Maderas Golf Club

Really loved the course. Rough was challenging. Only downfall was a somewhat slow pace of play during the week. Also the greens were pretty slow that day. Besides that it was an amazing course!!!!

Top notch course and very friendly staff ,from bag drop to Pro Shop to food service/ bev cart. Course fun but great fortune to be paired with a member who was very helpful with sight lines and carries. Greens the only small negative in that they could not be read. Would have to play many times to know break.

Constantly challenging on every hole is how I describe Maderas GC. Set in a beautiful alcove of hugh homes the course has meticulously manicured fairways and greens. It is the challenge i really love.

Played this course as part of a 5 round golf trip to San Diego. Next to Torrey Pines this was the best course of the trip.

The conditions were incredible from tee to green. The views are stunning. The course is very challenging, but fair. It will test every aspect of your game.

It's a little pricey, but worth the investment.

First, I'll start with the good. This course is a beautiful and challenging course in fabulous condition, that is in keeping with the Troon Golf experience. I would love the opportunity to play this course again.
However, the day we played we were behind a group outing that included people who apparently had never touched a golf club. Also, we were behind a 3some of guys who hit into us twice, and were right on top of us, until we had a marshall talked to them.
So, the overall experience was not much fun for us, and we were really disappointed with such a great golf course. Be sure to make sure to play on a less busy day to really enjoy the course!

the staff was excellent and the course is in good shape.

The experience was great. The round started friendly and accommodating staff, from the pro shop manager to the starter. The facilities are beautiful and the golf course features amazing landscapes and views. The pictures are a true reflection of what you can expect on the course. I would highly recommend this to any of my golf buddies. If you enjoy being well taken care of and playing a beautiful, challenging course you'll want to play Maderas. I've played the other top courses in the San Diego area and this one is my favorite.

One of the best looking courses I have ever played. Staff is extremely friendly. Course is very well maintained. The greens are very difficult.

Fun to play and it has very friendly staffs. Drinks are bit more expensive compared to other courses.

Maderas is a treat for me, little out of my comfort zone price wise, but oh what a treat when I pony up! The first thing you notice is the absence of noise and the beauty of the surroundings. The conditions are fantastic, the greens among the best I've played. While it is a test for me, the variety of tees offered will lead to a manageable round or, if I choose, a severe test of my abilities. I am not what I would consider a country club golfer, yet I was made to feel entirely at home by every staff member that I came in contact with. Also, and this is becoming a sore point with me at MANY courses, they really kept track of the pace of play. There is an art to keeping the pace going without being overbearing. Maderas seems to keep the pace up seamlessly.

Very nice course to play, and will challenge all of your shots. Price could be cheaper definitely, but it does make you forget once your out there. Great staff, nice facilities.

I recommend Maderas for anyone that money is not an object. For the price of Maderas, Crossings at Carlsbad is equally as nice but WAY less expensive. Fairways, greens excellent. Challenging - bring extra balls.

Superlatives are all I can say for this course and their staff all around. I was disappointed that the practice sand and chipping area was closed down. New emphasis by course in promoting a 4.5 hour round which is very good & even checked your time of play at the 9th hole which I applaud. Very challenging course but still fair to the golfer. Would not recommend this course to a new golfer due to course challenges.

Great place to play. The course is challenging and in excellent shape. The greens are undulating, fast and in great shape. The staff and service is excellent. I really enjoyed the experience.

I've always enjoyed playing this course, I've tried to play it every time I make a road trip down form OC to play in the SD area. Plenty of challenge and fair, just make sure you select the appropriate of the 5 tees for your handicap. The greens were a little furry but had recovered nicely from the punch two weeks earlier. The rest of the course was excellent.

Extremely helpful staff!

BTW... don't pass up the home made lemonade!

The staff were great, but this is an over hyped, over priced course. It is supposed to be one of the top courses in the State and so I was expecting lush fairways and wonderful greens. To be fair, they had punched the greens earlier in the week and the sand traps were tops, but the fairways were hardly green. The fairways are sloped and there are challenging hazards. Without much grass in the fairways it is easy to find those hazards. The driving range was irons only because of work being done to it.

A coke was $4.50 and a hot dog was $8. I guess they don"t want people with my budget to play there, but at $130 I don't think that I got my value and won't be back.

The key feature of Maderas is its beauty. The architects used all their weapons to make every hole a gem and still technically difficult. Every mis-hit shot raised the score. I would hate to see what it could do to you on a dry windy day!

Top 100 Golf Digest certainly worth it. Friendly staff from clubhouse, starter to beverage cart; the marshall gave us the inside on a couple holes while he was around. Great experience and worth the cost. Course in great shape. The greens require shot making skills. If you miss on a number of them, it's trouble. Quiet course for a Thurs morning which was great

Played this course in the slowest possible time, 5 1/2 hours. The management came out and spoke to the group in front of us early in the round, but that was the end of it.

The forward tee beds were nearly bare on multiple holes, the greens were very difficult to read, great utilization of the elements.

I question the Golf Digest designations. In this case the course condion was average not superior and certainly not manicured. Many of the local So. Cal. Courses were in better shape and had more challenging holes.

All in all $150 is a lot of money to spend to play this course...but you do get bragging rights for a top 100 course.

Maderas is one of the nicest courses in all San Diego county!! Immaculate conditons, lightning fast greens, terrific service to boot!!