Rancho Carlsbad Golf Club

I came here 7am and it was a cold day. At first the layout was a little confusing since you cross the creek 3 times but just keep a scorecard or look for the signs and you should be good. I liked the holes where you have to lob over a creek, very rewarding to land on the green. Recommend for a quick course to work on your short game (wedges, putter, chipping).

Encinitas Ranch is one of the better Par 3 courses in San Deigo County for improving your game, or just enjoying a casual round of golf. It is a very short course, with holes ranging from 70 to 170 yards. You can complete 18 holes in about 2 hours. While the fairways are a little rough, the greens are immaculate, which encourages you to get on in one to avoid having to chip out of a bad lie.

The practice facilities include a large range with both grass and matt tee boxes. There's a sizable putting green which you can also use for chipping practice. I'd love to see them add a sand practice area.

The staff is friendly and helpful. There's a small pro shop but a good selection of items you may have forgotten such as balls, tees, clothing, and accessories. The snack bar and onsite food truck offer a wide selection of food and drinks, far more than you would expect from a local par 3.

The course is very "Kid Friendly," and offers robust junior programs throughout the summer. You'll see a lot of families enjoying a round on the weekend. Seniors like it too since it's short and flat, making it easy to walk. They also offer carts if you prefer to ride.

I strongly recommend checking out Rancho Carlsbad if you are just learning to golf, or want to sharpen your skills. You won't regret it.

This is a great local muni because the course plays harder than you'd think if you just looked at the score card. It's a perfect walk ruined by the signature greens that hard to hold and harder to putt - but I consider that a good thing. The staff is always great both getting you set to play and providing some solid teaching as needed. There is also a nice little driving range where it is normally split 1/2 hitting of grass and the other 1/2 off mats.

RC is a great value for the price! It's short enough to walk all 18 holes in two hours . The tees are good, the fairways iffy, greens pretty good. The layout is fine and the greens match the hole lengths proportionally. All in all a fun little course.

Staff is always pleasant and we enjoy our time on the course. The other patrons are fun and friendly as well. We’ll be back, often!

This was my first time playing this course. It is definitely target golf with small greens to hit into. The course it’s self was in good condition considering the type of golfers and action it gets. My biggest issue is the fact they do not have any marshals out there nor do they seem to have many rules. The group in front of me was 2 moms with 3 boys under the age of eight. This created a 5some to wait for. I was all set to tee off behind them and two golf carts of boys in their late teens pulled up. I told them I was waiting for the group in front of me to get off the green before I teed off. At that point they took off in their carts out to a different hole and jumped in front of all of us and just started playing. It seemed this was happening a lot as I saw other people bouncing from holes in different order. Great place to go if you just want to have some fun and hit some balls. Not the best place to go if you want to try to focus and work on your game. I did go there in the afternoon time so maybe it was just my timing.

This is a super fun small course, the best bang for your buck in the Carlsbad/Coastal North County area, I rather come out here and play a quick round than go to the range.

When busy it tends to back up, but that's okay, for the $15 twilight rate, it's well worth it.

If you can get in when there's no crowd, you can be in and out in 2 hours.

Love being 10 minutes away from this course.

For a few dollars more, Emerald Isle in Oceanside is in better shape.

The updated driving range is great. The new grass helps us practice like on a nice fairway. I bought a token and go weekly.

I’d like to see a few distance poles added and the distance from here signs redone for both the grass side and mats side

My Dad, just started to pick up golf. And my brother and I wanted to take him to a course just to ease him into course play, and Rancho Carlsbad came into mind. My dad had a great time we played the full 18. Surprisingly the morning was pretty busy, but we were able to keep a steady pace throughout. My dad’s first time golfing on a course and he got his first par that day. It was definitely an enjoyable time for a dad and his 2 sons.

Great price. Super fun for beginner golfers to learn with a grass range.

No no no this course is wack and is nothing more than a pitch and putt longest hole is 140 I believe

Greens we fair and in good shape. Anything off the green should be considered rough. Good work for short game and putting. Fun to hangout with my buddy who is golfing only the past several months . Staff was very helpful and friendly.

Took my daughter for her 1st round of golf, after much range practice. It challenged her, but did not demoralize her. Greens are in decent condition; I.e., hit a good shot and it sticks. Also, putting surface seems to be fairly true.

Much fun.

Staff was extremely friendly and helpful.

My daughter and I will be back!

Brand new golfer, 3rd month in. I have golfed here at least 4 times now and it is a very straight forward pitch n putt course with VERY FRIENDLY AND HELPFUL STAFF... Not too many hazards or trees to lose balls and a few fun, challenging, short tee box shots over rocks/ravines etc. My only complaint is the coordination of groundskeeping. Yikes. No golfer should ever worry about sprinklers wetting them during a shot or while walking through the fairway. This course seems to be always watering the turf. Also, they are constantly cutting grass or picking up leaves and at times you need to wait for the mower to finish circling the green especially if you book an early tee time. These are not huge issues at all but, definitely keeping them at a 4 star vs 5 star rating from me. Will come back always and forever.