Boulder Oaks Golf Club

I have played most courses in San Diego, but this one was by far my strangest experience. First off, the staff there were fantastic, no complaints there. The conditions on the course were pretty horrible though. Tee boxes were missing grass, the fairways were dried up, and if you missed the fairway you were wacking out of weeds. The cart paths were 50% dirt and gravel and the bunkers were entirely unplayable as well. The greens were okay, a bit better than everything else. As for the layout, there are way too many par 3s that play around 160 yards from the black tees (about 6 I think). For the longer holes, most drives were blind shots. This can be extremely frustrating, because you have no idea where to place your tee shot. You have to kind of guess and hope you don’t end up in the weeds. There are some interesting holes for sure, but they don’t make much sense. The front nine is a par 32 and the back nine is a par 38; however the first two par 5s on the back nine play like long par 4s. Really strange layout. Overall, it’s a low price, but you get what you pay for.

Ignore the negative comments on Yelp...this is a fun course with great value. Not all areas are super well maintained but it plays like a mountain course, with nature areas around and between holes. Elevation changes and great views add to a fun course. Black tees would be brutal and only for the longest and best hitters. Blues provide excellent challenge and white tees provide a good challenge with reasonable distance, especially the holes 10-18. Greens are well maintained with multi tiers and tricky slopes but rarely ridiculous. Definitely will be back. Staff was friendly and casual.

The course was fun and in decent shape. Pace of play was great. The staff was great and let me go out early. Much Appreciated!

These people are deceptive, booked on line with golf now , but was a w as liking price, I understand that, but then to charge you $20 each , 2 to a cart $49 is a total rip off!

The location is a bit out of the way, but I was looking forward to trying a new course in north county. The guy in the club house was friendly, same with all of the staff I saw.

The course itself is very narrow and unforgiving. The course design was very unusual (par 32 on front 9, par 38 on back 9. There's three par 5's to start the back 9. But the main issue was the terrible condition of the tee boxes, fairway, bunkers and most greens.

I play here a lot but the staff is horrible. We booked a round through golf now and it said $32 went to the course and charged us $45 so they try to upscale you. Wouldn’t give us a refund. Also we played an exactly 4 hour round. But the Marshall asked us to pick up the pace. This course would be awesome if they had better management.

Course is a good blend of holes for people not quite ready for a full length course, but want something more than an executive. Back 9 about 1000 yards longer than the front and feels more like a “full” course while the front plays more like an executive with 5 par 3s and no par 5s. 3 par 5s to start the back, although all pretty short.

Needs some maintenance. Greens and tee boxes are decent. Bunkers are almost all Growing weeds or overgrown. Anything outside of the fairways/rough is basically weeds at this point. If that doesn’t bother you, can get some decent priced tee times later in the day especially during the week. But at $49 to ride on a weekend morning, maybe a tad overpriced. Also charging extra $10 for single cart riders right now.

Staff is friendly and helpful. Gets warm in Escondido this time of year, bring water and sunscreen.

Course was in ok condition and pace of play was slow. Finished 18 in about 5 hours and 20 minutes. Probably would choose a different course not play here again.

It ain’t Torrey. It ain’t Madeira’s. It’s a public course that needs a lot of love but is a fun little track. This place will make you learn to pick your shots and learn technical play. It ain’t always driver off the tee.

The fairways were baked a bit. The bunkers are trash. Trash. Fix this, now.

Greens were decent.

I was just happy that the course was a different flavor than the rest in San diego

Course was in bad shape, not a single fairway, greens are filled with divots. would not recommend.

Boulder Oaks is a fairly challenging course. There are straight - away par 3s and 4s, mixed with blind tee-shots on holes. I would suggest golfing with someone who is familiar with the layout --someone who can direct you to the targets. The Sand traps are mostly unplayable. Fairways are decent. Some greens are scuffed. The overall surroundings is reminiscent of Mr. Woodson. Not having tournaments on Weekends is a good move for management! I'll be back.

It is obvious the course has been modified poorly. The front nine has been broken up into very awkward par 3s and short par 4s. Then the back starts with 3 par 5s. Its the strangest layout. Tee boxes are very poor and fairways are slightly better. Divots are worse on the front nine than the back. People! Fix your divots! There is a note in the pro shop that they are charging an additional $10 because their carts are taking a “beating” due to COVID 1-person rules. Sorry, their carts are taking a beating because the numerous bald areas in the fairways and near the greens need to be grated to smooth the ruts out. This was not worth the $60 (25 for cart) round fee.

This is the second time in a year that I have played this course and I almost didn't book the tee time because of the recent reviews but I am glad that I did!! I don't know what some of the reviewers were talking about--the course is in great shape! I guess maybe they have not played any golf lately--I have, and believe me, compared to other much more expensive courses, they are maintaining it wonderfully, aside from the bunkers, that is. All courses I have played recently have completely let the bunkers go--all of them. I'm perplexed by this and always intend to ask the starter why they are letting the bunkers turn to weeds but I forget:( Anyway, back to the point at hand--this course is in great shape, the fairways and greens are manicured just as they should be, and further, they are green and not a dried out mess. I have been golfing for a long time so this is not a beginner's opinion!!