San Diego

[rrkman]

What would you do? Landing in SD before noon on a Tuesday early March....would you hop over the bridge and play Coronado or rush out to Barona? Any other suggestions? Hoping to play Torrey later in week...but any other must plays in area?

[JackpotJohnny]

How early in March ? daylight savings starts march 9.
If you've got the extra time, go to barona

[rrkman]

Just before daylight savings time. Was kind of bummed about that. I think I can be out there before 1....think I can get around there in 4 1/2 hours. Sunset around 6:00?

[rrkman]

Any info on condition of other courses in Southern California. Later in the week, I'm looking at a couple other places. Aviara, Pelican Hill, Journey at Penchaga, Oak Quarry? Thanks.

[DisappointingPar]

Maderas is an amazing course. Aviara is great looking, but I'd much rather play Maderas than Aviara.

Pelican Hill is probably the best course of the ones you listed.

I'd play Torrey, Pelican and Maderas in that order.

[wrigley]

Played Maderas last week, course was in excellent shape, with fast greens.

[PutterKilledTheDream]

Forget Coronado, no chance to finish mitigated late w/o a time.. you can probably get around Barona in less than 4 mid-week. Gets little play and is the best public track in the county.

[rrkman]

Final plan....

Barona Creek
Torrey South (depending on morning, hope to play north afterwards)
La Costa
Journey at Pechanga
Weekend at Ojai

[DisappointingPar]

No Maderas

[rrkman]

Would love to hit maderas and aviara but the second half (or a little more) is part of a planned long weekend so I really only have Tuesday afternoon after flight and Wednesday as 'free' days and Torrey is a bucket lister for me so I'm not giving that up.

Maderas might be an option for Tuesday though.

[Clambake]

I'd drop La Costa and play either Maderas or Golf Club of California. Both are much better tracks and a far better bargain.

[rrkman]

Just an update of where I played.

Maderas. Great service, great conditions, tough course. Took nine holes to figure it out but after that, very enjoyable. Was very impressed with the staff.

Torrey south. Worth the cost and if I was a resident, I'd play there a lot. Freshly mowed rough and still a bear. Enjoyed the course but didn't play well.

Torrey north. Certainly the milder, littler brother to south. Much easier but still a great course. I think it has some of the best holes of there...but also some back and forth holes.

Journey at Pechanga. Seemed a bit gimmicky to me. Great condition, great service, slow play, and a few gimmick holes. Would play it again but certainly not a must go back course.

Ojai. I'd say about the same as Pechanga. Condition might not have been as great but also less gimmicky. Course kind of surrounds resort areas so seemed odd at times with the people walking around. Certainly some bomb away holes but also a bunch of holes that you really need to understand where you need to hit it exactly.