Played here 12/27. Haven't played here in years. Glad i chose this course. teed off around 12:30, walked on as single and hooked up with a 2 some; under 4 hr round. it was COLD and clear. course i... Continue »

Played here 12/27. Haven't played here in years. Glad i chose this course. teed off around 12:30, walked on as single and hooked up with a 2 some; under 4 hr round. it was COLD and clear. course in great great shape. greens were moderately fast, a slow 11 i'd say. it was a really nice round of golf. wish i could play here once a month.

Played 1/2/16 at about 10am as a twosome with my friend that is just beginning to play. It was windy, as in bad windy. The driving range was akin to tin cup. Really thin and mostly dirt. The cours... Continue »

Played 1/2/16 at about 10am as a twosome with my friend that is just beginning to play. It was windy, as in bad windy. The driving range was akin to tin cup. Really thin and mostly dirt. The course was in typical winter shape. Dormant fairways everywhere. Any grass coverage was pretty thin. Rough was very patchy, manageable, not overly penal. Sand in bunkers was OK. One was great. Another I was in was loaded with small rocks/pebbles. I'm not a fan of courses where a good safe shot onto the green surface is absolutely punished, the wind likely didn't help. I hit 9 greens on the fly and had TWO stay on the greens. Hit an 8 iron from 150, pretty high, left a huge ball mark on the slightly sloping back to front green, hit, released and ran 60 feet off the back into some garbage laden drop off. The greens look really ugly but were very fast and little bumpy. The course is usually nice when not in the winter shape/dormant. I really like the layout, especially the front 9. Stay away from here if wind bothers you or your game. Every time I've played here it's been an issue. Not withstanding the stellar playing partner he chooses, LOL, my friend that struggles to hit the ball 200 yds was miserable. He would have preferred the local muni 3x at $20 vs the 69 we paid to play today. I'd play here again only if the green fees were a bunch less.

I played on 10/18 in an Amtour tournament. The course was in great shape after the overseeding. The greens have healed nicely, fairways were in great shape and I didnt notice any problems with the tee... Continue »

I played on 10/18 in an Amtour tournament. The course was in great shape after the overseeding. The greens have healed nicely, fairways were in great shape and I didnt notice any problems with the tee boxes. I wasnt in the sand at all for the day but they appeared to be in good shape as well. The rough was the main defense on the course that day. It was playing pretty nasty but in a good way. I had a few short sided shots sitting down in that greenside rough and it is a grind to get up and down. The staff was great, its always a pleasure playing here.

Great conditions with wonderful greens and lush fairways. Sand traps were consistent and pace of play great! A challenging course and one you should not miss.

Great conditions with wonderful greens and lush fairways. Sand traps were consistent and pace of play great! A challenging course and one you should not miss.

I played here on 4/8/15

First time playing Oak Valley. I have to say it is definetly a nice course. Very well maintained from their practice tee to their 18th green. It is challenging in its own wa... Continue »

I played here on 4/8/15

First time playing Oak Valley. I have to say it is definetly a nice course. Very well maintained from their practice tee to their 18th green. It is challenging in its own way. A lot of elevation change. A lot of elevated greens. They are a little pricey but its still a great course and will definitely take the trip out there and play there again in the future

Played this past weekend in a Saturday 9am tournament. The staff told me that the course was busier than usual because there was a junior tournament going on after us, but it did not feel crowded at ... Continue »

Played this past weekend in a Saturday 9am tournament. The staff told me that the course was busier than usual because there was a junior tournament going on after us, but it did not feel crowded at all. I had only played the course once before years ago, so it felt like my first time out there. We were lucky to have perfect conditions, and we didn't get the afternoon winds that can pick up out there. The course was in great shape. Oak Valley is a very nice blend of being challenging without being punishing. It sets up as a station-to-station type of course, but if you do miss your spots you can get yourself back with a good shot. The rough was thick in some spots but mostly manageable. The greens act as the course's toughest defense, large greens where you need to be on the correct shelf or a three-putt is a very real possibility. Although they didn't feel lightening quick, the ball did keep rolling for three or four more feet than I thought it would. And the short putts did feel slick, with the ball whipping by the edges of the hole. The starter gave me a tip for the green on the par-3 11th hole, that the ball will actually break away from the lake on the right. The sand was in very nice shape, leaning more towards a gravel consistency than powder. My biggest complaint with the layout was the lack of yardage markers. There were small markers at the 200 / 150 / 125 / 100 yard spots, but many times they were hard to find. I didn't see any yardages stamped on sprinkler heads. This especially became problematic on long par 5s, where I had no idea how far out I was on my second shot, and had to guess which club to lay-up with. Their website does have a nice hole-by-hole tip sheet that I consulted on my smartphone throughout the round (http://www.oakvalleygolf.com/HttpGate?name=ShowPage&pageId=37). No beverage cart on the day we played, although there are a lot of water stations throughout the course. I think the folks at the snack shop are used to dealing with extreme heat, because they made my iced tea (and my refill after) with almost all ice and a splash of liquid. The staff were very nice and friendly. Pace of play was a shade under five hours. Definitely wouldn't mind going back, hopefully when my game is sharp.

This course is a favorite of mine. Great shape... Wonderful weather. Course is in difficult set up. Firm firm firm all the way around. Amazing test of golf. Like US open challenging. Go get it!

This course is a favorite of mine. Great shape... Wonderful weather. Course is in difficult set up. Firm firm firm all the way around. Amazing test of golf. Like US open challenging. Go get it!

Played Wed. the 2/4. Course is in excellent condition and fast becoming one of my favorites to play, possibly passing Soboba for 2nd favorite course behind Oak Quarry. Pace was excellent, no one in fr... Continue »

Played Wed. the 2/4. Course is in excellent condition and fast becoming one of my favorites to play, possibly passing Soboba for 2nd favorite course behind Oak Quarry. Pace was excellent, no one in front or behind, until the 16th hole, just what I needed, I was really getting frustrated with pace, at some of the courses I have been playing.

Played here after a year or more absence. Still such a beautiful course and yep, still very challenging. Customer service here has always been excellent. Pace of play was fine. Seems like most people ... Continue »

Played here after a year or more absence. Still such a beautiful course and yep, still very challenging. Customer service here has always been excellent. Pace of play was fine. Seems like most people that play here are decent golfers. Conditions today were fantastic! Greens were smooth and fast, a bit firm as usual, divots repaired. Fairways Much better than I had expected at this time of the year, very good lies all day. Rough excellent at a manageable 2" or so. Tees good, some a bit crowned but nothing terrible. Sand good, typical heavy, damp. Small ice chest on cart, no GPS. Flags are marked red, white, blue and you can see most shots. Great staff, Very enjoyable. Additionally, the Yamaha carts are excellent, quiet, great brake pedal. Ball cleaners all look new and the club cleaner on the range is maybe a week old, maybe. Kudos to the management and staff here. We had a fantastic day.