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
Love this course
Greens were recently aerated, but they are coming back in nicely. Course was in great condition and we had a blast.
Another great day in San Diego to golf.
Weather was so good that it made up for my so so round.
good value
Thx to golfnow, found a $39 rate. What a bargain. Great course.
Rainy Day Golf
I went to play on a rainy day, I needed my golf fix and this course was offered at a great price. It was cart path only and this was a really long day of golf. This is one of very few course that I would play cart path only.
Great course!!!!
This is one of the most challenging courses I've played. You are required to make every golf shot possible. Dog legs right and left, Elevated tee shots, hitting into elevation, thick roughs, soft bunkers, etc. You really have to think about your next shot and have good ball control to score well here. Highly recommended if your looking to challenge your game.
Great course
Probably the best course in San Diego. Recommend playing. Right now they are aerating the greens on Ranch course so I would recommend waiting a few weeks so you can play Ranch for your back 9
Great place and a challenge
We played the Canyon and Ranch nines. The course was in great shape and it posed many challenges. You really have to have a plan when hitting approach shots to the greens. Greens were fast and hard so holding the green was nearly impossible. We got a great value through Golf Now!!!
Tough but beautiful
I hope your hitting em' straight because this course will punish you for errant tee shots, There aren't any adjacent fairways to hit from. The fairways are perfect (if you get to hit from them) and the greens are true. If your having a bad round just grab a drink from the cart girl and enjoy the views.
Sand filled punched greens
The Meadow nine had punched and filled greens. Normally a facility would inform you of these conditions prior to play. We were not. We felt the the cost of playing here was far too great given these conditions. We did not enjoy this HALF of our round.
How about discounting for punched greens?
Booked a round at Steele Canyon, nothing on Golfnow indicated that the greens were aerated. Got to the course and after we paid were told that the back 9 was punched a week ago but that it wasn't too bad. It was bad. Large holes still present and very sandy. Not really worth trying to putt on. We all get the need to do maintenance but how about a discount. $80 is a bit steep for the back 9 greens being nearly unplayable.
Awesome
Got a $ 39 tee time on golf now. ourse was in great shape. Exceeded my expectations.
Great course
Played badly and still enjoyed it, challenging course for me but no gimmicks great layout.
Lush fairways, natural setting
True greens and great views
Fantastic pace of play at 8:30am, the ranch course was in perfect shape with very true rolling fast greens.
Meadows was our back 9 and besides a few burned out areas was also in great shape.
Greens on both tracks proved to be very difficult to hold but ran very true and smooth.
Total pace of play was under 4hrs which for a course of this caliber is near impossible to find in San Diego.
I will be keeping my eye out for deals at Steele weekly.
Holiday pace
Course is in good condition for this time of the year. Winter overgrowth is in play but manageable. Fun course if you have never played it. Easy drive from downtown.
extremely slow play
Normally great. Not that busy. 4 hour round would be easy. The starter hurried me to the tee saying i was late when in fact i was right on time. So i was already a bit edgy, come to find out they had 2 tournaments that they said nothing about. We were 3 groups deep waiting on each tee box. We had a 130 tee time and at dark at 615 were only able to complete 14 holes. And that was not even wanting to play anymore bc we had to wait so long. I was so upset i almost went in to proshop to get my money back and i have never done that before. Wont be going back there again until the nasty taste of yesterday fades away.
A good outing
Played as a threesome in February. Weather was a bit cool; course was in great shape. Lots of elevation change testing your club selection. Greens were in excellent shape and ran true. Played Canyon/Ranch and backside was more challenging. A fun course to play.
3 distinct nines
The course offers three different nines but the rotation is determined by the time of day.
Each of the nines has it's own unique character:
Canyon - the most difficult of the three. Very hilly with challenging par 3's.
Ranch - begins and ends with lots of elevation changes but the middle holes are in the flatlands.
Meadow - works it's way in and out of a housing development.
Relatively flat and in my mind the easiest of the three.
The greens were good but the fairways need water. Excellent practice facility onsite.
PACE OF PLAY
Generally a decent course in good condition. Pace of play was nearly 5 hours on a WEDNESDAY! Too long by far. No Marshals on course. May not return
This is where you want to be!
Everything about this place is awesome! Very challenging yet player friendly. The greens are fast and true. There are elevation changes and tight fairways. Love this place very much.
Mr. Ingrassio,
I am sorry you felt rushed upon your arrival to the golf course but as you found out it was a very busy day. For groups that do not arrive at least 10 minutes in advance of their tee times there is the possibility of getting bumped by a group that is early and ready, especially when dealing with late rate tee times and day of play bookings. As far as being informed of tournament outings that is not a possibility when booking through third party websites. If you were to call the golf shop directly our staff would gladly inform you how the day looks if you were to ask. We hope you do visit the course again in the future but I would recommend planning your round more in advance, especially during the weekends.