Elevated view of a green and fairway at Mt. Woodson Golf Club
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Mt. Woodson Golf Club

Ramona

18 holesPar 70
Public daily-feeCourse access
RamonaEast County
DesignLee Schmidt + Brian Curley
Course featureWooden cart bridge over a canyon
Course characterTight mountain target golf routed through granite boulders and elevation changes

Course overview

What to know before you play

Lee Schmidt and Brian Curley designed Mt. Woodson through Ramona's granite outcrops and steep elevation changes. The course is known operationally for required cart use and a wooden bridge that carries carts across a canyon.

Design

Lee Schmidt + Brian Curley

Course feature

Wooden cart bridge over a canyon

Course character

Tight mountain target golf routed through granite boulders and elevation changes

Playing the course

How Mt. Woodson Golf Club plays

Most golfers describe the target-golf routing as unique, strategic and memorable, while a smaller architecture-minded segment dislikes the volume of lay-up and forced-placement decisions. Short yardage is deceptive: narrow targets, elevation, blind shots, forced carries and punitive misses drive a strong consensus that the course is difficult and rewards conservative placement. Greens are generally healthy, receptive and true. Aggregate reputation is Fast, while day-to-day speed varies with aeration, watering and recovery.

Granite boulders, canyon routing, ancient oaks, dramatic elevation and the 450-foot wooden bridge make scenery one of the strongest and most consistent positives in golfer feedback. Golfer experience strongly indicates the course is impractical to walk because of steep terrain and long transitions. Formal walking permission itself is not yet directly verified.

Booking & rates

Booking Mt. Woodson Golf Club

Booking guidance

Cancellation Policy
Cancellations or reductions in player count must be made more than 24 hours before the tee time. Short-shows/no-shows may be charged for unused spots up to the full reservation amount.

Rates and access

Pricing Type
Fixed published rack rates with dynamic/variable twilight and live tee-sheet discounts.
Rate categoryMon - ThuFridayWeekend / holiday
18-hole green fees
Public$75$95$110
Senior
Age 60+$70$80
Rate categoryWeekdayWeekend
Junior
Published junior rate$50$60

Other fees

Youth on Course
$5
Rental clubs
$50.
  • Twilight timing/pricing is variable.

Booking guidance

Finding a Mt. Woodson Golf Club tee time

Play Golf SD links to the official booking destination for Mt. Woodson Golf Club, but does not currently show its tee-time inventory.

Availability and pricing can change after a check. The official booking site is always the final source for the time, price, player rules, and reservation.

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Course research

What to know before you play

Booking Guidance

Know the booking window before you plan the round

Public daily-fee. General public advance booking window and daily release clock time are Unknown. Recent third-party inventory extends roughly two weeks forward, but that does not establish the official public release policy. Unknown / inventory-dependent. No official single-player rule was located; recent completely open tee times often show 2+ player minimums, so solo golfers may need joinable inventory or to call the shop.

Latest Course Conditions

Current conditions can materially change the value

Current quality is strong. 18Birdies aggregates Fast greens, while 2026 Greenskeeper reports range from softer/slower after aeration to healthy, receptive and medium-fast once recovered. 2026 fairway reports are strongly positive. Small/uneven/divot-heavy tee boxes are the clearest current conditioning weakness. Bunkers were firm/sand-starved earlier in 2026 but improved substantially after new sand was…

What to Know Before You Play

The challenge comes from more than just yardage

Highly strategic target-golf routing through rugged Ramona foothills with elevation changes, blind/semi-blind shots, granite boulders, ancient oaks, canyons, water and narrow landing areas. Placement matters more than… Hard / short but unforgiving. At 5,764 yards, difficulty comes from constrained landing zones, forced carries, severe misses, elevation, blind shots and native/boulder trouble rather than length.

Plan on riding

Very poor / cart strongly recommended. Severe terrain and long green-to-tee transitions make walking impractical for most golfers; do not state walking is prohibited until directly confirmed. Shared cart is included in standard posted green fees. No public walking discount is published; formal walking permission should be confirmed. Course is physically very poor for walking. Individual-cart surcharge amount… Highly…

Build extra time into the round

Official target is 4 hours and slow groups may be moved ahead. Current reports commonly fall around 3:20–4:05; pace is generally fast because enforcement is active, though some golfers dislike marshal pressure.

Plan your round

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Course details verified from Current operator course profile · Updated Aug 2026View source ↗