Encinitas Ranch Golf Course off of Leucadia offers a fun coastal track with expansive fairway views. Generous off the tee with wide fairways as well as large landing greens. A couple of interesting uphill holes sure to test any golfer at any level. Managed by JC Golf, the course was a great condition considering how many golfers go through it a given day. Definitely put it on your list if you haven't played Encinitas yet as it offers wonderful ocean views and unique holes. read more

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I hate to give this course a one star, but here is my unfortunate experience. Summary: Encinitas Ranch is a decent course with friendly staff, but allows for unacceptable, dangerous, behavior from residents. Long story long: I love Encinitas ranch. It is one of my favorite courses in San Diego. Unfortunately, we were playing today. We were a foursome(two girls and two guys). The girls are absolute sticks--they regularly shoot under 80 and even near par. I myself was 2 over thru 7. We were playing ready golf, keeping up with the group in front of us(even waiting here and there), we were not marking short putts, and not doing anything egregious whatsoever. On hole 7, some guys hit straight into us on the green while we were walking off, clearly on purpose. The ball came in scorching and landed 5 feet from one of the ladies. I picked up their ball because that is what you do when people hit at you with no fore call. Upon picking up the ball, one of the guys started screaming at me and the other guy in my group saying they are gonna fuck us up and that there's 4 of them and 2 of us.(Implying they're going to gang stomp us.) They proceeded to scream put the ball back. Tough guys wanted to start a fight in front of the ladies, I guess? Bro, I'm out here to golf and have a good time. I have too many head injuries from my time in the military, from boxing and wrestling d1 in college. As bad as I wanted to fucking throw those guys off a cliff, we did the mature thing and tossed the ball back out on the fringe near where they hit it. They screamed at us that they were gonna hit into us the rest of the round. We proceeded to call the pro-shop and inform them of the situation. We also notified the Marshall. The Marshall went and had a 10 second conversation with them, and what do you know? They do it again on hole 9. I had already putted out, and was in the pro-shop while my group finished when one of the females came in to inform us that they had just hit into us again. Mind you, I saw a dude pick up his ball from OB while I was standing over a birdie putt. These guys were not even good players, and this is completely unacceptable. While the staff did seem concerned, and said they would have another word with them, I overheard that they were residents of Encinitas. Must be some hot shots or somebody important? I have no clue. Doesn't matter to me. Their behavior was childish, and they deserved to be removed from the course and warned. If they do something like this again(which I'm sure they will since they had no repercussions), they should be banned. Ultimately, I was able to get a refund for the round, and quit after 9 holes. I am grateful for the kind staff, but sorely disappointed that Encinitas Ranch tolerates this kind of toxic and dangerous behavior. People underestimate what a golf ball can do to someone's skull. It is not funny to hit at people. Rolling it up is one thing, smoking it at people's heads is another thing. I will not be back to this course, and for anyone considering playing, know that Encinitas Ranch Golf Course does not take your safety seriously. They allow their residents to have this way. Maybe, you will get to play here without experiencing anything like this, but this is my unfortunate last experience there. Absolutely unacceptable to allow violent gangsters on your course. read more

The wife and I brought dad here because this is a course where you come to feel good about your game. It may be fairly big, but it is wide open. The course is still pretty green in spite of some hot streaks. STAFF are friendly and kind. As expected, I was inconsistent given the lack of regular play but had some very good moments. Dad was on fire with the newer condition TaylorMade loaner clubs. I have never seen him hit like that. The course is in good shape overall. It is so popular here it is rarely very affordable. As a result, we will be twilight or out of sight. The jumbo choc chip cookies are pretty legit too. We went peace out after 9 as dad had enough and I was playing on a sore rotator cuff, so it worked out for both of us. read more

My brother and I always have a blast at this course! Great track.... Great shape...and even better customer service! Top notch! Highly recommend!! read more

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First time playing this beautiful San Diego course! Was fortunate to get the first tee time of the day at 6:45 am. Keep in mind you'll still have a group in front of you. We had a foursome of employees in front of us but they were so fast we did not even notice them. Fairways are wide and forgiving with not too many places to hit out of bounds or into a hazard. Many golfers rave about shooting a PR at this course. $76 plus $16 for a cart with the JC rate was solid. Greens were in pretty good condition and on the faster side the front nine then slowed down on the back 9. Got a birdie on hole 13 so was stoked about that! Cant wait to play this course again. read more

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The course is usually in good condition but the booking is horrible. You can tell the pro shop hold certain times for their friends,"members". You should be able to book out to 60days at the public rate but it only lets you go out 30 days and no days have availability before 9am. Obvious direct dealing there. read more

