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 64
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Conditions Poor
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Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
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3.0
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Interesting lay out, good course, but needs more management.

Great facility to practice other game, because the price range was great and somewhat challenging. Good experience.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
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3.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
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3.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
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carlton oaks

Around the greens are great, tee boxes are too. Fairways still need work. No sand in bunkers. Also, how can restaurant have no cook at 2.30.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 1
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First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
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1.0
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First Time Playing

Very bad. Do not waste your money

my partner and I agreed that this is the worst course we have ever played on in our entire lives. This is over 30 years golfing in all parts of the world. The conditions were so bad. It’s like trying to golf in a gravel pit.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
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Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Reviews 11
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Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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First Time Playing

Course needs work

The fairways were in horrible condition, not groomed and lots of dirt patches.

The pace of play was so slow we couldn’t finish our round in 5 1/2 hours.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Reviews 2
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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
1.0
Previously Played

Still terrible conditions

Dead fairways, uneven tee boxes, gopher holes. Same old Carlton oaks. Ridiculous they charge $67 to play here on a weekday, maybe worth $30. I understand they don’t want to water anything but at least take a tractor out there and flatten all the gopher holes and bumps.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Never gets better

Not sure who’s in charge but they need fired. I give this course a go once every 6 months. Nothing has changed only getting worse. Honestly golf now should take this place off, only helping this course embezzle money. In the 90’s- 10’s this course was amazing. They haven’t put a dime in here and it shows. Greenskeepers rude, Marshall rude. Superintendent even worse try and make a solution to problem he says you don’t know how golf courses operate, you are correct sir, at least not crap hole ones. Stay away!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Poor conditions, solid round

Overall the course was in rough shape, though I did play in January. The fairways and rough were all pretty rough shape though the tee boxes and greens were kept nicely. The pace of play was quick though I was out there alone and then caught up to a few groups of two but it wasn’t that slow. Pretty narrow fairways and the cart path was choppy making driving around not the best. Greens were solid and fairly difficult making it more fun than the average course. I probably won’t play there again but don’t hate that I did.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

OK course

Lots of patch spots in the fairway and barely any grass outside the fairway hard to hit off of unless you got in a good spot. Around the greens were taken care of tho

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Reviews 15
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Gopher Golfing

The course has been overrun by gophers. There must be a million of them with holes and mounds all over. The tees were okay and the greens were okay but everything else was terrible condition. Play Winter rules All over. The course has potential but it's kind of sad. If you need a golf fix badly then it's okay but otherwise not worth it. There was a large crane bird by one of the greens and while we were there it caught three gophers.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Time is money

Don’t waste your time or money. This once entertaining track is in the worst condition I have ever seen.

Tee areas are overgrown. None are flat.

Course is so bumpy that the golf cart will kill your back.

Fairways are more hard pan than grass. Bunkers are like wet cement. Gopher holes are everywhere. Greens look OK, but they have so many types of grass that green speed is erratic.

$80 for a round is insulting. They should close and renovate. Don’t waste your time or money !

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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