laid out and i thought it was challenging.. I will play here again, great value for the money. .

This course is beautiful, long, and has very fast greens. We really enjoyed playing here and had a fantastic time up until the 18th hole. The sun had not set yet, but a teenage kid in a Marshall cart came out and pulled the pin from the 18th hole while we were hitting our approach shot! I can understand moving people off when it is dark but not while there is still light on the last hole. It made for a frustrating ending to an otherwise great day.

Pretty nice course. Fairways were decent and greens were very good. Played very slowly. Really need a Marshall to keep the pace of play moving. Took almost 5 hours to complete a round.

The staff is all rude. The Marshall thinks he’s the Lieutenant. The driving range dude is always rude to you.
They want you to pay and to leave immediately. The course is decent and would be my go to but every other course around has staff that actually wants to talk to you so I would rather give other places my money. I though I was jaded but everyone I bring here says the same

Fairways are lush, and greens trimmed tighter than an army recruit. Pin Placement that Tuesday was like Augusta on a sunday - very challenging. But as fun as ever.

This course includes creative layout with risk/reward options that challenge the heart and mind. Fallen out of repair to some degree but still enough beauty to please the eye. Great greens! Receptive and offering a mix of breaking patterns to keep things interesting! Fun Day!