Played on Friday, 6/26 in the AM.

Greens: Excellent condition, smooth and soft.

Fairways: excellent considering the drought.

Rough: 1 - 3" high with a few thin areas.

Traps: plenty of sand... Continue »

Played on Friday, 6/26 in the AM.

Greens: Excellent condition, smooth and soft.

Fairways: excellent considering the drought.

Rough: 1 - 3" high with a few thin areas.

Traps: plenty of sand!

POP: just over 4 hours.

Customer service was excellent, friendly and helpful staff.

One of the better conditioned courses for the $$ in the SD area.

Good food in the restaurant.

Played Friday 5/29. POP was 4hrs 15m so not too shabby. Wanted to come out and play after reading another review about Vineyard a week or so ago. Teeboxes: Were in good shape Fairways: Very good ... Continue »

Played Friday 5/29. POP was 4hrs 15m so not too shabby. Wanted to come out and play after reading another review about Vineyard a week or so ago. Teeboxes: Were in good shape Fairways: Very good Rough: Surprisingly good for the drought we are supposed to be in. Bunkers: A little hard for my taste but that's ok I guess for Fairway bunkers Greens: They were excellent on the front 9. For whatever reason, the back 9 greens were super slow and I have no idea why. Frustrating back 9, putting wise. Never saw a cart girl so that was frustrating. Other than that, an enjoyable round for a decent rate. Still pondering why the greens were so darn slow on the back 9...

Played here Memorial Day 5/25 with rstang06(aka hubby), mdkaplan90(aka son), and his friend. 9:39 tee time. POP = 4 Hrs. Booked via Golfzing.com 2 days prior, after checking the 'Last Minute Golfer... Continue »

Played here Memorial Day 5/25 with rstang06(aka hubby), mdkaplan90(aka son), and his friend. 9:39 tee time. POP = 4 Hrs. Booked via Golfzing.com 2 days prior, after checking the 'Last Minute Golfer' app for possible good deal tee times. Online Golfzing rate was only $45.97, which surprised me for that course; but apparently it was before the 'Holiday Rate' adjustments. Was worried our rate wasn't going to be honored, but Nope....we checked in with no problems, Pro Shop Staff very pleasant and informative. Driving range is off the better quality mats (limited flight range balls, and up hill don't give you a true assessment of distance -- But certainly meets needs for warm-up/practice). There are (2) putting areas...one adjacent to Driving Range, and other behind the clubhouse. Starter was very welcoming, pleasant, and eager to provide advice/assistance. I have to echo a previous reviewer's comments, "So, I think The Vineyard missed the memo that we are in a serious drought and the course should be dried out and firm. This place was LUSH everywhere. I'm not sure how they're doing it, but I was so surprised at the quality of the conditions right now. I'd rate the fairways if I hit any, but they looked good as I walked across them to drop a ball in the hazards I kept hitting into."... ...Course conditions were EXCELLENT! I did find the fairways more often than not; and can attest to their great conditions for pretty near perfect consistent quality lies. Rough was 1-3 inches, and very playable. Minimal bare areas, mainly from cart traffic. Tee boxes were level and lush. Even the Par 3s were in pretty good condition. Divot marks were properly taken care of, both on tee boxes and throughout the fairway. Greens were a little on the slower side/medium speeds, just a tidge bumpy, but overall rolled fairly true. Some holes were cut in some really difficult regions of the green resulting in more 3 putts than I typically experience in a round, but it's all good. Some minor ball marks due to poor/improper repairs; however, overall nothing major to effect a good putt. Bunkers were fair to good. Approximately 1 inch of soft (damp due to recent rain/drizzle weather conditions), over semi-hard pan, but were consistent. More frustrating to see all the footprints throughout from lazy players not taking the time to rake up after their journey in/out of them...a pet peeve of mine. Fair amount of water hazards - and bunkers throughout. Also concur with other reviewer, that "with some mowing, rolling and time will be pretty solid. They held shots well and were also firm enough to let you use some of the mounding on the greens to move the ball." Carts have GPS, and I only saw one 'relief' station on the back 9 (two port-o-potties) :( Ball washers and trash receptacles on each hole. Divot mix on each Par 3. There are several protected Natural environmentally sensitive Hazard areas that you can go into to retrieve your ball, you simply can't hit your ball directly from them -- Starter will advise. I don't recall seeing a Cart Girl at all. There is a Snack bar/restroom facilities at the turn, and sometimes it will back up at the turn as people take a pause for the cause(s). ;) Summary: This is by far one of my #1's in my book for local area courses. It's only a Par 70, but don't let that fool you into believing its not a somewhat challenging track...with the back 9 that run adjacent to the winery and surrounding scenery aiding in that assessment. Weather was overcast w/slight drizzle so the wind wasn't a major factor; however, it can come in to play later in the day. Would love to play this course more often; but we don't always see the great low priced deals as we did this past weekend. They do have an interesting Players Club deal for $39.99 a month (http://www.golfzing.com/pcvineyardescondido) I may entertain? Nice clubhouse with outdoor seating area, Orfilia winery close by. Nothing but positives (in our opinion). They certainly take a lot of Pride in their facilities, truly care about your golfing experience, and the professionalism is Aces!! Look forward to teeing it up here again. Just this semi-novice golfin gals thoughts. ;)

