Played 5-3-21 with GKGurus, Greg, Steve, and John teeing off around 8am and finishing in about 4 1/2 hours with no waiting and nobody pushing us from behind. Most of the tee boxes were in decent shape... Continue »

Played 5-3-21 with GKGurus, Greg, Steve, and John teeing off around 8am and finishing in about 4 1/2 hours with no waiting and nobody pushing us from behind. Most of the tee boxes were in decent shape with a few having some bare spots and a few being a little un-level. Fairways were in great condition, very green and lush with great lies and decent roll out. Rough was very nice condition and thick, 2-3 inches in most places and very lush. Was in two fairway bunkers that were either hardpan or muddy with a lot of small rocks in them. Was not in any greenside bunkers but most of them looked very firm and some had some weeds growing in them. Greens were in pretty good shape, rolling mostly smooth, at medium pace and holding shots very nice. Overall course is in really good condition right now with the exception of the bunkers.

Played Monday may 3rd at 8:10 with David, Nick, & Gray of the Gk guru and had a good time. Thanks to Johnny for setting this up. I probably live the closest to this course and never play it as my fr... Continue »

Played Monday may 3rd at 8:10 with David, Nick, & Gray of the Gk guru and had a good time. Thanks to Johnny for setting this up. I probably live the closest to this course and never play it as my friends live in orange county and don't want to make the drive. This is the first time I have played here with the new hole numbers and I must say it is a vast improvement, nice relaxing first tee shot and 2nd shot before you get to some of the tricky carry and elevation holes. The previous reviews pretty much hit the nail on the head for conditions. Fairways real nice and greens were holding iron shots with small ball marks to repair. Some of the fairways are very generous with just a few being tight. There are many holes where you have to think about what club you hit from the tee and play to your strength on your approach shot. Interesting course when a par 3 is the #1 handicap hole. The wind did come up and did make a few holes tricky. Thanks again Johnny

Joined the GK Gurus Monday, 5/3/21 at 8:10am on a warm, blustery day. Thanks to Nick, Gary, and Keith for an enjoyable round, and to Johnny for setting up this outing. OQ is my favorite course in SoCa... Continue »

Joined the GK Gurus Monday, 5/3/21 at 8:10am on a warm, blustery day. Thanks to Nick, Gary, and Keith for an enjoyable round, and to Johnny for setting up this outing. OQ is my favorite course in SoCal and the course was in good condition. The earlier reviews hit most of the high points – fairways and greens were good, rough was a variable length around the course, tees were OK. I was impressed with the firm greens.

I’m of a different mind from some other reviewers regarding the quality of sand in the bunkers, which has been an ongoing issue in the past, as evidenced in earlier reviews the past few years. Although many bunkers were a little damp and firm this morning, all that I visited had good sand quantity and played just fine with a lift/smooth/place approach (no rakes yet). We did see some standing water in a couple of bunkers this early in the morning after watering.

Nice interactive GPS on the comfortable carts – with some blind shots on some holes, it would help if the screen would show other carts ahead of your position. There was divot refill mix on the carts which I use liberally – it would be useful to have a refill rack at the snack shack after hole #11. New hole layout makes for a tougher finishing stretch of holes.

Always recommended.

5/3 guru outing on a warm and windy day POP 430 with a few errant shots and tricky greens to account for the time. Played the whites with Nick Keith and David enjoyable group.
Fairways have good c... Continue »

5/3 guru outing on a warm and windy day POP 430 with a few errant shots and tricky greens to account for the time. Played the whites with Nick Keith and David enjoyable group.
Fairways have good cover with some thin areas but provided acceptable lies. Rough provided a challenge being rather sticky and difficult especially on the side hills or for the inevitable short sided chip. Tees had some rough areas with some divots and uneven spots requiring attention to tee placement.
Bunkers are mostly neglected with firm wet hard packed sand with some attempts at grooming which only left clumpy areas after drying out and most contained smallish rocks as well. My 1st thought was why would a course of this quality have such poor quality bunkers? My take is that with covid this is not the time to renovate the traps as that would require more labor to keep them groomed only have them trashed every day. I imagine that upgrading the bunkers will be a priority as restrictions are lifted.
Greens are really nice firm on chips but holding well struck approach shots. Rolling medium fast mostly smooth and requiring full attention on all the putts as breaks were affected by undulation and topography.
Nice newer carts very comfortable with GPS giving distance to pins. Friendly staff.

Played on Monday, May 3rd with the gurus. Thanks to Johnny for setting this up and thanks to Johnny, Steve and Ron for making it such a great day. You guys are awesome.

This was only my 2nd time pl... Continue »

Played on Monday, May 3rd with the gurus. Thanks to Johnny for setting this up and thanks to Johnny, Steve and Ron for making it such a great day. You guys are awesome.

This was only my 2nd time playing this course and I enjoyed even more than my first time playing it.

As the previous 2 reviews by Steve and Nick were right on with their insights to the conditions. I really don't have much more to add. Bunkers not that great, fairways were awesome and rough was thick and penal. The greens ran very nice and down hill putts could get away from you.

