Welk Resort San Diego - Fountains Executive Course
About
The Fountain is one of two 18-hole golf courses at the Welk Resort San Diego. The other course, the Oaks, is an 18-hole, par-3 course that is great short-game practice for all skill levels. Although the Fountain is an executive-length course, it is as formidable as most full-length golf courses. Even low handicappers will be tested by the narrow layout, which covers a variety of elevation changes that range from subtle to dramatic. In addition to a slew of strategically placed bunkers and trees that demand accuracy, water hazards also come into play on a few holes. There are many risk-reward opportunities throughout the course where good strategy will reap many benefits. The golf course has some tricky holes but it is not overly punishing, making it more approachable for a wide range of skill levels.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue (W) | 62 | 3940 yards | 62.6 | 108 |
| Blue | 62 | 3940 yards | 61.6 | 102 |
| White (W) | 62 | 3463 yards | 60.2 | 102 |
| White | 62 | 3463 yards | 58.7 | 97 |
| Red | 60 | 3026 yards | 56.5 | 91 |
| Red (W) | 62 | 3026 yards | 57.6 | 96 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 61.6/102 W: 62.6/108 | 147 | 269 | 126 | 165 | 300 | 170 | 318 | 160 | 337 | 1992 | 255 | 141 | 306 | 199 | 180 | 183 | 227 | 132 | 325 | 1948 | 3940 |
| White M: 58.7/97 W: 60.2/102 | 132 | 250 | 102 | 145 | 290 | 152 | 288 | 133 | 303 | 1795 | 219 | 119 | 282 | 169 | 137 | 172 | 192 | 110 | 268 | 1668 | 3463 |
| Handicap | 5 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 8 | |||
| Par | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 62 |
| Handicap (W) | 7 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 16 |
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Slow,Slow,SLOW...
This place is not worth the time,it should not take 5+ hours to play this course. People ahead of us called the pro shop at hole 14, but still 15 to 20 minute wait after that per hole.
Fun little course
This course is so so fun, for the price you can't skip this course. I will defiantly be back to play.
Great time.
An enjoyable and challenging course. I would recommend it to everyone. The only thing I would change is that the 9th hole snack bar would open sooner.
Cost too much!
Prior to April of this year the management charged $21.00 with a coupon for weekday play and $24.00 during the week-end which I considered fair. Now they charge $30.00 with a coupon and try like heck to get you to purchase 10 rounds in advance. I would rather pay $40.00 and play a championship course and get a better bang for the buck. if they want to keep golfers coming back. Honor the old coupon rates that were worth the price.
Beautiful Oasis
Fun course for both my husband and I. There is enough to challenge him and enough to keep my short play fun for me! It's a beautifully kept course, affordable with friendly staff!
Love it!
fun course
Great course for working on your short game! Small greens make it challenging.
Slow, Slow Play
Had to wait each and every hole. After 2 hours got to hole 10, and I was running out of time so I took the cart and went ahead. Would have gone to parking lot and and called it a day if necessary, but found the problem at hole 15. Course was completely open from 15 to 18 because of one slow foursome ruining it for everybody else behind them.
2 Cuts of Rough!
Had a great time practicing our short game at the Fountains. The course was well manicured and in really great shape. The snack bar at the 9th/10th hole closed at 3pm, which I thought was a bit early because there were a few groups behind us still. I really wanted a hot dog...
Great Value - Great Short Game Practice
Played the course 3X over the past two weeks while on vacation at the resort. Course is in much better condition than last year with much better maintenance - greens were quick and consistent, except for a couple that had been recently sanded. All in all, a great course to warm up your short game. Great value at $18 with cart through GN. Great pace of play as well - actually completed a round as a twosome in 2.5 hours. Will definitely play again.
Beautiful executive
Fabulous course, great facilities and they treat you like a valued customer. So refreshing to not have the staff treating you like you are imposing on their space even though its golfers who pay their salaries.
Recommend this resort to anyone looking for a pleasant outing on a beautiful course.
Surprisingly enjoyable course
I did not want to play this course, even though we were staying at the Welk Resort. I like traditional par 72 courses that are challenging, but my buddy and I were only given a short time frame by our wives, so we went out early and breezed through 18 holes in 2-1/2 hours.I have to say, this course was surprisingly challenging and interesting, with lots of elevation changes. An executive type course with lots of Par 3's and 4's, the greens are tiny and the Par 3's were fairly long from the Blue Tees. A couple of the Par 4's were drivable, but punishing if you didn't control the drive. Course was not in fantastic shape, but greens were nice and ran true. Recommend for working on the illusive "short game".
Wonderful Welk
My friends and I come here once or twice a month. The staff is always very friendly and we love the fast pace and beauty of the course.
FUN Shorty
Good short course with some challenging holes Greens in great shape. But tough to read.
Good coarse for seniors
Its a shorter coarse but in good shape, the only negative is the T Boxes are very uneven.
Slow play
Great course but the pace of play so slow you lose interest in the game. Some holes were backed three groups deep!
Nice Short Course
This is an executive course, mostly par threes and some par fours. The course was in excellent condition given the extremely dry weather the last few months. I'm not wild about executive courses, but this was nice because it was in nice shape in such dry weather and has some nice, scenic holes. A lot of seniors play this course, which can make for slow play.
really nice executive course
some holes play uphill, some downhill, never boring
What a disappiontment
Poor greens, poor fairways, extremely slow pace of play. Could be a great course but obvously no money spent on upkeep.
a fun time executive course
played fountain course with my wife , our first time there. course was in great condition except a couple t-boxes need some work. friendly staff , had a good fun time, my wifes new favorite place
Nice Day
Teed off 30 minutes early off our 9:44 tee time with hardly anybody on the course. Greens in excellent shape. Tee Boxes a little muddy with the overnight rain, but not horrible.
White tee's were either with the red tees or blue tees, so that was a bit of a disappointment. Score early, the middle of the back nine is quite difficult.