I played here today with the GK/GolfMoose event. Not a lot to add to the previous reviews. Mostly great conditions from tee to green. We played the Silver/Medal tees, all level and lush. Fairways and ... Continue »

I played here today with the GK/GolfMoose event. Not a lot to add to the previous reviews. Mostly great conditions from tee to green. We played the Silver/Medal tees, all level and lush. Fairways and rough in great shape with good thick turf. Bunkers were just okay with footprints and thin, damp sand. Greens were very nice. There was one small area on one of the greens that looked like there was a problem, but it was nowhere near the pin placement. I had a great time today and I enjoyed the group I was placed with.

Played The Oaks Club today for the first time, with Golfmoose/GK. The course is in great shape. Everything except bunkers were in great shape, with the greens being the highlight. As for those bunkers... Continue »

Played The Oaks Club today for the first time, with Golfmoose/GK. The course is in great shape. Everything except bunkers were in great shape, with the greens being the highlight. As for those bunkers, I wasn't in any (except a fairway bunker on 18), but judging from the practice bunkers, they are firm and/or thin. Not sure if that's by design or not. And from looking at the bunkers on the course, I saw many footprints and other inconsistencies in the surface, which is a shame, because you would think a private course would be better with that. The rakes were kinda cheap, too.

As for the practice facility, I had heard great things about it, but honestly, I wasn't all that impressed. The putting green is fine, and the driving range is too, if hitting off grass. But they had us on the mats, which were not very fun to hit from, nor in the best shape. The chipping green is OK, but I've seen better. What's interesting is that I heard that their practice facility is significantly better than that of their sister club, Valencia Country Club; but if you ask me, it's basically the same.

As for the layout, it was fine for the first 13 holes, and then it got a little weird. There are back to back par 5s on 14 and 15, which have a TON of undulation from tee to green. #14 is a beast, playing over 600 yards all the way back, with an uphill tee shot to a fairway that stops at the crest of the hill, at a yardage that can make hitting driver off the tee a risky play. Then it goes way downhill before you get to the second part of the fairway, which goes back uphill, and has a tree in the middle, potentially blocking your approach shot. Just a very weird and challenging hole. #15 is similar with the uphill/downhill and somewhat split fairway, but not quite as hard to put it in the right spots. #17 is also a little weird, as it's a very short par 4, but with lots of slope, creating a blind approach if you miss your tee shot on the right side. Just kinda feels like they forced the holes into the terrain on the back nine, whereas the front is a bit more natural, in terms of creating high-quality golf holes.

All in all, it was fun, and the service was great. I would play here again, and thanks to Johnny GK for all he does to organize these outings!

Played the Oaks Club at Valencia private CC as part of the GK/Golfmoose outing this morning 6/20/22 at 11am. First time playing this track. Paired with Johnny, Mark and Jeff excellent playing partners... Continue »

Played the Oaks Club at Valencia private CC as part of the GK/Golfmoose outing this morning 6/20/22 at 11am. First time playing this track. Paired with Johnny, Mark and Jeff excellent playing partners in 4 hrs 30 minutes with the temps in the upper 90s and about a 15mph breeze. Great run event at a very nice facility and clubhouse in the hills of Valencia. All employees encountered were friendly and accommodating. Beautiful course with mature oak trees, lots of up and down rolling hills, native vegetation on every hole usually on both sides of the Fairways. It had its share of blind shots but no tricked out holes other than number 14 where driver is not really the play for longer hitters. I really enjoyed the back nine here. I loved the tee shots on 17 and 18. The greens were rolling pure probably close to 10 on the stimp meter. They looked faster than they actually putted and our group left multiple putts right in the jar just a foot short. Healthy greens that were receptive on approach shot. Omeara did a good job with some skinny greens, wide greens and undulations throughout the green complexes. Rated 8/10 Fairways had nice coverage for summer in this hot area. Mostly lush and in good shape, Rated 8/10 Tees were level and in good shape and lush. Never encountered a unlevel teeing ground. Rated 8/10 Was not in any of the bunkers but my playing partners were and they described them as inconsistent in sand texture where most were firm and crusty and one had an ample amount of beach sand. Most did not look raked Rough was thick just off the fairways and was a darker green which was a nice contrast visually from the fairways. Good shape Rated 8/10. If I lived in the immediate area I would consider a membership here. I enjoyed the round immensely.

I played today in the SCGA event, sponsored by Woodford Reserve. We did receive a comp drink in the morning and there was another Woodford cocktail later at the turn for $5; Not bad. I have always l... Continue »

I played today in the SCGA event, sponsored by Woodford Reserve. We did receive a comp drink in the morning and there was another Woodford cocktail later at the turn for $5; Not bad. I have always liked this course. I find it exciting and difficult. Many of the holes proceed up and down a mountainous/canyon terrain and it is like an adventure because of all the blind shots. The course is in decent winter condition: dormant Bermuda fairways and a nicely overseeded rough that was mowed to a manageable 1"-2". The fairways had plenty of root zone although they were mowed very tight allowing for a lot of run out on most drives. The bentgrass greens were great: fast, smooth, and very few ball marks to fix. It was difficult to hold shots from well off the green if you don't generate a lot of spin or come in with a high pitch. There were some difficult pin positions today and the greens are mostly large and undulating with all kinds of breaks. Tee boxes were nice; we played the Silver (Medal) tees and it was plenty of golf at 6440 yards and a 72.1 rating/130 slope. Lots of forced carries over junk or valleys to the fairways. Many of the approach shots were to elevated greens. Bunker sand was good. It was a nice, light colored, fine grain sand that was great to hit from, except for the greenside bunker at Hole 4, which was a little wet. I arrived early enough to take advantage of the great practice area. Lots of room on the driving range, pyramids of balls, a sand/chipping green, and a large practice putting green. Our group had a good time. It was nice to take a day off of work and it was an especially nice day weather wise. Being so close to home, I would say it was worth the $95.

