9200 Inwood Drive, Santee, California 92071, US
(619) 448-4242
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About Carlton Oaks Lodge, Ascend Hotel Collection

Carlton Oaks has a long history of tournament golf. Curtis Strange won the 1974 NCAA Championships on the course before Perry Dye redesigned the layout and stretched it to 7,400 yards in the 1980s. The Carlton Oaks Lodge, Ascend Hotel Collection, offers 51 modernized, Asian-inspired rooms just steps from the clubhouse, its Oaks Bar & Grill and the outdoor pool and jacuzzi. 

Facts

Price Range$$
Property Class★★★
Acres168
Year Opened1958
Number of UnitsLess than 100

Amenities & Services

RestaurantsCasual
Room TypesRoom
Practice FacilityYes
Banquet SpaceYes

Rules

Is the resort pet friendly?No
Is resort stay required for a tee time?No

Golf courses at Carlton Oaks Lodge, Ascend Hotel Collection

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Conditions Average
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Perfect weather
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No maintenance has been done

The courses in very poor shape nothing has been done with the bunkers very little grass in the fairways. I would not recommend this course.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/18/2024

Hello, fmaidajr. 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.

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2.0
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Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
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Reviews 84
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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2.0
First Time Playing

Off Roading......

The conditions of this course were absolutely horrendous.This course should actually be more at the 30 to 40 buckss AT MOST. But if you're willing to pay sixty dollars for golf and off road inexperienced than be my guest.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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4.0
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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Reviews 111
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 44
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
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3.0
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Walked
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Typical round

Greens slower than TP and Balboa but rolled true.
Fairways are ok shape. Some bunkers are muddy and sands hard.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 03/20/2024

Hello, u000001545169. Thank you for visiting us at Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

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4.0
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Terrible condition, not worth the money

Won’t be coming back here again. The course is in horrible condition for a course that charges $80. What are they even doing with all that money??? Zero course maintenance. “Ground under repair” scattered all over entire course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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1.0
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First Time Playing

Yard markers

White flag on every green. No clear yard markers. 80 for the round but no gps in cart.

Friendly staff but in my opinion for the price it’s not worth it.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Potential....but rough!

The course area and scenery are nice. There are plenty of challenges to navigate (bunkers, water, and terrain), but the biggest challenge is the condition of the course itself. If you're in the fairway, no problem, but the second your ball leave the fairway, things get dicey. The rough is ROUGH. Tall grass, massive clover patches, and dirt/mud areas present a whole new challenge. Many drives that should have been very findable resulted in having to drop a new ball because the course just swallowed it up. Most of the greens are in average to decent shape. A few were a little patchy with some dead spots, but they play VERY slow!!

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser

Golf is already hard, when course conditions aren't great good luck.

This course feels like it used to be great and beautiful to play on 20 years ago yet as fallen to the way side. Nothing but unkept up fairways with big dirt mounds and goffer holes everywhere. Greens are nice but thats about it. Tee time was 2:36pm but due to not having carts available we stood waiting for about 25 minutes until one was returned which was insane. I am glad I picked the later tee time and only spent $46 dollars, I would of been more upset if I paid full price of $80 since we didn't even get to finish the round do to loss of daylight.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Reviews 99
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Pace Good
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