Orange County Golf Courses

RiverView Golf
RiverView Golf - A beautiful 18-hole golf course in Santa Ana, River View Golf Course is 10 minutes from the hotel. Rated "Best value in Orange County" by the Orange County Golf Guide, this beautifully maintained facility was designed to reward players with charm and challenges. Challenging tee shots, elevated approaches, and the finest public greens in Orange County, have made River View one of the area's most popular golf courses. Call (714) 543-1115.  

Oak Creek Golf Club - Set against the majestic backdrop of the Saddleback Mountains, Oak Creek's beautiful setting in Irvine makes it a golf course that will inspire you every time you play. Oak Creek is only minutes away from John Wayne/Orange County Airport. Call ( 949) 653-5300.   

Aliso Viejo Golf Club - Designed by the great father-and-son duo, Jack Nicklaus and Jack Nicklaus II, the course leaves nothing to desire. Three nine-hole designs - the Ridge, Creek and Valley - offer three different 18-hole golf experiences. Golfers will have the opportunity to play the course again and again without the feeling of repetition. Call (949) 598-9200.   

Costa Mesa Country Club - Costa Mesa Country Club features two beautiful public, 18-hole courses with sand bunkers on the fairways and around the greens. The Los Lagos Course challenges players with tree-lined fairways and five ponds. The shorter Mesa Linda Course, with one water hazard, allows for good scores. The greens on both courses are large and heavily sloped. The club also features a pro shop, a driving range, golf instruction and tournament play. Visit www.costamesacountryclub.com  

Pelican Hill Golf Course - High above the Pacific Ocean on the Newport Coast, Pelican Hill is one of California's preeminent golf destinations with 36 challenging holes, incredible coastal views, a golf shop, a golf academy, a clubhouse and dining. Design and nature combine in both Tom Fazio designed courses – the Ocean North Course and Ocean South Course. The Ocean North Course reflects Scottish links style, meandering along an elevated plateau with dramatic elevation changes, vistas of the ocean and Newport Harbor, and an indigenous landscape. The Ocean South Course offers rolling terrain, canyon-crossing tee shots, holes that border rocky cliffs, ocean views, soaring eucalyptus and pine trees, manicured Bermuda fairways, and challenging sand-bunkered greens. Visit www.pelicanhills.com  

Newport Beach Golf Courses
Orange County's Golf Coast is a golfer’s ideal destination of stunning, picturesque ocean views and demanding links-style courses that put Orange County on Golf Digest's list of the "World 50 Greatest Golf Destinations. Enjoy year-round golfing weather, miles of sunny beaches and the world's best at these excellent courses. Visit  www.theocgolftrail.com.   

Oak Creek Golf Club - Set against the majestic Saddleback Mountains, Oak Creek's beautiful setting in Irvine makes it a golf course that will inspire your play. This Tom Fazio designed course, named after the creek that runs through it, features tapered fairways, picturesque greens, beautiful lakes and bull-nose carved bunkers. Oak Creek rewards your senses as it beckons your competitive spirit. Call (949) 653-5300 or visit www.oakcreekgolfclub.com.   

Pelican Hill Golf Course - High above the Pacific Ocean on the Newport Coast, Pelican Hill is one of California’s preeminent golf destinations with 36 challenging holes, incredible coastal views, a golf shop, an academy, a clubhouse and dining. Design and nature combine in both Tom Fazio designed courses – the Ocean North Course and Ocean South Course. The Ocean North Course reflects Scottish links style, meandering along an elevated plateau with dramatic elevation changes, vistas of the ocean and Newport Harbor, and an indigenous landscape. The Ocean South Course offers rolling terrain, canyon-crossing tee shots, holes that border rocky cliffs, ocean views, soaring trees, manicured Bermuda fairways, and sand-bunkered greens. Visit www.pelicanhills.com  

Monarch Beach Golf Links - Host to the 2001 & 2002 Hyundai Team Matches, this par 70, oceanfront Robert Trent Jones, Jr. designed course offers tight fairways, flawless undulating greens, and spectacular ocean views. The 98 bunkers filled with crushed Augusta white marble add to the challenge and beauty of the course. Combine this with an award-winning pro shop and the Monarch Beach Golf Links is the ideal golf destination in Dana Point. Club19 Restaurant offers a delicious menu and breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean. Visit www.monarchbeachgolf.com  

Strawberry Farms Golf Club - Orange County's home course, Strawberry Farms Golf Club combines the rural beauty and tranquility of Irvine with the challenges of championship golf. This par-71, 6,700-yard course set amid canyon and wetlands offers players picturesque lakeside vistas with natural waterfalls. Requiring both distance and accuracy, Strawberry Farms offers enough variety to bring players back. Facilities include a lighted driving range and grass practice center with professional instruction, a golf shop, restaurant and bar, tournament packages and banquet and meeting facilities. Visit www.strawberryfarmsgolf.com  

Newport Beach is a paradise for water sports - yachting, surfing, parasailing, fishing, and whale watching. Head out to a jetty called "The Wedge" where you can test your surfing skills, the two piers, Balboa Pavilion, and the Newport-Balboa Ferry boat. Framed by the Saddleback Mountains, Newport Beach’s ecological reserve in the Back Bay is bird watching heaven. Venture into the waters for a trip to beautiful Santa Catalina Island, 26 miles across the Ocean, or take a short drive to spectacular Corona Del Mar and Dana Point. Chartered boats, harbor cruises, romantic gondolas, luxurious yachts and electric “Duffy” boats can help you explore the scenic waterways, bays and inlets of this picturesque and peaceful beachside resort.