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4.4
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.0
93.0%
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4.7
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4.9
Value
4.7
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4.7
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Course Highlights
Native Oaks consistently earns top marks for its thoughtfully designed layout, with strategic tee shots and challenging par 3s rewarding smart course management. The grounds crew keeps conditions in pristine shape, and the welcoming staff make every round feel personal.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6707 yards
Slope 131
Rating 72.2

Formerly known as Woods Valley Golf Club.

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Course Details

Year Built 2004
Greens Poa Annua Grass

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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Reviews

4.5
884 Reviews (884)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 14
Watching the Game 8
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 44
Bunkers 43
Narrow Fairways 39
This course/club is great for:
Locals 44
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 40
Advanced Golfers 34
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 52
In the 'Burbs 16
Convenient to the City 12

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Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0
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Late Tee Time

I'm giving bad experience due to a
Tournament causing late tee time!
Otherwise not bad and it is a challenging
Course for beginner but fun...
Warren,
Fort Worth Texas

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace of play was slow

Pro shop could use some help. Marshales speeding up play would be beneficial. Layout of course was nice with challenging holes. Need more yardage markers.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 11/02/2015

Thank you for taking a few moments to write a review about our golf course.

I apologize for what you thought was a slow day for the pace of play. We are always striving to make sure the rounds of golf played here at Woods Valley are within our pace of play recommendation of 4 hours and 30 minutes.

Please contact me at your earliest convenience to discuss your round of golf and having you back out to Woods Valley to see our improvements.

Thank you,

Grant Strobel, PGA
Head Golf Professional
Woods Valley Golf Club
(760)751-3007

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Worth the drive

I took a detour on the way home to play nine holes and ended up getting in 18. The course was in good shape and has some very interesting holes. Overall it is a great value.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

A Great Course

Came down for a few days of golf and a concert, and wow what a nice course! Started on the back nine and first 2 holes were very tough, but was able to par both, and went on to have a good round! I will certainly play here again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Tougher than it looks

Excellent fairways, good greens and interesting layout. Plays longer than the yardage. Only criticism was the lack of yardage markers. Good value and would play again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Good greens. Challenging. Will play again.

The course was in good shape and a great challenge. We played the tips and was definitely a challenge with its length, uneven lies and thick rough.. The front and back 9's were two different personalities. The back required more accurate shots off the tee. Fairways were fairly plush and the greens were in good shape and very sticky, however a few greens on the back 9 were a bit hairy. I fired at flags all day and each ball hit and stopped or spun back. They were not too fast not too slow. The tee boxes were uneven from the black tees which was a bit surprising.

The driving range offered grass. The carts with no GPS. Very little golf player traffic for a Tuesday am. We teed off with no one in front or behind us finishing in 4 hours.

It took me 50 mins in traffic to get there from El Cajon. The clubhouse was minimal. No beers on draft which is something I like to enjoy after a round of golf.

Overall, I think it is one of the better challenging courses in pretty good shape. I could tell they watered this course, its definitely not dried out like most of San Diego golf courses. I will tee it up at Woods Valley Golf Club again!!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/24/2015

We really appreciate the review and thank you for the comments.

We just recently put in a tap for draft beer. Let us know the next time you are coming up and I'll buy you a beer!

Grant Strobel, PGA
Head Golf Professional
Woods Valley Golf Club

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hot Daze

Can't said enough about this course greens, fairways, all great. Water on cart, plenty of ICE. Water on course is cold

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Course shows improved conditions from past plays

It seems like there's new owner/management making improvements. I noticed some drainage problems on a number of fairways that have soggy spots. Some water hazards were dried up, most cart paths are concrete-dirt-concrete. Bunkers are in great shape with ample sand. Greens are in good shape/maintained. Overall, good value for less than $20 twilight golfing.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Hidden Beauty

superb golf course all round ....completely contrasting 9's, both equally nice with different challenges. Superb fairways, if not just a little long although they were being cut at the time, and the greens are flat, true and medium paced. Excellent test of golf for sure, our 4 ball was a 2,3,5,5 handicap and we all shot over 80 !! Must keep the ball straight to score well and the par 3's are not overly long but challenging

Best all it was $13 on golf now hot deal

Play this course as soon as you We will all be back soon

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Do not play on Wednesdays!

The course looks beautiful. Unfortunately they over watered and there are swamps throuout the course.The groundskeeping staff have sabotaged the fairways with water. Also, you may not want to play on Wednesdays. Their "men's club" has their tournament on that day and although we were the first group out at 6:30' by the 11 th hole, we were being passed by 2 foursomes for their shotgun start on the 14 th. These men are all well into their 70's, so by the time we reached 14, we still had a foursome just teeing off. Needless to say, the pace of play went from fast to snails pace. It took us 1 hour and 45 minutes to play the final 5 holes.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/11/2015

Thank you for your feedback and we appreciate your honest review.

Over the past couple weeks, we've had some issues with our irrigation system and our maintenance crew has been working hard to fix the problems. My apologies for the damp fairways on a few of the holes.

