Played 4/7 in a nice POP of 4 hours. Course is in very nice shape. Tee boxes clean and level; fairways providing good lies (on all) and great roll out; bunkers were all raked and playable; rough was 1... Continue »

Played 4/7 in a nice POP of 4 hours. Course is in very nice shape. Tee boxes clean and level; fairways providing good lies (on all) and great roll out; bunkers were all raked and playable; rough was 1/2 inch and tough; greens were great and rolling about 9 or 9.5. Had not played here in many years and will make a point to go back more often. Customer service excellent at all levels. Easy on and off from 10 freeway in either East or West direction.

First off on a surprisingly cold Monday morning. (44 degrees) Staff was perfect, very accommodating. Teed off right at 6:30am - nobody around. The first scheduled tee time was 7:45. Enjoyed a nice... Continue »

First off on a surprisingly cold Monday morning. (44 degrees) Staff was perfect, very accommodating. Teed off right at 6:30am - nobody around. The first scheduled tee time was 7:45. Enjoyed a nice brisk pace with a course in exceptional condition. The fairways were very "patchy", but otherwise the course was in good shape.

The greens were super firm, I mean almost rock hard. That coupled with some tough pin positions made for a rather challenging round. Tough to score. Despite that, I had a wonderful time playing on a course I do not play all that often. I'd forgotten just how much fun this course is play. $45 for seniors is a good value for a course of this quality. I will be back !

Played Wednesday, started as a single (the 3-some didn't show), ended up being joined by Joe and Andy on #6, nice guys and good players. Finished in just under 4 hours, never rushed but couldn't real... Continue »

Played Wednesday, started as a single (the 3-some didn't show), ended up being joined by Joe and Andy on #6, nice guys and good players. Finished in just under 4 hours, never rushed but couldn't really go faster due to those in front.

Playing conditions were good - not great, but solid. Greens has some very thin cuts, didn't affect putts until they lost speed. Should be much better in a week or so. They were also quite firm so only a couple times did any of us actually create a big ball mark - usually just slight indentations.

Tees were very good, not much damage and all were level with good coverage. Fairways were a little thin but they're never lush and fluffy, lots of roll out (both a good and bad thing). Rough was THICK, especially around the greens - on #8 I watched my ball bounce just off the collar and into the rough, knew exactly where it disappeared - and still took nearly a minute to find it.

Bunkers were quite firm, not really from lack of sand but from rain/weather. Still playable but you may be better off with something with a little less bounce than normal.

I've played this course occasionally since the first week it was open and still love the layout. VERY challenging and the different length holes mean you'll use pretty much every club in the bag.

Recommended - will definitely be back (just not sure when).

Played the course on 11/12/16. Have not played the course in 10 years, but the course was in fantastic condition. The fairways firm and fast and the rough was about 1 to 1.5 inches. Greens were run... Continue »

Played the course on 11/12/16. Have not played the course in 10 years, but the course was in fantastic condition. The fairways firm and fast and the rough was about 1 to 1.5 inches. Greens were running about 11. I'm a member at Valencia Country Club, but on the day I played Oak Valley, the greens were rolling better then my home course. Course hosted Web.com second stage q school last month.

Played here on a beautiful Memorial Day afternoon with a tee time of 12:56 with three other gentlemen, Brandon, Rick and Fabian that rounded out our foursome. Oak Valley usually does a great job spaci... Continue »

Played here on a beautiful Memorial Day afternoon with a tee time of 12:56 with three other gentlemen, Brandon, Rick and Fabian that rounded out our foursome. Oak Valley usually does a great job spacing out tee times which ensures there are no pace of play issues, and this day was no different. In all the rounds I've played at this course, I've never once been frustrated by slow play. Not the easiest of courses, which I'm sure plays a factor in the volume of players.

Oak Valley has a nice driving range which is aesthetically pleasing to the eye in its design. All grass, no mats! Practice green seemed to reflect conditions of the greens on actual course accurately, which is kinda a pet peeve of mine, lol.

Greens were more receptive than I've experienced in the past, quite soft and holding shots very well. As the greens were softer and more receptive than normal, they were also slower than what I've known them to be in the past, I'd have to guess about a 9 on the stimp meter at most, which led to many putts from all in our foursome to be left short. Also contours in greens did not produce breaks we perceived were there, holding their lines longer and more often than expected. Took some adjusting, but conditions were very conducive to scoring opportunities, although I could not seem to capitalize on this day.

Fairways were great, what more can I say, lol. No brown, yellow or hardpan spots anywhere that I could see. Divots seemed to be a non issue here. I must also add that I am indeed a fan of the 90* rule that is applied here, wish more courses would implement this practice.

Rough was exactly that the further shots ventured from the fairway, but just off the fairway it was ideal in my opinion. Again, lush no brown, yellow or hardpan areas. Thick enough to force a club or two adjustment, but not too thick as to make it difficult to locate your ball.

