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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Executive
Par 65
Length 4454 yards
Slope 140
Rating 66.9

Located in Oceanside, Goat Hill Park originally opened in 1952 as a nine-hole course called Center City Golf Course. It was the first golf course in San Diego County and in the 1980s was designated as protected public land that cannot be developed without a public vote. The course was redesigned in the 1990s into an 18-hole short course and soon became known by locals as "Goat Hill." The course was threatened by development in 2014 but the local community fought the plans at city hall and a new management team led by local residents John Ashworth, David Emerick and Geoff Cunningham assumed management of the golf course. Using volunteer corps of tradesman and citizens along with dedicated staff, they renovated and revitalized Goat Hill to its current state. The course features one par 5 on its par-65 layout and features long views from its perch on a hill. It also has a full driving range, pro shop as well as disc golf interwoven into the layout.

Course Details

Year Built 1952
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $10 - $16
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Available Sports

Disc Golf

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3.4
426 Reviews (426)
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Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

The course is good for my practice

The course is good for my practice and skill improvement.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
1.0
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First Time Playing

Horrible

Not a very good course to play. Course needs lots of maintenance.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

It's goat hill for a low costs practice round

It's Goat hill. It's an executive coarse where you can still break our the driver a few times if you want. The grass to dirt ratio is usually about 50/50 so you might play some "winter rules" and just place your ball on some grass for a better practice round.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
1.0
First Time Playing

POOR condition. There is NO fairway- just dirt and more dirt.

Clean this course up or close it down. Homeless camp on 15th hole! Looks to be quite lived in for sometime too. Clean it up! Water your fairways! Plant some grass! Fill in the gopher holes! More suited for the Frisbee Golf crowd. Not a golf couse.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tees and greens good,the rest of the course gets no water.

needs lots of water,greens good ,tees good.rest of course is dirt.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

It is called the "Goat" for a reason

Real, real basic golf....tees are okay...greens are okay...just everything in between is the problem. Fairway grass is non-existent...lots of dirt./hardpan. Use your old clubs & old balls and don't play too often...will mess up your game. But watch for deals....great value.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Don't bother with this one.

The course is in terrible shape. You may think you've hit the ball out of bounds, but you're actually in the middle of the fairway. There's no grass, just a ton of dirt.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Would not recommend this course to anyone.

This course really needs some care. Unless you are on a tee box or close to the green you are hitting off dirt. Cart paths are in a state of disrepair.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course is in a poor conditions

This course has no grass on the fairways, the soil is very hard .

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A challenging executive course.

If this golf course had good fairways and landscaping, it has the potential to be spectacular. It has a great setting among many hills which make most of the holes difficult; it requires precise shots.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

its the Goat, you either Love it or you hate it.

Centre City is always challenging in one way or another. Accuracy is always the key to the Goat. Its. Not a golf course you can overpower. And of course, you'll never have a good lie.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Brown fairways, trees and hills, greens decent. Lots of lost balls.

As a beginner I found this course too challenging due to the narrowness of some of the fairways, the trees and also hills which allowed the balls to roll backward. It was ultimately a frustrating round. It's hard to hit a nice club from a dirt fairway for fear of damaging it.. BUT the price was right with Golf Now and we enjoyed the practice regardless of the outcome.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Save your money and your back.

This course is also known as Goat Hill and it looks like the goats ate all the fairways and have now died from lack of grass. The cart paths are so rutted you need a kidney belt. The hilly terrain is great for the disc golfers who share the course with the golfers. Spend a few more dollars and go to Emerald Isle just inland.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Short course, VERY challenging

Greens were in very good condition, tee boxes were adequate.
The fairways need a lot of help, a lot of very dry areas.
NEEDS WATER.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser

The course did not have any carts - this is a very hilly course. The Staff did provide walking carts, so that was great.

The value for the money, is usually very good with the cart.
However, I probably would have rather had the cart use, than walking - very hilly and hard going up and down - quite steep.
Great Staff .

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0

Course is interesting

The course is very wild, you might compare many of the holes to something you might build in a big back yard. The greens are in good shape and the course does demand lots of control and patience. For me a successful round on this course is not losing my ball.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser

the course is on very bad shape

In fairness, the greens are good. However, the rest is in total disrepair. There is no grass on fairways, only dry dusty hardpan. The carts if inspected by an insurance company would all be confirmed for multiple safety issues. It's obvious the present maonagement does not have any interest in golfers opinions or desire to play thisdust bowl.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

good value for the money

I like center city golf course.It does need attension here and there all the time ,but small greens and chalenging approch shots make it a fun course.You will use all the clubs in your bag and I like that.If you can play well at this course it will help you to play anywhere i recomend it.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0

The front nine are better

I have never had to wait at this course, so why do they make golfnow customers ride together since no one else is there?

The front nine holes have better fairway coverage but a couple holes on the back nine have dirt fairways. I have never found my drive off of the 13 tee box because its uphill 275 yards before you find grass.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Priced Right - If you're picky you won't like this course.

This quirky little course is surprisingly challenging. Several holes are target greens that you don't want to miss. Likewise, the slopes on some fairways are tricky. Several areas are dry & bare - you can get into these real easily if you don't knock it straight. Most fairways are fairly tight. Par 3s are mixed variety.
Greens are surprisingly nice, but had to be approached tight.
Overall, the sparsity of nice fairway grass is offset by the level of challenge and decent greens. You can easily score some birdies in the same round with a quad or two. It was definitely a fun trial. NO WAIT AT ALL TO PLAY ON SUNDAY 10:00. Can't beat the value/challenge combination.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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