Walked the blues today early afternoon 6/30/25 with my buddy Pedro out from Ohio. We were joined by a nice twosome. We had beautiful breezy weather around 70 degrees with up to a 2 club wind at times.... Continue »

Walked the blues today early afternoon 6/30/25 with my buddy Pedro out from Ohio. We were joined by a nice twosome. We had beautiful breezy weather around 70 degrees with up to a 2 club wind at times. Pop was 5 hrs 30 minutes which is one of the longer rounds I have played out here but when you are with friends, playing well and the weather is perfect we didn't mind much. Hit a couple range balls and we were off just about 5 minutes past our 12:10pm tee time. Olivas continues to thrive conditions wise. Fairways in really nice shape mostly all lush, padded and your ball sitting up nicely. The first two Fairways there are a couple spots they are still sanding/sodding but those are marked gur. Fairway rating 8/10 Tees also in really nice shape level and lush. Rated 8/10 Rough rating 8.5/10 beautiful thicker lush just off the fairways. Was not in any bunkers today. Greens were in really nice shape rolling around a 10.5 on the stimp. Very receptive to well struck irons. If you can negotiate the afternoon winds and the undulations in the greens there are some nice scoring holes and several hang on to your hat holes into the afternoon sea breeze. Recommended.

From 6/16

Olivas was so much fun! An excellent golf course! Other players on the course were miserable AHs! Our group was great! Groups in front and back were angry or disrespectful.


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From 6/16

Olivas was so much fun! An excellent golf course! Other players on the course were miserable AHs! Our group was great! Groups in front and back were angry or disrespectful.


Olivas was so fun to play with a lot of unique holes and different challenges. Just an excellent course! The course reminds me a bit of Ridge Creek at Dinuba as it is a hybrid links and parkland style course, which is flat with good bunkering and strategic fairways that offer trouble along sides with hazards or native areas.


It was a sunny fun time with wind speeds around 10 - 15 mph. Pace of play was not great around 5 hours. I note the following conditions:


Tee Boxes: Level most of the time and green, no significant damage. Condition average.


Fairways: Green, lush, and defined from rough. Condition above average.


Greens: Green, medium-slow in speed, with softness. Speed about a 9.5 in speed but tricky with tough pin placements. Condition above average.


Sand: very well maintained, and soft. Condition above average, except for a large river rock in one bunker that I hit.


Rough: well maintained and defined, about 3 – 5 inches. Condition above average.


Native Areas: Native areas were wild with no significant maintenance that offered little to no recovery potential. Condition average.

Practice Areas: great range, chipping area, and putting green.


Loved Olivas! Customer service received was also great...

This is an excellent course that excels in consistency. An excellent public course in Ventura County! Looking forward to the next opportunity to play here!

Walked the blues this morning 6/16/25 at 1140am with buddies Matt and Mark. Pop was 5 hrs under calmer wind conditions maybe a club and perfect golf weather around 74 degrees. This helped me shoot my ... Continue »

Walked the blues this morning 6/16/25 at 1140am with buddies Matt and Mark. Pop was 5 hrs under calmer wind conditions maybe a club and perfect golf weather around 74 degrees. This helped me shoot my lowest score in quite some time. Met by friendly staff and warmed up on their massive practice area. Great seeing tons of juniors this morning for a junior camp on their practice area.

Greens were very soft and receptive today and most of the greens seemed to have firmed up on the back nine. True rolls I would say stimp on front was a 9 and a 10 stimp on the back nine. Rated 8/10

Fairways are in good to great shape with nicely tight lush padded grass. Only hole 1 and some spots on 2 had some gur patches that do not come into play.. Rated 8/10

Tees all level and in good shape beautiful lush grass on the par 4s and 5s. Rated 8/10

Rough was in good shape, lusher and thicker the further away from the fairway you ventured. Rated 8/10

Was in one Fairway bunker and 1 greenside bunker that was in great shape. Rated 8.5/10

Looking forward to more summer rounds out here. Great weather, conditions, layout and staff.

Highly recommended

Played 6-10-25 walking as a twosome and finishing in under three hours. Tee boxes were in good condition, level with good coverage and minimal divot damage on par threes. For the most part the fairway... Continue »

Played 6-10-25 walking as a twosome and finishing in under three hours. Tee boxes were in good condition, level with good coverage and minimal divot damage on par threes. For the most part the fairways were in good shape, there were some areas that were under repair and staked off, and some spots that were a little on the thin side but I never had a real bad lie, and the surface was nice to hit from. Rough along fairways and around greens was about 2 inches and lush. Outside the first cut is some thick native grass in the 6 inches to longer area. Was not in any bunkers, but the looked to be in good shape with nice white sand. Greens were playing soft and rolling about medium pace with an occasional bump. Overall course is in good condition that usually gets better as the summer progresses.

Walked the blues this afternoon 5/19/2025 right at twilight with my buddy Matt joined by Randy who we have played with on our rotation of courses we usually play. We had a blast today under perfect we... Continue »

Walked the blues this afternoon 5/19/2025 right at twilight with my buddy Matt joined by Randy who we have played with on our rotation of courses we usually play. We had a blast today under perfect weather conditions 72 degrees and maybe a 5mph breeze. Pop was 4 hrs 45 minutes with lots of golfers on the course today.

