Mt. Woodson GC: #16
View of the 16th hole at Mt. Woodson Golf Club
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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%
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4.3
34 Reviews (34)
5 Stars
18
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.4
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.4
91.2%
Recommend this course
31 out of 34 reviews
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4.4
122 Reviews (122)
5 Stars
66
4 Stars
43
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
91.8%
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112 out of 122 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
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Reviews 34
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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New Bunkers

The course is always a favorite, but even better now with all new sand in bunkers. Great job.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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5.0
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I will NEVER use golfnow again. It is absolutely ridiculous that due to 2 members of 4some getting covid and even though I rebooked at same course 2 days after my original date they refused to refund my original booking. Golfnow made $240 and gave me NOTHING! Ridiculous!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Reviews 23
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Worth the trip and the green fee!

Mt Woodson never disappoints. Only two downsides this trip.

1. Only two bathrooms available...both at the clubhouse.

2. Many of the tee markers (whites) were set so far to the left of the box that - if you're a right handed slicer - you have almost no chance of getting a decent shot off the tee.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/26/2022

Hello, I'm not sure what you mean with your first comment. We have both men's and ladies' restrooms on holes 4 and 13, in addition to the 2 at the clubhouse which you go by at the turn. That is three opportunities to use bathrooms available during your round.

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Reviews 123
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Mt Woodson

Great day, pace of play was good. Greens were average speed. Glad to see cart person driving around. French fries were average.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 73
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 124
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is in great condition.

The Group in front of us did not replace the divots, made many scuff marks and did not put soil in their divots.

Lastly, the group in front of us played extremely slow and the Marshall should have kept them up with the group in front of them.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Reviews 158
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Pace of play

It shouldn’t be the responsibility of the player to keep groups playing on time. It is very uncomfortable motivating groups to move forward.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Target Golf

First impression of practice area /green doesn't reflect actual course conditions! I recommend skipping putting and just chipping in that area and taking a "two-putt" maximum on the first green to get "actual" pace of the greens. Course conditions are above average and greens are consistent though difficult, so take your time reading the putts from more than one side. Definitely worth the drive to play this course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great fairways, nice greens.

Greens were pretty slow for my liking but also pretty hard so it made for sticking greens a challenge. The fairways were prime. I liked the touch of dye added to it for less water use. Definitely will play again probably from the back tees this time, the whites par 3s were pretty easy.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 35
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 33
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Absolutely Beautiful & Oh How Challenging!

This course offers some beautiful views and extremely friendly staff. But don’t think for a moment based on the shorter yardages that this is course isn’t challenging. With a combination of narrow fairways, ravines, water hazards, trees and sand traps, I would have to say that Mount Woodson Golf Course is easily one of the most challenging courses I’ve ever played (and I’ve played a lot of golf over a 30 year period). I definitely wouldn’t recommend it for the beginner. But, if you want to test your accuracy and take in some beautiful sites, this is the course for you. Although the tee boxes were a little chewed up in places, the fairways and greens were outstanding.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 124
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Fun Challenging Course near San Diego

Mt. Woodson is the definition of a public 4 star course worth a 50 dollar per round value. The views and difficult course layout entirely make up for average course conditions. Mt. Woodson fairways are a little dry and could use some work as they contain dirt patches at random intervals. The greens are slightly above average and have good speed. The sand traps leave something to be desired as half contain more dirt than sand. Where Mt. Woodson shines is the challenging layout of each hole. Most holes have dramatic changes in elevation that lead you to take difficult shots from uniquely sloped hills. Very fun place to learn or practice how to attack oddly sloped holes with strange angled approaches. Would definitely recommend to intermediate golfers but beginners beware, this course is narrow and it's easy to miss the fairway or green with a misplaced shot. Enjoy!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Still special

Course hasn’t changed since last played many years ago. Current owners have it in good shape. Unique course and experience. Every hole an adventure.

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