Met divotnjay here today for our GK Cup match. I ended up playing 36, thanks to an UnderPar deal Jay had that included a free replay and lunch.

Conditions were very good. The greens are very accept... Continue »

Met divotnjay here today for our GK Cup match. I ended up playing 36, thanks to an UnderPar deal Jay had that included a free replay and lunch.

Conditions were very good. The greens are very accepting of shots and running smooth and medium fast. One green (12th) seemed like a different type of grass or wasn't as mature as the others, and then the 15th green had some bare spots and damage around its perimeter. Otherwise greens were fantastic. Fairways are excellent, just a notch below immaculate. Rough is also very good, but I rated it a little lower because there were a few bare spots here and there. Some greenside rough is deep and nasty (in a good way). Bunkers were mostly good but the sand didn't seem to go very deep before it was hard underneath. Tee boxes were good and consistent except for the 11th, which was spongier than all the others. All in all, very nice conditions right now.

I've wanted to play this course for 20-something years and never got out there, and now I really regret not visiting sooner. This is a wonderful layout full of elevation changes, tree-lined fairways, water hazards, beautiful trees and scenery, wildlife (saw probably 15 wild turkeys on the course) and more. Right up my alley, design-wise. It's another great old Ted Robinson design before he decided mounded fairways, three-tiered greens and man-made waterfalls were more important than solid golf holes. In some places it was vaguely reminiscent of Industry Hills or even Ojai Valley, two of my all-time favorite courses. If you've never played it, I think it's well worth the drive, especially if they offer another UnderPar-type deal like we had today.

Aside from losing my match, the biggest bummer for me was that this beautiful course in fantastic condition was shrouded in cloud cover all day, which led to lackluster picture taking. The sun finally did come out for my last two holes. Here's a link to my pictures if anyone's interested: https://goo.gl/FiA2hS.

Played here on MON AM in an outing. Staff did a great job getting over 100 seniors out without any problems.

POP: was just over 4 hours.

Greens: soft, smooth and medium to fast.

Fairways: ex... Continue »

Played here on MON AM in an outing. Staff did a great job getting over 100 seniors out without any problems.

POP: was just over 4 hours.

Greens: soft, smooth and medium to fast.

Fairways: excellent, not a bad lie all day!

Rough: very consistent, 1 to 3" high.

Traps: good condition.

Well worth the drive from Oceanside!

An interesting event is happening there, guess it's called turf modification. The rough is being eliminated in many areas. Mostly this is being done deeper in the rough. Drought resistant plants and chips are being installed. We played that it's a free drop if you enter this area, don't know if that is going to be the rule once all the work is completed. Probably going to see more of this as the drought continues.

Weekend afternoon round, a little busy, 1 guys ridiculous antics held up some groups.
Tee Boxes were overall good, a couple were sloped, not a lot of divot damage.
Fairways were really great, nice s... Continue »

Weekend afternoon round, a little busy, 1 guys ridiculous antics held up some groups.
Tee Boxes were overall good, a couple were sloped, not a lot of divot damage.
Fairways were really great, nice sitting up lies you were rewarded with by hitting them.
Rough was very fair and well conditioned.
Bunkers were really really good, nice consistent sand. Variety of size and depth spread throughout the course.
Greens were well manicured, rolled very well with just some slight bumps here and there.
They are receptive and take shots ant different trajectories.

Definitely would like to play here again, hidden gem for sure.

A 5 hour and 40 minute round! We started at 10:23 AM. We contacted the Pro Shop on the 2nd tee when there was a three group back-up already. Then again on the 17th tee when there were three groups ... Continue »

A 5 hour and 40 minute round! We started at 10:23 AM. We contacted the Pro Shop on the 2nd tee when there was a three group back-up already. Then again on the 17th tee when there were three groups on the fairway and green ahead of us. Both times we were told someone would come out and no one did.

We had an UnderPar coupon that took us 4 weeks to try to exercise on a Saturday. We couldn't get a reasonable tee time so had to accept Sunday! We have decided not to patronize San Vicente/UnderPar any more. If you try to redeem an UnderPar coupon you will probably need to expect to use it during the week and not on a weekend.

