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3.2
1123 Reviews (1123)
5 Stars
188
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146
1 Stars
159
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.3
Layout
3.5
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.2
65.9%
Recommend this course
753 out of 1123 reviews
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2.9
22 Reviews (22)
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Conditions
3.1
Value
3.2
Layout
3.5
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
4.0
63.6%
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14 out of 22 reviews
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3.2
46 Reviews (46)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
3.1
Value
3.3
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.2
65.2%
Recommend this course
30 out of 46 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
1123 Reviews (1123)

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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Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Tricky for first round

Golf now had a super deal for this course. Don't let the price fool you,this is a nice and challenging course. Best deal ever.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 11/17/2017:
Hello, thank you for giving our course a four-star review! We are happy to hear that you loved our course layout and found a great deal. Thanks for playing with us, and we look forward to having you back soon.
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Significant improvement

Didn't play this course for 6 months. The course condition has been greatly improved and the layout has been rearranged in a good way. The old hole No. 1 is now No.hole 12 which is extended from par 4 to par 5. The blind tee shot on hole No. 10 is challenging for Blue and Black tee. You have to put your ball at the middle of the fairway, otherwise you may easily lose your ball. Fun course to play.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 11/17/2017:
Hello James, thank you for the four stars! We are happy to hear that you enjoyed our course layout and that you found our course to be in great shape. Thanks for playing the Hidden Jewel of Escondido, and we'll see you again soon!
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

What a Gem, I’d like to keep it secret.

Suggested by my cousin as a good meeting point this little track is sure to deliver. I started my day with a burger from the cafe and it was awesome. Fresh ground beef hand made patties, fries where excellent $10, can’t beat it. The course is hidden behind a mountain and surrounded with nice homes. This is so far out of the way it’s hardly played. We where able to play as fast or slow as we wanted. We teed off at 11:30 and had nobody in front or behind for at least an hour. The course is challenging from the black. It’s nice and green, the fairways are in good shape, greens are really nice and tight. The bunkers are a joke and the tee boxes are totally soaked in some areas. This is what makes this course fantastic though. It’s not perfect, it’s not close to anyone, it’s $25 on golf now and it’s absolutely magnificent for $25. The value is there, the ability to actually enjoy a course and even tee off a few balls becuase nobody is waiting. The layout is a little wacky and they have a cheesy range but this will be a regular stop for me. It’s everything you need to have a feel good day of playing golf. Price, beauty, good food, no people, powerful carts and a bit challenging from the black for an average golfer with some power. Go for it, this is a neat place

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 11/15/2017:
Hello, thank you for the five stars! We truly appreciate you taking the time to leave us some feedback. We are thrilled to hear that you had a great day out on our course and that you enjoyed our layout! Thanks for playing with us, and we'll see you again soon!
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love this place

The best rates and the course always gets better and better. Great staff too!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 11/09/2017:
Hi, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Boulder Oaks Golf Club, and for the 5 stars. We love to hear that you been able to notice our continual improvements! Thank you for recommending our course and we hope to see you back again soon!
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Has Improved a lot!

Boulder Oaks, formerly Meadowlake, has improved a lot since its' turf reduction "make-over." The lay-out is a bit quirky, but can be fun and challenging. Greens are in great shape and run fast, especially on some of the more undulating greens. What it lacks in distance, it can make up for in shot making and putting. At $15 on Golfnow, it's an extraordinary value!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 11/04/2017

Hello Terramarman,

Thank you for play Boulder Oaks GC, the Hidden Jewel of Escondido and for the 4 Star review. We have been working diligently on the course and now that our bi-annual course maintenance is finished, everyone can enjoy a great course. Hope to see you soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course!

Been years since I last played here. I like what they’re doing to the course. It’s a bit shorter course, but it was fun. If you’re use to teeing off the blues, do black instead

Conditions Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/31/2017

Good morning and thank you for playing Boulder Oaks Golf Club, the Hidden Jewel of Escondido. Playing from the Black Tees is a great challenge, as its approximately 1000 yards longer than playing from the Blue Tees. Our course maintenance is finished and course is near 100%. We look forward o seeing you in the near future.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Pace Good
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Commented on 10/31/2017

Good morning Danajedrey,

Thank you for playing Boulder Oaks Golf Club, the Hidden Jewel of Escondido. We hope to see here soon and check out our Oaks Bar weekly events like Friday Nite Live w/ a different band every Friday.

Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good for Twilight

Should be the home of the GPS open for the first few holes. Really needs better signage for tee boxes. Finding the first hole was a chore along with the tee boxes for the first few up till the 6th tee. A bit on the short side so a 100 +/- slope rating from the whites is sensible. A lot of holes are real ego boosters like the downhill par 4 18 that is drivable. Need to keep it in play though as much of the area outside of the fairways are hardpan or disappear into rattlesnake country. Interesting time going 4x4 on the way to some tees in carts. Otherwise good value at $20 for twilight so can't complain.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Response from on 10/27/2017:
Hi, thank you for taking the time to review us here at Boulder Oaks Golf Club in the Escondido, CA area and for the 3-stars. We apologize for our course conditions and off-course amentites not being their best that day and appreciate the feedback so we can make the best improvements. We hope that you did enjoy the pace of play and course layout enough to make your round a bit better. Thank you for recommending our course and we hope to see you back again with us soon!
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Play this course quite often. The conditions were not normal due to over seeding. It was cart path only but no big deal still had a great time. Pace of play was great just over 3 hours for the round. Play as golf now patron all the time and have found the staff very friendly and no problems getting out ahead of time if the course is open. It is a short course but we always have a great time playing it.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 10/27/2017:
Hi Michael, thank you for taking the time to review us here at Boulder Oaks Golf Club in the Escondido, CA area and for the amazing rating. We love seeing that you have played with us many times before and still love to come out! Thank you for recommending our course and we cannot wait to see you back again soon!
Played On
Reviews 160
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Re-seeding

Wish they had announced advisory on re-seeding the entire Golf course before I booked. Driving was only allowed on the cart paths. Somewhat challenging with elevation changes, narrow fairways.and lots of blind spots. Most greens were well manicured.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Response from on 10/25/2017:
Hi Pablo, thank you for taking the time to review our course and for the 3-stars. We are sorry that the course conditions were not up to their normal standard that day, however we do hope that the greens and pace of play were able to make your round a bit more enjoyable. Thank you for recommending us and we hope to see you back again soon!
Played On
Reviews 2
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

These people do not welcome Golg Now patrons!!

While the course is getting better and better under new management the management does not welcome Golf Now patrons. Yesterday I arrived about an hour early and was told to wait because they had teamed me up with another Golf Now patron due in an hour or so. There were no other golfers in the lot or clubhouse. When I asked if I could just go I was told no because I "did not pay the same as their regular patrons". After almost an hour they finally let me play......alone since the other Golf Now patron was a no show. This is the second time (the other a couple of months ago) they have done this to me.

Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 10/16/2017:
Hello Curt, thank you for taking the time to review our course. We sincerely apologize that you were not treated appropriately by our staff. Our intent is to in no way treat our golfers any differently, and our staff is well aware of this. Again, we sincerely apologize that this happened to you. We appreciate your feedback, and we hope to earn your business again in the future.
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Commented on 10/14/2017

I had the same experience and the person I was paired with had to leave early so I had to drive him back to his car.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Advanced
Plays Once every three months
3.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Won't Play Again

Tee boxes were not in good shape, the fairways were all burned out and there was too much waste area where you ended up hitting off dirt. I understand the idea of target golf and trying to save water, but with such a hilly, sloped course, you end up getting penalized for hitting good shots. Sorry, but I liked the old Meadowview better.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/11/2017

Thank you for coming out and playing Boulder Oaks Golf Club in Escondido. The Meadow Lake CC started its renovation about two years and reopened last year under the new name. The renovation was a program for turf reduction to reduce water usage. This time of year most, if not all, golf course go through their bi-annual course maintenance. We ever-seed the fairways and tee boxes and aerate and top-dress the greens with sand. These conditions could last anywhere from 2-4 weeks depending on weather. If all goes well, the course will be in spectacular shape by the end of October. Please come by and give Boulder Oaks Golf club another try.

