Steele Canyon Golf Club - Canyon/Ranch

Great course as usual. However, we are a 2 some behind a SLOW 4 some and they didn't let us play through! No help from on course ranger because none to be found. In 100deg heat would have liked to speed around in 3:30 hrs instead of 4:40 imposed by group in front. Yuck.

Best course in San Diego for the price. The drive is a little far but is completely worth it.

Have looked at this course for a while and got a chance to play on a Sunday at 1:45PM for $39+ GN fees - rack rate is around $125 so I figured I'd take the ride out. Best decision ever. Course was great, every hole offered something interesting. Challenging yet fair, greens were in great shape, stimped at 10, but were also fairly tough with almost all built into hills and lots of undulations. I'm not sure I'd pay rack rate, but if I had friends in town I just may.

If you want to play somewhere you can count on the course being in great shape this is the one.
Very challenging, lots of different looks, really like all the elevation changes, and not "tricked up" just to make it more difficult.

Have not played here in about a year and a half and cannot seem to remember why! Really enjoyed the Canyon/Ranch pairing with my wife and single digit handicap 17 year old son. Despite the water restrictions, the fairways are in good shape and the greens are outstanding. Fast and unforgiving! It's a little disheartening to see the lakes at about 1/4 capacity, but not much we can do about that.

OK value for the money if you are a SD resident - there are less expensive places to play but those courses are not nearly as nice. There used to be some great deals on GOLFNOW.COM which included golf and lunch during the weekdays, but have not seen that one in a few years and the "HOT DEALS" seem to be few and far between.

The only two suggestions I would have to offer are 1 - upgrade your carts ASAP to include GPS. While most of the sprinkler heads are marked, etc, the number of holes with forced carries and ravines, etc would benefit from GPS in the cart. 2 - and this is just a personal preference - open up the restaurant for breakfast before 10:00. Yes, the snackbar is open, but the menu is very limited.

Other than that, will definitely play here again!

Great scenic coarse. A little beat up currently but its probably just the time of year.

Took my folks to this place. Very much satisfied and enjoyed our time. Highly recommended!

Course seemed long, especially the par 3's.
Might have been the wind.
Pace was fast.
Women's tees were great for my wife.
Greens were great.

The course was in good shape. Had a great time. The carts are worn out. My cart died on me on the 8th hole.

Being from Maryland and vacationing in the San Diego area yearly, this is one course I come back to every year.

This is a great course with an awesome view. Every hole has its different characteristic and very challenging. Staff is very friendly and polite. Greens are in great shape and fairways are well maintaned. At first I thought that it was a private course, but it was open to the public. Highy recomended and will come back to this jewel in the canyons soon.

Course has nice layout friendly staff but for asking price fairways need more care. Greens look a little funny but roll very quick and true
It's cheaper than Madeiras for canyon golf but nowhere near as manicured

We played this course on a Hot Deal though it was worth the full price. Very nice staff in Pro shop, helpful, food was great, service was also very good. The course was in great shape, a lot of fun to play, some huge elevation changes and nice views. greens were true and quick though not tricked up. we like it so much that we came back again to play again before we left as we were on vacation at La Jolla fro 2 weeks. Also should mention that my wife played and the course had sensible forward tees under 5000 yards in believe.

We played Ranch/Meadow. Loved the Ranch and not too fond of the Meadow. Holes 5 and 6 that played extremely difficult and not fair. 6 was the worst because it requires long approach shot even from the forward tee. We prefer Ranch/Canyon 18. Beautiful and scenic.

Obviously two years without rain and mandatory water restrictions have had some impact but what a fun course to play. Highly recommended.

Very challenging and fun course to play when you are on top of your game! It has three nine hole courses: Ranch, Canyon & Meadow. All of them are fun and very scenic (Canyon & Ranch are my favorite 18 hole combination). There is lots of undulation and many elevated tee boxes. This is a very beautiful area of El Cajon/ Jamul in southeast San Diego off the 94 freeway (about a half hour drive from downtown/ Lindbergh Field airport).

I wanted to mention one of the best parts of my round was the Happy Hour specials that are available from 3pm to close EVERY DAY! All draft pints were only $3! They have $3 Stone IPA, Coronado Brewing Co. and Goose Island amongst the typical domestics. Also, your first pitcher was only $10 (might be limited to domestics). Pretty hard to beat that anywhere else! Didn't try the appetizer specials but the bartender mentioned sliders, quesadillas, wings, etc. I will most definitely be back soon to try the appetizers and recap the round with my buddies. All the staff was friendly and accommodating from the pro shop, starter, marshall, cart girl, and the bartender. I highly recommend Steele Canyon!

Both 9's were in great shape. Nice, fast greens in great condition. Enjoyable for both low and high handicappers. Did enjoy the Ranch nine more than the Meadow as Meadow was in a more residential area. Would play Steele Canyon again.

Very friendly. Obviously they need water. Enjoyed the ranch 9 more then canyon 9. I don't get the excessive penalties that you pay if you are a non resident . Not just this course, but every course just sticks it to you. Where does all that extra money go???

Course probably used to be really nice but needs water and lawn care

Too many players out there acting like pros shooting yardage at every hole, then swinging for triple

Disappointed , would only play if I could get a good rate and on then if all the pros speed up there play

Not s beginners course, tough layout if you don't hit it straight,

After finishing we were sorry that our vacation was ending and that we live clear across the continent. We would love to play this course many times. There were plenty of tees to choose from, elevated tees, long and short par 3's and great vistas. The conditions were good and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Highly recommend.