With year-round sunshine and a backdrop that can’t be beat, San Diego is a golfer’s paradise that rivals some of the most popular golf destinations in the country. San Diego County boasts an array of resort and daily-fee courses that appeal to both elite golfers and less experienced players. Plus, after your game, you’re free to enjoy top-quality eats, craft beer and cocktails, spa amenities, and beautiful sunsets.
San Diego Magazine’s Golf Guide aims to highlight everything from local courses and top instructors to luxury resorts and gear. Read on for the best of golf in San Diego.
Singing Hills Golf Club at Sycuan
Singing Hills Golf Club turns 70 this year and celebrates its legacy as one of East County’s top golf destinations. Just three miles from Sycuan Casino Resort, Singing Hills Golf Club features 45 holes of Ted Robinson-designed golf across three distinct courses: Pine Glen, Oak Glen, and the challenging Willow Glen. The award-winning club, owned since 2001 by the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, is also home to a premier golf shop with the largest selection of women’s golf equipment in San Diego.
Singing Hills Golf Club has been recognized as one of the nation’s most “women-friendly” golf facilities and operates a women-only golf academy.
Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, Golf Club & Spa
The Arnold Palmer-designed golf course at Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, Golf Club & Spa in Carlsbad is consistently ranked among the top golf courses in the San Diego area and was named the top SoCal golf resort by Condé Nast Traveler. The par-72 course boasts more than 7,000 yards of rolling greens, landscaped hillsides, bunkers, and water features.
Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, Golf Club & Spa offers tee times to both club members and the public. Aviara Golf Club also has world-class instructors at the ready for a private lesson or group clinic, and its TaylorMade Aviara Performance Center allows players to test clubs in the lab and on the grass.
Omni La Costa Resort & Spa
Omni La Costa Resort & Spa has hosted some of golf’s biggest names—Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Phil Mickelson, and more—on its two distinct 18-hole courses in Carlsbad. Its restored North Course, home to the NCAA Division I Championship, offers six sets of tees to accommodate players of all skill levels. The parkland-style South Course offers all-new challenges, some of which were included in the PGA Tour rotation. Courses are open to resort guests and club members. Omni La Costa Resort & Spa also offers expert instruction, group clinics, kid’s programs, and corporate events.
Tee off in Style
You don’t have to be the best golfer on the green, but these three companies can help you look the part.
Peter Millar
Founded 25 years ago with a single a cashmere sweater in many colors, Peter Millar has evolved to be one of the top names in luxury golf apparel.
The premium lifestyle brand, with locations around the country and a local outpost in Westfield UTC, still offers their signature cashmere, but has expanded into men’s polos, sport shirts, trousers, and outerwear, as well as womenswear.
Peter Millar is a perennial favorite on high-end courses and is the official outfitter of the U.S. Open. The brand brings a commitment to quality, respect for craft and passion for innovation to all their designs.
Callaway
One of the biggest names in golf clubs and equipment is headquartered in Carlsbad. Founded in 1982, Callaway made waves across the country with its innovative golf balls and clubs, including its Big Bertha driver.
TaylorMade
Carlsbad-based TaylorMade Golf Company made a name for itself in developing metal drivers in the late 1970s. Today, TaylorMade is a market leader in high-performance clubs, balls, and apparel, and remains a driving force in the region’s golf industry.
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JULY 7, 2026
Xplosion Box: A Customized Keepsake Your Loved Ones Won’t Forget
A customized memory-filled explosion gift box is a creative way to show someone you care
Finding a gift that feels truly personal can be surprisingly difficult. In a sea of generic options — flowers, gift cards, candles, and the like — Xplosion Box offers something more lasting: a customized keepsake built around the photos, messages, and memories that matter most.
Founded by Southern California entrepreneur Jay Vijay, Xplosion Box LLC creates fully customized explosion gift boxes that arrive professionally designed, printed, assembled, and ready to gift. Each box opens layer by layer to reveal personal photos, heartfelt messages, pull-out albums, origami-style photo pockets, and hidden notes, turning a simple gift into an emotional reveal.
The brand was built for people who want to give something meaningful without spending hours printing photos, cutting paper, folding cardstock, or assembling a DIY project. Customers simply choose a box, upload their favorite photos, add personal messages, and the Xplosion Box team transforms those details into a polished keepsake that feels thoughtful, personal, and beautifully made.