Excellent course. The challenge is the patrons there are an angry group of entitled wanna be golfers. Mulitple times groups (usually Friday) have played up from behind nearly hitting us, marshall has on more than one ocassion ask groups to calm down and witnesses one group get into alercation on the course. Not sure if they just book to close together or what tirggers this behavior, unlike any other course have played on... a shame as beautiful course but the angry crowd ruins the vib..... read more

I happened to be in Encinitas and had 6 hours to kill and decided to golf at Encinitas Ranch Golf Course. I was hoping to hit balls at the range and then get lucky as a walk-on single before 9am. Lo and behold it worked out to perfection. The range facilities were great. The hitting mats had a little fluff so it didn't feel like I was hitting on a flat hard mat. Obviously grass is the ideal but these mats worked out great. The attendant (I forgot his name) in the pro shop was very helpful and made sure to try to get me out before 9. So I got out on time and the course was in great shape. Bunkers were perfectly raked and the greens were blazing fast. It helped that my game inexplicably came together (that's golf!) and contributed to my positive experience at this course. The pace of play was perfect. All around I had a great experience at Encinitas Ranch Golf Course and will definitely be back! read more

Tee times were set, all of a sudden get an email saying I booked outside my window, canceled the tee time. Thanks Evan for being a d bag.

Poor booking experience! Had to pre purchase 4some, even if you are a single and then "sell" the remaining tee times plus service fees for booking/selling. Poor faq regarding selling your tee times. Difficult to cancel and rebook- this means you would have to purchase 8-tee times. It cost over $100 in fees and we haven't been able to secure a future tee times. So frustrating!! read more

This was my first time to play this golf course... The locals call it "Easy Ranch Golf Course" It is actually a lot easier than most it's pretty wide open the space not a lot of trees nothing to get into your way and there's really only two areas of concern to lose your ball... it's a little bit difficult as it goes back-and-forth to try to find when is your next hole. We played at 5 o'clock and finished at about 730 I would recommend always bring a sweater or jacket, as the breeze from the ocean is so nice but it does get very chilly when the sun goes down.... They closed the main restroom inside. when we finished so we had to go all the way around to the back of the building do use the outside bathroom. read more

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Greens were a little sandy but overall rolling fine. The views are amazing and course is in great shape. read more

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In north San Diego up in Encinitas this course is on the easier side with wide open fairways that let you stay in bounds if you miss hit your drive but the greens can actually be a hit tough in an enjoyable way. Course was in great shape and they've got a great driving range as well as putting greens. Hardest thing on this course is to get a good tee time because they have kept pricing reasonable even though their competitors in Orange County and San Diego doubled their pricing in the pandemic, which was a pleasant surprise. For a foursome, carts, 2 pairs of Travis Matthew shorts, it was still all under $400. Great value and price for such a nice course. They even had ocean holes and sprawling views that were breathtakingly beautiful. Absolutely love this place! 5 stars read more

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I am updating my review: I previously have had a difficult time with tee times and bookings, but I recieved a call helping explain the situation a little bit more. I have previously asked for assistance at the front desk, but calling JC or Encinitas Ranch assistance line should be able to assist more with any outlying issues. This review will now reflect how the quality of golf is at the course. It is a very forgiving course, making it one of my favorites. Beautiful views, good coaching/lesson options, and are always on schedule. Although this place is popular, I find it worth it if you can get our on the course. Thank you Gina. read more

Definitely an easier golf course, but the conditions are almost always pretty nice. Overbooking is definitely an issue though, I can hardly ever find a tee time for more than one person unless I'm looking at cancellations for the next day. Price-wise as a JC member it's very manageable read more

Wow! This golf course exceeded our expectations! When we walked in we were greeted so kindly. Everything was explained in detail and people seemed genuinely excited for our visit. It was gorgeous! It had clean restrooms throughout. I am 25 weeks pregnant and restrooms were imperative. The views were wonderful. The value of this course was shocking. We will absolutely be back next year! read more

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My experience at this course is limited to group lessons with Scott Newman. The first series focused on the full swing, where we practiced in a private, all grass area on the opposite side of the driving range. The second series was all about the short game with a nice putting green setup surrounded by some areas for chipping. Scott has a great approach to teaching that is a perfect blend of nonchalant, technical, and fun. He can make it super simple for newbies like me, or he can get into precise techniques with those who have been playing a while. He also has standalone group or private lessons if you don't want to commit to a series. Essentially, anything you want to work on, he can help you! And the location is gorgeous with a ocean view. read more

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A fun and scenic golf course that is clearly struggling with turf issues - huge swaths of fairway have been removed leaving only dirt. I humbly suggest researching other turf alternatives for the entire course that may be better suited to the soil - paspalum? Expensive short term but the current cut and paste activity has got to be costing a small fortune in maintenance. read more

