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4.1
383 Reviews (383)
5 Stars
121
4 Stars
199
3 Stars
42
2 Stars
14
1 Stars
7
Conditions
4.2
Value
3.9
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.1
85.6%
Recommend this course
342 out of 383 reviews
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4.8
4 Reviews (4)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.8
Value
4.5
Layout
5.0
Pace
4.8
Amenities
4.8
StaffFriendliness
5.0
100.0%
Recommend this course
4 out of 4 reviews
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4.1
21 Reviews (21)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.0
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.1
85.7%
Recommend this course
18 out of 21 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.

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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

4.1
383 Reviews (383)

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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Played On
Reviews 56
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

santa barbara golf

overall course condition great. pace of play was good for public course

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
5460e8a8-1a65-5c5c-adf5-2f8c42524228
Commented on 08/24/2015

Miranda,

Thank you for the great review. Really glad you enjoyed the course conditions and the pace of play.

Hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Too slow

What can I say.....in 4.5 hours got through 14 holes. Too slow and too crowded. Still, a nice course and reasonably priced. Go early morning or weekday.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
5460e8a8-1a65-5c5c-adf5-2f8c42524228
Commented on 02/25/2015

Thank you for your comments Stewiel. We are sorry that you were slowed down and will work hard to improve pace of play at weekends, but pleased you liked the course.

Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

Excellent Muni Course

I thought the course was in very good shape for a municipal course. Even the sand traps were decent. Pay was a little slow, but not too bad. We finished in 4 1/2 hours. The price was great.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
5460e8a8-1a65-5c5c-adf5-2f8c42524228
Commented on 08/24/2015

Rob,

Thank you for the review. Thanks for commenting on the good shape our golf course is in and the sand traps.

Hope to see you out here again soon!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

good deal, good course

Very happy for the money, good practice course.
Was a bit slow but middle of the day it is expected.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
5460e8a8-1a65-5c5c-adf5-2f8c42524228
Commented on 08/24/2015

Glad to hear you were very happy with your round. Hope to see you out here again soon!

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great place to spend your weekend

My son and I had a great day. Course was well maintained. Good pace challenging greens good layout of course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
5460e8a8-1a65-5c5c-adf5-2f8c42524228
Commented on 08/24/2015

Joseph,

Really glad you and your son had a great day out on the course. Thank you for recognizing the well maintained course conditions, the good pace, the challenging greens and the course layout.

Hope to see you and your son here again soon!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice muni track

This course is in great shape for the drought conditions we are in. Best bang for the buck in Santa Barbara.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
5460e8a8-1a65-5c5c-adf5-2f8c42524228
Commented on 08/24/2015

Thank you for the kind words. Nice to know our course is the best bang for the buck in Santa Barbara.

Hope to see you out here again soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Santa Barbara Golf Club

This municipal golf course gets a lot of play, but it is maintained and run very well.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
5460e8a8-1a65-5c5c-adf5-2f8c42524228
Commented on 08/24/2015

Thomas,

Thank you for the great review. Really glad you like the way the course is run and how it is maintained.

See you at Santa Barbara Golf Club soon I hope.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good location

Nice course, good location, nice carts and friendly staff. Greens a bit slow and it also would have been nice to use more than irons on the ranch.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
5460e8a8-1a65-5c5c-adf5-2f8c42524228
Commented on 08/24/2015

Glad you enjoyed the course, location and staff. And thank you for your feedback on the greens and the Driving Range.

Hope to see you back again soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The greens were in great shape

Wide open. Fun course to play. The greens were true. Had a good round. Pace of play was good.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
5460e8a8-1a65-5c5c-adf5-2f8c42524228
Commented on 08/24/2015

Really glad to hear you enjoyed your round at Santa Barbara Golf club. Hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Good value

Greens were nicely maintained and consistently fast. Course has too many blind shots though. All in all a good value.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
5460e8a8-1a65-5c5c-adf5-2f8c42524228
Commented on 10/03/2015

Thank you!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Easy breezy @ the beach

Great golf course!! Only played nine holes but should have played all 18. Had to cut short to take wife shopping. I will be back to play it again!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
5460e8a8-1a65-5c5c-adf5-2f8c42524228
Commented on 08/24/2015

Thank you for the kind words Samuel. Glad to hear you enjoyed the 9 holes you played and glad to hear you'll be coming back.

