Steele Canyon GC - Canyon: #8
View of the 8th green from the Canyon course at Steele Canyon Golf Club.
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4.4
1037 Reviews (1037)
5 Stars
533
4 Stars
382
3 Stars
83
2 Stars
27
1 Stars
12
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.0
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.3
90.4%
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943 out of 1037 reviews
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4.3
27 Reviews (27)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
3
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1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.3
Value
3.8
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.5
88.9%
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24 out of 27 reviews
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4.4
62 Reviews (62)
5 Stars
34
4 Stars
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3 Stars
5
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2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.0
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.5
90.3%
Recommend this course
56 out of 62 reviews
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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 70
Length 6561 yards
Slope 135
Rating 71.8

Steele Canyon Golf Club in Jamul offers three unique nines: Canyon, Vineyard, and Ranch. Gary Player designed all 27 holes, which are played in three different 18-hole combinations. The courses are considered some of the best golf in southern California. The Canyon/Vineyard combination starts with dramatic elevation changes and then transitions into the subtler nuances of the Vineyard nine. The hilly front nine demands accuracy and golfers should be prepared for some uneven lies. The Vineyard nine doesn't get any easier either with several water hazards and many holes that play directly into the prevailing winds. The Vineyard's sixth hole is one of Steele Canyon's hardest. This lengthy par 5 measures 582 yards from the back tees and requires a forced carry over a dry creek bed on your third shot.

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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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Reviews

4.4
1037 Reviews (1037)

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
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
5.0
Previously Played

Great course

Nice views, nice fairways and nice greens. Greens in great condition but pretty fast. One of the better courses in San Diego.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
5.0
Previously Played

Best public course in SD

GREAT course, layout, co editions and staff. Fell in lo w with course in 2005, aged all 3 nines many, many times. The course offers everything, excellent greens, elevation changes, risk rewards and they ever faithful service cart. I enjoyed the course so much have been a member foe 4 years now, if you think I am biased....well may e bit take ride out and play the course and your too will be impressed.

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

Vacation golf

Steele Canyon has a variety of elevation changes on each 9 holes. The greens are extremely fast and roll true for those players that like fast greens. All of the 9’s offer 5 sets of tee boxes for all skill levels. I would recommend this as a must play..

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 51
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Gary Players Steele Canyon is a gem!

Gary Player did such a great job with this design! I love the well manicured fairways and the beautiful holes, bunkers and greens. Three different 9-hole layouts make for a fun and always exciting experience at Steele Canyon. I recommend it to all my friends.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Challenging but fun

Greens are very nice and fast. Some amazing tee shots over ravines with great views. Am interesting drive in the cart.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great condition.

Could have a GPS that would show the hole yardage and the layout of the hole. Would definitely like to play it again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great golf course

We recently booked and played Steele Canyon in Jamul , CA just east of La Mesa in the San Diego area. Beautiful course and area. We liked it so much we played a second time a few days later. We will be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 161
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

First Class

From the young man that helped us unload and load our clubs to the hostess at the restaurant after our round, everyone treated us as old friends. Can’t beat the course or the staff here, I will always look forward to playing Steel Canyon.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 34
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Ranch/Vinyard

This is one of my favorite courses in the area. I would recommend this course to anyone looking for a quality golf course.The fairways were a little dry but playable, greens were in good shape and rolled smooth. Good value for the money.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Fun Course - better hit em straight

The course can be challenging as there are lots of tricky shots and places lose golf balls. The Ranch course greens are just recovering from being punched, but overall the greens were in good shape. The sand traps had not been raked and some were just rock hard. Fun day of golf on an interesting and challenging course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

RANCH IS NOT A GOOD COURSE!

Don’t let anyone tell you that ranch is a good course. It is the stupidest layout of any course I’ve ever played. Hole 1,2,5 & 6 are trash. Especially hole 2 and 5. Bad/idiot golfers think this course has character, but it’s just a really bad design. Bunkers are filled with hard dirt. The cups are volcanoes, meaning a straight putt will break the last inch and you’ll miss the putt. The most frustrating part about this course is that Canyon and Vineyard are SOOOOOOO MUCH NICER and the pro shop will tell you that canyon ranch is the better courses. I hate giving it the rating I did because Canyon is amazing, but ranch just angers me so much that it’s justified.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/02/2019

Sorry you did not care for the Ranch course on your visit. 90%+ of all of our guests do prefer the Canyon and Ranch courses which is why the golf shop recommends them first, although the Vineyard course does have its great holes too. Many people enjoy seeing the old farm equipment from the working ranch between holes 5&6 of the Ranch course. Also the elevation changes and carries of the first few holes are unique, but can be a challenge for the timid golfers. The majority of the time the condition of all 27 holes is rarely different between the courses and all have their own characteristics that make them enjoyable.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great course! Ranch is ehhhhh.

I love this course but Ranch is WAY over rated. If you play here don’t get suckered into thinking Vineyard is the worst. Just because Ranch has more elevation doesn’t mean it’s a better course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 39
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Turn off sprinklers during play

It drizzled during the night, was misty for half the round starting at 9:15. Maintenance had hoses and sprinklers going on fairways and most of the tee boxes throughout the entire round which was very irritating, Poor planning, annoying and disrespectful. It’s overpriced, even through golfnow!

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 39
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great green conditions

Course/fairways need water badly. Greens were perfect. Pin positions on the ‘canyon’ were, on many holes, unplayable and ridiculous with slope and speed - made no sense, just slows up play and irritates the players and I still shot 76.

Other players with me had trouble with bunkers which were hard and crusty.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 324
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Texas Advisor
Top 10 Contributor
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Nice scenery and weekday value

This was the arrival-day round for our buddies trip and I picked it because it had a good clubhouse restaurant and practice facility. It's also relatively short (6,000 yards from the middle-back tees) so I thought it'd be a good warm up.

We started on the Vineyard nine which was very residential and had a few filler holes. Aside from an elevated first tee and a couple other spots it wasn't all that memorable. The Canyon nine took it up a notch with some really cool elevated shots and holes cut along mountainsides. It is certainly not easy though as you still need to hit a straight ball.

Course conditions were great and the crew seemed to enjoy the pick.

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