My favorite course in San Diego. Course is beautiful, ocean and snow capped mountain views, easy to play, greens are fair with pin placement, but.... If you play golf on weekends, Do Not Buy the JC membership thinking it will get you a tee time. Encinitas residents get to book 9 days in advance. read more

the course is fun and in fair shape. the women's league is not recommended. they are cutthroat . The staff are friendly and professional. read more

Can't think of enough wonderful things to say about Kim and her staff. They made our family reunion an event we won't forget. I highly recommend this venue. read more

This review is specifically for Braiden Williamson, who provides golf lessons at Encinitas Ranch Golf Course. I was referred to this course by a colleague, who's one of the better golfers I know. I called the course because I was interested in purchasing lessons for my partner, and needed help selecting the right package. Braiden patiently walked me through the different options and discounts over the phone, and answered all of my questions. He helped me select a 5-session package, and put together a nice little gift box for my partner. Braiden was super friendly, approachable, and helpful, and my partner has had very positive things to say about his coaching style. I've worked in a customer-facing position for most of my career, and Braiden provides an exceptionally positive customer experience. He deserves a raise! read more

My daughter gets lessons here from Coach Heidi Richardson. This course has a huge two sided driving range with excellent practice areas. Five stars ! read more

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This is a great place to golf wide fairways, long and amazing greens, great customer service from the front desk all the way to the cart people returning I accidentally left my wallet in the golf cart as we were returning. After sunset, they found it and called me. I went and picked it up next day. I will definitely be returning! read more

Just moved here from Northern California. After a couple of weeks unpacking I was itching to hit some balls (golf). Encinitas Ranch Golf Course was closest to the house so I grabbed a couple of clubs and headed out. Parked the car and went straight to the driving range. Grabbed a basket and placed it under the golf ball dispenser. What? Can't pay cash or card at the machine? I turn around and head to the pro shop scratching my head and feeling this is a flashback from the 90's. Way behind the times. $12 for a large bucket of golf balls was another head scratcher. Back to the ball machine now. Im off to the range with my large bucket. Grabbed the first station that I came to and dumped the bucket of golf balls. Looking at these golf balls I was at a loss for words. Half the balls were decent and the other half were junk. Balls (golf) need dimples to fly straight. Maybe they are unaware of this. I guess when Encinitas Ranch Golf Course needs new golf balls they look at it as just needing more. I don't think I have ever been to a driving range that didn't pull the old lot of balls (golf) out of play before introducing the new lot. This makes absolutely no sense. This is what I had left after hitting a couple of dozen balls. I separated the dimpled balls (golf) and the crap. The good- grass hitting range. read more

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Head pro reached out to me and had a nice chat about things. Really nice guy and took the time to explain what is happening and how they intend to fix it. I can appreciate the predicament this course has on its hand and really respect him reaching out. Great job NP! Looking forward to playing there again soon read more

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The course was great! Just golfed today 9/5/24. We had a horrible experience with the marshal. He approached us 5 times about pace of play. He threatened that he may make us skip a hole. The group behind us never came close to catching us and they never had to wait to hit. We only saw them on the tee box 3 times while moving to the next hole.We ended up catching the group in front of us on hole 15 and had to wait. He was only concerned about the time , not the actual groups playing and where they were on the course. We felt rushed for no reason at all. I will never go back unless the course address the horrible rude behavior. We play a lot of golf and have never been approached on pace of play. We always play ready golf. I you want to have a good time definitely do not go here. read more

Course is actually a fun one and in pretty good shape. The head golf professional is about as unprofessional as it gets though. I booked my tee time online for 2:51pm for $34 +15 for a cart for 9/7/21. After unsuccessfully trying to get us to sign up for a JC membership, he told us the round would be $82 to ride. I informed him the website said $49 to ride at the time and he said for residents or members only and $82 was what we would need to pay to play today. We all reluctantly paid as my confirmation email didn't have the quoted rate. When I decided to go back on the website and find a matching tee time and present it to Jason he then decided to honor the $49 rate we were quoted but was very hesitant in and unapologetic in doing so. Please work on getting a more professional "head professional"!!! read more

This review is solely for the driving range. It is absolutely terrible. You can not use tees. I just don't get why they don't correct such a simple fix. The mats are like hitting off hard dry dirt and they have wood under them so no tees can push through. They don't even have rubber tee options. I'll be happy to delete this review when they make such a simple fix happen. UPDATE: moved from 1 star to 3. They ditched the mats. They still don't have yard markers but moving in the right direction. read more

