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4.3
1750 Reviews (1750)
5 Stars
527
4 Stars
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3 Stars
290
2 Stars
109
1 Stars
73
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.1
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.9
90.5%
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1436 out of 1750 reviews
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4.3
41 Reviews (41)
5 Stars
24
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.1
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.5
90.2%
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37 out of 41 reviews
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4.4
125 Reviews (125)
5 Stars
66
4 Stars
49
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.2
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.6
93.6%
Recommend this course
117 out of 125 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 6703 yards
Slope 134
Rating 73.5

Pala Mesa Golf Resort is situated between Temecula wine country and the beautiful countryside of San Diego's North County. The course was carefully carved from the surrounding hillsides, providing rolling fairways and undulating greens throughout the layout. Towering oaks, sycamores, and elms blanket the course's landscape, providing the perfect complement to the stunning mountain views. The fairways are tight and lined with trees, demanding a fair amount of accuracy. The greens also play fairly quick. The golf course does provide a challenging round but it is seemingly much tougher than it actually is. Beginners should still feel comfortable taking on the course. The versatile layout in combination with the consistently good conditions have earned Pala Mesa acclaim as one of the best golf courses in San Diego County.

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Course Details

Year Built 1961
Fairways Kikuyu Grass
Greens Kikuyu Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards
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4.3
1750 Reviews (1750)
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Reviews 4
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful Course

This is a very well maintained course. Greens are lush and perfectly manicured. Gorgeous scenery as well. Golf carts are the more comfortable type with sophisticated GPS. The staff is super friendly and the food is good! It’s worth a trip up there. Watch GolfNow for HotDeals. This course comes up frequently. Enjoy 👍

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good morning out in the course

Excellent customer service in the Pro Shop. Not rushed on any of the holes. Course conditions were good.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Starting the Week Right

We chose Pala Mesa as our first course for a week of southern California golf. The staff was super friendly. The course was in good condition with few exceptions. Although this course is close to the highway, you really don't notice it very much other than vehicle noise on a couple holes. Being used to flat lander golf in Kansas, the contours and elevation changes were a challenge but fun to deal with.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Beautiful course.

This was my first time here. One of best courses in the area. Bunkers were great. Course was in grrat shape, grrleen rolled true and were soft like i like them to be.

It is a challenging course with a few narrow fairways. An accurate tee shot will make your round. I unfortunately was not accurate today and the course punished me for it but I loved the challenge. I will for sure be back!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Much Improved!

Last I played Pala Mesa was prior to Pala Casino purchasing the course. New owners have really invested in making improvements. Looks like they added 1 or 2 wells and the course is plush. Fairways are great and greens are so much better. The course is still same layout, but over all conditions are much improved!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course in great condition with upgrades

The course was upgraded recently and its in very good shape. Its lush and green and plays long....if you're between two tee ratings I'd suggest the shorter option. New sand in the bunkers plays well, much improved over years past. Its a unique and challenging layout and worthy of more play.

I hope others take advantage of the late afternoon special - $49 after 3:00 so it continues past July. Its great for me since my skin no longer tolerates the mid-day sun.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Did something change?

This course used to cost $50 or $60 to play, and now they want $120 for a weekend round after 1pm?? Did anything drastically change from 2 years ago to now?

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Layout

The layout is a challenging layout. Front 9 is a little more tight where accurate tee balls are key. The back 9 is more open and friendly off the tee. The greens were in great shape and very receptive. They were probably rolling around 9-9.5 so not very fast but not slow either. This was my 5th time playing the course and this was the best shape I’ve seen it in. My only complaint is the pace of play. We teed off at 8:20 and it was nearly a 5 hour round. I would definitely recommend this course as long as you plan on a 5 hour round

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Course!

We started at 8:50am on a Tuesday! Never waited kn a hole! Fast play and nice layout. Couple challenging holes to keep you on your toes. Greens were tricky but fun! Will play again when nearby!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Fun, challenging course

Fairways in great shape. Tee boxes could be cleaned up a bit. Greens were fast and consistent.

Good value for the money. Back 9 was great. Will definitely be coming back

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fair but challenging

Great condition. Several long challenging holes complemented by shorter holes where you can score

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Hidden gem

1st time playing Pala Mesa enjoyed the layout it was a Wednesday so pace was 4 hf

Conditions were very good

Only recommendation it the tee boxes need to be leveled out getting a bit sloped and curved

Will play again for sure

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Many improvements

Course is in very good shape. Tee box grass could mowed shorter. Would be nice to have an ice machine for guests to use especially since there is no ice chest on the cart.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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