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Bill Homyak
Carlsbad
2017-11-12
$126 (cart included), played on Sunday, November 2017 at 8:00 AM
Played Aviara on an SCGA Member Outing for the price of $130. Normally this course is too expensive for me with rates from $180 to about $230. Excellent Arnold Palmer layout with perfect greens, nice bunkers, lots of elevation changes, and plenty of water. The par threes are superb with 3 of them showcasing some beautiful water features. Water also come into play on about 3 or 4 other holes. The greens can be fast and tricky as they often have subtle mounds and many seem to slope from the front to the back. The fairways are generous but trouble lurks not far off the closely mowed turf. Would play it much more often if the price were around $100. Oh, and a great round can be ruined by the very tough 18th hole!
Would travel: 30-60 Miles, Vacation Worthy
Bottom line: I would play again, Better than average course for the area, Expensive and worth it
$126 (cart included), played on Sunday, November 2017 at 8:00 AM
Played Aviara on an SCGA Member Outing for the price of $130. Normally this course is too expensive for me with rates from $180 to about $230. Excellent Arnold Palmer layout with perfect greens, nice bunkers, lots of elevation changes, and plenty of water. The par threes are superb with 3 of them showcasing some beautiful water features. Water also come into play on about 3 or 4 other holes. The greens can be fast and tricky as they often have subtle mounds and many seem to slope from the front to the back. The fairways are generous but trouble lurks not far off the closely mowed turf. Would play it much more often if the price were around $100. Oh, and a great round can be ruined by the very tough 18th hole!