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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Resort
Style Parkland
Par 72
Length 7339 yards
Slope 140
Rating 75.3

Soboba Springs Golf Course was founded in 2004 when the Luiseno Indians purchased the property. It had long been a dream of the tribal leaders to own this golf course, which borders their reservation. The tribe's leaders hired Cary Bickler, a disciple of the course's original designer, Desmond Muirhead, to update the layout and pave the way for it to once again be one of southern California's premier golfing destinations. The renovation included the addition of 25 new bunkers, a lengthening of the back tees and shortening of the forward tees by almost 1,000 yards to make it more approachable for the less experienced player. The Augusta-white sand that fills Soboba Springs' bunkers provides a stunning contrast to the lush greens. Water also comes into play throughout the golf course in the form of meandering streams and cascading waterfalls.

Course Details

Year Built 1966
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Golf shorts or slacks and collared golf shirts. No jeans or denim of any color or cut.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Lounge, Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Fitness, Tennis

Accolades

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2.6
636 Reviews (636)

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Reviews 19
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Good Times

We had a great time out at Soboba - weather was warm and the flies from the dairy farm were a bit overwhelming this time out but over all it was a blast!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 45
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

course condition

Overall, the course is in great condition EXCEPT for the greens. The greens have two types of grass and that gives your putts a bumpy ride to the hole....lots of 3 putts!!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Superb conditions, great value, challenging

Gem in the desert. Often the pictures of the course are not an accurate depiction of the actual place you are expecting. This one, what you get is what you see! Great time. I played as a single, met up with two really friendly guys from Murietta and had a very enjoyable morning. Recommend highly!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great value!

6:40 a.m. tee time. I was 2 minutes late & our group teed off. The next group up let us play through. It was overcast & damp so greens were receptive. Course was in great condition except the rough was up (approx. 2-3 inches) which made it very penal for myself & my playing partner. Other than the rough Soboba was outstanding!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 149
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Atlanta Advisor
Top 250 Contributor
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Good Track

Good track, but honestly, not a lot of personality or memorable holes. a lot of the holes have adjoining fairways, and if it's busy, you could be in jeopardy. (Not all, but quite a few)
Greens were perfect, and the fairways were in incredible good shape for the drought conditions.

Is this a bucket list course. No, but a fun course to play if you're in the area.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

challenges your game plan

This course has lots of twists and turns to go with layout along the waterholes. Love playing here.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Greens and Great Value

The course was in good shape consiidering the drought and greens were true and rolled well. Aaron in the Pro Shop was very friendly and able to get me on the first tee right away. The course is a great layout and fun to play. I will play there again soon.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

I like this course.

Considering the drought situation the course is in amazing shape.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice Course

The Fairways and Greens are in great shape. The course will play to the novice as well as the experience players.
The only down fall was that the beverage cart kept driving away from us. Never once came close enough to flag down.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Had to Return!!

Great course. First visited about 1 month ago. Hence the review title. Great Conditions. Possible the best course in the area for the rate. Booked on golf now and got a great rate. Lower than what was on their website. Lush fairways, boxes, and greens. Nothing negative to say of the course. Played from the blues, which more play like whites. Drove 45 minutes to return. Well worth the drive. Internet pictures hold true to what you get when you arrive. I've attached some to confirm that.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course for the money

My wife and I enjoy playing Soboba! We have so many choices where we live but because of pace of play we play east of where we live and the drive from where we live to the course has to be 40-50 miles one way. The pace of play is usually kept on time, yesterday was an exception I think because of the holiday, so we flew around the course. The staff is usually friendly and the course overall is usually in good condition.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Can't wait to play it again

Beautiful course and a great layout. Fairways were in excellent shape and you need to hit the fairways. Miss the fairway and you will find yourself in fairway bunkers or nestled down in the rough. Greens were a little slow and bumpy from being punched and sanded about a week ago, but they were still in good shape. The staff was friendly and very helpful. I can't wait to play it again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Value

Played for 17 bucks. Can't bet less than a dollar a hole

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

well wotrh the money

Course is maintained very well. Priced in the 30 dollar range. The only down side is the drive getting there. There is no way to avoid all the traffic lights. But worthy the trip.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Amazing

Great conditions, great course
Early morning is the best.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This course is in great condition

Can't wait to come back and play again. Fairways in excellent condition, beautiful views

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Didn't live up to the Ratings

Arrived early and got out right away. Very few people on the course. Not surprizing as the greens had just been punched and top dressed with sand. Course is flat flat and not very interesting. Not worth the drive from Palm Springs and certainly didn't live up to it's ratings in GolfNow.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 768
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Golf Advisor
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Soboba Springs still kept in tournament shape

It's hard for a course like Soboba Springs to live up to its glory days when it hosted the Nationwide Tour (now the Web.com Tour) from 2009-2012. When the spotlight and crowds and TV cameras go away, it's easy to let conditions slip. That hasn't happened. Soboba Springs was one of my favorite courses during a recent five-day, six-round swing through southern California. The water features on 10 holes add significant shot value and strategy to the layout. The par 3s on the front nine are great short iron shots that are essentially do or die with water in front. The uphill 11th hole has great character with a tree blocking the left side of the wicked green. The mountain backdrop creates the scenery necessary for a pleasant day of golf.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Fun course

My boyfriend and I played here for the first time. There wasn't a lot of players that day so they let us start before our tee time. Weather was really nice, course was in pretty good condition. Overall, we had a good time.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great day!

As usual Soboba Springs always offers a good time, very pleased with everything.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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