Bonita Driving Range

Been coming here ever since I was kid. No golf guru, I just come here whenever I feel hitting some golf balls. Prices are nice. Grass area is well maintained. They need more rubber tees for the mats. People like to smoke around the mat area. Doesnt bother me but may bother others. Says no smoking but that really isnt enforced when there isnt a lot of people around. Nice little putting area. Nice sized chipping area. Friendly staff. Only driving range I go to.

Chris F. always loves taking me to the driving range. We go here often because it’s extremely local and it has all the essentials! He pushes me to be interested in golf and Bonita Driving Range has kind of done that. We pick up a large bucket of balls and get going. They have old clubs that you can borrow and use, but ideally, you should bring your own. My brother in law was excited to use his new clubs at this range. We had a club card… which is a stamp card (one time purchase, i.e. $ 70 for 12 baskets), i think that’s worth buying, if you go often.
They have an overhead place to hit balls, a grassy area, and 2 putting spots. There is plenty of land to test your abilities, hit far, hit near, it’s awesome! I’ve learned so much here. I saw a sign, they do offer golf lessons and sell old clubs.
This driving range isn’t the most gorgeous, but I love coming!

omg! this is such a nice place!
although there were bad reviews that were really rude, they are not totally wrong. but, it is a really nice place! i recommend this driving range out of all the other ones! the staff are really friendly :) the balls are sold at a really cheap price! they have so many discounts and specials !
they are trying to make the place look better!
this place is really nice for children!
the food sold there is way cheaper than other driving ranges. i really recommend this place. it is not a ghetto place. these people are just weird.
lots of people enjoy playing at this range so please stop sending horrible reviews its annoying.
to all those haters below v
if you hate this place so much, why even bother playing here or taking pictures? thats messed up
but yes this review was commented by: vanessa wang.

20 large buckets club ticket for $ 120 is a great deal! I will keep coming back to this place because of the price per bucket. Other driving range have a little bit better quality golf balls but they don’t come as cheap.
This is a good place to practice your swing if that is all you want to do. Don’t expect nice, well maintained chipping and putting green at this place. Golf balls here are 50 — 50 good and bad. I usually pick the bad ones for my short shots and the good ones for the fairway wood and driver. If you hit a noticeably worn out ball using your long irons and woods you will notice the ball flight dying at mid flight.
You have an option of hitting in the shaded spot w/​a mat or the grass area under the sun. I usually use the mat as I work a lot nowadays on my driver. If you want to hit under the sun, don’t expect a well maintained grass area as most of them are bare and uneven.
This facility allows people to smoke while hitting golf balls. A couple of times I saw a person approached another and asked politely to move away from the range area to smoke. The smoker obliged by going some 50 yards away but the smell didn’t go away due to wind direction. This place needs a designated smoking area somewhere away from the golfers.

The price is right, nice folks all around.
There is a lot of shade to chill under, its older and a little worn but who cares. We enjoyed the relaxed surroundings. and got a lot of practicing done.

Came over to watch my man and Grandson put around lol for a bit prior to going long at the driving range. They had a great time! I love being able to introduce young people to cool stuff!

I love coming to bonita driving range. I’m not the best golfer so this place is great for first timers and you don’t have to feel embarrassed. The staff is friendly and it’s never crowded. Its also cheap, i think i paid $ 8 for a medium bucket of balls. Finally its not ghetto especially since Bonita is a rich community. I should know… My inlaws and cousins live there!

