Fallbrook Golf Club

I grew up playing on this course and brought my son (driving from Orange County) to experience the great course that I had thought that I had remembered it as. Keep in mind the website has some beautiful pictures of the golf course when it was well kept. Well, unbeknownst to me before we arrived, the owner has decided to not water and has let the course go to major disrepair. I should have known walking into the pro shop something was up as it was an empty room with little to no merchandise for sale. We had to look at each of the golf carts to find one that either didn’t have a ripped seat or a flat tire. Hard pan fairways with dead grass and rough that consists of knee deep weeds (not grass but weeds) made for a difficult and unenjoyable round. According to some of the old guys we ran into, the owner closes it down after 1:00 on weekdays, apparently to save money. Don’t waste your time or money. I hope the owner sells to someone that knows how to run a golf course. For more backstory see
as there were signs posted outside of all of the home around the course…

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I would not put a cow out to pasture here, it would die of starvation. Just played 1÷18÷16 it is the worst course i have ever played. it was cheap, but obviously, you get what you pay for. Forget this course!!!

Beautiful trees, friendly staff with one exception, cold drinks, good food, reasonable rates, and patrons very kind and willing to help newcomers. Took my 6 yr old grandson to the driving range Dec 6^th at approx 1:30 to teach him how to drive and chip. We were surprised to see 2 employees down range (actually in the driving range) collecting balls by hand, (apparently the retrieval equipment was out of service). There were a total of 6 golfers practicing our swings and getting dirty looks from these employees who are actually ducking behind the yardage signs so as not to get pelted with balls. My son, playing with us, is trying to correct a pretty bad slice and is hitting the ball 200 + yards. A couple times it comes close to the guy down range so he starts yelling «four» when they go off course. This seems odd to me and I say «why are you yelling four, this is a driving range». Meanwhile the employee starts to become mad and rude and yells at us to «hit it straight!!», my son yells back saying that’s why he’s on the range to try and correct his shot, to which the employee yells «turn your damn body!!!». He later comes past us but doesn’t apologize and says nothing to us, he then starts driving balls from the driving range, so I don’t know what or who he is (60’s gray scraggy hair and beard, drives a BMW). The club house should have told us to delay our use of the range until they were clear for their own safety, or better yet just close the range, duh. This ruined my day but my grandson just thought it was the norm, he had a good time regardless. We paid a total of $ 57 to use the driving range, and this should not have been our experience. I would ask the management to please respond to this review, thank you.

Played Fallbrook Nov 8, we had not play there since last March and what a shock. Many of the fairways are dirt and the greens had just been punched and for that they are charging $ 28 for twilight. What a total rip off. We are not coming back!

Hadn’t played here in a few years remember it as a really nice course, came for vacation staying close so I booked a starting time. What a mistake, fairways were dry tees were all sand greens weren’t much better. Save your money terrible shape worst course I’ve ever played condition wise.

My foursome had a 1015am tee time and had lunch at the restaurant by the clubhouse when we completed our round. The positive… the course has a «fun» layout. There are just enough doglegs and tree placements that require thoughtful tee and approach shots. The greens were in pretty good condition overall. And, the food was relatively inexpensive. Also, there were plenty of televisions to enjoy the football games. The negative… the fairways were dry and in some areas, lacking grass. On some holes, the fairways and rough merged together. We ate lunch outside on the patio. The food was edible but did not have much flavor. The service was very slow. Our server was pleasant, but I needed to get up from the table on two different occasions… to ask for beverage refills, and my credit card back after I had already paid the bill. If you can get a tee time for $ 18 ($ 1 per hole) or less, I would recommend playing this course. If not, spend your money elsewhere. If time is not a factor, then pull up a chair, get some alcohol and enjoy the beautiful surrounding hills while you wait for your food.

