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Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club
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Carlton Oaks Country Club is the only public Dye Design golf course in San Diego. The course is covered with hundreds of mature trees interspersed with sparkling blue lakes and meandering creeks. The layout offers a diverse mix of holes that all possess a unique character. They all offer different challenges in the form of either water hazards of strategically placed sand traps along the fairways. Tricky pot bunkers and interesting elevation changes were also incorporated into the design as well as Dye's signature railroad ties. There are five very different sets of tees that offer a challenging round from the back tees but also enough playability to appeal to a range of skill levels. In addition to the enjoyable layout, Carlton Oaks is one San Diego's most centrally located courses, sitting just minutes from downtown and many of the city's major attractions.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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| Black | 72 | 7304 yards | 75.1 | 142 |
| Blue (W) | 72 | 6700 yards | 79.4 | 152 |
| Blue | 72 | 6700 yards | 72.8 | 135 |
| Green | 72 | 6320 yards | 71.1 | 131 |
| White | 72 | 6101 yards | 70.1 | 128 |
| White (W) | 72 | 6101 yards | 76.3 | 145 |
| Yellow | 72 | 5684 yards | 68.1 | 122 |
| Yellow (W) | 72 | 5684 yards | 73.8 | 136 |
| Red | 72 | 5039 yards | 65.0 | 113 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5039 yards | 70.2 | 130 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament M: 75.9/143 | 445 | 181 | 558 | 510 | 312 | 435 | 211 | 403 | 543 | 3598 | 483 | 409 | 199 | 611 | 472 | 577 | 368 | 148 | 439 | 3706 | 7304 |
| Black M: 75.0/140 | 445 | 181 | 558 | 469 | 312 | 435 | 211 | 403 | 543 | 3557 | 460 | 409 | 199 | 611 | 460 | 577 | 368 | 148 | 439 | 3671 | 7228 |
| Blue M: 72.6/134 W: 79.3/149 | 394 | 163 | 518 | 438 | 303 | 391 | 198 | 376 | 528 | 3309 | 433 | 355 | 169 | 574 | 427 | 546 | 347 | 140 | 400 | 3391 | 6700 |
| Green M: 70.9/130 W: 77.2/144 | 394 | 163 | 502 | 394 | 303 | 362 | 139 | 342 | 505 | 3104 | 387 | 355 | 169 | 527 | 381 | 546 | 347 | 140 | 364 | 3216 | 6320 |
| White M: 70.0/127 W: 76.0/141 | 382 | 146 | 502 | 394 | 272 | 362 | 139 | 342 | 505 | 3044 | 387 | 338 | 130 | 527 | 381 | 492 | 311 | 127 | 364 | 3057 | 6101 |
| Yellow M: 67.9/122 W: 73.8/135 | 359 | 136 | 433 | 343 | 250 | 341 | 114 | 326 | 482 | 2784 | 357 | 312 | 105 | 514 | 371 | 472 | 299 | 118 | 352 | 2900 | 5684 |
| Red M: 64.8/114 W: 70.0/128 | 343 | 106 | 413 | 322 | 240 | 257 | 98 | 279 | 423 | 2481 | 300 | 301 | 85 | 434 | 338 | 443 | 274 | 89 | 294 | 2558 | 5039 |
| Handicap | 7 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 5 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 2 |
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Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by farfromarz on 10/04/2024
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Photo submitted by farfromarz on 10/04/2024
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Photo submitted by u000005356432 on 09/25/2024
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Danny Boy shot 42 on the back Photo submitted by phurst3611 on 07/24/2023
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Photo submitted by mxxmares on 07/16/2023
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Photo submitted by mxxmares on 07/16/2023
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Photo submitted by AlexMathews on 03/06/2023
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Photo submitted by HKgolfgoon on 10/18/2022
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Photo submitted by HKgolfgoon on 10/18/2022
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Photo submitted by u314161476313 on 09/06/2022
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Challenging hole with nice view Photo submitted by u314162273561 on 06/05/2022
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Photo submitted by erpgolfer on 03/27/2022
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Photo submitted by erpgolfer on 03/27/2022
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Brown Fairway. I think this is the 9th fairway but it is typical of all fairways. Photo submitted by sherpaboy on 02/12/2022
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Sandless bunker showing maintenance neglect. This is on the 9th hole drive landing area. Photo submitted by sherpaboy on 02/12/2022
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From the 9th fairway looking at the 2nd green. Photo submitted by sherpaboy on 02/12/2022
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The 5th tee box and fairway Photo submitted by sherpaboy on 02/12/2022
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Between the 4th and 5th holes. The fourth green complex. Photo submitted by sherpaboy on 02/12/2022
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From the 10th tee box Photo submitted by sherpaboy on 02/12/2022
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Photo submitted by Andre1879710 on 12/01/2021
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Photo submitted by lleegill on 09/16/2018
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Hole 18 Photo submitted by u000003557755 on 06/05/2017
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Patio and Putting Green Photo submitted by u000003557755 on 06/05/2017
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#5 green much improved! Photo submitted by thevaporz on 06/16/2015
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#10 off the tee looking over to #18 approach over water Photo submitted by thevaporz on 06/16/2015
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#15 546 yds par 5 Photo submitted by thevaporz on 06/16/2015
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Photo submitted by thevaporz on 06/16/2015
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Photo submitted by thevaporz on 06/16/2015
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Photo submitted by Ryan9699255 on 08/12/2013
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Nice fairways...and beautiful scenery! Photo submitted by taz104 on 07/15/2013
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Photo submitted by GreenandGold12 on 06/28/2013
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 Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club.
