Talega Golf Club

About
Talega Golf Club is one of southern California's treasures, offering a challenging Fred Couples layout that sits above the "Spanish Village by the Sea." The course winds through canyons and valleys offering scenic views of the surrounding countryside throughout. The diverse layout will test your shot-making skills and there are also several interesting risk-reward opportunities including two reachable par 4s that will please long hitters. There is an abundance of bunkers coming into play, especially along the fairways, and golfers will be faced with the occasional blind shot. The greens are extremely quick and not a single one is flat. Nearly every green has multiple tiers. Water hazards also come into play on a few holes. One of Talega's most memorable holes is the monstrous 13th. This par 5 requires a carry over not just one but two ravines.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Copper | 72 | 6951 yards | 73.5 | 136 |
Blue | 72 | 6583 yards | 71.7 | 129 |
White | 72 | 6187 yards | 69.4 | 124 |
Red (W) | 72 | 5245 yards | 71.5 | 125 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Copper M: 73.7/135 | 415 | 505 | 341 | 386 | 228 | 584 | 183 | 161 | 428 | 3231 | 451 | 558 | 178 | 624 | 320 | 523 | 461 | 177 | 428 | 3720 | 6951 |
Blue M: 71.5/128 W: 78.0/140 | 388 | 495 | 320 | 364 | 210 | 549 | 171 | 137 | 407 | 3041 | 423 | 524 | 165 | 613 | 296 | 503 | 439 | 171 | 408 | 3542 | 6583 |
White M: 69.2/123 W: 75.6/133 | 363 | 489 | 291 | 331 | 185 | 528 | 151 | 132 | 380 | 2850 | 379 | 498 | 141 | 597 | 279 | 469 | 438 | 157 | 379 | 3337 | 6187 |
Red M: 65.4/110 W: 70.5/122 | 342 | 444 | 267 | 299 | 119 | 449 | 109 | 109 | 308 | 2446 | 342 | 449 | 114 | 488 | 238 | 372 | 345 | 124 | 327 | 2799 | 5245 |
Handicap | 10 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | |||
Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 72 |
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Photo submitted by PlatinumMember on 08/31/2024
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Photo submitted by Par5ival6 on 04/21/2024
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Photo submitted by JR4VV6Om3XLacTrv4qAH on 11/04/2023
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Great views Photo submitted by u314160947045 on 06/20/2023
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Photo submitted by u120742220 on 06/15/2023
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trashed Photo submitted by u1958967501 on 09/21/2022
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Photo submitted by SeanWookhwanJeon on 03/14/2022
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Photo submitted by SeanWookhwanJeon on 03/14/2022
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Photo submitted by u314159904067 on 11/25/2021
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Photo submitted by u314161193137 on 10/10/2021
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Photo submitted by u000005122499 on 08/24/2021
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Photo submitted by Butchi on 08/08/2021
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18th was my favorite hole! Photo submitted by soulagent on 06/26/2021
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No consistency on any tee box. $80? Photo submitted by Fresch on 06/08/2021
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Mosquito breeding Photo submitted by Fresch on 06/08/2021
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$80 on a Tuesday Photo submitted by Fresch on 06/08/2021
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Hole 18 Photo submitted by schoonor on 05/21/2021
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Photo submitted by u314159904067 on 09/26/2020
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Photo submitted by stevemac58 on 10/16/2019
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A front 9 tee Photo submitted by WahooJosh on 07/26/2018
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#18 tee Photo submitted by WahooJosh on 07/26/2018
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Photo submitted by TheWhiteKnightgolf on 07/08/2018
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Photo submitted by Steveabdo on 04/19/2013
Nice course
Course was in good shape. The carts are set too slow.
Great round!
Yesterday is Easter! not too many players on Course! We finished 18 holes less than four hours! nobody in front nobody behind, just like private course ! it’s fantastic experience!👍😊😂
Pace
Needs better Marshall enforcement for pace of play. One group 4 groups ahead of us held up the entire field and we didn’t finish our round before dark (5+ hours)
Solid course, but lacking ammenities
Very friendly staff, but no bev cart and no water stations!...take that back, I didn't use the restroom so it's possible there was water there, but no water stations at/near tee boxes.
No driving range! There is a practice facility 5 mins away that might be affiliated?...but doesn't open till 9am.
Pace was a bit slow, but marshall did a good job of coming around and let us know he was working on it.
Great course
Great course layout, very challenging. Golf cart is a bit old, no GPS and course map. Great value.
Needs Improvement
Two 5-somes of men teed off before us, we waited just about every shot. Tee time 12:27 was over 20 minutes behind schedule.
Clubhouse restrooms had overpowering sewage odor so strong we could smell it outside. One of the carts ran very low on battery, had to get out and push it up the hill to #16, luckily could coast downhill to clubhouse after #18. Clubhouse closed promptly at 5:00, cart died at 5:05 and no one answered the phone even tho cart boys were still there. Liked the course but these were problems we should not have had.
Needs Improvement
Clubhouse restroom overpowering sewage odor.
Delayed start time 20 minutes.
Two groups of five ahead of us, waited almost every shot.
Cart battery died hole 16, had to push it, called pro shop 5:05, closed for day, did not route call to cart barn or anyone else, cart boys apologized but that's not good enough. We're not told at time of booking that greens had recently been punched. Overall not happy.
Nice quiet course in nice neighborhood.
Not overly expensive snack shop with good breakfast sandwiches and beer
Played here a few years ago and remember it being a decent track. Unfortunately, it has gone downhill as course conditions were pretty bad. To their credit, they punched greens about 10 days prior but super inconsistent and the fairways were really dry and patchy. Pace of play was 5+ hours which is unacceptable
Punched
Greens were not recovered from recent punching, making putting inaccurate. Should have known that in advance. Some courses know how to treat greens so that punching only has minimal affect.
Bag Drop?
Had a bag drop in front but the attendant was a bit lazy. I asked him why have a bag drop if you are not going to get and load my clubs. He shrugged.. So he lost his tip and this 77 year old man carried his staff bag… without injury.
Management: read Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara🙏
Needs help!
No food/cart service, carts were extremely basic, hard to find the next hole, expensive for the quality of course.
Fun course
I've played here many times but this time it was not in good shape.
The course is challenging but fair. It was in very good shape, tee to green. The carts are nice and have GPS with descriptions of where to hit, distances to bunkers and hazards. Will definitely play again soon.