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3.6
270 Reviews (270)
5 Stars
55
4 Stars
109
3 Stars
64
2 Stars
19
1 Stars
23
Conditions
3.1
Value
4.1
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.4
78.0%
Recommend this course
218 out of 270 reviews
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3.2
6 Reviews (6)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
2.7
Value
3.3
Layout
3.3
Pace
2.5
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
3.2
50.0%
Recommend this course
3 out of 6 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.5
22 Reviews (22)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.0
Value
4.0
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.0
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.0
72.7%
Recommend this course
16 out of 22 reviews
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Holes 9
Type Public
Par 34
Length 2197 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A
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National City Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1961
Golf Season Year Round
Architect Harry Rainville

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed Yes
Walking Allowed Yes
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3.6
270 Reviews (270)
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Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

First time there

Always a little envoy at a new course but turned out well we were a twosome but got paired up which I'm not a fan of. It was busy and that seems to be the way it is at most courses

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

August 29,2014

Staff was on the job! Professional. Helpful. Responsive.

The course was playable. The drought was reflected in the fairways yet not hard pan. Greens were in good shape. There should be more reminders to golfers to repair their ball marks on the greens. The water cart is always timely and the driver is always very courteous. The value is SUPER! I love National City Golf Course. It allows me to date my wife and play golf at the same time.

Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

best golf for your buck

You can't beat playing golf for 6 bucks ☆ their range could use a little maintenance but overall its a good golf course for beginners intermediate and advance golfers the green could use a little bit of slope like the 1st hole and 7th holes

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course

Great small course to practice your short game and chalange you on the greens to make birdies

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

great

Had a great time and golfed well, course was in good.shape and greens were medium

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

great bang for the buck

Look, if your warming for Bandon Dunes, this is not your track. If you are looking for a good place to hit a few balls to a decent putting surface, you're in luck. I've been playing here for years. For barely more than the price of a bucket of balls, you can actually play for a while. Enjoy.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hidden Jewel

This course is well taken care of. The fairways are nice and the course can be a challenge. You can use all the clubs in your bag to practice for a bigger course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Walked

Great public access in San Diego

National City is a fairly typical municipal course - only fair condition and challenge, shortish, nothing special in layout or design, a useful place to keep your game in shape, particularly the middle and shorter irons. However, it's great advantages are that it's so accessible within San Diego and the price is right - making it a great starter for the beginner golfer but still useful for the average duffer who has a little time to spend at a favorite game.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

Good Course to take the Kids out to.

Had a good time playing with my grandson on this course. Less than 2 hours for this executive course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

fun short

National City is a fun challenge course for the size my only complaint of this course is the Tee boxes are uneven at most of the wholes if that was fixed I think this course could be one of the top nine hole courses that we have locally

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

For everybody

Great course for beginners and a good course to sharpen your game.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pretty much what I expected.

Everything was okay and about what I expected, just rather slow.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Learn and/or practice

As a novice golfer, it is refreshing to have a course where the other golfers are understanding. The pace of play was perfect and four of us walked the nine holes in just shy of 2 1/2 hours. My group enjoyed it and with all of us rather new to the game, it was perfect.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

This is good for a beginner.

The tee boxes need to be better groomed and The course needs better care of the sand traps very hard sand.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Played 9 holes for $8 Great Value!

Quite, small well maintained greens, no pressure to hurry. Some narrow fairways make it challenging. I will play there again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great $12 "9"-Hole Course

Unless you feel like you need to use your driver to be on a real golf course, I think you would enjoy the variety of holes this executive layout has to offer. Oh, the 2nd hole is a par 5, so you can use that driver once for sure! Greens are the best feature of this course, smallish in size, but that's what small courses do to challenge your short game. At $12 per round, National City GC is a excellent value. It is walkable, but they have elec.carts available. SnackBar was clean and Golf Shop adequately equipped.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A couple of par 5s on a par 3 course. Good practice.

Its an Executive Course. Plays fairly quickly. Could be a bit more challenging but does offer a few tough shots. Long holes allow the driver to come out of the bag which always a welcome challenge when playing through some par 3s. The course was dry when I went in May. Flatter than the other par 3 courses in town at a similar price. If you want far more challenging terrain, go to Sun Valley 15 minutes away. If you want better playing surfaces for cheap, go to Sail Ho, also about 15 minutes away.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

The best practice course in SD....

This is a nine hole track that max's out at a 34 par.

It does allow you to utilize all of your clubs and it's very easy to get a tee time. The price is excellent and a $10 replay (to get 18 in) includes lunch.

We play this course regularly.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Enjoyable course

We played 9 holes on a Saturday afternoon in 2 hours with minimal delays. The reservations were made on line earlier the same day at a 50% discount. There were no problems at check in...we got right on the course. There are 2 3 par holes, the remaining were 4 and 5 pars. Enough to be challenging but not overwhelming for casual golfers. Golf Now add a small online fee.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

This course is in pretty good shape

Haven't played here in awhile and I was impressed by the condition of the course, especially the greens.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Difficulty Extremely Easy
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