Golf at Pala Mesa Resort

Tom Tryhane

Spotty greens but definitely no grass in the fairways. Conditions were terrible and not worth the money. There was a slow group that took 25 minutes to play the 2nd hole and backed up the entire course. I called the shop and they sent out an assistant and he sped them up. The head pro met us on the 9 green and started telling us that the pace was actually ahead of time even though we had tee off 15 minutes earlier. I left him and went to the 10th tee Box and 5 minutes later he comes back out and starts going into his rant again and he offered to give me back half my money and leave the course and I agreed. It turns out that half of my rate turned out to be $9, that's by dividing $44 by 2.. I ended up leaving him and going to the hotel to complain to the general manager and he came in and continued again(3rd time) and eventually manhandled me to leave the course saying that he was the manager on duty. I have been playing there 17 years and this guy is going to cost that club a lot of money.

Dave Marin

Good golf course with challenging holes that require proper ball placement, but the staff in the pro shop are horrible and have no concept of customer service. I was there with a large group (70+) for a 3-day tournament and when some of us asked for a replay on one of the days they tried to charge us more then the rate posted on their website. When we tried to negotiate the response was “the cost is what it is and if you don’t want to pay I have plenty of people waiting”. As we sat in the hospitality room I didn’t see any other groups waiting to play, didn’t make sense that they would turn away a group of 12 golfers when they had plenty of open spots. You would think the pro shop staff would work with a group of 70+ golfers who were all staying at the resort for 2 nights, eating in their restaurant, and drinking in their bar for 3 days; we were all very disappointed in the treatment, especially given the fact that we have been going there for this tournament for over 8 years and previously had great service from the pro shop. I don’t think you will see us back there next year. Look for other golf courses in the area, its not worth the hassles from the staff in the pro shop.

Gary Ripsco

As always golf course beautiful and great shape. After golf lunch and a cold beer in order. Great staff. Fish and Chips outstanding.

SDGurl7

Stopped by the driving range with a few friends and was happy with the conditions of the mats and driving range. After hitting a few buckets we headed over to the putting green. It was also in great shape. Next time we'll hit the pitching are as well. Love that this is so close for us. We'll be back for a round, once we have our golf groove back.