A view from a tee at Ocean North from Pelican Hill Golf Club
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4.6
138 Reviews (138)
5 Stars
106
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.1
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.5
87.2%
Recommend this course
120 out of 138 reviews
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4.7
20 Reviews (20)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.7
Value
4.4
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.9
StaffFriendliness
4.8
85.0%
Recommend this course
17 out of 20 reviews
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4.7
43 Reviews (43)
5 Stars
34
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.3
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.7
StaffFriendliness
4.8
88.4%
Recommend this course
38 out of 43 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 71
Length 6945 yards
Slope 137
Rating 73.5
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Pelican Hill Golf Club - North
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Course Details

Year Built 1993
Fairways Hybrid Bermuda Grass
Greens Poa Annua/Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Tom Fazio (1993) Dennis Wise (1993)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Caddies No
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area No
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Available Facilities

Locker Rooms

Accolades

Reviews

4.6
138 Reviews (138)
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Reviews 51
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Best course in the area!

North course has some challenging holes and is fun to play. The pace is good and green is perfect but challenging. Always my favorite course to play if the price is right.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great view

I been with my mother
We’re great time because great course and view

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great As Always

Had light fog sprinkling rain, still great condition and barely any players out on the course. Greens, fairways and tee boxes were all in shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Can't overlook pace of play

I've played both the North and South multiple times. Conditions are always exceptional, staff is perpetually top notch and first class. But the pace of play was just horrid. No cart path only, nothing to slow things down, even allowing for multiple obligatory photo ops on with amazing scenery. There is absolutely no excuse (especially since the tee sheet is NOT overbooked) for play to be so glacial.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Not worth the money

I was very disappointed for such a high dollar course. The greens were extremely bumpy and very unkept. The fairways were not that great neither. It reminded me of a nice municipal-course. Nearly every hole did have an Oceanview, that didn't make the difference in value for the price.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love Playing Pelican Hill North

Beautiful day, great course conditions and the greens were rolling quite nicely!
Highly recommend playing the North, and South, course at Pelican Hill! Will definitely be back to play again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Happy Birthday to me

This was a bday present to myself. The staff and facilities as well as the ridiculously beautiful view were beyond my expectations.
Thanks Pelican

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Course

Will play the course again. The combination of course layout and ocean views were incredible. If I had to find one thing, I would suggest they improve on, it would be the snack options on the beverage cart. There is no halfway house, and the snack options were limited to chips, jerky, and candy bars. They maybe need to put a couple of wrap options for those looking for more than a Snickers bar. Obviously not a deal breaker on this course but would be nice.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Could be Pebble Beach South except for…

Fantastic course. Great staff. Terrific setting. Needs more persistent ‘player assistance’ (waited a bit too much for the $) and having no on course food or snack bar at turn (no turn) and Cart Girl only has ‘snacks’ was disappointing. Will be back, but compared to Monarch Beach at 40% lower green fees and better on course amenities, they’ll keep getting more of my business.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Pelican is fantastic!

Amazing amenities with friendly staff and a course that is beautifully maintained with amazing views. Highly recommend a round on with the North or the South courses

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Please Pick It Up!

For the money, which is EXPENSIVE, it’s not that we were in a rush, but the group in front of us who sucked, were using a protractor to help line up their putts. As a result, WAY TOO SLOW. A Marshall should be marshaling.

That said, great day with great friends.

Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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