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Value
1.9
Layout
2.9
Friendliness
2.6
Pace
3.4
Amenities
1.4
16.8%
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Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6688 yards
Slope 132
Rating 72.0
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Castle Creek Country Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1948
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

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Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

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Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities
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1.6
1098 Reviews (1098)
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Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Castle Creek is Back --- at least for now.

The recent rains has brought the course back to its past glory, so I would recommend everyone to make the trip to this beautiful course before it takes a beating and falls into disrepair. the fairways and greens are in really really good shape.

For the price and the location, you cannot find anything better in San Diego County.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 01/31/2017:
Awesome! We're glad you enjoyed our course conditions during your round. We've been working hard to get conditions back up and all of the recent rain has definitely given us a helping hand. We look forward to having you back soon for another round!
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 01/03/2017:
Awesome! We're glad that you had a great day of golf with us and that you enjoyed our layout. Hope to see you back soon!
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Slow Play

Waited at every hole. Finally gave up and called the round after 14 holes.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 01/03/2017:
Thank you for your review! We're so sorry that the pace of play was slow. We want all of our guests to enjoy their time with us and when pace is slow it is hard to do that. We would love the opportunity to speak to with you more about your round with us. Please reach out to us at directorofgolf@castlecreekcc.com so we can further discuss. Thank you again and we look forward to hearing from you!
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Castle Creek on a Friday afternoon

I enjoy the course. It is just enough of a challenge for the average hacker. It has its own little Amen corner at 10-11-12. Make it through without blowing up, you feel pretty good about your game.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 01/03/2017:
Thanks for your review! We're glad you enjoyed the challenge our course presented. Can't wait to have you back for another great Friday afternoon round!
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 12/07/2016:
Thanks for your review! We're glad you enjoyed your experience with us and we hope to see you back soon!
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

STAY AWAY - Even if you get paid to play!

I've played numerous golf courses this year in San Diego and Riverside counties, and have yet to play one as poorly managed as this. It is crystal clear that this course has been mismanaged...even the drought can't be blamed for everything. When every other course within a 30 mile radius has managed to at least keep grass and not complete dirt in the fairways, that speaks volumes. Several "fairways" had weeds sprouting up all over them. I hit 11/14 fairways from the black tees, but due to hitting off of dirt most of the time, could not get a decent iron shot into the green. I wouldn't play here again if someone paid me to do so.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 11/17/2016:
Thank you for your review! We apologize that you did not enjoy your experience with us. Our course is still in the process of recovering from some course maintenance. Please reach out to us at castlecreekcc@gmail.com so we can further discuss your feedback and experience. Thank you!
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Awful shape

Unless you can play for $10 or under, not worth it!!

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Response from on 11/14/2016:
Thank you for your review! We apologize that you did not enjoy your round at Castle Creek. Please reach out to us at castlecreekcc@gmail.com so we can further discuss your experience. Thanks!
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun layout but poor conditions

I loved the course layout and the pace of play was great for a Sunday morning but the conditions were poor at best. Bunkers and fairways were horrible. I would love to give it another try when they find water.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Response from on 11/09/2016:
Thank you for your review! We're glad that you enjoyed our course layout, but we are sorry for our course conditions. We recently went through overseeding so our course is still in the recovery stages. We hope you will come back and give us another try once we are fully healed. Thank you again for your feedback!
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

No grass on the course

Tee to green are all basically not playable. The course should be deemed "under repair". Appears drought has impacted ability to water the course.

Greens were beat up but at least puttable.

Apparently management allowed a group of five people (including two new players) to tee off which stalled play.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Response from on 11/07/2016:
Thank you for your review! We apologize that you did not enjoy your experience at Castle Creek. We did recently undergo some course maintenance, so we are in the recovery process. Please reach out to us at castlecreekcc@gmail.com so we can further discuss your time with us. Thank you and we hope to hear from you soon!
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Someone should be embarrassed by the course's condition

The fairways were the worst I've seen in many years. Very little grass, mostly just dirt. What little grass that was present was sparse and brown. Very difficult to make a good iron shot. Would recommend anyone considering this course to steer clear. I will say that the greens, while a little beat up, were OK when compared to the fairways.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 10/25/2016:
Thank you for your feedback! We apologize that you did not enjoy your round at Castle Creek. We are in the process of making some course updates, so please bear with us through his time. We hope to see you back in the near future once our course update are complete!
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Not Worth My Money

I'm always looking for a good deal on golf courses so when I saw Castle Creek for $35 I though "this is worth a shot." I understand when you offer 18 holes riding for $35 that it will not be in the best condition, but I didn't expect it to be this poor. Calling their fairways blotchy with grass would be an understatement. Very difficult to get clean swings unless you perfectly picked up the ball out of the dirt (even in the fairway). Their green were well maintained I'll give them that, but the tee boxes were quite poorly maintained as well.

