Mt. Woodson GC: #16
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4.3
1799 Reviews (1799)
5 Stars
917
4 Stars
692
3 Stars
122
2 Stars
33
1 Stars
35
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.3
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.8
92.7%
Recommend this course
1694 out of 1799 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.4
38 Reviews (38)
5 Stars
23
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.5
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.4
94.7%
Recommend this course
36 out of 38 reviews
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4.4
123 Reviews (123)
5 Stars
67
4 Stars
43
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.4
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.5
92.7%
Recommend this course
114 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.

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities
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4.3
1799 Reviews (1799)

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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
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5.0
Previously Played

Worth The Drive

When visitors come to town, I take them to Torrey and/or here if I can

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
1.0
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Field staff attitude.

Field managers were not friendly and not friendly.Treat customers like trash. Guess they know residency vs visiting players. Last time.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun & Challenging Course

Course was in good shape but the greens were unpredictable, some fast and some slow. Good staff and good service all around. One of my favorite golf courses in San Diego. The Par 3s are fun.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Golf

Played off the gold tees, and find the course very challenging. We are all about a 18 index. target golf and if your not a 12 index or better bring a lot of balls with you. Played it many times, and will play it many more times. Great test and greens are fast and challenging to read.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 42
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Whew!

For southern CA I would say this course was in good shape. From an out-of-stater it's hard to get used to basically hitting off dirt. The course looked great, but there's not much, if any grass under the ball in the fairway. Greens were in great shape but fast. Scenery was spectacular and the holes characterized the landscape. WOW! If you're looking for a challenge, this is a must play. Narrow fairways, blind greens, sloped and undulating fairways. You name it, this course has it. And yes there are sand traps. But the sand is very thin. Loved the experience and beauty, but found it hard to get under the ball like I'm used too.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course layout and true greens

It’s always a great time here. The greens were fast and pins were challenging. I have to remember it’s not always a driver off the tee. Gotta play smart. I highly recommend allowing time to eat at their grill. The chef is amazing. It’s the best hot dog of any golf course in San Diego. Their burger is amazing, too (says my buddy). Staff is friendly.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Paradise

Mount Woodson is one of the most challenging courses in San Diego worth every penny nestled between the mountains. Would highly recommend this golf course. Don’t forget your collar shirt.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

A fine day at Mt Woodson......

ahhhh, finally a tee time i could finish before sunset!! Had a great foursome, we were down the middle for the most part. Kinda intimidating tee positions. Was nice to have someone point out the many "hazards" you may find with an off target shot, even a on target shot may find trouble.. Don't need to hit your putt too hard...i was pullin' it back 5 or 6 inches then sendin' it to the hole, that worked pretty good. On a weekday, pace was good, hardly any waiting at all. I need to try and come up here more often...

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Rudeness

They called me after my round and told me I had wrecked one of the carts .. I tried to tell the gentleman who called that the cart was like that in the morning to go check the tapes to see that the cart was wrecked before we started our round .. the guy the proceeds to tell me well ok whatever the gentleman was very rude just assuming I wrecked the club cart pretty messed up to assume on the way I look .

Conditions Excellent
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Play Once

Glad we played it, but wouldn’t play it again. Spectacular scenery! Unless you hit a straight ball you will lose a lot of them. 5700 from the back tees but lots of difficulty. As an 8 Hcp, I couldn’t see myself playing from the whites at 5300 yards. Lots of elevation changes and sloped fairways meant that good shots frequently rolled into trouble.

Conditions Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once 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 Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

golf

Course was in pretty good shape, the greens were fast and soft. Bunkers were a little short on sand but were maintained well.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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 Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Interesting Layout

Fairways were o.k. for the most of the time. There are some bare spots. Greens were good and putted consistently. They are fast. Downhill chips and putts are difficult to stop. We played in 4 hours 15 minutes. It could have been less than 4 except the twosome we played with hit two balls each over the first four holes. The layout is definitely different than a lot of courses. Lots of uphill,downhill,or sidehill lies.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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