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 The Aviara Golf Course is located north of San Diego overlooking the
Batquitos Lagoon in Carlsbad. Both Golf Digest and Golf Magazine have named this Arnold Palmer designed course one of the best resort
courses in America. Framed by abundant native wildflowers, the challenging layout winds through rolling valleys and offers views of the
Pacific Ocean. This course may be the "best maintained" course in San Diego. The pre and post play service provided by the Aviara staff is
absolutely superb and considered by many to be the standard by which all other courses are measured in San Diego. The elegantly appointed
clubhouse features a bar and restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating, locker rooms and an upscale golf shop. The course includes a driving range and an oversized practice putting green.
The Aviara Golf Club at the Four Seasons Resort took nearly a decade to build because of ecological
concerns, but golfing enthusiasts soon found out a little patience made the wait worthwhile. Since opening
in 1991, this Arnold Palmer design has received much acclaim from some of the industry's most respected
publications. The Golfer Magazine rated the resort among the top 100 in the world in its 1999 travel issue.
Conde Nast Traveler honored the Four Seasons as one of the "50 Best Golf Resorts." Its latest, and
possibly greatest, award was handed out by Golf Magazine when Aviara was named the 70th best public
course in the country on the prestigious list of the "Top 100 Places You Can Play."
Palmer realized he had to design a gem to keep up with the other famous golf courses in the area just north
of San Diego, like the La Costa Resort and Spa, also in Carlsbad.
Nestled into 180 acres winding through three valleys, Aviara is also adjacent to the Batiquitos Lagoon, a
wildlife paradise. Developers took care to preserve this environmentally sensitive wetland, which is home
to more than 130 species of shorebirds, waterfowl and a variety of natural vegetation.
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