Found myself in a couple bunkers and was pleased to be able to play the sand as it is intended to be played. Not exactly fluffy, but not wet and heavy, nor was it a thin layer on packed sand underneath. Had no problem whatsoever getting under the ball for very good greenside bunker shots. This is critical for third shots on par four holes when you would like to try and get it close to the pin out of a greenside bunker so you can 1putt for par.

Tee boxes were not as nice as the other areas of the course. Coverage not as lush, but in my opinion this is a non issue considering I use a tee for any hole that's not a par three. While some weren't perfectly level, I didn't have too much of an issue finding spots to tee off from. A couple of the par three holes were a bit chewed up, which necessitated a tee.
Yet another great day of golf at Oak Valley Golf Club.

Played early Thursday, delayed about 45 minutes due to fog. Course/starter handled it well, 1 guy went out but the fog swallowed him up so we waited a bit longer. Burned off by about #5 and it was v... Continue »

Played early Thursday, delayed about 45 minutes due to fog. Course/starter handled it well, 1 guy went out but the fog swallowed him up so we waited a bit longer. Burned off by about #5 and it was very nice after that.

If you like this course NOW is the time to play it. Couple issues with tee boxes (one slanted, one crowned, par 3's a little chewed up) and a couple fairways had some patchy spots where the grass hadn't grown in evenly - other than that it was excellent!

Greens a little slow to start due to the moisture but all rolled true and consistent. Rough varied but was present on all holes - some wasn't too bad, some was very thick and definitely made you reconsider club choices.

Bunkers were very consistent, somewhat heavy but very playable - I should know, I spent most of the back side in them. Do NOT end up at the far end of the fairway bunkers - almost all of them have a large berm/hill right at the front preventing you from using enough club to get to the green (again, trust me, I should know . . .)

POP was very good, finished in right about 3 hours even with a slower first holes from the fog.

Side note - there was a cart with two bags full of Hopkins equipment - Blade Irons, Wedges, Fairway - the works. They pulled up to the tee while I was waiting with the fog and I commented about how sweet the irons looked - the guy driver says "yeah, I love 'em!" then they went back to either the putting green or clubhouse. Guess he should - turned out the guy driving was Greg Hopkins!

Took the brutally long drive to Oak Valley today to tee it up with the Dawgs. PoP with a 10am tee time was around 4.5 hrs. Windy to start but calmed down later in the round. Course a mixed bag, dif... Continue »

Took the brutally long drive to Oak Valley today to tee it up with the Dawgs. PoP with a 10am tee time was around 4.5 hrs. Windy to start but calmed down later in the round. Course a mixed bag, different grasses and uneven lies in the fairways. Rough could be a chore to play from, about 2-3" and longer. Many thin lies, had to get ball first so we were getting some flyers over greens which were rolling nice (some bumpiness) but were firm and not holding very well ... lot's of release when hitting mid-iron or lower. Enjoyed the layout, great challenge with some holes where you needed to plan and think ahead. Need to get to know the green complexes and where the collection areas are to be able to score well. Would like to play again after some rain or better weather conditions, cuz today was very firm and dry.

This is a superb track... Its super challenging and a fun layout... the whole course played super super firm.. the fairways the ball would take huge bounces.. which is good on drives but not good if y... Continue »

This is a superb track... Its super challenging and a fun layout... the whole course played super super firm.. the fairways the ball would take huge bounces.. which is good on drives but not good if you are laying up to certain distances because the bounces were unpredictable..

This course has the toughest greens I've played in.. they break in many different directions and they are real fast.. my only complain about the greens is that if you are going to have real fast greens with lots of breaks.. you need to try your absolute best to keep them smooth. Bumpy fast greens is so hard to putt on.. but this track is so challenging and fun i will continue to play there.. I'm just hoping they cut them and keep them smooth.. and give us some softer fairway conditions.

Played Monday morning with Tobster, Sbogey, CPennbo. My first time playing the course.

Range - Grass, but pretty chewed up Monday morning.
Carts - no GPS, has a cooler though
Tee boxes, 50/50 - s... Continue »

Played Monday morning with Tobster, Sbogey, CPennbo. My first time playing the course.

Range - Grass, but pretty chewed up Monday morning.
Carts - no GPS, has a cooler though
Tee boxes, 50/50 - some where hard as a rock and others were fine. Mostly level.
Fairways - decent, lot of hard and tight lies but occasionally you would find yourself on a nice fluffy patch of grass.
Sand - not very good at all....it looked like sand, but behaved like dirt. Lots of pebbles. I wasn't a fan.
Rough - maybe the best part of the course, very playable.

Green complexes - this is where the course has its teeth. found the greens non-receptive to approach shots all day. very tight. Speed was fast and so challenging to judge. left a bad taste in my mouth.

we drove 1.5 hours to play here. would I do it again? no....
if I am going that direction I am going to play Morongo.

Hole layout is fine...I rather liked it...hole 16 and 17 are the 2 prettiest holes in my opinion.

you need some course experience on this track..you absolutely need to know where to put the ball to have a reasonable chance to score well.