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.

Walked the blues on 6/17/24 with my buddy Matt in 4 hrs 30 minutes on probably the best weather day I have ever seen in Ventura 72 degrees, no wind, sunny skies and the course glimmering in the best s... Continue »

Walked the blues on 6/17/24 with my buddy Matt in 4 hrs 30 minutes on probably the best weather day I have ever seen in Ventura 72 degrees, no wind, sunny skies and the course glimmering in the best shape I have seen it in the last year.

Fairways were green, lush with great lies and padded. Rated 9/10

Tees level, lush and in great shape. Rated 8.5/10

Greenside rough in pga tour shape 9.5/10

Was not in any bunkers but they looked raked, compact with their usual beach sand.

Greens were recently small tined, rolled smooth and very receptive. Rated 8/10.

Natural wildlife abounding here. Super thick lush wildflowers and native areas, filled beautiful lakes, coyote wandering the property, hawks flying above. As the sun was setting it was a magical experience. If you have not played Olivas now is the time to come out and experience it's beauty.

Played yesterday afternoon at 1 pm. POP was 5 hrs. Greens were had minor maintenance done recently but ran decent pace at 10. Lots of hazards off the tee box including lots of native over grown grass.... Continue »

Played yesterday afternoon at 1 pm. POP was 5 hrs. Greens were had minor maintenance done recently but ran decent pace at 10. Lots of hazards off the tee box including lots of native over grown grass. Also, front nine had funky sewer smell. Fairways is nice shape and sand traps were fine. Tee boxes and aprons were nicely maintained. They have a serious cart shortage problem here. Not as bad as Rio Hondo last year but get ready to wait for carts off 18. They need a new fleet. Enjoyed my day playing windy links golf.

Walked the blues around 2pm 4/29/24 with my buddy Matt under perfect weather scoring conditions around 70 degrees with at most at times about a 10mph breeze. Pop was 2 hrs 30 minutes on the front. Two... Continue »

Walked the blues around 2pm 4/29/24 with my buddy Matt under perfect weather scoring conditions around 70 degrees with at most at times about a 10mph breeze. Pop was 2 hrs 30 minutes on the front. Two super senior groups only played 9 holes and we flew around walking the back nine in a hour 15 minutes for a 345 total pop. Had not been out here since early August. The course after the rains is simply amazing. Super lush wildflowers blooming sometimes between head and waste high in the native areas which with the lakes full of water and the Fairways and rough lush and green makes this place so special. Greens were firm on downhill putts and chips and very receptive to irons holding like darts. They rolled really well today. Did my share as we had time on the front to fix an extra 5-7 ballmarks a hole. Rating the greens a solid 8/10. 14 Fairway was being resodded and I'm sure will be nice like all other Fairways we encountered. Rated 8/10 Tees nice and level. Rated 8/10. Rough lining the Fairways in great shape. 8.5/10 Big fringes here medium firmness, puttable and in nice shape. Was in left Fairway bunker on 7 that was raked perfectly for a Fairway bunker. Didn't encounter any greenside bunkers but they looked to be in good to great shape. Looking forward to many summer rounds out here when the valleys heat up and the conditions only get better at Olivas. Highly recommended

Walked this AM with a buddy and a local single. This is an extremely fun course if you can get out and get around in a reasonable time frame. Our PoP, walking was 3 hrs 40 min. We were never waiting o... Continue »

Walked this AM with a buddy and a local single. This is an extremely fun course if you can get out and get around in a reasonable time frame. Our PoP, walking was 3 hrs 40 min. We were never waiting on any shot and had a 2 some behind us (we asked a couple times if they wanted to play through) right on us the whole round.

Greens...have healed really nicely. Rolled very true and had a really good speed. Downhill you had to be careful and uphill you could give it some go. Had 7 birds today so safe to say I was feeling these greens. Only complaint (not a course complaint) just wish people would fix their ball marks.

Boxes (played the tips) were pretty decent. Only had to really look for level ground on a couple....the rest were all pretty easy to find a good spot with plenty of grass.

Fairways were in great shape. #1 had a couple spots as GUR but that's really the only issue I saw out there.

Rough (not desert/planter area)....plenty of coverage. Little long but not too punishing. Did not give you a hard time getting out of it.

Planter areas...long. good luck finding your ball. Lost a couple where we thought we saw exactly where they went.