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3.4
229 Reviews (229)
5 Stars
47
4 Stars
87
3 Stars
47
2 Stars
24
1 Stars
24
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.9
Layout
3.3
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.4
70.8%
Recommend this course
175 out of 229 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.6
7 Reviews (7)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
2.6
Value
4.0
Layout
2.7
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
4.3
71.4%
Recommend this course
5 out of 7 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.5
24 Reviews (24)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.2
Value
4.1
Layout
3.3
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.4
70.8%
Recommend this course
17 out of 24 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 56
Length 2396 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A
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Rancho Carlsbad Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1959
Golf Season Year round
Architect Art Saprico

Rentals/Services

Carts No
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage

Reviews

3.4
229 Reviews (229)

What Golfers Are Saying

This course/club is great for:
Beginners 12
Walkers 12
Locals 8
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 7

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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Needs work, fair overall.

Need better control of player tee times. I experienced another player tee’ing off less than 1 minute after me. Was not a pleasant experience as I felt the other player was rushing me. Many of the tee boxes were bare and overly filled with sand.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Seeding Greens!

Course is seeding greens not playable for now, heads up.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Terrible! How does golfnow even list this place. Worst dogtrack i ever played.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Cute par 3

Nice little 18 hole par three course with a few challenging holes

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

kids friendly

this golf course is good for beginners and kids
pace of play was somewhat snailing

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Not what I expected in a bad way

First time playing and the course is essentially a pitch and putt with only a few interesting holes. Essentially flat with smallest greens, only worth the $15 I paid to practice my short game with 2 mid Iron he's on the back 9. Starter was pleasant and so were the other golfers.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good beginner course

This is an excellent beginner course. Fairways did not have much of any grass. Great place for young kids or any new golfer to go and get there first taste of golf.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Inaugural ranch

New of it for a long time. Brought my son beginner. Great time.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Fun little 3-par

Wasn't so sure when we arrived, but had a great time. Staff was super friendly. Leave you driver in the car - the holes are short but it was a great way to work on my chipping game. This would be a great place to teach a kid to golf.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
1.0
First Time Playing

Discrimination

My boyfriend and his friends went to play today and the manager did not allow them to have beer but allowed the White group in the back of them to continue having beer with them . He was pressuring his group to hurry while not doing that with the rest of the groups he gave them extra golf clubs so they could “speed it up”. This should be a fun experience especially for beginners not one where you are rushed and the manager is being discriminatory as he was not doing that to the groups that had white people around . Do better for poc.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good condition- course going in right direction !

Management stepped up efforts improving course conditions. Tee box are in good condition, you can hit right off the grass. Greens are in amazing shape for executive golf course! Driving range play is off the grass, wow! So glad to see management maintaining golf course, it really shows. This golf course looks to be heading in the right direction. Looking forward to play again and work on that short-game.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Walked

Great course for kids and beginners

Please don't read this as negative. Course is set up for kids and beginners, kind of a "bunny slope" for golfers. Wide open with very few obstacles, it is a great place to keep the attention of a little one and not frustrate a beginner. I was there on a weekend and it was busy with lots of families having a great time.

I won't go back on a weekend, but during the week to work the short game this is going to be in the rotation. For the price it's super.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Family Fun Golfing

Great course for everyone. Has many different conditions which I like.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser

Nice little executive course

The back 9 was closed due to tree trimming so I wasn’t able to experience the true benefits of the course. Pace of play was very poor but must be attributed to the back being closed off. However, I would like the opportunity to play the course again under normal conditions.
Merced

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
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Commented on 03/31/2022

Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience.

We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high-quality standards we maintain.

We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop.

We hope to hear from you soon.

Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Kids and not adults course

Misleading reviews on GolfNow. One star course at best,

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/07/2022

Thank you for taking the time to review the course. We take single star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback.

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