Maderas Golf Club

Challenging course. Great staff and very difficult to manage and keep pace of play when the 90 degree rule is intact. Elevated tees on the back nine will make your heart beat fast! Course is memorable and fun!

We always try a new course when we come to San Diego and this year it was Maderas. We found a hot deal on Golfnow which made it more affordable. The course, staff and amenities were top notch. I bet it is even nicer come spring.

If you like to play a well maintained and challenging course that requires good course management. I highly recommend Maderas golf course.

I loved this golf course. The layout was great and nice selection of holes winding through the valley. Some very dramatic views on some of the higher placed holes. We had an hour frost delay but didn't impact the condition of the course. The greens were fast, true and held the ball nicely. I would certainly play this course again.

Enjoyed the challenge of the golf course with the numerous hazards, undulating greens, and elevation changes. Some holes it is critical to know aiming point and yardages, otherwise you may end up bounding off the fairway and possibly into a hazard. Greens/tee boxes were in very good shape. Fairways in pretty good shape. I thought the Greens Fee was reasonable, but the club rental exorbitant at $75. Most autos I rent have a lesser daily rate.

I appreciated the extra roll in the fairways, but the greens were also smoking fast. I hit a 35 yard lob wedge to the center of the green and end up rolling into a hazard.

The course is awesome . Frost in recent weeks had all of the Bermuda dormant . It’s almost play one time. Not a course for somebody who has a high double digit handicap green complexes are fast and hard fairways are hard.

I live in MA but visit San Diego frequently. It was too hard to get out on Torrey Pines, so I got a mid week (Monday) tee time at Maderas. It was cold (55) and overcast, which probably helped in the sense that there weren't a lot of people at the course. The pace was good at about 4 hours. Conditions were excellent as always, and the layout is one of my favorites. What the course normally charges is a bit steep, but the Golfnow price of $76 (before fees) is very reasonable for this place. I try to play it every time I come out.

This is a good course, not not for $200 a round! My wife round alofg for an additional $50. Having Johnny Miller as co-designer is not enough of a price increase! Go play Pams Hill instead and it is much cheaper!!

Played for the first time last Saturday. Fairways, greens, tee boxes in good condition. Greens themselves are often large, but full of undulations and speeds can vary. Took most of the front 9 to get comfortable with them. Interesting layout with water and forced carries in places. Would go again.

This course is fun and challenging. We played on a Thursday and the pace of play was just right, as we were neither pushed nor did we have to wait. The course was dry, but still very playable. The greens rolled true and were fast, but not outrageous. If you have the opportunity, play this course, it is a gem.

First time playing Maderas. The course has lots of elevation changes and played firm and fast on both fairways and greens. Carts were electric and had GPS which was great to see the hole layout. I didn't eat at the course so can't speak of those amenities but did shower and downside was that there is only 1 shower stall so had to wait a few minutes (not a big deal given that the course wasn't too busy when I was there). As a twosome played in about 4 hrs which was 'slow' but really could have been alot faster if I wasn't taking pictures, videos, and grinding on some very tricky putts! I enjoyed the overall experience and the staff was friendly and very helpful.

This course makes you think about each tee shot!

The fairways can present you with some uneven lies. Bunkers had lots of sand in them. The greens are the fastest in the county!!

Not recommended to play if you DON'T regularly shoot less then 100. This course will eat you up making for a very long day.

Amsume course overall, very challenging course with very fast and tricky greens.

A pleasure to play!!!!

If you choose the proper tees, the course is not that long. However, the greens were rolling out/cut on some slopes. Balls that I thought would stop 3 feet from the hole would roll out to 8 feet away.

The starter warned us the greens were fast and slippery, but after watching the ball make a 90° turn on several greens I had to do a little test. Found a green on the back 9 where the hole was cut on a slope...set my ball down two feet from the hole and watched it slide off the green! Dang that’s slippery and maybe not fair!

So that’s a a bit of a nock against the greens keeper but heck it’s The Farmers this week and I’m sure he wanted to show how manly the green could be.

Course condition was great, much more lush than last time I played. Pace of play was excellent, there was no one in front of us, until we ran into a foursomes with rental clubs playing from the tips...struggled to stay focused watching them spray balls all over the place and then sequentially go to the green to putt out! Where’s a Marshall when you need ‘em. Thankfully we only had to watch that show for the last three holes.

Overall I shouldn’t complain, it’s a fun challenging course in a beautiful setting. If you can play it for under $90, which we did, it’s a helluva course!

Great golf experience! Customer service was top notch. Course was in very good condition and the greens fast and difficult with extreme undulation. Very challenging course and conditions were exceptional. Will definitely be back to revenge myself.

We were 36 minutes behind pace. No Marshall at all. We had a guy walking and still waited on everybtee box.

Course is always a pleasure, tough so pick your tees wisely.

Winter construction and maintenance going on otherwise great place to play . Can be expensive better dollar wise in spring.

Outstanding staff the starter Paul and the marshal Lloyd were very helpful. Course was in excellent condition. I can't wait to play again when I am back in town.