Singing Hills Golf Resort at Sycuan - Pine Glen
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Situated just outside of downtown San Diego, Singing Hills Golf Resort at Sycuan (formerly known as Sycuan Resort) offers two 18-hole championship courses as well as Pine Glen, a 9-hole, par-3 course. It may not have the same championship status as the other golf courses but its beautiful landscape of mature sycamores, towering oaks, and natural rock outcroppings is anything but run-of-the-mill. The course relies heavily on the natural hazards provided by the mountainous terrain but bunkers have been strategically placed along the rolling, well manicured greens for added challenge. The layout is gentle enough for beginners but it also provides great practice for more advanced players looking to work on their short game or just squeeze in a quick, casual round. In addition to the three very different courses, Singing Hills Golf Resort at Sycuan offers extensive practice facilities that include a grass driving range, a short game area with a sand bunker, and multiple practice greens.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black (18-hole) (W) | 54 | 2098 yards | 53.6 | 81 |
| Black (18-hole) | 54 | 2098 yards | 51.2 | 73 |
| Gold (18-hole) (W) | 54 | 1832 yards | 52.0 | 78 |
| Gold (18-hole) | 54 | 1832 yards | 50.0 | 70 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 51.2/73 W: 53.6/81 | 104 | 104 | 92 | 94 | 164 | 159 | 145 | 114 | 73 | 1049 | 2098 |
| Gold M: 50.0/70 W: 52.0/78 | 87 | 91 | 79 | 79 | 148 | 140 | 126 | 104 | 62 | 916 | 1832 |
| Handicap | 7 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | ||
| Par | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 54 |
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Sharpen your skills
Solid little executive course to get your short game tuned up for the season, or just to practice shorter par 3's
Pat 3
It's a nice par three.. easy pace since you know the course is short so there's no rush to get done . Greens and fairways are good.
Par Three for Days
Good course, par 3's only, the two groups in front of us were walking so slowly. Never saw a drink cart go by which was a bust but overall good experience!
Beautiful course, great value
Well kept greens and fairway. Pace of play was excellent. Likely the best executive par 3 course out there!
Great short course!
This is a great 18 hole short course! Nice, mature tree-lined fairways, good greens with a lot of contour and slope. Played in 3 hours walking. Great value!
Pune glen good for beginners
Good beginners course or a good warm up for a real round. Decent variation of length with some under 100 yards and a few over 200. I took my niece for her first golf round here and she thoroughly enjoyed it. I then played a round at willow glen at s very economical replay rate. Pu would do it again. (Plus good restaurant and practice facility)
Pine Glenn
Course was in fantastic shape! Greens, fairways, tee grounds..all a+.
Excellent
We enjoy this course and will return!
Great course to walk
With my wife just starting to play golf back in October this is a perfect course for her. I think it's a great course to work on my short game and my long irons.
Pine
Played the White tees (2198/52.3) using Forelinx. Played in 2H with my son and we did not finish due to darkness. The weather sunny, in the 70's and breezy. It was $25 for my son to play. Every hole is surrounded by mature trees. Good mixture of distances, I used middle irons on several holes even though the majority of the holes are pitching wedge or less. Decent layout for a parkland style par 3 course. The tees are less than average. Some are winter thin, some are like playing out of the rough. Most had severe divot damage and were in need of divot repair. Many are not level. The blue markers were not even out for my 3rd straight visit here? The fairways and the rough are not that significant on a par 3 course. My overall rating for this course will be higher because they were both in good condition, getting ratings in the 5/6 range. However, the parts of the course that matter are more like a 4. There is only 1 sand trap on the 18 holes, and it looked to be in decent condition. The greens are poor. Very bumpy poa annua with tons of ball marks. They are firm, putted medium speed and held well struck irons well. A couple greens actually had oak tree roots growing up through areas you would be putting over and many greens had bare spots. This is a good course for walkers & beginners, short/flat. Quick efficient check-in, customer service very good. No GPS on the carts. No Drink cart today. They obviously put much less emphasis into maintaining Pine Glen than they do to to the Oak/Willow regulation length sister courses. Recommended = No, the tees and greens need radical improvement.
