Steele Canyon GC - Canyon: #3
View of the 3rd green from the Canyon course at Steele Canyon Golf Club.
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4.4
1012 Reviews (1012)
5 Stars
520
4 Stars
375
3 Stars
80
2 Stars
26
1 Stars
11
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.0
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
89.4%
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921 out of 1012 reviews
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4.4
28 Reviews (28)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
1
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1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.2
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.6
92.9%
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26 out of 28 reviews
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4.4
74 Reviews (74)
5 Stars
38
4 Stars
26
3 Stars
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2 Stars
2
1 Stars
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Conditions
4.2
Value
4.0
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.5
87.8%
Recommend this course
65 out of 74 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 71
Length 6781 yards
Slope 138
Rating 73.5

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1991
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Gary Player (1991)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, MasterCard, Amex & Discover are welcomed.
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities
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4.4
1012 Reviews (1012)

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5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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5.0
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Perfect weather
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Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Fun, difficult course

Had to pay full price to play aerated greens and tee boxes. Especially disappointing when they have three, nine hole courses. Other than that, fun, challenging course.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 15
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Course conditions not very good

Although the greens were fine, the fairways were not as good as I have seen them in the past. Hopefully that will change soon.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

I’d play again.... on a weekday

The course is fair, however you need to have knowledge of the distance. The course markings aren’t always accurate if you go by the scorecard.. The pace of play was quick for the first nine and came to a grinding halt on the back, some holes I waited 15 minutes. If the course goes to using the 3 nine hole courses, the backlog can be stopped. If everyone tees off on Ranch and after 9 split to Vineyard and Canyon pace of play will move. I played on a Tuesday.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
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Commented on 03/03/2021

Thank you for joining us at Steele Canyon. Unfortunately we are in our spring maintenance period where we don't have the flexibility of 27 hole rotations, 9 holes are under maintenance, so pace of play can be effected. Fortunately, we always have 18 holes in great condition!

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Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Challenging Course

This was my first time playing this course. Beautiful setting, great layout and challenging. Super fast greens, well maintained, scenic course and some mandatory carry holes make this course extremely challenging for me. Great time and will definetly come back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Did Not Disappoint

I've always heard good things about this course, but never wanted to pay the greens fees (which are usually about $100). Finally got a chance to play with a Hot Deal for $71+ fees and jumped at the chance. So glad I did! Fantastic course! Very challenging, but fun and beautiful. I wouldn't want to play every week, but good for special occasions. It's now in my top 5 courses in SD County.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

always want to come back

played many "inland" courses near San Diego recently as they are very hot summer time. But this courses is standing out above many others in that the fairways are green and in excellent shape instead of brown and dry. this makes it an ideal course for playing cooler seasons.

The Garry Player design for the 3 9s are challenging and fun. can't wait to come back for another round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Don’t Expect Much

Came here from out of town with a group of 8 people expecting a quality course for the $100 price tag. Front nine took about three hours. We played as a group of 8 on the back and still waited on every tee shot. At one point there were 18 people on one hole waiting to hit. Conditions were not great for a $100 course (mostly the fairways were a mix of mud/crab grass). Greens were decent. This property has a ton of potential to be great but unfortunately it doesn’t seem to be ran properly. Spend your money elsewhere until things change here.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 02/06/2021

Sorry your experience wasn't up to expectations, but your comments are a bit off the mark. Your group was offered to go a different course rotation, which was playing at a quicker pace, as we have 27 holes, but you declined. The group that teed off directly in front of you finished in exactly 5 hours on a very busy Friday afternoon. Being from out of town you may not have realized that San Diego did receive nearly 2 inches of rain last week, the dormant fairways from the winter have started popping fresh grass and has not been cut low yet as we want to promote that spread and growth.

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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Nice layout, brutal pace of play

Great, fun layout. Not much grass in the fairways. Painfully slow pace of play...5 hrs plus on a Sunday at 8:30am.

We factored in 4:30-4:45 pace of play. Ended up skipping the last 3 holes to get to the airport. Won’t go back

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice round of golf on a perfect day!

Our foursome loved our day on the course. The weather was perfect, the course was in good shape and the pace of play was very good.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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