I played Arrowood in Oceanside, CA, three times in the months of June and July, 2021. Course conditions were consistently very good across all three rounds. I had played Arrowood about a dozen times b... Continue »

I played Arrowood in Oceanside, CA, three times in the months of June and July, 2021. Course conditions were consistently very good across all three rounds. I had played Arrowood about a dozen times before these three rounds over a period of 20 years, the course has been very consistent in all this time.

First impressions when you arrive is a very friendly staff and and brand new carts with GPS (now with Bluetooth course guide). Here's the only negative to the whole course, mats only driving range (I hate mats!). Nice putting and chipping practice areas. Clubhouse and Pro Shop are small, but modern and well-stocked. Excellent grill and pub with a lively buzz.

From the first tee to the last, plenty of tee boxes, level and lush with excellent viewing of the fairways. Five different tees: Black, Silver, Blue, Ladies and Seniors, the card has a suggested mix of Black/Silver tees. Arrowwood is not extremely long at any tee level because the course is so well-defended by difficult greens, close boundaries,large bunkers and good number of difficult water hazards.

Fairways are lush and wide with well-placed bunkers that eat up poorly aimed tee shots. I feel some of these are too penal, with many deep faces that force explosion shots that must be played sideways or backwards, best to stay out of them altogether! There are a few very difficult water hazards, especially on 16 and 18 holes that can wreak havoc with end of your round.

The course itself has varied elevations with most greens in well designed green complexes that keep approach shots within the large areas. Lots of walking from your cart to the putting surfaces and very large bunkers. Sand traps are well-maintained with a nice sand quality and plenty of it without pebbles. Arrowwood suffers the same fate of most golf courses in America, the lazy golfer who refuses to clean up after themselves. Nowhere is this more evident than on the greens. Moderate scarring from unfixed ball marks is to be found on every green here. The greens are mown closely, the speed is medium/fast, but this only accentuates the bumps in otherwise beautiful surfaces. Please fix your ball mark and two others!

I'm an afternoon player, pace was slightly behind 4.5 hours, not sure of earlier pace of play. I often play as a single and I've always been paired with delightful playing partners, I can't stress enough how much I appreciate a golf course for the quality of their patrons. This course is difficult for me to walk, even with a riding cart. I'm a mid-70's scorer when I'm on, my best scores here are 77-low 80's. Having been a long time Torrey Pines member, which I score as a 10, I give Arrowood a solid 8! For the money and excellent weather conditions, I highly recommend that golfers of all levels play Arrowood!

Played 7/28 and 8/2 POP 430 and 415 with minimal waiting and no following pressure. Fairways have mostly good cover with very few thin lies but still with ample cushion as the course is watering exte... Continue »

Played 7/28 and 8/2 POP 430 and 415 with minimal waiting and no following pressure. Fairways have mostly good cover with very few thin lies but still with ample cushion as the course is watering extensively but not to the point of flooding. Appears that there is more attention to filling divots but still too much neglect, more so on the back 9 and inside the cart signs. Rough is cut down somewhat a little shorter in front of the greens so there is a chance that a ball might run up. There are still some tough spots on slopes and further from the fairway proper. Tees mostly in good shape and teeing areas are more narrow and being rotated more frequently. Bunkers have heavy sand mostly groomed and rakes available and actually used on occasion.
Greens are also well watered and soft accepting full shots but also providing roll out for chips and putts. Cover appears rather thin and the surface appears fragile as there are some large pitch marks in the process of slowly healing. Some bumpiness but mostly smooth rolling at medium fast speeds.
Good service, large practice greens for chipping and putting, range with mats and carts with interactive GPS.
Good layout and good value with the palm card--weekday $50

Played yesterday, 7/7, teetime at 2:24 for $50 twilight rate with cart. Check in easy and starter has good presence to make sure everything goes smooth. Great customer service from restaurant and ... Continue »

Played yesterday, 7/7, teetime at 2:24 for $50 twilight rate with cart. Check in easy and starter has good presence to make sure everything goes smooth. Great customer service from restaurant and cart girl, too.