Made it today to The Oaks Club at Valencia for a SCGA member outing. An absolutely stunning day with no wind in sight. Our group played from the mixed black/silver tees (72.8/132). We started off on h... Continue »

Made it today to The Oaks Club at Valencia for a SCGA member outing. An absolutely stunning day with no wind in sight. Our group played from the mixed black/silver tees (72.8/132). We started off on hole 8 in the shotgun style and group behind us. The course is in very good shape. The tees are perfect and the greens are as good as you are going to find right now. The fairways were in parts dormant, but they were trying to come back. It has been so dry this season, that they have cut away a significant amount of the large grass in the waste areas. So the guys I played with found some shots that normally they would not. Unfortunately, my luck was not so great finding those wasted balls. The total POP was just over 5hrs, as we waited on nearly every hole, yet some epic scenery as it was as clear for miles. It was totally worth it to come out to this place and give it a whirl for $95. Would I look into a membership here? Yes, if I lived close this would be a great place to be a member. The facility is clean and newly renovated. There seemed to be some sort of work being done to the back of the clubhouse, but I couldn't tell. This course is so challenging and that is what I would want if I were going to join a private club. Definitely would play here again and would recommend anyone who wants a challenge.

We got to play The Oaks Club again today and it is always a super fun but tough round!! Greens are fast and there are many blind shots to greens. It was 104 deg today so a walk would be tough!! We ... Continue »

We got to play The Oaks Club again today and it is always a super fun but tough round!! Greens are fast and there are many blind shots to greens. It was 104 deg today so a walk would be tough!! We rode in carts and was still exhausting!! I love the staff at the Oaks and the food and beverage at the Midway Cafe is AWESOME!!! Christian the head Chef is Great and super nice!!. If you ever get a chance to play this course it's well worth the challenge!!

Played The Oaks on Monday, 9/16. I received an email invitation to play this private course for $49.00, including cart and balls. I have played this course many times. It opened in 2003. From that tim... Continue »

Played The Oaks on Monday, 9/16. I received an email invitation to play this private course for $49.00, including cart and balls. I have played this course many times. It opened in 2003. From that time until around 2013, the course was always in pristine condition. The past several years have been another story. This Monday the course was in OK condition. The fairways were very playable, but were not very green. They had many areas that are brown and slightly burned out. They were a mix of thin and well cushioned areas. I would put the fairway condition at a better than average municipal course. As a comparison, Simi Hills and Hansen Dam golf course - both city owned courses - have better fairway conditions than The Oaks. In the past, the rough off the fairways was thick, green, and penal. They have shaved down all of the fairway rough, and even some other areas that normally would have long grass. The rough is only a little bit longer than the fairway grass, and it looks brown and burnt out. Easy to hit from. The greens were in great shape. They were running medium fast, smooth, and they held approach shots very nicely. I was in one greenside bunker (they don't have a lot of those on this course). It contained very nice slightly firm sand. A pleasure to hit from. ALL of the tee boxes have been cut down and machine aerated. They looked and felt AWFUL. They were gouged up, with deep lines and much dead grass. It you were on a tee, it was OK, but aesthetically these were the worst looking tee boxes I have played in a very long time. This is a challenging course, with many up and down holes. If you are anywhere near the sides of the fairways you will likely have a lie that is above or below your feet and either uphill or downhill. Some of the greens are crowned, making it a real challenge to get close on your approach shots. Overall, the course is in mediocre condition. The course layout is a mix of some good holes and some very awkward holes. With the current conditions, I would be very unhappy about being a member of this course. There are many public courses that are preferable to this one. Too bad, because the clubhouse, practice areas, and views at this course are among the best you'll find. Just not the golf.

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 »

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 greens are set down from the cart path. Tee boxes were all fine. Traps all in working order. Rough was tall, thick and still wet and tough to play out of. Fairways were all dormant and did not provide much roll, or good lies IMO. In fact, many of them were still very very wet and many are uphill, which adds to the enjoyment (LOL). Greens are large, undulating and were in good condition, but putted slowly. Great driving range and putting green (which was a lot faster than the greens by far). Customer service was excellent at all levels. A very nice (formerly TPC course done by O'Meara) layout with some wonderful holes. If you have the chance to play here, do so. I hope the opportunity arises for me to go back and play when it is dry/green. I will not rate the course, due to weather conditions that were not the fault of the course. But it would, no doubt be a high rated course (see some ratings) under optimal conditions.

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 »

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 clubhouse to the practice facility to the course. As far as the course, tee boxes lush, even. Greens fantastic rolled true. The fairways seemed to have been recently overseeded and it was cart path only, no roll and they needed cut, that’s to be expected. Will I play again? Absolutely if someone asks me because I can’t afford it lol.