Besides playing the worst round that i have ever had the day was great. Weather was great 75 slight breeze off the ocean. Course was in great shape and played for $40 afternoon. greens were a little ... Continue »

Besides playing the worst round that i have ever had the day was great. Weather was great 75 slight breeze off the ocean. Course was in great shape and played for $40 afternoon. greens were a little slow but with the huge hills in the greens i wouldnt complain.

I really enjoy playing this course and the staff is always very pleasant and accomodating. Condition of the course is also very nice. There are a couple holes I am not too thrilled about, but overall ... Continue »

I really enjoy playing this course and the staff is always very pleasant and accomodating. Condition of the course is also very nice. There are a couple holes I am not too thrilled about, but overall a very enjoyable good track. My only complaint is that the greens, while good, were way too slow for my taste, otherwise, no complaints!

The course in the best shape I have seen it since it opened. 1/2 the greens are punched, but it makes no difference because the greens are so large that you are almost never putting through the punch... Continue »

The course in the best shape I have seen it since it opened. 1/2 the greens are punched, but it makes no difference because the greens are so large that you are almost never putting through the punched areas. Fairways are fast and tight and in great shape. Fun layout with lots of challenge. Ignore the planes and the wires above, Most courses in california have issues like these.

Played 3-29. FYI - the greens will be aerated on 3-30. It was my first time playing here.

The good - the conditions generally were excellent. Greens were firm and very fast, fairways were great to ... Continue »

Played 3-29. FYI - the greens will be aerated on 3-30. It was my first time playing here.

The good - the conditions generally were excellent. Greens were firm and very fast, fairways were great to hit off, tee boxes were very good and sand quality was excellent. Staff were friendly and pace of play was good.

The bad - it is overpriced. $100 is way too much for this course, range balls not included either. Carts only, I personally dislike courses that won't allow you to walk. To be fair walking would be impossible here as some holes have a 500 yard gap between the green and next tee box. There are power lines everywhere on the course and planes are constatntly taking off over your head which is a little distracting.

The layout is a little contrived which is not surprising given the terrain. There are lots of eleveation changes throughout which makes distances difficult to judge. Many greens have several tiers so if you aren't on the correct tier you can be faced with some treacherous putts. I think the back 9 has better holes and the back to back par 5's gives you a chance to get some momentum going.

It is definitely a course for the more skilled player, there is plenty of trouble on this course, the wind is tough to judge and it's easy to lose balls.

Overall, I would play here again but not for anything approaching the regular green fee $. (Fortunately, I got a free round. :))

Teed off at 11:20 overall guys in the pro shop and starter were nice. I knew we were in trouble when the group ahead of us decided to play the black and every single one of them put their balls into ... Continue »

Teed off at 11:20 overall guys in the pro shop and starter were nice. I knew we were in trouble when the group ahead of us decided to play the black and every single one of them put their balls into the hazard. Bottom line is these guys shouldn't have been playing the tips. I played them and I consider myself a decent golfer and I struggled back there. There was the Santa Ana winds today but it seemed to only come into affect on a couple of holes, it was a relatively calm day. As for the conditions of the course I was a little disappointed. I thought the fairways were rock hard and the grass was a little patchy. I thought it was a little brown too but considering the winter conditions I can live with it. Tee boxes were ok. The greens didn't look all that great but they actually rolled pretty decent and quicker than what they appear to the eye. This was my first time playing the course so I really relyed on the GPS on the cart which for the most part was accurate, there were a couple of times which I hit some shots based on the distance on the GPS and ended up flying the green. Also the greens and fairways have some quirky slopes. There is no rough to speak of, basically if you keep it out of the environmental areas you should be able to score. You really need to have played here before or rely on the GPS. I think this is a course that a little knowledge helps a lot, there are certainly some shots had I known now what I didn't know then it may have changed my club selection. I paid $70 for the round and finished in 5 hrs 15 minutes but we seemed to wait on every shot on the back nine especially. It's certainly not worth the rack rate and I have mixed feelings about paying this fee with these conditions at this pace. I'd give it another try as another course but I'd probably only play it a couple of times a year.

Played the course for a second time in a week. Golf shop friendly, got off on time. Group in front very slow and Marshal apparently ineffective in increasing pace of play. Sat waiting in cart all roun... Continue »

Played the course for a second time in a week. Golf shop friendly, got off on time. Group in front very slow and Marshal apparently ineffective in increasing pace of play. Sat waiting in cart all round until we just jumped past them. Course was wide open thereafter.
Fairways hard with uneven grass, greens were sanded and had an inconsistent pace to them. Ex- Air Force so used to playing near airplanes and noise was of no moment. The layout is not well thought out and there are too many blind holes. The 18th needs to be reworked as it is unfair. Hit a drive to the left side of the fairway and then a three wood into the green also on left side. Ball hit fairway in front of green and then rolled off the minimal landing area - it is sloped to roll off and there is no way to keep it on the left. Can't put it high and soft greens don't hold either.

With some thought and re-working this could be a fun place to play and a good contrast to flat Torrey Pines.

Played Sunday December 12th with a friend who is a Carlsbad resident for $55. The staff was friendly and the starter showed me how to use the GPS system on the cart. I have to say that it is the best... Continue »

Played Sunday December 12th with a friend who is a Carlsbad resident for $55. The staff was friendly and the starter showed me how to use the GPS system on the cart. I have to say that it is the best GPS system I have ever used. It showed the distance to the pin, front and rear of the green, the location of the pin, distances to the sand traps and other natural hazzards. Also showed the location of the other cart in the group, as well as the group in front.

Do to the hilly nature of the layout, especially between holes, the carts can run out of power, especially on the climb to hole 16. However, the Marshalls will respond to your GPS request for a replacement cart. One Marshall came by on hole 14 and swapped out cart #60 and told us they were watching this cart because it often ran low on battery power. The Marshall stated they were waiting to receive new carts which should help solve the problem.

This is a course where local knowledge is a must. Several holes are blind from the tee box, especially number 3. Greens are multi-tiered, in fact several were brutal, especially the double back of hole number 12.

Great views, but I agree with other reviewers that several were forced into an odd loop of holes. Beware, if you are not under an 18 handicap you are sure to loose many balls as the environmental areas (it seems on all holes) is played as a lateral hazzard with an automatic lost ball. While we seldom had to wait for the group in front of us the layout leads to 5 hour rounds.

I will return to try to better my score, but only with a $55 or less green fee.

Fairways were not in good shape. Some EXTREMELY "gimmicky" holes. Slow pace of play. Proshop did not answer GPS message for needing a new cart.

Fairways were not in good shape. Some EXTREMELY "gimmicky" holes. Slow pace of play. Proshop did not answer GPS message for needing a new cart.

Another airplane crashed on the course on Sept 22nd. Second plane in two years. This one was up above the 16th tee box.

What is scary about this course is that airplanes take-off path is right ab... Continue »

Another airplane crashed on the course on Sept 22nd. Second plane in two years. This one was up above the 16th tee box.

What is scary about this course is that airplanes take-off path is right above the course. So you will be swinging...and there goes a plane. Also...there are powerlines throughout this course. All which distracts from play.

What is especially weird are the tiered greens with huge spines (think windmills) which take away from skill and brings in luck. Yes...I agree that the skill is in executing on the approach shot below the hole...but luck still abounds because the number of spines and rolling breaks.