Encinitas Ranch Golf Course

Course was decent enough but conditions were a little disappointing. The staff their definitely needs to get over themselves. Very stuck up attitudes except for in the bar area. They did a great job in the bar area. Definitely better courses around to play for 80.00.

Eventhough I work at a country club, I choose to play here every so often because its close to my home and playable: for other «not so avid» golfers. However, the putting green, fairways, and golf/​food prices are sub-​par.
Apparently everyone and their brother practices here and theres been a few times where im waiting for a stall to hit or dodging practice balls while putting. The fairways are chewded up pretty bad because its WAY too short. But after paying 80 for a bucket of balls and golf, then a $ 14dollar cheese burger that was anything but satistisfying, figuratively and litterally, left a bad taste in my mouth.
I guess I just dont see the value in Encinitas Ranch… Temecula Creek is totally worth that price on the otherhand.

Staff is great. Marshals very courteous. Great views. Pace of play enforced. Favorite course to play. Well worth the money

Not a bad track but is overpriced when you compare to The Crossings or Arrowood. I have a JC card and it is still more expensive than both these courses on the weekend! To be honest once my free rounds run out I will play elsewhere for the 78 $ JC rate they charge. The fairways should be in much better shape for this price.
Also, when punching greens they only punch half. By half I don’t mean the front 9 vs the back 9. I mean hole #1 green is punched on the back half of the green, hole # 2 the front half of the green. I think this is a greedy way of getting out of having discounted rates while greens are punched.
When your golf rate isn’t cheap the golf course shouldn’t practice cheap business tactics.

Pace of play is a serious problem here nearly every time we play. The starter tells you to keep up a reasonable pace, but if you’re stuck behind a slow group with a clear hole in front of them, the «Marshalls» refuse to do anything about it. We had an aggressive group hitting into us behind us and a «get down on all fours and line up every putt» bunch in front of us, so it was a pretty miserable experience being sandwiched in all day. The pace of play and the «Marshalls» at this course are a real joke. Plan to stay away from Encinitas Ranch for a while, even though I’m a JC member.

Boy, does the customer service here suck! They tried to rip me off from my comp rounds for the JC resort membership. This one is getting crossed off my list of future courses to play!

Was very disappointed with this course the fairways were very beat up and very unkept i understand the drought situation in California but seriously I have seen grass on freeway shoulders in better shape and also the pace of play is not kept up with the marshals need to do their job. I wasn’t happy with this course after all the hype I’ve heard. Luck I have 3stars

Not sure why Unilocal knows I played here. Real fun track with nice people working here. Good value with most of the normal public golf course issues (slow play, people not fixing ball marks, raking traps. But as a resident this place is a great value and fun to play. pro shop staff are excellent too. Typical food fare but no beverage cart on Sunday afternoon… BYOB I guess?

My buddies & I played at Encinitas Ranch yesterday, finally the marshals have relaxed out there, by just letting us just play the game we finished in 4 1\2 hours. but i think Encinitas ranch finally figured out that pissing people off was not the answer… The cart lady sherry, was great, she made sure she had seen us 3 times, just like the starter told us she would. Sherry took good care of us & made this a great experiences, Sherry thanks for loaning my partner your jacket that was a nice thing to do. There is a thankyou gift in the jacket pocket. My partner was very impressed with your service. Hands down my best golf score yet, now that I am a JC. member, i look forward to playing a few more JC courses Good job to all of the staff at Encinitas Ranch see you all soon. B.Johnson.

poor experience! … we were asked to start early since the threesome of «employees» were running late… declined and started on time… after five holes the late threesome were on our heels, no problem we were going to to let them play thru in a couple of holes… on the next hole one of the guys was was throwing his arms in the air at us on the tee as we flagged the hole… keeping cool we were on our plan of letting them play thru next hole when the starter asked us to let them thru… granted we were still 8 minutes «ahead» of schedule… we let them go ahead. they finished the hole and didn’t even look at us, acknowledge us, or even THANK US… keep in mind that they are employees of the golf course and they didn’t even thank us… being representatives of the course… poor customer experience from the threesome today on 11÷10÷14 at 703 am… get ur act together boys and golf course.

