Played last week. Busy course. Greens in decent shape. Should heal up real nice. Fairways in good shape. Bunkers well stocked with sand. Tee boxes flat and playable.

It's a flat course. What ... Continue »

Played last week. Busy course. Greens in decent shape. Should heal up real nice. Fairways in good shape. Bunkers well stocked with sand. Tee boxes flat and playable.

It's a flat course. What you see is what you get. It was fun though playing close to the water. Water really doesn't come into play, it's more of a distraction. Pace of play was slow that day but we were able to get in 9 and a few more before sunset. Not bad for twilight on a Sunday.

Pleased with conditions of course. Should be fun once greens had a chance to heal.

Got on for $30 mid day and was able to avoid the $16 advanced booking fee. The booking fee has been a major deterent for me since they implemented it, but I still think this course is one of the bes... Continue »

Got on for $30 mid day and was able to avoid the $16 advanced booking fee. The booking fee has been a major deterent for me since they implemented it, but I still think this course is one of the best values in the county. 4 of the holes are right on the water and come with excellent views. The closing 3 holes from the Hotel del Coronado/boatyard back to the clubhouse are phenomenal.

This course is very flat so it is one of the easiest courses to walk. Unfortunately, because so many people walk and don't have the divot repair mix, this course has a fair amount of unfilled divots. But aside from that, the fairways are really great lush carpet and not too firm. The rough was pretty short, not very penal. A few holes even let you play your errant shots out of sand, not bunker, but actual beach sand. I had to on the dogleg 17. Greens were rolling well with not many ball marks or other bumps, a little on the soft side.

Course is on the longer side, but very forgiving making it one of the easiest courses around. Lots of holes running parallel to each other and the only main hazards are the lakes on 8, 9 and the ocean on 3, 16, 17, 18

Downside is that this course always plays slowly. 10:45 mid week and the round was just under 5.5. It is very rare to finish a twilight round, so don't expect to.

Can't believe it, got right out on a Sunday late morning. Not very busy at all! Maybe cuz of football? I don't know, but not complaining. And it actually played quick for Nado, POP was less than 4.... Continue »

Can't believe it, got right out on a Sunday late morning. Not very busy at all! Maybe cuz of football? I don't know, but not complaining. And it actually played quick for Nado, POP was less than 4.5 hrs, wow.

Course is in OK shape right now all around, nothing super poor and nothing super great. Greens were holding shots very well, nice and soft, running fairly smooth and pretty quick. Had a little bump on them, but overall very playable. Teeboxes were OK, nice and level. Fairly lush, and they had them all the way back, so not much divot damage. Fairways were also just fine, had some divot damage and I found a couple of those divots with my drives, which kinda sucked, but oh well. Found one bunker and it was very soft, almost too soft, but that's better than hard pan. Rough was fairly lush and low so wasn't too penal.

Paid the normal $40 rack rate to walk on a beautiful Sunday afternoon, which is just fine for this course with the views and the conditions. Customer service is always good here. The bartenders and cart girl are always great and friendly. Bruce the starter is awesome as well.

Played last Wednesday in corporate tournament. Pop was 5 hrs for a scramble format. Greens were smooth and putted around 8.5. Fairways and rough in decent shape. Customer service was average. Sand tr... Continue »

Played last Wednesday in corporate tournament. Pop was 5 hrs for a scramble format. Greens were smooth and putted around 8.5. Fairways and rough in decent shape. Customer service was average. Sand traps were average. We had drink tickets and they closed the snack shop at the turn so we could only redeem with cart girl. She was extremely unpleasant and could care less if we tipped her a c note. Great views on back 9 including a specutacular 18th hole with views of San Diego skyline.

Played: Monday morning, 7/27 at 6:30 for $55.

Observations from first time playing Coronado! It's a 'must play' IMO, period. Absolutely beautiful course in an incredibly beautiful location on Coron... Continue »

Played: Monday morning, 7/27 at 6:30 for $55.

Observations from first time playing Coronado! It's a 'must play' IMO, period. Absolutely beautiful course in an incredibly beautiful location on Coronado Island. This was my first time getting to Coronado Golf Course since moving to Northern SD County 2 years ago and I regret that I've waited this long. What an amazing overall experience. The 'feel' of this place is just so calm and relaxing and the surrounding views so beautiful, leaving here was really the only regret of the day (but the regret was short lived since my next stop was La Costa as my next review will detail). If somehow you've played this course and don't think it's an amazing GEM, you are either trying keep the secret to yourself or just haven't taken your happy pills lately. What a place to play golf!.

Course Type: A 6500'ish yard track from the blues squeezed onto what seems like a relatively small piece of propery, this course has a big punch packed into a small package. It allows for wayward drives off the tee (a majority of holes having parallel dogleg fairways throughout, a personal favorite of mine) but it punishes those shots accordingly with semi to thick rough and tree trouble everywhere. A solid drive will result in great lies all day and well hit irons will stick on these luscious and receptive greens.

