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4.3
391 Reviews (391)
5 Stars
127
4 Stars
201
3 Stars
42
2 Stars
14
1 Stars
7
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.1
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.2
87.8%
Recommend this course
350 out of 391 reviews
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4.8
12 Reviews (12)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.8
Value
4.5
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.7
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.6
100.0%
Recommend this course
12 out of 12 reviews
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4.3
24 Reviews (24)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.1
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.2
87.5%
Recommend this course
21 out of 24 reviews
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Course Highlights
This well-maintained municipal course consistently impresses with solid greens, a varied layout featuring blind-spot holes, and brand-new golf carts. Friendly staff and strong overall value make it a rewarding choice for public course golfers.

About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 70
Length 6022 yards
Slope 123
Rating 69.4
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Course Details

Year Built 1958
Fairways Kikuyu Grass
Greens Bentgrass/Poa Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $21
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

4.3
391 Reviews (391)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 14
Patio Dining 14
Brunch 10
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 13
Bunkers 9
Undulating Greens 8
This course/club is great for:
Locals 18
Seniors 12
Walkers 10
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 20
Near Local Attractions 8
Worth the Drive 6

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Reviews 2
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Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Great Course but Holes 3 and 4 are terribly designed

Everything is pretty good except for hole 3 and 4. If you have played there you know what I'm talking about.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 45
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

SB Golf Club

Public courses aren’t easy to find in Santa Barbara and for a municipal course in the dead of winter it was in very good condition. Tee boxes were fair, fairways were above average and large greens were excellent. It was an absolutely beautiful day and a must play winter course.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

A nice public course

I have been playing Santa Barbara Golf Club once a week for the last 8 months, riding out the pandemic. It's a nice course, and after the round, we have lunch at Mulligan's. Lunch is the best part of my game. And Mulligans is great.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Too many bare lies

Nice layout but overall condition tee ti green was very poor. Hard to find a spot to tee up ball on turf. Greens bumpy after aeration. Too much play and not enough water.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

O.K. Course

Had to wait about 30 minutes because they were busy. The pace was slow, took 4 1/2 hours during the weekday which surprised me a bit. But staffs were nice, overall condition were not great. Lot of bold spots in the fairways.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Fun course beautiful layout.

This course is fun to play and not to challenging for the intermediate players. Beautiful scenery with a nice ocean breeze. We love playing here.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun but short track

It’s a fun course, though not long, at all. Usually in good condition and pace of play was around 4.25 hours, on a Saturday afternoon.

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

Need to be more organized

There was a shortage and confusion with golf carts and finding keys to a cart.

Golfers were piling up on the first nine holes, while the back nine holes looked clear and wide open. Why couldn’t they start some groups on the back nine and some on the first to get things moving.

I didn’t see one golf Marshall out there trying to speed groups up.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
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