They just re-did their greens targets out in the infield with real turf and its absolutely amazing. The new owners are putting so much love and care into the place us locals can really tell and appreciate it. I have been coming here for 7 years and it looks the best it has and seems to be getting only better. They are doing some cool stuff for new members. Its a casual range for people of all levels which i really enjoy. Highly recommend, i always have a good time hitting balls and having a couple beers here. Sometimes i even bring my dog! read more

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This is really just a review of the shop, not the range itself. Everytime I come here the workers in the shop have the most pretentious attitude. Like they don't wanna be at work. Either it's that or they think they are at some luxurious place where they can have an attitude. Great place to go practice balls but shop has limited options, overpriced and the workers just do not give a friendly attitude. read more

This place is just easy and fun, whether you're working on your swing or just hitting a bucket of balls for stress relief. You can even bring your dog, which is adorable. My son takes lessons here for $20 a week with Coach Baze and has learned so much. It's a little neighborhood gem with a cute golf shop and good vibes all around. read more

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What's bad: The appearance of it. Dried grass and dirt, or in the case of post-rain storm, mud. And some of the employees' customer service. They are all golfers first, customer service agents second. What's good: Everything else. Love that they have a Golf Center on site where with an exchange of car keys or credit card, you can hit a huge range of demo clubs. The hitting mats are in decent shape and they have by far the cheapest range balls I THINK in all of San Diego. That's the best thing they have going. read more

I like that this driving range has lights so we can practice hitting balls at night. It's clean and in good shape. There are a lot of stalls. The parking lot is close so you don't have to walk far. Employees are friendly. read more

Carlsbad Golf Center - Golf Near Me - Carlsbad, California

Awesome staff facility is looking great with new mats and balls.I want it to be closer to home but worth the drive from Encinitas..

KID FRIENDLY family friendly driving range! We decided to take our kids to this driving range and they had the most perfect little grass patch set up in the back and right across it was the "adults" area. They even had kid putters available! We were able to hit the balls while keeping an eye on our kid! I do wish they had it a little enclosed or a little wall to stop the balls from rolling into the sidewalks or the adults area. It definitely enticed the little ones to be on the adults side vs just staying in their area. Overall though it was such a great quick place to go for a family outing or even by yourself or with a group. There's a decent amount of spaces but get filled up. We went in the middle of the week at 4pm and it was nearly packed! Bathrooms are very dirty so I'd keep that in mind before coming here! The golf center offers food, classes, fitting, purchasing sets and more! Definitely worth checking out. Staff was also very friendly! read more

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I'm new to golf and always drive by this spot. I always thought it would be fun to stop and hit some balls but I didn't have any clubs. Fast forward to yesterday and I have taken 5 lessons and played a few holes on executive courses. I'm not great but I'm better than when I started. We pulled in near the golf mart store and parked. It always looks packed from the freeway but parking wasn't an issue. We walked past the building and looked over the choices for getting buckets of balls. We didn't sign up for a membership this trip but likely willing to the future for the discount it gives and to participate in happy hour. We chose 105 balls for $14.00 used a credit card and were on our way. Then we picked two stalls next to each other and proceeded to hit all of those balls. It was a beautiful warm sunny day and even though they were pretty crowded people were constantly coming and going so no one had to wait for a stall. I can't hit very far yet so the hill that people complain about in other reviews did not affect me. I went through my balls faster so I saved a few and went to the putting green. I need all the practice I can get and one of the putting holes is uphill so I spent some time there. Then I tried the others, I definitely need more practice. If you need help there are staff around but I like not having to interact if I don't need to. I would love to come back and try the night (with my bug spray per reviews and flies in my car when we left) sessions. read more

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Great place to practice staff is always friendly and helpful, everything is kept clean and organized

Everything is good except when the sun is in your eyes in the late afternoon. Also, mats only, which I prefer a driving range with a grass option. Golfers know the difference. Pleasant staff! Military discount is appreciated! read more

it doesn't look well cared for and the staff could use some support in customer service but I really loved the golf center and the easy of play! Easy to get to and hit some balls. read more

Carlsbad golf center is one of the best ranges in North county. Reasonable prices and lots of stalls, lights and open til 9pm during summer. Only thing I will mention is they do have event nights (which are awesome with food trucks and drinks), but be sure to check as it does get busy and if all you want to do is hit balls it's good to show up earlier/later than the event. Their calendar is posted on their website. read more

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Review to for the shop. Popped in to hit a few balls but checked out the shop first. Wanted to enquire about getting a putter grip blown off and shortened. Dan was the guy that helped. Solid customer service. Warm, friendly and super helpful. He passed my putter to another guy to do the work (which i was told might be able to happen due to the grips time being stuck). 30 mins later I roll back about 5:57 to grab my putter which hadn't been regrouped yet. Could have quite easily of been "we're closing" with how close I was to 6pm. It was no problem for Dan. Got me squared away with solid advice and a new grip to go fix these Y***S Will return. read more

Cheap prices. Has everything you need. Maybe not the best, but best for that price. Some of the mats are broken, but there are many mats so it's not hard to find a good spot. read more