The fairways and greens were in good condition. a bit of a challenge to avoid the old Oak trees on some holes. the staff was very accommodating and helpful. A reasonable practice area (driving range, chipping & pitching area — including sand, putting green). A good value.

This course could be much nicer if just a little more attention was paid to maintenance and upkeep. Firstly, there is little or no signage and it’s often difficult to tell where the next tee box is. A person shouldn’t have to waste time – and slow down play – while looking for a tee box. Even then, most tee boxes aren’t even marked. And there are no yardage markers once the proper tee box is found.
Cart paths are a deteriorating mess.
The course is heavily treed and narrow, and that’s fine. But the trees aren’t tended and maintained. For instance, on the 18^th, a short par 3, tree branches extend all the way left into the center such that you almost have to punch the ball under rather than take a full, normal swing off the tee box. Other trees have gotten similarly out of hand. This isn’t «challenging golf,» it’s poor maintenance.
On the positive side, the staff was friendly and the bunkers have excellent sand. The greens aren’t bad.
Overall, though, the course is neglected. If nothing else, a thousand bucks spent on signs and paint would improve the golf experience here a great deal. It’d be little more than a junior high wood shop project and well worth the expense and effort.

Called and scheduled a tee time in advance. Went in and they didnt have it. Went to pay for another player and found the employees (management) making fun of paying customers not realizing I was one they were making fun of. Their excuse was they didnt know it was me they were making fun of. Been playing at this course for years. Staff is unprofessional! NEVER again will I play here! Golf tournament to be played elsewhere!

great course to play narrow fairways to keep you honest. the staff was friendly and helpful will be going back to this course again

Had a reservation on
and everything went smooth. Not too busy early in the morning. The thing that got me was the value with the 3some we had, it was 157 $ for all of us and carts. With the way the course was taken care of it wasn’t worth half of that. Also while we were at the «driving range» we looked up prices on another website and it was only $ 108 which was a lil fishy and definitely started us off in a pissy mood.
The greens were the only bright part of the round they were well taken care of and were the only green part on the course. The fairways were cut nice but missing grass in a lot of places and yellow spotty grass. There isnt a lot of road/​track for the carts its mainly dirt and was extremely bumpy because of the potholes of
signage for the carts so there are cart tracks all the way close up to the greens. The carts were nice but one of ours died halfway thru 15^th hole and without seeing a marshal all day had to push it with the other good cart we had. Although the starter did apologize while we dropped the carts off.
The course itself is challenging and fun just needs ALOT of TLC. Challenging holes with large trees make you change your approach and made it a fun day. I always try to say its not about the course its the company your with but as far as yesterday went. MEH Ive experienced better for cheaper.

Excellent golf course for the average golfer.
A nice casual country feel with no pretense at all.
The first hole it a little strange hitting over the street.
The downside to the course is that numbers 9 and 18 are par 3s.
A very enjoyable and comfortable layout.
Very reasonable also and not crowded usually.
Really a fun course for the dollar.
After 11:30 it is only 19 dollars walking.
At 1:30 it is only 17.
Really an undiscovered find since it is a little out of the way for San Diego.

This is a great course for the budget golfer — decently maintained, nice greens. The course is older with wide fairways, large oak trees and natural hazards. The small creeks and ponds aren’t bad — so you won’t lose all your balls. Great taco/​deli snack shop after the front 9. We found a great deal online for $ 20 (round and golf cart) — can’t beat that. Worth the drive from San Diego.

Booked a on line Saturday Tee time here since I was heading south to San Diego for the weekend.
The course is older but maintained decently. You’ll encounter many old oak trees and the course is a challenge for being an older track. The course is not long compared to newer tracks but is narrow at times and has some uphill strategically placed greens which play difficult. The small greens make it a challenge and have no undulation and the sand traps are not deep.
This is a decent course to practice on and is very reasonable even on weekends.

