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4.6
202 Reviews (202)
5 Stars
138
4 Stars
40
3 Stars
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2 Stars
8
1 Stars
6
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.0
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.4
88.0%
Recommend this course
178 out of 202 reviews
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4.8
8 Reviews (8)
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Conditions
4.8
Value
4.1
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.8
StaffFriendliness
4.9
87.5%
Recommend this course
7 out of 8 reviews
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4.6
14 Reviews (14)
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Conditions
4.7
Value
4.2
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.8
85.7%
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12 out of 14 reviews
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Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 7007 yards
Slope 144
Rating 75.0
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Course Details

Year Built 1991
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Arnold Palmer (1991) Ed Seay (1991) Robert Walker (1991)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
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

Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Golfers' Choice (2019 #8) (2015 #42)
  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in California (2019 #3) (2016 #15) (2015 #5)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Courses for Layout in the U.S. (2019 #3)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Off-course amenities in the U.S. (2019 #9) (2016 #19) (2015 #16)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Friendliest Courses in the U.S. (2015 #8)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Courses for Pace of Play in the U.S. (2015 #8)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Course Conditions in the U.S. (2015 #19)
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4.6
202 Reviews (202)
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Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Awesome course

Had a great time here. Played earlier in December too. The greens are the most difficult part of this course. Hard to get into too much trouble from the white tees, but the greens are extremely fast. I had seven 3 putts! Definitely a must play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Love this course!

This is one of my favorite course's in San Diego and well worth the money. The customer service is excellent and the course condition are excellent. Play here you will not be disappointed.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Landscape and waterscape features absolutely fantastic

The golf course was so beautiful it made you forget about all your bad shots. Greens were in great shape. A must play for all visitors.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Staff very friendly. Nice touch with cookies at end of round.

course was very wet due to sprinkling after overseeding. course challenging but enjoyable. A little over priced porbably because of the Kia Classic held there.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful course and friendly staff

Great layout and very scenic course. We try to play this whenever we are in San Diego as it is a great experience. The staff is as good as you will find anywhere. Very welcoming and always helpful. The latest round was a little slow as it was nearly 5 hours but is was a full course and a start after 12:00, and unfortunately 5 hour rounds are becoming more common.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Aviara, Augusta National of the West Coast

Traveling into San Diego from out of town. Looked for courses in the area on GolfNow and wanted to give this highly rated course a shot. Words don't do the course justice. We we greeted in the parking lot and our bags were brought to the first tee area while we checked in. The staff.... best I've ever experienced. The course had complimentary cookies at the first tee before the round (nice touch). The starter should be paid very well... he's not only knowledgeable, comical, but also just a down right nice person. We were told we were about to take a tour through a botanical garden and play 18 holes along the way and that's exactly what this course has to offer. Conditions were immaculate and the scenery, breathtaking. On about the 7th hole we were greeted by the Marshall who delivered suckers to the group (once again, nice touch). Saw the cart girl numerous times - hydration wasn't an issue as we stocked up on some of the locally brewed college sodas. The course has 18 signature holes and after our round we had to make a pit stop back into the pro shop to purchase an Aviara polo to remember the great experience. Can't wait to visit San Diego again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

it is way overpriced but a excellent course.

really nice staff. They provided great apples to start off your round, and brought you tootsie rolls around the 15th hole. A++. But for 245$ its just not worth it.,

Conditions Excellent
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

like course

great course great condition,lots of fun.liked the fairways ,greens too fast.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

great golf course. lot's of fun. difficult greens but fair,

great golf course.lots of fun.difficult greens but fair.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Classy & Pricey

My wife and I really enjoyed this course. It is very bathroom friendly for the ladies. Bottled water and cookies were provided at the starter. Towels are in the cart and range balls provided. The cart has state of the art GPS. The only frustrating part of our game is when we get to the greens...they are big but brutally fast and hard to read. This course is one of the most beautiful we've ever played...can't wait to play again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful course

Such a beautiful golf course with a lots of flowers
Ready to loose some balls though

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Twilight rate is a winner

I'm sure during the winter this course is pristine, however the tee boxes were burnt out when I played 9/15/13. In fact several areas were really dry. I don't mind a dry fast golf course if the greens are holding....and they were perfect! Gorgeous setting with lots of floral elements, water falls, tranquil mountain views. The few homes around the course weren't even noticable, unlike some courses that build right on top of the course. I wouldn't pay $245 for this course, but it was worth $125 at twilight. The starter put me out ahead of some groups and I breezed through the course in less than 2.5 hours....met a nice couple on 16 and we played the front nine again before it got dark. I'm a 6.2 handicap and shot 75 from the white tees...so its not that tough...fun course.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

EXCELLENT GOLF EXPERIENCE!!!

