Pelican Hill Golf Club Ocean North Course
Newport Beach, CA
Pelican Hill Golf Club Ocean North Course is a public 18-hole golf course in Newport Beach, California. It is ranked #54 on Golf Digest's Best in California (2025-26). It was designed by Tom Fazio and opened in 1993.
🏛 Designed by Tom Fazio (1993)
Ocean North was designed by Tom Fazio as one half of Pelican Hill's 36-hole championship complex, alongside the Ocean South course. The par-71, 6,945-yard routing moves through open canyons and elevated plateaus above the coast, playing downhill on holes 2, 5, 8 and 18 and uphill on 10 and 12, and finishes with a 430-yard dogleg-right par 4.
Accolades
- Ranked #54, Best in California (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
📍 Cameo Highlands Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92625
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Satellite view
The dashed square marks a 2 km area around the course pin. Hole-by-hole mapping isn't available for this course yet.
Scorecard, hole by hole
- Par 71 over 18 holes: 4 par 3s, 11 par 4s, 3 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 17, 558 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 16, 158 yards, par 3
- Hardest hole by handicap: No. 7 (par 4, 450 yards)
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 542 | 13 |
| 2 | 3 | 197 | 15 |
| 3 | 4 | 409 | 11 |
| 4 | 4 | 433 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | 441 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 170 | 17 |
| 7 | 4 | 450 | 1 |
| 8 | 5 | 540 | 9 |
| 9 | 4 | 424 | 5 |
| Out | 36 | 3,606 | |
| 10 | 4 | 421 | 4 |
| 11 | 4 | 369 | 14 |
| 12 | 3 | 202 | 16 |
| 13 | 4 | 345 | 12 |
| 14 | 4 | 411 | 8 |
| 15 | 4 | 445 | 2 |
| 16 | 3 | 158 | 18 |
| 17 | 5 | 558 | 6 |
| 18 | 4 | 430 | 10 |
| In | 35 | 3,339 | |
| Total | 71 | 6,945 |
Scorecard from the Black tees.
Nearby golf courses
| Course | Miles | Holes | Par | Rating / slope | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelican Hill Golf Club Ocean South CourseNewport Beach | 0.6 | 18 | 71 | 73.5 / 137 | Public |
| Big Canyon Country ClubNewport Beach | 3.1 | 18 | 72 | 74.9 / 136 | Private |
| Newport Beach Country ClubNewport Beach | 3.3 | 18 | 72 | 73.4 / 132 | Semi-private |
| Shady Canyon Golf ClubIrvine | 4.1 | 18 | 71 | 74.7 / 144 | Private |
| Strawberry Farms Golf ClubIrvine | 4.9 | 18 | 71 | 72.9 / 133 | Public |
| Rancho Irvine Golf CourseIrvine | 5.5 | 18 | Public | ||
| Newport Beach Golf CourseNewport Beach | 5.6 | 18 | 59 | 54.5 / 81 | Public |
| Santa Ana Country ClubSanta Ana | 6.2 | 18 | 72 | 73.5 / 132 | Likely private |
| Aliso Viejo Country ClubAliso Viejo | 6.6 | 9 | 72 | 71.5 / 129 | Resort |
| Laguna Woods Golf CourseLaguna Woods | 6.9 | Public |
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