Avila Beach Golf Resort

Don’t bother with warming up on range-balls are awful, muddy, cracked, old and mats are even worse.

Quirky layout, made worse by damage over the winter with all the rain.

Front 9 was not in good shape- all of the sand traps were marked as ground under repair, fairways in need of cutting & need weed control. Back 9 was marginally better. Best thing - golf carts were in decent shape. We won’t be back.

The course has fallen into dis-repair over the last several years. The owner apparently has more interest financially investing in outdoor concerts and special events. The course is in awful shape as are the range balls. There are several courses within reasonable distance that invest in their courses, including fair ways, bunkers and especially greens.

You can tell this was once a top notch course, but not so much now. The greens were small but in good condition. The fairways were rough. They were not mowed very well. The bunkers had little or no sand in them.

Driving range mats and grass areas in poor condition. Cart paths are very bad; cracked concrete, major bumps, and pot holes in dirt cart paths. Sand traps under repair. Some tee placements are difficult to find.

We enjoyed our round. Course was in overall good shape.

Course needs work. It has a great layout and nice bar area but they need to clean up grass and bunkers.

Played 3 holes in an hour and twenty minutes then just quit. Pace of play was ridiculous.

Not sure how this golf course is still operating. Pro Shop didn’t open till 5 min before our tee time (7am) - the employee looked like he just woke up. The conditions were atrocious, there are no fairways, it’s more like a long rough. The tee box had undulating domes with no flat surface to tee off of and sand/greens were literally “ground under repair.” They had cart paths closed and had detours all over the course - cutting thru tee boxes and fairways. Didn’t see any maintenance crew managing the field.

If they managed the course better, this course would be worth $85/pp and not have to use misleading photos and advertisements.

Generally liked this course but the pace of play was terrible. Marshall needs to do a better job keeping things going. People totally clueless taking multiple shots with two foursomes waiting to tee off

This course just doesn’t make any sense. Beautiful location, layout is decent, but grass quality and sand pits are the worst in the county. End up in a “sand trap”, more like a gravel pit, and have fun scratching your clubs on the concrete and rocks. Avila might be the sandiest beach in CA, but the golf course opted for gravel they shoveled off the side of the road for their pits. Fairways feel like they put crab grass on top of a roadway. Seems like the owners just don’t care at all about golf and keeping the course in good condition, they only seem to care about using the place as a venue for concerts and weddings. With new grass, sand, and diligent upkeep, this could be a premier course, but that seems highly unlikely.

This is an interesting course that needs attention. The tee boxes were rough, the course signage was lacking (distance markers are needed to give an idea of how far shots need to clear water), the cart paths in need of repair, and an on-course marshal absent (there were teens playing the course who rode carts right up to greens and even onto tee boxes!). Recently the course experienced damaged due to rains. I hope there is a quick response to those areas on the front nine to return the routing to the original design.

This is a fun and unique course, but it was a bit expensive at $70. The course wasn’t in great condition so that was too expensive.

The course was ravaged by the rains but has come back with a roar! I’m happy that both sides are now open for play. I hadn’t played here before this season, so shied away based on the reviews. I’m really glad I played the course though bc I really like it alot. The fairways and greens are in good shape. The rough isn’t in great shape so my advice would be to hit it in the fairway…haha duh. The staff were all friendly and the food is really good. I’m going back for sure.