The guys in the pro shop are the worst. Never in a good mood. Simply went to practice, and the few minutes i was in the pro shop were even unpleasant. They seem like they don't want customers. It's like you're bothering them. I say we boycott this course until they restaff the pro shop with some decent guys. Anyone agree??

played 4/7 course is wide open, fairly simple. good shape.. fun to play but a drive to get to.

played 4/14 staff was pleasant. round was good pace: 4 hours 15 min. The greens were quick. they rolled true. didn't play out of sand.. fairways were good.. lots of trees = lots of trouble. quite a bit of o.b. nice course, fun to play..

played wed 10/13. greens were sanded :( they should be good in 1-2 weeks. fairways = dog crap. saw the last post on this course and was pleased to hear the greens and fairways were good. wasted 30 bucks playing. give the fairways a month or so. It was super soft and muddy, cart path only. tee boxes were all up, placed on uneven ground, unkept, and most were half mud. usually like this course, easy track, and easy to get out. it will be a while before i'm here again.

played today.. the course is in pretty decent shape.. the greens are completely healed from aeration. i was in 2 bunkers and both were okay, not great. the tee boxes were mostly decent, but there were a couple that were pretty crappy. the fairways are very nice, the rough isn't too punishing.
the course is a little longer than i remember.. from the tips i only had 2 wedges into greens on par 4s. there are only 2 par 5s, one of which is less than 500 yards.. the par 3s can be challenging here, they are well bunkered and some pretty long. there are a couple par 4s that are pretty long, and some that have some tough water hazards. Oh yeah, the greens are really slow too...
i'd recommend playing here if you're in the area. for 45 bucks i guess it was worth it.. don't forget to bring a washcloth or two, because the heat is no joke out here..

Played yesterday. After reading the last couple reviews, I was a little scared to play. I was happy to see the course was in great shape. The greens were running smooth and much faster than the last time I played here. The fairways were in good shape, just very wet (they have to soak them due to the heat in the afternoon). The bunkers all kinda sucked ass, but whatever they were still playable. In my opinion, the course in in very good shape and if you play early enough you can zip through your round with minimal waiting. We teed at 630 and finished in 3.5 hours. Hole 14 is awesome, a must play for anyone that hasn't. The course sits perfectly in the land, the designers did a great job with this one.

Played today 5/17. This was my third time playing here, and the first time in at least 3 or 4 years. I was pleasantly surprised. There was a reasonable rate, the greens ran true, the bunkers were all playable, no complaints at all. I went out alone and finished in just over 2 hours. Played through just about everyone i came up on. The greens look to have been punched in the last 3 or 4 weeks. They ran nice and quick but you can still see where the punches were. The one thing that was kinda funny was on hole 4 my ball was in the fairway, but completely surrounded by sprinklers. I had to use some patience and timing to play the shot, and of course just after i putt out, I see the sprinklers turn off.
This course isn't overly difficult if you just keep the ball in play. Fairly short course, but still challenges you. If they made the greens real fast here, the course would have some fangs. But sign up for their email specials, i got out for a 59 dollar rate..

played here 4/21 for the first time. the course is awesome. every hole is a good golf hole. the layout is very enjoyable. I wouldn't recommend Oak Valley to high handicappers at all. There is a lot of places to get into trouble. It rained a bit so I don't think they got to cut the greens in the morning. They ran pretty true but not the speed we expected. The bunkers were still playable even with the rain. This is a must play if you live in the area.

greens are very slow and punched and sanded. Give the course a month or so to heal and shape up. Don't waste your money out there. The course is in good shape besides the recently aerated greens.

The course is in good shape. The greens are fast and smooth overall. (There were MANY ball marks on the greens- I can't understand how people play these great greens and don't respect the other people playing them). There are some craters on the greens, I don't mean to stress it but the greens are so nice right now. The fairways are browned but still very nice. bunkers are good, sand is kinda thick and fluffyish. The fairway bunkers sand on 16 and 17 give you a real challenge. its kinda hard underneath and grainy sand on top. Rough is a challenging, its probably around an 1.5 to 2 inches and thick. Many holes call for draws, and some call for fades, and it will challenge you every time.

played on monday 11.23 the course was in pretty good shape. the greens are looking pretty nice aside from not-repaired ball marks (players' faults). The fairways were pretty good but also pretty hard all around the course. i'm pretty sure the location of the course accounts for the hard ground underneath. the course is kinda squeezed into a little hilly area in the middle of la habra. the rough was pretty thick. sand was in good shape. the pace of play seems to be an issue here. they have some stupid system with the starter where he tells the groups when to go. it seems to take away from a smooth flow. Maybe just announcing group names to go to the tee would be more helpful??? anyways, the course is pretty enjoyable. the final 3 holes are cool golf holes. 16 has a tough green, 17 plays long as balls from the tips, and 18 is a good risk/reward par 5. i'd say check it out, but get as early a tee time you can here to avoid the extreme traffic jams which start around 9 am.

played satuday november 14th. WOW. what a course!! These were the BEST fairways i have EVER played. I mean there were hardly any divots on them. The greens were true and smooth also; not overly fast. I'd guess they were around a 10 maybe 10.5. There is a lot of trouble off the fairways. The rough looks nice enough but it can be quite fluffy and leaves plenty of opportunities to go under the ball and pop it straight up. There are some rocks in the traps as on many desert courses. If you are in the area and have the means, I would 100 percent recommend checking this gem out. You will not be disappointed. Arnie did well.