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4.3
704 Reviews (704)
5 Stars
277
4 Stars
300
3 Stars
74
2 Stars
36
1 Stars
17
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.1
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.1
88.8%
Recommend this course
614 out of 704 reviews
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4.3
15 Reviews (15)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.0
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.3
73.3%
Recommend this course
11 out of 15 reviews
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4.3
54 Reviews (54)
5 Stars
22
4 Stars
27
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.1
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.4
88.9%
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48 out of 54 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 6822 yards
Slope 135
Rating 73.7

San Vicente Golf Resort sprawls across lush rolling hills in Ramona, though it is conveniently only 20 minutes from San Diego's many attractions. Situated in the Valley of the Sun, the golf course boasts scenic views of the surrounding mountains as well as temperate weather for most of the year. Ted Robinson designed the layout, utilizing the natural contours and features of the terrain. The golf course only measures to 6,633 yards from the back tees but it seems to play much longer because of the elevation changes throughout, which range from subtle to dramatic. The undulating nature of the landscape gives each hole a unique character. No two holes even vaguely resemble one another on this layout. San Vicente is not only for golfers though, there are also lighted tennis courts, two equestrian centers, and a year-round heated pool.

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Course Details

Year Built 1971
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round. Weather permitting
Architect Ted Robinson, Sr. (1971) Andy Staples (2021)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "San Vicente Golf School"
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities, Spa, Jacuzzi

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Fitness, Tennis

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  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2021 #9)
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4.3
704 Reviews (704)
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Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Great Course

This course is well kept with excellent greens. I recommend this course and will be back to

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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/12/2021

Thank you for visiting us at San Vicente Golf Resort. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Wonder Golf course . . a must play

We really enjoyed our first ever round of golf at San Vicente golf course.

A really nice course with nice people.

If you are looking for a hidden gem . . . . this is it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 05/12/2021

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing San Vicente Golf Resort!

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fun day of golf

Course is in good shape, with just a few places under repair. The course layout is odd on some holes and require careful shot placement off the tee. All in all, it was a great day.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/12/2021

Thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing San Vicente Golf Resort.

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Getting there

It is a nice course mainly because of the difference in each hole. The course requires some work and it appears that they are doing that. Three or four of the greens had a problem around the edges, but overall they were in good condition, even a little on the fast side. Overall, an interesting course.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 12/04/2017:
Hello, thank you for taking the time to review us, San Vicente Inn & Golf Club in the San Diego area, and for the 3 stars. We're happy to hear you enjoyed the layout and overall conditions of the course. We greatly appreciate your feedback so we can continue to work on improvements for your next experience with us. We hope you were able to have a great round and look forward to seeing you again soon. Thank you for golfing with us!
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Reviews 32
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A must play Course

This is one of my favorite tracks in East County. Tucked in the Country Estates of Ramona, a great tough course. Good Fairways and Greens.... Staff is very friendly also..... Highly recommend

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/12/2021

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing San Vicente Golf Resort!

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 46
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice layout and setting, worth the drive

First time playing here. Staff was excellent and helpful. Enjoyed the course layout. Need to have all shots on the course. Pace of play was slow. Could use a course ranger to keep pace of play moving. We had an 8-some in front of us. Yes, I said eight some with dad's teaching their kids how to play. I'm glad they got out to play, maybe a holiday Friday wasn't the best timing. Yes, I would still play here again. The course condition and layout was that good!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/12/2021

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing San Vicente Golf Resort!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 160
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Well worth it.

Definitely love the layout. The greens vary from hole to hole. Pace for a early Sunday afternoon wasn't bad at all.

I would recommend and play this golf course again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/12/2021

Thanks so much for the review. We look forward to welcoming you back to our course soon. Thanks for choosing San Vicente Golf Resort.

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

great golf course. challenging and fun to play the course

Always love playing the course. Great value and the staff is great. Challenging course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/12/2021

Thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing San Vicente Golf Resort.

Played On
Reviews 39
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Too much water

I know it has been warm, but drowning the course is nonsense. Tees were very patchy, fairways too spongy, greens way too soft and way too slow. This was a very good course last year, but it has turned into a poorly conditioned course. It takes more than water and mowing to make a golf course. I was disappointed earlier this spring as well. I am not sure I will be back.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Response from on 09/19/2017:
Hello, thank you for reviewing our course, San Vincent Golf Club. We are sorry to hear that the course was over-watered and appreciate your feedback so we can make better improvements. We are happy to see that you enjoyed the course layout and pace of play so hopefully that made your round a bit better. Thank you for playing golf with us in the Ramona, CA area, and we hope to earn your business back again soon.
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser

They value their members

I do hope the course has a large membership, as it seems they are allowed to do whatever they want. Although the course was in nice shape and enjoyable, playing behind a 5 some is unacceptable. We dealt with it for the last couple of holes on the front thinking our threesome could go by them at the turn. No luck, one member stood on the tee box and waited for 5 minutes until the other 4 finished up at the snack shop, drove right past us to the 10th tee box. I asked if they were seriously not going to let us by as a threesome, their reply was, yes, we've done it the entire front side. Unbelievable. I went to the pro shop, guy acted like, "what do you want me to do about it?" We returned to the 10th tee and completed our round, but if you don't appreciate my business, plenty of other courses that will. Sorry about your customer service. I'll be sure to update all the other social media sites I can about my experience as well.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Response from on 09/08/2017:
Hello Jerry, thank you for taking the time to review our course, San Vicente Resort, in the San Diego area. We are sorry to hear that you had a poor customer experience due in large part to the slow pace of play. Your feedback is appreciated and thank you for bringing this to our attention. We hope to earn your business again soon.
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Marco

Nice track, I'm sure when they get their greens the way they want them , it's going to be excellent! Looking forward to playing there again.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/12/2021

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing San Vicente Golf Resort.

Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

First Time

Very nice course. Worth the 30 minute drive. Play with someone that knows the course. Lots of blind shots. I found this very enjoyable.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/12/2021

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing San Vicente Golf Resort.

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Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Course!

This is nice course with a decent layout. Well taken care of considering how hot it can get there. Some challenging holes. A very enjoyable course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/12/2021

Thank you for taking the time to review us. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. San Vicente Golf Resort thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good value, Fun Course

The difficulty with courses in San Diego are that most of the courses tend to dry out and the grass becomes thin. San Vicente has been good all season but is starting to feel the heat of the long summer and some spots on fairways and greens are heading that direction. They have closed the 15th hole to resod the green and fringe so I don't think that will be open for a couple of weeks.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 05/12/2021

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing San Vicente Golf Resort.

Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/12/2021

Thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing San Vicente Golf Resort.

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great time

Overall good golf course, great layout and would recommend this course to all my golfing buddies.

Good course with great value

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 08/10/2017:
Hi Gregory, thank you for taking the time to review our course, San Vicente Resort. We are happy to see that you enjoyed the pace of play, staff, layout, and conditions. We appreciate the encouraging feedback and 3 star rating. Hope to see you again soon in the San Diego area!
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