Carlsbad Golf Center

If you’re looking to introduce you child to the game of golf this is a great place to start. Step #1: seek out Aaron Silton and sign him/​her up with for the junior class. It’s a great social setting for the kids to get an introduction to the game. But the critical piece of the program is Aaron. He’s super enthusiastic with the students and provides such positive reinforcement, and your child will have a super time learning. I have twin five year olds presently taking lessons from him and I couldn’t he happier with the results I’m seeing; my son went from literally taking vicious swipes at the ball and dribbling it a few feet a few months ago, to now where he has a beautiful swing, and makes solid contact. And recently with Aaron’s help, he’s already made the transition from the range to the course! He just played his first round of nine holes on an executive course. And I might add, he did very well! And it was hugely in part to Aaron Silton’s method of teaching– my kids are having so much fun, they can’t wait to see him and take their lessons every week. IMO that is the key for getting your child to learn anything well. Aaron does a super job of keeping it fun and I highly recommend him to any parent with a desire to get a junior golfer off on the right foot. Nothing would make me happier than to play golf with my kids. Because of Aaron, this is going to happen much sooner than I expected, and I’m truly grateful.

Price Of balls Are going Up 20% for large bucket … OK pricing … Other places Are Cheaper

First time ever I had a club fitting with Monica, absolutely the best experience ever! I’ve ben playing golf for many years and am now using the «right» clubs! Monica is experienced, personable and honest! Everyone at Carlsbad Golf Center was helpful, polite and professional!

Great place for all ranges of players or enthusiasts!
Let me be up front: I’m a young, female enthusiast and I’m truly dreadful, but I still enjoy coming here (not by myself– no, not yet). There are some nights where it’s a total sausage fest of dudes aimlessly banging around with their drivers, but 99.9% of the time, I’m able to find a quiet corner to myself away from the madness.
Customer service is great! Everyone is helpful and courteous, so far. I definitely prefer to come here early on weekends or late week nights. The mats are well maintained. I, for one, am excited about the updated putting and chipping green. And the lights! Such good lighting (compared to our less lit Del Mar Golf Center friends to the south).
If you want even less distractions, steer clear of the trainers that set up shop towards the back of the parking lot. One in particular is super loud. Or bring your headphones– your choice.

Super friendly staff, super polite, super happy. My wife and I came for a visit and were treated like Kings & Queens. Thanks Carlsbad Golf Center.

To be honest, not sure why people rave about this place. Product selection limited for one. Last time I went in to the new M2. Not one available in the shop, had to schedule an apt with a fitter. I did, but the fitter was totally out of sync, ended up waiting for half an hour, then told the fitter could not arrange one today. All I wanted to do was to hit a demo club in supposedly one of the best shops in the country. Yeah … Not ever going there again. There are others that try harder.

It’s nice and clean with easy access just not too much to the eye but still a great place to practice

I bought some irons here at a really good price… sadly I couldn’t hit them worth a damn. The nice people here (Susan and Dan) told me to come in and they will help me figure out what’s going on. Dan spent an hour going over and explaining everything to me while we tried new irons. VERY HELPFUL AND VERY FRIENDLY. If your getting into the golf game or just need some new gear. Start here. It’ll save you a lot of frustration on the course

Jacob Sanborn. That is the name you need to remember for club fitting. I made an appointment with Jacob based on a referral from someone I met on the golf course. He told me his club fitting session transformed his game. I was hesitant about spending the money on custom fit clubs because I didn’t know if they would help my game any. From the first swing I knew I had made the right choice.
Jacob is younger but don’t mistake that for a lack of knowledge. This guy knows his stuff. He explains the «why» behind his methods and equipment he uses which I really liked. He asked me questions to find out what was important to me and what I hoped to gain from my fitting. I just wanted to be able to consistently put the ball where I wanted it. That is exactly what he built my set to do. Never once did he shove a particular brand down my throat. He must have let me hit every club head/​shaft combo in the shop and then we analyzed the shot’s flight path with his video software to pick the perfect clubs for my swing. I’ve never hit such pure feeling shots in my life.
The facility for fitting is very nice; his design I’m told. It is separate from the pro shop right on a private tee area so he can make all the adjustments on the club right there between shots. The customer service is superb from everyone at the shop actually. I would recommend Jacob to anyone. You can just tell he has such a passion for the technology behind golf equipment and really loves what he does. This guy has a bright future. I’d make an appointment while you still can.

Have come here for two years since moving to NC SD and always enjoyed this range. Though there’s no grass ro hit off, the place has been well maintained and always boasted a nice putting green. NO MORE!!! The putting green is a DISASTER now, and has ruined the experience at this range. Very disappointed and will not give this place my money again until the fix the mess the pitting area has become. They boast great facilities and demo days, but how awful that they have allowed the practice green to be such a junky mess. DON’T BOTHER UNTIL THEY ADDRESS THE PUTTING GREEN AREA!

