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4.3
760 Reviews (760)
5 Stars
350
4 Stars
313
3 Stars
69
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
16
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.4
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.0
94.7%
Recommend this course
717 out of 760 reviews
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4.1
19 Reviews (19)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.0
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.3
94.7%
Recommend this course
18 out of 19 reviews
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4.3
71 Reviews (71)
5 Stars
33
4 Stars
30
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.4
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.7
97.2%
Recommend this course
69 out of 71 reviews
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Course Highlights
This well-maintained executive course delivers a fun, challenging layout with notable elevation changes and eagle opportunities that reward players of all skill levels. Friendly staff and outstanding value make it a consistently rewarding choice in San Marcos.

About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Style Executive
Par 58
Length 2700 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A

Previously known as "Lake San Marcos Executive Golf Course" and "St. Mark Executive Golf Course".

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Course Details

Year Built 1980
Golf Season Year round
Architect David Rainville

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range 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

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Short Courses in the U.S. (2019 #22)
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Reviews

4.3
760 Reviews (760)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 17
Patio Dining 13
19th Hole Specials 9
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 29
Bunkers 22
Narrow Fairways 10
This course/club is great for:
Walkers 39
Locals 35
Beginners 33
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 25
In the 'Burbs 13
At a Resort 7

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Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Muy bueno

Nice short course for getting some practice on ur irons, might try walking the course next time.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Outstanding Executive Golf Course

Since I am just a beginner, I like very much how inexpensive the fee is, plus how friendly the staff are each time I visit.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 54
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Walked

Nice Course for the Money

greens were soft, bunkers had real sand in them, fairways and surrounding area well vegetated and like a park even though houses are nearby,. Houses are not in play. No need to bring driver just irons are fine. Easy to walk with very short distances between holes. There is nice elevation changes so many shots were up or down hill. Course yardage might be off on some holes because I was long on a lot, Hole #1 has to be 15 yards shorter than the scorecard. My GPS device with 15,000 preprogrammed coursed did not work at this course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 37
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great small course

Nice green fairways and greens. I love that lace and will be back agin and again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great exec course

Had a great day golfing with my two boys. Course was in above average condition

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

St Mark executive on the way up

great executive course to play really fast rate of play a great value

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

tee boxess

Please please we would play here more if the tee boxes had grass. I play exec courses all over socal and they all have nice tee boxes

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great day at St. Mark's!

Wonderful staff, beautiful day. Walkable, but we chose to ride... all other golfers on the course were super nice, friendly - good course if you're a beginner/intermediate looking to get comfortable.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course is worth it

The course is good for beginning golf ears to learn how to play. It's a challenging but not too difficult. Overall a great experience

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

fast play wednesday

I played for $6.50 through the tee time deal here. The course was relatively empty and in good condition. Playing here during the week is a great place to work on irons as you can play more than one ball/ extra practice if no one is behind you

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice executive course

Excellent course for quick game. Some greens could use some work. Overall well taken care.of.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Walked

Great exec course

A fine , par 58 executive course in good condition.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

St. Mark's new owners

The new owners are terrific and have made such a difference! New carts, new golf paths, new sand traps and they are watering with well water. Hopefully they will fix the drainage problem at the 4th putting green. It is a disaster! Floods everything when it rains!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

pleasant surprise

greens were in good shape.... tee boxes need some serious work. walked the course and enjoyed the round. for the $$ this is the best deal in north county. played in about 2 hours with minimal waiting. the 4 par 4's are a nice break from the short par 3's. the uphill 8th says 161 yards but plays more like 185. almost got hit twice on the 16th by the group teeing off on the par 4 18th.... at least they yelled fore! good for practicing your short irons and putting.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

The best excecutive golf course in N. S.D. County

The course conditions have improved 100% as the new ownership is making great strides in the quality of play and the comfort of the golfer.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

Always fun for practice

I always enjoy coming out to St. Marks exec. It's pretty well maintained and there is plenty of variety to keep your short game tuned up. I would have gave another star for course condition but the tee boxes were in pretty poor shape. I do understand it's hard to keep them up on a short course though. I would recommend this course to anyone who would like to get out for a little more than a pitch and putt, but does not have time for a full course. You even can get out your driver a couple of times if you like.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

Needs a Marshal on course

St. Marks is an excellent executive golf course.
Fast greens, true sand traps. The only problem is they never have a marshall on course. Play can be very slow. They should also inform golfers of on going tournaments like yesterday. Normal play is about 2.5 hours. Yesterday almost 3.5 hours.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

A great little course, excellent for beginners

This is a great little course, especially for beginners who don't need to spend $50 - $100 on a round while learning the game. All of the more experienced players are super friendly and helpful, with the exception of one annoying group ahead of us that slowed down the pace of play (they played as a six-some, so they took forever on the greens).

If you go out early, you can play 18, walking, in less than 3 hours, which is also nice. The greens can be very, very fast in the morning, especially just after they are cut. You want to stay below the holes to score well on this course. But, the greens are nice and big and there are only a very few places where an errant shot gets you in deep trouble.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Played it for my first time and then 4 more times this week

The course is super fun for an exec, and not as vanilla as the others around. Has fun challenges like doglegs, trees, elevated greens, water, fast and big breaking greens.

The staff is awesome and flexible... I'm always late and they take care of me.

It's so inexpensive I can play all the time

My new favorite course!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

Nice

Nice course, but there are yardage information at the tee of each hole.

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