It's my understanding that they are building a new well to increase their watering ability of the fairway/tee boxes, but until that day comes I will not go again. Not worth the $35.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 10/25/2016:
Thank you for your review! We apologize that you did not enjoyed your round at Castle Creek. We are undergoing some course updates, so please bear with us as we push through this time. We appreciate your feedback and we look forward to having you back in the near future!
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fairway and greens in poor shape

Had a golf now hot deal. Arrived at the course about 45 minutes early. Although there was no one teeing off, staff made me wait until my tee time. Pace of play was excellent and made the round in about three hours. Fairways are in terrible shape with no grass anywhere. Lots of dirt and hardpan. Traps have no sand, just hard pack. Green look like fungus growth everywhere. Very hard to hit a straight pot.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Response from on 10/17/2016:
Thank you for your review! We apologize that you did not fully enjoy your round at Castle Creek. We appreciate your feedback and will make sure to address these points. We hope you will give us another try in the future!
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very poor condition

This course was in very bad shape with the exception of 2-3 greens. The fairways were dirt and majority of the greens were in very bad condition.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
b1cc0ff8-e410-5ecc-8c6c-0c4658535f68
Commented on 09/27/2016

Thank you for your review! We apologize that you did not enjoy your round at Castle Creek. We are sorry that our course conditions were not up to par. We will make sure to address this point. We hope to see you back soon for another try at our course!

Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Needs Water

Not much green in the fairways. What green there was in the fairway was weeds. Water won't help this course. You can imagine at one time this course was nice with some challenging holes.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
b1cc0ff8-e410-5ecc-8c6c-0c4658535f68
Commented on 09/08/2016

Thank you for your review! We apologize that you did not enjoy your experience with us. We will make sure to address these issues. We hope to see you back in the future for another round!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Castle creeek

The course was great ... It is challenging because of its narrow fairways but I had some great drives... Greens were great too

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
b1cc0ff8-e410-5ecc-8c6c-0c4658535f68
Commented on 09/07/2016

Thanks for your review! We are pleased that you enjoyed your experience at Castle Creek. We hope to see you back again soon for your next round with us!

Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good value

Fast weekend round, great beer selection but not much fairway grass.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
b1cc0ff8-e410-5ecc-8c6c-0c4658535f68
Commented on 09/07/2016

Thank you for your review! We are glad you enjoyed your round with us. We look forward to having you back soon for your next round at Castle Creek!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good value for 18 holes of golf

The course fairways are dry and in most places hard. However the greens and approach areas are in great shape. Not bad considering we are in a severe drought. The price was great for 18 and a cart ,,, coarse has a lot of challenging holes , tight fairways on the back 9 ...

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
b1cc0ff8-e410-5ecc-8c6c-0c4658535f68
Commented on 09/07/2016

Thanks for your review! We are pleased you enjoyed our course. We hope to have you back soon for another round at Castle Creek!

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Horrible condition

They've really let this course go to downhill, so downhill. Bare fairways, weeds growing through the cracks in the cart paths, greens diseased and painted green. Absolutely horrible condition. Not worth the trip, not even worth the "convenience" fees not to mention the green fees.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
b1cc0ff8-e410-5ecc-8c6c-0c4658535f68
Commented on 09/07/2016

Thank you for your review! We apologize that our course conditions did not meet your expectations. Please reach out to us at castlecreekcc@gmail.com so we can further discuss your experience Thank you again!

Played On
Reviews 10
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

hot round

need more waterin green dye isn't the same thingg

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
b1cc0ff8-e410-5ecc-8c6c-0c4658535f68
Commented on 09/07/2016

Thank you for your review! We apologize that our course conditions did not meet your expectations. Please reach out to us at castlecreekcc@gmail.com so we can further discuss your experience Thank you again!

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

A Little Dry

Very good course, a little dry this time of the year-but the greens are in great shape

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
b1cc0ff8-e410-5ecc-8c6c-0c4658535f68
Commented on 09/07/2016

Thank you for your review! We are glad that you enjoyed your round at Castle Creek. We hope to see you back soon for your next round with us!

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