Lucky to know a member. Got to play out here before the aeration this spring. Mixed feelings about the course. Never found the staff to be that genuine, feels too corporate. Starter was nice. There ar... Continue »

Lucky to know a member. Got to play out here before the aeration this spring. Mixed feelings about the course. Never found the staff to be that genuine, feels too corporate. Starter was nice. There are a couple issues. Pace of play was horrendous. Over 5.5 hours. That is simply unacceptable. As a serious golfer out there to play and not to drink I find that unacceptable. So that is sort of a dealbreaker for me. Either spread out tee times or make sure that certain groups (they were some members) play with proper pace of play. There were often 3 groups on each tee stacked up. Who pays upwards of $400 for that???? The redesign is pretty nice. But the experience was not.

What was formerly the Champions course is now known, after a year-long refurbishment project, as the North Course. (The Legends course is now the South course.)

The gulf between the North and South... Continue »

What was formerly the Champions course is now known, after a year-long refurbishment project, as the North Course. (The Legends course is now the South course.)

The gulf between the North and South courses has never been wider. The North (formerly Champions) was always the better layout; but the South (formerly Legends) appears to have been largely ignored during the North's refurbishment. The South course now has--as far as I can tell--the worst bunkers of any course in San Diego County.

As for the North, there are few changes in hole alignments and lengths (mostly because of new tee boxes), some of the water features were replaced with scrub and sand, and some of the bunkers have been modified, added, or removed. But the sequencing and layout is largely the same. Anyone who plays the course will immediately recognize almost all of the holes.

The biggest change involves the green complexes. Most of the greens are now smaller. And many feature some very fun shapes, mounds, and slopes. Several have sharp fall-offs that--depending on pin placement--can make the greens much more challenging. The new green complex on the 5th and 7th holes were especially memorable. The 5th now sits in a bit of a valley. A huge mound either helps direct shots onto the green or deflects shots away from the green (depending upon your angle to the green). A quasi-punch bowl design. Very cool. The 7th green is now a volcano hole, changing what was once a pedestrian par-4 into one of the most interesting holes on the front 9. Holes 8 and 9 are also much different (and much better).

Course conditions are very good. The greens are firm, but running way too slow. Everything else is in fine shape.

Played here in a tournament yesterday and we teed off a little after 8. Finished right at 4 1/2 hours. Since the course is scheduled to shut down on 11/1 for a year to prepare for the NCAA I'll keep... Continue »

Played here in a tournament yesterday and we teed off a little after 8. Finished right at 4 1/2 hours. Since the course is scheduled to shut down on 11/1 for a year to prepare for the NCAA I'll keep this review pretty brief.

Greens were in great shape. I missed judged the speeds on some because some seemed faster than others but that could be moi. A couple of ball marks here and there but nothing too bad. Rolled pretty smooth.

Fairways and rough were good. Some iffy spots here and there but generally pretty decent lies in the fairways and the rough was not too penalizing.

We played the back tee boxes and they were great too since they are not used too much. Some of those tee boxes were way back and made for some long holes.

These bunkers are probably the worst I've played. There were a ton of small rocks in them. Very thin and one fairways bunker I was in was actually firmer than the cart path. I'm guessing they are just adding sand in here being this close to the shut down. I was in quite a few of them which was frustrating but played pretty well out of them.

Glad I got to play it one last time and looking forward to the changes that they have planned. See you in 2024.

The bunkers don't have any sand and some of the tee boxes are beat up. The rest of the course is in fairly good shape.

The bunkers don't have any sand and some of the tee boxes are beat up. The rest of the course is in fairly good shape.

Played on Friday afternoon and the pace was excellent because I think we finished at 4 hours which was a pleasant surprise for a Friday afternoon. I had played Legends a few years ago but never the C... Continue »

Played on Friday afternoon and the pace was excellent because I think we finished at 4 hours which was a pleasant surprise for a Friday afternoon. I had played Legends a few years ago but never the Champions course. The greens were not very good and still need a few more weeks of healing. They were wobbly, a little too sandy and a little long for my liking.

