St. Mark GC
A sunset view of a hole at St. Mark Golf Course.
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3.6
1061 Reviews (1061)
5 Stars
243
4 Stars
487
3 Stars
186
2 Stars
86
1 Stars
59
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.6
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.6
Amenities
4.2
71.3%
Recommend this course
855 out of 1061 reviews
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3.6
29 Reviews (29)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.7
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.4
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.5
69.0%
Recommend this course
20 out of 29 reviews
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3.8
76 Reviews (76)
5 Stars
18
4 Stars
36
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.8
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.4
75.0%
Recommend this course
57 out of 76 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout consistently earns high praise, offering a challenging track that demands every club in the bag. Friendly staff and strong value for money make this an appealing option for budget-conscious golfers.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private/Resort
Style Traditional
Par 71
Length 6398 yards
Slope 129
Rating 71.7

Formerly known as St. Mark Golf Course.

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Course Details

Year Built 1963
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Lodging

Lodging Available

Available Facilities

Spa

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Fitness, Tennis
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Reviews

3.6
1061 Reviews (1061)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 26
Patio Dining 25
19th Hole Specials 11
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 21
Elevation Changes 17
Narrow Fairways 15
This course/club is great for:
Locals 36
Seniors 24
Walkers 13
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 22
Convenient to the City 18
Worth the Drive 11

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Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Fun day

Fun course... a bit water logged saturated but that was due to the recent rains.
I recommend this course to family and friends:)

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Perfect round

Play on a slightly rainy day. Finished in just over 2 hours. Course can be overbooked on weekends but is always a great value!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Not the experience I read about in other reviews

We were here on a business trip and wanted to play a round of golf. We needed rental clubs and was told they had the new Cobra sets. Got to the course and rental clubs were a JOKE: non matching sets with beat up heads and slick grips. My set didn't even have a 3 wood, and the driver sounded like the face was cracked. Luckily my golf partner rented clubs as well and we were able to piece together DESCENT clubs to hit for most shots. Putters from this decade would have been nice. Most of the staff was friendly, only one gentleman working the counter came across rude. The pace of play was RIDICULOUSLY slow. The Marshall (only saw one, once, the entire 3 hours) was more concerned with the rakes being placed back in the bunkers than the fact that it had taken us 45 minutes to play the first 2 holes. We literally waited on every tee and every approach shot for nine holes. Described here as "some of the best greens in San Diego" needs to be re-evaluated. I've played greens that were aerated that had more grass and rolled more true. We paid for 18 holes, but left after nine as it was a complete waste of a rare trip to California for us.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Golf

Excellent outing - nice course, nice people , good value and pace was good . Sub 4hr round on a Sunday

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Poor conditions

Half of the greens in horrible shape, large bare dirt sections. Fairways inconsistent with dead spots, crab grass etc. I don't recommend this course at any price.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course!

Beautiful wide fairways! Well maintained and a pleasure to play. Played for $35.00. Was worth it

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

St. Mark - getting better everytime

I usually play the executive course at St. Mark after work and have been impressed with the changes they are making, so I decided to give the big course a try. I must say I was very impressed. The course was in excellent shape, staff was very friendly and the value couldn't be better. I'll definitely be back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 73
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Watch the houses along the fairway and try to hit th ball straight

Course is well maintain very friendly staff. some of the holes are challening only because of the narrrow fairways.greens have just been punched,greensshould be in great shape in a few weeks.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Pretty well kept

Fairly flat, fairways greener then most so Cal right now. For Sunday play the greens were terribly inconsistent, plus had a lot of disease. Very difficult to gauge speed from one to next. The rough around the greens were punishing. A couple of novelty type holes. But over all fun. I would play again.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Walked

Excellent value for money

Extremely friendly staff, course suitable for all levels of players.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course... except..

I had not played here for several months.. I was surprised and very disappointed at the condition of the greens.. patchy, bare, and brown areas were the norm. I can tolerate brownish Fairways... but sub standard greens are unacceptable...

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/22/2014

Agreed, played here 11/22, "some of the best greens in San Diego" is a complete joke!

Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Not bad if you get a cheap rate!

My wife and I played Oct 13th, had an 11:30ish tee time. Last time we played here was 2+ years ago when it was Lake San Marcos, now it's St. Marks Country Club. The course design hasn't changed much. We stopped playing there because course conditions were so bad that it was a joke to be called a golf course! Since the 'new name' course conditions have improved quite a bit. Most of the course had grass, and green to boot! The rough wasn't too tall that you couldn't hit out of it. Sand traps were excellent condition, best part of the course!! The fairways had grass, about 60% of the fairways had good grass, the rest was so thin and hard it was hard to hit off of. The greens for the most part were not in good shape! All of them looked good from a distance but two thirds of them had bare spots and looked bad! About 4-5 greens were in good to veyr good condition! My wifes biggest complaint was the womens tees were too close to the blue tees where I hit from on quite a few holes! We played for under twenty-five bucks and decided we'd go back but wouldn't be willing to pay more than that!

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

First Timer

I had never played the "new" St. Marks when it was Lake San Marcos. I had stayed away because friends told me it was a bad track. However, since the new owners have taken over I decided to give it a try. I thought the course was in very good shape. Some holes are very easy and others are very difficult. I can't remember which hole it is on the back nine but it is a LONG par 5 measuring over 600 yards from the blue tees. Very difficult with a very small undulating green. Anyway, I enjoyed my day even though I played horribly. I would recommend this course to friends.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 84
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

For sraight drivers

tree and house lined fairways show need for driving accuracy. Mostly small greens with false fronts. greens somewhat hard to read becuase of hills and valleys

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great course

I play here often and always find a new ways to get around the course. A lot of holes offer multiple ways to get in. Varying pin placements and Tee boxes also add to the challenge. Always leave wanting to come back and try something diffenrent.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Hot day but well worth it

Course was well maintained and enjoyed the round as the staff was friendly and the timing of the starts allowed us to finish the round in just over 3 hours. Great value and close to my house. Will play again soon.

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

Enjoyable outting

The course is a nice course that weaves around the housing community. Pretty open but there are houses on both sides so sometimes one might get in the way. I enjoy it very much and will play there again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Much improved except for the name!

I played Lake San Marcos for the first time in over 2 years and was impressed. Not a fan of the Hoity Toity name change but I'll get over it. Everything was much better from a few years ago, paved cart paths, nice fairways, greens and bunkers. Even the traffic heading home on eastbound 78 was better... LOL LSM is definitely back in my North County rotation, especially with a great hot deal.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 65
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Average Club

Okay club and course. Nothing really outstanding. 3-4 good holes. I usually dont comment on the food service but theirs was truly average. Would skip next time.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

OLD STYLE COURSE

It's a traditional layout without elaborate water features or terraced flower beds, but provides a pleasant golfing experience. Greens were in good shape.

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