Goat Hill Park

For the average golfer, great challenge..

No easy holes, everything falls off somewhere...

My wife and I played here last Friday for the first time and really enjoyed ourselves. If you’re looking for tour distance, play elsewhere. If you’re looking to problem-solve and have fun, this is your place. The elevated tees and/or greens give you plenty to think about. Not much water to worry about but plenty of hazards and out of bounds areas to make you second guess your club choice - which we loved!! Rolling, crested greens so you have to avoid going too long or two short (a couple of short putts rolled back to my feet and a couple of long ones required a wedge to chip back on.

Staff is super friendly. Clubhouse is well stocked. Love the golf carts.

This is our new favorite course.

Every time I play here which is turning into once a week I leave here saying to myself what a cool and relaxing course to play and always look forward to coming back. Pace of play is always good, course is getting into better shape all the time, and with the elevations and thick grass in some locations make it for a challenging but fun time.

After seeing all the hype on social media, I finally made the trek from Pacific Beach to Oceanside to play this track. After bumping into a few locals and putting around, I played quite an enjoyable round. The greens are easily the best feature on this course, with many of them in fantastic shape and will eat you alive if you're not careful. You can tell that a lot of love and care is going into this place. Fairways and rough were well...rough, but it seems to be trending in the right direction with almost every divot filled with sand. Can't wait to see what this course is like in a year.

First time playing this course. Mostly par 3 but still a challenge.

Had a blast out here. Got out around 6:40 and had no one in front or behind us. The elevation changes are crazy and the greens are tiny and pretty tricky but I’m great shape. Only a par 65 but still has some holes to let it rip on. Really enjoyed this course and will be back soon.

Pros: Great course layout. Really fun with lots of elevated shots. They have 3 putting/chipping greens and a driving range for practice. Dog friendly. Kid friendly. Good pace of play. Friendly staff and greenskeepers. They are always working on the grounds and improving this already well kept golf course. Goat Hill is also very easy to get to (just off the 5 freeway) and is generally a cooler location in terms of weather since it is nearer the coast than most other courses.

Cons: A little overpriced. It's generally $50ish to play here with a cart and you could find a good Par 72 a little further inland for the same price. Their driving range is a little beat up. Although you hit off grass, there is a lot of sand underneath and it is hard not to stand in divots and holes. That being said, they just began renovations on the driving range and though it will be closed from Oct-Dec, I'm looking forward to seeing it finished.

Overall: 8.5/10

Dud of a course. Lousy tee boxes and spotty fairways. The greens are nice though.

Unfortunately my GPS did not recognize the course, so we hunted for yardage markers. Unfortunately those were few and far between. Since the course is hilly, it became somewhat difficult to guesstimate distances. So... we were disappointed with our results. The heat didn't help, but that's on Mother Nature. I don't know why Garmin doesn't have the course updated. The GPS had the old course name (Center City) and what appeared to be the old course tee to green distances. I would have expect that after a few years this information would have been corrected. Alas it was not to be.

Course layout was odd. To get to six, you have to pass about 4 other holes. A couple tee boxes were plastic mat. Was not really worth the money. Maybe when they finish all the upgrades.

I play here frequently. Most of the time there are plenty of t times available. There are many areas where they need to add grass. Lots of dirt. Course layout can be confusing for first timers.

All in all a good bang for the buck but the course needs some TLC. Greens 6/10

Staff is always very friendly.