The Oaks Club at Valencia: Private

The Oaks Club at Valencia: Private: Member Reviews

26550 Heritage View Lane
Valencia, CA 91381 • (661) 288-1995

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Stevenson Ranch, CA (91381)

74°F
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Humidity: 16%
Wind: N at 3mph

Sunset: 7:08 pm
green Sunrise: 6:50 am

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The Oaks Club at Valencia

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11. 24hourgolf

Posted: 03/04/19 2:52p
Member Since: Jun 6, 2011
From: Monterey Park

Played today in an SCGA event. CPO only and a tough course to play that way. Fairways are wide, some are steep from the cart path up and many are steep going down. Not to mention, that most of the gre... Continue »

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7 Likes.

Not Rated
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12. Burcham5

Posted: 10/25/18 3:04p
Member Since: Aug 25, 2018
From: Valencia

Sometimes the golf gods come thru and today they definitely did. A fourth cancelled on a friend of a friend and I got asked to play by default lol. Everything about this place is fantastic. From the c... Continue »

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9 Likes.

Rated
8.4 Conditions

13. kassper7

Posted: 11/22/17 5:00p
Member Since: Jan 30, 2015
From: Westchester

Played in a SCGA outing. Nice facility and people who work there. Conditions were US Open conditions for a 15 handicapper like me. Greens were the quickest I've ever played (but mostly flawless) ro... Continue »

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11 Likes.

Rated
8.2 Conditions

14. aakes90278

Posted: 11/21/17 8:10a
Member Since: Dec 28, 2002
From: redondo beach

played her today in an SCGA member outing for $60!! It was worth every penny to play a course in this condition. It was a perfect day for golf with a slight breeze and 80 degrees. Conditions were fant... Continue »

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11 Likes.

Rated
8.0 Conditions

15. musemike

Posted: 05/29/17 10:34p
Member Since: Mar 9, 2008
From: Valencia, CA

I have played here a few times recently. 5/29/17 the course played amazing. The rough is thick and the greens are smooth. Be aware that the greens are firm, so expect a quick roll and a bit of a se... Continue »

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5 Likes.

Rated
9.1 Conditions

16. aakes90278

Posted: 03/08/17 6:38p
Member Since: Dec 28, 2002
From: redondo beach

We played TPC for $60 on Monday 3/6/17 at a SCGA outing with a 10:00 shotgun. This is why I love the Internet and sites like GK! I love playing new courses, hard to get on courses, and courses in grea... Continue »

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11 Likes.

Rated
7.6 Conditions

17. Big_O

Posted: 09/16/16 8:53p
Member Since: Jul 15, 2016
From: Pleasanton

Played TPC Valencia with S_Smith as the second leg of a great golf weekend. He did a thorough review, so I will just add a few thoughts. We played in windy conditions, which was welcome as it made the... Continue »

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6 Likes.

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18. S_Smith

Posted: 09/11/16 8:14p
Member Since: Jul 18, 2005
From: Danville, CA

We had an opportunity to play this course yesterday. It lived up to my expectation of what a challenging, but fair, TPC course ought to be. Although it's designed purposely to provide PGA level play, it also played fairly for an amateur like me.

As for the course, we were told it will be over-seeding in the next couple of weeks. Perhaps even better conditions are near. Overall, the greens were fantastic! I'd guess they were running about 11 on the stimp meter, and definitely rolling true. The greens held shots and members appear to be very good at fixing ball marks. Despite the drought, the fairways are also in very good shape. There are areas around the rough that are patchy, but nothing that impacts play if you're generally in position. Tee boxes are not memorable, which for me means level and groomed. Nice work. As for the design, before going I'd read several reviews that described blind shots, odd routing and quirky holes. I didn't find that to be true, except for #15. It's weird - no denying that, but I guess members just learn to live with it. Fortunately, we invested in the $8 yardage guide and it gave us all the information we needed. Maybe that's why we didn't feel there were lots of blind shots. I'd highly recommend that anyone playing the course the first time get one. It will save you the guessing. Lastly, with private clubs, the feel of a course is just as important as the course itself, in my opinion. TPC Valencia seems like an enjoyable place to be a member, and while the facilities exude class and attention, it feels like casual and relaxed. And the service is first-rate. In our case, the starter, Merle, was particularly pleasant and helpful. He really gave us great tips about course management, design layout and features. So, no real complaints today. We could have benefited from access to more water stations on this very hot day, but we survived. I'm not sure what people in this area think of TPC Valencia relative to other private clubs, but I'd guess it's a top contender.

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6 Likes.

Rated
8.3 Conditions

19. aakes90278

Posted: 03/23/16 10:50a
Member Since: Dec 28, 2002
From: redondo beach

Played here for an SCGA members outing on Monday March 21st for $60pp. This course is tuff so pick your tees wisely. If the wind is blowing the length can kill your round due to the hilly terrain. Our... Continue »

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10 Likes.

Rated
8.0 Conditions

20. robertkpan

Posted: 06/16/15 12:30p
Member Since: Apr 15, 2014
From: Irvine, CA

Played on Monday 6/15 as part of a tournament. It was my first time playing the course and I was super excited to give it a go.

First the good stuff:The facilities here are top notch. Nice locker room, good clubhouse, and excellent service all around. The driving range was nearly immaculate and they had 2 different bunker/short game areas to get warmed up. There's no GPS on the carts, so be sure to bring your own yardage device (you'll need it).

The conditions all over the course are what you would expect from a private country club. Nearly perfect tee boxes, lush fairways, and consistent greens. The fairways are still recovering from a hard aeration they did about 2 weeks ago and you could tell the grounds crew was watering them like mad to get the grass growing. In fact, the fairways played very soft (quite unusual for this area) and made the course significantly longer. The greens are Bermuda grass, again a little atypical for SoCal but were in good condition, albeit a little slower than you'd expect, but I'm guessing they let it grow out to fully recover from their aeration.

Now the criticism. Mark O'Meara needs to stick to playing golf and move away from golf course design. Nearly every hole has blind or semi-blind tee shot/landing area that make it difficult for a first-timer. Also there are at least 3 or 4 holes that have trees right in the middle of the fairway (my pet peeve) and 10 of the 14 par 4 & 5's are uphill tee shots. The back to back par 5's on the back nine are 2 of the worst designed holes I've played. The first one requires you to hit a 230 yard drive, followed by another 230 yard layup which will leave you a 115 yard shot to green fronted by a giant oak tree. OR you smash a driver to down the hill to a landing area 15 yards wide only to be rewarded with a 220 yard approach to an elevated green that you cannot see and have to hit it over another oak tree.

The 2nd par 5 is even worse as after you smash a 275 yard drive, where you have the option to go for the green (240 yards away) by traversing a giant ravine or lay up to 160 yards. I literally hit driver, sand wedge, 7 iron to the green, in that order.

O'Meara tries to make up for it with the 270 par 4 17th, but again he puts a giant oak tree directly in front of an elevated green so actually going for the green requires a huge right to left swinger. That's not awful, but there's no flat area to lay up to and if you hit the fairway, you're 80 feet below the green and can't see the flag.

Overall the course is in splendid condition,but the layout is way to wonky and I'd really have to think about if I'd want to play this course again.

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13 Likes.

Rated
8.4 Conditions

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Playing Conditions
8.63
Great

Course Statistics
86 of 2,333 Overall Rank
Value
Layout
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PRACTICE FACILITIES

- Driving Range (Grass)
- Practice Chipping & Sand Areas
- Practice Putting Green