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4.0
1877 Reviews (1877)
5 Stars
473
4 Stars
849
3 Stars
330
2 Stars
116
1 Stars
109
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.0
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
84.9%
Recommend this course
1561 out of 1877 reviews
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4.1
87 Reviews (87)
5 Stars
35
4 Stars
34
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.2
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.6
85.1%
Recommend this course
74 out of 87 reviews
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4.1
119 Reviews (119)
5 Stars
45
4 Stars
46
3 Stars
21
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.2
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.6
84.9%
Recommend this course
101 out of 119 reviews
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Course Highlights
The staff at San Marcos consistently earns high praise, with a welcoming team that makes every visit memorable. Century-old pines, well-kept fairways, and a challenging layout with small greens and bunkers deliver strong value for the experience.

About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Style Traditional
Par 72
Length 6661 yards
Slope 124
Rating 71.0

The golf course at the San Marcos Golf Resort boasts an impressive list of past players that includes presidents and celebrities. The golf course is nestled on a property in downtown Chandler that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Although it has a desert landscape, the course is still lush with a canal that runs through it, a lake, and plush Bermuda grass greens, the former two creating water hazards that come into play on several holes. The San Marcos Golf Resort course is challenging with each hole having at least three bunkers. The two most difficult holes on the golf course are two lengthy par 4s, the fourth and the 10th.

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Course Details

Year Built 1928
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS No
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirt required, no denim

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Available Sports

Tennis
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Reviews

4.0
1877 Reviews (1877)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 50
Patio Dining 27
Brunch 22
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 79
Water Hazards 55
Forced Carries 28
This course/club is great for:
Locals 61
Walkers 51
Seniors 50
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 75
At a Resort 63
Near Local Attractions 30

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Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice open course

Pace was good that day and ladies we played with were enjoyable. For seniors maybe a little bit long on some par fours but that’s what we were there for. Good day of golf

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
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 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

It's alright

Course is a links layout, but some tee boxes are right next to the previous green so felt a little worried about errant shots. The course is flat and wide, greens had a little character which was nice. The pace was unbearable on a Saturday. We waited 20 minutes past our 1:12 tee time, and the front 9 took 2.5 hours. Had to quit after 14 to make it to an event. That made the green fee lose it's value for us.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Pretty darn good right now, but where's the sand?

With the prices starting to come down and winter visitors departing, San Marcos becomes a great place to play particularly after work. We are able to get 18 holes in before dark and typically make it home for dinner on time. The pace of play this visit was great and we finished in just over 3 hours. The course was in solid shape, particularly the fairways and the greens. For a course that uses bunkers to protect greens and challenge golfers, they need to have more and better sand in them. That's probably the only shortcoming this past visit though...all in all, a good day!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 43
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Staff was amazing

The staff took care of me and got me paired up with another group. I arrived early and they accommodated me early arrival by letting me join up with a group. They went above and beyond to make it a fun day. I will definitely be returning sooner than later.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course in pretty good shape.

Played their many times. It seems no one is paying much attention to some of the tee boxes. Many are in rough shape.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Overall pretty good course

First time playing here today. Tee boxes were decent, fairways were good and greens were nor bad at all. Where this place lacked today for me was the bunkers. I was in a few traps throughout my round and one bunker I was in had no sand in it and was complete hard pan. Another bunker I ended up in had sand in it and I got the ball out with no problem. Just put a little work into the bunkers and this is not a bad course at all.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Not Safe. Fairways too close. Lots of balls in wrong fairway

Greens great but small. Sand traps a complete disaster. Fairways generous. Pace of play slow. Practice range bad. Golfers are constantly hitting into you, not safe. Awesomeness gets a zero. Would I play again ? Not a chance !!

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Bunkers need major help!

Several bunkers had little to very little sand that made for inconsistent sand shots throughout the course. Also, for a Friday afternoon the pace of play was slow with no course marshal seen all day. For afternoon players on a busy day, plan on waiting for an electric cart from finishing players. Price paid on a Friday is high for the condition of bunkers, slow play with no marshal, San Marcos needs to do much better for my money.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course

Greens in great shape but many of the tee boxes need some serious work.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Round of golf

Great time. Started out slow, but gradually eased up. Did not see a Marshall other than at the start. Still made it judt under 4.o hours.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good day golfing

Group of 5 in front of us were slow. No Marshall came and hurried them up. I have been harassed by them for slow pace even though it was caused by others.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

P U R F E C T !

Price was still a little high, the course was in good condition (needs more water on tee boxes and greens). With all of the rain it gave the course a great time to use their small tine air verification tools to punch greens and tee boxes and maybe plant some seed. Greens were hard along with tee boxes. Rest od course was in pretty good shape. The outside and pro shop staff were very professional. The cart girl was outstanding and professional. Highly Recommended, will play again would like the price to drop a little.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

NOT WORTH THE MONEY - Inconsistent - terrible bunkers

First time I’ve played this course in over a year. I use to play it 15-20 a year. Couldn’t believe the green fees were over $90 (including taxes)! Definitely NOT worth the money. Bunker conditions were absolutely terrible and SO inconsistent. Rocky, clay &mud mixed with sand, hard packed, fluffy JUST HORRIBLE! Green were in decent shape but played much slow. Tee boxes were also not in very good shape as well.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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