We hope your shopping with the wife went well too.

See you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Walked

First Time

Played during very hot day (94 F) so the walk was more than expected. Course was in good shape and the greens were excellent, but super fast due to dry weather for a few days. Would definitely play again if in the area. Good value for sure.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
5460e8a8-1a65-5c5c-adf5-2f8c42524228
Commented on 10/03/2015

Thank you for the kind words. Have you been back since?

Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Walked

Greens were perfect!

Great time at Santa Barbara GC. Greens were perfect and pace of play awesome. Got done as 4 players under four hours and was actually waiting in a few holes, so could have gone faster. Easy location to get to and good price on GolfNow!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
5460e8a8-1a65-5c5c-adf5-2f8c42524228
Commented on 10/03/2015

Thank you! Glad to hear you had such a great time at Santa Barbara Golf Club. Hopefully you made some birdies birdie boy.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice muni course

Always enjoy playing this course. They are making improvements. A little impacted by drought but doing the best they can.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
5460e8a8-1a65-5c5c-adf5-2f8c42524228
Commented on 10/03/2015

Bill,

Thank you for the nice review. We are trying our best to make Santa Barbara Golf Club the best it can be.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Santa Barbara Muni

Great Muni course! Suprisingly uncrouded for a Sunday round. Teed off at 12:00 done by 3:30 grounds are in good shape a couple of greens were punched but not all. Good value for $45 including cart. Golf Now saved us $18 for two players.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
5460e8a8-1a65-5c5c-adf5-2f8c42524228
Commented on 10/03/2015

Glad you enjoyed it here. Hope to see you back again soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Not worth the money

When we arrived for our 11:23 tee time they were about 45 minutes behind schedule - we finally teed off at noon and it was very slow - most tee boxes had two groups waiting - one of the carts we had stopped running on the 10th hole (this is the 2nd time this has happened) - we had to stop at 4:00 with 5 holes left - not cheap place to play either - not sure of the alternatives in the area but would of been better to go to the beach.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Easy
5460e8a8-1a65-5c5c-adf5-2f8c42524228
Commented on 10/03/2015

Sorry about your experience here. We always try hard to make sure the pace of play is as fast as it can be. Your feedback has helped us improve. Thank you.

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Commented on 09/01/2014

This is the best course for the money in Santa Barbara. They just got all new carts and they are very nice. I don't know where you live but anything less than $70.00 bucks with a cart is a bargain for weekend golf. Sorry you had a bad day.

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Commented on 02/28/2014

Why'd you 'have' to stop at 4? I don't know of a single place where I can guaranty i'll finish 18 holes in just over 4 hours, let alone on a Saturday, teeing off in the middle of the day.

Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

You Will Enjoy the Course

This is the Muni course in SB. It is maintained well for a public course. Moderately difficult, with some holes requiring you to hit from a downhill or sidehill lie. Overall, you should enjoy playing it.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
5460e8a8-1a65-5c5c-adf5-2f8c42524228
Commented on 10/03/2015

Thank you for the kind words. Really glad you enjoyed the course!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good but hilly

Hillier than expected - need to be somewhat fit to walk. Some blind shots. Good value, and good views. Pleasant experience. Would play again. Could be better maintained.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
5460e8a8-1a65-5c5c-adf5-2f8c42524228
Commented on 10/03/2015

Thank you for the kind review!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very challenging, Fast greens, great shape

First off I have to say that I was very impressed with the course condition. Greens were excellent but very fast, to fast for this amateur and part of the reason for our slow play.

We played early Friday morning with a twosome that did not play well. Lost balls, long setup for each shot etc... The short of it was the 3some behind us were waiting at each hole after #6. We let them play thru but was constantly pushed by the marshal.

Overall It was a good experience and would love to play again.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
5460e8a8-1a65-5c5c-adf5-2f8c42524228
Commented on 10/03/2015

Glad you had such a great experience here. Have you been back since?

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

On Par ;-)

Hehe, look at the title.

Great course and we got a great deal.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
5460e8a8-1a65-5c5c-adf5-2f8c42524228
Commented on 10/03/2015

Thank you! Hope there have been many more pars for you.

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