As the putting coach for CaliGolf Instruction at CGC, I'm forever grateful to management at this great public practice facility for maintaining the practice green so professionally. It's extremely rare for a driving range facility to care so much about their putting green (if they even have one!). read more

We started taking golf lessons, and I'm now obsessed with getting my golf swing right. Carlsbad Golf Center is easy to get to and has plenty of bays for you to practice your swing. Even when half the area was rained out and closed, we had a minimal wait for a bay to open up. Getting a prepaid range card is the best deal, coupled with happy hours (they change monthly, check their website). Just drive up, grab balls at the machine, and head to an open bay. If it's your first time, they have a guy in a booth to help you too. He was super nice and explained everything thoroughly. read more

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Had my clubs re-gripped here and the team here did an amazing job big shout out to them highly recommend!

Younger tall gentleman (did not catch his name) and Alan provided exceptional service when the ball machine malfunctioned and charged my card twice and made it right by providing me a bucket of balls for the inconvenience. This range is well kept and one of my favorite ranges. Definitely recommend! read more

They offer many lanes and you can always find your spot when you want to hit some balls. The only drawbacknisbthatbtbeybdont have natural grass mat. read more

How about hiring staff that wants to be there? Older guy at the kiosk has a terrible attitude every time read more

I recently had an excellent customer service interaction with Cole at the driving range. After hitting a bucket my driver has a problem with a little plastic piece on the hosel that come unseeded. I was talking to Cole and mentioned my issue with driver, he took a look at it and recommended a quick fix. He heated up the hosel and tried to reseed the piece with no luck, so he cut a piece of black electrical tape and to the hosel and it worked perfectly. Cole's customer service was excellent and he is really friendly and willing to help an old duffer like me. Thanks Cole. read more

Lots of space, has a good chipping and putting area. Prices are reasonable. Shop sells used and new clubs and sets.

You want to learn the game of golf this us the place.. professional instructors will guide you through the process also they sell all the latest brands of clubs with a extremely knowledgeable staff who will help you throughout the process of finding the best equipment for you... I highly recommend Carlsbad Golf Center for ALL your golf questions and needs... read more

No frills, get-down-to-business driving range. I come here regularly because it's relatively close and open the latest compared to other ranges in the surrounding area. There's free parking in their lot, two self-service ball machines, and range cards to get a better value on your buckets. I believe there's also happy hour for range card holders and beers available for purchase. I just wish they stayed open a little bit later than 9PM! Also, there's lots of bugs at night but nothing a little bug spray would solve. read more

Golf balls need to be recycled. They have barely dimples on them. Besides that, this range pretty decent, plenty of bays to hit from and some fairly new mats. read more

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I wish I could give no stars for the old gray haired arrogant prick/range worker/manager and the way he talked to my wife and I this morning. He's super lucky it was not the "old school days" I would have knocked him out with one crushing punch to his arrogant face. My wife and I who have been living and golfing in North County and have raised our taught our kids how to golf here for over 40 years now just recently decided [even during these tough financial times] that golf being one our major activities nowadays that we needed to upgrade some of our older clubs. We had a wonderful experience inside the Golf Center store and the club fitting specialist Dan O'Connell was very very intelligent and helpful in guiding us into which clubs we should purchasing to improve our game. I even paid Dan $35 fitting fee and he took me out on the range and gave me some very important pointers which has improved my game. Recently a friend gave me about 500 golf balls that were all top of the line balls and in great shape. I threw some in a pillow case and headed down to Carlsbad Golf Centers driving range to try out just my driver. My wife did not even bring her clubs, we were there to help me work on my driver. I took out a few balls and started hitting them and all of the sudden the gray haired range worker prick came up and said " Hey we are not open yet" even though it was 10am in the morning and the signed and golf center were open. When I looked online later it said they were supposed to be open at 8am. Then if that was not enough, he says "hey were did you get those golf balls?" I said they were mine, and he said " How we gonna make any money if you do not use our golf balls". I should have told him your agency made $1000 recently of income from us buying 3 golf clubs, and why? "Do you own this place buddy". He then said " we are closed to pick up your balls and get out of here!!! He is super lucky he was not picking himself up off of the ground after the way he just treated us. I will never return to hit balls in this mud hole ever again, being situated hitting into a hill you have no way of get a good visualization on your shots or shaping shots its a terrible mud hole layout. My wife says the range came up on about $60 dollars worth of nice golf balls I did hit out there before he so boldly destroyed our morning session. If you get a chance tell that gray haired prick to fuck off from me!!! read more

We love this driving range! Very clean and neat with lots of cubicles for golfers. They have good deals when you purchase a bucket of balls card-like a gift card. read more

Great driving range for late night after most other ranges are closed. No frills but it's clean and great for practicing drills.

Smack em out the park, and yes, cholos golf too, ese! This place is fun and affordable, and great mats, putting greens and one small sand traps. Check it out, and have fun. read more

Everyone is very helpful. Ask for Dan, extremely knowledgeable on all aspects of golf.

