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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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18th tee box Photo submitted by Nicklitchfield on 01/14/2021
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open pic for full view Photo submitted by itsmelll on 10/04/2020
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Having a blast, observing all the social distancing and mask rules. Photo submitted by u0000063300819 on 07/08/2020
Pmreview
Nice track. Course was in good condition. Very challenging. We enjoyed the day.
Nice course!
The day was perfect and course was a bit challenging but overall forgiving.
Greens are pure
Really enjoyed our morning round course is in greta shape! Fast greens!
Beautiful spot
Course was in great shape great staff good food awesome price for what u got
Course has improved tremendously.
I was pleasantly surprised at the improved condition of the course. New ownership, is keeping up with the Joneses. Native Oaks casino owned. Temecula Creek Casino owned, so Pala made their move. I’m so glad they did. We all benefit from the competition.
Hopefully the ordinary golfer won’t be priced out. I will continue to support Native Oaks and Pala, TCI is getting to pricey.
Pala Mesa Review
Very beautiful area. They had just seeded so was golf path only. People in group ahead were slow, so pace of play was off.
Pala Mesa Golf Resort
Had not been here for 4 or 5 years as the course seem to be getting in bad shape, and the rooms were run down and needed work.
We were pleasantly surprised as the golf course was in great shape, and all the rooms have all been re-done and looked like new.
Normally Great But Not Today Due to Course Maintenance
Pala Mesa is normally is very good shape with slick fast greens and well maintained fairways and tees. Tecent punch of greens and overseeding made this course very difficult to play and enjoy. Wish Golf Now would have made us aware. Especially since it was cart paths only. I expect that the course will return to very playable shape within the next couple of weeks but in the meantime beware!
Big Improvement
This course has improved substantially from what it used to be. The management seems committed to making this the most desirable course in the area.
Superb course
The well-maintained fairway and green helped me enjoy the beauty of the natural and artificial combinations. Once the overseeding is done, it would be a perfect GC in San Diego area.
Seniors at Pala
Was a beautiful morning for golf... Until we got to 1st tee and found out it was cart path only!!! We were a senior threesome all in our mid-70's !! GolfNow didn't mention cart path only. We found out from the starter. The course itself was in good shape, bunkers playable, and pace of play was steady. The reason we get carts is so we don't have to walk so much!!! One of our threesome only made it to the 12th hole because he had knee replacement last year. It was a chore fir us to finish. Then we got to snackbar fir our usual Hotdogs & beverages, only to find a sign that said "be back soon". If we had known before-hand it was cart path only, we would have made another decision. Thank you for letting me vent for our group.
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