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Maderas Golf Club

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4.8
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Conditions
4.8
Value
4.3
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.6
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95.0%
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979 out of 1038 reviews
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4.5
2 Reviews (2)
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4.0
Value
3.5
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4.5
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7167 yards
Slope 142
Rating 75.2

Maderas Golf Club is one of San Diego's most popular courses. Although it is less than an hour from Torrey Pines, it has a stunning landscape and challenging design that rivals that of the famed seaside course. Maderas may not have the ocean views, but its beautiful landscape provides just as much scenery. Nestled inland amongst rolling hills, the golf course weaves through rocky cliffs and outcroppings. There are mature trees throughout as well as a meandering creek and over forty acres of native wildflowers. There are three sparkling lakes and five waterfalls that come into play on the course. The demanding layout features difficult greens that are large and lightning fast. Several tricky uphill and downhill lies can be found throughout Maderas Golf Club thanks to the hilly terrain.

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Tees
Tee Par Length Rating Slope
Black 72 7167 yards 75.2 142
Maderas 72 6856 yards 74.0 138
Blue 72 6670 yards 73.3 136
White 72 6368 yards 71.9 131
White (W) 71 6368 yards 77.5 144
Forward 72 5393 yards 67.7 119
Forward (W) 71 5393 yards 72.8 135
Red 72 4967 yards 65.2 113
Red (W) 71 4967 yards 70.0 128
Track Rounds
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Scorecard for Maderas Golf Club
Metrics:
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Black M: 75.2/142 394 387 583 172 487 352 219 559 382 3535 341 359 437 449 552 253 453 188 600 3632 7167
Maderas M: 74.0/138 394 357 583 164 460 333 190 507 382 3370 341 359 437 385 526 240 453 165 580 3486 6856
Blue M: 73.3/136 355 357 560 164 460 333 190 507 351 3277 305 343 410 385 526 220 439 165 580 3373 6650
White M: 71.9/131 W: 77.5/144 337 352 540 150 435 310 181 491 341 3137 293 323 400 376 505 204 417 142 555 3215 6352
Forward M: 67.7/119 W: 72.8/135 332 330 470 139 332 290 126 418 275 2712 277 314 344 292 432 178 340 136 408 2721 5433
Red M: 65.2/113 W: 70.0/128 305 259 470 97 332 142 126 418 275 2424 246 276 316 292 432 158 340 95 408 2563 4987
Handicap 17 9 7 15 1 11 13 3 5 16 18 10 8 2 6 4 14 12
Par 4 4 5 3 4 4 3 5 4 36 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 3 5 36 72

Course Details

Year Built 2000
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bent/Poa Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Johnny Miller (2000) Robert Muir Graves (2000)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Caddies Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Amex MasterCard Visa card(s) Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code No denim or tee shirts permitted.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

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4.8
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bpackish
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great course and staff!

The course is a lot of fun and the staff was great. Greens were in great condition as was the entire course

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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stephendorros
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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djlovegolf1
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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u314162474018
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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tembuido1
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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harleyrom18
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Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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djnasto
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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u000004512239
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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tfanelli
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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rossinsky
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Enjoyable challenge

Great, challenging course with very fast and tricky greens

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Jit55thai
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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zeskenazi99
Played On
Reviews 36
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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u702560506
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Awesome course, awesome staff

Green runs true, course well taken care of, staff is nice and tmgreeted us before we parked our car.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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u000002379178
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Interesting Experience

A terrific layout that was in reasonable shape. Lots of painted grass, more than I expected for this time of year. The greens were not as fast as they have been in the past and were really showing the foot traffic around the hole which made putts jump and bounce in the last 3 feet.

Played in 4:40 which was a little disappointing.

I was EXTREMELY unhappy with being charged $5 when I arrived at the course (I pre-paid for the round) for a "service fee to help pay the staff". Seriously? I always tip the cart lads and am offended that a course would not advertise this FORCED TAX ahead of time. Please rethink this policy. It's not customer friendly. BTW, I still tipped the cart lads but not as much as I usually would have (and why do I believe the cart staff did not receive the entire $5 tax?!?!?).

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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u314160947746
Played On
Reviews 2
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 Extremely Challenging
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pyattbl
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great escape from cloudy San Diego

It was rainy and cloudy in San Diego, but the trip up to Maderas gave us mostly clear skies and a nice day to play. The course was in winter condition, but honestly it's better than anything back home in NC right now. The surroundings are beautiful and the layout is challenging but fair. Best of all, EVERYONE on staff was amazingly nice and accommodating. Go play Maderas

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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wmaher1991
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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u000007117664
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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kkett
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 Excellent
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ekonearth
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Father & Son Dream Getaway

Was fortune to play this beautiful course and my son and I had a blast. The course ate up a few of our sleeves but what a great time and the most friendly of staffs. Highly recommend you make plans to visit.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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