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Value
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Layout
4.0
Friendliness
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Pace
4.6
Amenities
3.5
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 6775 yards
Slope 126
Rating 71.8

Course Details

Year Built 1965
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect David Rainville (1965) Cary Bickler (2014)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage

Available Facilities

Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Spa

Available Activities

Swimming, Riding, Billiards

Available Sports

Fitness, Tennis

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Courses for Pace of Play in the U.S. (2017 #24) (2016 #1)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Friendliest Courses in the U.S. (2016 #19)

Reviews

1.6
101 Reviews (101)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
19th Hole Scenic Views 9
Patio Dining 8
Drinks 6
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 9
Thick Rough 7
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 13
A Weekend Splurge 7
Locals 7
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 13

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Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Not what you see in their pictures, pics from 10 years ago..

The worst it has been since new owners took over. A good $10-$15 course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 105
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Wild Life

Greens and Tee Boxes in very rough shape. Plenty of wild life to enjoy to include deer, turkeys, and an occasional Hawk. Wide fairways but long grass in the rough.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
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First Time Playing

Great design/Poor condition

Great setting and course layout; I assume that at one time this was a premiere golf course well worth the drive. If you can put up with dry, ground squirrel infested, bumpy fairways and roughs and seriously damaged, soft spongy greens, you may enjoy playing this challenging layout. My friends prefer green, well manicured golf courses, so I couldn't recommend it to them.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played

Fertilizer Burn

Most of the greens were damaged by a fertilizer application in July when apparently not enough water was used to prevent the burns. I really like the course and look forward to when the repairs are completed.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Terrible..

Looks like they are letting this course go again. Greens are half dead and dirt, its like putting on the fairway. Also there was no water for golfers anywhere on the course.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 46
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A nice getaway

This course is worth the drive. The course was in good condition - the grounds crew are working hard to fix a few bad spots. THe greens were AWESOME. They held approach shots and rolled true. Layout was challenging and used every club in your bag. It's a shot makers course for sure!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course was in very poor condition. Fairway I s like a cow pasture. Greens terrible you needed a je ed p to drive over the rough due mostly to gopher holes. Would not golf this course again. !!!!!

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great layout poor condition

Could be a very fun course but the conditions were not good in many areas: Some of the tee boxes weren't mowed. Green speed varied greatly, slow overall. Some greens had receded patches of dead grass. Bunkers were soft but full of small rocks mixed with the sand. Fairways were long in places and hard to identify from the tees. The pro shop smelled really bad like there was a plumbing leak. On the positive side the people were nice and the course layout is challenging and beautiful. The wild turkeys were a fun addition.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Used cart

Needs attention

I drove over from San Diego(longer drive than GPS said) to check out Warner Springs. Beautiful day and was really looking forward to playing the course. Well...it was not as good as I had hoped. Mark in the pro shop was great and welcomed us well and told us about the course. He mentioned they needed a new 50K mower(owner holding up funds?) so the rough was going to be difficult and the greens had been aerated lately. Result was if you hit the ball into the rough, you were probably going to lose your ball or get some terrible lies. Very thick. Greens were marginal and it was pretty obvious they are lacking funds and staff to keep the course looking sharp. Cart paths are shaky as well. It is a great layout though and some excellent design to the holes. But the course is poorly maintained, bunkers terrible, etc,. They can't get much play as the springs are closed and they are renovating the hotel.... so I am sure ownership is losing money hand over fist. Hope it improves but until then I will not go back...

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Wilderness Nirvana

I have played Warner Springs five times since May 2016. I must say that the serious golfer will appreciate the pristine golf experience that awaits! Adjacent to the Pacific Crest Trail, golfers will encounter plenty of wild turkeys, woodpeckers, and hawks. The greens are immaculate, roll true, and provide a fair test, not punitive and gimmicky like many courses. Warner Springs demands that your driver is accurate. The rough is PENAL! Be aggressively straight with your driver AND putter and your handicap will thank you! The restaurant is a local favorite and makes for a perfect pre or post round respite!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Worth the Drive

A beautiful drive rewarded by a very nice playing experience. Can't wait for the resort to reopen, would be a perfect stay and play venue.Considering they just reopened the course in November, its in good shape. Fairways and greens are good (4/5), tee boxes need some work ( 3/5). Practice putting green very nice, chipping green coming along, driving range good. Staff, Mark, took time to show us around and was very friendly and informative.Winter damage to trees in process of being cleaned up, roughs are just that, so keep it on the short grass. Wild turkeys and mountain views are a bonus. Will definitely do it again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice Course

First time golfing at this course. Would come back. A few things they could do is mark the tee boxes more clearly with bigger rocks. Tee boxes need some work, many of them were very dry. Overall the course has a nice layout, challenging holes and beautiful views of the mountains. The clubhouse was one of the nicest we have seen. Friendly staff. Great value for the money, would love to see it when it's all greened up.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 44
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Gorgeous setting

Wonderful drive from San Diego. Course just opened in November, but was in pretty good shape. Had a great time. Food was excellent and people were great.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Golf

Mountain course greens were slow wet but every thing else nice.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 48
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens are fairway

Awesome fairways and greens were fast and slow. Kept you on your game will play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 48
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice greens and fairways

Had a great time not rushed people very nice. Love to play again and would recommend to others golfers .

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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