Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club

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Holes: 18
Par: 72
Length: 7228 yards
Slope: 146
Rating: 75.2
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9200 Inwood Dr, Santee, California 92071, San Diego County
Santee
California
92071
USA
(619) 448-8500, 1 (800) 831-6757
(619) 596-0604
www.carltonoaksgolf.com

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Year built: 1958

Architect(s): William W. Mast (1958), Perry Dye (1989)

Type: Resort

Golf Season: Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts: Yes

Clubs: Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving range: Yes

Pitching/chipping area: Yes

Putting green: Yes

Teaching pro: Yes

Golf school / academy: Yes

Policies

Walking allowed: Yes

Metal spikes allowed: No

Credit cards accepted: VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed

Tees | Layout | Full Scorecard

Tee	Par	Length	Rating	Slope
Black	72	7228 yards	75.2	146
Blue	72	6700 yards	72.5	139
Regular (W)	72	6140 yards	76.3	143
White	72	6101 yards	69.8	132
Yellow	72	5684 yards	67.9	125
Yellow (W)	72	5684 yards	73.8	138
Red (W)	72	5039 yards	70.0	125

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Rating Breakdown 409 Reviews

78.9%

recommend this course

298 out of 403 reviews

What Golfers Are Saying

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#10 off the tee looking over to #18 approach over water

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FEATURED REVIEW

beemerbobv

Skill: Intermediate

Plays: Once a week

Handicap: 10-14

Played on 04/17/2018

Perfect weather Verified Purchaser

Reviewed on 04/20/2018

Pace of Play: Good

Course Layout: Good

Course Conditions: Good

Staff Friendliness: Good

Value for the Money: Good

Off-Course Amenities: Good

Course Difficulty: Moderate

FEATURED REVIEW

"The course has great features with these tight lies deep bunkers"

CENTURYUGOLF

Top 1000 Contributor

Skill: Intermediate

Plays: Few times a week

Handicap: 20-24

Played on 04/16/2018

"The course has great features with these tight lies deep bunkers"

Previously played Used cart Windy weather Verified Purchaser

Reviewed on 04/18/2018

The course is in very good condition it's also very challenging with the dog legs and all the bunkers in the water hazards usually has a good place to play I would definitely recommend this course to everybody to play and the club house inside is really good the food is great atmospheres good they have a great patio overlooking the golf course I will definitely be back.

Pace of Play: Good

Course Layout: Good

Course Conditions: Good

Staff Friendliness: Good

Value for the Money: Good

Off-Course Amenities: Excellent

Course Difficulty: Somewhat Challenging

Response from Carlton Oaks Golf Club on 04/18/2018:

Thank you for the 5-Star review, we appreciate the great feedback regarding our course conditions and challenging course layout. Thanks for coming out and we hope to see you again soon.

FEATURED REVIEW

"Nice Course"

RICHARD2332061

Skill: Intermediate

Plays: Once a week

Played on 04/13/2018

"Nice Course"

Previously played Verified Purchaser

Reviewed on 04/14/2018

The course was very challenging playing from the Black tees. Bring your A game as it has a Par 5 over 600 yards. Course was in excellent shape.

Pace of Play: Excellent

Course Layout: Excellent

Course Conditions: Good

Staff Friendliness: Excellent

Value for the Money: Excellent

Off-Course Amenities: Good

Response from Carlton Oaks Golf Club on 04/16/2018:

Thank you for the 5-Star review! We are so glad that you enjoyed your challenging round today. Thanks for coming out and we hope to see you again soon.

FEATURED REVIEW

Mark9763348

Skill: Intermediate

Plays: Few times a week

Played on 04/11/2018

First time playing Verified Purchaser

Reviewed on 04/13/2018

Pace of Play: Excellent

Course Layout: Good

Course Conditions: Good

Staff Friendliness: Excellent

Value for the Money: Excellent

Off-Course Amenities: Average

Response from Carlton Oaks Golf Club on 04/16/2018:

Thank you for the 5-Star review! Please come back and see us again soon.

FEATURED REVIEW

"Good Memories"

u765087396

Skill: Intermediate

Plays: Once a week

Played on 04/06/2018

"Good Memories"

Previously played Verified Purchaser

Reviewed on 04/09/2018

I used to play here often in the late 60s and early 70s. Only once since then about 5 years ago. But always enjoyed the challenge of the course. And the snack bar grill has great food.