Sycuan Pine Glen
Round 3 of my "Sycuan Day" was back to the par 3 course. Played the White tees (2198/52.3) in 1H using Forelinx. Did not finish due to darkness, the weather was breezy and getting cold as the sun went down.
A few of the the tees looked like they had been mowed from the previous day but were still long. The rest were like playing out of the rough. And a few were like playing from deep rough. All had severe divot damage and were in need of divot repair. Most of the markers appeared to be in the same place as the previous day, so more regular rotation of the markers is definitely needed. They still did not have the Blue tees out, which meant every single person was playing the Whites and chewing them up even more.
The fairways and the rough are not as significant on a par 3 course as a regulation course. My overall course rating will be inflated because they were both semi lush and in good condition getting a 6/10 rating. However, the parts of the course that matter are more like a 3.5/10.
I only remember seeing 1 sand trap on the 18 holes, and it looked to be in good condition.
The greens are poor. Very bumpy poa annua with tons of ball marks. They are firm and held well struck irons well, putting medium fast. A couple greens actually had oak tree roots growing up through areas you would be putting over and many greens had some bare spots. The condition of these greens typify why I usually stay away from short courses.
Decent layout for a parkland style par 3 course. Every hole is surrounded by mature trees. Good mixture of distances, I used middle irons on several holes even though the majority of the holes are pitching wedge or less. This is a good course for walkers & beginners, short/flat. Quick efficient check-in, customer service a + and the carts had good GPS. Drink cart out patrolling.
However, despite some positives... they obviously put only a small amount of the effort into maintaining Pine Glen that they do to in it's two regulation length sister courses. Recommended = No, the tees and greens need radical improvement.
Pine Glen
Played the White tees (2198/52.3) in 1H, 45M using Forelinx. The weather was breezy and in the 60's.
The tees had not been mowed in several days and were like playing out of light rough. All had severe divot damage, were in need of divot repair and more regular rotation of the markers. Speaking of the markers, they did not even have the Blues out, which meant every single person was playing the Whites. Not a huge difference difficulty wise, 310 extra yards, but it meant the White tees were getting even more chewed up.
The fairways and the rough don't matter that much since it's a par 3 course. The overall course rating will be inflated because they were both semi lush and in good condition.
I only saw 1 sand trap, and it looked to be in good condition.
The greens were poor. These greens typified why I usually stay away from short courses. Very bumpy poa annua with tons of ball marks. They were firm and held well struck irons well and putted medium fast, but a 20' putt could bounce in 2-3 different directions on the way to the hole. Additionally, a couple greens actually had oak tree roots growing up through areas you would be putting over and many greens had some bare spots.
Okay layout for a par 3 course, every hole is surrounded by mature trees. Good mixture of distances, I used a 4 to 6 iron on several holes even though the majority of the holes are pitching wedge or less. Good course for walkers. Recommended? Probably not unless they improved the greens and tees.
pine glen is great for walkers
Really great greens. The price is nice. I usually walk it for nine dollars. You can't beat that. Takes me less than three hours walking. It's nestled between some hills so it's quiet and private not like other courses that have joggers around the course. It's next to two other great courses in El Cajon, CA. Cottonwood golf club, and Steele Canyon golf club. I am so lucky because i live within five miles of three great golf courses. Sycuan golf resort too. It rocks!
Nice outing
The best part was pace of play.We were the only golfers playing.
Good Afternoon Playing with my Grandson
Good course to practice your iron play. Yardages ranged from 80 to 200+. Greens were in great condition and held shots well.
Boys day out
Relaxing, beautiful, and just a great get away. Great getaway from the our lovely wives. A great stress reliever. Can't wait to do it again.