Nice to get back to play Rec Park. Always one of my favorite places to play. As the prior reviewer indicated, course is ... » More

Nice to get back to play Rec Park. Always one of my favorite places to play. As the prior reviewer indicated, course is in very good overall condition, particularly the greens. Given the amount of play this course gets, it is impressive how well maintained it is. The only complaint I have is just how expensive it is to play golf here. (Truth is that's case everywhere) Sure do miss the pre-covid days when the courses were somewhat empty and much more affordable.
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Had a work event starting this past Saturday down in Anaheim so went with a colleague over to Tustin Ranch for a fun rou... » More

Had a work event starting this past Saturday down in Anaheim so went with a colleague over to Tustin Ranch for a fun round after having gotten our work done in the morning. We had some time before our 2:10pm tee time so we ate at the Player's Lounge and then warmed up on the range ahead of our start.

We were told that one of the holes (the par 3 3rd) would be closed for maintenance and that we would be starting our round on the 11th hole, then we could replay it to get in 18 holes. Fair enough. But when we did get around to the front nine, both holes 2 AND 3 were closed. Hole 2 is a beautiful par 5 that I would have loved to play and I felt absolutely cheated after having been given completely false information. Both my colleague and the other two players we were paired with were quite livid. And worse, when we finally finished the round, no one was around to direct our complaints to. Very frustrating indeed. One hole was fine, but two? At $190 for 18 holes? Very disappointing.

As for the rest of the course, it's actually grown on me a lot since my last two visits, but I still think it's overpriced for what you get - especially when two holes are cut out! But the rest of the course was in pretty good late summer shape with nice, well-maintained and mostly green fairways (dry areas in spots to be fair), very playable rough, nice bunkers for the most part and excellent tee boxes (we played the whites) and greens.

The greens were in really nice shape, rolling fast and true and holding shots quite well. They have some tricky green complexes for sure and I think I rolled my best putt ever on the 9th hole green where I was on the proper tier but a sloping section forced me to aim well right and up the ridge before finding the fall line and sinking the 50-footer for birdie.

Carts are very nice with GPS and very finely appointed - no complaints there. We also had cart service come out a few times and that was great. POP was not really an issue until we caught the groups in front of us after the two-lost-hole debacle, then it slowed down quite a bit, but we cruised through the first ten holes quite nicely.

So all-in-all it was a disappointing experience in one regard but not something that I anticipate will be a regular occurrence at Tustin Ranch. I would recommend waiting until they've sorted out this irrigation issue though on holes 2 and 3 before spending that kind of money to not get what it's all worth.
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Played yesterday AM. Course is in nice shape all around but very wet in many areas due to recent heat wave. I found all ... » More

Played yesterday AM. Course is in nice shape all around but very wet in many areas due to recent heat wave. I found all tee boxes to be playable. As well as the traps at that time of the morning. Fairways are playable but little roll out due to watering. Especially in front of the greens. If they are not careful they will have more cart track damage like in front of # 11 due to watering (huge). The greens are slow also due to watering so that they do not get burned out like what happened last year. POP was right on 3 H so that was good for a Tues morning. As always great customer service at all levels from Christian, Madison, Rich (carts) and Phil and Oscar (grounds crew).
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Walked the blues Monday 8/4 with my buddy Mark and a very nice single Delfino who will hopefully be a gker soon. Probabl... » More

Walked the blues Monday 8/4 with my buddy Mark and a very nice single Delfino who will hopefully be a gker soon. Probably one of the best weather days this summer high clouds, 5mph wind around 72 degrees. Pop was 4 hrs 40 minutes behind a full course of golfers. Some of the nicest employees at Olivas..salt of the earth.

Fairways were in great shape mowed super lush tight summer papsulum grass. Perfect lies rated 8.5/10.

Tees beautiful flat lush papsulum rated 8.5/10

Rough just lining the fairways in beautiful shape, lush and around 2 to 3 inches taller than the fairways.

Greens on the front were soft, pure putting great medium speed. Greens on the back might have been slightly verticut with evidence of diminishing sand several weeks ago. Putts still rolled fairly true with a few bumps. Rated 7.5/10

Was not in any bunkers but most looked to be in above average shape with a wetter based texture.

If you have not played Olivas encourage you to get out here in the next couple of months as the conditions really thrive in the summer months.

Highly recommended.
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I played this course July 28. Like the other 2 courses this one is perfect. It couldn't have been any greener.

