Avila Beach Golf Resort

Friendly staff. Course is ok. Driving range is worse I've ever seen... it was basically a sand trap and small.

My husband and I always golf here when visiting the area,we love the location. The staff is always friendly.

I've played Avila in the past and found it to be a very enjoyable track...however having played it recently, it's become completely run down and in dire need of a total make-over. The facilities are old, dirty and in need of repair, the on-course restrooms are disgusting, and the carts are extremely dirty and don't operate properly. The course itself was also a disappointment. For some unknown reason, the 10th hole, which was one of the best on the course, was permanently closed and was replaced by an "afterthought" of a par 3 hole. Also by closing the 10th hole, players start the back nine on the 11hole, making it a trek of approximately 15 to 20 minutes for walkers to travers from the 9th green to the 11th tee, causing a very long delay in the pace of play. The rest of the course closely resembled a vacant lot; very little grass except for the fairways, and it appears that the trees and shrubbery haven't been trimmed for years... but in their defense, the greens were good. Definitely a colossal disappointment and not worth the price they are charging for green fees!

Front and back are completely different. Front, hills, narrow, requiring accuracy. Back, flat and a little more forgiving. Greens were excellent. Could be quite frustrating for high handicap players. Staff very friendly. Could I nick pit? Sure! But had a great day.

I was disappointed with the condition of the driving range. The teeing area was very poor as was the landing area. The course was tricky and tough. Overall it was a good experience but the cost was too high.

not a great course. Poor layout...needs a ton of work. Expected better for the money. Will not return.

Beautiful location along scenic Avila Beach. A few holes with strange (unorthodox) layouts. Helps to have local course knowledge, especially if you're a longer hitter. Play was slow, over 5 hours. Noticed at least one group playing as 6some. In the future, I will play Morro Bay, few minutes North with more affordable green fees, amazing ocean views and much cooler temperatures.

I played the course 4 times over the last 2 weeks while on vacation. i play it every year during this time. my scores ranged from 80-84 had a great time. cannot wait till my next trip to the coast.

We asked the bartender if there were nice ocean views. She replied "Oh yes you see lots of water" Joke was on us... The water you see is an inlet that looks like black water. There is not a single ocean view hole on this golf course. Closest you get is #10 where you see a distant ocean under a bridge. Either # 16 or #18 green (can't remember) had so much bird mess on it we left our balls and didn't putt. Super disgusting. Thought this was an ocean course like their photo shows on their website. Nice photography trick. Carts are very old and run down. Driving range was not good. Pace was painfully slow. Glad I paid a discounted rate our I would have been upset. This course is worth about $25-35 to ride to me. Big disappointment. Avila Beach is such a nice little town. Too bad the course is not better...

Wish there were better yardage markers through out course great views but a little price I think

The course has huge potential but was poorly maintained. No yardage markers.

We were behind mens club which had a shot gun start on 16-18. They were extremely slow. Did not make any sense to start mens club there.

But the course crossing the San Luis river is quite interesting.

Avila Beach appears to be doing some renovating by clearing some overhanging branches, adding a new hole and removing another. I have played Avila over the course of the past eight summers and it always appears to be ready for a final makeover, but doesn't quite make it.

A good value for the money for sure, and the greens were in fine shape.

Course is in much better shape than when I last played it about 6 months ago particularly the green which were rolling really nicely. We would definitely play there again soon.

a good vacation golf course not too expensive some challenging holesbeautiful location

I play golf 2-3 times a week and enjoy playing New courses. However, Avila Beach Resort needs to stop selling golf green fees and concentrate more on their wedding and catering business. The course's fairways and greens are in deplorable conditions. For first-timers, the course lacks proper signage and scorecard maps. In fact, the course continually changes and alters hole layouts depending on what the resort has planned for the day. The driving range and one of the practice putting greens were closed for a wedding. Also, the area birds have taken over Avila course. Finally, it's a canyon course, with very narrow fairways and a lot of blind approach shots. The only thing decent about this whole experience was the cute blonde bartender at Mulligans. She was courteous and nice. BUT THIS GOLF COURSE IS A NEVER AGAIN

After reading some of the reviews just keep it mind the time you plan to play and the golf now discount rate. I played at 2:30 for $24.50 with cart and range balls. This course is heavily used in the summer and holidays due to vacationers. It is a very relaxed staff with no Marshall and sometimes a starter. They also often have other events going on, which can be a distraction or annoyance. The reviews of course conditions and layout are pretty accurate. This is a heavily used public course. With that said, I had an enjoyable round in 4 hours . If you are an average golfer or just want to get out on a course in a great location with usually great summer weather, I recommend this course.

The course is in average condition for a public course. The location at Avila beach and the golf now discount ($24.50 ₩/cart &range balls) makes it a thumbs up recommendation.

I could only play 9 holes because a tournament with a million participants went off the back 9 just as I finally finished the front 9. An impolite greens keeper yelled at us for having 3 carts and wasn't interested in knowing that we were three singles that ended up joining together. Fortunately, we had 3 carts because one guy's cart died. I gave this course one last try. I'll never return. Done. Finito. Ciao.

I've played Avila many times over the years. It's a great location ,however the facility is catering more to music concerts then golf. They re-routed the holes and the restaurant was not run very well. The course was in average condition at best. It just appear that the money is going towards the facility not the golf course. The had temp tee boxes, no yards etc.

Don't golf here during an event. Had to listen to loud horrible rap music for 11 holes. The course was chaotic with people not golfing. The course was not in that great of condition. I was glad to have gotten a Hot Deal on Golfnow or it would not have been worth the cost. It was also very windy. Not the Father's Day I expected.