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Pala Mesa Resort
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About
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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Having a blast, observing all the social distancing and mask rules. Photo submitted by u0000063300819 on 07/08/2020
Worth the Money
The price was cheap enough to combat the lack of condition due to seeding which was expected. The tee boxes still need to be leveled out the require you to hit off a hill. Overall potential for true beauty.
Reduced price for fall maintenance
Greens were under repair. Cart path only due to fairway maintenance.
Nice mid morning t time
in over seed, played long... can be a very high quality track once the winter grass is in....
Not a top 10 San Diego course by any means
Ok course great layout. Pala Casino purchased the course a couple years back and while some aspects are nicer its just not an inviting welcoming place like it used to be. It seems like they don't want people paying to golf there and I'm not sure why
Bonco57
The has a nice layout. But on this day the course had over seeded and greens were punched and sanded, and cart path only. Golfnow informed me on the day that I played! I didn’t see my email until after I was done playing. Other than that we had a good time and will return.
Just ok
For $80… a definite waste of money. It was messy. Patchy grasss on t boxes. Fairways sane.
Great last minute spot
Great course! Amazing views and layout. I have played this course a handful of times and really enjoy it.
David C
The course is in pretty good shape because no many play the course… prices are to high compared to courses around the area.
In addition, on the ninth hole coming down the cart path to my drive, I almost got hit by a driving range ball with high velocity. The range is too close to the ninth hole…. Pala needs to fix this!
Worth the trip
Layout of the course is fair, although there are a couple holes that are pretty tight off of the tee. Smaller than average green size, so if you hit 50% of the GIR, you played pretty darn good! Bunkering at this course is very good, and the sand is great to play out of. I found several bunkers(mainly greenside), and found all of them to be fair. Putting from above the hole on a couple of the greens was tricky, but overall very fair on these surfaces. The tee boxes are OK, the Kikuyu grass was new to me, but still fun to try and figure out, and it was overall a good experience. Range was mats only, but that is only a minor down side.
1st Timer
Fun course, narrow fairways, rewarded for hitting straight drives. Wasn't overly busy like most courses. Back nine was very scenic
Just an overall great course.
Have no complaints at all. Greens, fairways, etc were all in good condition. I’ll definitely be back here to play
Challenging course with true rolling greens
The course is in good shape. A few bare spots around the greens but otherwise good. The greens rolled true. They were well kept. The highlight was the sand in the bunkers. Softest, well-maintained in every single bunker. It was very impressive. You can play a real bunker shot. It’s best to avoid, I know, but when you find yourself in it, it is a luxury to have real sand. The course has a nice layout. Definitely challenging from the blue tees.
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