About The Loma Club
San Diego is kind of a golfers paradise. You have year round golfing weather, hilly terrain that makes for interesting course design, and a golf history that rivals any other city. Our public city course is Torrey Pines. Phil Mickelson was born and raised up the street. So was Mickey Wright. So one of the best things you can do with your time in San Diego is grab a set of clubs and hit the links.
But golf can also be intimidating. Clubhouses can feel stuffy. Rules and etiquette are hard to follow. It can be embarrassing (and exhausting) to play a full 18 hole course when you are new to the sport.
Enter, The Loma Club.
The Loma Club is the perfect place for casual golfers. It is a par three golf course, located in Liberty Station, that has a very relaxed and easygoing vibe (there is a corn hole game set up at the tee box on hole 7, right by the beer cart). The holes are short (seven of them are 150 yards or less), the staff is friendly, and the atmosphere is basically a party. To us, The Loma Club is the best golf course in San Diego for beginners, or anyone just wanting to take it easy and not play such a formal round. On any given day you will be find beginner golfers, birthday party revelers, and families with young children. But despite its laidback nature, the course is well maintained and well worth a visit for more experienced golfers looking to hone their short game. Just beware the crossfire – things can get a little loose around hole 7 and beer number three.
Book a tee time with ForeUP. You can rent clubs at The Loma Club, but supply is limited so they might not have them available.
Grab a beer before and after your game at the clubhouse and watch live music in the courtyard.
Great For
• Getting outdoors
• Moving your body
• Hanging with friends
• Dodging golf ball friendly fire
A Closer Look
The Loma Club has been a golf course of some form since the 1910s. Just prior to its renovation in 2006, The Loma Club was known as Sail Ho, a 9-hole Naval golf course known more as a danger zone of cross-pinged balls that required a helmet to play safely (it still kind of is that – see above). During its heyday as a military course a certain Sam Snead served as the course’s Head Golf Professional. Local San Diegan Phil Mickelson is reported to have played tournaments on this historic course.
The name Loma Club comes from this course’s original founding as the Point Loma Golf Club. It is a benefit for all San Diego that this historic place was not replaced by condos or a Home Depot, but retains its old historic charm. The Loma Club is currently owned by local San Diegan Adam Goff, who also owns The Oaks in Ramona.
