Mt. Woodson GC: #16
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4.3
1801 Reviews (1801)
5 Stars
917
4 Stars
693
3 Stars
123
2 Stars
33
1 Stars
35
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.3
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.8
92.3%
Recommend this course
1695 out of 1801 reviews
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4.4
37 Reviews (37)
5 Stars
21
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.4
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.4
91.9%
Recommend this course
34 out of 37 reviews
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4.4
123 Reviews (123)
5 Stars
66
4 Stars
44
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.3
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.5
91.9%
Recommend this course
113 out of 123 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 5764 yards
Slope 133
Rating 69.0

Mt. Woodson Golf Club is one of San Diego County's most popular courses for a number of reasons, one being the spectacular setting. Nestled in the Ramona Valley, the course is sprawls across a dramatic landscape of towering oak trees, enormous granite boulders, and sparkling blue lakes. Nearly every hole on the golf course provides stunning views of the surrounding mountains and canyons. It is also known for being one of the most challenging and well maintained layouts in the area. The tight fairways and small greens demand accuracy. There are also plenty of interesting elevation changes throughout. The golf course offers true target-style golf that will test the shot-making abilities of even the most experienced players. One of the most unique features of the course is the 450-foot wooden bridge that winds through the treetops.

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Course Details

Year Built 1991
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Lee E. Schmidt (1991) Brian Curley (1991)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Country Club attire. Collared Shirt required. Shorts are acceptable. Denim not preferred.

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4.3
1801 Reviews (1801)

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Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Absolutely a hidden gem

This course was absolutely in great shape. Greens were fast fairways. We're in amazing shape. Well worth the money. I recommend to play this course, especially for the mount great experience. Great stuff, great course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 123
3.0
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Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Mt Woodson

Tell people that they are working on the course, on golfnow or teeoff.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Work to be done

Made a tee time for someone in our groups birthday. Unfortunately unbeknownst to us and some others we encountered, the greens, and some fairways had been punched and sanded.Oh well, we came there for the birthday round because everyone in our foursome love the course and we hadn’t played it in about 6 months.An other unfortunate detail, the first hole is under renovation. The pond in front of hole 10 and next to hole 1, is drained and and being excavated. Tees are moved forward from the clubhouse to about mid fairway. Unfortunate for us. But still a good time had as the rest of the course is in decent shape and not as busy , (probably because the regulars knew about the aeration). It is March but it would have been nice to have known via Teeoff.com what was going on. One of the reasons we played there is our regular course announced they were punching greens that week.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 123
3.0
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Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Mt Woodson

Working on the course had to play back nine twice, pace slow, bunkers need sand, greens all sanded. Please post these things on golf now especially if course is altered.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

My favorite course in SD county

The course is in great shape considering the amount of rain we’ve received this past month. There are still a couple of muddy spots but they’re easy to avoid. Greens were smooth and we finished in a little over 4 hours.

Can’t wait to play here again

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Demoralizing but a good value

Ok, so the layout is killer. Pace was really, really bad. Greens were in great shape. And man this course is hard. Skinny fairways and elevated greens. Fairways were in really bad condition, tee boxes were generally solid. A major downside would be the driving range. It’s a hitting net you have to pay to use which is bizzare. Also, they have a giant sign advertising their new practice green, but when you walk over to it, it’s covered in sand and not usable.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Interesting layout

Even though it was a rainy day on and off when I played the course was in still in good shape. Very scenic as the wind through the mountains. A good test of golf. Well worth playing

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Such a challenge and masterpiece of design

I have played every executive course in San Diego and I would place Mt. Woodson as my top 3 to play. She really challenges your game with the carved out holes through the canyons. Don't be deterred buy the over-all short yardage! It will expose your weaknesses. Just look at the Slope rating. Great value for the quality and difficulty of this track. Please come out and experience it for yourself.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 61
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Mt. Woodson

Was cart path only due to recent rains. Some sketchy areas on/around a few geeens...and number 10 playing as par 3 has little to no drainage in fairway. But a nice course and always a good time.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 64
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor

Always fun

This is a challenging and unique course, but always enjoyable to play. One star off because the main water feature that hugs number 1 and 10 is now just a very large muddy hole and has been that way for awhile. As always, the pace of play here is not great.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Meh

Leaves alot to be desired for the overall experience. Course layout is quirky but fun. Greens were in good shape and rolling fast but true. The rest of the course had some issues from tee boxes to bunkers with no sand to patches of crab grass. Staff was generally unhelpful and disorganized. It says on their website that you can rent an individual cart if you are a single if you pay extra. The lady checking me out and the starter acted like it required an act of congress. No I do not want to share a cart with a stranger for 4.5 hours

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 61
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Mt. Woodson/ Ramona golf

Fairways in winter dormancy...#10 shortened to a par 3 due to relining pond, but still not good approach to green on #10. Some rough spots on/around greens

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Interesting Track

First off, the web site says that the new owners are trying to generate a 'Cheers' vibe. I'd say they've achieved that. Super nice folks. The guy in the snack bar was extremely friendly and makes a great breakfast burrito. The maintenance guy and the starter were also welcoming and friendly.

The track is different, routed as it is in the mountains. It's definitely a 'we've got to play this again now that I know where I'm going' kind of course. There are a few blind / narrow tee shots. It's winter, so the fairways were a bit soggy. But the greens were in excellent shape.

Definitely a course I'd recommend. Don't know when I'll be back in the Ramona area, but I'll be looking to play Mt. Woodson again.

PS - One heads up: No range, just a hitting net. But check out how they collect the golf balls.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Gorgeous Views!

Really interesting layout with some fantastic scenery. Course was in good shape with quick greens that rolled true. Fairly short from the whites, but still a challenge.

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