What a great course to use the free rewards hot round! would never have a chance to play this course and had a great time on an excellent course. very well maintained and pace of play was awesome. greens rolled true but were a little slow. just a great day of golf at a great course!!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 55
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Photo sensational course

First I have to say that I had a free round to play this course from my Golf Now rewards. Paying the full price of $245 is crazy for any course. The course was just a beautiful sight. Since it's also a botancial garden, every turn has gorgeous sights. The water featues are also very well designed.

From the moment I got there the staff was very attentitive. Water in the cart cooler already and the starter gave a short overview of the course and the hight tech GPS on the cart.

I'm sure because the cost to play, not may folks were there which made for a very easy pace. Each hole had it's own signature and was truely a fun course to play.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautifully landscaped

Treat yourself to playing this course at least once in your live, but if you can afford it then twice a week.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful course; great people

We were visiting from the LA area for the weekend and booked an ideal tee time. The staff was friendly and paced the groups out nicely...the only issue was out of their control - a terrible foursome of golfers that didn't understand the etiquette. We thought the price point would weed out those kinds of golfers but some people have more money than skill. Will definitely play this course again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not worth the money

I haven't played Aviara in ten or so years because, frankly I thought it was too expensive. I decided to go back and play it, I paid $180 to play and if I was to go back, I wouldn't pay more than $70. The course wasn't in very good shap at all. There were some terrible lies, it was really wet in multiple places and the greens weren't in very good shape either ... To price a course, that isn't on the ocean and there really aren't very many great views, that much money, the course better be perfect; especially a resort course. I think the regular price of $245 is a joke. Even the discount on this site is way too expensive.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

What happened to the greens?

Arrowood golf course is a fun course with some great holes. The tee boxes and fairways are in great shape. When starting my round I had the feeling that I was golfing somewhere pretty special. Unfortunately, when I got to the first green I noticed something was a little off. It looked like no one had repaired a ball mark all summer long. Also, there were some bare spots. I was a little confused by this. I'm not sure how such a nice looking course would let this happen. Maybe one reason by be the lack of marshals on the course. Unfortunately, with no one to hold them accountable, some folks don't care to take a second and fix their damage to the course. It is shame that such a nice course could have greens that are as chewed up as a pit bulls squeaky toy. I would have given this course four stars if it were not for the damaged greens.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pristine course.

The Golf Course and all amenities are awesome and the staff very friendly. Challenging course, but then as a 15 handicapper, most courses are challenging for me. (-:

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

best course around!!!

it feels like a little piece of heaven!! top notch course in top notch condition. the only thing is u better know how to play or it could get brutal! PGA style bunkers with water play on multiple holes, but u gotta love it!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Golf Packages

Aviara Stay & Play Package

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SAN DIEGO, CA | Enjoy 2 nights' accommodations at Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, Golf Club & Spa and 2 rounds of golf at Aviara Golf Club.

The Grand Golf Getaway Package

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SAN DIEGO, CA | Enjoy 3 nights’ accommodations at the Fairmont Grand Del Mar and 2 rounds of golf at The Grand Golf Club.

The Lodge At Torrey Pines Stay & Play Package

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LA JOLLA, CA | Enjoy up to 5 nights’ accommodations at The Lodge at Torrey Pines and up to 4 rounds of golf at your choice of Torrey Pines – South Course and Torrey Pines – North Course.

Best of San Diego Package

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SAN DIEGO, CA | Enjoy 4 nights’ accommodations at the Fairmont Grand Del Mar and 3 rounds of golf at The Grand Golf Club, Maderas Golf Club, and Aviara Golf Club.

California Dream Golf Getaway Package

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SAN DIEGO, CA | Enjoy 6 total nights' accommodations at the Fairmont Grand Del Mar (3 nights) and Silverado Resort (3 nights), along with 4 rounds of golf at The Grand Golf Club, Aviara Golf Club, and Silverado Resort (North & South Courses).
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