What does it cost to play golf in San Diego, and which public courses are cheapest?

Golf in San Diego runs from a $11.60 super-twilight round in Bonita to a $322 weekend tee time at Torrey Pines South, and where you live matters as much as where you play. We checked the 2026 rate sheets posted by the City of San Diego (Torrey Pines, Balboa Park and Mission Bay), the City of Coronado's golf course and Chula Vista Golf Course on November 9, 2026. City rates took effect January 1, 2026; 2027 rates hadn't been posted.

The cheapest ways to play

• —Cheapest full 18, no card: Chula Vista Golf Course, $31.30 weekdays. Its super twilight is $15.08 for the public and $11.60 for Chula Vista and Bonita residents.
• —Cheapest City course: Mission Bay, $40 for non-residents on weekdays. It's an executive course: par 58, with 14 par 3s and four par 4s, about 2,715 yards from the whites.
• —Night golf: Mission Bay's lights are back since November 1, 2026, seven days a week. In late fall and winter the last 18-hole tee time is 1:40 p.m., with evening play on the lit front nine until the lights go off at 9:15 p.m.
• —Nine holes: Balboa Park's 9-hole rate is $18 for residents and $25.50 for non-residents on weekdays; Mission Bay's is $17.50 and $24.
• —Seniors (62+, City courses, weekdays, residents only): $23 at Mission Bay, $29 at Balboa Park, $37 at Torrey North and $51 at Torrey South. Chula Vista's senior rate is $17.39 weekdays.

Is the City resident card worth $25?

For a City of San Diego resident, almost certainly: one weekday round at Torrey Pines South saves $185 against the visitor rate. The card costs $25 and lasts a year from purchase. The City says you must live in or own a residence inside City Council districts (businesses don't qualify), and you buy or renew it through the City's foreUP booking portal with ID.me verification. You must show it at check-in to get the resident rate. If you live in Chula Vista, Escondido or another city in the county, you pay non-resident prices; see our City vs. County explainer if that's news.

Coronado and Chula Vista have their own resident deals

Coronado's residency card is free, but you get it in person at the Coronado Community Center (1845 Strand Way) with a photo ID and proof such as a property tax bill, a lease of six months or more, or military housing orders of six months or more. Residents book up to seven days ahead at no charge, one tee time per day, and must play in the group. Chula Vista Golf Course sells a $20-a-year resident card in its golf shop for Chula Vista and Bonita residents.

Playing Torrey Pines

Torrey's green fees don't include a cart ($48 for 18), and you need your own clubs or a rental. Non-residents book 8 to 90 days out online, and the booking fee comes on top of the green fee. We cover the booking window, the 7 p.m. release and the standby list in how to get a Torrey Pines tee time as a non-resident.

Prices tend to move in January. Times of San Diego reported in September 2025 that the City raised 2026 green fees about 3% for residents and 5% for non-residents, and that the Parks and Recreation director can raise fees without a vote of the Municipal Golf Committee. As of November 9, 2026, no 2027 City rates were posted.