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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 - included in green fees
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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Reviews

2.6
636 Reviews (636)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 42
Patio Dining 31
19th Hole Scenic Views 27
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 70
Bunkers 69
Undulating Greens 40
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 50
Locals 43
Seniors 34
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 67
In the 'Burbs 15
Convenient to the City 9

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Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

The greens are very fast here and there are two that are just plain unfair. The 1st and 11th greens are sloped so severely from center to front if you land on the front half of the green your ball will not stay on. As for everything else the course is in great shape and is just challenging enough to keep you coming back for more. The furthest tees you are allowed to play are blacks so it is a fairly short course for longer hitters

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 67
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

This is a really beautiful course

Soboba is a really great course. It is in the greatest of condition with lush fairways and carpet like greens. The staff are all very friendly and the facilities are clean and modern. The food is excellent as is the food/ drink cart.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Great except for the wind

First nine great weather, then wind came up. We love the course and would return many times, but on a weekday, so the pace of play is better.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Very nice

I had not played this course in about 10 yrs. The course remodel is perfect. The bunkers are many but very fair as they have real sand in them. The fairways are cut perfectly and the rough is not too rough on the errant shot.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Out of town gem

We looked up this course on the internet when we came to the Inland Empire in California for a visit. It was a delightful surprise.
The employees were very friendly and accommodating and the course was in great shape!
A beautiful and fun course to play in a great setting!
Greens were in good shape and the facility was clean and inviting.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens are true and in excellent shape. Fairways are lush. All in all, this golf course is very well groomed.

This course is so well groomed. It a pleasure to play their.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Fun Course

Our group from B.C. Canada thoroughly enjoyed the day out at Soboba with a nice dinner in the dining room afterward just made our day complete.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great golf

Always a good time playing golf at soboba. The course is challenging but fair. Plenty of opportunities to score. The greens roll true and play quick. A couple greens are sloped back to front and will penalize shots played too long. Well maintained and always in good shape make this a favorite spot golfing in the valley.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Impeccable course

This course is definitely one of the nicer SoCal tracks I've played via Golfnow. It's on an Indian reservation and they put a lot of money into it. Flawless bunkers, lush fairways, and perfect greens - which would not hold much because of their speed. I highly recommend this course and am almost embarrassed that I played so cheap.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice day at Soboba

I had another fun day at Soboba yesterday. I really enjoy this course. I recommend that you get there early for a great breakfast before your round. The staff there is very friendly, and they seem genuinely concerned that you have a good time. Yesterday was the only time that I've been there that the pace of play was a little slow, but nothing terrible considering it was a beautiful day and lots of folks wanted to take advantage of it. The course was in good shape, greens quick, and bunkers were playable as well. My wife and I are weekend hackers that get treated like pros when we come out. Enjoyable course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

soboba

i would play this course again and the food is excellent in the restaurant

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Nice surprise!

Along the foothills of the San Jacinto Mtn. range S.E. of Hemet, CA I was pleasantly surprised by this gem!
Tee to Green the course was in really good shape and pretty lush most everywhere. The GREENS were very tough, slick, fast and pretty consistent! They held most every shot I hit into them (even 190 yd. 4 irons) NOT A STRAIGHT PUT TO BE HAD THOUGH! I HIT 11 GREENS and had zero birdies! Fun, interesting, very pretty layout! Lots of water and sand too! Only negative was tens of thousands of birds and lots of bird droppings! I'm going back soon so I can do better on the greens!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

GREAT COURSE

Great course for the money. Greens in beautiful condition, fast but true.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Excellant course but not behind wannabe pros

Great course but we had the Nation wide guys playing practice round and boy were they slowwww.
The coots could leave less calling cards all over the place.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 42
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Very nice Course

Excellent value for money. Course was in great condition and has a nice layout. Good food and excellent prices.

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

great bunkers and fast greens

This course was worth the hour drive to get to. It was along the lines of a Goose Creek or Empire Lakes in style. The greens were very fast. If you find yourself in a bunker don't worry as they are filled with some of the best sand in the I.E. I don't see how courses like Eagle Glen or Hidden Valley get away with hard pan traps at the prices they charge. Anyways, the course has it's challenges with tight fairways but if you hit them you will be rewarded with nice grass instead of hard pan or dormant grass. The only con was the bird or duck dung. It is everywhere. Also, the food in the club house very good and priced well.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

challange to both beginer and advanced player

Great layout. well manicured and in good condition. Enjoyable day was was had by all.

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
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great layout with variety and lots of well placed traps

Really enjoyed playing this course for the first time. Course was in good condition. The greens were super fast so you did not want to have a side hill or downhill putt. Shot a 78 with 5 three putts.

I would have rated the course excellent if they had better control of the coots (bird that should be made extinct on golf courses). Hopefully they will make a better attempt to manage this condition that is damaging the course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course conditions

Great course, challenging but fair for the price. Play in the morning, the pace of play is the best then.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Foul smelling

Too many coots and ducks on water holes. Fairways and Greens covered in feces. Foul smelling and stench from stagnant water.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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