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RECAP: GK Plays OMNI La Costa Resort & Spa LEGENDS Carlsbad California

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Omni La Costa Resort & Spa (Legends)

Golf Course Review OMNI La Costa Resort & Spa LEGENDS Carlsbad California

Reviewed by: sixpez, Rancho Mirage, CA

Golf Playing Conditions 7.39 GREAT
Golf Playing Conditions 7.39 GREAT

Another fun GK Plays outing yesterday. Thanks to JohnnyGK, the sponsors and the staff at La Costa for providing a great venue for the shotgun outing. I was in group 1B with dconnally and kassper7. Pace of play slowed down quite a bit in the middle of the round, but otherwise a very good overall Pace of Play (PoP.)

The course was in very nice condition all around. It was still pretty soft after the rain this week, so not much roll-out on drives and they probably haven’t been able to mow on a normal schedule. Tee boxes were great. Fairways were generally great with some mushy spots here and there, some marked off as GUR. The rough was brutal. It was very deep, lush and thick, so you wanted to avoid it as much as you could. Greens soft and rolling well at medium speeds, just getting a bit scruffy by the end of the round as expected. I was only in one bunker and it was well maintained with adequate sand.

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Omni La Costa Resort & Spa LEGENDS Carlsbad California Hole 5
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I don’t know if I am in the minority, but I’ve always preferred the Legends Course over the Champions Course. I feel it has more character, nicer aesthetics and a solid layout. Either way, it was a great day out there with the GK crew. Now looking forward to today at Rams Hill!

AndrewZ Recent GK Match Play Winner AND GKPlays participant
AndrewZ Recent GK Match Play Winner AND GKPlays participant
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Join Us WHEN GK Plays OMNI La Costa Resort & Spa Saturday Dec 8 2018

Omni Hotel La Costa Resort & Spa Carlsbad California

Join Us When GK Plays OMNI La Costa Resort & Spa

Saturday December 8, 2018 12:00PM Shotgun

Upcoming GK Plays at OMNI La Costa resort & Spa — LEGENDS Course– this Saturday December 8, 2018.

Our Rams Hills outing is currently sold out.  Want to play some golf with like-minded golfers?  Consider joining us at La Costa Resort & Spa and play the Legends Course.  Enjoy the holiday season with a round of golf when the course is at it’s peak.  Click HERE to find out additional information and claim your spot to play La Costa Resort & Spa.

Latest Course Review

OMNI La Costa Resort & Spa LEGENDS

leef2020
Posted: 10/28/18 1:58p

OMNI La Costa Resort & Spa Carlsbad California GK Plays
OMNI La Costa Resort & Spa Carlsbad California GK Plays

Member Since: Mar 26, 2016
From: Huntington Beach, CA
Found a great $60+fee deal on GolfNow, with a 1:52 tee time on Sat., 10/27. Free range balls at your leisure. Teed off 15 minutes late, behind a group of 4 juniors (8-12 yrs) with their parents driving/coaching. Dreadfully slow for two holes, they then picked up the pace after some encouragement no doubt from the marshals. The youngsters were pretty good, just too much coaching! Wasn’t expecting we’d get all 18 in, but we did, just under last light, with POP at 4hrs 10mins.

The Review

Cart-path only on the entire course, as they are still keeping the course fairly damp post punching and over-seeding. Course was closed for a month, and was evidently just opened a week ago.

Tees were very green, lush and level, but a bit soft. Fairways were lush, green and few divots to contend with. Good lies throughout. Rough was long and a nightmare – a mix of large areas of kikuyu and something else. Penal and tough to hit from, but even harder to find balls, unless you were within 5-10 feet, as they would sit down. The three guys I played with were 300-yard bombers, and probably lost over 15 balls total, with most of them just being lost in the rough somewhere!

Sand quality was great, but players ahead seemed to think a sand-butler would come by and rake their tracks, as at least 10 bunkers were un-raked. Pretty sad, really.

Greens were pretty good, but not fantastic. Several were lightly sanded, but all showed no signs of the punching. Receptive and held shots well. Rolled smooth and medium-fast. Way too many freshly unrepaired ball marks, however.

The 3 guys I played with all were riding the Phat Cycles. They loved them and looked like a lot of fun. Too bad it was CPO. Only downside of those things is that there is no GPS on them, which for first-timers on the course, you don’t get to see water hazards, etc.

Parting Thought

Great, friendly service all around. From free valet-parking to start, check-in and final club-drop off. Nice bar/lounge with super-huge TV to watch the Dodgers blow a ‘sure-fire’ win in game 4 in the World Series. 😉

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GK PLAYS Omni La Costa Resort LEGENDS Saturday Dec 8 2018 12PM Shotgun

OMNI La Costa Resort & Spa Carlsbad California GK Plays

Join Us When GK PLAYS Omni La Costa Resort LEGENDS

Saturday Dec 8, 2018 12:00PM Shotgun Start

OMNI La Costa Resort & Spa Carlsbad California GK Plays
OMNI La Costa Resort & Spa Carlsbad California GK Plays

Join Us when GK Plays La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad California this coming December 8, 2018 with a 12:00 Shotgun Start.  Play with like-minded golfers in one of San Diego’s finest Golf Resorts.  Be in the know, Know Before You Go with Greenskeeper.org and Join us in Carlsbad at our latest GK Plays Outing!

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