Fairmont Grand Del Mar: Top 100 Golf Resorts in the World
Quick Facts
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Number of Rooms
249 -
Amenities
Spa / swimming / tennis / pickleball / restaurants -
Number of course
1 -
Course designers
The Grand Golf Club (Tom Fazio)
Resort Overview
What makes Grand Del Mar unique is its uncanny ability to be many things at once. It’s both tranquil and invigorating. Peaceful and enthralling. Expansive and intimate. The Mediterranean-style resort sprawls 400 acres (the golf course takes up 350 of that). Enjoy the expanse or tuck away somewhere quiet for a relaxation session and/or activity of your choosing. The Tom Fazio-designed course set against the rugged Los Peñasquitos Canyon landscape is a testament to what it means to play one hole at a time, because on most holes you can see only that hole. Fazio is known for moving dirt, but at Grand Del Mar (his only design in San Diego) he largely took what the land gave him. It’s a tough test from the back tees at more than 7,100 yards but far less bruising when played forward.
Highlights
Addison, the resort’s Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant, will deliver a meal you won’t forget
The equestrian center has scenic trails and a riding arena
All four swimming pools are heated
3 things to know
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Best time to go
Year-round -
Best non-golf amenity
Summer drive-in movie series, featuring private poolside film screenings -
Insider Tip
The resort offers Saturday pickleball clinics
