Played on Saturday September 12th and was pleased with the progress the greens are making. I have been a long time supporter since the course opened and up until this years green debacle a huge fan. ... Continue »

Played on Saturday September 12th and was pleased with the progress the greens are making. I have been a long time supporter since the course opened and up until this years green debacle a huge fan. In any event the greens are sand free, a little long/shaggy and slow but rolling pretty true. They are also a bit firm. Considering where they were 6 weeks ago it's night and day for the better! Fairways are generally good albeit a bit thin in spots. Some improvements to sand traps with some being great and some still needing some work and new sand. Tee boxes generally good. The course recently appointed a new General Manager who has been a long time employee and a great person! Excited about her positive approach and the changes she will make to improve things. The course also contracted with an outside 3rd party for maintenance and it seems to be making a difference. The old super is gone. Looking forward to further improvements in the greens after aeration. As usual, staff is great and very professional.. If you have been staying away because of green conditions I'd suggest you give it another look.

Played Arrowood on 08/26. After the greens fiasco, can we return Arrowood to the regular rotation? YES! Of course, finishing with 4 pars on the Quandary will make any reviewer happy and positive.
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Played Arrowood on 08/26. After the greens fiasco, can we return Arrowood to the regular rotation? YES! Of course, finishing with 4 pars on the Quandary will make any reviewer happy and positive.

Greens are not back to where they were, and probably won't be for months. But they are playable. There are some bad patches, but I never had any of them in my line of play. They keep the pins away from the really bad spots. Greens are a bit slow as they are letting the grass get healthy first. But they rolled much better than they look.

I would even say the bigger problem with the greens now is unfixed ball marks. A crazy amount of unfixed ball marks this morning. I had one 10 foot putt, and I had to fix 7-8 ball marks on my line. Half were poorly repaired, and half were not reparied at all.

The rest of the course is fine, even better than most for late August conditions.

Starter said that aeration is coming up (no date set yet), and after that the greens should take another leap forward.

Played 8/17/2026 Customer service top notch, range facility is excellent, good practice areas; bunker, chipping, putting zones. Tee grounds in great condition, summer brown settling in places on tee b... Continue »

Played 8/17/2026 Customer service top notch, range facility is excellent, good practice areas; bunker, chipping, putting zones. Tee grounds in great condition, summer brown settling in places on tee box. Fairways are cut summer short, tight so leave those 12-14 degree bounce wedges in your bag for fairway shots under 90 yards. Roll out for Tee-driver shots are good, as mentioned summer fast conditions. Bunkers reworked and in much better shape, although sand is inconsistent from one greenside bunker to the next. Which has always been a major challenge at this course, bunker sand consistency. NOW THE BAD: Greens are still not favorable. Playing partners in group rated the greens here 7/10, compared to a year ago. This is after an 8-week shutdown trying to redo the green putting surfaces. Now 32 days after the mid-July reopener, the greens are still in recovery mode. Many machine tracks still visible on the green surfaces. Several greens had square or rectangular patchwork of turf applied. We took relief on the greens from these patches. Line-gap separation between normal green surface and turf patches would cause the putted ball to roll WAY offline of the target line to cup/hole. Was warned by starter; "greens need 2 more weeks". Same thing we were told the past 2x we played here in the last 3 weeks. But we keep going as we live adjacent to Arrowood GC. But honestly, the greens at Oceanside Muni, 2 miles away, are superior for roll, consistency and conditions than the greens here currently. NOW THE REALLY BAD; Green fees are still $120 round on weekends, $100 during week. For the green conditions, poor value for your money. However, course staff are working very hard to ensure you have a good round. Beverage cart stopped by twice on each 9 holes, even though we ordered nothing from the cart. Golf riding carts are clean and in good shape. Food service, quality is a plus, although a bit $$, but what isn't expensive these days for food anywhere.