First time out since late last year and the course is shaping up into nice beginning of summer Olivas conditions.

Most Fairways were in good shape with some small areas of little gir patches with irrigation flags that the groudcrew is working on. Rated 8/10. Fairways will only getter better with the warmer weather.

Greens are in great shape rolling quick and pure. They held irons nicely. I'm used to softer greens here but these were rolling nice and quick. Rated 8.5/10

Tees are almost always level and nice and lush which they were today. Rated 8.5/10

Fairway rough just off the fairways in good shape. Get outside the cart path and it's thick vegetation and lost ball city. Lucky to have only one penalty shot today but can see many lost balls on a real wayward day. Rated 8/10

Was not in any bunkers but my buddy was in 2 greenside bunkers that he described as having perfect white marble pancake material which he executed beautifully!

The staff here are about as friendly as you will see. Great practice area, great prices, wonderful layout and peaking into great summer conditions. The next 4-5 months is the time to get out and play olivas.

Played 1/19. Course is not in the best shape right now. The fires and weather have taken some toll. The fairways are the biggest issue with several being in pretty bad shape. Lots of dry spots, some v... Continue »

Played 1/19. Course is not in the best shape right now. The fires and weather have taken some toll. The fairways are the biggest issue with several being in pretty bad shape. Lots of dry spots, some very thin lies and areas of mixed grasses. Greens were in pretty good shape and the tee boxes were OK. I love this place and still worth playing but will need a little time to get back to top form.

Played 12-5-24 early morning walking for $30(senior rate), finishing in about 3 hours and 45 minutes with very little waiting. Tee boxes were a little on the thin side but still mostly level with some... Continue »

Played 12-5-24 early morning walking for $30(senior rate), finishing in about 3 hours and 45 minutes with very little waiting. Tee boxes were a little on the thin side but still mostly level with some divot damage on par threes. Fairways were a little damp and starting to get a little thin with some bare spots that are marked off, but still provided good lies. Rough was about 1-2 inches in most areas and in good shape. Was not in any bunkers, but they looked to be well groomed with a good layer of white sand. Greens were a little bumpy and rolling medium/slow pace, they look like they are still recovering from being punched. Overall course is in decent shape, but starting to play like winter conditions.

Out walking the blues with my buddy Steve 11/4/24 for his last round before he heads back to the Midwest. Some of the friendliest staff in socal at Olivas. We had windy conditions up to 2 clubs for mo... Continue »

Out walking the blues with my buddy Steve 11/4/24 for his last round before he heads back to the Midwest. Some of the friendliest staff in socal at Olivas. We had windy conditions up to 2 clubs for most of the day which is almost the norm here in the afternoon. Our POP behind the senior men's club was around 4 hrs 20 minutes catching them on hole 6 and waiting on them most of the day. The course for the 1st week in November was in good shape with tighter padded lush fairways with more roll to them7.5/10, level and nicely lush tee boxes 7.5/10, mostly lush fairway rough 7.5/10 and greens about a month coming out of maintenance that rolled decent but we're not as smooth as they usually are rated 7/10. Was in 3 greenside bunkers that were in beautiful shape with nice beach sand. Rated 8/10.

Lakes still full of water, beautiful maintained course that is transitioning into winter golf. Fantastic layout. Huge undulating greens where pin placements can be brutal. Highly recommended!

Little late on the review walked the blues Monday 8/19/24 with my buddy Matt under beautiful skies around 71 degrees with a strong 2-3 club wind for most of the day. Wanted to give a shout out to the ... Continue »

Little late on the review walked the blues Monday 8/19/24 with my buddy Matt under beautiful skies around 71 degrees with a strong 2-3 club wind for most of the day. Wanted to give a shout out to the very friendly staff in the proshop. Somehow between the morning senior men's club and a College of the Canyons tournament they were able to squeeze us 25 minutes before our alloted tee time which helped our POP at 4 hrs walking. They have the best staff here. We practiced on their beautiful chipping area, putting green and huge range[mats] prior to our round. Great practice facilities.

This is I believe my 4th summer round here and the conditions continue to thrive with summer papsulum beautiful lush Fairways and tees both coming in at a 9 out of 10. The rough is beautiful 8.5/10, semi lush and well manicured. We saw the mowers cutting the rough between 1 and 9. Greens were in good shape holding approaches very softly and rolling at a medium pace. Of note looks like they recently punched 13 green but it still rolled fairly smooth. Rated 8/10. Was in last Fairway bunker left on 3 that had great sand to hit out of. Was not in any greenside bunkers but they looked in good shape.

The native areas have thick beautiful flowers and some deep stuff. The lakes still have water in them which makes this course even more beautiful. Olivas always has a special place in my heart. If you don't like wind play here in the morning. Just love the layout, staff, temps, conditions and everything in between which makes this a must play in socal.