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3.4
471 Reviews (471)
5 Stars
110
4 Stars
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3 Stars
84
2 Stars
37
1 Stars
27
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.1
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.6
63.7%
Recommend this course
376 out of 471 reviews
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2.9
19 Reviews (19)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
3
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5
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
3
Conditions
2.3
Value
2.3
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.2
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.1
57.9%
Recommend this course
11 out of 19 reviews
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3.2
44 Reviews (44)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
6
Conditions
2.8
Value
2.7
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.2
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.2
54.5%
Recommend this course
24 out of 44 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 6110 yards
Slope 136
Rating 70.0

Perched in the hills above Santa Cruz, DeLaveaga Golf Course & Lodge features plenty of elevation changes as well as tight, tree-lined fairways making this short layout anything but a cinch. The result of the tight layout, however, often translates into long rounds as higher handicappers look for their golf balls in the woods. Designed by Bert Stamps, the golf course opened in 1970. Conditioning is average, but DeLaveaga Golf Course & Lodge's green fees are a small fraction of its more famous neighbors.

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Course Details

Year Built 1970
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $20
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes - "Parker Hammond Golf School at DeLaveaga Golf Course"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Lodging

Lodging Available

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

3.4
471 Reviews (471)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 18
Patio Dining 14
Brunch 13
Course Challenges Include:
Narrow Fairways 35
Forced Carries 26
Bunkers 22
This course/club is great for:
Locals 26
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 24
Advanced Golfers 21
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 25
Worth the Drive 18
Near Local Attractions 13

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Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
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First Time Playing

What a rip off.

Full price golf for a course that hasn’t been mowed in two weeks. Lost a dozen balls and 10 were in the fairway. A little warning about course conditions would have been nice before booking for $90. Will not be returning anytime soon. Same for the rest of the other singles in our group. Everyone felt the same.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fairways where not mowed in a long time and I believe it should have stated that on site when we booked.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Rough Course

This was the worst maintained course I have ever golfed in California. I get it has rained a little - but, it looked like there has been no maintenance to any fairways for the last year. I’ve never lost so many balls in the fairway in my life.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Overpriced

Played there yesterday and dropped out after it took 4,5 hours to play 13 holes. The course is in very poor condition. For a serious golfer it isn’t worth the money.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Conditions were bad

Course was very wet due to recent rains. Cart path only. Many shots would plug so badly you couldn't find your ball. Overpriced for these conditions. I would play it again if it hasn't rained for a month.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Thumbs up

I play Dela V as ll the time it's a good course lots of fun. Staff is friendly and helpful all in all I give this course a thumbs up.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Nice Track - Wet and Muddy Experience

DeLa can't do anything about the weather and understandably will rule cart paths only if the course is soggy. If you think the course may be wet on your day, I would call the course and book a walking time as a cart is the default billing on GN and offers no refunds once you pay.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Tight layout with up hill, side hill, and down hill lies

Great track! Gophers are winning right now on some holes.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Santa Cruz

Overall the course was very nice. I was a little unhappy that the par 3 tee boxes were quite sandy from overfeeding. The greens were in great shape.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course condition

1. Aeration and sanding are expected, but tees should be placed elsewhere when sanding is done in the tee box.
2. Not watering a portion of the fairways greatly detracts from the quality of play. Santa Cruz received approx. double the rainfall last year! Is reclaimed (tertiary) water available to the course?

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Aeration Warning!!

There was a warning about aeration. The Fairways were aerated, but the greens were not. they may have been a few weeks earlier? The green were not mowen=d! slow as molasses and bumpy as I have ever seen!

I played here many years ago.. will not go back for that price..
The resturant was closed at 4PM. sent is to the grill by the driving range. They were out of everything. no pulled pork, only premade sandwiches.My brother and I traveled from San Jose to play there. What a waste extreemly disapointed. Oh, and the ball mechine at the driving range ate $11 got no balls. ended up buying another bucket from second mechine, Told the Attendant who wandered by later. He said hit us up next time we will give you a bucket..
Might not go back..

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A little more care please

Played from blue tees, tee boxes were not mowed at all and it was like teeing off from the rough. Not to mention excessive amount of sand all over the tee boxes.
Greens were like a great looking carpet which is the worst for putting, it was horrendously slow and inconsistent throughout all 18 holes.
I would definitely avoid this course for a while until it's back to the shape.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great vibes

Had a great experience here. They were in the process of aerating the back 9 greens so it was like putting on a beach. Great course layout. The front 9 greens were in great shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 37
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Always a challenging track

Greens rolled great and smooth,(a couple had fungus and dead areas but pin placement wasn't near that).I understand the difficulties involved with maintaining a course on the hills compared to a flat muni course so I give them kudos for that.For the most part fairways were nice and tee boxes relatively flat.All in all a perfect sunny day getting paired with a wonderful couple we ended up having so much in common with.The couple we played with(Joe and Norda) were simply amazing and fun to talk to, and an inspiration for me and my wife.Maybe thats what made everything so incredible was playing with new people so friendly and easy going but it was a wonderful day all around.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course has gone downhill from my last visit

Nice quiet Thursday noon round. Not very busy and great weather. Greens were in great shape but lots of wet areas around the greens. The tees needed mowing and were horrible. The fairways could not tell the rough from fairways on a few holes. Overall ok conditions but needs some love.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Overpriced

Unless you have the local card this place isn’t worth more than $50. This goes for seascape even tho it’s in better condition

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 43
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Disappointing

I’d love to give this course a good review but I Can’t. The fairways looked like they haven’t been cut in a few days. The tee boxes were really uneven and torn up. The sand traps had sand only in portions of them. A lot of the greens had a fungus in them. so putting through them was a challenge at best. I really liked the layout better before they changed two of the par 5’s to par four’s, for some reason. To charge that amount for that course in its condition is a shame and I won’t be going back there anymore. It was a Good golf course….

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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