I have recently reached out to our Men's Club about the Pace of Play issues you've mentioned. I can assure you we will fix the problem.

Once again, thank you for your feedback and we hope to see you at Woods Valley in the near future!

Thank You,

Grant Strobel, PGA
Head Golf Professional
Woods Valley Golf Club

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Woods Valley - nice hidden gem

Course was in great shape. Reclaimed water source allows for a green course.
Greens were in great shape. Tight course layout makes the shorter distance a bit tougher. The shorter risk rewards are usually too much risk and quite simple to play to the club instead of trying to overpower it. Would definitely play this again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Excellent Course

My friends from Switzerland came and I decided to take them to Woods Valley.. I really enjoyed playing at the course and would definitely play again as I say this for the 4th time. My only wish is for the weather to be cooler but it manageable considering the ice chests and 2 bottles of water provided per cart. The course is very nice and challenging, the staff is extremely helpful, and the range has a very nice lawn to practice from before the round. My only wish is for the course to develop a chipping area which could easily be done in front of the cart return area. I would like to send an extra thank you to the course staff and honest golfers that this course brings. I lost my cell phone on the course and before the end of my round it was found and returned to me. Overall, the course is very nice and caters to good and honest people.

Thank you

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Course is in great shape!

Played here three times in the past month. The course conditions are getting better as the summer goes along. Very surprising considering the water shortages. Jumped to the top of my list for mid-week go to courses!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 07/20/2015

Thank you for the post!

The rain this week should make conditions even better.

See you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Eagle2Win

Surprised at how well conditioned the course was and especially the greens. My ONLY issue is the lack of visual yardage markers effect the pace of play. Great time!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
eff2a079-0504-5100-a142-2904cff35bde
Commented on 07/20/2015

Thank you for input. We are looking into new ways to display our yardages and we hope to have a solution soon!

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

overall likes

found the course very fun and liked the long holes, (where I could swing away) but enjoyed the challenge of the short holes. while I'm not a great golfer, I enjoyed the layout of the course overall.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Bad From The Get

- first one out, only to be told that I would have to share a cart - had to pay $15 on top of my prepaid greens fee in order to ride alone - I have a 6-inch titanium plate in my back and can't leave the driving to someone else, never mind that I have never experienced such a "requirement" in 52 years of playing golf - besides, I enjoy playing golf alone - additionally, I absolutely abhor the all-to-prevalent competitiveness of every golfer I've ever played with - guess what, I'm not here to play you - I'm here to play the course and enjoy the game I love - so, now I'm on the first tee and already someone is waiting right behind me - first tee, and I'm already offering someone to play through - listen, I didn't wake up at the crack of dawn only to have somebody riding up my back from the get - I don't play particularly slowly, but I do like to enjoy myself and not be rushed - the only thing worse than waiting to hit on every tee, is someone hitting balls at my heels - that's not my idea of fun - I play golf for the entirety of the experience, not simply to shoot a score and get out - when I do have the good fortune to play, I'm in no hurry to finish - if I'm out of breath, I'm playing too fast - on this day, I was out of breath from the first hole on - I began letting others play through on the 2nd hole and continued this exercise several times throughout the round - in the end, I finished 18 holes in just over 3 hours - that's ridiculous! - I purposely chose the earliest possible tee time during the middle of the week in order to enjoy a simple round of golf; something I am only able to manage, physically & financially, about once a month - I simply do not understand this rush to hurry up & finish - relax, enjoy yourself, & get off my back! - and as far as I'm concerned, this all begins/began at the clubhouse: two to a cart, can't play alone, hurry, quickly , go, go, go - pushing fast play - to be clear, I hate slow play as much as the next guy - but certainly there must be space between slow play & play fast - so my search continues; my search for a course, a day, and a tee time that encourages its patrons to relax & enjoy a day on the course ..... 18 holes ..... no rush to finish ..... nowhere else to be - nowhere else I'd rather be

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 07/19/2015

- received a call from Mr. Strobel (Head Golf Pro/Woods Valley GC) - discussed my negative experience - appreciate him taking the time & making the effort

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Commented on 07/15/2015

I am sorry to see your negative review about our golf course. My apologies. Please contact me as soon as possible to discuss further.

Thank You,

Grant Strobel, PGA
Head Golf Professional
Woods Valley Golf Club
(760)751-3007

Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Loved it!

Pleasantly surprised! Great fairways and greens for the price...greens receptive and putted true. The front vs. back seemed like two different courses. The landscape, terrain, and oak trees add to the beauty. Smaller greens than I normally see, with challenging bunkers plentiful if off target....will play this gem again soon!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great course for the money

Greens and fairways are in good shape with a few bare spots, but not bad considering the watering situation. Staff is very friendly and helpful.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice golf course.

Nice golf course. Greens were a little slow I imagine due to lack of rain they don't cut the grass short.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great value!

The course from tee to green is in excellent shape. It is rough around the edges but that is ok. Played a week after some heavier rains had hit so a few rough spots. But overall a great value for the price.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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