Pace of Play: Excellent

Course Layout: Good

Course Conditions: Excellent

Staff Friendliness: Excellent

Value for the Money: Excellent

Off-Course Amenities: Average

Response from Carlton Oaks Golf Club on 04/11/2018:

Thank you for the 4-Star review, we enjoyed having you out at the course today! Thank you for coming out and we hope to see you again more often.

FEATURED REVIEW

u510553206

Gender: Male

Skill: Intermediate

Plays: Once a week

Handicap: 10-14

Played on 04/04/2018

Previously played Used cart Perfect weather Verified Purchaser

Reviewed on 04/06/2018

Pace of Play: Good

Course Layout: Excellent

Course Conditions: Good

Staff Friendliness: Excellent

Value for the Money: Excellent

Off-Course Amenities: Good

Course Difficulty: Somewhat Challenging

Response from Carlton Oaks Golf Club on 04/11/2018:

Thank you for the 4-Star review, we appreciate the great feedback. Thanks for coming out and we hope to see you again soon.

FEATURED REVIEW

"Course Conditions Improving"

mrbcanfan

Skill: Advanced

Plays: Once a week

Handicap: 5-9

Played on 04/01/2018

"Course Conditions Improving"

Previously played Used cart Windy weather Verified Purchaser

Reviewed on 04/03/2018

Played Carlton Oaks during Easter Sunday. Finished in exactly 4 hours. Course was in the best shape I have seen in a few years. Fairways were green and in good condition and the greens were in really good shape. Rough was a bit rough with some dead areas but this course has some waste bunkers so the poor areas almost fit in with the rest of the course.

Pace of Play: Good

Course Layout: Good

Course Conditions: Good

Staff Friendliness: Good

Value for the Money: Excellent

Off-Course Amenities: Excellent

Course Difficulty: Somewhat Challenging

Response from Carlton Oaks Golf Club on 04/05/2018:

We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars. We appreciate you pointing out any maintenance issues at the course, we will definitly look into this more. Thank you for coming out and we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.

FEATURED REVIEW

"A day in the sun"

u000001483093

Skill: Intermediate

Plays: Once a month

Handicap: 10-14

Played on 03/31/2018

"A day in the sun"

Previously played Verified Purchaser

Reviewed on 04/02/2018

We had a great time but found a couple dead spots on the course. Our assumption was after the rain the course would be in great shape, unfortunately not so.

Golf Now also screwed up our time as the tee time I reserved and prepaid for was not listed in there system, so Carlton Oaks had to bend over backwards in order to get us out.

Pace of Play: Average

Course Layout: Good

Course Conditions: Average

Staff Friendliness: Good

Value for the Money: Average

Off-Course Amenities: Good

Response from Carlton Oaks Golf Club on 04/05/2018:

Thank you for your honest review, we did give GolfNow a call about this situation. They informed us that there was an issue with the interface of our tee sheet and that your tee time did not register on our end. They informed us that they did call and email you regarding the issue and reserved the next available tee time that day. We apologize for any confusion on GolfNow or our end. Thank you for coming out and we hope that you will give us another try in the near future!

FEATURED REVIEW

davethao71

Skill: Intermediate

Plays: Few times a week

Played on 03/31/2018

First time playing Verified Purchaser

Reviewed on 04/01/2018

Pace of Play: Excellent

Course Layout: Good

Course Conditions: Average

Staff Friendliness: Good

Value for the Money: Fair

Off-Course Amenities: Average

Response from Carlton Oaks Golf Club on 04/05/2018:

We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars.Thank you for coming out and we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.

FEATURED REVIEW

"Oh boy!"

u000002006770

Played on 03/30/2018

"Oh boy!"

Previously played Verified Purchaser

Reviewed on 04/01/2018

I was hoping for the course to get better since spring is here. But there are some really bad spots where there is no grass. The positive is that greens are in great shape and around the greens the grass is well kept. The T-boxes were aweful, bare spots, weeds and tough to find a flat spot. Then on hole 10 I got the answer to why the boxes are so bad. The course Marshal rode his golf cart across all the t-boxes. To bad one of SD's best courses is not living up to its potential.

Pace of Play: Excellent

Course Layout: Excellent

Course Conditions: Average

Staff Friendliness: Excellent

Value for the Money: Average

Off-Course Amenities: Excellent

Response from Carlton Oaks Golf Club on 04/05/2018:

Thank you for your honest 3-Star review, we appreciate the feedback and your patience as the course is transitioning into the Summer months.Thanks for coming out and we hope that you will give us another try in the near future.