Fairways were good when I found them. Didn't remember any bad lies here but given the vast property this is it is certainly hard to maintain everything. So I'm sure there were some areas out there I just can't remember anything significant. I don't know who designed this one but I thought some of the visuals off the tee was a little deceptive. Bunkers that I thought were in play aren't and vice versa.

Rough is not bad. It didn't affect my club selection at all but off the fairways you do have some hillsides, water, native areas, etc.

Sand traps were bad too. I was in 2 bunkers and there was no sand in the 2 I was in. I was hitting off clay. I know another guy in our group encountered the same thing on another hole so I don't know how wide spread this issue is.

Tee boxes were good. There are some holes where there are some options on the tee but all had good grass coverage.

I did like the layout of the Champions course compared to the Legends course but I think condition wise I'd wait until getting out here. I'd certainly like to get back out here to see how it plays when the conditions are better.

Played Omin La Costa – Champions course on Monday with an 8:30 AM tee time. It was nice to play a GK sponsor course while I was down here in the area and I made sure to let the staff in the pro shop ... Continue »

Played Omin La Costa – Champions course on Monday with an 8:30 AM tee time. It was nice to play a GK sponsor course while I was down here in the area and I made sure to let the staff in the pro shop know I appreciate there support.

Course was in nice condition all around sans the greenside bunkers. Check in is simple with valet parking and an attendant to take the clubs down and load them on the cart. We were here as part of a tournament and started on hole 16 which is a great par 3 over water right in front of the clubhouse and hotel.

Course layout is mainly flat with a number of water features throughout to make the course enjoyable. Course design also does a nice job with a variety of holes to keep things interesting.

Greens are normal size with modest slope and undulations. Greens rolled smooth at a medium fast pace. Skirt areas around the green were decent. Directly in front of the green, they were very nice. Off to the side or back behind the green it was hit and miss with some patchy areas.

Fairways were nice as well. Good lush coverage throughout with only a couple thin areas on the entire course. Fairways were nice and green. They offered that perfect balance between lush hitting surface and good roll out.

No complaints with the tee boxes. Level and good coverage.

Main complaint was with the greenside bunkers. Mainly hardpacked dirt with little dirt. Fairway bunkers were fine.

Staff was friendly and helpful as is expected at a resort course. Course is also walkable which is a nice given so many in the area which are mandatory carts due to the hilly terrain. .

Sunday time. Great conditions overall, especially with all the rain Friday. Course is in good shape. The greens are fast and firm but hold well struck shots well, some spots very thin and they need... Continue »

Sunday time. Great conditions overall, especially with all the rain Friday. Course is in good shape. The greens are fast and firm but hold well struck shots well, some spots very thin and they need to make sure they don’t lose any of them, not a ton of grass on a few. Fairways great and any bad spots were marked gur. Rough could be penal but really not a factor on majority of the holes. Bunkers great and good sand. Saw the cart girl multiple times and easy check in. Really like this side better than legends. Good times

Played LC Champions on 1/26/21. Played in a 4-some that wasn't particularly quick, group was on our tail the entire round, shocked to find out we finished in 3:45.

Course is in very good winter sh... Continue »

Played LC Champions on 1/26/21. Played in a 4-some that wasn't particularly quick, group was on our tail the entire round, shocked to find out we finished in 3:45.

Course is in very good winter shape. Tees are near perfect. Greens very nice, smooth and quick. Rough is good.

Only minor complaint is very tight fairways, made it very tough to hit wedges. Grass coverage is good, it is just cut short and laying right down on the ground. Great for driver roll, awful for chipping.

Staff is great as always. Highly recommended.

Played in the GK guru round 11/8/20. Second time playing this side and it helped a lot. Played the blues and it was a great golf test. Fairway's mostly green and in really good shape. Not much roll ou... Continue »

Played in the GK guru round 11/8/20. Second time playing this side and it helped a lot. Played the blues and it was a great golf test. Fairway's mostly green and in really good shape. Not much roll out, but they played fine. Greens were in very good shape and running at a little above medium pace with lots of subtle tricky breaks. Saw many putts break right at the hole after looking like they were going to drop. The Bermuda rough around the greens was tricky and required your full attention and perfect contact. Service was great. A fun and enjoyable test of your game.