My son wanted to come here for his 17th birthday. We were visiting from out of town. We have never been to a driving range before. We told the employee, Albert, that and he said he couldn't tell us what to do and told my son, " It's your birthday, be more decisive". He was not helpful in the least and, actually, was down right rude. We will not be recommending this place or ever returning. read more

lots of room, clean. close by, eay to find had everything we needed, we will see if it helped our game :)

Sorry, no pictures but ... It's a great place to learn; they have a special section for lessons or to have your golf clubs customized in their pro shop and a huge practice range to try out your new swing ... like I did. Ok, I don't really have a "new" swing per say, nor do I have any swing. I'm the only guy at the range who's constantly yelling, "FORE!!" I'm just a poser who enjoys the game. Why should you come here? What I like best about this facility is the value for a jumbo sized bucket of balls. Only $16 for 150 balls! Also, the range balls here are in good condition. I apologize in advance if you happen to hear someone yelling, "FORE!!" HAHAHAH!!! read more

We took our son out here for a lesson. Folks in the pro shop were very helpful and polite. The facility itself is fine. However, the line shack needs some help. My wife and son were directed to the shack for the lesson by another employee. It was unmanned, and my wife recognized one of the employees from a previous visit to the range. He was on one of the mats hitting balls, while on shift. My wife asked if he was able to help them with where to go for the lesson and he scoffed at her for interrupting his hitting, then was rude and condescending to her. Utterly unhelpful and terrible customer service. When she went back to the pro shop to find out where to go and told them about the instance, everyone instantly knew the rude employee was Albert, as he has a pattern of acting this way toward customers. It's a wonder he still has a job here. He must know somebody....Golf should be relaxing and fun for people. If you can't provide that environment then find another line of work! read more

So far this is my favorite driving range in the area. It's conveniently located right off the highway and easy to get to. Open until 9pm so I can go there after work . I'm sure there are nicer ranges some of the resorts, but they all close when the sun goes down, which is early this time of year and the ranges at resorts are usually cost a bit more to use. I haven't been to Del Mar range, but compared to the only other lighted range in I know if in Escondido, Carlsbad Golf Center is top notch. Facility is nice and well kept. Putter and chipping practice area is kept in good shape. Staff is friendly and helpful, though depending on who's working, when 9pm rolls around you better be in your car and on your way out of there. I haven't seen it happen but I've hard the staff say over their loud speaker that they'll lock you in. This is not that big of a deal to me, just keep track of your time and plan accordingly if you are planning on being there around closing time. That's the only negative thing I can think of in the 15 or so times I've been there this year. Though, it would also be nice to have some real grass bays, but not going to keep me from going there. Pros: -Clean and well kept facility. -Proshop and helpful staff onsite -Lessons and classes available -Lighted and open in the evening -Easy to get to -Ball matts in good condition (and every bay has had a rubber tee) Cons: --Close at 9pm, not open until 9pm. (As mentioned the staff can be very pushy about being off the property NO LATER THAN 9 PM. -No real grass bays As you can see the Pros outweigh the Cons!! read more

I've been a customer of Carlsbad Golf Center for several years. The driving range is excellent, but the golf shop has been especially helpful. I recently had a club fitting with Aaron who did a great job helping me to find the perfect driver for me. We ended up testing 9 drivers and ended up with just the right driver for me. Carlsbad Golf Center does a great job and I highly recommend them. RJ read more

When you suck at golf like I do, the driving range is where you need to live, and while the Carlsbad Golf Center isn't exactly the cheapest place for me to get frustrated with my lack of hitting the ball straight, it's definitely one of my favorite. You're hitting up a big beautiful hill which tends to give me a bit more confidence for some reason. I've also experienced a couple of friendly guys that have given me tips when they notice something way off on my swing. Not everyone You loves this, but when you're as inconsistent as me, I'm thankful for a free lesson from someone who's much better. The pro shop is pretty large and they have a nice little selection of already used clubs that you can get at a really nice discount. It's hit or miss depending on what's in there, but if you're a beginner it's a good toe into the water. Overall a good spot to practice golf whether you're experienced, getting started, or just want to practice your best Happy Gilmore impression. read more

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A good place to work on your game. Lots of targets. Fair pricing. Mats and the range balls in good condition. Friendly staff. read more

It opens late and their balls are pretty in a good shape. Pro shop closes at 6pm. However , make sure you bring bug spray, because there are plenty mosquitos out there read more

I've been consistently coming here for a year and have been hitting off same mats without any issue. Over the year, I have seen many other customers use the same mats near me without any issue. Now all of a sudden, one of your instructors tells me this is a instruction area only zone and I am not allowed to hit here. I'm sorry but there are signs everywhere here, and a few spots where it's held off for instructions with signs. But no where do I see a sign that the area I am in is supposed to be reserved for certain customers. It's absurd that you would close off 3 sections for instructions when you aren't even using it. So you either tell your racist employee to shut up or you start putting up a sign that the area is reserved. Cause I don't see him harassing anyone else. Never coming back and will tell my customers to do the same. read more