I played here July 26. This course is fantastic and was in great condition. I feel like the marshal was too much pushi... » More

I played here July 26. This course is fantastic and was in great condition. I feel like the marshal was too much pushing us to hurry especially when nobody was behind us.
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From 8/4


Loved playing Olivas once again!


It was a beautiful and sunny day with wind speeds aroun... » More

From 8/4


Loved playing Olivas once again!


It was a beautiful and sunny day with wind speeds around 5 - 8 mph. Pace of play was around 4.88 hours. I note the following conditions:


Tee Boxes: Level and green, no significant damage. Condition above average.


Fairways: Green, lush, and defined from rough. Condition above average.


Greens: Green, medium in speed, bumpy at times, with softness. Speed about a 10 in speed but tricky with tough pin placements. Condition average.


Sand: well maintained and firm in the two bunkers visited. Condition average.


Rough: well maintained and defined, about 3 – 5 inches. Condition above average.


Native Areas: Native areas were wild with no significant maintenance that offered little to no recovery potential. Condition average.


Practice Areas: great range, chipping area, and putting green.


Loved Olivas! Customer service received was also great... An excellent public course in Ventura County! Looking forward to the next opportunity to play here!
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Bunkers are in terrible condition.
Great course but in much worse condition than previous years. We have been comin... » More

Bunkers are in terrible condition.
Great course but in much worse condition than previous years. We have been coming here for quite a while and the set up is great. Unfortunately, the bunkers (if they can even be called that) are nothing short of atrocious. They are made up of rocks, weeds, dirt and old bunker liner. Very disappointing, since they spoil an otherwise nice course.
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I played here this morning with a sub 6AM Tee time to see if I could finally beat the 5 hr round that always comes with ... » More

I played here this morning with a sub 6AM Tee time to see if I could finally beat the 5 hr round that always comes with this place. Unfortunately, NO. In fact it got so bad that I quit after 12 holes and walked across the entire course back to the parking lot. Conditions of the course are pretty identical to my last review. the only real difference is that fairways were in a bit better shape side to side and the tee boxes were a bit uneven.

All in all this is a fun challenging track with solid conditions tee to green. All at an acceptable price point. However, the the dreaded 5 hr round during mid week and early early morning will most likely prevent me from coming back. I couldn’t image what this place is like on a weekend during prime time. Play here if you have a day to kill, otherwise avoid it.
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Had a chance to play Los Coyotes Vivid/GK outing and was pleasantly surprised when I found out I was paired with Johnny,... » More

Had a chance to play Los Coyotes Vivid/GK outing and was pleasantly surprised when I found out I was paired with Johnny, Ron and Steve, all fantastic golfers but even better human beings. Had not played here in a number of years and the last I played here it was under rainy conditions, today was a little warm but we had a light breeze so it was a beautiful day for golf.
There are 3 9 hole layouts here and we played the valley 9 and vista 9 and I thought the course was in fantastic shape, fairways rolled firm and very little rough to speak of if you strayed, which I did a few times. It is a tree lined course but very playable with generous fairways despite all the trees. Tee boxes were all level and sanded in , bunkers had the nice white compact sand and I was not in any of them and my playing partners had no problems out of them. The greens rolled very true and although, I missed my share of putts, this is a course I could play 3 or 4 times a week when you are rotating the 3 nines. It was nice catching up with John and Ron and meeting Steve my cart mate and chatting it up with him was great. It was an absolute fantastic day , I had a great time and thanks for Steve, John and Ron for all the work they did in setting everything up and a smooth check in , hope to play with you guys soon..
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First time I played this course, and I enjoyed it. Not all tricked up, and what you see is what you get. Thay are workin... » More

First time I played this course, and I enjoyed it. Not all tricked up, and what you see is what you get. Thay are working hard on the course, and it shows. I had heard that it was in bad shape, don't believe it. Greens are nice and consistent (about 9 or 10 speed wise). I will be back.
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I rounded at Recreation Park 18 golf course at 12:50 on Sunday, August 3. I found a golf course after 20 years, 4 hours ... » More

I rounded at Recreation Park 18 golf course at 12:50 on Sunday, August 3. I found a golf course after 20 years, 4 hours and 30 minutes in the cool breeze. The fairway was in great condition, and the green was fast and good. The course was not difficult, but it was a happy round because the management and progress were good. It was a golf course I wanted to come back to.
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