The Links at Summerly

Overview: Lake Elsinore’s Summerly routing gives public golf eighteen links-influenced holes in Lake Elsinore, designed by Cal Olson in a modern Scottish-influenced style. City planning material describes a par-72 layout near 7,000 yards, with natural mounding, rolling ground and nearly three miles of burns shaping the visual framework. The course uses open land and ground movement to create a links character in Southern California’s inland climate.

History: The course opened in 2008, according to current course references, after the Summerly development was planned around an 18-hole golf layout. The City of Lake Elsinore’s project material identifies the Cal Olson design and the intended Scottish character. Because secondary sources disagree on an exact yardage, no yardage is entered.

Did You Know? Summerly’s burns are a defining design feature. Nearly three miles of these linear hazards were planned through the course, giving the routing a recognizably links-like strategic vocabulary even without a seaside location.