Course remains one of my favorites in SD County. Consistently in good condition and yesterday was no exception. Teeboxes all level, no issues and great coverage, even on the par3's. Fairways were excellent, still showed a little aeration mark, but never had any problem at all. Great to hit from and I only missed one fairway, so that's nice. Greenside bunkers were very soft sand, fried egg on greenside left bunker on number one, but still managed to get it out onto the green, very lucky. Fairway bunkers are nice and firm, but be sure to avoid the greenside bunkers, they're all too soft in my opinion. I didn't encounter much rough, at all, but some of it looked pretty thick, especially around the greens and some of the rough off the fairways was thicker in some places than others. Greens were just fine. Some didn't hold shots quite as well as expected, but for the most part, they were great. Very smooth and medium-fast speed. I still sucked and had 41 putts, but that's my fault, I'm just awful at putting.

Easy recommend. I took two of my buddies who never played there before and they were thoroughly impressed and we all had a blast. POP right at 4.25hrs. no problem at all.

Played June 17 233pm Tee time from the Blue tees. $50 rate with cart.

Course was in great shape! Might be the best bang for your buck in San Diego right now.

Love this course layout, fun track.
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Played June 17 233pm Tee time from the Blue tees. $50 rate with cart.

Course was in great shape! Might be the best bang for your buck in San Diego right now.

Love this course layout, fun track.

Greens: The greens were in good shape, very lush and just the right amount of firmness. You could still slightttly see where they spiked the green resulting in a little bumpiness, but most putts still ran well.

Fairways/Rough: Never had a bad lie in either. Both are very lush, maybe slightly on the dry side but I wouldn't call them dry if that makes sense. Some expected divots but just the usual per say.

Bunkers: Fresh sand, solid bunkers.

Tee Boxes: They maybe had the most divots but still not a lot. Good shape, never had trouble looking for a spot to tee it up.

All-in-all it was great conditions for only $50!

6/14 on a nice slightly overcast day with no wind and a really nice POP of about 345. Fairways generally have sufficient cover, mowed a little tight for good roll but still soft enough underneath to... Continue »

6/14 on a nice slightly overcast day with no wind and a really nice POP of about 345. Fairways generally have sufficient cover, mowed a little tight for good roll but still soft enough underneath to give good cushion for irons while requiring attention for metals and hybrids. Seemed like people started to lose interest in filling divots on the back. Rough is varied and can be clumpy in spots so the ball can be sitting down behind longer grass. Around the greens it tends to be thicker and today cut down to about 2 inches.
Tees are mostly in good shape overall and it appears they are rotating placement daily. Bunkers have good ample sand, recently groomed and has compacted some to be more playable. Rakes are now present but only put to use about 50% of the time.
Regarding the greens the front was in nice shape smooth quick and consistent. The back however had been micro punched and some punches were not really all that micro. There was not prior info about this and nothing was mentioned at check in. Consequently the back greens had some bumpiness which tended to exacerbate break as the ball slowed.

I played today with a 7:21am tee time. I had anticipated hot weather but it turned out to be a perfect cool and breezy day. My round was pre-paid and upon check in I was offered 3 cart choices- single... Continue »

I played today with a 7:21am tee time. I had anticipated hot weather but it turned out to be a perfect cool and breezy day. My round was pre-paid and upon check in I was offered 3 cart choices- single for $10, share one for $0 or take an old cart without GPS for $0. I was paired with a twosome and another single. I didn’t have any time to warm up so I just hoped I’d get off to a good start.

The course is in really good shape. The fairways are all green with only a few areas where the turf was a little thin and showing signs of recent punching. A few greens showed the same, but still rolled true at a medium speed. Tee boxes were level with a minor amount of divots. The bunkers were a pleasant surprise. A few were a bit damp but the sand was plentiful, clean, soft and really easy to hit out of. The rough varied from long and lush to short, dense and clumpy. Luckily I never landed in the long stuff.

