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4.8
1037 Reviews (1037)
5 Stars
826
4 Stars
150
3 Stars
43
2 Stars
13
1 Stars
5
Conditions
4.8
Value
4.3
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.9
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.6
94.3%
Recommend this course
979 out of 1037 reviews
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4.9
38 Reviews (38)
5 Stars
34
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.8
Value
4.4
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.7
StaffFriendliness
5.0
100.0%
Recommend this course
38 out of 38 reviews
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4.7
83 Reviews (83)
5 Stars
70
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.8
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.9
94.0%
Recommend this course
78 out of 83 reviews
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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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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
1037 Reviews (1037)

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Reviews 46
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Love Playing Maderas!

Another beautiful day, and round of golf out at Maderas! Course is it great condition for this time of year, and the greens are rolling quite nicely! Highly recommend!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
3.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Perfect weather
Used cart

What a beauty!

Loved this course. First time there and it did not disappoint whatsoever. Beautiful greens, attentive staff, friendly smiles from everyone along the way. Tough course though - if your ball goes off the fairway, it’s probably gone. I had a great day and only lost one ball, but my husband who didn’t have such a great day, lost a dozen +++ LOL

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fast Greens

Course in great condition. Greens way too fast this time for “regular” golfers. Made it a little less enjoyable and greatly slowed play

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow as death

Friendly starter, nice ranger. But we didn’t see him after the 6th hole. On the back we literally waited with the group in front of us every hole until 16 where we got so fed up we quit.

Good course, good greens but when you pay

$160 midweek you don’t expect a 5:45-6 hour round. Had played there 5 or 6 times previously.

I will not be back.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 42
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
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great day at Maderas

Enjoyed playing the course for the first time

Great conditions can’t wait to play again in the future

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First time playing this course

I was really impressed with the facilities and course layout. It can be challenging at times, but it was fun. You definitely need to rely on a range finder to maneuver around the course. I also like how the marshals keep the players moving. I would highly recommend this course!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

PACE OF PLAY

The pace of play was the worst I have ever experienced at the course the back nine took 2.5 hours to play. This is after the starter took 5 minutes to encourage us about pace of play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 46
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love Playing Maderas!

Course is in great condition! Greens are rolling quite well! Staff is always great! Highly recommend!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 19
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

I can see why this was in the Top 100 US

Great experience. Course was in great shape overall. I'll give them a little pass on the average-paced greens as they were still recovering from aerification. But the layout is interesting with every hole being different and fairly memorable. No spectacular holes IMO but 18 pretty good ones. Fairway, tees and rough were in great condition with no worn or burnt spots. Nice carts with accurate GPS right to the accurate hole location.

Hard to rate courses nowadays for value with green fees out of control, but I would say it is a good $150-$250 course. Not a very good value as a $300 course, except for maybe once to check it off your bucket list. And I do consider it in the bucket list conversation, as it was a Golf Digest Top 100 US course 2013 to 2015.

Put this one in the top public courses in the area list that includes Torrey Pines North and South, Aviara, The Grand, and maybe The Journey at Pechanga.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Golf Packages

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