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Conditions
4.4
Value
4.4
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.7
89.6%
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4.5
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4.3
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Course Highlights
Tom Fazio's desert layout impresses with immaculate fairways, fast greens, and mountain views that consistently earn top marks from recent visitors. Exceptionally friendly staff, complimentary tacos at the turn, and outstanding value make this Borrego Springs gem worth the drive.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private/Resort
Par 72
Length 7232 yards
Slope 141
Rating 75.4

Located at the heart of the immense Anza Borrego State Park, Rams Hill Golf Club sits perched on a hillside overlooking the desert floor. Tom Fazio designed the course, fully utilizing the existing features of the terrain from the natural slopes and undulations to the many lakes and streams. The layout features rolling fairways and elevated greens framed by carefully sculpted bunkers. Each hole has a different character, as well as a different set of challenges, thanks to the natural elevation changes. The final hole is considered a classic Fazio finishing hole and one of the most memorable on the golf course. This par 5 begins with a downhill tee shot to a wide fairway that slopes towards a large lake on the right, then you'll face an uphill third shot to a green protected by an array of threatening bunkers and a large waterfall.

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Course Details

Year Built 1983
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ted Robinson, Sr. (1983) Tom Fazio (2007) Dennis Wise (2007) Jackson Kahn Design (2013)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

4.6
787 Reviews (787)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 41
Patio Dining 41
19th Hole Scenic Views 37
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 53
Undulating Greens 46
Water Hazards 39
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 46
A Bucket list/Top 100 Pick 39
A Weekend Splurge 37
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 54
At a Resort 11

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Reviews 1
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Amazing golf course!

Amazing experience at Rams Hill golf course! From the moment pulling on property being met by friendly staff and getting great food for lunch it was a great start to the day. Every hole on the course was amazing! It was fair but still a very challenging golf course. Well worth the drive. Can’t wait to go back!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/02/2024

Thanks for the very nice 5 Star review and recommendation. We can't wait to have you back either. The staff takes pride in doing their best to ensure all guest have a wonderful experience. Very glad that you experience was a good one.

I will pass your nice comments on to staff.

Harry Turner

GM/COO

Rams Hill

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Rams HillGC

If you are in the area, this is a must play GC. Top drawer all the way. Could easily play this one every day.

Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 01/02/2024

Steven7441080,Thanks for the 5 Star Review and the nice comment. Glad you enjoyed the course. We hope to see you back at Rams Hill Soon

Harry Turner

GM/COO

Rams Hill

Played On
Reviews 53
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Always a treat

Rams Hill is one of the top courses in SoCal. The course is always in great shape. The layout is challenging, but fair. They recently renovated the greens and they are rolling pure. The scenery is gorgeous and nothing can prepare you for the Borrego sky at night. The restaurant is solid. The service is amazing. Everyone is so friendly. Shoutout to Robert and Will for creating memorable events and unforgettable buddy trips

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/02/2024

Googlaw,

Thanks for the wonderful 5 Star review and comments.Our staff takes pride in doing their best to ensure all guest have a wonderful experience. I will pass your nice comments on to staff.

Hope to seen you back at Rams Hill soon.Harry Turner

GM/COO

Rams Hill

Played On
Reviews 53
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/02/2024

KFRyan, thanks you for the great 5 Star review and recommendation. Hope to soee you again soon at Rams Hill.

Harry Turner

GM/COO

Rams Hill

Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Rams Hill Golf

The staff was excellent! They warned me of the green conditions but I was still surprised when my first chip hit the green. The ball came down with a thud, no bounce, & rolled way past the pin. They are new greens & hopefully will mature soon & play more normal. Once putting they roll fast & true. Very fun course though & love the tacos at the halfway house! The cookie when you leave is a real treat also! We had 2 groups in front of us that were slow and I believe that the marshall was trying to speed them up to no avail.

Can't wait to play here again (hopefully with more lively greens)!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 01/02/2024

djrobertsonnv, thanks for the very nice 5 Star review and comments. The conversion of the green project has been a wonderful success. As new greens, while they putt awesome, they are understandably a bit firm but will soften after a year or so. Glad you enjoyed the tacos and the cookie. Both have become Rams Hill traditions.Harry Turner

GM/COO

Rams Hill

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fairways are not good

The fairways have been poor for 4 or 5 years and are still not good. Maybe next year when they change the grass. Not a good value for the $165.00 fees. We were going to play 3 rounds, but ended up playing just the one round.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 01/02/2024

Thanks for taking the time to review. We hope you come back and give us another chance soon.

Harry Turner

GM/COO

Rams Hill

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

One of my favorite courses

I played as a single in 3 hours, very few people out there on a Saturday afternoon. I absolutely love the pristine conditions and layout. Greens are fast and pure, the heat map for the greens on the GPS helps a lot. I would make the drive from San Diego much more often if it were a bit more affordable.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 01/02/2024

Thanks for the 5 Star Review and the nice comment. Glad you enjoyed the course. We hope to see you back at Rams Hill Soon. Check our website and social media for specials.

