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Golf Course Review Carlton Oaks Golf Resort Santee California

Carlton Oaks Golf Resort

Golf Course Review Carlton Oaks Golf Resort Santee, CA

Reviewed by: sparky14, San Clemente

ALERT: Aeration
Will be aerating the greens 9/11 & 9/12.
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Golf Playing Conditions 5.82 GOOD
Golf Playing Conditions 5.82 GOOD

Played Carlton Oaks on 9/9. I see from the GK page that aeration is scheduled for the next two days. I would say the prior weeks players got an early aeration start by not fixing a single ball mark on any green. I have never seen so many unfixed ball marks. That being said, the grass still had good coverage, and I was shocked that most of my putts rolled well with no bouncing.

Fairways are in good shape. Tee boxes are generally fine, some uneven ground here and there, but playable. Rough is very much so. Lots of bare ground off the fairways.

So, while I have berated the course on the conditions here, I will say this is a great course and quite a bargain these days. If you keep it on the grass, you are rewarded with a very fun and challenging course. I would have loved to have played here in the early days, as I suspect this place was amazing at the start.

Recommended – just know that you will get some bad lies off the fairways and greens.