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Dos Osos Golf Club

The course at the heart of the community

Eighteen holes threading through Rancho San Pasqual — closed for a year, rebuilt from the irrigation up, and reborn in 2025 as Dos Osos. Here's the story, and how to play it.

The comeback

From Eagle Crest to Dos Osos

For three decades the course was Eagle Crest Golf Club — a David Rainville design that opened in 1992 and gave Rancho San Pasqual its fairway views. After years of decline that neighbors watched from their backyards, new owners stepped in: in May 2024 they brought on JC Golf (the operator behind Rancho Bernardo Inn and Twin Oaks) and closed the course for a top-to-bottom renovation — rebuilt irrigation, reshaped bunkers, cleared drainage tunnels, a restored waterfall on No. 6, and drought-tolerant Bermuda turf.

The course soft-opened November 1, 2024 and held its grand opening May 19, 2025 with city officials and the county supervisor on hand. The new name honors dos osos — two rehabilitated California black bears released by the San Diego Humane Society's Ramona Wildlife Center.

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Dos Osos Golf Club after the 2024-25 renovation
Dos Osos Golf Club · photo: jcgolf.com
More than golf

Food, fun & how to play for less

Eat & drink

🍕 Dos Osos Cocina

The clubhouse kitchen serves fresh-baked pizzas, breakfast burritos, sandwiches, and cold beer on an oversized deck overlooking the 18th hole — roughly sunrise to sunset, with pre-orders for pickup at the turn. Restaurant & events line: (760) 737-9760.

Heads-up: whether non-golfers can drop in for dinner isn't posted anywhere official — call ahead and we'll publish the answer once confirmed.

On the calendar

🎉 Weekly happenings

The club runs a monthly slate of Taco Tuesdays, Wine Wednesday, Pizza Night, Happy Hour, Bingo Brunch, and Friday Night Live (live music on the deck). Schedules post on the club's Facebook page. The Founders Club ($65/yr with SCGA membership) adds weekly competitions.

Event schedule on Facebook →

Rates & deals

💰 Playing for less

Public rates run ~$65 weekday / $85 weekend, with twilight ($45/$65) and super-twilight ($35/$45) windows and a $20–25 junior rate. There's no separate Rancho San Pasqual resident rate — the best deal for frequent players is the JC Players Card ($309–469/yr: round coupons, 8-day advance booking, early twilight access, guest passes, 15–25% shop discounts).

JC Players Card →

Course history

Thirty years on Old Ranch Road

  • 1992

    Opens as Eagle Crest Golf Club — 18 holes, par 72, designed by David A. Rainville at 2492 Old Ranch Rd.

  • Late 1990s

    Rancho San Pasqual's ~580 homes rise around the fairways.

  • 2017–2019

    Ownership publicly questions the course's viability; it stays open, hosting charity tournaments, but maintenance slips.

  • 2020–2023

    The hard years — conditions deteriorate badly, and neighbors watch the course they bought their homes around go to seed.

  • May 2024

    New owners hire JC Golf and close the course for a full renovation: irrigation, bunkers, drainage, turf, clubhouse.

  • Nov 1, 2024

    Soft opening under the new name: Dos Osos Golf Club.

  • May 19, 2025

    Grand opening ribbon-cutting with Escondido officials and County Supervisor Jim Desmond.

  • Today

    Open daily with green fees in the ~$55 range; conditions continue to improve season over season. Recognized among 2025's "most improved" courses.

More golf nearby

Other courses within a short drive

Boulder Oaks Golf Club

Hidden Meadows, ~10 miles north. The former Meadow Lake course, renovated and reopened in 2016 as a par-70 with big granite-boulder scenery.

boulderoaksgolfclub.com →

Reidy Creek Golf Course

Escondido's executive-length course, also operated by JC Golf — a quick round when you don't have four hours.

jcgolf.com →

The Vineyard at Escondido

City-side 18 along Kit Carson Park — a longtime local favorite for value golf.

vineyardgolf.com →

Live on the course?

The renovation has been good news for golf-frontage homeowners — curious what the Dos Osos turnaround has meant for values? See the recent sales on the Real Estate page.