The course was in good condition but having to play an almost 6 hour round just isn't enjoyable at all!!!

"Carts on paths only"!. Overseeded. At 3:30 PM a bunch of locals disregarded this and their round was probably sub three hours. Our round, sticking to the "COPO", was five hours. I lost three ball... Continue »

"Carts on paths only"!. Overseeded. At 3:30 PM a bunch of locals disregarded this and their round was probably sub three hours. Our round, sticking to the "COPO", was five hours. I lost three balls in the fairway because I couln't use the cart to see the ball on the opposite side from the cart path.

I realized, on a dog right, that having the cart path on the right is wrong. Every dogleg had the cart path on the wrong side. Dog leg left? Cart part is on left. Fascinating.

I wish I had knew about COP only, I would have brought my trolley and walked.

Have not played here since 1990. I have always liked this course, but it's a long way from home. The course was every bit a good as I remember, However the conditioning is nothing like I recall. Wh... Continue »

Have not played here since 1990. I have always liked this course, but it's a long way from home. The course was every bit a good as I remember, However the conditioning is nothing like I recall. What Happened?

The greens were decent, although they were already beginning to punch them (small holes) despite the greenskeeper warning that would not begin for a couple of weeks. The greens and bunkers are the best part of the course. The fairways are thin at best and much of the rough area is totally devoid of grass. Lots of areas adjacent to the greens (aprons) were in very poor shape as well. Too bad because this is a nice track!

In spite of the condition, enjoyed the round and hope that it won't be 24 more years until I return. No, check that, I would love to return in 24 years and play it when I am 90+ (maybe then I can finally shoot my age (LOL)

Played 8/24/13 10:45 $ 45 POP 4:15
Summer is taking a bite out of SV., But it's still in pretty good shape. Visually on the dry side but it plays fine.
There are numerous brown and a even a few d... Continue »

Played 8/24/13 10:45 $ 45 POP 4:15
Summer is taking a bite out of SV., But it's still in pretty good shape. Visually on the dry side but it plays fine.
There are numerous brown and a even a few dead areas in the fairway's that can present a good possibility of your ball finding, but mostly they are green and full with decent cushion and good roll out.
Greens ran about medium fast (me likey) which is very fast compared to their normal speed of SLOW.
There are dry and an occasional burnt area on most greens along the perimeters, but the majority of the greens are in good to great shape, receptive, have good speed & fair roll.
Rough is a mix of thin & thick, bunkers the same.

Played 7/13 w/an Underpar coupon same day replay for two w/cart, lunch, and small bucket of range balls per player. Tee time of 10:48, because the course was PACKED!!! They do have a driving range a... Continue »

Played 7/13 w/an Underpar coupon same day replay for two w/cart, lunch, and small bucket of range balls per player. Tee time of 10:48, because the course was PACKED!!! They do have a driving range area but off matts. Located over by the pool/end of the parking lot. Beautiful Pro Shop. Nice upper 19th hole patio style seating. Typical browned out conditions mainly due to lack of rain and the heat of Summer; but still fairways rolled out nicely and most fairway shots would result in a decent lie for subsequent shots to the green. Tee boxes were in great condition, greens could've used mowing as they were inconsistent from one to the next with slow to medium roll on some and medium semi-fast on others. Bunkers were equipped with sufficient sand to get a nice wedge shot out of. Course was in pretty good condition for this time of year and the drought conditions. Pace of play was somewhat slow and we did not opt for a 2nd round. This course has an interesting layout, and will challenge even the seasoned golfer. Truly enjoy everything about this course and the clubhouse. Driving range could use a little work, and the chipping area (down behind the 1st tee box), could use a trim as well. We enjoy this course and for the price of the coupon -- it can't be beat. just this novice golfin gal's point of view.

Played 5/5 Monday. Excellent fairways, good rough and the greens were outstanding.

Played 5/5 Monday. Excellent fairways, good rough and the greens were outstanding.