I had 2 buddies in from chicago and the day before we played Oak Quarry, we had played Monarch Beach. I thought that after playing Monarch that playing the Rock would be a step down, but I was mistaken. I was blown away by the service at Monarch, but I was in awe by the stunning oasis otherwise known as Oak Quarry. I would have to say that the playing conditions at the Rock are immaculate. The greens were just perfect and the fairways were immpecable. I found myself sightseeing when I wasn't hitting, luckily we had no one behind us (we were the last group out due to a shotgun tournament being played later that day). The pace was great, the group in front of us were a bit slow but the marshall found us on the 4th hole and immediately went up to the group ahead of us and asked them to play from the middle tees and play best ball to speed up the round (again due to the shotgun tourney pending). That day there was no cart girl for whatever reason and the marshall went to the clubhouse to restock our coolers with beer; just awesome customer service.

I've played Badlands in Vegas and this course has some reminders of that type of course (target golf). I enjoyed the challenge and the views. I was throughly impressed and often wondered how the staff maintained this course so well in such a hot area. This course is a must play and don't let the consistent theme throughout the reviews that this is a tough course deter you. It's challenging but it's not going to kill your round; sure I lost a few but what a great day on the course...not sure if there are any better in southern california for the money.

What a dream to play this course! I had 2 friends in from Chicago to play golf and I used this as an excuse to play a couple of courses that I normally would not play due to the cost. Going from playing a muni every weekend to playing an opulent, resort style course was a treat.

We arrived 30 minutes prior to our slated tee time (2:59pm). From the second we pulled into the valet, the high level of service which we would become accustomed to by the end of our round began. An employee helped us with our bags, but more importantly jumped right into conversation about the course conditions and how we were fortunate to have perfect weather to play in. He also told us right away that we would be able to get some extra holes in and encouraged us to play as many as we can before it got dark. We took advantage of his recommendation and finished 23 holes in slightly over 4.5 hours.

What took me by surprise is the treatment we received from valet to pro shop to concessions to cart girl...they all treated us with the upmost respect and unbelievable enthusiasm. I had concerns about this before arriving at the course, I assumed that we would be looked down upon considering the price and prestige of this course (3 younger guys, shirts untucked, in shorts, unkept clubs, cluttered bags with some cheap brands, even some knockoffs in my buddy's bag, drinking beers before even getting to the first tee box)...but they treated us as if we pulled up in the phantom limo with staff bags full of tour issued clubs. To say the least the service was impeccable and it didn't stop there. At the end of our 18 the employees got us 6 more beers for pretty much a tip.

The course has plenty of reviews which are spot on and the conditions were amazing. But the service stood out above anything else. Plus the ocean views were just what my buddies from chicago were expecting.