Located just east of San Diego Barona Creek Golf Club is part of the 225 million Barona Casino Designed by Todd Eckenrode of Gary Roger Baird Design International this 18 hole tournament level course measures 7,088 yards from the tips and plays to a par of 72 There are five sets of tees to accommodate a variety of handicaps and green fees include a cart and practice balls The wide rolling fairways wind past rock formations large oaks and other flora native to the Barona Indian Reservation Water hazards consist of manmade lakes and streams and golfers are required to tee off across these streams on several holes There are also an number of boulders placed strategically throughout the course to challenge play The fairways and greens are firm and fast at this rolling tribal course that twists through rock embedded mountain foothills 40 minutes inland from the coast Ball control is a must at Barona because more than 100 large tattered edge bunkers await sidespinning or poorly struck shots Punch shots from the firm turf will test your recall from playing across the Pond but the British Isles have few holes that resemble the 566 yard par 5 17th or 472 yard par 4 18th each with water that spells a miserable end to a hooked shot