Aviara Golf Club
7447 Batiquitos Dr, Carlsbad, CA 92011, 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.
Aviara Golf Club is an 18-hole golf course in Carlsbad, CA, playing 4,986–7,038 yards from 7 sets of tees (slope 117–141, course rating up to 74.7).
It's a hilly walk, roughly 371 feet of total climb over 18 holes.
Expect 67 bunkers, with water on 7 holes; the back nine plays tougher.
The word on the course.
How golfers talk about it, summarized from public reviews. Their opinions, not our scoring.
Arnold Palmer’s only San Diego design, routed through three valleys above Batiquitos Lagoon with massive greens, generous fairways and so much native planting it feels like a botanical garden. Reputation is premium resort splurge: beautiful and very playable, but you pay for it.
Consistently praised
- Constant flower and wildflower color through the rolling valleys.
- Wide landing areas and a layout that challenges course management more than ball-striking.
Worth knowing
- Greens are huge and undulating; three-putts pile up if you land on the wrong shelf, and pricing is true splurge territory.
Golfers recommend
- Play one tee up from your usual and focus on approach distance to the right tier.
- Treat it as a destination round; pair it with a resort stay or a special occasion.
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 White tees, 6020 yds (or Blue/White)
How to play it
- Scoring chances at #10, so make your birdies count.
- Card-wreckers at #5, #15, #18. Bogey is fine here; don't compound mistakes.
Tagged scorecard.
Per-hole tags for hazards, length, and scoring chances from your selected tee.
| Hole | Par | Yds | SI | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1• | 4 | 390 | 9 | |
| 2•• | 4 | 423 | 3 | Tough |
| 3• | 3 | 149 | 17 | |
| 4• | 4 | 392 | 7 | |
| 5•• | 5 | 555 | 1 | Tough |
| 6• | 3 | 194 | 11 | |
| 7• | 4 | 403 | 13 | |
| 8• | 5 | 541 | 5 | |
| 9• | 4 | 372 | 15 | Birdie |
| Out | 36 | 3419 | ||
| 10• | 5 | 508 | 8 | Reachable |
| 11• | 3 | 190 | 18 | |
| 12• | 4 | 417 | 12 | |
| 13• | 4 | 371 | 14 | |
| 14• | 3 | 201 | 10 | Long 3 |
| 15• | 4 | 472 | 6 | Long 4 |
| 16• | 4 | 428 | 16 | Birdie |
| 17• | 5 | 585 | 4 | |
| 18•• | 4 | 447 | 2 | Long 4Tough |
| In | 36 | 3619 | ||
All tees & ratings
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmer | 7038 | 74.7 | 141 | 72 |
| Silver/Blue | 6764 | 73.4 | 138 | 72 |
| Blue | 6570 | 72.5 | 135 | 72 |
| Blue/White | 6333 | 71.4 | 132 | 72 |
| White | 6020 | 70 | 129 | 72 |
| White/Gold | 5613 | 68 | 124 | 72 |
| Gold | 4986 | 65 | 117 | 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: Thu 10-15 · 95/100
Where the trouble is.
Sand and water by hole, plotted from OpenStreetMap.
Most bunkered: #10 (9) · #5 (8) · #15 (7) · #7 (5). Water on 7 holes: #3, #8, #10, #11, #12, #14, #18.
Frequently asked.
- How long is Aviara Golf Club?
- Aviara Golf Club plays 4,986–7,038 yards across 7 sets of tees, to a par of 72 from the back tees.
- How difficult is Aviara Golf Club?
- Its slope rating ranges 117–141, with a course rating up to 74.7. The back nine plays tougher.
- Which tees should I play at Aviara Golf Club?
- A mid-handicap golfer (around 15) best fits the White tees at 6,020 yards. Match your own driver distance or handicap with the tee selector on this page.
- Is Aviara Golf Club walkable?
- It's a hilly walk, with roughly 371 feet of total elevation change over 18 holes.
- How many bunkers does Aviara Golf Club have?
- Aviara Golf Club has 67 bunkers, and water comes into play on 16 holes.
Nearby & similar.
Other courses within reach, and the closest matches by difficulty and length.