Presidio Hills Golf Course

This is a place for hacks and for serious players, it is usually the in-​betweens who gripe, i.e. those fools who frequent River Walk and Mission Bay and tell themselves they know something about the Royal & Ancient game because they shot 83 «that one time» from the whites (with three mulligans.) As Aunt Linda would say, puhleeeeez.
I put this course right up with the likes of RSFCC and SDCC for the best old course in the county. You can have all your Carlton Oaks and Torrey Norths, just pay homage to the purity that is my Presidio.
As any scratch will implore you the game is mastered from 100 yards in. Yet nearly all public courses have greens the size of Texas. Thank the Gods Presidio offers no such can of corn. The greens here are small, hard to hold, nuanced, varied, and the lies are real Americana. Yes, the greens don’t roll pure, nor smack of consistency, but did you not just pay $ 10 for 18? Right, you did.
I could wax on but consider this: Phil Mickelson brings his kids here every year. Tiger won at this place as a junior, as did Phil, Ernie Els, Charley Hoffman, and countless others.
I dare anyone to stand on the 4^th tee and feel the cool breeze funneling down the San Diego river valley from the moody Pacific and tell me they don’t feel the bones of Balboa and company buried right there underfoot. Strike down, me hearties, for compressing the ball here is key, and one might just unearth a Conquistador’s tooth in the process.

I’m afraid to write a great review because I don’t want anyone to know about this hidden gem, BUT I also want it to stay open and to do that they need business. So, this is a GREAT DATE spot in old town for the cost of $ 10 bring your own putter and golf club (don’t have one go to Salvation Army you can buy a golf club for less than two dollars) and golf balls (again you can get a bag of these at Salvation Army for $.50) so you don’t have to rent at store. This is the perfect spot to spend an afternoon, you can have a great day with your boyfriend, your girlfriend, your partner, your kids… you get the point, it’s really just a beautiful way to get out get some exercise and do a miniature size golf course. You can do nine holes in about an hour or all eighteen holes in 2hours. It’s a beautiful outdoor space where you can bring a picnic or you can bring snacks to eat. You can take your time enjoy the course and it’s a really beautiful way to get outside. You can also walk through Old Town if you want to get something authentic to eat.
I really recommend checking this out it’s a hidden spot in San Diego and I’m surprised, completely surprised more people are not hitting this spot. Enjoy it before the crowds and tourists do :-)

That old lady is insane, check out other one star reviews, I didn’t believe them before I went, now I regret so much. She is the worst person I’ve ever met in my life.

I love Presidio Hills Golf club. Want to work on your short game and have a great time? This is the place for you. Been a member 2 times over now (20 rounds for $ 100) and it’s been money well spent. I’ve even gotten a couple hole-​in-​ones over the months I’ve been playing here! I would definitely check it out and except this great little course for what it is: fun, cheap and easy! Love Presidio Hills!

This is a fun little pitch and putt course. The fairways are pretty much dead grass and dirt however. The greens are in decent shape at least. It’s a great place to work on your short game for a decent price.

If you are looking for the worlds worst golf course them come on down. The whole thing is dirt. The greens aren’t exactly green. The only thing fun you can do here is try to skip wholes and make up your own plan.

Great little course, operated by the most rude, hateful old lady I have ever met. Having been there many times over many years, today was the last straw. Her hateful, racist, hurtful comments simply do not deserve to be heard by anyone let alone a CUSTOMER.
She clearly is living in the dark ages and even made the comment to me «I dont care how many times you have been here before» she verbally slandered me and my family.

Small chip and putt golf course. Grass is bare and place is small. Went here for a groupon deal and with the groupon it was worth it. But I wouldn’t come here at full price. Their signage for each hole was off so it was a bit confusing. Not a difficult course what so ever. I did enjoy hole 8 as it was on a higher elevation and the one with most yardage. But all in all there are other places that are better to just work on your golf game than here. Plus parking is horrendous here when fighting off with other old town tourists.

Visiting Presidio Park today finally made me remember the last time I came to this golf course on Father’s Day in 2006. Never gone back after experiencing discrimination by the lady attendant that day. My daughter was 2 years old then, and had a pleasant Father’s Day, until we stopped over to this place and do a little putting. Don’t plan on going back, nor will I encourage my kids and friends to go there anytime soon, if you want a better place to golf with your ones, go to Colina Park GC. My kids are avid golfers now, and haven’t told them about this place.

This place is super fun and quick to play. It’s a short course so holes range from 40 to 90 yards. A couple of the greens could use some help but it doesn’t detract from the experience. If you’re a beginner or need to assess or work on your short game, which is everyone, I’d recommend this place.
— Update 6÷11÷13 —
I moved my rating down to 3 stars mainly because they course is in pretty bad shape and their are broken tees all over the place. No one cleans them up so I do my part and pick up a few at every tee box. I’ll still play here often and still have fun working on my short game. Saw a guy hit a hole in one last time out.