I played my first (and so far only) round of golf here so I don’t really have anything to compare to, except Torrey Pines where I’ve been taking lessons, and let’s face it, nothing compares to Torrey.
With that said, I had a LOT of fun! The course seems fairly easy, but it was perfect for me. I survived the day and only lost 3 balls :) Not too shabby for someone who’s only been playing for 3 weeks! We had the course to ourselves for a corporate event, so I’m not sure how it normally is.
The one negative of the day was our golf cart. I’m sure my partner initially just thought I was a bad driver, but our car was having some serious braking and acceleration issues. We were driving over the speed bumps through the tunnel thing at full speed and I barely stopped before crossing the street. It was funny, but also quite scary. And if I can complain about one another thing, my drink was huge, but weak. I needed all the courage I could muster to play with a bunch of guys and 1 shot of vodka in 20 oz of orange juice was not cutting it for me! (even at 10:30 AM!)

Play here about once a year, long drive but it’s worth it! If you are a beginner, the first hole is a little intimidating. Hitting over a hwy, and water on the right side. But it gets fun after that. Back nine is a lot different than the front nine. Has a very nice restaurant, service is nice also.

Hit up Fallbrook golf course with some friends today for a day of golfing.
The place was quite a drive for us, as we were coming from the coast, but it was well worth the trip.
The grounds have beautiful scenery and wildlife, as it is located in a sheltered area with not much commercial development. Lots of trees, plants and wildlife can be found along the routes as you make your way through the 18 holes. We saw red-​headed acorn woodpeckers, ducks, rabbits, squirrels and a few other critters.
The course itself has somethin for all skill-​levels of golfers. There’s some short holes, there’s some long ones, there’s some straight shots, there’s some dogleg holes & there’s even holes cluttered with multiple hazards along the way.
We really enjoyed our day there and the way the course played. It was a beautiful day out & this rural atmosphere was the perfect place to spend the day in the sun with a round of golf.
The atmosphere is pretty chill and laid back, although they did enforce the collared shirt policy on us when we showed up in t-​shirts. No biggie as we brought some collared shirts just in case.
There weren’t that many people on the course, which is another good point about this club, it’s not overly crowded or packed with people.
Overall we had a great time and will definitely be going back.

I was a golf starter here for 6 years during high school and some of college… if you played golf here, you checked in with me, paid me, and I called you to the tee.
I remember Ruggy’s grandpa coming in here all the time! He played a lot. Which means I probably saw a wee Ruggy playing some of his first golf at this course. Precious!
My craziest memory of this place (and there are many) was the day a poor golfer dropped dead of a heart attack on the course… it was halloween, of course. And because he happened to do it on the 16^th hole, which is flush with the road coming in to the parking lot, people saw his body laying there and thought it was a joke. They came into the pro shop guffawing loudly, complimenting us on our silly prank. Boy were they upset when they found out it was noooo jooooke. Oh, and I don’t know if you have ever had the pleasure of dialing 911 in an emergency, but this was my first time having to do so… I was horrified to get a continued busy signal.
Anyhoo! The few emergencies aside, this was a fun, chill place to work. I loved it. Good thing it was so far away from where I was living once I started college, tho– otherwise I might still be there, ha!

Fallbrook Golf Club holds a special place in my heart because I remember the good times I had with my gramps back in the early-​mid 90s. This was the first golf course we ever played at, and we made a deal that we’d play golf with each other at least once a week. We kept true to that pact for almost six years. Unfortunately, I live a little ways away from him now and his health is deteriorating, so our outings are few-​and-​far between.
Reminiscing aside, it’s not just nostalgia that keeps me coming back to Fallbrook G.C., it’s a fun and challenging course. It’s affordable (I think twilight rates begin at about $ 25), it’s scenic, and the back will either make or break you. I highly recommend you visit this place for a little change of pace from the typical treks to Riverwalk or Balboa.
When you finish a round at Fallbrook, do what I used to do with my grandpa, and get a refreshing Roy Rogers at the 19^th hole.