Practice Facilities: Meh, nothing special for sure, but enough to get the job done. Smallish range hitting off some aged mats and an immaculate putting green near the first tee to balance it out. Did not notice any other practice areas.

Tee Boxes/Fairways: Both in near 'immaculate' condition. The Tee boxes on most holes seem to have blue/white tee's bunched for the most part and fairways have very mild undulation throughout. I would say almost conclusively there is no brown to be found anywhere on this course, and though that may be a possible stretch, if it is, it's not by much. This place is the very definition of 'green and luscious', from tee to green to tee again.

Greens: What a joy to hit to and put on. The greens at Coronado were nearly flawless, with minimal bumps/unrepaired marks, readable and rolling very true, and edges/fringes which were well defined.

Rough/Bunkers: The rough was penal enough, several inches throughout, but the consistent tree trouble is what caused most of the damage. I loved not being OB on errant tee shots and getting to create and shape shots (uh, not that I had to or anything) but I hated having to take my medicine and get blocked out from going after pins because of tree trouble. The bunkers were nice with quality sand if just a tick dry/compacted in places. Not 'elite' white sand beach stuff but not the gritty dirt you might expect to find at a muni course either. Playable for sure.

Service: Got a friendly response when asked about a tee time for the next morning, on a course that is often booked up days in advance, and received a recently cancelled tee time from a very friendly lady named Kathy. Didn't see a cart of any kind or stop by the snack shop after either nine, but I believe they had both.

Summary: Though this is NOT a 'championship' type design by any stretch, in my book it's the very next best thing; an IMMACULATELY conditioned course full of challenging doglegs with recovery opportunities and very few OB issues, laid out on an equally impressive and picturesque piece of property tucked away on the corner of Coronado Island. Anyone within driving distance who doesn't want to make this a regular on their circuit should seriously consider a mental examination IMO :)

One Note: Though the POP is said to be consistently brisk, and it was certainly the case this day, there are a TON of walkers here because of the very compact property and efficient course layout, so don't be surprised if you have a foursome pushing carts ahead of you, and ahead of them...and so on. In fact, next time around, I will probably join them now that I think about it!

Played this morning in nice cool cloudy conditions. I was pleasantly surprised by the conditions. Some tee boxes were chewed up but playable. Fairways were were in surprising good condition. Most were... Continue »

Played this morning in nice cool cloudy conditions. I was pleasantly surprised by the conditions. Some tee boxes were chewed up but playable. Fairways were were in surprising good condition. Most were green and I saw very few brown spots. Traps were just ok with heavy sand. The best part were the greens. Rolled fairly fast but nice and smooth. Repaired just a few ball marks. Greens held some shots and others rolled off. Overall with the drought the course was in good shape. Pace was under 4 hours with waiting on most holes. I assume this is mainly to teeing off early in th am. If you haven't played here in a while, like me....more then two years, worth going back and playing again. The views on the back nine make it all worth it.

Played over the weekend. POP 4.5 hrs for a Saturday which is pretty good. Conditions were really good.

Teeboxes: Very good.
Fairways: Best I've seen
Rough: They were really dry but with the ... Continue »

Played over the weekend. POP 4.5 hrs for a Saturday which is pretty good. Conditions were really good.

Teeboxes: Very good.
Fairways: Best I've seen
Rough: They were really dry but with the drought, I don't really care if courses let the rough go.
Bunkers: Fluffy sand.
Greens: Greens were in great shape.

If you haven't played this course, you must come down and try it out. This course is not only fun to play but the scenery around the course is fantastic. You also pay $35-40 (Walking) whether you are a SD resident or not.

Always a pleasure for me to play, greens have recovered from top dressing and will only improve, as with all area courses water is down from past levels of usage and green footprint will be somewhat r... Continue »

Always a pleasure for me to play, greens have recovered from top dressing and will only improve, as with all area courses water is down from past levels of usage and green footprint will be somewhat reduced but fairways are good and recent rainfall will help. Bunkers remain sketchy but a newly hired grounds keeper should make a difference.

Coronado remains one of my favorite golf courses in San Diego County. I played there yesterday on a breezy, but beautiful day. The course is just recovering from maintenance and is in really nice sh... Continue »

Coronado remains one of my favorite golf courses in San Diego County. I played there yesterday on a breezy, but beautiful day. The course is just recovering from maintenance and is in really nice shape overall.

But I am concerned about the uncharacteristically hard greens. Especially, so soon after punching and the recent rain. The greens were not holding at all. Even flop shots were bouncing over, or to the back of the greens. As you might expect, they were pretty fast and still a little bumpy from being punched. But I've never played the course with such firm greens. The rest of the course was pretty lush and green, so I don't think that it's a water thing. I hope that it's only temporary and meant to punish the Mens Club members playing this weekend.

I love fast, true greens! So, I hope that Coronado GC can again achieve a good balance between green speeds and firmness.