Head due south.
Historic Dick Wilson-designed South Course
As a part of a major $10 million course renovation program, four holes (Nos. 1, 9, 10 and 18) of the historic Dick Wilson-designed South Course at La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad have been newly re-designed. Home of the 2012 LPGA Kia Classic, the South Course routing is unchanged from its classic design, with slight modifications throughout, including significant alterations to the fairway contours, combined with a modernized drainage system for sustainability, improving water flow and irrigation throughout both the South and Champions golf courses. In addition, more than 30 acres of turf have been eliminated from the courses for water conservation, keeping with La Costa's status as San Diego County's first Green Seal Certified hotel. Book the Champions Golf package and play the rejuvenated South Course.
South Course Facts
Established: 1965
Architects: Dick Wilson (1965), Joe Lee (1973, 1984)
Par: 36-36-72
Course Statistics
| Tees |
Yardage |
Rating |
Slope |
| Gold | 7,077 | 74.8 | 140 |
| Blue | 6,524 | 72.4 | 135 |
| White |
6,198 | 70.8 | 131 |
| Red | 5,612 | 74.2 |
134 |
Note: Red tees play to par 37-37-74
GREEN FEES - APRIL - MAY 2012
Resort Guest
- Monday - Thursday: $155, Twilight: $100
- Friday -Sunday: $165, Twilight: $100
Outside Guest
- Monday-Thursday: $175, Twilight: $120
- Friday - Sunday: $185, Twlight: 125
GREEN FEES - JUNE - SEPTEMBER, 2012
Resort Guest
- Monday - Thursday: $140, Twilight: $100
- Friday - Sunday: $150, Twilight: 100
Outside Guest
- Monday - Thursday: $160, Twlight: $120
- Friday - Sunday: $170, Twilight: $125
Hole 1
The first of two lakes creates a tee shot over water, which sits along the right side of the landing area. A second lake then comes into play on the left, as does a creek crossing the fairway about 30 yards below the elevated, hillside green. Grassy “church pews” guard the left of the green, with a deeA gentle dogleg left, the fairway is cut into three sections by two ribbons of water, the second strip crossing about 30 yards short of the green, which is defended by bunkers on all sides.p bunker on the right.Par 4, Handicap 6 Read Description
Hole 2
Playing uphill from the tee, the wide landing area has one right fairway bunker. The green has bunkers right and left, so the approach may seem long. A lake is hidden along the back side.Par 4, Handicap 6 Read Description
Hole 3
Ranked the most difficult hole on the course, the fairway gradually climbs from tee to green. Fairway bunkers tighten the left side, while the green is surrounded by five bunkers.Par 4, Handicap 6 Read Description
Hole 4
Playing downhill, the landing area has matching fairway bunkers to the left and right. The green slopes front-to-back, with a small front-right bunker and more dangerous left bunker.Par 4, Handicap 6 Read Description
Hole 5
A long downhill “runway” leads to a wide fairway, which is bordered by a ditch along the right, with a bunker on the left. The green is open and approachable, but bunkered on both sides.Par 4, Handicap 6 Read Description
Hole 6
Often playing into a crosswind, the tee shot may require more distance than listed to carry the deep, front bunker blocking the entrance to the green, one of four bunkers around the green.Par 3, Handicap 6 Read Description
Hole 7
The green is in two-shot range, but the fairway leans left, flanked by three fairway bunkers and a creek running up that side. The small green is tucked among trees and bunkered all around.Par 5, Handicap 6 Read Description
Hole 8
A heavily bunkered and water-guarded green normally plays straight into the wind. A creek crosses about 20 yards short of the green, which slopes down in back toward the lake.Par 3, Handicap 6 Read Description
Hole 9
Tough to reach in two shots because of prevailing headwinds, this dogleg right is roomy as it leads to a creek crossing 30 yards in front of the wide, shallow green with one back bunker.Par 5, Handicap 6 Read Description
Hole 10
A daunting lake is in play along the left side, but the landing area is open to the right, with no bunkering . The green angles from front right to back left, guarded by three bunkers.Par 4, Handicap 6 Read Description
Hole 11
Normally downwind, the green is narrow and offers little room to drift off line. There is a deep bunker just short of the green that can be difficult, as well as bunkering on the sides.Par 3, Handicap 6 Read Description
Hole 12
A delicate dogleg right, the landing area has two bunkers on each side. Positioning is key to leave a full shot into the rising, two-tier green.Par 5, Handicap 6 Read Description
Hole 13
Intimidating off the tee, trees crowd both sides of this dogleg right, which has a punitive bunker on the inside corner. The two-tiered green is long, but narrow.Par 4, Handicap 6 Read Description
Hole 14
A creek crosses the line of flight and a stand of eucalyptus trees tightens the right side. The wide green is slightly elevated and guarded all around by four deep bunkers.Par 3, Handicap 6 Read Description
Hole 15
The first hole of La Costa’s historic "The Longest Mile In Golf" is a dogleg left with a creek in play off the tee and into the elevated green, where the approach plays longer than the yardage.Par 4, Handicap 6 Read Description
Hole 16
A slight dogleg right, the wide fairway has no bunkering, but a creek subtly borders the entire right side. The green is bordered by a long bunker on the left and another bunker front-right.Par 4, Handicap 6 Read Description
Hole 17
Long and narrow from tee to green, bunkers guard the left of the landing area. A lake is then in play along the right side, extending from the landing area all the way up the side of the green.Par 5, Handicap 6 Read Description
Hole 18
A pair of creeks cross the fairway, first in front of the tee and then about 125 yards from the front edge of the green, defining the landing area. The elevated green is bunkered on both sides.Par 4, Handicap 6 Read Description
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