Encinitas Ranch is a fairly well maintained course with wide open fairways, fast greens and spectacular views! This place is wide open and the ocean views are awesome from several of the holes as this place is nestled amidst the hills in Encinitas. I would classify the course as being rather easy as there aren't many difficult holes nor many hazards and the fairways are generous. Overall, this place is a great place to play and it won't break the bank in the process. Legit- Friendly staff Spectacular views Well maintained grounds Nice driving range and practice green Long course Drink cart lady was friendly Inexpensive relative to the other courses in the area Limited hazards Outside clubhouse views Meh- Carts were a bit beat down Watch out for rattlesnakes Club house inside is a bit dated read more

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Encinitas Ranch is a beautiful golf course. It is always maintained very well. It is a fun layout, and wide open - so those of us that tend to spray it around the entire course, can do so without getting into too much trouble. The fairways are lush, and the greens are quick. The pace of play can be a little slow because it is always so crowded. The only reason I give 4 instead of 5 stars, is the difficulty in getting tee times. We are JC members (and have been for over a decade). We are able to book a tee time 8 days in advance. Unfortunately, being able to book 8 days in advance does not help to get a tee time because the course allows Encinitas residents to book times 9 days in advance. It is virtually impossible to get a tee time (for non encinitas residents) between the times of 7:30 and 2 pm during the week. It would be really nice if the course would at least hold some of the tee times available for jc members to have a shot to play this course once in a while. As far as all of the negative reviews for the people in the pro shop. I have never had any problems with anybody in there. They aren't always the friendliest people in the world, but we have never been disrespected or treated badly while at Encinitas Ranch. Great course, it would just be nice to be able to get on it more often. read more

What a wonderful find. The restaurant at Encinitas Ranch. Sunday brunch was a delight. They have upped their food to boot! Thank you to Kim and the gang for a wonderful experience, made all the better with Bryson Dechambeau win for the US Open. Thank you Kim for a great Sunday Brunch. JC Resorts, give this team the appreciation they deserve. read more

Nice course, but the operations needs some work. First, I go to the clubhouse, order food, and then pay for my round and cart. The attendee behind the counter says I can grab my cart and go get my clubs and head to the range, but can't park near the food/bar area which simply wasn't factual. Then I go to retrieve the cart and the guy working tee times tells me I can only grab my cart 10 min prior to tee time which unfortunately was their policy as confirmed later at the clubhouse? So to hit balls on the range and warm up, just know you can't use a cart for any of the prep. Lastly, the Guy you report to for tee-off just simply couldn't grasp the concept that I arrived by myself and kept trying to tell me I didn't pay for my cart after placing me with three other players. Simply not the best experience. However, now I know what to expect! read more

Want an awful place to try to relax and get in a round of golf. They're up your arse when you're blocked by people in front of you and then yell at you for it. I've never been to a place run by the rudest, incompetent people in my life. Used to love coming here as part of JC, especially on the range but forget about it now. When it really comes down to it, San Diego is just becoming too overcrowded and this place hasn't been able to adjust to it. read more

I have been coming to this course for over ten years and have witnessed all the ups and downs of conditions, staff, practice facility, and bar/grill. Most people are not aware of the constant flux of improvements over the years. Now, it's much more than just a golf course. Love the Ranch Grill and bar, the staff are like family to m read more

The course is nice,open fairways make it forgiving. Three star rating as it toook five hours to play Saturday afternoon, June 14. We had two holes of pleasant golf and caught the foursome ahead of us on number three. Waited every hole after that and it really slowed on the back nine. Hard to tell if Marshall's we're not ddoing their job or if they overbooked. Either way don't play here on weekend afternoons unless your ready to suffer a very slow round. update 7/15 Course looked great today and we played an Afternoon round in 4:20. Great service from cart girl, Jewels and nice to see Marshall's keeping things moving. read more

In response to owner: What instance? I was blatantly disrespected right off the bat before I even got a chance to put in one word. The first woman who called shouldn't be speaking to people with her terrible human interaction, along with the "manager" who responded very rudely. The "patrons" and "employees" have no regard for customers if you can't tell by the terrible reviews on yelp and other platforms. Keep this up your "patrons" and "employees" will be unemployed because this golf course is crumbling. read more

Beautiful fairways but for $90 the greens were patchy and needed some work on them. Also, being told I should "Be happy to play here" by the pro shop cashier after questioning the price really sets an example of the elitism here. Why pay $90 here when I can play Torrey Pines for half the price. read more

Very slow play bunkers had very little sand this place is going down hill fast plus to get a tee time you have to pay 25 bucks extra because Encinitas folks get 1st pick read more

This club thinks they're the best course in socal. This overrated, average course never has times available for the public. We used to play here every week because it was so close but as of a year ago (well before COVID) they started acting like u had to be a pga pro to even consider getting a tee time. It is harder to get a time here than any other other course in SoCal including maderas, TP, and aviara. It's just so disappointing to see such a historic course fall to such a piss-poor level of accommodation. Shame on you enci ranch. read more