many tee boxes were turn up or overgrown.

many tee boxes were turn up or overgrown.

Fun course to play. Challenging but playable.

Fun course to play. Challenging but playable.

Once a year I go back and play this course hoping the conditions have improved. Played the course on 7/26/06 and found the course in bad shape.
It's a shame not to be able to play a course in the ... Continue »

Once a year I go back and play this course hoping the conditions have improved. Played the course on 7/26/06 and found the course in bad shape.
It's a shame not to be able to play a course in the city you live in. Fairways bear, cut grass everywhere, bumpy greens, lots of unrepaired divots. Can't blame the course for all the poor conditions but most of them could be fixed by the management.

Played the afternoon of 7/26. What a disappointment...where to start? The greens were bumpy-uneven cuts and a lot of unrepaired ball marks. Even some of the hole plugs were not evenly replaced and ... Continue »

Played the afternoon of 7/26. What a disappointment...where to start? The greens were bumpy-uneven cuts and a lot of unrepaired ball marks. Even some of the hole plugs were not evenly replaced and were burned. The fairways were in poor condition and there was a lot of cut grass lying about everywhere. Bare spots, burned spots, piles of cut grass, uneven mowing, etc. made the day a challenge to say the least. Worst conditions I've seen in some time.

What"s a difference a month makes. Played here several weeks ago and the course was well maintained. Now it's in poor shape. Many bare and / or burned out areas. Tee boxes are divot filled. Not worth ... Continue »

What"s a difference a month makes. Played here several weeks ago and the course was well maintained. Now it's in poor shape. Many bare and / or burned out areas. Tee boxes are divot filled. Not worth the $$.

Course is a little dry. The pace was great playing on a Thursday afternoon completing the round in just under 4 hrs. Even with a foursome of idiots who were 2 holes ahead of us and backing up play o... Continue »

Course is a little dry. The pace was great playing on a Thursday afternoon completing the round in just under 4 hrs. Even with a foursome of idiots who were 2 holes ahead of us and backing up play of 4 groups, we still managed to keep a good pace after we passed them. I was mad that these guys weren't kicked off the course.

The back nine has much better conditions than the front nine with the exception of some construction/hazard areas. This is a nice course to play for the green fee.

Course seems to be in better shape than previous years. Fairways and greens are better maintained. COuld use more marshals working the course and a starter.

Course seems to be in better shape than previous years. Fairways and greens are better maintained. COuld use more marshals working the course and a starter.

Played Camarillo Springs Sunday, 6/3 as an alternative to playing De Bell on a scorching weekend. It's generally at least 10 degrees cooler than the LA area when you get down the grade to the Oxnard p... Continue »

Played Camarillo Springs Sunday, 6/3 as an alternative to playing De Bell on a scorching weekend. It's generally at least 10 degrees cooler than the LA area when you get down the grade to the Oxnard plain and on to Ventura. There was also a breeze that factored into the shots, particularly the back nine, but nothing extreme and it kept the temperature reasonably comfortable. Down there on the plain, it can get windy enough for it to be a factor.

I think the best part of the course is the 2nd through 6th holes. You go through a gap in the hills after the first hole and find yourself in a sort of outback area, out of sight of the freeway and most signs of civilization, and tucked up by edge of the looming hillside. The holes loop around a couple of water hazards and it's a nice peaceful stretch with each hole having it's own personality.

When you come back through the gap, I think the rest of the course is OK, but fairly pedestrian. Ten is a quirky par five with something of a blind approach. Holes 11 through 18 are generally pretty flat but water comes into play on several of them to make it more interesting. More par 4s there seem to be on the short side rather than long. There are a few interesting par threes throughout

Greens were the fast side of medium speed, but not truely quick. They were in pretty good shape though, as was the course in general.

For what it is, I tend to think it's a tad overpriced and probably not as interesting or challenging as the less expensive Los Robles up the road. But at $55 with cart, neither was it exhorbitant.

Not my one of my favorites and I don't play it too often, but neither is it a bad course and on a hot Sunday it was a welcome change of pace.

Speaking of pace, it was on the slow but generally steady side. Perhaps one true delay and probably about a five hour round. No death march, but by about the 15th hole, it did seem like we had been out there for a while.

The service seemed competent and we saw the cart girl about three times during the round as I recall.

WOW! Course is in better shape right now than it has been in years! There are real fairways, the tees boxes have turf, the greens are smooth and true, the bunkers are good, they are painting the club... Continue »

WOW! Course is in better shape right now than it has been in years! There are real fairways, the tees boxes have turf, the greens are smooth and true, the bunkers are good, they are painting the club house. Go play it now if you like the layout.