Coronado Golf Course is one the most well known municipal golf courses in California, if not the entire Country.

Coronado Golf Course is one of the best values in all of golf whether you are a resident or not. The property itself is one of the most unique on the entire west coast; the entire course plays around the San Diego Bay and has some epic skyline views. That is why this is a go-to destination and recommendation for anyone visiting San Diego and want a true experience of what the city is like.

As for the course itself, the draw is really the location. The front nine definitely needs some renovation. When the course first opened in 1957, the course played at 6,100 yards and as a par 75! The front nine had to be altered due to the construction of the Coronado Bridge taking some land from the course 10 years later.

Coronado is a slicer’s paradise and can start to be monotonous layout, nearly every hole is a severe dogleg right. Very few holes play straight at Coronado and this old school course requires you to work the ball if you want any chance of success. The second hole is a rare hole dogleg left par 5 that plays right up to the San Diego Bay and directly into the wind. Playing at Coronado is golf’s version of a full beach day, meaning you need to be careful if you buy any food, every single thing I bought was stolen by birds while I was putting.

‘No-Break Coronado’
The third hole plays adjacent to the bay right under the Coronado bridge and is another good hole with great views of downtown San Diego. Coronado’s unique design features come into play as the course heads inland on the par 5 fourth hole with two separate greens, a really cool feature. The greens in general here are very undulating and it can be tricky to read the greens. ‘No break Coronado’ as its known.

Coronado is one of the busiest and best municipal courses in the nation and definitely one of the walkable Trees that are abundant throughout the course making course knowledge crucial here. Cutting off corners barely helps in many situations, this is a difficult course to overpower despite its medium length. Working the ball significantly from left to right is more important than anything, Coronado has some of the most severe doglegs you will ever see. Trees are located on both sides of thÅe rough on virtually every hole.

The weather, the venue and the atmosphere of Coronado is what makes this place special. As with any muni it is hit or miss and there are some very territorial locals that you have to deal with but that seems to be the case with any good municipal golf course, especially one located literally on the beach.

One knock on the course is that the lake that surrounds the 8th and 9th holes is completely empty and surrounded by yellow tape. This has been the case for some time as the course is trying hard to make some much needed repairs but have been held up as development and redevelopment projects are difficult on Coronado Island.

The back nine winds around the Glorietta Bay and approaches the famous Hotel Del Coronado. The Course really starts to shine on the 16th hole, the only hole in the city that plays across the San Diego bay. Holes 17 and 18 are strong finishing holes that wrap up a day at the beach nicely. Being one of the rare ocean-type courses in the city, Coronado is definitely a must play at least once, I recommend it to anyone visiting San Diego.

Birdies: The location can’t be beat, one of the best values in golf

Bogies: Not the best layout, course needs repair work done, hit or miss locals (bring your own foursome)

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