Balboa Park Golf Course

Balboa Park Golf Course holds second place among Southern California’s best and oldest daily-fee golf courses, owing to its panoramic downtown views and mesmerizing ocean vistas. There are abundant undulating greens and deep roughs for challenging yourself to play your best game. You can play over 18 holes as well as the shorter, 9-hole executive course here, featuring smooth Kikuyu grass greens and hilly fairways. Balboa Park is host to esteemed world-famous regulars like Sam Snead, as it is to families looking for a rejuvenating getaway and a short stroll with their pet.

Everyone are welcome to play the blue tees with pars varying between 4 and 72. The pro shop sells buckets with up to 100 balls, personalized t-shirts and other golf apparel. The clubhouse after the 9th hole has a kid-friendly café serving large portions of tasty, homemade food, their best being the fish tacos and corned beef. Teaching pros at the course’s academy offer individual training and clinic sessions every weekend to players of all skill levels. Should you choose to stay longer and explore the rich tropical scenery and aquatic wildlife around, there are two budget-friendly contemporary hotels on-premises namely Little Italy and Gaslamp Quarter Historic District Hotel.