Temecula Creek Inn - Southern California golf resort

Three nine-hole golf courses are the centerpiece of the Temecula Creek Inn golf resort in Southern California. The 3,348-yard Creek and the 3,436-yard Oaks were 1970s Dick Rossen designs. Ted Robinson Sr.'s 3,257-yard Stonehouse course was added in 1990.

The Creek is the least remarkable, with relatively flat, parallel fairways. The Oaks is a solid, traditional test with undulating greens and multitudinous oaks. The Stonehouse is the jewel in the resort's crown, with ample views, elevation changes and numerous rock outcroppings. Scenery and playability are the draws here - no matter which 18-hole combination you play, the course rating won't exceed 72.3 from the tips and slope won't be above 130. Still, your score will depend on how well you read the contoured greens.

Temecula Creek Inn

All 27 holes at Temecula Creek Inn are tree-lined and scenic.

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The lodge at Temecula Creek Inn

Temecula Creek Inn's main lodge overlooks the golf course.

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Hole #1, The Oaks

No. 1 on the Oaks course, Temecula Creek Inn

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Hole #2, The Oaks Course

No. 2 on the Oaks nine snakes around massive trees to a green set into the foot of the mountains.

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Bobcat on The Oaks

A family of bobcats lives behind the green of the second hole on the Oaks.

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Hole #3, The Oaks

No. 3 on the Oaks course, Temecula Creek Inn

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Hole #4, The Oaks

The Oaks' 537-yard fourth plays downhill, making it seem more like a long par 4 than a true par 5.

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Hole #5, The Oaks

No. 5 on the Oaks course, Temecula Creek Inn

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Hole #7, The Oaks

No. 7 on the Oaks courses, Temecula Creek Inn

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Hole #8, The Oaks

No. 8 on the Oaks course, Temecula Creek Inn

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Hole #9, The Oaks

No. 9 on the Oaks course, Temecula Creek Inn

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Hole #1, Stonehouse

Elevation changes help make Stonehouse the jewel of Temecula Creek Inn's three nines.

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Hole #2, Stonehouse

No. 2 on the Stonehouse course, Temecula Creek Inn

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Hole #3, Stonehouse

No. 3 on the Stonehouse course, Temecula Creek Inn

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Hole #4, Stonehouse

No. 4 on the Stonehouse course, Temecula Creek Inn

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Hole #6 tee, Stonehouse

The tee shot at Stonhouse's sixth is as daunting as it is breathtaking.

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Hole #6 approach, Stonehouse

Reading the contoured greens are key on Temecula Creek Inn's Stonehouse course.

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Hole #7, Stonehouse

No. 7 on the Stonehouse course, Temecula Creek Inn

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Hole #8, Stonehouse

No. 8 on the Stonehouse course, Temecula Creek Inn

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Hole #9, Stonehouse

No. 9 on the Stonehouse course, Temecula Creek Inn

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Hole #9 green, Stonhouse

Stonehouse's ninth green is harder to hit than it looks.

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Stone house on Stonehouse Course

The structure that gives the Stonehouse course its name used to serve as a shelter for local miners.

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Temecula Creek Inn

The courses at Temecula Creek Inn have the best greens in the Temecula Valley.

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