Steele Canyon Golf Club - Canyon/Ranch

Great Golfing experience.

Best value in San Diego County

Beautiful scenery

Challenging

In the middle of our round the course decided it was a good idea to schedule a large shotgun tournament somewhere in the beginning of our round. We were shocked to see 2+ foursomes waiting on every tee. It took 25 minutes to play every hole. Decided to quit the round and demand our money back. Don't understand the decision to do this however I chalked this up to poor course management.

Lots of elevation changes and sloping fairways that reward well placed shots. Mostly wide fairways, tighter on the short 4's, good speedy greens

What a great course! Conditions were perfect!

Originally tried to get on Torrey but left too late to get a suitable slot .

So after researching other local courses plumped for Steele Canyon and was not disappointed .

Have played similar courses to Torrey in NZ where I live ( Kauri Cliffs , Cape Kidnappers ) but never played a course like Steele Canyon was unique and memorable .

Stunning layout , scenery , if you like elevated tees your in for a treat .

12 Handicapper , played off white tees and played to handicap , course plays relatively short off whites and while challenging in places ( small undulating greens ) did not consider it difficult .

Only criticism hence 4 stars not 5 was the pitch marks on the greens which is a shame because the greens run very true if you can find an area without pitch marks , a member commented to me it was down to lazy Californian golfers which is a poor show .

That a side this is ` must play ` course and offers fantastic value for money as well .

Hope my review helps , have a good game !

Cheers

Mike

The elevation changes were challenging for a Midwestern golfer but I had fun and had to used all my skills to play this course. I had a good time with a fun twosome they put me with.

The views from some of the elated greens were worth the price all by itself. The course was a little tight at times but all in all a great layout.

Steele is one of the best courses around.

Beautiful course, wonderful standing on top of a tee box that towers hundreds of feet above the fairway with great views.

great course.

play all 3 nines, each has a lot of personality.

Good round of golf, very challanging couse, hot on summer!

Lot of the green was narrow because of the drought conditions in San Diego other ThatI had a overall great experience

Views were nice. Interesting character on the course. Water holes are low taking away the scenery.

Was pleasantly surprised at the condition of this course and the layout and staff was wonderful. I have played a lot of golf in my life at some of the greatest courses in the SF bay area and Monterey area and this course is right with those. My wife really enjoyed it also. I highly recommend this course.

This course is off the "main area" of SD, but totally worth driving 30 mins to. it's a great course with nice residential and mountain views. Not too challenging, but keeps it fun (i'm a 10 handi). Other than some dry patches and funky stains on the green, no complaints.

the ONLY thing i had a major issue with was the groundkeeping staff. Which is why i gave it one star on the "staff friendliness" category. I tee'd off at 8:30, which isn't super early, but i had to walk into 3-4 tee boxes with the sprinklers still going around. Like literally have to time it so you can run in hit your ball and run out - not fun, not cool.

The guys cutting the grass on the fairway, OK - do your thing, i'm going to hit and probably miss you. But the 3-4 times on my approach shots where the guy grooming the green isn't moving, i'm going to hit, but thanks for the visual, and audio distraction. Most courses, they groundscrew have common sense to move when you hit, or turn off engines or get out of your way. NOT HERE. On one chip shot 45 yards out, i was literally hitting with a moving tractor 10 feet away - the guy just had no courtesy.

It didn't affect my game majorly, but completely left a bad taste in my mouth. Wanted to complain to management, but hey, i'm not even from SD, so prob won't play again.

From the bag pick up guy in the parking lot to the starter and the bartender. A wonderful experience. Course was beautiful and scenic, greens were a tuff read but well kept. Fluffy bunkers. Pace of play was good we played in the morning. Definitely give it a try if your a local even a good deal for out of towners too

Perfect day, great course

Love playing here! Staff is always helpful and friendly. Course is great! Views are excellent!

I played Steele Creek Canyon course (9 holes) in a scramble (which accounts for the slow play) and we shot E and honestly felt good about it. This course is a hand full. Blind tee shots all over guard this course from really understanding what your tee shots and approach shots should look like.

Be prepared for the putts to break an extra few inches all over the place. The greens rolled extremely well and true, but were tough to read. Tee shots were a lot of fun and allowed you to really work the ball, but still have slight misses and stay alive.

Views on this course are amazing and adds a ton of character to this place. Honestly, I didn't mind the slow play because it allowed us to take in the beauty of this course. I would recommend this to anyone and everyone. This was a really fun experience.

Staff was great, pro shop and driving range was above average, but not anything you haven't seen before. Great place for an outing.

Loved the course and conditions, however for the first 7 holes played behind a very slow twosome. Wish the marshals did a better job of enforcing pace of play standards. This problem is golf wide . Steel Canyon is a great venue and I would recommend it to all.

Beautiful day on the links. Played Ranch & Vineyard. I'm not sure you can get the Canyon 9 thru GOLFNOW which is supposedly the most popular...but is also the most crowded. Our foursome let a twosome play thru on hole 4 and we did not see another group all day. Played at our own pace. Course in great condition. Well worth the $.