Detailed description of Birch Hills Golf Course
Birch Hills Golf Course is a Public 18 hole golf course located in Brea, California.
Birch Hills Golf Course first opened for play in 1972. The course was designed by Harry and David Rainville. The course closed in 2014 for rennovations. Ths course is being redesigned and upgraded as part of the La Floresta multi-generational, mixed-use master-planned community.
The course rennovation is being handled by Newport Beach-based architect Casey O’Callaghan
Significant changes have been made to seven holes, with as much as 80 per cent of the site completely reshaped. Once completed, Birch Hills will be a beautiful, fun, and playable executive golf course with a par of 59 and a length of 3,100 yards. This is slightly shorter than the pre-renovation length.
The par-three, #2 will be a reverse redan hole and the #7 will be a driveable par-four that can be attacked straight on through a narrow gap in the bunkering or hit a draw shot over a fairway bunker that splits the fairway and will reward a successful carry by feeding the tee shot down toward the green.
$16 (cart included), played on Monday, February 2015 at 2:30 PM
newly reopened after about 5 yrs. housing development and course relayout. 3000 yds., 8-70/100yd holes, 5-268/379yd holes. nice short game course. price was a 1-day special. easy small elevation changes for average walker. 260 yd driving range off turf most days.
$21 (cart included), played on Monday, February 2011 at 2pm
The course is closing for renovation from March 1 2011 through November 1, 2011. This has been a great course to learn to play golf, practice your short game and if you play in the late afternoon it's dirt cheap. The staff has always been friendly and accomodating. Great breakfast burritos!
$41 (cart included), played on Sunday, October 2010 at 6am
great value
$21 (cart included), played on Wednesday, July 2010 at 4pm
This is a very nice Executive golf course. clean and well maintained if you like shorter courses "Exec" you will enjoy this one
$46 (cart included), played on Saturday, April 2010 at 8am
Good course for practicing your short game. Greens are not particularly challenging. Back nine a bit longer.
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(cart included), played on Tuesday, May 2016 at 3:20 PM
Birch Hills is an 18 hole Executive course. It has 5 par 4's and 13 par 3's for a Par of 59. From what I understand, it closed, then reopened. While it's mostly Par 3's and some short Par 4's (3 you can actually drive the green), the greens are a bit tricky and most holes play longer or shorter than their stated length. You can get through a round in less than 4 hours ... and that's on an extremely busy day. I've played it in less than 3 a few times, and I've shot my age (60) once. It's a goal of mine each time I play it.