The Links at Lakehouse (formerly St. Mark Golf Club)

Avoid going on the weekends, we had a Tee time at 11:16am and it was soo backed up by the time we got to hole 2. Literally we were on track to play a 6 hr round. Took 3 hours to finish up the first 9 holes. The greens were not in good shape, there were patches on the edges, the cart path asphalt needs to be replaced. And the fairways were decent, not worth the green/cart fees if you ask me. Plus our cart gps was not working at all. The holes wouldn’t load at all, we requested a new cart twice and literally nothing happened. It got to the point where people were passing us by the 16th hole to leave because it was so backed up. The customer service and pace of play is not worth it. Probably won’t come back and I only recommend if you like a very slow paced round and have a range finder.

I finally bit the bullet and played a round here today. For starters, it's really cheap and short sighted to charge me 9 dollars for literally 20 balls to wam up before I play a 60 dollar round of golf. The turf mats mine as well be concrete. It would cost close to nothing to replace these mats. If you're not going to do that then allow us to hit off the grass 7 days a week. These are literally 79 bucks on Amazon right now. On to the round of golf. I loved the course and the layout. The greens were large and very consistent and fast. Shot the best score of my life out here today. Pace was fine since it was during the week. From other reviews, this can be a real issue. Course is super long but if you can hit it long it plays to your favor. Sand traps mine as well be concrete mix. Absolutely terrible. The cart paths are like driving down an old mine field. I recommend walking with a cart (long day) or not driving on the cart path. Summary: If you can go early or late in the day during the week, walk with a motorized bag cart, stay out of the concrete traps and then hit the range Friday through Sunday (grass tee boxes) then this place is a great value in my opinion especially if you live close by. Better and cheaper than Twin Oaks. They just need to make a few adjustments here and this would be 4 to 5 star experience. Hopefully someone there actually reads this review.

This used to be my favorite course in north county, but ever since they shortened the spacing between tee times to ONLY 8 mins, it’s been a nightmare. Good luck finishing a round in under 5 hours. Love the course but I refuse to wait for 2 groups to tee off on each tee box. Links leadership: please stop trying to squeeze more money out and space out your tee times. You can space them out 11 minutes apart and charge $5 more per tee time to preserve your margins.