8860 Lawrence Welk Drive, Escondido, California 92026, US
(760) 749-3000
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About Welk Resorts San Diego

The Welks San Diego sprawls across 450 acres with dozens of one-bedroom suites to three-bedroom luxury villas, each near one of the five recreation centers. The 6,000-square-foot fitness center features spin and yoga rooms, workout machines and a two-story climbing wall. The village consists of shopping, dining, theatre and a Starbucks. The par-3 Oaks course and executive Fountains course are available for golfers. Get your game on at the Sport Yard with basketball, sand volleyball, tennis, pickleball, archery, horseshoes, giant checkers and shuffleboard. 

Facts

Price Range$$$, $$
Property Class★★★★
Acres450
Year Opened1964
Number of Units500+

Amenities

RestaurantsFine, Bar, Casual
Room TypesSuite
PoolAdults Only
Short CourseYes
TennisYes
Fitness CenterYes
Golf School/AcademyYes
Banquet SpaceYes
SpaYes

Services

Kids ProgramYes
ConciergeYes

Rules

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

Golf courses at Welk Resorts San Diego

Reviews

3.9
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Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

This course is always a pleasure!

For an executive course, LW Fountains Course has some beautiful, challenging and imaginative holes. Arguably the best exec course in the county and usually pristine, however a number of the greens had some sort of fungus issue going on making them very rough to putt on. I am sure they will eventually take care of this though. I would still recommend the course.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Very interesting & Challanging

Because it's built on a hill it makes for some interesting & carefull club selection. Uphill = more club & of course downhill = less. It has a bit of everything found on regulation courses & I enjoyed it thoroughly.
Greens in nice condition, fairways need work.
Overall great course for the money.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Pleasurable afternoon

Course was in good shape, staff was very friendly. Play somewhat slow due to some older players. They graciously allowed us to pass by. Course allows the use of all clubs.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Good Course

Fun executive course. Nice elevation changes and some really cool looking holes. Some longer par3's and nice par 4's. Used most of the clubs in my bag. I plan on playing again very soon.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

The Fountains are Fabulous

We love playing the Fountains. The course is beautiful and challenging.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

A great place to go.

Harder than one might think due to the topography challenge that I find makes it much more interesting. Longest hole is about 300 yards and that is long enough for me.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Great executive course

I enjoy playing this course as it doesn't have any par 5's for me to stress over! It is a rolling course so the terrain can be a challenge for people who miss the fairways occasionally! It was a pleasure to return to as I had played it a few years ago when I was learning how to play golf so it was nice to see how I had improved!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

the staff is friendly and professional

the course has a variety of shots to be played which makes up for the lack of length. the greens are fair but challenging. fun course to play.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser

Crowded with long waits.

Very crowded with long waits on every hole. No course marshal. People giving instructions to very slow novice players. Novice players should be playing the Oaks Course while play on the Fountains needs to be monitored to establish consistent flow.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0

This was a really fun course. Not to big, not too little.

This course is a little larger than most executive pitch and put courses. However, it is easily played in 3 hours or a little more depending on pace. I enjoyed the scenery, and I thought the course was very well maintained. I would definitely golf here again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0

Good short game practice

Short little par three course with most holes being less than 100 yards. Only used my small irons. Great way to practice your short game. Green grass, orange leaves on the ground, blue sky, great San Diego winter day. Greens were well maintained and some are pretty challenging. I played this course 2 days in a row and will be back again to work on my putting. Hopefully they move the pin location around next time. Not worth your time if you are an advanced player, great for beginners like me.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

This course is perfect for golfers looking to test their skills or improve their game

Trying to return to golf after a 20 year absence. Have been playing short executive golf courses. Decided upon this course as a next step because it has 8 par fours and 10 par threes. Playing from the back tees was quite a challenge and motivates me to continue to work on my game. I recommend playing this course to anyone looking to test every aspect of their game.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser

Waste of time and money

Worse than a minature putt course made by the blind. Misleading website. Horrible greens. Bad course layout and hard to find. Go hit rocks with a stick in the backyard and you'll be better off

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Really Short

This was a really short wide open executive course with little elevation and limited features. Average hole length is under a hundred yards and not much of a challenge, but it is well maintained. This would be a great course for a younger golfer or a new beginner. Otherwise I feel that there are other courses in the area that are a better value.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Short course, fun when you have a variety of golf abilities in your group, but that generally makes the pace of play quite slow.

Course was in good shape, just enough challenges to work most of the clubs in your bag.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

For an executive course it's challenging. Nicely kept up.

No players assistants to keep slow players moving along. We got stuck behind some beginners otherwise we would have finished in 3 hrs instead of 4.5.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser

Play somewhere else

this course caters to the residents and views the golfnow customers as second rate. I left the course after 4 holes, 3 of which were par 3- all this took at least 1 hour 20 min- several groups backed up at the tee. No notification on Golfnow about a tournament

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great Executive for a Great Price

This is a great executive course for a great price. The staff is friendly and course is nice and long for an executive. You can still use the driver on a few holes.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Nice short game practice course

Played here four times now and I'll be back. It's a great value.

Greens have fully recovered since aeration last month.

They do allow carts but course is very short with some hills so walking it is very pleasant.

There are power lines on four holes. I just ignore them and I have yet to hit one.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0

Good Par 3 course. Definitely need skills on the short game.

Nice PAr 3. Will come back. Morning tee times chilly until about 10am.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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