jeffsteeps

The course is in a great location. Very nice views from most holes. The layout is player friendly. The staff was very friendly.

When I see a rating system for a facility I expect it to be an unbiased appraisal. Since 199 previous golfers have given a review of this course I expected it to be a fair assessment of the course. I don't play golf at expensive country clubs, just average courses that provide a day of golf at a reasonable price. I've played all of the military courses in the San Diego area, plus some of the public courses. Every course I've played was rated somewhere between 3.5 stars and 4.2 stars according to the reviews I've read. To be fair most of these courses should have been given no more than 3 stars. Coronado GC would probably fall into the 4 star category because of it's location. Torrey Pines would be close to a 5 star course. Now, to rate Salt Creek a 3.8 star course is an insult to the courses I've listed above. I can say in my 45 years of playing golf this worst golf course conditions I've ever seen. The fairways are so bad it's like playing on hard ground that's been sprayed with a coating of mulch made to look like grass. The tee boxes have small depressions in them so it's hard to find a level stance when teeing off. The sand traps are not maintained. Sand laying on the sides of the traps, foot prints that aren't raked. The rough is so bad your ball sinks into areas that the grass has died from the lack of water. The picture being shown for the facility must have been taken 20 years ago when they watered it. It doesn't look like that picture now...