Course is great but the people working behind the desk are RUDE!!!
RUDE RUDE RUDE.
Get with it, it’s called customer service. Your not professional golfers. If our life sucks take it out on the little white ball not your customers.

came here for a golf tourney. Played in about 4 hours and they had marshalls all over the place, especially because the group behind us was 2.5 holes behind us.
there is a few pretty cool holes and I wouldn’t mind coming back and im not from this area but i would guess there are better courses in the area

I may be biased since I live right below Encinitas Ranch and have played the course since it opened, but I do always enjoy my rounds here. They brag that something like 14 holes have ocean views, which is true. Encinitas Ranch features an open layout, links style almost, with few trees, little out of bounds areas, and rolling hills. For much of the year, you could say that the grass could use a little more tending, and the back sometimes has drainage issues. If you’re looking to shoot a low round, Encinitas Ranch is your place. If you’re looking for a quick round, Encinitas Ranch is not your place. Keep in mind it’s a really expensive municipal course. Meaning they inanely allow all of the local olds to walk their rounds with pull carts slowing the entire pace down. At the same time, even as a resident, you’re looking at a $ 80-​$ 120ish round. Even resident rate super twilight is $ 45! All to sit around simmering at the old guys up ahead playing multiple balls.
The course itself is great, and would easily merit 4 stars. Unfortunately, when you factor in the cost, there are just so many better local courses to play.
It should be noted the range is excellent but can get super crowded on weekends. The putting green is beautiful and perched up on a ridge providing a great view of Scott Valley.

I haven’t played on the course (yet!), but I have taken classes here. I wasn’t even particularly interested in golf, but saw an amazing deal they were offering (and I think they still are). It was only $ 50 for 5 lessons, 3 buckets of balls for practice, and 2 rounds of golf (but in later hours in the day). I couldn’t pass it up.
The classes were small, instructive, and perfect for beginners. I’ve gone to 4 lessons so far. 3 of the classes had no more than 5 – 6 students. The biggest class had maybe 10 people. They also provide clubs so I didn’t have to buy anything before deciding whether I’d really enjoy it or not.
I’ve used up my 3 buckets of balls coming to the range to practice with my husband. Overall, been having a great time. Highly recommended!

Encinitas Ranch is a nice golf course with a few coastal views, but by no means is this worth the $ 76.00 week day rate for SO Cal Residents. You can play The Crossings in Carlsbad with the deals they have on GolfNow for $ 50 – 60 and it’s much nicer and more challenging with more ocean views. Save your money and drive 10 minutes more north. I hate to say it because I do like this course but it’s way overpriced.

This course is a very good value. Beware they are remodeling the traps so the layout is odd (one temprorary hole). Overall I thought the greens and fairways were quite respectable for a public course.
Pace of play was poor but that could have just been a function of the people I was stuck behind.

I’ve always loved playing here, the course is decent and the staff is extra friendly. Residents of Encinitas get a discount and even get out on the course ½ earlier than normal twilight hours. The restaurant/​bar outside patio has amazing ocean views and it’s dog friendly.

One of my favorite courses to play in San Diego. Driving range and practice area are decent, but the course is great. They call it «Easy Ranch». It’s fairly wide open. Grip it & rip it. Greens are big, and undulated. Pay close attention to pin placements. They make a difference in club selection. Putts always break towards the ocean… which you will have some amazing views of while you play. It’s pricey, but worth it.

Last minute golf game mid week — they guys had the best price and good tee times available, along with decent rental clubs. Plus they had Celtics ball markers, um HELLO! Awesome! lol.
But honestly, this place was great. Very nice staff, welcoming and friendly to two out-​of-​towners. The views are stunning from all the holes as well. We were very pleased with our last minute golf decision.

Played here right before the fairways were going to be overseeded. The pro shop warned us ahead of time and even gave us two free rounds (weekday only) to make up for the conditions. You don’t normally get that at other courses. The greens were in great shape though and that made the round pretty enjoyable.
The course is pretty unique with a couple WTF holes, but the views are tremendous and worth the money. I look forward to playing it again.