View of the 3rd green from the North Course at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa.
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Pace
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Amenities
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OMNI La Costa Resort Golf Course

About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 7500 yards
Slope 149
Rating 81.4

Located north of San Diego in Carlsbad, Omni La Costa Resort & Spa is a legendary golf and wellness getaway in southern California. The resort, which opened in the 1950s, has hosted 37 elite PGA Tour events. The North Course (formerly known as Champions Course) features a serene setting that meanders through peaceful wetlands over landscaped bridges and rolling hills. The course underwent a significant renovation in 2011 by Steve Pate, Damian Pascuzzo and Jeff Brauer, which included four brand new holes and improved irrigation and soil for improved course conditions year-round.
Formerly known as Omni La Costa Resort & Spa - Champions Course

Course Details

Year Built 1965
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Joe Lee Dick Wilson (1965) Damian Pascuzzo (2011) Steve Pate (2011) Jeff Brauer (2011) Gil Hanse (2024)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes - "La Costa Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Cafe

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities, Spa

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Tennis

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Off-course amenities in the U.S. (2017 #21)

Reviews

2.0
658 Reviews (658)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 31
19th Hole Scenic Views 24
Patio Dining 23
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 44
Water Hazards 37
Undulating Greens 31
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 26
Entertaining Clients 24
A Bucket list/Top 100 Pick 21
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 49
Convenient to the City 19
Worth the Drive 17

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Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course in average shape

Super challenging layout and interesting. Greens were rough but true. Plugged a few weeks ago. Fairways were not pristine. Grass around the green was fair to poor. Overall great challenging course in fairly poor condition. Expected better for the money but still enjoyable.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Not worth the money!

I’ve played other Omni courses, that why I chose to play this one. I played the Legend course. It did say they where doing maintenance, well they have a lot to do then!

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Mixed reviews

They make a big deal about the Champions course having 100+ bunkers on it but they were in such poor shape that it made this round hard to enjoy. Sand was very very thin in every bunker me or my partner ended up in, for a resort course I would expect better, it was nearly impossible to hit out of green side bunkers that had any decent size lip. I’ve always enjoyed playing the two courses at La Costa, but the course conditions are usually nicer than they were.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun course but needs some TLC

The course organization and layout are very good, but the ground needs work. Bunkers were sometimes concrete hard and other times not. Lots of bare fairways and greens are beat up

For the wonderful resort and price, the course could be should be better

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course... however

Wonderful course that we would play again in a heartbeat. That said, we were not told that the greens had been punched and the group in front of us was late and held us up the entire round, which a Marshall could have fixed - but there was no Marshall.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Green Aeration not posted

Green aeration was not posted when I reserved, so I was in for a surprise arriving at first green. Outside of the greens, the rest were still below average for such a pricey resort course. I won’t be back.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
1.0
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Punched greens - no notice

The greens were just punched and horrible to put on. No notice was given to me about this before the round.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

La Costa Champions course

Great set up, and the staff working at the course couldn’t have been nicer, or more pleasant.
Early March grass/fairway conditions are on the dry side, even in San Diego, so that’s really my only reason for giving our round on 3/7/21 a 4-star rating instead of 5.
I would definitely return to play there again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Played Champions course...It was really nice...got rained on for a period on the back nine but the course and facilities were really nice

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Ouch!!!

To start, It takes a lot for me to give a scathing review but......
The staff was awesome. All staff interactions were $145 course types of interactions.
After that however it goes really downhill. Management should be ashamed of the product they are charging $145 for to play the course. Also your staff deserves a product that is equal to the great job they do. Tee boxes to greens just awful. You have been warned!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Golf

We loved playing again greens were very dificult loved the game

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

needs improvement

the fairways were terrible, the greens were bumpy . They forgot to put sand in the traps. It was a 5 hour round!. Nothing is open and saw the cart girl twice. Starter was nice as was the staff at proshop.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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