Xplosion Box offers personalized gift boxes for birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, graduations, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Valentine’s Day, Christmas, proposals, bridesmaid gifts, long-distance relationships, and thoughtful “just because” moments.
Customers can choose from flexible customization options starting at $27. The Mini Surprise Box includes 10 photos, three message cards, and one hidden secret note, while the Mega Surprise Box offers a fuller keepsake experience with 40 photos, three message cards, and one hidden secret note.
What sets Xplosion Box apart is its high level of customization combined with convenience. Filled with personal photos, custom text, decorative details, and layered surprises, each box gives customers the freedom to create a gift that feels one-of-a-kind — without having to make it themselves.
At its core, Xplosion Box helps people turn favorite photos, stories, and words into something tangible: a keepsake that can be opened, revisited, and remembered long after the occasion has passed.
Daniel A. Kaplan is a founding partner of Panakos LLP with more than three decades of civil litigation experience in both state and federal courts. Mr. Kaplan pursues and defends legal claims on behalf of companies, entrepreneurs, and business owners in high-stakes disputes. He focuses on business disputes including breach of contract, unfair competition, trade secret theft, securities disputes, fraud/misrepresentations, and employment matters.
“The best advocacy combines preparation, perspective, and a client relationship built on trust and candor.” — Daniel A. Kaplan
His clients include real estate investors, private and public corporations, and individuals seeking sophisticated legal counsel. Known for practical judgment and strategic advocacy, he works closely with an experienced and diverse legal team to protect, enforce, and defend his clients’ interests.
555 W. Beech Street, Ste. 500, San Diego, California 92101 619-8000-LAW Panakos.law
At Naumann Law Firm, PC, William Naumann and his team have recovered hundreds of millions of dollars in damages litigating construction defects, insurance, and government claims. Mr. Naumann has spent his career fighting for people in their hardest moments, from winning $7 million for homeowners after landslide damage to advocating for victims of 9/11.
“We always believe in working as hard as we can to maximize the recovery for the client.” — William Naumann, Esq.
Combining a personalized approach with a results-driven strategy, he’s helped homeowners associations, property owners, and individuals win against the largest developers, builders, insurers, and municipalities. His commitment is to secure the best possible results efficiently, whether through settlement or at trial.
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For nearly two decades, Andrew Hall has helped clients find practical, cost-effective legal solutions to complex real estate and business matters. At Hall Legal, APC, Andrew offers the experience of a large law firm with the hands-on service of a boutique practice. Whether navigating a business or real estate dispute, he guides clients through every stage of the legal process, from pre-litigation resolution to trials and appeals.
“Combining big-firm experience with boutique attention for California business and real estate legal services.”— Andrew Hall
He has represented a broad range of clients, including residential and commercial property owners and managers, landlords, tenants, homeowners, title and escrow companies, lenders, and real estate agents and brokers, while providing personalized, pragmatic service.
At Christensen & Spath LLP, Charles Christensen (right) and his partner, Walter Spath (left), provide personalized, comprehensive and cost-effective legal counsel. The firm specializes in real estate law, helping clients with everything from litigation to transactional matters.
“From boundary disputes to every aspect of acquisitions and sales, we provide full service to clients in the real estate arena.” — Charles Christensen
Mr. Christensen takes the time to understand his clients’ specific goals so he can develop solutions that are as efficient and effective as possible. This commitment, combined with his decades of experience and deep legal knowledge, has earned him and his firms the Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent rating — the highest distinction an attorney can receive — for more than 35 years.
401 West A Street, Suite 2250, San Diego, California 92101 619-236-9343 candslaw.net
As CEO and lead trial attorney of Frantz Law Group (FLG), he leads a firm focused on catastrophic injury, environmental, wildfire and other mass tort litigation, representing clients through some of the most difficult moments of their lives. Under his leadership, FLG secured a landmark plaintiff jury verdict in a wrongful death tractor-trailer case in San Joaquin County, California.
“At the end of the day, results matter. We leave no stone unturned in every case we litigate.” — James P. Frantz
James P. Frantz is recognized throughout the legal industry for his results-driven approach to litigation and commitment to client advocacy. He has been named to Best Law Firms (2014–2026), named a Fellow and Associate of the American Board of Trial Advocates, earned an AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell® and spent more than two decades as a Master in the Enright Chapter of the American Inns of Court.
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