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3.5
284 Reviews (284)
5 Stars
59
4 Stars
113
3 Stars
67
2 Stars
22
1 Stars
23
Conditions
2.9
Value
4.0
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.0
Amenities
3.2
71.0%
Recommend this course
228 out of 284 reviews
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3.8
16 Reviews (16)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
0
Conditions
2.9
Value
4.4
Layout
4.1
Pace
2.9
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
4.2
75.0%
Recommend this course
12 out of 16 reviews
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3.3
24 Reviews (24)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
3
Conditions
2.7
Value
3.9
Layout
3.8
Pace
2.6
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
3.9
62.5%
Recommend this course
15 out of 24 reviews
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Course Highlights
This course delivers outstanding value for money, making golf accessible without sacrificing an enjoyable round. Friendly, helpful staff consistently enhance the experience for players of all skill levels.

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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 1970
Greens Poa Annua Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy 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
Dress code Shirts must be worn at all times.
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Reviews

3.5
284 Reviews (284)

What Golfers Are Saying

This course/club is great for:
9-Hole Rounds 7
Locals 7
Walkers 7
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 7

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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
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Featured
Verified Purchaser

Great small course

The course has 4 par 4's that are medium in difficulty. It is fairly easy to stay out of trouble, but trouble can bite you at #7, over the gorge. It is a fun course that can challenge the average player.
The staff is user friendly.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

good for begginers

I am new to golf & this course is a good one for beginners. The prices are affordable & its easy to get a tee time. My friends & I love it.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 42
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Good executive course. Good value.

Good course to get a quick game in. I played here 2 years ago and the greens were much better this time. Fairways and tee boxes still need work. Good value.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

The course is a nine holes. Greens were excellent. Play was a little slow. Staff was friendly. Cost was a good value.

A reasonable price for a nine hole course. ENjoyed my round on a beautiful day.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 65
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor

Cheap,you get what you paid

Paid 8 and for the money it's better than a bucket of balls . Little workout and hitting a variety of shots. Pro shop staff could use training, confusion with tees times and starting us out. Basically sent us out to deal with mayhem on first tee. 2 players on tee with another 2 waiting, we were 2 with another 5 player behind us. As a player it's not my job to pair golfer up and telling the order. Look they had two guys in the shop how easy would it of been to have one of them at the first tee to sort this out. I had to pair golfers up, this course brings a lot of novices out which is great and they need help. Where's the staff ? The staff took the flags out on the last two holes I guess when it time to leave I'm outta here

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

Easy to get on and fun to play

This course is easily walkable. Only 9 holes but you get to hit some long balls. It is well maintained and friendly. Freddy (drink/snack cart) makes the best bloody mary in town. Really, not just the best one on a golf course, the best one.
They ususally run a special so you can replay and eat lunch for only $10.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
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