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
1049 Reviews (1049)
5 Stars
538
4 Stars
388
3 Stars
84
2 Stars
27
1 Stars
12
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.0
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.2
90.5%
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4.2
34 Reviews (34)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
13
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4
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1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.1
Value
3.8
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.5
88.2%
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4.3
56 Reviews (56)
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4 Stars
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Conditions
4.3
Value
4.0
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.6
92.9%
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Course Highlights
The three-nine layout delivers dramatic elevation changes and stunning scenery that consistently impress golfers unfamiliar with San Diego's hilly terrain. Friendly staff and well-maintained greens that hold up even after heavy rains make this course a reliable, rewarding choice.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 71
Length 6781 yards
Slope 139
Rating 73.1

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
1049 Reviews (1049)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 34
Patio Dining 13
Amazing Food 12
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 87
Forced Carries 63
Bunkers 55
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 67
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 61
Locals 43
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 68
In the 'Burbs 32
Convenient to the City 21

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 50
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
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Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Reviews 4
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Enjoyed the round. Course was challenging but fun to play. Played with discounted green fees so value was very good. Would definitely play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 2
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Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 140
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/07/2017

Mr. Kent,

Thank you for joining us at Steele Canyon last week. Despite your round being just over 4.5 hours it sounded like you still had a good time when speaking with you on the phone. Unfortunately on a busy day with only 18 holes open when 1 group falls behind a bit it is difficult to get everyone caught back up, despite our Player Assistant's best efforts. We do pride ourselves with the daily pace of play routinely being 4-4.5 hours or less and monitor it as best we can. We hope to see you out here golfing again soon.

Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

very nice layout with beautiful and fast greens

the canyon/ranch nines make for a very fun and challenging round. nice balance of uphill/downhill, dogleg left and right holes. greens are a bit smaller than average without any severe breaks or tiers; very smooth and fast that roll beautiful, only a few greens have protective bunkers, which makes iron play a bit easier.

the vineyard nine is shorter and tight with more houses and environmentally sensitive areas that are in play on a number of holes. I would skip this nine if the others are available.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Worth the drive

Enjoyed the golf course, very playable with ample driving areas. Good par threes and excellent course conditions . I am a low handicap player and would play this golf course again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Enjoyed the course

Overall in good shape, interesting layout, enjoyed the round.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun tricky course

Had a great time playing course. Greens were great but very severe on some holes on canyon nine. Bunkers were rough but probably due to heavy rains. Would play again at hot deal rate

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Interesting Layout

Had a great day. Course is extremely challenging and you need to make sure you understand the layout of each hole or you will be in for a surprise. Played the Canyon and Ranch Nines and both nines, both superb layouts that challenge your strategic planning. Greens were perfect

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Not sure how this course merits 4 stars

I am visiting San Diego and could not get onto Torry Pines so I google searched courses to play in the San Diego area. Steele Canyon got four stars and was highly regarded by other players so I decided to give it a try. Boy am I sorry I did. First of all there is a junior tournament there tomorrow so the course has lots of junior players practicing there. Should not be a problem except that my group was a junior player (he was quite good) and his uncle who insisted playing the back tees with is nephew but who should really be playing the red tees as he couldn't get off the tee to save his life. Also in our group and walking along was his mother and father. The kid hit several balls on every tee we played together and then on hole three we were joined by a college coach who I presume was recruiting the kid. And our twosome was part of this circus. Helpful hint: if you want to send out groups like this don't pair them up with two guys on vacation and trying to have a good time. We left them on a par three after the kid hit three balls off the tee and Uncle Leo hit one out of play. We skipped ahead of the group in front of this craziness and ended up playing at a pretty nice pace. So how was the course? I'd give it a C grade at best. I would never play here again even if it was free. We all have choices. If you are thinking about Steele Canyon I would think again and pick something else.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 12/29/2016

Mr. Aiello I am sorry your experience at Steele Canyon was unsatisfactory, unfortunately when you book tee times online you do not get to speak with an actual representative of the golf course who can inform you of the day/week events. Also when you show up with less players than originally booked you will find that every course pairs up according to a first come first serve wait list, it is not fair to pick and choose who gets paired up with whom, especially when it is a very busy day. Again I am sorry the course did not live up to your expectations, perhaps your experience was tainted by your initial pairing as many find Steele Canyon to be a Top 5 destination in San Diego.

Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great Experience!

First time to the San Diego area, the only course I knew about was Torrey Pines. And doesn't everyone? As much as I would like to play there, as a Canadian, $270 USD amounts to about $4,000,000 CDN (give or take a zero). So, I looked into other places. After some poking about, I picked Steel Canyon. It was a great great choice. It wasn't busy, so I ended up playing alone, which on a new course can be a little iffy. But Mr. Player has created a nice layout that allows you to see most of the holes without any blind shots. Lots of room for safe play, yet lots of opportunity to go for broke. The course is was in excellent shape and the greems rolled true. Couldn't blame missed putts on the greens. Finished 18 holes in 2 hrs 15 min. Weather was perfect, vacation day, had a great round. What more can someone ask for? Oh yeah, a carbon copy tomorrow!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Amazing golf course

Three different 9 hole sections makes for great variety. The landscape vistas are siimply incredible.

If you like to hit off of elevated tees, you are in for a treat.

Some very challenging tee shots for men with the womens tees set at a more reasonable placement.

A must play course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice layout

Played the round in a little less than 4 hrs after teeing off at 8:30. Layout was challenging but fair. Wide fairways but very fast greens with no flat areas. Course was a little dry with some patchy areas and sand in traps was very coarse and hard. Would definitely play it again. Great vistas on the Canyon 9 with lots of elevation changes.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Looking great!

Played as a solo and there was very few people on the course. The fairways are in fantastic shape following over-seeding. The tee boxes were a little bit fluffy but level. I played Canyon/Ranch which are my two favorite nines. Only complaint was the sprinklers were on for a few holes, even after 8am. For the price, this is my favorite course to play in San Diego.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Customer Service Lacking

Course was in very good shape. Check in was easy but not very helpful as there are 3 nines and we had no idea which 2 we were to play. Only saw the beverage cart once on ninth hole as she was leaving our nine to go to one of the others. Greens were in great shape just on the quick side. No attempt to assist with cleaning clubs at end of round. Not a bad day, just could have been better?

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/11/2016

Joe,

I am sorry for the lack of attention you received when you joined us the other day, it seems like it was a perfect storm with the timing. Your tee time was during a shift change so you were mistakenly overlooked and you finished around the same time as a large tournament group so the staff was busy elsewhere. Again, sorry for our oversight, we look forward to seeing you again.

Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Very enjoyable round

This was recommended to me by locals, so I decided to give it a try. It did not disappoint.

Course was in very good shape, especially with the lack of rain. Greens rolled true and were consistent speeds. Pace of play was excellent and was not very busy.

Setting and scenery were beautiful; there are 3 - 9 hole courses with each having a distinct flavor.

Staff very friendly and the bar/restaurant was busy;.they were pleased to offer me a soft drink to go.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Steele Canyon, and hills

Nice course but extreme elevation changes that made it less enjoyable for me - just personal preference. Perhaps the 5+ minute waits on tees ruined the round for us. 3-4 groups on most holes made it difficult to get a good pace of play.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 11/04/2016

Mr. Sheriff,

I am sorry you felt that you were waiting for extended periods of time on each hole. Unfortunately that is usually the case when you go off early as a single with a rider and not with the rest of the group that you were originally paired with. I am sure you still played in well under 4 hours, but again as a single it definitely feels longer.

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