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Pala Mesa Resort
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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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6502 yards | 71.9 | 128 |
| Blue | 72 | 6131 yards | 70.3 | 125 |
| Silver | 72 | 5632 yards | 68.0 | 120 |
| Silver (W) | 72 | 5632 yards | 74.0 | 134 |
| Gold | 72 | 5096 yards | 64.3 | 108 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5096 yards | 70.6 | 128 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament M: 73.5/134 W: 80.4/148 | 407 | 540 | 396 | 189 | 312 | 397 | 183 | 525 | 440 | 3389 | 480 | 304 | 528 | 403 | 173 | 416 | 163 | 351 | 496 | 3314 | 6703 |
| Black M: 72.6/131 W: 79.1/144 | 407 | 473 | 396 | 189 | 312 | 397 | 183 | 525 | 418 | 3300 | 480 | 304 | 501 | 403 | 173 | 416 | 155 | 351 | 419 | 3202 | 6502 |
| Blue M: 70.9/126 W: 77.1/139 | 391 | 461 | 378 | 166 | 290 | 372 | 159 | 495 | 378 | 3090 | 464 | 292 | 473 | 376 | 151 | 401 | 150 | 334 | 407 | 3048 | 6138 |
| Silver M: 68.6/120 W: 74.2/133 | 351 | 451 | 357 | 145 | 255 | 342 | 145 | 458 | 347 | 2851 | 430 | 276 | 439 | 336 | 136 | 340 | 141 | 316 | 375 | 2789 | 5640 |
| Gold M: 66.1/113 W: 71.0/126 | 325 | 410 | 310 | 124 | 255 | 342 | 125 | 405 | 275 | 2571 | 393 | 276 | 390 | 310 | 99 | 327 | 132 | 231 | 375 | 2533 | 5104 |
| Handicap | 3 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 8 |
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Swimming, Billiards
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Having a blast, observing all the social distancing and mask rules. Photo submitted by u0000063300819 on 07/08/2020
Very well maintained
Fairways and tee boxes are in great shape as always.
Great course in very good condition.
It was my first time playing Pala Mesa and was impressed with the courses condition. Greens and t boxes were in great shape.
Con was several holes had irrigation hoses on the fairways. Sprinklers were also on several of the holes fairways while I was playing. I did not get wet, but needed to drive in the cart around to avoid getting wet.
Staff was courteous and helpful in the pro shop and lunch kitchen.
Great value through Golfpass.
Robert
Over all
Big improvements over last several years. Fairways in great shape, roughs penalizing, traps consistent, and greens smooth and running about 9. Pace of play @ 1:00: 3.75hrs.
Excellent!
Pala Mesa is a very challenging course in great shape. Bring your A game to hit tight fairways, miss many sand traps, putt on tricky greens and stay out iof trouble. The staff is very friendly especially Evan and Sonny!
Great Round
I had a very enjoyable round. Course was in great condition.
Kamal
Played there for the first time. Good course and reasonably priced.
Kamal
Very playable course in good condition A little far from
Civilization. Good wine country. Enjoyed the course.
Hidden gem
I love playing this course. Great layout really fun course to play. Not extremely challenging but really fun and wide open with some great doglegs. The woman who works at the snack bar is my favorite of all time. Extremely warm, friendly and always has a contagious smile. Pala casino purchased it and is really making headway in upkeep of the course.
Excellent Condition
I haven't played this course in years; however, I was impressed on how well it was maintained, nice carts, and overall condition.
No Marshall
There was a very slow group and it took us 30 minutes to play the first two holes. We didn’t get to finish our round because of this.
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