La Costa Resort & Spa · Champions
2100 Costa Del Mar Rd, Carlsbad, CA 92009, USA
Tap a hole for its details · gold dots = bunkers, blue = water · the Wind and Elevation buttons color each hole by today’s wind and by climb · OpenStreetMap
The lay of the land.
How the course above sets up: its routing, character, and what to expect.
La Costa Resort & Spa · Champions is an 18-hole golf course in Carlsbad, CA, playing 4,356–7,151 yards from 8 sets of tees (slope 104–139, course rating up to 75).
It's a gently rolling walk, roughly 276 feet of total climb over 18 holes.
Expect 132 bunkers, with water on 6 holes; the front nine plays tougher.
The word on the course.
How golfers talk about it, summarized from public reviews. Their opinions, not our scoring.
A big, championship-pedigree layout that has hosted the Tournament of Champions and the WGC Match Play, now reshaped by Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner into the host site for the NCAA Championships. Reviewers highlight strategic risk-reward holes, barranca and native vegetation in place of older water, and demanding green complexes.
Consistently praised
- Big-event pedigree; golfers play it for the tournament history.
- Hanse green complexes and risk-reward routing draw the strongest praise.
Worth knowing
- Firm greens punish anything but a well-struck iron; scoring is unforgiving.
Golfers recommend
- Treat it as a strategic course; position off the tee matters more than power.
- A match-play mindset suits it better than grinding for a stroke-play score.
Tee fit & expected score.
Set your handicap for the right tees, a realistic score, and the holes where you'll get a stroke.
Play the Members (WHITE) tees, 6267 yds
How to play it
- Card-wreckers at #6, #7, #14, #17, #18. Bogey is fine here; don't compound mistakes.
- 3 par 4s over 440 yds, a course that rewards length off the tee.
Tagged scorecard.
Per-hole tags for hazards, length, and scoring chances from your selected tee.
| Hole | Par | Yds | SI | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1• | 4 | 370 | 13 | |
| 2• | 5 | 577 | 11 | |
| 3• | 3 | 183 | 15 | |
| 4• | 4 | 379 | 9 | |
| 5• | 4 | 418 | 7 | |
| 6•• | 5 | 538 | 1 | Tough |
| 7• | 4 | 465 | 5 | Long 4 |
| 8• | 3 | 200 | 17 | Long 3 |
| 9•• | 4 | 415 | 3 | Tough |
| Out | 36 | 3545 | ||
| 10• | 5 | 556 | 10 | |
| 11• | 4 | 367 | 4 | |
| 12• | 3 | 244 | 14 | Long 3 |
| 13• | 4 | 392 | 6 | |
| 14• | 4 | 472 | 8 | Long 4 |
| 15• | 4 | 340 | 16 | Birdie |
| 16• | 3 | 170 | 18 | |
| 17• | 4 | 471 | 12 | Long 4 |
| 18•• | 5 | 594 | 2 | Tough |
| In | 36 | 3606 | ||
All tees & ratings
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional (BLACK) | 7151 | 75 | 139 | 72 |
| The Club Championship | 6947 | 74.1 | 136 | 72 |
| Championship (BLUE) | 6676 | 72.9 | 132 | 72 |
| Combo (BLUE/WHITE) | 6450 | 71.8 | 129 | 72 |
| Members (WHITE) | 6267 | 71 | 127 | 72 |
| Resort (GOLD) | 5881 | 68.8 | 122 | 72 |
| Forward (RED) | 5286 | 66 | 115 | 72 |
| Express (GREEN) | 4356 | 61.8 | 104 | 72 |
Conditions & terrain.
Today's wind by hole, the climbs and drops, and a seven-day playability outlook.
Wind today
Climbs & drops
Tee→green elevation change, estimated from terrain.
7-day outlook
Best window this week: Sun 05-31 · 97/100
Where the trouble is.
Sand and water by hole, plotted from OpenStreetMap.
Most bunkered: #5 (15) · #2 (13) · #6 (12) · #1 (11). Water on 6 holes: #1, #2, #3, #5, #10, #17.
Frequently asked.
- How long is La Costa Resort & Spa · Champions?
- La Costa Resort & Spa · Champions plays 4,356–7,151 yards across 8 sets of tees, to a par of 72 from the back tees.
- How difficult is La Costa Resort & Spa · Champions?
- Its slope rating ranges 104–139, with a course rating up to 75. The front nine plays tougher.
- Which tees should I play at La Costa Resort & Spa · Champions?
- A mid-handicap golfer (around 15) best fits the Members (WHITE) tees at 6,267 yards. Match your own driver distance or handicap with the tee selector on this page.
- Is La Costa Resort & Spa · Champions walkable?
- It's a gently rolling walk, with roughly 276 feet of total elevation change over 18 holes.
- How many bunkers does La Costa Resort & Spa · Champions have?
- La Costa Resort & Spa · Champions has 132 bunkers, and water comes into play on 10 holes.
Nearby & similar.
Other courses within reach, and the closest matches by difficulty and length.