What happened to this course? Why is it being ignored and left to die? The course is expensive $ 45 pp and no one is taking care of it. Divets are everywhere, dry patches, there was a water hose running through Hole 10 that you had to move over to hit off to the next hole.
This used to be my favorite little course, being a par three and a great place to work on your chip shot but now, it’s only a memory and won’t be a place for me anymore.
Hope you guys start taking care of the course again!

Never been golfing on any kind a course besides mini before coming here, so I don’t have much to compare too… but it seemed to serve its purpose fine. And for ten bucks, you can’t really complain.
The lack of maintenance of the green was a bit disappointing, the only green grass was right around the hole.
For an easy, convenient, fun time that’s a step up from mini golf, give Presidio a whirl!

Presidio Hills Golf Course is an eyesore for such an area like Old Town, which is a huge draw for tourists in San Diego. The course is a fairly barren course without many hazards or terrain changes. Essentially, it is a fairly flat and unimaginative course that is about 70% covered with dead brown grass in the summer months.
The landscaping and greens maintenance here is atrocious. Our hero was appalled to find naked dirt fill, weeds, and poorly repaired holes on the greens. The rough is no joke on this course either because it gives «rough» a new name.
By the end of 18 holes, our hero was tired of the repetitive layout of the holes (that are all pretty much 50 – 70 yards) and vowed never to return again.
PROS:
— $ 10 for 18 holes of par 3 golf is pretty damn cheap.
— Very friendly course for beginners as it’s not crowded at all.
CONS:
— Essentially the most poorly landscaped course in San Diego.
— No sand bunkers, water, or any other sort of creative hazards on the course.
— Ball washers and benches can only be found 25−30% of the time on each hole.

I played my first 18 holes of golf here today. My boyfriend and I were the only ones on the course. I think it is a great place for beginners to learn in a low-​stress environment. The scenery is pretty and Old Town is steps away for 19^th hole dining and drinks. I highly recommend!

a great track for beginners who are learning and want to move beyond the driving range but not quite ready for a ‘real golf course.’ I took my girlfriend here and it was a great learning experience. She had fun and I got in some short game. The greens are really not greens lol but just low/​medium cut grass. It’s more of a fun experience to take young kids or friends if they don’t really know how to play well yet. You can’t complain for 10 bucks of low-​key golf and even a full 18. The holes range from 40 yards to 110 yards with the majority being 80 yard holes. A great value and I will definitely be back here again! … especially after being 3 inches from a hole in one hehe.

Fun fact: This is the course where Tiger Woods played his first tournament. (At least, that’s what my Dad said)
It’s a tiny little par three, and it’s maintained about as well as everything else that the city runs. It’s not bad, it’s just not exactly great either. By comparison, Colina Del Sol is beautiful, the same price and the same pitch and putt concept. Go there instead, you’ll be stunned and pleasantly surprised.
If you’re a golf newby these courses are great, so long as you don’t mind seeing a 5 year old hit it way better than you. I struggled, the cute little 3 foot tall guy behind me managed to hit a hole in one or two. At any rate, this course is what it is, and it’s proximitiy to Casa Guadalajara just makes it that much better.

Perfect place to pick up my new hobby. It’s a great, cheap way to enjoy the beautiful weather we live in. Keep in mind this is a course of only short par-​3 holes. I think the longest hole is only 90 yards. Play 18, wander over to Old Town for a 19^th hole margarita! The staff here is great.

This is the first golf course I’ve ever played on. It’s super cool, centrally located, mellow, public, only costs $ 10 a person. Every hole is par 3 and none of the holes are more then 100 yards long. I thought the lack of maitenence and general lack of fussiness (not to mention some hobo clothes just off the 17^th!) were cool. This is a great place to work on your pitching wedge shots and your putting, you don’t have to worry about losing any balls, and no one is going to give you any crap because you suck. Which I do. Bad.
Can’t wait to come back!
Also, they host the Calloway Under 8 Regional Championship. Under 8 golf championship– doesn’t that sound like a Wes Anderson movie?

Pro’s: $ 10 per person, $ 1 club rentals, Not too busy.
Con’s: The course’s color is mostly light brown because of dead grass or straight up dirt. Very little maintenance.
It’s hard to give this course anything more than 3 stars because it’s so poorly maintained. It is a short «pitch n’ putt» which is good to work on your short game, if only the grass were anything like what you would play on normally. Maybe the grass is more livelier during Spring or Winter, making it better to practice on. It’s also hard to figure out where you are hitting your ball to at first because all the grass looks the same.
I will still go back and play here again since it’s only $ 10 to play.

Dude, Par 3. Freakin’ Pitch and put. It’s a good for a «my first golf course» play.
All you need is your wedge, a 9, and your putter. Three freakin’ clubs.
If you bring a wood, you’re a freakin’ retard.
You can’t miss it either. It’s freakin’ next to Old Town.
When you’re done playing, cruise into town to wet your palate, and lumber home, ya freak.