The Vineyard at Escondido

It was a great time and whether. Friendly staff help me to play even though there was no exist of reservation which I did it in the GOLFNOW App.

Staffs were very kind. But there was too much sand on greens and greens were punctured.

Still a great place to play. Pro shop staff are excellent. Greens and bunkers, great. Great french fries. Keep up the good work.

Front nine was closed so they had you play the back nine twice. Greens were being plugged on the front; they had finished that on the back the day prior. Obviously then greens were super slow, sand and sod all over them. Busy, slow pace of play. Maybe overbooked. Not worth $35 at all.

Got great deal on GolfNow
When we got there informed we had to play front 9 twice. Got to first green only to discover greens had been recently punched. (Initiated 2 putt rule)
Pace of play slow, but finished in less than 4hrs.
Wish we had know of conditions prior to booking.

The stff should advise you at the time of booking that you will have to play the front nine twice because the back nine will be closed.

I still think the price is a bit steep, but we had a great time....fast pace, walked, friendly help in the a.m.

Course played quickly and was in great shape. A little pricey but a great experience.

This course is fun. The only complaint which is the consistent complaint is the pace of play. However, when 4 old dudes put out like they are on the PGA tour, you really can't help that. The bottom line is that for $74 at 9:10am on a Sunday you can't really beat the price. The greens were just as good as any course around here and I play them all including private clubs.

Pro shop staff was great. Course conditions were fair. My biggest gripe was the pin placements. I love a good challenge and don’t mind shooting mid/high 80s despite being an 8 handicap… I enjoy the challenge. But some of the pin placements we saw on Saturday were just simply stupid. Directly on a hill where the only place to “miss below the hole” was a 3 yard window.

I’ve played private courses on “monster day” when they intentionally put the pins in absurdly difficult spots, and even that didn’t compare to the Vineyard. Greens were firm and fast (which I like), but when the pin is on a 5° slope it’s just ridiculous. USGA states no rule of an “illegal pin placement” so they didn’t do anything wrong, it just was past the point of challenging and reached a level of simply not fun.

All in all, will still play here again. The layout and green conditions were pretty solid.. I just wish we didn’t get penalized for hitting a “good but not perfect” approach or lag putt

Enjoyed playing the course i.e. challenging and in excellent condition. Would be great if golf carts were in better condition and included GPS.

Greens were the only part of this course that were acceptable. The fairways were so scruffy and bare in many spots that your ball just had nothing to hold it and it would roll off into trouble, even for really good shots. This is a $40 course, not a $74 course for these conditions.

It’s a beautiful course. I played at 3:00 pm and was able to play to the 12th hole. It was a great price for that time.

Pace is awful, conditions swiftly declining, and the rudest staff you will ever encounter. I loathe this course.