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3.2
1122 Reviews (1122)
5 Stars
188
4 Stars
387
3 Stars
242
2 Stars
146
1 Stars
159
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.3
Layout
3.5
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.2
65.5%
Recommend this course
752 out of 1122 reviews
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2.9
21 Reviews (21)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.2
Layout
3.4
Pace
3.5
Amenities
2.9
StaffFriendliness
4.0
61.9%
Recommend this course
13 out of 21 reviews
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3.2
47 Reviews (47)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
8
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.2
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.2
66.0%
Recommend this course
31 out of 47 reviews
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Course Highlights
The staff consistently earns high praise for being genuinely helpful and welcoming from check-in through the round. Boulder Oaks offers a uniquely challenging layout with solid greens and a smooth pace of play at great value.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 73
Length 6363 yards
Slope 127
Rating 73.0

Formerly known as Meadow Lake Golf Club.

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Course Details

Year Built 1965
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

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3.2
1122 Reviews (1122)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 12
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 22
Bunkers 20
Narrow Fairways 19
This course/club is great for:
Locals 27
Seniors 17
Beginners 12
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 14
Convenient to the City 9
In the 'Burbs 7

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Previously Played

Great course, horrible staff

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.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 08/13/2020

Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par. We are constantly maintaining the course to improve the fairways and greens. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Boulder Oaks Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Fun But Needs Some Maintenance

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.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/12/2020

Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting Boulder Oaks Golf Club. We hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Average Course Needs Maintenance

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.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/12/2020

Hello, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.

Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Pick your shot / Decent

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

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/12/2020

Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting Boulder Oaks Golf Club. We hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/13/2020

Thank you for visiting us at Boulder Oaks Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Not worth it

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

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 08/17/2020

Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting Boulder Oaks Golf Club. We hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Challenging course / In Decent Shape

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.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/13/2020

Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Boulder Oaks Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 08/12/2020

Hello, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Funky course layout

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.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Commented on 08/17/2020

Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting Boulder Oaks Golf Club. We hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 08/13/2020

Thank you for visiting us at Boulder Oaks Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/13/2020

Thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Boulder Oaks Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Lovely Course

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!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/13/2020

Thank you for visiting us at Boulder Oaks Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Usually Fun Not Today

Played here several times. Today the cart broke down. They said they would send somebody right out to us. That would have been fine. After 20 minutes still no cars in sight. We were playing with a handicapped man who needed a cart. I ended up jogging back and getting a cart. The pro shop was not willing to offer any compensation for our lost round because we had booked thru Golfnow Hotdeal. Problems happen no big deal just dont make the customer responsible the business problems.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/12/2020

Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting Boulder Oaks Golf Club. We hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 08/13/2020

Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Boulder Oaks Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Not as great as it once was.

The course is a shadow of it former self. If you don't hit the fairway you will be hitting out of unkept weeds. If you land in a bunker you will be hitting out of a mix of DG and weeds. It's really a shame this course has been let go. For the price, it really isn't worth the money. Since the remodel this course has steadily gone downhill. This is my second time playing since the remodel and I was even very disappointed in the sate of the course.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/18/2020

Hi, Calebbmx89. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We understand your frustration with the construction projects underway. Please bear with us as we work diligently to make improvements. We hope you'll give us another try in the future. Thanks for choosing Boulder Oaks Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Disappointed

I was really excited to play this course after the reviews. I was highly disappointed. The course was not well kept. Hole 2 greens were in terrible condition. Most of the course fairways were dead and riddle with gopher holes. Cart paths were very confusing. Pace of play was great with 18 taking only 3.5 hours. Staff was super friendly as well. All of the sand traps were over grown and not taken care of properly. The holes if you hit even slightly off the fairway you were in hard rocky areas. No roughs. The worst condition of a course I have ever been to. Will not go here ever again.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 08/18/2020

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We understand your frustration with the construction projects underway. Please bear with us as we work diligently to make improvements. We hope you'll give us another try in the future. Thanks for choosing Boulder Oaks Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 37
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Boulder oaks

Great day at the oaks ! Always a pleasure.. course Is back after the closure. Great job guys, thanks !

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/18/2020

Hi, thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Boulder Oaks Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 160
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/13/2020

Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Boulder Oaks Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Default User Avatar
Commented on 08/13/2020

Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Boulder Oaks Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Return to Boulder Oaks

First visit back since the re- design or elimination of the former 10,11 and 12th holes. The new layout is a little odd since you make the turn at where the 8th hole used to be but if you’re playing 18 holes it works with a quick stop for refreshments after the 11th hole. It was a busy day but the course played well and the pace of play was running about 5 hours but didn’t seem that long. Some really great holes ( 4, 6, 8,13,14) and the rest are good. Greens were in great condition. Staff is friendly and welcoming

. Overall A great value when compared to the JC courses and I’’d recommend giving it a try. I’ll be back.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/13/2020

Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Boulder Oaks Golf Club.

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