Played my GK Cup with Jim (longpar4) here on Thursday, 5/21. I made the tee time on Golfnow.com for $31.99, but when we checked in the guy in the shop gave us a special they were running (not sure how... Continue »

Played my GK Cup with Jim (longpar4) here on Thursday, 5/21. I made the tee time on Golfnow.com for $31.99, but when we checked in the guy in the shop gave us a special they were running (not sure how often that happens) which was golf,range balls, two drink tickets (anything but hard liquor, so I grabbed a beer) and lunch for $29.99. I think you'd have a hard time finding a better value considering the course.

So, I think The Vineyard missed the memo that we are in a serious drought and the course should be dried out and firm. This place was LUSH everywhere. I'm not sure how they're doing it, but I was so surprised at the quality of the conditions right now. I'd rate the fairways if I hit any, but they looked good as I walked across them to drop a ball in the hazards I kept hitting into.

The tees were fantastic with level, quality lies on all par 3's, which is impressive considering the Par 3's are pretty short here so you know there is going to be serious divot damage.

Rough was fine to play out of, not penal at all, which I think is a good thing because it makes it as easier experience for the average golfer.

My only complaint, and this is tempered, is that the greens were a bit bumpy and slow. You could still see some residual issues from a recent aerification, so I won't dock them much on those. You can tell they are really healthy greens and in a few days, with some mowing, rolling and time will be pretty solid. They held shots well and were also firm enough to let you use some of the mounding on the greens to move the ball.

I really enjoy the layout of this course. The back nine offers some really cool holes and views and I think this course would be a great place for golfers of all levels.

I'd suggest connecting with The Vineyard through their website or Facebook as I'm guessing deals like we got yesterday are promoted that way and I'm a big fan of purchasing tee times directly with the courses rather than using Golfnow if at all possible.

Played our GK south match with AndrewZ28 here yesterday. Course looked jam packed but actually got around in a little over 4 hours. Very surprised with the conditions, tee boxes and fairways were go... Continue »

Played our GK south match with AndrewZ28 here yesterday. Course looked jam packed but actually got around in a little over 4 hours. Very surprised with the conditions, tee boxes and fairways were good, nice and lush. I don't think I saw a brown spot anywhere. Greens were in good but not great shape. Some still showed signs of aeration, most were still pretty shaggy and bumpy and slower then they looked. Overall the course was in great shape and an afternoon tee time for $29 which included two drinks and a Lunch is a great Deal.

Played 5-10-15 7:20 $ 50 POP 3.5 hrs.

