Found a great deal, so headed down to Bajamar last Friday. Check in was a breeze as always. Was scheduled to play Vista/Oceano, but when we headed over to Oceano, there was a 3 group wait. We decided to just jump over to Lagos, so we wouldn't have a 3 hour 9. Condition on Vista was generally good, although not quite as good as my last trip down. A handful of tees were shaggy, and some of the fairways were a little burned out. Greens were solid, just slow as normal. Heading over to Lagos, the conditions only got worse. Most tees needed to be cut, several fairways were thin, and a few greens were wet and shaggy. The worst part on Lagos were the bunkers (thin with large rocks). Overall, it was still a fun day. It sucked not to be able to play Oceano, and I would be upset to pay the rack rate for the current conditions. All that being said, it's a fun time down there, and I'll be back soon.

Found an awesome hot deal on 5-20 and made the journey down to Bajamar. First time here and really enjoyed everything about the place. Decent enough range with NXT tour practice balls, a little chipping green, and putting green. There is also a fun little 9 hole chipping course, although the condition of that was poor.

Played the Vista and Oceano 9's and thought both layouts were fun. Both have some links style characteristics, with great views all around.

Condition wise, everything was really solid. Almost more than I would have expected. Tees and fairways were green and not thin. Rough certainly had some thickness, but nothing to worry too much about. Very happy to find sand in all of the bunkers. Granted it was fairly course with a few rocks, but very playable. Only minor critique was the greens, which could stand to be cut a little lower. Although they are pretty smooth, they were quite slow. Cannot wait to make another trip down.

Played Carlton Oaks on Saturday morning. Although there are some burned out areas in the fairway and rough, the course is certainly moving in the right direction. Since the greens were recently replaced, they are still settling, leading to firmness on the approach shots, while staying fairly slow on putts.

The layout of Carlton Oaks is great. From the blues, the course is only 6700 yards, but you need to think on pretty much every shot. If you miss shots in the wrong spots, you're going to have a long day.

One suggestion: rack rate is a bit steep, but twilight on the weekends is only $35 and you can usually find a good deal online. Get out and challenge your game.

Carlton Oaks Country Club Course Review
San Diego Golf Course Reviews

Played Willow Glen this morning. Course was in very good shape overall. The fairways were nice and lush (ball sitting up), the greens were smooth and receptive. Around the edges of the course it is a bit bare, but doesn't impact the playability. All in all a very solid day...don't know if i'd pay the rack rate as the design isn't particularly special, but still a solid track.

I don't really know what to say about this course. The layout is extremely odd. There are like 7 par 3's, a bunch of par 5's, but only a few 4 pars. Additionally, the way the river runs through the middle of the course makes most of those fairways quite narrow, and play very thin. The greens were good. Pace of play was attrocious, with my group playing as a 5some and keeping up with a 4some who was a hole behind. No marshall. Weird place, but enjoyable.

Everything was quite lush. Fairways were not bare nor were the greens. However in the same respect, the greens were a little shaggy and therefore slower. All in all great day and course was in solid shape.

Course is in really great shape. Perfect all around, but course design is really pretty bland, with some holes similar. Overall a great day, but course is a little boring. Beware wind

Played on the 6th of May. Got there at 3 and was paired with another single. Multiple groups ahead of us stunk, played from the wrong tees, etc. Nowhere to go, and since they want the carts by 7:30 only finished 16holes.
The course. First time playing here and I thought the layout was good. The greens were pretty smooth, with the ball hopping a little. They rolled fairly fast, but not so fast you couldn't be agressive. The fairways were tight but very playable and the rough was very very juicy. The negatives were the tee boxes and the sand traps. The tees looked like they hadn't been mown in a week, so that was pretty lame. And the traps had no sand to speak of in them or better yet, were flooded with water and were just mud.

Greens really tough. Fast with lots of undulations. Short fairly narrow course with some quirky holes. Challenging but fun to play. Played in under 4hrs

Fairways in good shape, as well as tees. Course played very long due to the weather conditions. Greens were a little bumpy from the recent frost and rains, all in all a fun day at a good solid course.

Paid $20 thru golfnow and was the first out at 7am. Played superfast and was amazed. This place is a gem. Everything is great. Front side much easier than back side. For this fee, it was such a steal. As great as this place is, dont know if I would pay the regular winter rate, close to $100. All in all, great day

This place is a joke! Granted the conditions were not the best they could have been, but this place is just golf at its worst. Lots of blind shots, greens that are impossible to get the ball close on, and it goes on and on. Its almost as if the designer wanted to spite good golfers by making holes which good shots are not rewarded and bad shots just cause lost balls. I will never play here again. EVER