This place is easy to get to and not to crowded. It has both grass and artificial turf sections for driving. They also have a nice chipping area and putting area. The only thing that they really need to work on is putting out some more markers so that you can accurately judge how far you hit the ball on the range
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Took my son out to hit a few. Since I’m still trying to gauge his interest, we borrowed one of the range clubs for him to hit. The kid behind the counter couldn’t have been nicer. We chatted for a few minutes and he really encouraged my son to stick with the game. A couple of hours later my son swings and BAM!, the head of the club sheers off and travels with the ball. Right away, we went to the office to let them know that my son broke the club to which the kid replied not to worry and to go pick out another club. Unbeknownst to me, the owners happened to be in the office at the same time this happened. While they didn’t overhear our conversation, as soon as they saw the club they began to question who’s club was it. After discovering that the club belonged to the range, they asked the kid if he charged $ 15 for the broken club, to which he repled no. Then they began to reprimand him. My son and I were watching this unfold the whole time and I could see my son was feeling bad. Hell, I felt bad for my son and the kid. I offered to pay and they told me that the policy wasn’t in effect for this range. At this point, I’m thinking then why reprimand him in front of your patrons?
Long story short, I paid for the club before I left.
To the owners: Don’t reprimand your employees in front of your customers, it’s just bad form. Second, don’t insult my intelligence and integrity by telling me that it’s not the policy to pay when clearly you feel that it is. YOU MADE MY SON AND I FEEL LIKE A COUPLE OF LOW-​CLASS PEOPLE!

I’m new to golfing and just working on my form. This driving range is a no-​frills location that I enjoy coming to. It’s never packed, there’s always plenty of parking and the prices are low. Who cares if there’s not an abundant amount of beautiful well kept grass? Isn’t it better to not waste a bunch of water anyways? Also, this location is not «ghetto» as I’ve read in another review. It is just a low maintenance property that gets the job done.

I have practiced here for over 20 years.
They have a little chipping area and a sand and putter area.
This place is not Augusta National by any means in that the grounds can be pretty beat up.
They have hitting areas with grass as well as the artificial turf.
The place is pretty old and run down but they have the best prices for buckets anywhere in San Diego.
Good place to practice your butt off!

I am not a good golfer by any stretch, I play to let loose a little bit and work on focusing my energy outlet on something other than work. Mainly I work on the golf game to be able to hang when family & friends want to get at it.
This spot is one of the most affordable so it gives access to even the most budgetary minded.
The fact that it’s pretty all-​encompassing is convenient; all-​encompassing as in you can hit off a mat with the rubber tees or take it to the grass and tee it up yourself. Furthermore, available are a putting green, sand trap and chipping area… granted they are not the prettiest. Nonetheless, when you have hackers like me out there… pristine condition of the greens and traps will be more than mildly difficult to maintain at that level.
They always have complimentary hot coffee a brew and the staff attitude is as courteous as the coffee provision.
I like this fact the most: It’s open late. The lighting is great when hitting in the dark! You can get your swings in after work… even if the sunshine is long gone.
The folks that frequent the place are nice too. No need to feel intimidated by playing next to snobby aristocrats that carry themselves like you are beneath them or a golf wiz that laughs at each whiff you whip around (not that that matters, LOL).
The location is not hard to find. It’s right across the street from a very large cemetery — Glenn Abbey, just east of the 805 FWY on E St/​Bonita Road exit.
I recommend you visit this spot. You’ll get your money’s worth.

$ 10 for a bucket of 400 balls!!! I personally love this place, it has a chipping area, putting area, a practice bunker, but the driving range its fun, especially if you are learning to to play. Lets be real, to play golf you do not need to hit the ball over 200 yards all the time, it always comes down to short game and accuracy, so with that being is a winner.
It’s cheap, it has a grass area and its open late…

Do you really need a golfing range to be so posh? dude, you’re jsut hitting the ball and practicing. so, this place is a pretty good place to do so!
Even if you pay for the baskets a la carte, they are still less expensive than all other driving ranges. Yes, the range lacks alot of grass and scenery, but who cares.
So for example, if you pay for their club card for baskets of balls, you can potentially only pay about $ 5 per large basket, when regular price is like $ 8 – 9. not bad!
it also has a small little putting green area as well.
have fun people!
HK’s Parting Shot –
Try to hit the ball picker! It’s fun! lol

