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A Padres game done properly, and the public golf courses worth the green fee.

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The 12 Best Public Pools and Courts in San Diego

Skill-matched pickleball for $7, 25 lighted tennis courts in Balboa Park, two-pool complexes, late-night play, and the City swim pass worth knowing.

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Golf course fairway on the cliffs above the Pacific at Torrey Pines

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Sports & Golf

The 9 Best Public Golf Courses in San Diego, Ranked

Public golf in San Diego without a membership—cliffside municipal courses, a Tom Fazio desert round, boulder-lined target golf, and a steep Oceanside hill.

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Petco Park's field and the downtown skyline from the upper deck

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Sports & Golf

The Padres Game Day Guide: 9 Moves for Petco Park

A Petco Park game day in the order it happens—ticket, phone, bag, trolley, pregame, gates, ballpark lap, one local order, and the ride home.

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