Talega GC
A view over the water from Talega Golf Club.
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3.8
1410 Reviews (1410)
5 Stars
353
4 Stars
592
3 Stars
264
2 Stars
114
1 Stars
87
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.4
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.2
77.6%
Recommend this course
1080 out of 1410 reviews
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3.8
78 Reviews (78)
5 Stars
23
4 Stars
34
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
7
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.4
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.3
78.2%
Recommend this course
61 out of 78 reviews
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3.8
129 Reviews (129)
5 Stars
36
4 Stars
59
3 Stars
19
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
9
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.4
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.3
78.3%
Recommend this course
101 out of 129 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6951 yards
Slope 136
Rating 73.5

Talega Golf Club is one of southern California's treasures, offering a challenging Fred Couples layout that sits above the "Spanish Village by the Sea." The course winds through canyons and valleys offering scenic views of the surrounding countryside throughout. The diverse layout will test your shot-making skills and there are also several interesting risk-reward opportunities including two reachable par 4s that will please long hitters. There is an abundance of bunkers coming into play, especially along the fairways, and golfers will be faced with the occasional blind shot. The greens are extremely quick and not a single one is flat. Nearly every green has multiple tiers. Water hazards also come into play on a few holes. One of Talega's most memorable holes is the monstrous 13th. This par 5 requires a carry over not just one but two ravines.

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Course Details

Year Built 2001
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Fred Couples (2001) Brian Curley (2001) Lee E. Schmidt (2001) Tom Peck (2001)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Single Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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3.8
1410 Reviews (1410)
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Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Fun course

I usually play this course only when I get a hot deal. It’s really worth the value. I’d say it’s in really good shape . It doesn’t get too hot as well which is nice. I think the only downside is there isn’t a real range. It’s just a virtual range to warm up but if you can hit your ball straighten short, it’s a really fun course, but it is challenging if you hit really far.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging course

It really is a fun challenging course. It gets really hard when the wind picks up as well. Because there’s a lot of terrain, which makes it fun and challenging. There are a couple really nice holes where you get a beautiful view and you have to hit over little gullies. It’s not expensive for the Aria but generally speaking it’s a little pricey so if you can get a hot deal, it’s definitely worth it.

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

Great layout and beautiful

Very fun and challenging layout. Lots of tee options for most skill levels. Fairways were in good shape, greens were in good shape and very soft. Only thing that could have been a lot better were the tee boxes. Tough to find a good spot to hit from on the majority of holes. Other than that, everything was in great shape. Views are beautiful

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

Mow the Tee Boxes!!

For the money, this course should be MUCH better maintained. The tee boxes are long, sloping and have 3 inch high grass. Brown spots and greens full of fungus and NO ONE fixes pitch marks! (I fixed 5-6 on every one.) you should pay me, or fire your Greenskeeper.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Awesome course

Challenging but fun. Great views. Conditions were really good. Greens were a tough read. Probably a new favorite course. Off course service and amenities were just ok. Very pricey for non premium services. I’m there to golf so I don’t really care. Can’t wait to play there again but I’ll be on the lookout for a good rate

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course should be a 5 star

Weeds in bunkers, tee boxes were terrible and pace of play was slow. How do you wait on every hole and tee off at 9:45am? Saw personel driving around but it never picked up. Course layout is fun and could be a 5 star course.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging enough but still forgiving

Fun course, enough trouble to make you think twice but forgiving.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Slow pace of play

The tee times are stacked up against each other so much that I had to wait about 5 minutes or more between EVERY SINGLE shot. Completely packed and excruciatingly slow pace of play. While the course conditions are nice, I would rather go to a worse course to avoid this miserable pace of play again.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
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 Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 21
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great track

Very nice course. If you can get the Hot Deal for under $100 even better. Will definitely be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Pace of Play

The pace of play was excellent. The back nine plays tough but it was nice to have time to figure it out!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Layout - Poor Condition for Price

Always love the layout of this course, but for price of green fees you’d expect them to take better care of the course. Too good of a location and too good of a layout to take such poor care of the course. Tee boxes were overgrown, greens looked healthy, but very bumpy, fairways were decent. Use the money you’re charging people to take better care of your course!

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fireworks Round

Had a great time playing here for the first time.

Playtime was good 4.5 hours short wait on some par 3’s.

Greens were in great shape. Only request would be for them to have beverage cart out there.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Advanced
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
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