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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

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4.1
636 Reviews (636)

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Reviews 1000
Handicap 5-9
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4.0
Top 1 Contributor
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
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Soboba Springs

Rode the Blacks (6497/71.4/128) in slightly less than 4H with Kurator62 in our GK Cup match. The weather was in the mid 70's, clear and pretty calm, excellent golfing conditions.

Tees were lush and only the par 3's needed divot attention.

Fairways were lush and the few I hit were nice to play from.

Rough was very lush and thick. Punitive because of the thickness, for me anything more than a 6 iron was not likely to produce a decent result.

Sand traps decently maintained with thick, good quality sand.

Greens were quick and smooth. Very few straight putts on these greens, alot of subtle undulations. Even though they do not have tiers or huge mounds, they are tougher than average and ANYTHING down hill today was a putt you had to baby and it still might get away from you.

Good GPS on the carts. Decent range, customer service @ check in was excellent. No drink cart today. Very good layout in very good condition, definitely recommended.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 79
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Soboba Springs Golf Course

Excellent course conditions

Green Speed all consistent

Fairways in great shape

Plenty of consistent sand in bunkers

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Soboba Golf Course

From the time of arrival to the 18th hole

The staff at the grill and the food was great

The only thing that I would recommend would be a marshal to keep the pase as it took 5 hours to play

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

Soboba Springs

Awesome course! Lay out is amazing, greens are nice and firm! Challenging but yet worth every penny. Highly recommend

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A great day

First timer at this course and would definitely come back. Enjoyed the layout. Greens and fairways were in good shape, no complaints. Pace of play was perfect. Just me and my wife in our group. The foursome of young ladies ahead of us made us work to keep up with them. Thanks Soboba Springs!! Worth the one hour drive.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Canceled

Course canceled my tee time two hours before my time, not good.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 56
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A diamond in the rough

Ion think this resort style course is by far the best in the san Jacinto Hemet area. By far From fairways to greens it rivals courses in the Palm Springs area to San Diego and Orange County. Definitely worth the drive and half the price of other areas. Stay at at the new casino hotel also at a vale price for an inexpensive getaway. You will not be disappointed.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 40
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

first time to play since remodel

course was in very good shape...especially appreciated the quality of the sand...what really stood out to me, was the staff.....from check in to snack shop to post round bar experience....these are quality people- they really made our experience pleasant

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 115
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Nice

Had a very nice time playing this course it’s challenging par fives are long a lot of water greens are fast fairways are a little thin but they are OK overall the course is in great shape

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

Greens fairways and rough great shape. All well maintained and healthy.

The only problem I could comment on was dead leaves on fairways and rough.

Tee box #4 hard to find.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Only had the opportunity to play front nine Very picturesque and well laid out . Staff working on the course including club house staff very friendly.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1000
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
California Advisor
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Soboba Springs

Rode the Blacks (6497/71.4/128) in slightly over 4H on a GN Hot Deal. Paied with Brendan, we stayed about 1/2 a hole behind a 4some the entire round and just took our time. The weather was breezy, clear and in ther 60's.

My first time here in around 25 years. Anxious to see the redesign that ag=ffected about 1/3 of the holes. Overall, thumbs up to the redesign. I remembered a fun, challenging course with nice greens and that was exactly what I encountered today.

Tees were lush and only the par 3's needed divot attention.

Fairways were generally lush and a few had soggy areas.

Rough was mistly lush and thick. Punitive because of all the leaves, took forever to find balls that we had a good idea where they were.

Sand traps decently maintained with thick, good quality sand.

Greens were quick and smooth. Very few straight putts on these greens. Even though they do not have tiers or huge mounds, they are tougher than average.

Good GPS on the carts. Decent range, customer service @ check in was excellent. No drink cart today. Very good layout in very good condition, definitely recommended.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 109
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Gorgeous golf course

Soboba is one of the most beautiful courses in Riverside County including Coachella Valley. A little slow in the winter due to the Canadian invasion. New holes are fun but don’t show up on out GPS watches. However, the high-end carts have GPS. Great course!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great course

Always have a blast playing, the back Tees are a lot longer then they feel, never disappointed with the course, difficult at times rewarding a super well, sometimes though it is pretty slow, advise not playing solo

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

***Absolutely Amazing***

Beautiful course, everything was nice and green as it should be, great amenities and carts, would play it more often If I resided close to course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Revisited after 15 years

Course was in good condition. Greens were nearly perfect. Played here years ago and everything is better with a new clubhouse and redesigned layout.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Soboba Springs

This course has been renovated since I’ve last played 2 years ago . It now has the best tee boxes . Fairways and greens in Southern California, Period !

Wow, what a difference . It looks like several millions of dollars have been spent to make this course a premier place to play . Absolutely beautiful !

Conditions Excellent
Layout Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 109
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Country Club conditions

The course is in top notch condition after closing for a month in October to perform extensive maintenance. Every hole is in beautiful shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great condition

This course was in great shape. Greens were great. Fairways were excellent when I happen to hit them. Rough was green and lush. Played mostly out of rough and never hit off a dry spot. This course was in the best condition of any course I’ve played in Southern California. I haven’t played the expensive ones but a lot of the affordable ones. This was by far the best value. Would definitely recommend this course to people.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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