Steele Canyon Golf Club - Canyon/Ranch
About
Steele Canyon Golf Club is a 27-hole layout designed by Gary Player that is hailed as one of southern California's best courses. The holes are divided into three nines that are played in different 18-hole combinations. The Canyon, Ranch, and Vineyard nines each offer a different set of challenges. The Canyon/Ranch Course starts in an expansive canyon, climbs across dramatic elevation changes, and then wraps around an operating ranch. Free-roaming cattle wander all along the back nine. Although there are no blind shots, golfers will be faced with uneven lies and elevated greens. Steele Canyon's signature hole is the Ranch's par-4 third hole. The tee is perched 175 feet above the fairway and plays into the prevailing winds that blow from left to right. It is one of San Diego County's most memorable holes.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Knight | 71 | 6781 yards | 73.5 | 138 |
| Blue | 71 | 6432 yards | 71.9 | 135 |
| White | 71 | 6228 yards | 71.0 | 133 |
| White (W) | 71 | 6228 yards | 73.7 | 138 |
| Gold | 71 | 5637 yards | 68.2 | 124 |
| Gold (W) | 71 | 5637 yards | 72.2 | 130 |
| Red (W) | 71 | 4627 yards | 67.0 | 116 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 73.1/139 W: 79.1/143 | 395 | 540 | 176 | 507 | 207 | 343 | 168 | 395 | 403 | 3134 | 360 | 359 | 440 | 194 | 542 | 382 | 426 | 227 | 531 | 3461 | 6595 |
| Blue M: 71.4/135 W: 76.9/138 | 395 | 505 | 152 | 476 | 203 | 343 | 145 | 376 | 363 | 2958 | 344 | 359 | 400 | 169 | 519 | 382 | 412 | 188 | 496 | 3269 | 6227 |
| White M: 70.4/132 W: 75.6/135 | 370 | 505 | 152 | 476 | 193 | 326 | 110 | 347 | 363 | 2842 | 310 | 298 | 400 | 169 | 519 | 362 | 412 | 188 | 496 | 3154 | 5996 |
| Gold M: 67.7/126 W: 72.4/128 | 338 | 477 | 128 | 432 | 180 | 285 | 95 | 287 | 327 | 2549 | 297 | 284 | 289 | 158 | 491 | 350 | 387 | 155 | 461 | 2872 | 5421 |
| Gold/Red M: 65.2/120 W: 69.6/122 | 310 | 406 | 128 | 432 | 111 | 285 | 95 | 287 | 327 | 2381 | 297 | 229 | 289 | 95 | 375 | 350 | 330 | 155 | 404 | 2524 | 4905 |
| Red M: 63.1/115 W: 66.8/116 | 310 | 406 | 117 | 337 | 111 | 269 | 60 | 262 | 249 | 2121 | 239 | 229 | 230 | 95 | 375 | 281 | 330 | 113 | 404 | 2296 | 4417 |
| Handicap | 7 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 7 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
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Photo submitted by u400521460 on 06/09/2024
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Photo submitted by u400521460 on 06/09/2024
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Photo submitted by cicprod on 12/15/2023
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Photo submitted by Ben5175759 on 11/02/2023
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Photo submitted by Ben5175759 on 11/02/2023
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Photo submitted by Ben5175759 on 11/02/2023
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Photo submitted by Ben5175759 on 11/02/2023
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Great views Photo submitted by u162076115 on 04/17/2023
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Photo submitted by SoCalBlue on 04/14/2022
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Photo submitted by kbens33 on 08/19/2020
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Photo submitted by kbens33 on 08/19/2020
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Beautiful scenery. Par 3 on Canyon third hole. Photo submitted by Xhot on 08/05/2020
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Photo submitted by arguswilson on 07/18/2020
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Photo submitted by BrandonTuckerGA on 06/01/2019
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Photo submitted by BrandonTuckerGA on 06/01/2019
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Photo submitted by BrandonTuckerGA on 06/01/2019
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Photo submitted by BrandonTuckerGA on 06/01/2019
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Nice yardage book Photo submitted by Kim8800487 on 06/05/2017
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Pathway through snack bar Photo submitted by Kim8800487 on 06/05/2017
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Canyon Hole 1 - beware rattlesnakes Photo submitted by Kim8800487 on 06/05/2017
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Steps leading up to green on hole #3 Canyon Photo submitted by Kim8800487 on 06/05/2017
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Awesome view on Canyon hole #5 from black tee box Photo submitted by Kim8800487 on 06/05/2017
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Scenic view from the green hole #9 Ranch Photo submitted by Kim8800487 on 06/05/2017
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Elevation can be deceptive Photo submitted by chrisknoll on 03/24/2016
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Great colors Photo submitted by chrisknoll on 03/24/2016
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Canyon 9 signature hole Photo submitted by RockinDoc on 10/05/2012
Tough day on the course
First time playing course and found it to be one of the toughest layouts I've ever played. Most of the holes require correct positioning of drives with many being of elevated tees. Not my best day scoring. The greens were quite fast but in good shape, however, the fairways were in very poor shape somewhat due to the lack of water. However, I played some other course in the area and although they showed the effects of the drought the fairways were relatively consistent with the same type of grass.
