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 35
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Skill Intermediate
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 10/07/2021

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.

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Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/27/2021

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.

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Reviews 160
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/27/2021

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 13
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/24/2021

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 136
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/22/2021

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club!

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Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Pete Dye Course-Tough and Dated

The value for this course is acceptable. Not many level lies. Many opportunities to lose balls unless you are a straight hitter. The course is hard to maintain due to hot summers and lack of water. At one time this course was a resort type destination. There are still remnants of that era

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/21/2021

Thank you for taking the time to review us. Your feedback is valuable, and we appreciate your business. Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club thanks you!

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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Solid value

Not bad for the price. But a lot of the day you feel like you’re golfing on race tracks. There’s dirt everywhere. Its basically all hardpan surrounding the greens. Greens good shape and fast. Fairways ok but suffering from typical late summer burnout. Tee boxes need work. Five color tees to choose from.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/20/2021

Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. Please know the current conditions are by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards a 5-star experience and we hope to see you back!

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Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Better

I had not played Carlton Oaks for a few months and it’s better then before. Now you are hitting off grass on all fairways and there is less bare dirt just off the fairways. I like the corse it’s not easy, the fairways are undulated are you rarely on flat ground. I think for $35 dollars it’s a bargain.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/20/2021

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 96
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/20/2021

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 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/20/2021

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 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good time on a hot day

Great golf course. Pace of play was very good. Course was in good shape, considering drought conditions.

Would gladly play this track again.

Driving range could use a little love.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/09/2021

Hello. 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 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
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Commented on 09/08/2021

Hello. 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 152
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Needs attention

Some bare fairway spots. Greens have 2 or 3 different types of grass.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/07/2021

Thanks so much for the great review. We look forward to welcoming you back to our course soon. Thanks for choosing Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/07/2021

Hello. 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.

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Commented on 09/07/2021

Hello. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club!

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice staff, but course conditions were terrible.

Course conditions were poor. Greens were extremely slow and tons of ball marks and patches. Fairways were not well maintained at all. The staff were really nice though.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 09/07/2021

Hello. Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience.

We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high-quality standards we maintain.

We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop.

We hope to hear from you soon.

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Reviews 117
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

NO not now

Cannot recommend this course at this time, course on a down hill spiral and looks like it is heading towards an end....too bad another Dye design gone to waste.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 09/07/2021

Hello,

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes.

Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly.

Thank you for visiting Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/07/2021

Hello. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club!

Played On
Reviews 136
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace of play.

There was no Marshall out keeping the pace of play. The group in front of us was five holes behind the next group in front of them. Unacceptable!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/03/2021

Hello, thank you for reviewing the course. We apologize for the delay of play during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. With that in mind, we are working to best control pace and allow everyone to finish in a reasonable amount of time. We will continue to look for ways to improve. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Layout!

This course has a great layout that makes you use lots of strategy. Will definitely hit every club in your bag. Fairways were a little dry and lots of tight lies. Its is summertime and Santee can get hot. Was 95° at a noon tee time but they have lots of water stations throughout course. Pace of play was awesome and greens are in good shape. Considering it San Diego, the sand traps are actually a little bit fluffy and not a dry cement like you find out a lot of other courses this time of the year. I like playing this course because it challenges your game but also allows you to have some great awesome shots..

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/30/2021

Thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club.

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Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0

The conditions keep getting worse and worse

I am really disappointed by how Carlton Oaks is currently maintained. It has been getting worse and worse. Several years ago, the course was in solid shape and really enjoyable. The layout is fun challenging, especially from the back tees.

I just played here yesterday though, and the conditions are terrible. A significant portion of the fairways are dead and most of the rough is just dirt and dust. The greens are hit or miss; some are smooth, but the speeds are inconsistent from hole to hole. The bad conditions really detract from the experience here.

I really hope that the management at Carlton Oaks finds a way to revitalize this place. I know the drought makes it tough, but plenty of other courses have found ways to adapt and maintain enjoyable conditions. This course unfortunately has not. I imagine I’ll wait a few years before I try to play here again in hopes that the conditions improve, but until then I really don’t think it’s worth it.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/30/2021

Hi, thanks for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry your experience didn’t match your expectations. It was an uncommon instance and we’ll do better in the future.

Please feel free to reach out to us with any further comments, concerns, or suggestions you wish to share. We would love to make things right if you give us another chance.

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