Walked Vineyard this morning 7/8/24 for a special round with my buddy Pedro visiting from Ohio. Beautiful morning overcast fog gave way to partly clou... » More

Walked Vineyard this morning 7/8/24 for a special round with my buddy Pedro visiting from Ohio. Beautiful morning overcast fog gave way to partly cloudy skies with no wind and a POP of just over 4 hrs. Joined by a nice twosome who was riding. Very friendly staff in the proshop. Have not been here in about 2 and a half years.

Fired my best round of the year but it did not have anything to do with conditions which are not great.

Fairways were mainly brown with some spots of lushness. They were great on drive roll outs. Sometimes giving an extra 30 yds of roll. Lies for the most part had enough padding. Rated 6.5/10

Tees mainly level with many of the par 3s being chewed up. Overall not to bad. Rated 6/10

Greens were very healthy looking, soft on approaches and rolling very slow. Rated 6.5/10

Rough was the poor link of the course. Fairway rough and greenside rough was dry, thin and poor. Rated 5/10

Was in greenside bunker left on 9 that was beautiful.

Enjoy the bones of this course, the cool weather and staff but the conditions are rough around the edges.

#13 is playing as a temp teeing ground in the fairway due to cowboys training camp, but I said heck with that and teed back where they usually have the markers
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Walked the golds with buddies Matt and Mark yesterday 7/1/24 teeing off around 230pm following a very slow 4some under chamber of commerce goleta weat... » More

Walked the golds with buddies Matt and Mark yesterday 7/1/24 teeing off around 230pm following a very slow 4some under chamber of commerce goleta weather conditions no wind 75 degrees and the coastal marine layer just burning off as we approached the 1st tee.

Not many changes from a month ago on this glorious golf course.

Pga tour striped Fairways 9/10. Perfect lies nice rollout and a pleasure to hit from.

Tees mostly level, super lush and at times too soft and soggy. Rated 8.5/10

Fairway and greenside rough highlight of the course coming in at a 9.5/10. Perfectly manicured. Thick but playable off the fairways and greens. The" hay" between 7/15, 8/15, 15/16, right of 17, left of 14 is brutal and is most likely a lost ball. Lucky enough to only be in it once yesterday and lucked out right of 15 finding it and being able to advance it.

Greens were in their usual beautiful quick shape although I have seen them quicker. Would say 12.5 stimp downhill, 10.5 stimp uphill holding shots with spin or high trajectory. Need some Piper experience to putt these beauties. Rated 8.5/10

Was in Fairway bunker on 3 and greenside bunker on 10 that were raked, crusty yet beautiful to hit out of. Playing partners were in different greenside bunker both on 18 that were wet and muddy.

Other than the bunkers this place is coming in around 8.75 to a 9 for conditions

Fun, challenging, great layout, great weather. Holes 10-14 along the ocean are some of better holes anywhere. Highly recommended.
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Walked the Orange Tees with my buddy Matt yesterday 6/19/24 1st twilight group out joining a nice local twosome from Ojai. Weather pretty much perfect... » More

Walked the Orange Tees with my buddy Matt yesterday 6/19/24 1st twilight group out joining a nice local twosome from Ojai. Weather pretty much perfect 79 degrees with no wind.

Soule Park is thriving. Would now call it an institution as it's so popular, highly recommended in most golf magazines. Be hard pressed to see it in any nicer condition wise than yesterday. Couple that with friendly staff, a newly renovated restaurant/bar and fabulous tucked mountainside backdrop. I almost hate reviewing it as more word gets out and it gets more crowded..lol.

Fairways a 9/10 complete lushness ball sitting up perfectly. Decent rollout and just a pleasure to compress irons off of.

They have leveled 10 tee, most all tees level, super lush and in great shape 8.5/10.

Rough just off the fairways and greens was the nicest I have ever seen it. Just mowed to about 2 inches. Perfect shape. 9.5/10

Huge fringes here. Some are softer than others. Beautiful shape and puttable. Rated 8/10

Greens were very receptive, soft and putting medium speed. Probably a 10 on the stimp. We fixed as a group our extra share of ballmarks. Greens here are very large and very undulating. Rated 8/10

Not in any bunkers but playing partner said they were soft and in great shape.

The winter rains have really made this place the best it has ever looked.

Burgers and drinks in their crowded restaurant overlooking the emerald fairways as the sun was setting was a perfect end to a beautiful day.

Highly recommended for price, layout and conditions
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Walked the blues on 6/17/24 with my buddy Matt in 4 hrs 30 minutes on probably the best weather day I have ever seen in Ventura 72 degrees, no wind, s... » More

Walked the blues on 6/17/24 with my buddy Matt in 4 hrs 30 minutes on probably the best weather day I have ever seen in Ventura 72 degrees, no wind, sunny skies and the course glimmering in the best shape I have seen it in the last year.

Fairways were green, lush with great lies and padded. Rated 9/10

Tees level, lush and in great shape. Rated 8.5/10

Greenside rough in pga tour shape 9.5/10

Was not in any bunkers but they looked raked, compact with their usual beach sand.

Greens were recently small tined, rolled smooth and very receptive. Rated 8/10.

Natural wildlife abounding here. Super thick lush wildflowers and native areas, filled beautiful lakes, coyote wandering the property, hawks flying above. As the sun was setting it was a magical experience. If you have not played Olivas now is the time to come out and experience it's beauty.
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Rode the Blues with Johnny, Ron and Kyle great group of gents in 4 hrs 30 minutes this morning 6/10/24 group 1b as part of the GK/Golfmoose event und... » More

Rode the Blues with Johnny, Ron and Kyle great group of gents in 4 hrs 30 minutes this morning 6/10/24 group 1b as part of the GK/Golfmoose event under perfect weather scoring conditions in the low 70s with up to a club wind at times. My first time here and one of the only privates I have not played in Ventura County.

This is a fun, immaculate conditioned course that really has it all...doglegs, elevated tee shots, blind shots, straight forward shots in front of you at times. Some tighter holes that seemed tighter at times from the tee but then when in the fairway you see you had ample room. You must be able to work the ball each way here off the tee. Several holes have prominent water features in play along with other holes having some OB with beautiful homes lining the fairways. Several long par 3s from the tips which were challenging. Only knock on the course were a couple of the par 5s on the course are a bit funky and take going for it in two out of the equation. The smarter Play at Las Posas on those 2 par 5s are laying up with a mid iron giving you a better shot at birdie.

Greens were the best surfaces I have putted on this year. Rolling around an 11 on the stimp. Pure rolls and holding shots beautiful. Hardly any ballmarks. Green complexes varied from small to large depending on the hole. Rating these a solid 9.5/10. Members are blessed to putt here.

Fairways were a solid 9/10 perfect lies with your ball sitting up.

Tees mostly level, mainly lush with just minor divots on the par 3s. Rated 7.5/10

Was in 2 greenside bunkers that had perfect pancake material to splash out. Rated 8/10.

Rough was mowed down just off the fairways to 2 inches or so and playable. Most of it was lush and green and in good shape. Rated 8.5/10

If you ever get a chance to play this private I would highly recommend it.
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