14050 Carmel Ridge Rd, San Diego, California, 92128
1 Ranking
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Scott Schalon
San Diego
2013-09-03
$36 (cart included), played on Friday, August 2013 at 10am
This course has been a bit up and down through the years, with several management changes. The current management is doing fairly well by the place - course condition was good, particularly for this time of year. The conditions of the greens are very good, with the biggest difference being the speed of the greens is quite a bit slower than in the past, when they were pretty speedy. This is a thinking golfer's course - a lot of strategic challenge is packed into this layout. The nines have been flipped back and forth over the years, and what was the original back nine is now the front nine, but it doesn't much matter as they're both a challenge. Nice to see the 18th (old 9th) back as the original par-4 design it was meant to be - the 9th and 18th are set up as bookends, and share a common green. Still recommend you stay below the pin placements if you can, but being above them isn't near as impossible a task as it used to be. Always enjoy playing this one - food and beverage service also quite good. Well worth the effort.
Would travel: 10-20 Miles, Vacation Worthy
Bottom line: I would play again, Better than average course for the area, Ranks with the best in this price level, Bargain priced based on quality and competitive area pricing
Condition of Course, Difficulty, Layout, Price, Ambiance, Pace of Play, Staff, Clubhouse
$36 (cart included), played on Friday, August 2013 at 10am
This course has been a bit up and down through the years, with several management changes. The current management is doing fairly well by the place - course condition was good, particularly for this time of year. The conditions of the greens are very good, with the biggest difference being the speed of the greens is quite a bit slower than in the past, when they were pretty speedy. This is a thinking golfer's course - a lot of strategic challenge is packed into this layout. The nines have been flipped back and forth over the years, and what was the original back nine is now the front nine, but it doesn't much matter as they're both a challenge. Nice to see the 18th (old 9th) back as the original par-4 design it was meant to be - the 9th and 18th are set up as bookends, and share a common green. Still recommend you stay below the pin placements if you can, but being above them isn't near as impossible a task as it used to be. Always enjoy playing this one - food and beverage service also quite good. Well worth the effort.