My ex-​husband met the right chick to hook up with after our divorce because she has a cool long-​time apartment over-​looking this driving range! Somewhat friendly-​divorces allow for a little hang time and this is a great place to do it. While picking up or dropping off the kids-​I like to watch me a little free golf action.
You can sit all day looking out their huge (hopefully: shatter-​proof) panoramic window amazed at the various duffers whacking away (golf balls!) There is a nice lining of hedges and plantings that separate the Driving Range from the apartments, but being up on the top floor allows for a nearly unobstructed view of all the teeing action framed by a few leafy trees and eucalyptus.
It really is quite entertaining. And very endearing to see how the golfers really do try so hard to hit those balls. The concentration; the furrowed brow; the God-​awful golf clothing and the look of smug pride when a good hole-​in-​one is made! Once-​in-​a-​while a stray errant ball will come whistling by and that’s fun too. I have walked around the Bonita Golf Course for exercise and do like it. It’s also fun to go feed the ducks and geese in the front on Bonita Road.
The greens are not terrible, but I have seen far better maintained courses-​still, it is nice to have this little place dedicated to golf smack inside horsey Bonita! It is a grassy respite and offers hours of entertainment to the practicing golfer as well as the nosy neighbors and their ex-​wives who like to peep!
I so enjoy watching grown men play with their balls here on the public greens!

not the best of driving ranges to hone your skills but perfect for the amateur who wants to just get into the game. The range has a huge dirt field and no real greens to aim for. the range is also fairly short (less than 225), so for the avid golfer, please stick to only irons and no woods. I would give the actual driving range 2 stars. the putting green is very small and not kept very well. I give one extra star for their large chipping area.
The owners of the range are great people. They have another location off of holister and palm ave near the 5 freeway which i consider to be in much better shape. The putting green there is larger and there is alot more grass out in the field. Their pro shop at the hollister location also offers a ton of great taylormade products!

Although it is sort of strange to use such a word to describe a driving range, the most apt adjective would be «ghetto».
The Bonita driving range is essentially a large brown field with yard markers up to 225 yards in a barren landscape. Small patches of green grass, flags, and barrels make for some targets on the field. It’s apparent that the driving range’s budget for landscaping is zero. If the yard markers were removed, it would look more like a war zone than a driving range.
There are some heavily used mats in wooden stalls for open air or covered driving. Also, there are spots in the unkempt grass if you’d like to use your own tees. There is only one building on the lot, which is a small shack with golf supplies for sale in the front room, a service window on the side, and a horribly dirty unisex restroom in the back.
However, at $ 18 for a huge bucket of about 350 balls, our hero can’t really complain about the state of their driving range. Even their range cards offer a larger percentage discount than other driving ranges. For the pricing, it is pretty ghetto fabulous.
If you’re a golf newbie, it’s easy to tell by looking at what’s poking out of the golf bags of other golfers that this isn’t a range where hot shots come to show off their 250 yard drives. Our hero was hard pressed to see anyone sporting Callaway or TaylorMade drivers here. If you’re hitting errant balls with your Dunlop or Wilson clubs, the Bonita Range is a place you wont be embarrassing yourself at.
PROS:
— Ridiculously cheap.
— Both mats and grass driving with no difference in price between the two.
CONS:
— No attempt at landscaping here. Not exactly «easy on the eyes» to say the least.

This is probably the best range for the money. You can get a jumbo bucket for $ 18 (great for splitting w/​buddies) and the bucket has probably 350 – 400 balls in it. I’ve never seen a bucket that big.
The downside is that the range is mostly dirt which isn’t very attractive. The mats are the flat kind that don’t have the «grass» feeling on the sides. Also, the natural grass section is unkept and the grass is long and similar to hitting from the rough.
Putting is free and I think the short game is as well. Overall, a good place to go if you’re in the area.

100 balls for $seven…need to say more… real putting greens with challenging ups, downs and slopes… short game practice area… plenty of driving range stalls… some covered. some not… taking uno star for poor maintainence of greens… yellow/​brownish range… putting greens scattered with weeds… cheap, good, practice in bonita…

My weekly stop — I will tell you why.
For $ 7, you will get 100 balls! That’s less than 7cent each… this price is unheard of~ it’s open day & night (with lights after the sun goes down)
It’s quite small but you don’t need a huge place to just to practice your swing. Go there, trust me, you will keep coming back like I do.
EDIT: They just jacked up the price to $ 8, still a great deal tho.