9200 Inwood Drive, Santee, California 92071, US
(619) 448-4242
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About Carlton Oaks Lodge, Ascend Hotel Collection

Carlton Oaks has a long history of tournament golf. Curtis Strange won the 1974 NCAA Championships on the course before Perry Dye redesigned the layout and stretched it to 7,400 yards in the 1980s. The Carlton Oaks Lodge, Ascend Hotel Collection, offers 51 modernized, Asian-inspired rooms just steps from the clubhouse, its Oaks Bar & Grill and the outdoor pool and jacuzzi. 

Facts

Price Range$$
Property Class★★★
Acres168
Year Opened1958
Number of UnitsLess than 100

Amenities & Services

RestaurantsCasual
Room TypesRoom
Practice FacilityYes
Banquet SpaceYes

Rules

Is the resort pet friendly?No
Is resort stay required for a tee time?No

Golf courses at Carlton Oaks Lodge, Ascend Hotel Collection

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Reviews 144
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Concrete bunkers

FIX the Sand Traps. They are rock hard. Just a turn of the blade would soften them.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/18/2023

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, KFranzese. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club, and we hope to see you again in the future.

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not maintained well

We were greeted by a rude marshal because we were a couple minutes late, saying we were making his job harder and said under his breath “here comes the late group”. The pace of play was awful as we had to wait 5-10 minutes to start each hole. We ended up driving through on the 15th. The fairway and greens were not in the best shape for the price we paid. Overall would not spend $80 for this course again. Only positive was the sweet woman in the restaurant.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/18/2023

Hi, kscola. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are sorry to hear your customer service experience was not up to par. Please reach out to our management team at (619) 448-4242, and thanks for visiting Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 08/18/2023

Hi, u314164450323. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club.

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Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course potentially

This is a great layout. Very challenging and lots of optical illusions. Fairway is ok. The green are slow. The tee boxes are TERRIBLE. A lot of upkeep and fixing tee boxes would get 4/5 stars.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 08/18/2023

Hello, Kamei2951005. Thank you for taking the time to review and leave your feedback on your recent round with us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and we apologize if we missed the mark. Please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop with any additional concerns. Thanks for choosing Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club.

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Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/11/2023

Hello, u314161156124. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

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Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/11/2023

Hello, myronkathy. Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit.

We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind.

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Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 08/11/2023

Hi, jimmymo1955. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
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Commented on 08/11/2023

Hi, u314164410165. Thank you for taking the time to review the course. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thanks for choosing Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club.

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Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Diamond

Apparently, they (owners) have figured out there’s profit in maintaining the landscape all over the property. This course isn’t a beginners course, needs irons and short game, most greens are elevated with double breakers. 18, 8, 15 I believe hardest holes. See ya next time,

Cheers Mate

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/11/2023

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 86
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/11/2023

Hello, pleigh. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 123
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 08/04/2023

Hi, u000001325690. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club.

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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course in Rough Shape

I was surprised to see the super slow greens and dirty sand traps. The fairways were in decent shape. I use to play the course when it was kept in much better shape. Now I know why the parking lot was about 1/3 full.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 08/11/2023

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, DanisC. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club, and we hope to see you again in the future.

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Reviews 3
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This place is god awful for the price

Don’t play here. Just don’t. The course has a few pros: Layout is fun and challenging, the staff is good. But that’s about it. It’s way too overpriced. I’ve played 10$ courses that are better than this. Hard packed sand, patchy greens, patchy fairways, no rough (just dirt). You’ll find yourself hitting off dirt more often than not. I also had to play around sprinklers around 10am which was bizarre to me.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/11/2023

Thank you for taking the time to review and leave feedback on your recent round with us, u338177024. We would like to apologize for any inconvenience you experienced. Your feedback is extremely important to us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and apologize if we missed the mark. For further resolution in this matter, please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop at (619) 448-4242. We hope to hear from you soon, and thanks for choosing Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/04/2023

Hello, PlfsDdCaPxyPIKXHvZ6p. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 144
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Bunkers like concrete

Narry a grain of actual sand in the bunkers, just hard pan dirt. Caused skipped long shots instead of explosions. Fairway bare spots on every hole.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/28/2023

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, KFranzese. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Solid track, great price

Price was right on ($55) and my son and I played as a twosome on Monday at 7:33am while visiting from Phoenix. Greens are in good shape, most are in great shape. Fairways super green and bunkers are easy to get out of (packed tight wet sand).

The dude in the pro shop was uber welcoming, gave us a bunch of course tips and went out of his way to get us a bag of ice to keep drinks cold, he made the day for us!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 09/01/2023

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

8some of knuckleheads

Course was in some of the best conditions in a long while. Only annoying part was the 8some of young knuckleheads behind us. They were loud, obnoxious, driving carts on greens and tee boxes, leaving carts in reverse do sound alerts on to mess with others in their group. it was an absolute joke.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 07/28/2023

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, u939292198. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Not worth the money

This course was decent at best. Solid layout, the idea is there it’s just not executed. Pace of play was good, staff was great.

Unfortunately the condition of the course is where it falls short. $80 when it should be $50 at most.

Fun time, price doesn’t reflect course quality.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 07/28/2023

Hello, duckfan420. Thank you for taking the time to review and leave your feedback on your recent round with us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and we apologize if we missed the mark. Please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop with any additional concerns. Thanks for choosing Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great track, with a competitive feel.

Pace of play was a little slow, but not debilitating. Course was well designed and forces player to select best club for the best outcome not just the longest club in the bag. Condition was good, with small areas for improvement in some fairways, bunkers were inconsistent in quality and feel, however my biggest gripe was the lack of courtesy on the greens, could be A1 if folks fixed freaking divots!!! All in all course will be added to my schedule as a monthly play.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
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Commented on 07/28/2023

Hello, u865946376. Thank you for visiting us at Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 160
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/28/2023

Hi, Pablo7216916. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club.

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