Ojai Valley Inn Golf Course

Country Club Road
Ojai, CA 93023 • (855) 697-8780

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1. GDR23

Posted: 02/02/21 1:08p
Member Since: Mar 21, 2006
From: Thousand Oaks

Rode the Blues yesterday 2/1/21 teeing off around 11:40am getting in 36 just before 4:30pm. Weather was perfect mid to high 60's with no wind. They have an all grass range and a separate grass warm up area below the range off to the left. Very friendly staff and cart staff. The resort is still closed but will be reopening soon. They are doing some construction work(not on the golf course) but on the sidewalk area right in front of the restaurants close to #10 and #13 tee. Carts are equipped with 2 sand bottles for fairway and rough divots and a nice GPS system. POP today on a Monday was great as I played through just one group all day.

No rakes in the bunkers, most cups had foam inserts, masks to be worn in pro-shop, no ball washers.

Played here at the end of December and the conditions are on par with my last review.

Fairways had ample coverage. Some moist and damp areas due to the recent rains but most of the those areas were closer to the green. Fairway rating 7/10

Greens were in good shape. Smooth holding shots very nicely. You can throw some darts in there even with long irons. I hit a towering 6 iron on 16 and ball maybe moved an inch on the green. The greens have some nice swales and undulation to them. Most greens are guarded by strategic traps. Green rating 7.5/10

Tees mostly level and lush. 7/10

Rough was lush in spots, thinner in others and in decent shape. The kikuyu around the greens is not as long and penal at this time as it can be in the middle of summer. 7/10

Not really fair to rate the bunkers after a downpour of rain for 2 days without rakes. Most bunkers were raked but some were hardpan in areas with nice soft sand in other areas.

The layout here is very fun in that the front nine is tight and short with both par 3's very short and the back nine is long and more open with both par 3's playing over 200 yds from the tips.

I would recommend the course to anyone at this time and I know with the golf season approaching us and warmer weather this place will be even better in the months to come.

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2. GDR23

Posted: 12/21/20 3:19p
Member Since: Mar 21, 2006
From: Thousand Oaks

Rode the Blues this morning 12/21/2020 teeing off right at 10am and finishing right at 1pm for 3 hr POP. Wanted to thank Dan in the proshop and Ojai Valley Inn staff for getting me out and teeing me off on the front nine(it was a back nine start today). I was waived through by a 4some on hole 13 and only had minor waiting the entire day. Weather was around 80 degrees with blue skies and no wind. Layout: Very cool knowing that you are hitting tee shots that Palmer, Floyd, Hogan, Trevino and some of the greats hit as this gem used to be a Champions tour stop and also hosted a match with Harry Vardon a long while ago. Place has a lot of history. The front nine has some tighter dog leg holes that I love and the back is somewhat more open. Up and down some hills with some great elevation changes where you get some great hang time on drives on 5, 10 and 13. Would never get bored playing this layout. Only negative is the back tee box on 18 is still closed so its a pretty straight forward drive rather than an awesome dog leg left. Greens: Wanted to start with the greens since 3 months or so ago they had issues with the greens. I am glad to report that there are no temporary greens and also glad to report that they were the highlight of the course! Rolling firm and nice and holding irons very nicely. Some of the greens had a minor top dressing that did not effect putts at all. I'm a stickler for nice greens and I am rating these a solid 8 out of 10. Fairways: Would call them semi-lush rated around a 7/10. Never had a bad lie. Not as green visually as some summer rounds out here but in good shape. Seems like the back nine fairways contained a little more lushness and overall grass. Tees: Mostly level and lush with just minor divot damage on the 3 par's. Rated 7/10 Bunkers: Was in greenside bunker on hole 5, 7 and 18 and all contained beautiful amount of sand easy to splash out of. No rakes in the bunkers. Rough: Rough was drier and thinner and played decent. Not long so just off the fairways lies were thinner but easy to hit out of. The usual summer kikuyu around the greens were still grabby but thinner. Rated 6.5/10 Would highly recommend a round out here for the quality of the greens, layout and peace and quiet. I will for sure be coming back for some more rounds out here.

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