There have been a few changes around the course since the last time I played there. Several bunkers have been removed, as has been the desert area that was in the middle of the #13 fairway. It’s so nice to have that all grass again. There is also a new lake in front of the green on #6. Visually it’s very nice and it definitely ups the challenge on the short par 4.

POP was good at just over 4 hours. All the staff was nice, the course was great, my playing partners were so much fun, and I played really well too. It doesn’t get much better than that!

Definitely recommended.

5/17 8am start 415 POP with no waiting and no following pressure could have played a little faster but seemed like when we started to gain on the group ahead one of us had some nissues so we stayed ab... Continue »

5/17 8am start 415 POP with no waiting and no following pressure could have played a little faster but seemed like when we started to gain on the group ahead one of us had some nissues so we stayed about 1/2 hole behind for the duration. Cloudy and cool with a damp feeling but no rain and no wind. Fairways remain tightly cut but today front 9 was often over watered with many wet/casual water areas. Still many unfilled divots-such a shame as quality divot mix is provided. Rough generally about 2 inches and depending on how deeply the ball settled was how difficult it was to advance. Tees mostly ok level with adequate cover. Bunkers were freshly groomed and there were rakes available but looked to be used about 1/2 the time.
Greens were really quick. Played much better than they looked as the grass looks fragile but rolls smoothly. Soft enough to hold well struck shots but firm enough to give chips and pitches that little extra roll out.
Easy friendly check in GPs with to the pin yardage mice chipping area and large putting green.

4/26 teed off at 800 1st out as fear of rain kept the early crew away--got there at 730 with no rain and clearing skys very comfortable 320 POP as a 3some with no pressure from behind was caught by a ... Continue »

4/26 teed off at 800 1st out as fear of rain kept the early crew away--got there at 730 with no rain and clearing skys very comfortable 320 POP as a 3some with no pressure from behind was caught by a 2 some on 15 and they played thru on 16. Conditions overall remain solid. Fairways cut tight but have good cover and cushion while still helping extend roll out. Once again way too many unfilled divots some deep and long and some areas looked like some one hit 3-4 shots or took extra practice swings divots included.
Rough is longer this week and very healthy, a little clumpy so the lies can vary from challenging to #%&@#. Tee boxes are mostly good and being large markers can be rotated though seems like they are mostly place on 1 side where as if the whole box was used there would be more time for the area to heal a factor to consider especially on the par 3s. Also we found a few boxes where the markers were inside the 2 club margin.
Bunkers have plenty of sand with evidence of recent grooming but still without rakes.
Greens are really good medium fast almost always smooth and often with subtle breaks right at the hole.

4/19 on a beautiful spring day warm, sunny with a slight breeze and nice 415 POP with some waiting but overall a very comfortable pace. Fairways are slick, cut tight with some dormant areas but stil... Continue »

4/19 on a beautiful spring day warm, sunny with a slight breeze and nice 415 POP with some waiting but overall a very comfortable pace. Fairways are slick, cut tight with some dormant areas but still cushion below the surface. More filled divots but still too many left unattended where access is easy. Noticed that the cart restrictions are often 75-100 yards from the green so not many people bother to take the sand bottle with them. Also walking only in the mid afternoon also contributes to the divot accumulation.
Rough was recently cut and was far less penal but would slow the ball. Also the rough fronting the green also had been cut down--not eliminated but shorter so occasionally a shot could motor through.
Bunkers generally have a lot of sand and were groomed this a m but still showed a lot of traffic. Some faces are so soft that the ball buries and makes for an impossible shot==buried lie and stance on an 80 degree bunker face--was able to dislodge it but settled where I would have had to take an unplayable drop--but hey I did manage to stay upright and didn't break anything.
Tees are mostly ok with the par 3s used and abused.
Greens are 100% back medium fast holding well struck full shots and running out nicely for chips.
Welcoming friendly staff golfer oriented.