Everyone was very nice here. I’m a new golf player and they welcomed me and helped with any questions I had. Dogs are allowed (as long as well behaved). The prices are good, especially during happy hour. The grounds are pretty and well cared for. You can also practice all your skills in the sand, putting, and driving. I also brought my best friend who doesn’t have clubs and they had spare ones for her to use! I’d recommend checking this place out if you like to golf, beginner or not!

This is a small nice facility in north county. I really like the chipping and putting area as well. The green is very well groomed and maintained. Heard they have new matts too which will be nice.
Staff is helpful and friendly.
They should have an attire rule. Find it offensive the way women show up dressed (or not dressed. lol) and recently 3 girls were hitting balls in Bikinis. As most places and golf being a sport with a lot of tradition and class should have a dress code. As a manager I’d ask them to leave.
I do like the store too. Nice selection and good sales!

CGC is a great alternative to practicing on the course! With night lights, you have plenty of time in the evening — although a bit later closing would be great! The staff is friendly, and there is a nice selection of equipment. Often there are tent sales, and demo days which is really enjoyable. Hats off CGC!
I do wish at some point a grass only option would be made available.
The only reason for 4 stars is the putting green has been closed the las few times I’ve been there.

Update to initial review as my son had been hitting the fitted driver now for some time. His drives have greatly improved. This weekend at Hemet golf course, he missed only one fairway and carded a 77, first time breaking 80. We played from the white tees but still a good effort by a 14 yr old. He is so happy about his consistency on his drives. I just want to say that the fitting has helped his game a lot. Thanks Jacob!

I went here for a club fitting based on a recommendation from a teaching pro. Like many hackers I was frustrated by a lack of distance and accuracy of my irons. The fitting process was fun. I got to try out several irons and the Jacob was very pleasant and knowledgeable.
Based on Jacob’s analysis I decided to order a set of irons. I traded in two sets of irons to offset the cost of the new ones. I didn’t get much on the trade but it felt good to be rid of them.
Unfortunately it took longer to get the clubs (3 weeks) than I was told (1 week). It bothered me that the ball was dropped by the both golf center staff and the club manufacturer. Jacob was on travel and apologized when he found out. Oh well it’s just golf clubs and not a cure for Ebola. But it does cost one star for this rating.
So I tried out the new clubs at The Loma Club (formerly Sail Ho). I am indeed hitting the ball longer and straighter than before. I easily made par on 7 and 8 and anyone who plays there knows those are hacker nightmares.
So go here and make sure Jacob does your fitting. If you order clubs just call them to make sure they’ve been ordered.

Came here after spontaneously deciding that before heading back home, we were gonna hit a few balls at the driving range.
I haven’t been in years… YEARS! I was a little nervous, but Carlsbad Golf Center is such a chill driving range, very clean, not intimidating at all. Staff was so friendly and helpful. We were able to rent clubs and get a jumbo bucket of balls (about 153 balls, I believe) all for $ 20. Lots of room and not crowded at all considering it was a Tuesday afternoon.
Highly recommend Carlsbad Golf Center if you live in the area and need a go-​to spot.

Had a hankering for some driving range action. It cost us less than 20 bucks for me and my girlfriend to rent clubs and more than enough balls. Great experience!

I can’t believe I haven’t reviewed this place yet. When I first started playing golf on a regular basis I would only come here. It has great prices and the mates and ranges are always in great shape.
I don’t come here as often as I used to because now that I am playing regularly I prefer to hit off of grass so that I can tee it up to my height and when using my irons I light to see how well I am hitting it by looking at the grass.
I have bought several used clubs from here and they are great.
The drop in classes are no brainers. For $ 20 bucks you get a large bucket and professional help from the great staff members.

Carlsbad golf center is a nice little no frills driving range that has ample amenities and very clean grounds. They have a nice small pro shop, a good sized putting green and a ton of tee boxes for you to smack around a bucket of balls! CGC is not too expensive, they’re open late and they’re beautifully lit for nighttime golfing. Pretty cool place to go, occasionally you’ll see a raccoon come up and grab stuff out of the trash cans haha.

Amazing Experience, will return again and again.
Just played my first round of golf with my new clubs from Carlsbad Golf and I couldn’t be happier. This is one experienced group of experts and the customer service is excellent. I am pretty new to the game of golf and can be intimidated by the terms and all the different choices. The staff here made me feel so comfortable and were so great in educating me. But what really has me writing this review is that the «experience «was about me and the kind of golf and therefore the kind of equipment I needed. This place is the Perfect Fit for the golfer ready to take their swing to the next level. Thank you Carlsbad. Golf hit the best 5 shots of my life.