I really like how they are using the old 17 and 18 as holes 1-2, Makes they layout way better, ending with a nice par 5 and not the shorter old hole 18. Just a way better finishing hole and the new hole 1 is just a better starting hole. Most likely you GPS will be screwy because most companies have not updated their software to reflect the new routing.

I found that everybody that I came in contact with that works at OQ to be very friendly and that just adds to the enjoyment of this course.

Get out and play "The Rock" you will be glad you did.

Rode the Blues (6600/71.8/131) in 4H, 45M. Played with guru's Keith, David and Gary. A little breezy and overcast, very nice golf weather. Thanks to John for coordinating and Oak Quarry for having th... Continue »

Rode the Blues (6600/71.8/131) in 4H, 45M. Played with guru's Keith, David and Gary. A little breezy and overcast, very nice golf weather. Thanks to John for coordinating and Oak Quarry for having the guru's out. Tees were a work in progress on numerous holes. Transplanting ongoing. Numerous wear areas, they were just okay. Fairways very good, almost always had a decent lie with a decent cushion underneath. Rough excellent. Lush, thick and deep enough that you often need to be near you ball to see it. Traps were very mediocre. Many thin areas, some had standing water and a few very good areas here and there. Large greens were excellent. Rolling medium fast, they held irons well. They putted smooth and were very consistent from green to green. Customer service very good from all encountered. Plush carts with the Shark Experience GPS. No drink cart, but snack stand open on the course. Good, all grass range with nice warm-up area. Very good and playable design that I like better the more I see it. Highly recommended.

Played here today with Johnny,Greg and Ron and had a great time. The course is in really good shape so if you can go play.
We played the white tees and some of the boxes had some bumps and bare spots... Continue »

Played here today with Johnny,Greg and Ron and had a great time. The course is in really good shape so if you can go play.
We played the white tees and some of the boxes had some bumps and bare spots but you find a good spot to hit from.
The fairways have great coverage and for the most part lush. There were a few dry areas but I didn't see any bare spots.
The rough is long and juicy. The ball settles down and it will grab you club. You had to look a bit to find your ball sometime.
The bunkers are thin and hard like most times Ive played here. Some had standing water in them.
The greens are really nice. Smooth and running medium fast. Very few ball marks. There were some really tough pin positions today.
We played at our own pace with never waiting much and no one behind us. We finished in about 4 1/2 hours
They have what looks to be brand new carts with really nice seats and GPS. They look to have blu tooth speakers built in but we did not try them out
No drink cart but the halfway house is open.
Overall a really enjoyable round with some great guys.

we have not played this course in several years. We were able to grab a tee time with reasonable green fees. The course has changed their layout. The #1 and #2 holes were previously the #17 and #18... Continue »

we have not played this course in several years. We were able to grab a tee time with reasonable green fees. The course has changed their layout. The #1 and #2 holes were previously the #17 and #18. The #1 hole is now the #3. My GPS did not reflect this change as of yet.

#1 tee was backed up 10 minutes which made the round slow. No marshal to move along the groups.

The wind was a brutal today. At least a 2 club headwind.

The greens were nice, rolled true at a medium to fast pace. Fairways in good condition and made your ball rolled nicely if hit. Rough was the perfect height with your balls still visible if hit to it. Some bunkers were hard and contained small pebbles.

Staff was friendly and accommodating.

I played yesterday, 4-7-21, with Kassper7 and my friends Ed and Christal. It had been a few years since my last round here and I was so excited to return. We had a 9:40am tee time which I had booked ... Continue »

I played yesterday, 4-7-21, with Kassper7 and my friends Ed and Christal. It had been a few years since my last round here and I was so excited to return. We had a 9:40am tee time which I had booked online for 2 players. I later added two more by phone at which time I was told that it’s a higher rate when booked by phone. I wasn’t too happy about that. Upon arrival, I asked to have the lower rate for all of us. The guys in the pro shop were very nice and did accommodate us. I really appreciated that. The carts appeared to be fairly new. They are very comfortable and have seed mix, coolers, interactive GPS and Shark Experience. We all used the range to warm up a bit. It’s small with only a dozen stalls or so, but it’s grass and there is also a chipping/bunker area and putting green. With the exception of the bunkers, which were hard packed mud with rocks and weeds, the course was in really nice shape. I actually didn’t mind the bunkers, though, because when I landed in three of them, my ball just kept on rolling right out. I was much happier hitting out of the rough than I would have been trying to hit out of that mess! Several of the fairways showed signs of recent punching, but they were all green with some fairly tight lies. Others were more well cushioned which helped me hit better. The rough was beautiful- green, lush, about 2 inches, not penal, and very consistent around the course. The tee boxes were mostly good- a few not level and a bit shaggy, but large enough to find a good spot to tee up. The greens are fun and challenging. They are in very good shape, fast, smooth and have lots of undulations. I enjoyed the new routing although I really had to concentrate to not get confused on the new hole numbers. It’s kind of like when we have a time change and it takes me months to stop thinking in the old time. The scenery is as impressive as always. I never tire of taking pictures of the course. Even with 2 meltdown holes, I beat my previous best score by quite a few strokes! What a fun day! I highly recommend Oak Quarry and look forward to getting back there again soon.