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Commented on 10/11/2017

The old course was Meadowlake not Meadowview and it utilized much more ground. Granted, this course needs some modification and work but it is rather new. Give it some time. And at $25.00 you can hardly complain

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/02/2017

Thank you for your 5 Star review and we look forward to seeing you again.

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Won't play there again

I have played this course before and really liked it. Since then they have changed the whole course by renumbering the holes and they added a driving range. The two nines are completely lopsided with no par 5s on the front and 4 par 5s on the back nine, 3 of those par 5s are in a row. The course was very dry, especially the tees. We all had great difficulty putting the tee in the ground because it was so hard. The last time I played this course is was very green, I enjoyed playing it and was shocked when I played it yesterday. I won't go there again and won't recommend it to anyone.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 10/02/2017

Hello Mr. Johnstas,

First I wanted to thank you for this very important review. During this time of the year all golf courses go through their course maintenance; we are in the prepping stage as we get ready for over seeding and aeration. Many Bermuda-grass courses go brown and are overseeded with ryegrass(a cool season grass), where overseeding is a six-week process that takes place this time of year. Conditions change

2-3 weeks before overseeding, we dry out the Bermuda, creating firmer and faster conditions. Now that Bermuda has gone dormant, we start to overseed. After the overseeding, the ryegrass then gets drenched with water. The greens will be punched and top dressed with sand. Approximately 2 weeks after the course maintenance, the course will have great tee boxes, plush fairways and true rolling greens. We anticipate these conditions starting October 20, 2017 and we hope to see you then.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 10/02/2017:
Hello, thank you for giving our course, Boulder Oaks Golf Club, in the Escondido area, a four-star review. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your round with us and that you liked our course layout! We appreciate your feedback, and we'll see you again soon!
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Frozen tee boxes

Doesn’t look like the course has been watered for a month. I seriously needed a hammer just to get the tees into the ground on 90% of the tee boxes. The staff is amongst the friendliest in all of San Diego. I drive about 100 miles round-trip just to play this course. Someone please let me know what’s going on thank you

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Response from on 10/02/2017:
Hello Jim, thank you for giving our course, Boulder Oaks Golf Club, in the Escondido area, a three-star review. We are sorry to hear that our course was not in the best condition when you last played. But, we are glad to hear that you found our staff friendly and that you enjoyed our course layout. Thank you for the feedback, and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Sunday

The course is in very good condition and additional work is in progress to improve other areas. Fairways are very good and the greens are also. Tee boxes are being seeded.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 09/27/2017:
Hi, thank you for taking the time to review us here at Boulder Oaks Golf Club, and for the 4-stars. We appreciate you noticing the many improvements that we are working on and are very happy that you enjoyed your round with us. Thank you for recommending our course and we look forward to seeing you again soon!
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Limited markings

First time playing this course and not to many yard markers or clearly marked tees but all in all fun time.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/25/2017

Hello Chris,

Thank you for coming out and playing Boulder Oaks Golf Club. We are working hard to get some of our large projects done, e.g. the driving range and Hole #12. The next time time you come and play the yardage markers will be completed and freshly painted so they are visible. We are currently prepping the course for our bi-annual course maintenance which will begin October 9th. We look forward to seeing you soon.

Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

First time since makeover.

Pleasantly surprised. Fairways very good and greens also. Enjoyable round.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/22/2017

Hi dsullivan16,

Thank you for your 4 Star review. We are striving to be one of the best courses in North San Diego County! We hope to see you soon!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

NEW COURSE LAYOUT

1ST TIME PLAYING NEW CONFIGURATION

TOO MUCH CUT GRASS ON FAIRWAYS

GREENS HAVE BEEN IN BETTER SHAPE

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/16/2017

Hello Harbordude,

We want to thank you for playing Boulder Oaks Golf Club and providing important feedback regarding the course. with the weather we have been having, the grass is been growing so quickly. We are doing our best to keep up with cutting and sweeping/blowing the fairways. As far as the greens, we are preparing for course maintenance in the coming weeks. We will be aerating the greens and doing a light over seeding of the fairways and roughs. We expect after the maintenance the course will be impeccable shape with greens rolling 9.5-10 on the stimp meter.

Again thank you for your comments and look forward to seeing you soon.

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