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Pete Dye Course-Tough and Dated
The value for this course is acceptable. Not many level lies. Many opportunities to lose balls unless you are a straight hitter. The course is hard to maintain due to hot summers and lack of water. At one time this course was a resort type destination. There are still remnants of that era
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Solid value
Not bad for the price. But a lot of the day you feel like you’re golfing on race tracks. There’s dirt everywhere. Its basically all hardpan surrounding the greens. Greens good shape and fast. Fairways ok but suffering from typical late summer burnout. Tee boxes need work. Five color tees to choose from.
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Better
I had not played Carlton Oaks for a few months and it’s better then before. Now you are hitting off grass on all fairways and there is less bare dirt just off the fairways. I like the corse it’s not easy, the fairways are undulated are you rarely on flat ground. I think for $35 dollars it’s a bargain.
Thank you for visiting us at Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!
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Good time on a hot day
Great golf course. Pace of play was very good. Course was in good shape, considering drought conditions.
Would gladly play this track again.
Driving range could use a little love.
Hello. 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 Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club.
Hello. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!
Needs attention
Some bare fairway spots. Greens have 2 or 3 different types of grass.
Thanks so much for the great review. We look forward to welcoming you back to our course soon. Thanks for choosing Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club.
Hello. Thank you for visiting us at Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Hello. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club!
Nice staff, but course conditions were terrible.
Course conditions were poor. Greens were extremely slow and tons of ball marks and patches. Fairways were not well maintained at all. The staff were really nice though.
Hello. Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience.
We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high-quality standards we maintain.
We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop.
We hope to hear from you soon.
NO not now
Cannot recommend this course at this time, course on a down hill spiral and looks like it is heading towards an end....too bad another Dye design gone to waste.
Hello,
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes.
Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly.
Thank you for visiting Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.
Hello. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club!
Pace of play.
There was no Marshall out keeping the pace of play. The group in front of us was five holes behind the next group in front of them. Unacceptable!
Hello, thank you for reviewing the course. We apologize for the delay of play during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. With that in mind, we are working to best control pace and allow everyone to finish in a reasonable amount of time. We will continue to look for ways to improve. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again soon.
Great Layout!
This course has a great layout that makes you use lots of strategy. Will definitely hit every club in your bag. Fairways were a little dry and lots of tight lies. Its is summertime and Santee can get hot. Was 95° at a noon tee time but they have lots of water stations throughout course. Pace of play was awesome and greens are in good shape. Considering it San Diego, the sand traps are actually a little bit fluffy and not a dry cement like you find out a lot of other courses this time of the year. I like playing this course because it challenges your game but also allows you to have some great awesome shots..
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 Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club.
The conditions keep getting worse and worse
I am really disappointed by how Carlton Oaks is currently maintained. It has been getting worse and worse. Several years ago, the course was in solid shape and really enjoyable. The layout is fun challenging, especially from the back tees.
I just played here yesterday though, and the conditions are terrible. A significant portion of the fairways are dead and most of the rough is just dirt and dust. The greens are hit or miss; some are smooth, but the speeds are inconsistent from hole to hole. The bad conditions really detract from the experience here.
I really hope that the management at Carlton Oaks finds a way to revitalize this place. I know the drought makes it tough, but plenty of other courses have found ways to adapt and maintain enjoyable conditions. This course unfortunately has not. I imagine I’ll wait a few years before I try to play here again in hopes that the conditions improve, but until then I really don’t think it’s worth it.
Hi, thanks for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry your experience didn’t match your expectations. It was an uncommon instance and we’ll do better in the future.
Please feel free to reach out to us with any further comments, concerns, or suggestions you wish to share. We would love to make things right if you give us another chance.
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Average course
This course has average fairways, but good greens. Anything off the fairway isn't kept up and the bunkers are terrible. I dont mind hitting out of sand, but there's no sand! The food at the clubhouse is good and the staff was very friendly.
Pace of play was good for the front 9, but pretty slow on the back for some reason.
I only play this course when I can't find a tee time anywhere else.
Thanks so much for the great review. We look forward to welcoming you back to our course soon. Thanks for choosing Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club.
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We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!