Season 2 starts at San Clemente Municipal Golf Course — one of Southern California’s most popular public golf courses and a muni with ocean views, serious history, and a price tag that feels increasingly rare in SoCal golf.

Eva and Kurt break down the full San Clemente Muni experience: the course, the layout, the views, the value, the overall vibe and, most importantly, whether it’s actually worth the tee time.

If you’re looking for public golf in Orange County, affordable Southern California golf, or wondering whether San Clemente Municipal Golf Course deserves a spot on your list, this one’s for you.

San Clemente Municipal Golf Course
Official course information, rates, scorecard and practice facilities:
San Clemente Golf Course — City of San Clemente

Built by William “Billy” Bell, San Clemente opened in 1930 and is known as the “Pride of the Pacific.” The city says the course now hosts roughly 90,000 rounds a year.

Listen through the end for Eva and Kurt’s final verdict: Worth the Tee Time, Play It Once, or Leave It in the Pro Shop.

Spillin’ the Tee
Play It. Rate It. Spill It.

We’re leaving the Orange County golf bubble for our Season 1 finale—and asking whether $100 gets you a better round outside Southern California.

Eva heads to Idaho’s Treasure Valley to play TimberStone, while Kurt returns to the Chicago area for a round at Makray Memorial. We’re spilling everything: pristine fairways, Midwest tree trouble, impressive practice facilities, a late start, two glorious ice machines, one brutal hangover—and the shocking discovery that Eva may love being an aunt more than golf.

Were these two out-of-state courses worth the tee time? Listen to find out.

Courses featured:

⛳ TimberStone Golf Course — Caldwell, Idaho

⛳ Makray Memorial Golf Club — Barrington, Illinois

Thank you for joining us for Season 1 of Spillin’ the Tee! We’ll be back Tuesday, October 6, for Season 2 and kicking things off at San Clemente Municipal Golf Course.

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Spillin’ the Tee — Play It. Rate It. Spill It.

David L. Baker is an executive course—but does shorter mean easier, or does it just create a completely different kind of trouble?

This week, Eva and Kurt head to Fountain Valley to play David L. Baker Golf Club, an 18-hole, par-62 course tucked inside Mile Square Park.

With six lakes, undulating greens and plenty of opportunities for a seemingly simple hole to go sideways, this is not just a throwaway practice round.

Kurt makes birdie on Hole 4. Eva questions whether executive courses get the respect they deserve. And together, we break down what everyday golfers actually need to know before booking: the price, pace, playability, conditions, personality and overall experience.

Is David L. Baker the perfect place for a quicker, more approachable round? A legitimate test of your accuracy and short game? Or is it the kind of course golfers dismiss because it does not have championship-length yardage?

We paid. We played. And, as always, we spilled everything.

Have you played David L. Baker? Tell us whether it belongs in the Orange County golf rotation—and what you would rate the full experience.

⛳ David L. Baker Golf Club
https://arcisgolf.com/clubs/david_l_baker_golf_club/home

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