Played a early Sunday morning round. Expected it to be crowded, but it was wide open. But it was Mothers day too?
Greens have healed nicely and were in good s... Continue »

Played 5-10-15 7:20 $ 50 POP 3.5 hrs.

Played a early Sunday morning round. Expected it to be crowded, but it was wide open. But it was Mothers day too?
Greens have healed nicely and were in good shape. A couple more day's and they will be 100%
Fairway's very nice. Good coverage, green, soft, but still had good roll.
T's good and traps very fair & mostly consistent.
The Vineyard is a challenging course. Not much room to miss off the T's. Some long par 4's.
A good test of your game and in good to great condition most of the time.

Exceptional service and kindness from the marshals / ambassadors, and the starter. Great group of gentlemen. Played Jan 21, 2015. Played the front 9 at 8am and seemed rather average, save for a coupl... Continue »

Exceptional service and kindness from the marshals / ambassadors, and the starter. Great group of gentlemen. Played Jan 21, 2015. Played the front 9 at 8am and seemed rather average, save for a couple nice holes however,.. The back 9 was nearly breathtaking when the marine layer burnt off. Gorgeous and challenging holes with amazing views. OutstNding shape all around but can't say enough about the back 9. Worth the fee itself. Strongly recommend to play.

This was the first time I have played here. First off, the rating and slope for this course are waaaaaay off in my humble opinion. I played from the blues and you just don't find to many 71.0/126 cour... Continue »

This was the first time I have played here. First off, the rating and slope for this course are waaaaaay off in my humble opinion. I played from the blues and you just don't find to many 71.0/126 courses with 477 and 457 yard par 4's (9 par 4's over 400 yards) with multiple water hazard, deep fairway bunkers, environmentally sensitive areas, forced carries, OB within 20 yards of some fairways/greens. The tees were all maxed out today and most of the holes were on or quite near drastic slopes . . . it was a tough play for a 71 rating/126 slope course!
Tee boxes: playable enough
Fairways: a mix of grasses with some hardpan, some mud, but mostly playable
Rough: mostly short but a few places that it caused a bit of bother
Bunkers: probably the best, most consistent part of the course
Greens: pock marked with ball marks, bumpy from footprints on the greens least exposed to the sun. They were fast, held well struck shots decently, but with the slopes on some of these greens and todays pin positions they were extremely tough to chip and putt to . . . bordering on unfair IMHO
POP: a bit over 5 hours. My tee time was 12:07, we teed off at about 12:20 although I had been told they were running ahead of time. The place was slammed and the send groups off every 7 minutes . . . we played 18 in the dark.
Customer service: besides the "running ahead of time" comment, everyone from the staff was friendly and helpful.
Overall: first time here and probably not the last, but someone will have to drag me.

Played this morning at 7:30 with fellow GK'r Rstand06 (Willie), holy moly was it cold, there is a HUGE difference temp wise between Lake Forest and Escondido....it was the frozen tundra the first 5 ho... Continue »

Played this morning at 7:30 with fellow GK'r Rstand06 (Willie), holy moly was it cold, there is a HUGE difference temp wise between Lake Forest and Escondido....it was the frozen tundra the first 5 holes or so.

First time playing this course, and I was VERY impressed....carts are very basic, but do have GPS, decent range to "warm up" on..though it didn't help a lot this morning when it was 36 degrees.

the layout of the course was solid and a good variety of shots need to be in the bag.

Score well on the front 9 because the back 9 has some teeth to it.

greens are definitely the strong attribute here, simply perfect condition. often the greens were tricky to read, so you need to have some experience at this course to beat the greens.

Bunkers were fluffy and no rocks..Rough was of a playable length and for the most part didn't impact the game.

Fairways were mostly good, but there were some areas that were almost like hitting of hard-pan, but generally speaking they were fine.

I would recommend this course to anyone who is within a reasonable driving distance to give it a look if they haven't played it.