FEATURED REVIEW

"Cheap but discouraging"

sgbona

Skill: Intermediate

Plays: Few times a week

Played on 03/28/2018

"Cheap but discouraging"

First time playing Verified Purchaser

Reviewed on 03/31/2018

Yes it was only 30 dollars but if I want to enjoy golfing I d better to pay more and have a good 18 holes

Pace of Play: Average

Course Layout: Average

Course Conditions: Fair

Staff Friendliness: Average

Value for the Money: Average

Off-Course Amenities: Average

Response from Carlton Oaks Golf Club on 04/05/2018:

We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars.Thank you for coming out and we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.

FEATURED REVIEW

"Underwhelmed"

Mark9002439

Skill: Intermediate

Plays: Once a week

Handicap: 10-14

Played on 03/21/2018

"Underwhelmed"

First time playing Used cart Perfect weather Verified Purchaser

Reviewed on 03/24/2018

I chose this course based on recent reviews. I was somewhat underwhelmed. The course was in fair shape but the greens were very good. A little slow but that helped if you were above the hole. I found the fairways a bit thin and that seems to be a common thread with courses this time of year here. I was expecting a much tougher layout based on the fact that they held the Canadian "Q" school tryouts a couple of weeks ago. Maybe from the tips it gets much harder. I played from over 6000 yards and there was plenty of room on most holes for off line shots.The practice area was good with a driving range long enough for driver. Chipping and putting greens looked good as well. Not a bad track and away from the traffic of SD.

Pace of Play: Good

Course Layout: Good

Course Conditions: Average

Staff Friendliness: Average

Value for the Money: Good

Off-Course Amenities: Good

Course Difficulty: Moderate

Response from Carlton Oaks Golf Club on 03/26/2018:

We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars. Thank you for letting us know of any pace of play issues. We did have a qualifier this week for a tournament that was in town so the play was slower than usual. We appreciate your patience and hope you will give us another try in the near future.

FEATURED REVIEW

"all set up to shine"

chgodiego

Age: 55-64

Gender: Male

Skill: Intermediate

Plays: Once a week

Handicap: 10-14

Played on 03/11/2018

"all set up to shine"

Previously played Walked Windy weather Verified Purchaser

Reviewed on 03/15/2018

Canadian Q school qualifier coming up and all the young guns were practicing - slowed pace of play

green were great, fairways ok

Pace of Play: Fair

Course Layout: Excellent

Course Conditions: Average

Staff Friendliness: Good

Value for the Money: Good

Off-Course Amenities: Fair

Course Difficulty: Somewhat Challenging

Response from Carlton Oaks Golf Club on 03/15/2018:

Thank you for the 4-Star review, we apologize for the Q school qualifier this week, it did hold up the pace of play slightly and appreciate your patience. Thanks for coming out and we hope to see you again soon.

FEATURED REVIEW

Francesc6815214

Skill: Intermediate

Plays: Once a week

Played on 03/11/2018

Previously played Verified Purchaser

Reviewed on 03/12/2018

Pace of Play: Good

Course Layout: Good

Course Conditions: Good

Staff Friendliness: Good

Value for the Money: Good

Off-Course Amenities: Average

Response from Carlton Oaks Golf Club on 03/15/2018:

Thank you for the 4-Star review! Thanks for coming out and we hope to see you again soon.

FEATURED REVIEW

"Challenging"

randjf

Age: 55-64

Gender: Male

Skill: Intermediate

Plays: Once a month

Handicap: 25+

Played on 03/09/2018

"Challenging"

Previously played Verified Purchaser

Reviewed on 03/11/2018

For perspective, I am a recreational hacker that shoots 1.5 to double bogey scores. This course requires some accuracy and strategy. I play it every year or two just because it's hard, and nearby. Greens were fabulous and fast. Fairways pretty good. Hazards abundant but.not overwhelming. Take it on!

Pace of Play: Excellent

Course Layout: Excellent

Course Conditions: Good

Staff Friendliness: Excellent

Value for the Money: Excellent

Response from Carlton Oaks Golf Club on 03/15/2018:

Thank you for the 4-Star review, we are glad you enjoyed your challenging round with us! Thanks for coming out and we hope to see you again soon.

FEATURED REVIEW

"Carlton"

Joey6667096

Age: 35-44

Skill: Intermediate

Plays: Once a week

Played on 03/08/2018

"Carlton"

Previously played Verified Purchaser

Reviewed on 03/11/2018

5.5 hour round was ridiculous! Horrible pace of play. Had me join 3 other players . Didn't have a good time at all.