Harry Turner

GM/COO

Rams Hill

Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Day

Nice track, ran over a trap spider on the hwy enroute. Interesting trip from Palm Springs, but worth the time.Beautiful course and definitely worth your time. Will play again not with the wife but with 3 Dudes that can handle birdie shots!! Have Fun!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 01/02/2024

deanboates, Thanks for the nice 5 star review. We hope you do come back with 3 friends but don't leave the wife at home....Maybe she can bring some friends as well.

Hope to see you both very soon.

Harry Turner

GM/COO

Rams Hill

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Wow

So nice. One of the best courses I have ever played.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/02/2024

Thanks for the 5 Star Review and the nice comment. Glad you enjoyed the course. We hope to see you back at Rams Hill Soon.

Harry Turner

GM/COO

Rams Hill

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great course, amazing staff

We had a group of six play and from the time we pulled up we could tell that the staff was really invested in our having a great experience. In spite of a scheduling problem that was not their fault, the pro and his staff worked hardto accommodate us. The result was a great day had by all. Will definitely be back to play again. Thanks Rams Hill!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/02/2024

Thanks for the very nice 5 Star review and recommendation. Our staff takes pride in doing their best to ensure all guest have a wonderful experience. I will pass your nice comments on to staff.

Harry Turner

GM/COO

Rams Hill

Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

New Bermuda Greens

Rams Hill recently redid all their greens from bentgrass to bermuda. And they are firm AF. You'd be hard press to find any pitch marks on the green, even ones that come in high and steep. The grain feels like small rocks, just skipping your ball past the hole. You're not gonna have to worry about the grain affecting your line for a while (just worry about the slope), or at least until they soften up. Being above the hole on many hole/pin placement is guaranteed to fly by (chipped, putt, flop shot, doesn't matter), unless you get lucky and jam the ball in the cup. Chip shots with check still roll out quite a bit. The approach and putting is going to separate the hacks from scratch.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 11/11/2023

Dear u314160608219,

Thanks for your very nice 5Star review and recommendation. As all new greens a firm their first in year in play our new mini verde greens are as well. We have had numerous positive comments about how fast and true they are to putt. The exciting news is that with the continued capital improvements we are making, soon all will be able to enjoy Rams Hill year around. Thansk again for the nice review.

Harry Turner

GM/COO

Rams Hill

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

End of Season Steal- Loved It

Played the last weekend of the season at a discounted rate, conditions weren’t 10/10 but for the price we paid they were incredible. Course is instantly a favorite, great variety of holes:

-par 3s were great

-lot of great risk reward holes

-hospitality amazing

-greens were tough but fair

Only thing that could of been improved was adding on course service for a Saturday round…no cart girl but obviously the halfway house was awesome and appreciated the water stations.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/28/2023

dmathieu711,

Thanks for coming over to play and many thanks for the 5-Star rating recommendation. I hope to see you back next season.

Harry Turner

GM/COO

Rams Hill

Played On
Reviews 90
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Very Scenic

I'm from MA, and was visiting my sister in San Diego. I didn't realize how much of a drive it was to get to this place. It was a picturesque drive along some canyon roads, but it did take a while. The course was worth the drive though. Conditions were very good, and the layout was very picturesque. The pace was poor due to a couple groups ahead of us, but that was my only complaint. The complimentary tacos at the turn was a real plus too.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

What a disappointment!

Played Rams Hill on the last day of their season, what a disappointment! The course conditions were not good and the service was worse. Our cart died on the 6th hole and we tried numerous times to contact the pro shop but their phone system was not working properly. It took over 30 mins to get a new cart, just to have it lock up a hole later. Played this course several times and I like the layout but this experience makes me rethink the 1&1/2 hour drive to get there! Thanks for the lousy drink token for my troubles on the day of closure!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 06/27/2023

tinglcm,

I'm very sorry for your poor experience and apologize for the wait to get a new cart. The last day of the season was very busy and your situation should have been handled better. I have discussed with the pro shop and outside services and I'm confident if a situation like yours occurs in the future it will be handled differently. I would very much like to have you contact me personally about this if you would like. Although we are now closed for the summer, I will get back to you if you leave a message and a way to contact you.

Harry Turner

COO/GM

Rams Hill

760 (767-3500) ext 6.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Play it at least once

Rams Hill is a great layout. It’s a bit of a trek to get there but that’s part of the experience. Hard to believe such a terrific course exists in such and isolated area.

People and Service were super.

Replay rate worth it !

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/31/2023

Labe,

Thanks for the wonderful 5 Star review and the nice words about the staff.

See you again soon.

Harry Turner

GM/COO Rams Hill

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great track in the desert

Rams Hill was a bit of a drive but well worth it if you like golf. Great staff and course. Tacos at the turn are a nice touch.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 05/31/2023

tommygku,

Thanks so much for taking the time to provide a very nice 5 Star review and recommendation. Hope to see you next Fall when we reopen. The tacos at the turn and the cookies afterwards will be waiting.

Harry Turner

GM/COO

Rams Hill

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Best Golf Experience in Southern California

Rams hill was one of the best golf experiences I've had in Southern California. The hospitality was amazing. The staff was friendly and accommodating. The course was in perfect condition throughout every hole. Each hole was a unique layout and design that was captivating and intriguing. The balance of holes was fair in challenging. I would highly recommend this to Annie golfer it any skill level.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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