The Vineyard at Escondido

There are too many reasons to not go here. Bad conditions, horrible pace, grounds crew everywhere, puddles and mud everywhere, overpriced, fairway is rough, the rough is rougher, and that’s IF you find a patch of grass in this dust bowl. The layout is boring, and add a 6 hour round to that boredom… no thanks.

Lots of dead grass but tee boxes and greens were in great shape

Course is in very good shape. Greens looked rough & slow, but rolled very smooth & fairly quick. Although we did play very early, there was way too much water on the course….I would assume because of the heat later in the day. Made the ball marks on the greens almost unfixable.

See above, the wife and I played well, it was hot but good course conditions and pace if by play was good … again

No players prior to us were raking the bunkers. Probably because there were limited rakes if you could find one. Fairways on several holes were just terrible…. No grass or marked as GUR. It appears they are working to improve but I won’t be playing again until conditions improve.

Retired after 44 years, so golfed w a buddy from Boise

Great conditions and nice pace of play

Friendly staff, new. challenge and good pace of play made for an enjoyable day at the Vineyard course.

Overall, it’s a decent course. Several fairways were patchy, lots of dry grass outside the fairway, the bunkers were hard as a rock, and there was no rough to speak of. The design overall is quite straightforward (drive, approach) and doesn’t require a lot of strategizing, with the exception of maybe a couple of holes. It’s what I would describe as an average course for an average rate, so overall the value is decent.