Lakehouse Hotel and Resort

We drove over 55miles from Orange County to tryout this beautiful course. Weather was perfect 68F, traffic to south was smoothly on Early Saturday morning (9am), however the pace of game was very slow, we spent 5.5 hours finished 18 holes. No marshal around in course in charge the pace. We don’t know if it was weekend common pace? Kind of disappointed.

Nicely maintained, great layout, good challenge for a new hack golfer like me. Was a bit wet this time around from rain so green were sticking ball.

Overall, it doesn't feel like your average cheap excuse for a par three. It feels more professionally maintained and run.

Lots of healthy grass… bunkers could use some work

Nice location, friendly staff, friendly players, great place to work on your iron game, easy layout with some minor challenges here and there, very walkable, besides a few beat up greens, bunkers needing sand, a few tee box’s being dirt only, and no driving range, overall good-fun course. Will definitely go back to fine tune the wedges.

greens & fairways were in good condition

the grass at the edge of the fairways needed trimming

because it was difficult to find balls

Its a good course. I only played the back 9 and there were a lot of hills so If you're walking be prepared for a workout. Some ground under repair in the fairways so be cautious of a little mud but for the most part they were in good condition. Same thing for the greens. Good condition.

One negative to watch out for is the driving range is directly on the right of the 10th hole fairway and there is little to no net. so errant balls can , and do come into that fairway.

So keep an eye out and watch your ball carefully on your first couple shots. Be a friend and pick up some of the range balls and throw them back into the range area too. Thank you. Happy Golfing.

Clubhouse food was good for the price, staff was friendly. I'll definitely be back.

I really do love this course. They take great care of the greens and landscaping is beautiful. If you like working on your short game and want to do it with class and quiet, this is my go-to spot. Lots of shade, up and downhill challenges. You can walk the course no problem If you’re up for the exercise.

The bunkers were hard packed mud, but I only had to get out of there once. So I’m not gonna complain about those.

I love how the first hole is over a beautiful fountain, yet an easy approach wedge full swing will get it in the air and on the green.

There are a few holes where you can use your 3 Wood, or maybe even your driver if you hit short. Hole 16 for instance. But advance players could get away with only irons and wedges. Perhaps a rescue three hybrid as well.

There are a lot of great opportunities for a hole-in-one, or eagle throughout the gorgeous, winding layout and it makes you forget that you’re in the middle of San Marcos!

For the money, you’ll love it and come back again.

I called ahead of time for the driving range to make sure I would still be able to get a bucket. I was told as long as I showed up before a certain time I would get a bucket. I showed up 15 minutes before the time given and was denied a bucket. 20 minutes later a couple walked up with the bucket and I asked them if they had gotten it from the clubhouse to which they said yes. I walked back into the clubhouse to find out why I was denied a bucket I was told "ask my boss" to which the boss had no response other than "oh well...". The golf course is fine, crowded but fine, but this is an experience that I won't forget soon

The course overall is in good shape except for one thing.

The tee boxes are terrible for the most part, Dirt and large weeds. They need to be totally rebuilt. Some areas are very wet not sure why.

As I was stuck in traffic, I called the pro shop to ask them to set my tee time back & they accommodated. Turned out, I got there on time.

They wanted $24 dollars for a cart. I've paid less for a round at Tecolote Canyon. Not only did it run poorly, pop up ads were a constant bother when trying to retrieve yardage info. Seriously, why pay that much for a cart when you're inundated with ads? It should've been free.

Then the $9 hot dog I purchase had a bun so stiff, that it could sand a surfboard. That, along with dance music pumping from the bar/restaurant that could be heard to both the 1st & 10th tee boxes, just rounded out a lousy experience. Luckily, I was in a fun foursome, so the day wasn't wasted.

All tolled, it was an experience I plan on telling other golfers to stay away from. The gouge for the cart alone puts your business in the same category as somebody overcharging for a generator during a hurricane. Plus, warming your hot dogs in the microwave, then charging $9 is another glaring point. Isn't this a customer reliant business? Too bad you just lost one....and perhaps more.

Good luck in the future.

Course was in worse shape I've ever seen. Greens had lots of divots and tee boxes are overgrown/weeds, etc. I was shocked.

Course was fun and challenging. Expect a variety of holes, doglegs, straight, U-shaped, narrow and wide. Key here is to stay in the fairways, as the rough is thick and grabs clubs. Conditions were damp so difficult to spin and compress the ball, but the greens were very receptive if you want to shoot at the flag, many pins were in some tough locations - definitely bring some high bounce wedges. Greens were fast and reading breaks were challenging. Staff is very accommodating and worked me in after I called in for a late arrival due to standstill traffic. Great atmosphere around the clubhouse, music was playing on loudspeakers and was nice to have while practicing at the range and chipping/putting area that located right by it. Carts are new and have soft leather with GPS. Awesome value for the fee, and because jt was such a great experience, I played another round the next day. Nothing to change. Keep up the great work St. Mark’s!

BE SURE TO GOOGLE THE ADDRESS!!!

Golf Now offers a link with directions but their link put me 7 miles away!!! I almost missed my tee time.

Other than that, fantastic place to play with challenges and beautiful scenery, trees and landscaping that will have me coming back again.

If you’re in the area you can’t miss out on Saint Marks Executive Golf Course. EXCELLENT short game course for the money. Could be my favorite home spot right now.