Pace of Play: Poor

Course Layout: Good

Course Conditions: Good

Staff Friendliness: Average

Value for the Money: Fair

Off-Course Amenities: Good

Response from Carlton Oaks Golf Club on 03/15/2018:

Thank you for the 4-Star review, we appreciate you letting us know of any pace of play issues. We did have a qualifier this week for a tournament that was in town so the play was slower than usual. We appreciate your patience and hope you will give us another try in the near future.

FEATURED REVIEW

"Outstanding course"

u510553206

Gender: Male

Skill: Intermediate

Plays: Once a week

Handicap: 10-14

Played on 03/08/2018

"Outstanding course"

Previously played Used cart Perfect weather Verified Purchaser

Reviewed on 03/10/2018

The fairways are a little thin like most of the county. This is a great course with Tees for any level of player. The staff, starter and marshals are all really helpful. This one should stay on your bucket list.

Pace of Play: Average

Course Layout: Excellent

Course Conditions: Average

Staff Friendliness: Excellent

Value for the Money: Good

Off-Course Amenities: Good

Course Difficulty: Somewhat Challenging

Response from Carlton Oaks Golf Club on 03/15/2018:

Thank you for the 4-Star review, we appreciate the great feedback. We are so glad our starter and marshals were able to point you in the right direction!

FEATURED REVIEW

"TEE Boxes"

Parris

Age: 55-64

Skill: Beginner

Plays: Few times a week

Handicap: 15-19

Played on 03/07/2018

"TEE Boxes"

Previously played Used cart Perfect weather Verified Purchaser

Reviewed on 03/09/2018

Tee Boxes starting to crown and a little beat up..

Staff are excellent as always

Pace of Play: Good

Course Layout: Good

Course Conditions: Average

Staff Friendliness: Good

Value for the Money: Good

Off-Course Amenities: Good

Course Difficulty: Somewhat Challenging

Response from Carlton Oaks Golf Club on 03/15/2018:

Thank you for the 4-Star review, we appreciate the great feedback regarding our excellent staff! Thanks for coming out and we hope to see you again soon.

FEATURED REVIEW

"Challenging Greens"

u000005826017

Skill: Advanced

Plays: Once a week

Handicap: 10-14

Played on 03/05/2018

"Challenging Greens"

First time playing Used cart Perfect weather Verified Purchaser

Reviewed on 03/14/2018

Course was in pretty good condition considering it is winter (off season for fairway grass). The greens were in excellent shape, fast, and true. Hats off to the Greens Keeper's!

Pace of Play: Good

Course Layout: Good

Course Conditions: Good

Staff Friendliness: Good

Value for the Money: Excellent

Off-Course Amenities: Good

Course Difficulty: Somewhat Challenging

Response from Carlton Oaks Golf Club on 03/15/2018:

Thank you for the 4-Star review, we appreciate the great feedback regarding our excellent staff and course conditions. Thanks for coming out and we hope to see you again soon.

FEATURED REVIEW

"Good layout and greens."

HappyGilmore31

Age: 25-34

Gender: Male

Skill: Advanced

Plays: Few times a week

Handicap: 0-4

Played on 03/05/2018

"Good layout and greens."

Previously played Verified Purchaser

Reviewed on 03/07/2018

Carlton Oaks is a fun challenging course. Greens were in excellent shape and the layout is great. Unfortunately the fairways and tee boxes have seen better days. In desperate need of some water.

Pace of Play: Excellent

Course Layout: Excellent

Course Conditions: Average

Staff Friendliness: Good

Value for the Money: Good

Off-Course Amenities: Good

Response from Carlton Oaks Golf Club on 03/08/2018:

Thank you for your honest review/ We appreciate your patience as our course continues to move out of its winter dormant stages. Thank you for coming out and we hope that you will give us another try in the near future.

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"The course has great features with these tight lies deep bunkers"

"The course has great features with these tight lies deep bunkers"

"Nice Course"

"Nice Course"

"Good Memories"

"Good Memories"

"Course Conditions Improving"

"Course Conditions Improving"

"A day in the sun"

"A day in the sun"

"Oh boy!"

"Oh boy!"

"Cheap but discouraging"

"Cheap but discouraging"

"Underwhelmed"

"Underwhelmed"

"all set up to shine"

"all set up to shine"

"Challenging"

"Challenging"

"Carlton"

"Carlton"

"Outstanding course"

"Outstanding course"

"TEE Boxes"

"TEE Boxes"

"Challenging Greens"

"Challenging Greens"

"Good layout and greens."

"Good layout and greens."

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