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3.4
551 Reviews (551)
5 Stars
126
4 Stars
237
3 Stars
106
2 Stars
46
1 Stars
36
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.2
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.3
70.5%
Recommend this course
432 out of 551 reviews
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2.8
13 Reviews (13)
5 Stars
0
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
3
Conditions
2.5
Value
2.7
Layout
3.4
Pace
3.0
Amenities
2.8
StaffFriendliness
4.1
61.5%
Recommend this course
8 out of 13 reviews
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3.3
26 Reviews (26)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
3
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.1
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
4.4
69.2%
Recommend this course
18 out of 26 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 6110 yards
Slope 136
Rating 70.0

Perched in the hills above Santa Cruz, DeLaveaga Golf Course & Lodge features plenty of elevation changes as well as tight, tree-lined fairways making this short layout anything but a cinch. The result of the tight layout, however, often translates into long rounds as higher handicappers look for their golf balls in the woods. Designed by Bert Stamps, the golf course opened in 1970. Conditioning is average, but DeLaveaga Golf Course & Lodge's green fees are a small fraction of its more famous neighbors.

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Course Details

Year Built 1970
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $20
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Parker Hammond Golf School at DeLaveaga Golf Course"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Lodging

Lodging Available

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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3.4
551 Reviews (551)
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Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Need to cut the grass.

On a Saturday morning I would expect that the greens and fairways would have been cut.

It appeared as if it had been a few days on the greens and a week on the fairways. Yes it was wet, but not bad enough to stop the carts, so mowers could have done their thing.

This course is so good when the conditions are up to standard.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great time

Had a great time with my son andthe staff was great tim took time to talk to my son about high school golf and made sure he had what he needed

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Enjoyable course to play

Some challenging holes, but overall a great place to spend with friends.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

The course was in great shape

Fast greens, lush fairways, lots of trouble, good fun.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Little known special!

Great course with challenges on most holes. Never get tierd of playing there. Under going renovation to the restaurant and restrooms in main building, but does not affect the golf!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very good muni

You must be accurate here or bring extra balls. Fairways in below average condition right now.

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

No driver needed just a ball that listens!

Course is fun with plenty to think about.fairways are narrow but playable,there are a few holes like #10 were some local knowledge will help.other than that a good course to tune up your short game✌️

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Good course. Best part is its away from traffic and homes. Nestled in the Santa Cruz redwoods

Once restaurant is finished it should be back with complete food and bar. A little spendy in comparison to other courses. But challenging! Since its under the Santa Cruz city council they let parts of their course dey up on the fairway. I guess that's drought mgt..but kind of weird. I bet it drives golfers to other courses

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Disc golf

If you want to be playing golf with disc golfers then this is the place to be. We had to wait for the disc golfers to play their shots on several occasions before hitting our shots. I was never notified that this was part of the course. What a terrible experience. I won't be back.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good time as always when on a course

Had a great time and a lot of laughs with my buddies. All of the staff that we interacted with were great and the woman driving the course cart was excellent. Saw her a lot and was very friendly to deal with. Love the new driving range bar!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 76
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Beginners Tuesday

Slow play caused by beginners I was matched with. But still better than being at the office... Course is same muni conditions, road to this course still under repair due to landslides. Poison ivy everywhere so watch out! Restaurant under renovation. Range needs renovation.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Golf Course

This is an old style course, that can be demanding from the blue tees. My wife played from the red and had a great experience. She's about a 30 index. My sons are scratch from the blues, shot high seventies.

Greens are awesome. This is a bucket list course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great day

Perfect weather and great company!

DeLaveaga is a relative short course with tree line and course contour for defense. 5x par 3s and 3x par 5s for 70.

It has appearance of tight fairways with its tree lines; however, it is much more forgiving than its appearance. 250 yards seems to clear much of the trouble off the tee. Poa annua greens were on the slow side and rolled true enough.

I am starting to enjoy playing shorter courses. Especially, one of kind courses like DeLaveaga.

Perhaps, it was playing with my son. Or, the perfect 70 degree weather.

I would play DeLaveaga again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

bring plenty of snacks, it will be a long day

Teed off at 8:37 and played 5 holes in one hour, that was great, then the wheels came off, took four and a half hours more to play the last 13 holes. No one was making the three groups that were two plus at the turn and four holes when they finished behind the group in front of them or pick up their pace, very disappointing.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice

This was a very nice relatively difficult course. It offers a very good selection of tight pinpoint Fairways and grip-it-and-rip-it. The greens were not in keeping with the overall course presentation and the amenities were down because the clubhouse was being redone I think overall for the value even go higher than a five-star

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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