Carlton Oaks Lodge, Ascend Hotel Collection

It’s a tough course made even tougher when the condition of the course is not great. I’ve played here within the last couple months & it was in pretty good shape. Not so much today, but I’m sure the weather & time of year played a role. Shot an 80 which is the best I’ve played there, ever. You pay for hitting errant shots. I appreciate that it only cost me $60 when most courses these days easily want $100+. I’m a afraid the prices will skyrocket whenever the remodel of the property is done.

Carlton Oaks is a solid course with a good layout and a friendly crew running the place. The greens rolled nice, and the holes have a good mix that keeps the round interesting. It’s not fancy or over the top — just a good, honest golf course where you can show up, play, and have a good time. I appreciated the relaxed vibe and the way the staff treated people. I’d come back again.

Course was in really ruff shape. Greens were in great shape. Pace of play was extremely slow. Never seen so many hackers in one course at one time ever. Maybe just came on the wrong day!

I've played this course almost a dozen times. The staff is awesome and the cart service is always excellent.

The pace of play the last couple times was almost six hours but this time around was 4 1/2- not bad for a challenging track.

The driving range could definitely use some work but is adequate.

The 3-star rating falls solely on the course's condition. Aside from a number of the back tee boxes being completely overgrown and unplayable (which is not reflective in their scorecards or on the GHIN), the fairways and their surrounding areas don't appear to have been maintained in a very long time. The bunkers are never consistent and the greens always seem to have several types of grass: making for inconsistent rolls and speeds for the green. There were also multiple times where my drive found the absolute middle of the fairway, but was somehow on top of weeds or other material that has no place to be in a fairway.

The club has been declaring a renovation is coming for some time now but it could possibly only be lip service. It's a shame they don't take better care of it because it is one of the best layouts in California- especially the back nine!

We all hope to see a better kept course in the near future and take on the looks of even a fraction of how nice the course used to be, but it leaves people like myself skeptical at best at this point.

This course is a championship layout but it has not been kept up. The good part is that efforts are being made to improve conditions. I felt it was worth playing despite the somewhat rough conditions.

Carlton Oaks used to be a great course, but not any more. the greens are infested with clover, the fairways are rough with big patches of bare dirt, the tee boxs are not too good either. if you happen to get off the fairway, the "rough" is like driving on the moon. also, the bunkers are unplayable. The city of SD ownes the course, but hasn't maintained it and however has the contract to run has not spent any money. Turn it into "affordable housing"

I never leave bad reviews but this course is run down. There are many areas where there is no grass on the fairway. The greens are ok. Play somewhere else, there is a glitch, I can’t click on the stars. The staff is awesome, the pace of play is average.

Super awesome staff! Kind of a dog track. No offense, but terrible conditions. I live in Colorado and we’re in a bad drought, but all of our courses are in way better shape. Again, super awesome staff, but not sure I’d play here again.

such a well conditioned, challenging layout, now it is just challenging. Fairways and greens are spotty with one green scorched.

The layout is great the course maintenance is not.

I PLAY HERE 3 OR 4 TIMES A MONTH ! CONDITION WISE THIS IS THE WORST IVE SEEN IN A LONG LONG TIME ! I, WITH THE CURRENT CONDITION THAT THE COURSE IS IN WOULD NOT RECOMMEND PLAYING !