Played on 7/29 (Fri). Course in excellent condition. Greens rolled smooth and true albeit a little slower than expected. Don't get me wrong, the greens are great, just not as fast as you might expect. After all the hype about this course, I was slightly disappointed. It's a great course but, being from Simi, I don't think it was worth the drive. Too hot and smoggy and the views don't come close to comparing to the courses we're blessed to have out here (for, in some cases, less money). Within 10 minutes of my house, I can get to Moorpark, Lost Canyons, Tierra Rejada, and Rustic Canyon. Personally, I like all of these courses better. And they're closer and, in some cases, less money. So I guess I can stick closer to home.

If you walk, as I always do, you might not have a voice by the time you get to the back nine. Much of the front runs alongside the 101 and you have to scream at your playing partners to converse. The play is incredibly slow. I only play weekdays and 5+ hour rounds are common. Soggy spots all over the place and the greenskeepers just drive right through them leaving tire tracks 6" deep. On the greens, you kinda just have to push your ball towards the hole. You can't really roll your ball. Very slow and they hop all over the place. It's like rolling a tennis ball on a washboard.
On the positive side, though...there's a few really great holes and the old oaks are stately and wonderful.
I'd rather go to River Ridge, though. Even though it's MUCH further, it's a better course and I can be still be home an hour earlier.

Played TR a couple of weeks ago. Was a little upset that they didn't inform us that they'd just aerated. Found out when I got to the first green. But, today, especially considering aerating 2 weeks ago, the greens were great. Everything was great - pace of play, fairways, tee boxes, etc. Here's my only beef: (and this is with ANY course but seems to be especially prevalent at TR) why don't the boneheads who play this course rake their freakin' bunkers?! Anyone who doesn't take the time to rake a bunker after hitting out is rude, selfish, inconsiderate, and you give golfers a bad name. It's supposed to be a gentleman's sport, one where the rules of etiquette are every bit as important as the rules themselves...of course, I'm sure, that these guys have the word "mulligan" firmly implanted into their vocabulary so rules only apply when it's penal to others.
Please, people. Rake your bunkers, fix your divots and ball marks, and keep a good pace on the course! Be like the boy scouts when camping: leave the place better than how you found it!

Had not played here in years 'cause it was always too crowded, but I took a chance and went out on the last Wed. of January. Rain was forecast, so I got right out as a single and played quickly. The course was in much better shape than the last time I had played so on Wed. 2/2 I went back.
Big mistake. Got there at 8 and got on at 9. At noon we made the turn. Went to the snack bar to get a quick muffin and waited on the grumpy old lady to fix complete lunches for te group in front of us. After standing there for about 10 minutes, I put down the muffin and bid farewell to one of my playing partners. Then I told the starter (politely) that 3 hours is way too long to play 9, especially on a week day, and I'd NEVER come back to this place.
The one good thing I could say about Simi Hills is that the bunkers are in great shape. I play alot at places like Moorpark CC, Tierra Rejada, etc. and I'm appalled by the condition of the bunkers. You'd think that, with the rates they charge, you'd have a class of people who would have enough respect for the golf course to rake the bunkers, but I guess that's not the case. There are more low-life scumbags playing the nicer places than on the cheaper courses. I guess they think they're too good to have consideration for the next guy to hit the bunker they just hacked out of.

Played on 4/15. With so many great courses around Simi and Moorpark, I don't really think it was worth the drive. The greens were still recovering from aeration and were the slowest I've played in a long time - other courses (i.e. River Ridge) also do deep punches and play bumpy, but they don't get that slow. It was difficult to hit 5 foot putts like a 10 foot putt. A few holes were very blind and would like to play those over a few times (course knowledge would be a big asset). Wouldn't make a special trip to play again, but if I happen to be in the area, I certainly feel it's worth the green fee.

My only suggestion for this course would be to reverse the nines. The back is somewhat of a letdown after the front. Not that the back is bad - I just think it'd be better to "crescendo" to the better side. Also, with the nines reversed, making a pit stop at the turn would be easier (you have to go a little out of the way to get to the clubhouse when making the turn). Other than that, this is a great course. Fast greens that hold good shots - when they first opened, the greens were so hard they wouldn't hold a full SW - lots of uphill, downhill, and sidehill lies which force you to adjust accordingly.

Played today, Wenedsday, 10/8. Took 3 hours to play the front 9. There were four groups on the sixth tee when we got there. All but one of the players in those groups were 25-30 handicap (this was very apparent) and ALL were playing the blue tees.
Couldn't tell you about the back nine since I walked off after 9. I KNEW I should have driven further north! Either that or stayed home and mowed the lawn. That would have been much more enjoyable.

Played Rustic today (10/1). HEAVY sand on the greens with large holes. Gonna take awhile for these to heal over, but I'm sure it'll be worth it. Still a great course.
Played this morning so when we first started out the sand was very wet - you couldn't hit the ball hard enough to get it to the hole. It seemed to suddenly dry out on the back so we were all knocking 'em by 10 feet. All in all, though, it was still a good day. Can't say enough good things about this golf course.

Played on 8/26 afternoon. My 8 year old and I walked the course and pushed a foursome in front of us in carts the whole round. There was no one in front of them and they had ample opportunity to let us play through.
I've never seen more unrepaired ball marks in my life. And you'd be incredibly lucky to hit a bunker without getting stuck in a footprint. I wish they'd take a hint from a place like Rustic and spend more time and $ on the golf course and less on their clubhouse. A nice clubhouse is great, but not at the expense of poor maintenance on the course.
This is a fun course and a fun layout with all of the old oaks and rolling terrain, but until they get a crew that knows how to keep their tiretracks out of the many mudpuddles on the course, it'll always be the same ol, same ol. Hopefully, the new management group will recognize this.

Again - please, people. FIX YOUR BALLMARKS and RAKE THE BUNKERS. If you can't do that, take up bowling and get off the golf course!!!

Played this morning with JohnnyGK and had a really nice time. The greens had just been crosscut and were lightly sanded. But, this didn't affect the roll except to slow it down which really should have helped me, but I just couldn't get those uphill putts to the hole. My 8 yr. old son, however, rolled them in from everywhere so I can only blame my lousy touch. The whole course is kukuyu grass but, like Riviera (and unlike Camarillo Springs), Olivas does a GREAT job at maintaining it. The fairways are really good. You won't get alot of roll, though. And, even though the rough is not really long, it can be very penalizing. It is, after all, kukuyu, and you can get the club twisted very easily. I prefer to walk when playing, and this course is a GREAT walk. Overall, I'd rate this course very high. No, it's not Moorpark Country Club or Lost Canyons, but niether does it carry the same price tag AND I'm not forced to take a golf cart.
Should also mention that I got in touch with JohnnyGK through this web site. I highly recommend using the "Find a Game" feature on this site or "Post a Tee Time" if you're looking for playing partners. It's not a feature that's greatly used, yet, but should be.

Woody - if you ever have a chance to play a course that has double greens, make sure you go for the correct flag.

Probably the best course in Ventura County.