Steele Canyon Golf Club - Ranch/Vineyard

Had a great day. Course is extremely challenging and you need to make sure you understand the layout of each hole or you will be in for a surprise. Played the Canyon and Ranch Nines and both nines, both superb layouts that challenge your strategic planning. Greens were perfect

I am visiting San Diego and could not get onto Torry Pines so I google searched courses to play in the San Diego area. Steele Canyon got four stars and was highly regarded by other players so I decided to give it a try. Boy am I sorry I did. First of all there is a junior tournament there tomorrow so the course has lots of junior players practicing there. Should not be a problem except that my group was a junior player (he was quite good) and his uncle who insisted playing the back tees with is nephew but who should really be playing the red tees as he couldn't get off the tee to save his life. Also in our group and walking along was his mother and father. The kid hit several balls on every tee we played together and then on hole three we were joined by a college coach who I presume was recruiting the kid. And our twosome was part of this circus. Helpful hint: if you want to send out groups like this don't pair them up with two guys on vacation and trying to have a good time. We left them on a par three after the kid hit three balls off the tee and Uncle Leo hit one out of play. We skipped ahead of the group in front of this craziness and ended up playing at a pretty nice pace. So how was the course? I'd give it a C grade at best. I would never play here again even if it was free. We all have choices. If you are thinking about Steele Canyon I would think again and pick something else.

First time to the San Diego area, the only course I knew about was Torrey Pines. And doesn't everyone? As much as I would like to play there, as a Canadian, $270 USD amounts to about $4,000,000 CDN (give or take a zero). So, I looked into other places. After some poking about, I picked Steel Canyon. It was a great great choice. It wasn't busy, so I ended up playing alone, which on a new course can be a little iffy. But Mr. Player has created a nice layout that allows you to see most of the holes without any blind shots. Lots of room for safe play, yet lots of opportunity to go for broke. The course is was in excellent shape and the greems rolled true. Couldn't blame missed putts on the greens. Finished 18 holes in 2 hrs 15 min. Weather was perfect, vacation day, had a great round. What more can someone ask for? Oh yeah, a carbon copy tomorrow!

Three different 9 hole sections makes for great variety. The landscape vistas are siimply incredible.

If you like to hit off of elevated tees, you are in for a treat.

Some very challenging tee shots for men with the womens tees set at a more reasonable placement.

A must play course.

Played the round in a little less than 4 hrs after teeing off at 8:30. Layout was challenging but fair. Wide fairways but very fast greens with no flat areas. Course was a little dry with some patchy areas and sand in traps was very coarse and hard. Would definitely play it again. Great vistas on the Canyon 9 with lots of elevation changes.

Played as a solo and there was very few people on the course. The fairways are in fantastic shape following over-seeding. The tee boxes were a little bit fluffy but level. I played Canyon/Ranch which are my two favorite nines. Only complaint was the sprinklers were on for a few holes, even after 8am. For the price, this is my favorite course to play in San Diego.

Course was in very good shape. Check in was easy but not very helpful as there are 3 nines and we had no idea which 2 we were to play. Only saw the beverage cart once on ninth hole as she was leaving our nine to go to one of the others. Greens were in great shape just on the quick side. No attempt to assist with cleaning clubs at end of round. Not a bad day, just could have been better?

This was recommended to me by locals, so I decided to give it a try. It did not disappoint.

Course was in very good shape, especially with the lack of rain. Greens rolled true and were consistent speeds. Pace of play was excellent and was not very busy.

Setting and scenery were beautiful; there are 3 - 9 hole courses with each having a distinct flavor.

Staff very friendly and the bar/restaurant was busy;.they were pleased to offer me a soft drink to go.

Nice course but extreme elevation changes that made it less enjoyable for me - just personal preference. Perhaps the 5+ minute waits on tees ruined the round for us. 3-4 groups on most holes made it difficult to get a good pace of play.

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