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
1018 Reviews (1018)
5 Stars
525
4 Stars
375
3 Stars
81
2 Stars
26
1 Stars
11
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.0
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
90.4%
Recommend this course
927 out of 1018 reviews
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4.6
23 Reviews (23)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.7
Value
4.4
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.7
StaffFriendliness
4.7
100.0%
Recommend this course
23 out of 23 reviews
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4.4
72 Reviews (72)
5 Stars
39
4 Stars
24
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.0
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.5
88.9%
Recommend this course
64 out of 72 reviews
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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
1018 Reviews (1018)

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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First Time Playing

Canyon & Ranch

We enjoyed the Canyon course but not so much the Ranch 9. I’d be interested to play the Vineyard 9 to try it.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Day well spent

The only thing I can say is go play here! The layout is tremendous(Canyon/Vineyard 9's), the staff was GREAT, the conditions were really, really good, and it was a course I would absolutely play again if in the area. There were a few tight holes off of the tee, but overall you had room to miss a bit, the greens rolled very nicely, and the views were tremendous.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Challenging Topography and Course

Played for the first time. Found the course to be both challenging and interesting with each hole. Course does require player to have some reasonable accuracy with most shots. Several holes demand the ability to cross open space filled with dense brush. Basically you hit out of bounds or land in barranca the ball is lost.

The topography lead to many exciting holes that had elevation changes of 50 to 150 feet.

For people who enjoy nature we noticed at least 7 birds you typically do not see elsewhere including road runners.

Since we were all first timers there were a few holes that were hard to determine were the best location to shoot for.

All in all a very enjoyable course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 40
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Amazing views

Elevated tee boxes, in the mountains, challenging course. Manny the starter was unbelievable.He welcomed us to the course, told us about the best holes . Friendly staff all over . 5 stars for Manny .

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

I was unhappy with the pairings

I had never played this course so I was very excited. The pro shop staff was very friendly and accommodating. What I was not happy about was that I had booked a single. Once I found out I was playing with a threesome instead of have two of them ride together and two single carts I was paired with their third. They all drank alcohol and I have been sober for three years. They also were on a very different playing level which meant I had to chase around their missed shots and poor playing etiquette. I smoke cigarettes and the guy they had riding with me was wearing a gallon of cologne. All in all it made for a poor round. Every other course I’ve ever played would have the single booked player in his own cart as he is not part of a booked theesome. No offense to my playing partners but a lot of my frustration would have been avoided if I was in my own cart! I’m very reluctant to book here again. The layout was great , some of the greens were chewed up very bad and tee boxes over grown. For the price I was definitely expecting more.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

In My personal top 5 around San Diego

What you’d expect from a good course and some more. In good condition and well maintained.

Nice layout with a good degree of difficulty to accommodate any skill level.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Steele Canyon

What a beautiful course. I only have two bad things to say. Bachelor party slowed pace of play (understandable, after he marries he won’t be able to golf much anymore) and tee box set up for 2 of the starts are right next to each other confused us. Greens were fast and accurate. Tee boxes were mostly flat. Staff was great.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens are in need of help!

There are so many ball marks on the greens, like too many to even count, which really affects putting. Why are golfers not bothering to fix their ball marks? Not fixing your ball marks is so rude. For such an amazing course~ this was sad to see.

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

Challenging with great views

From first tee I knew it was going to be a fun round. Had the opportunity to get a round in and this course did not disappoint with the many elevation changes to the speed of the greens. I will definitely like to get another round in now knowing layup distances and course layout. The pro-shop was real helpful in getting in and out with range facilities and some course condition information as this what my first time playing this course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Awesome Track

Beautiful Track, Beautiful Weather, Beautiful Scenery, Awesome course conditions! The greens were darn near perfect. Friendly Staff

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Really fun track

The course lay out is a lot of fun, challenging at some points without being brutal. Really nice views of desert mountains in east county San Diego and the staff were all very friendly. Good use of hilly land with some big downhills that you can go for it on. Only real complaint was that the greens had a lot of wear and tear at points looking completely pock marked. Might just be that it’s late in the summer, but If I paid $100+ like this course asks for on weekends, I would be annoyed. For the weekday twilight rate, it was great.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Elevation marvel

Superb golf destination. Fairways pristine. Greens and tee boxes pure. I’ll be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

5 some has a great day

Played in just over 4 hours & enjoyed everything about it. Lots of character

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great Course

This course is in excellent condition and plays tough. The best most friendliest staff there is. It is on the pricier side, but you get what you pay for!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Superb venue

Bag attendants great. Starter not hospitable. Pro shop indifferent. Food service wonderful.

Great course

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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