Talega GC
A view over the water from Talega Golf Club.
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3.8
1418 Reviews (1418)
5 Stars
355
4 Stars
596
3 Stars
265
2 Stars
115
1 Stars
87
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.4
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.2
76.8%
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1086 out of 1418 reviews
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3.4
31 Reviews (31)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
4
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.0
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.7
Amenities
2.8
StaffFriendliness
4.1
64.5%
Recommend this course
20 out of 31 reviews
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3.8
116 Reviews (116)
5 Stars
33
4 Stars
54
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
8
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.4
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.3
76.7%
Recommend this course
89 out of 116 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

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3.8
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Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
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3.0
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Previously Played

Could Be Much Better

Talega is a good go-to course. Lately there have been issues, mainly the fact that the tee boxes are messed up. Many in bad shape and many with missing tee markers. I asked and was told “Maintenance “. But no one was working on those particular boxes. Why wouldn’t they have markers on a busy Sunday?

And- They should have a refreshment cart. It took us 15 minutes to buy two drinks and a tenth tee bar at the turn. So long that the guys behind us we’re teeing off at the 10th tee ahead of us.

Otherwise a fun course. Good layout and in decent shape.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Reviews 65
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Starters are usually good but a bit of maintenance going on

Starters are usually courteous and weather is good for this time of year. The only thing was maintenance was qorking on course during play and too close to greens.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Perfect weather
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This is a nice course overall. My golf cart died on out of the blue for 10 minutes on a random hole (150 yards out in middle of fairway) and the carts are very old and crappy for an otherwise nice course. Was a little surprised by how dated they were given how far one needs to drive on this course (not walkable). A few holes are also completely blind off the tee which doesn’t make sense, you can’t see where the group is in front of you (in turn, people are hitting into you blindly). This is absolutely not worth $125/round due to the above but all and all, the course itself is nice and well kept.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great layout fast play

Surprised at the negative reviews, I really enjoyed this course. Pace of play was excellent and the course is a challenge. Conditions could be better but far from bad; bunkers were nicely maintained, fairways were okay. Staff friendly and helpful. Carts are totally fine and normal.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Issues

I love playing Talega. But on Monday, the experience was not great. First of all, one of our carts broke down on the third tee box. It just stopped working. So we had to wait for a replacement which actually came pretty quickly.

And, for some reason, on most of the holes (probably 14) the markers were not on the tee boxes. They were on the side of the tree boxes just laying there. I called after a few holes and was told that they would let the GM know. But nothing changed. I went in the pro shop at the turn and told them nothing had changed. I was told that they were doing maintenance. ?????? I said I don’t understand and the woman just repeated “They are doing maintenance”. Oh well! We later saw some maintenance being done on 15 tee box, but none of the others. Why do they need to remove nearly all markers when they are only working on one at a time? It made for a confusing round from the tees, unnecessarily in my opinion.

Anyway, the course was still great and I will definitely go back. These were just a few issues that we dealt with while playing.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a year
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

FRONT 9 gOOD BACK 9 SLOW

We teed off at 2:30 and the course is in much better shape than last year by the time we got to the back 9 it really slowed up we left after the 11th hole

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Needs Better up keep

played here a bunch of times. always good but pace isn't the best. no Marshall's out there to keep play up. Don't get me wrong Hacks on hacks on hacks is ok. but not multiple balls and doing the same all day. Course needs major upkeep.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great golf course

Love this golf course. It was not too busy on a Tuesday so really enjoyed. It was in great shape and makes you think strategically and play smart. Some really good holes on this course and some difficult par 3's on the front side. The only complaint I would have is the completely blind tee shot on the 15th hole...the vegetation over growth prevents you from barely even seeing the red flag direction marker 250 yds out...other than that, the golf course is challenging and fun to play...Fred Couples design. Look forward to playing again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Really Enjoy Talega!

Great course. Reasonably priced. Pace of play was slow.- 4;45.

And I don’t know why the attendants don’t clean clubs at the end of our rounds. Never have. But when guys are there at the finish, it would be nice to have done.

Otherwise, the course was fun, challenging and the staff was very nice and friendly!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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