22651 Pelican Hill Rd S, Newport Beach, California, 92657
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phil t
Newport Beach
2011-05-28
$101 (cart included), played on Monday, April 2011 at noon
I posted a review on the North Course, so now here goes the South (Ocean) Course ... and let's start with HOLY CRACKERS and a prayer!!! What I will tell you is that if you don't have complete command of your golf game, you will need to clean your shorts after the first 4 holes or so. Then, it just keeps getting tougher ... all the way home to the 18th! Amazingly, this 18 holes seems to tire my body and mind worse than ANY other course I have played, even the Big O (Olympic Club) in San Francisco!!! Optical illusions EVERYWHERE! The distant and not-so-distant hills in the background of each green toy with your mind in such a way that you will miss putts allllll daayyyyy lonnnggggg. Welp, that's golf! And this course will whip you silly! Must play it once to see what I'm talking about, then be your own judge. I have played it about 15 times over the past 5 years. The views are not nearly as breathtaking as the North Course, but then again, who could get away with putting TWO PAR 3's back-to-back ON the Pacific Ocean skirting little $20-million-dollar villas protected by modern art, coral trees and a nice couple drinking martinis from fine crystal in their Gucci bathrobes? Why I think Donald Bren could get away with that! And he did. It's called Pelican Hill South (Ocean) Course. You'll get a kick out of it!
Would travel: 120-300 Miles, Vacation Worthy
Bottom line: I would play again, Ranks with the best in this price level, Best course in the area
Condition of Course, Difficulty, Layout, Ambiance, Pace of Play, Staff, Clubhouse, Pro Shop
$101 (cart included), played on Monday, April 2011 at noon
I posted a review on the North Course, so now here goes the South (Ocean) Course ... and let's start with HOLY CRACKERS and a prayer!!! What I will tell you is that if you don't have complete command of your golf game, you will need to clean your shorts after the first 4 holes or so. Then, it just keeps getting tougher ... all the way home to the 18th! Amazingly, this 18 holes seems to tire my body and mind worse than ANY other course I have played, even the Big O (Olympic Club) in San Francisco!!! Optical illusions EVERYWHERE! The distant and not-so-distant hills in the background of each green toy with your mind in such a way that you will miss putts allllll daayyyyy lonnnggggg. Welp, that's golf! And this course will whip you silly! Must play it once to see what I'm talking about, then be your own judge. I have played it about 15 times over the past 5 years. The views are not nearly as breathtaking as the North Course, but then again, who could get away with putting TWO PAR 3's back-to-back ON the Pacific Ocean skirting little $20-million-dollar villas protected by modern art, coral trees and a nice couple drinking martinis from fine crystal in their Gucci bathrobes? Why I think Donald Bren could get away with that! And he did. It's called Pelican Hill South (Ocean) Course. You'll get a kick out of it!