UPDATE: played 8/06/2026, 6 weeks after reopening date of June 25. Fairways, rough and tee box areas are in good shape. Thin, tight lies for the summer, fairways cut close. New redone green side bunke... Continue »

UPDATE: played 8/06/2026, 6 weeks after reopening date of June 25. Fairways, rough and tee box areas are in good shape. Thin, tight lies for the summer, fairways cut close. New redone green side bunkers are decent, now with thick, soft sand. Fairway bunkers are firm dirt, not much sand. Prior to the course closure April 30th, greens were a disaster. Today, 6 weeks after course reopening, a bit better. On scale of 1-10, I rated all greens a 6, playing partner rated 6.5 maybe 7, comparing greens to a year ago. In our honest opinion, greens need another 3 weeks, and maybe, if they water, fertilize what's in place on greens. Many thin spots, bare spots and machinery track cuts into the green surface. The greens may never get back to what they were the past 11 years. A far cry from the green conditions at nearby The Crossings-Carlsbad or even Golf Club of California-Bonsall. Hell, the green surfaces at Oceanside Municipal are in better condition, rolling better than Arrowood currently. Another note; the fringe, rough around the greens are very rough shod; many holes, gouges, uneven lies, varied grass thickness all from green fringe to 12' outwards. Makes it challenging to chip properly. At least pro shop staff and starter give you fair warning about the green conditions. However, at $120 round of 18-holes, or $80 Palm card round-18 holes, the value is not there for that kind of money$. NO discounted green-course fees for this course healing process. What a downfall for the Arrowood GC....sad.

Greens are still in disrepair and essentially not playable. Efforts to bring them back are admirable. But, they still have dirt spots, sand, are bumpy and where there is grass run slow because they ... Continue »

Greens are still in disrepair and essentially not playable. Efforts to bring them back are admirable. But, they still have dirt spots, sand, are bumpy and where there is grass run slow because they can't be cut or rolled. Yet they are still charging full price for the rounds unless one buys a Palm Card where the rates are better. However, given condition of the greens it's not even worth the discounted Palm Card rate. What's most troubling is the arrogance of management who seems to think they are the only course in North County San Diego. Hopefully the greens will come back by the fall but until then, many other quality courses where management appreciates the business to play.

Played Arrowood on June 26th, the day they re-opened. The greens are still not ready for prime time and need at least another month to be ready. Currently, they are not able to mow the greens so th... Continue »

Played Arrowood on June 26th, the day they re-opened. The greens are still not ready for prime time and need at least another month to be ready. Currently, they are not able to mow the greens so they are slow and there are quite a few bare spots and sand on the greens. I was surprised at how many bare spots there were on the fairways given that they were closed for so long, I thought that the fairways were be like carpet but alas they were not. Granted, the fairways were in good shape just not great. Bunkers were good and pace of play was solid...finished in 4 hr and 15 minutes for a Friday afternoon which I will take anyday.

Arrowood is one of my favorite courses in San Diego but I won't be back for awhile...hard to pay $100 for greens in the shape that they are in, it's just not worth it.

Arrowood Golf Course re-opening update: 6/26/2026
The greens, all 18, are still recovering from a disaster spring maintenance. All greens have sandy, bare spots, putting surface like putting over gra... Continue »

Arrowood Golf Course re-opening update: 6/26/2026
The greens, all 18, are still recovering from a disaster spring maintenance. All greens have sandy, bare spots, putting surface like putting over gravel and very bumpy. IMHO, the greens need at least 4-8 weeks more to recover to within 80% of what condition they were prior to spring maintenance. Word from the pro shop, GreenSuper, is a defective weed killer was applied, it basically killed the once beautiful po annua/bermuda grass mix...TRAGIC!
Fairways are decent but also recovering. Plus is many bunkers have been redone and are much better sand conditions in the bunkers, greenside and fairway "beach".

Warning to others. Don't waste your money. Adding to other reviews, played on May 6. No mention of greens condition from staff before booking or playing, and they were in atrocious condition. Feel lik... Continue »

Warning to others. Don't waste your money. Adding to other reviews, played on May 6. No mention of greens condition from staff before booking or playing, and they were in atrocious condition. Feel like this was intentional, and dishonest. This should have disclosed prior, with reduced rates offered, at the very least. Unplayable really. Barely a hint of grass on any of the greens, just a strangely colored sand/dirt surface. Stopped keeping score after first green. Worst greens I've seen on any usually good course. After the round, was told 8 weeks max to get the greens back. No way. A year maybe? Come on Arrowood. You screwed up. Come clean.

Major problem with greens which were created 3-4 weeks ago. Something went wrong with their process and the greens are in horrible, almost unplayable condition. I have played the course for years an... Continue »

Major problem with greens which were created 3-4 weeks ago. Something went wrong with their process and the greens are in horrible, almost unplayable condition. I have played the course for years and never seen anything like this. Lots of sand and bumps on the greens. Not going to resolve itself anytime soon. Course should be offering discounted fees but they are not. Red not Green should be used to describe green conditions as of today May 3