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3.4
562 Reviews (562)
5 Stars
128
4 Stars
242
3 Stars
108
2 Stars
47
1 Stars
37
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.2
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.2
72.7%
Recommend this course
440 out of 562 reviews
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3.5
12 Reviews (12)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.3
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
4.2
75.0%
Recommend this course
9 out of 12 reviews
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3.2
26 Reviews (26)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
4
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.1
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.5
Amenities
2.9
StaffFriendliness
4.1
69.2%
Recommend this course
18 out of 26 reviews
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Course Highlights
Delaveaga offers a genuinely challenging layout with a fair mix of tight and open holes, plus sneaky coastal views on the back nine. The staff consistently earns high marks for friendliness, making every round feel welcoming.

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 - $25
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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Reviews

3.4
562 Reviews (562)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 18
Patio Dining 14
Brunch 13
Course Challenges Include:
Narrow Fairways 35
Forced Carries 26
Bunkers 22
This course/club is great for:
Locals 26
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 24
Advanced Golfers 21
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 25
Worth the Drive 18
Near Local Attractions 13

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Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Bring all your skills

20+ handicapper. Course management is a key here or you can lose a lot of balls. Enjoyed the challenges and many variations of shots required. It plays along the ridges of the foothills which means the balls often can roll off and down away from the fairway line of play.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Delaveaga makeover rec

Delaveaga is a wonderful Track but in poor condition. It's my recommendation that Delaveaga transitions to a desert style naturalist golf course with a Single line irrigation system that will shrink the irrigation footprint of the golf course. By doing a naturalist style golf course, Delaveaga will save the City water while simultaneously allowing the maintenance staff to manicure a smaller portion of the golf course and bring Delaveaga closer to resort style quality.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Hidden Gems

What a wonderful surprise to find the DaeLaveaga golf course… Great layout and challenging, it’s a golf course. I will definitely play again and again and what an amazing value for this golf course. I highly recommend you give this great golf course a try.

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
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

I want to love it

Great and challenging layout, but the greens were awful. Nobody repairs their balls marks on the greens.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Got thru in 4 hrs

Good value ..regular local started at 1:30 and finished by 5:30…good pace

Conditions Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Where’s my Ball….

The grass and weeds were so tall everywhere it was so hard to find our balls

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 34
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

No fairway

The "fairway" was not mowed having mostly not grass but clover ~3~5 inches long resulting in ball lost after hitting the center of the course or time-spending to find the ball. It also resulted in longer play time due to every golfer's effort to find the balls in addition to the cart on path only.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Biggest Rip Off Ive Ever Witnessed

For $84 twilight, this may be the worst deal I’ll ever see in my golf career. Started off the round with rude staff…. The course was just horrendous. I don’t think there was a fairway, only rough. The tee pads were more crooked than my bad knee. Genuinely, don’t come here. You may this is a joke, but go play Boulder creek twice or anything in Monterey. First time in my life, I feel like k have been violated.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Deplorable conditions

I play a lot of golf and have to say that the course looked and played like it had been closed and not attended to for months. $90 for punched greens, fairways that hadn’t been mowed in weeks, tee boxes with grass longer then tees and there was more sand on the greens than any bunker. They should be ashamed of the product they put out for the price they charge.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

What a rip off.

Full price golf for a course that hasn’t been mowed in two weeks. Lost a dozen balls and 10 were in the fairway. A little warning about course conditions would have been nice before booking for $90. Will not be returning anytime soon. Same for the rest of the other singles in our group. Everyone felt the same.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fairways where not mowed in a long time and I believe it should have stated that on site when we booked.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Rough Course

This was the worst maintained course I have ever golfed in California. I get it has rained a little - but, it looked like there has been no maintenance to any fairways for the last year. I’ve never lost so many balls in the fairway in my life.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Overpriced

Played there yesterday and dropped out after it took 4,5 hours to play 13 holes. The course is in very poor condition. For a serious golfer it isn’t worth the money.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Conditions were bad

Course was very wet due to recent rains. Cart path only. Many shots would plug so badly you couldn't find your ball. Overpriced for these conditions. I would play it again if it hasn't rained for a month.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Thumbs up

I play Dela V as ll the time it's a good course lots of fun. Staff is friendly and helpful all in all I give this course a thumbs up.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Nice Track - Wet and Muddy Experience

DeLa can't do anything about the weather and understandably will rule cart paths only if the course is soggy. If you think the course may be wet on your day, I would call the course and book a walking time as a cart is the default billing on GN and offers no refunds once you pay.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Tight layout with up hill, side hill, and down hill lies

Great track! Gophers are winning right now on some holes.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Santa Cruz

Overall the course was very nice. I was a little unhappy that the par 3 tee boxes were quite sandy from overfeeding. The greens were in great shape.

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