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Conditions
4.5
Value
4.1
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.6
90.2%
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 71
Length 6945 yards
Slope 137
Rating 73.5

Course Details

Year Built 1993
Fairways Hybrid Bermuda Grass
Greens Poa Annua/Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Tom Fazio (1993) Dennis Wise (1993)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Available Facilities

Locker Rooms

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Off-course amenities in the U.S. (2024 #23)
  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in California (2023 #16) (2019 #19)
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4.5
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Pelican Hill North

Unique layout. Course gets a lot of play so the tee boxes were a bit rough. Overall a nice round. Of golf.

Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

5 star course 1 star staff

Everything to do with the actual golf at Pelican Hill is absolutely incredible. Top notch. 5 stars. Views, layout, difficulty, condition, etc.

However, the staff were extremely unfriendly and unkind. You'd expect great (or at least decent) service at a place with this price tag and their normal clientele, but everyone interaction I had was surprisingly rude (other than the nice kid who cleaned my clubs after the round.

Definitely worth playing, but whoever manages the staff is either setting a bad example or unaware of how their employees are behaving towards paying customers.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 65
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

First time playing and it had somewhat country club feel

One in awhile experience for me. Staff is friendly and locker rooms are nice. Self parking is a bit if a carry if you do not valet. Price tag for the course is a bit high and they could work on maintenance around the fairways. Sort of expected a bit more for the amount paid. You will have to share a cart as a single. Some of the deep rough is extremely difficult and pretty much lost if it goes in the deep grass that may need a bit of a cut. Practice putting greens were very small and range was very basic but good balls to practice with. It was fun for first time but hope to see better amentities at other must play courses in my lifetime.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Great course, but

There was no water on the course except for the beverage cart. She did not visit us for 3 hours. My wife got very thirsty. It was in the high 80s.

I love the course, She hated it. Lots of uneven lies and barranca.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Ocean view

This is one of the best courses that I have played in the last few years. I love the layout and the fact that you could see the ocean from literally every hole on the course I will be back and I would encourage anyone that has not played this course to play it. It is well worth the money.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather

Calming Experience on my Birthday

This was my first time playing this course. I thoroughly enjoyed it and the group I played with. This was my birthday and I loved it. As a matter of fact I got a hole in one on the 16th hole on the North Course!! Just a soft 9 wood to the green and it rolled right in, what excitement. The club gave me a yellow flag that had "Hole in One" on it and the 16th hole. The staff said that not anyone has ever gotten a hole in one on that hole. Well I wish the flag had the correct course on it as the flag says "South Course" which I didn't play. Maybe I can return this one and get the correct one????

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Birthday Hole in One?

I use Golf savers dot. I’m when I play in Asia. So I tried Golf Now here I. The states. Was easy and got a great rate at a top course. It was my 63 birthday. However I did not shoot my age but I did get a hole in one on the 16th hole! It was great. I had just gotten a 9wood for my bday and the hole was about 160 yards and it hit the green and fed right to the hole. pelican GC gave me a nice yellow flag with Hole in One on it.

I will definitely use your service again. When I arrived they did have me listed with my name just had me as a “guest “ this confused the start guy and I was kinda worried. I did have my print out though.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 40
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Saturday Afternoon at the Hill

Excellent as always

We had a foursome caught up to a slow twosome

We played 14

Started at 5:15pm

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Ocean North

Beautiful course with Amazing views. Played with my wife on on 28gh anniversary and had an amazing time. Cant wait to play the South course

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Top 3 Courses

Incredible ocean views from over half of the holes and pristine green conditions.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 50
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Goofy guys

Two groups had joined together in front of me & goofing around…didn’t know much golf etiquette.

Went around them on hole 1.

Thankfully clubhouse adjust the fee for the round.

Thank you!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 50
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Pelican North still great

It has been a few years since I last played Pelican Hills North Course. It is still a lot of fun.

Only complaint I had was that the bunkers hadn't been prepared and there were a lot of footprints in the fairway bunkers. Not supposed to hit it in there, but having your ball end up in a footprint is a double penalty.

Looked like non of the bunkers had been raked by the staff in a few days they were pretty crusty.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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