Over 5 1/2 hour round
Unbearably slow. Took almost 51/2 hours to play. Two groups on every teebox and no sign of a Marshall or anyone to monitor pace of play. No one greeted us when we arrived. We had to keep asking people where we go how to check in, how to get range balls. Not worth the price.
First time back in 20 years…and disappointed
Didn’t remember how oddly designed this course was, and whatever fondness for layout I held in memory is gone now. And k ind of a locals only vibe. Don’t see coming back here in my plans.
Always a great place to play
This is my favorite public course in San Diego. The staff has always been friendly, the course well kept, and the greens are true.
The greens were running at a 12 (fast!). Pace of play was a bit slower than usual, do to a tournament ahead of my group.
A bit of advice: spend some time on the practice green.
Had a great time.
Great Course
Always a course to play when coming in from out of town.
WORST EXPERIENCE EVER
Both of our groups cart broke down. Waited Almost 6 hours to finish a round because the pace of play is the worst I’ve ever experienced. NOT worth what you pay. Never coming here again. They lost my business and I play 4x a week at all different types of courses and price ranges from $20-$280.
Would not refund when I tried to cancel 1 week in advance.
Would not refund when I tried to cancel 1 week in advance.
Steele Canyon
I have played and enjoyed this course many times in the past. At this point, based on the below average of the tee boxes, fairways and greens, I could not recommend playing this course. I am not sure if it is a water issue or possible frost issues, but tee boxes and fairways are in poor condition. The greens were too firm (rolling probably at a 10) and for the average golfer, this is not enjoyable. I am not sure why they set them at this level, but to be fair they advised the greens were very fast.
Great layout, but groups of 5?!
Beautiful vista's through the canyons, but very disappointed to see THREE consecutive groups of 5 golfers in front of us.
Apparently they let members do this.
Not really fair to us tourists playing in a twosome or threesome.
Luckily we were steered onto the Vineyard 9 for the back 9 and saved an hour at least..
Steel Canyon is remodeling the clubhouse and therefore minimal facilities. The driving range was poor.
The course -Vinyard had very minimal grass in the fairways.& the Canyon course wasn't much better.
We had 6 players on our CA trip & played 4 courses.
All courses were great with the exception of Steel Canyon. We were very disappointed and will not play this course again.
Great day at Steele Canyon
Have played it before and have always had a great time
Slow play
4 1/2 hours for 15 holes! We had to leave and couldn’t finish round because of the slowness of play. It didn’t help having the beverage cart out on the course slowing down the play too. Like scenery and challenge of course but hard to get in a rhythm when having to wait to hit practically every shot.
Sorry to hear you had difficulty cancelling your tee time. We do allow tee times to be cancelled up to 24 hours in advance of the playing time for those booked online. Please provide your tee time confirmation information to teetimes@steelecanyon.com and we will look further into your case.