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Conditions
4.1
Value
4.2
Layout
4.9
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.0
Amenities
4.2
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About

Holes 18
Type Military
Par 72
Length 6811 yards
Slope 126
Rating 72.4

Course Details

Year Built 1957
Fairways Paspalum Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Jack Daray Kevin Tucker (2011)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $12 - $16
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Available Sports

Minigolf

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Military Courses in the U.S. (2021 #5)

Reviews

4.3
298 Reviews (298)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 17
Brunch 8
Patio Dining 8
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 17
Elevation Changes 13
Undulating Greens 11
This course/club is great for:
Locals 20
Seniors 14
Advanced Golfers 12
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 23
Near Local Attractions 8
In the 'Burbs 6

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Played On
Reviews 44
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

very playable

Expected a lot of military style greeting but was surprised by the friendliness of welcomes. GPS on carts and great clubhouse. This course (North) was in excellent condition and challenging in parts but very fair. I would not hesitate to come back here and play again. Well done to all and thanks for a great experience.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/30/2020

Hi HIBBO. We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at North at Admiral Baker Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent value

North course is in good condition. Tee boxes, sand traps, and fairways are good. Greens are slow. Staff are always nice and helpful. As usual, pace of play is slow if your tee time is after 11am
However, this being one of the only " Big San Diego city courses" less than $40 per round ( the other is Balboa), I highly recommend playing here

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/30/2020

Hi edsbeds. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing North at Admiral Baker Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 03/30/2020

Hello, jyjj2000. Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take customer feedback very serious at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind. Thank you for playing North at Admiral Baker Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 44
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

5 hour round

everything was great except the pace of play.you cannot get into a rythym if you have to wait on every shot. The marshalls are only waterboys

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 03/30/2020

Thank you for your review, batray. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at North at Admiral Baker Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Cold weather
Used cart

I love the convenience

I've only played the South Course. I appreciate the fact that it is wide and that it is so convenient. The staff at the front desk seems often sullen and make you feel that you are not welcome. On the other hand, the people who arrange for the carts are much more pleasant.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Admiral Baker North

Good layout. Acceptable pace of play. Good variety of golf holes for all player levels. Excellent restaurant and service.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/30/2020

Thank you for your review, greglovell. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at North at Admiral Baker Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Tee times

This is one of my favorite courses. Beautiful and challenging course. Unfortunately, the courses tee times is horrendous unless you meet their requirements which are not you have to call to get information about. It used to be you could get great tee times with no restrictions, that is no longer the case. Currently, if you want to play you can get a tee time around 3pm BUT it gets dark at 5pm. Perhaps when this situation gets revisited I can once again play this awesome course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Good Day

Played with some friends, we have not played the North Course in a while. The weather was a little shaky, some rain and some wind, but the course held up and was very playable. We all enjoy playing the North Course, its a treat when we can get a tee time.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 03/30/2020

Hi Glenn1275207. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing North at Admiral Baker Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/03/2020

We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us, ryanelsalvador. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
2.0
First Time Playing

Absolute dog track

I saw the good reviews and thought “why not!?”

Quite possibly the worst course i’ve played in my life. Imagine playing two holes, over and over again 9 times with zero differentiating factors or creativity. Now imagine a course that hasn’t seeded bare spots since 1987 and doesn’t believe in maintaining tee boxes and fairways. Add a million un-fixed ball marks on every green, and BOOM... Admiiral baker.

oh ya, and the snack shack at the turn was “closed” at 3pm on a friday, while the fatty inside sat on his tush. Place all around is a dumpster fire. who would ever leave a good review, you’re all high.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 03/30/2020

Hello, nfrancescucci. Thank you for taking the time to review the course. We are sorry to hear your experience did not meet your expectations; however, the way you have provided your feedback does not offer us any room to grow or change. Making comments that cut down the course are not helpful to us or any golfers reading your review. We encourage you to update your review to fit a more constructive form so we can use your experience to make changes. Thanks for playing North at Admiral Baker Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/30/2020

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, chongsung. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed from your round with us. Thanks for choosing us!

Played On
Reviews 134
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Pace

The starter and supporting cast needs to be a little friendlier. We are out to have fun.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course for the money

The course is was in very good shape compared to when I played around 8 years ago. There are some challenging holes that were very fun to play and I would recommend the course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
4.0
Previously Played

North Course at Admiral Baker

This course is well laid out and convenient for frequent golfers in San Diego. Enough of a challenge to keep us coming back. Helpful staff and great conditions.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Admiral Baker North

Perfect day of golf. Never had to wait. Finished the round before the sunset.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 63
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Great day

Greens are tricky - just in time for Halloween... 3 1/2 hour round and beautiful weather. Can’t go wrong

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

The Go-To Course for Locals

This is my go-to spot for golf in San Diego. Rates are affordable (less that $25 for twilight) and it's usually pretty easy to find books with little lead time.

Depending on the groups head, the course can get pretty backed up in the afternoon on weekdays. That's my only complaint.

The club house is clean, fairly modern and drinks/food are very well priced. .

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Bang for the Buck

Nicest course I’ve ever played for the price I paid

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/24/2019

Hi Kyallong. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing North at Admiral Baker Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 10/24/2019

Thank you for visiting us at North at Admiral Baker Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

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