Had a great time with another single and a nice twosome at Soule Park mid-morning on Monday, 4/26/21. There was a little wind in the afternoon, but it wasn't too bad. We got around the course in just ... Continue »

Had a great time with another single and a nice twosome at Soule Park mid-morning on Monday, 4/26/21. There was a little wind in the afternoon, but it wasn't too bad. We got around the course in just over 4 hours. So, a nice pace of play. There are few courses that I like playing as much as Soule Park. It has a great variety of holes, and is nearly always in great shape. Overall, SP is in very good condition. The only negative is found with some of the tee boxes. Some were a little unlevel, hard and chewed up. But for the most part, they were quite serviceable. The fairways are starting to green up. There are still a mix of grasses, but well-cushioned lies abound in the fairways. They are not extremely lush, but they are not thin either. They should be perfect in another month. But they are great to play right now. The rough is not much different than the fairway grass, except in a few areas, where it is 1 - 2 inches in length and not too penal. I was in 1 fairway bunker and 1 greenside bunker. The fairway bunker was nice firm sand. Easy to hit from. The greenside bunker was deep, soft sand. You need to careful not to dig too deep or the ball will stay in the bunker. The greens are in very good shape. They were firm. So lower approach shots would run out. But nicely struck higher approach shots would hold pretty well. They were smooth and ran medium-fast. The greens on this course have a lot of undulation. So being on the proper side of the hole and the right speed are keys to scoring well. Get out and play Soule Park. The green fees are very reasonable and you will enjoy yourself!

Played 3-8-21 early morning as a single for $34, and again late morning with GDR23 and another twosome for there replay rate of $16. Tee boxes were mostly okay, some of them you had to search a little... Continue »

Played 3-8-21 early morning as a single for $34, and again late morning with GDR23 and another twosome for there replay rate of $16. Tee boxes were mostly okay, some of them you had to search a little for a level stance, and some were a little on the thin side, but overall decent. Fairways were okay, a mix of dormant and green grass, providing nice lies and good roll out. Rough is not much longer than fairways and in about the same condition. Was in two greenside bunkers that both had more than enough soft white sand. Greens were in nice condition, a little on the soft side and rolling medium pace and fairly smooth. Fun course in a relaxing setting, with great customer service. Highly recommended.

Walked the Oak Tees this morning 3/8/2021 teeing off around 10:30am with my buddy RGM2525 and we joined a Skins game twosome who were very enjoyable to play with. Wanted to give a shout out to Soule s... Continue »

Walked the Oak Tees this morning 3/8/2021 teeing off around 10:30am with my buddy RGM2525 and we joined a Skins game twosome who were very enjoyable to play with. Wanted to give a shout out to Soule staff for fitting us in today considering they had a Senior Mens club and Skins game today. POP was 4 hrs 15 minutes. Greens were the highlight of the course rolling beautifully, semi-firm with little to no ballmarks. Pretty big greens complexes here and like most Gil Hanse design courses if you can putt here you can putt most places due to the undulations and size of the greens. Rated 8/10. Fairways are more thin than lush but very playable. Rating 6.5/10 Tees mostly all level and in good shape. Rated 7/10. Was in greenside bunker on 3 that had perfect sand and easy to splash out of. No rakes. Rated 8/10. Rough is thinner and dry and in decent shape for this time of year. Rated 6.5/10. Soule has a really fun layout with some super tough holes like 6,8,12 and 14 and some scoring holes like 4,5 and 18. Very enjoyable layout which never gets boring to play. Some big and tough green complexes with undulation and slope. Up and down on some shots such as 1, 8, 10. Can't wait in a couple months when this place becomes super lush. Recommended.

Walked the Oak Tees at 12 noon today 2/22/2021 joined by 2 brothers Nick and Alex who were a blast to play with. We had perfect weather 75 degrees and very little wind to speak of today. POP was 4 hrs... Continue »

Walked the Oak Tees at 12 noon today 2/22/2021 joined by 2 brothers Nick and Alex who were a blast to play with. We had perfect weather 75 degrees and very little wind to speak of today. POP was 4 hrs 50 minutes behind a packed tee sheet. With weather this good and the start of the golf season and such a popular great course I can see why it was packed! Very friendly staff today in pro shop. Soule has a nice sized putting green, separate chipping green/bunker and their range is on mats.

Greens were the highlight of the course rolling beautifully, semi-firm with little to no ballmarks. Pretty big greens complexes here and like most Gil Hanse design courses if you can putt here you can putt most places due to the undulations and size of the greens. Rated 8/10.

Fairways are more thin than lush.. firm but like Mike stated in the previous review just enough padding at this time in the fairways. Come spring and summer Soule has some of the nicer fairways in the county. Rating 6.5/10

Tees mostly all level and in good shape. Rated 7/10.

Was in greenside bunkers on 3 and 16 that had perfect sand and easy to splash out of. No rakes. Rated 8/10.

Rough is thinner and dry and in decent shape for this time of year. Rated 6.5/10.

Great layout, prices, weather, staff and scenery. Highly recommend Soule.

Teed off at 8:30am Thursday 2/18. It was a beautiful sunny day in the low to mid 60's with little to no wind. Overall, Soule Park is in very nice shape. The fairways are in good winter condition. They... Continue »

Teed off at 8:30am Thursday 2/18. It was a beautiful sunny day in the low to mid 60's with little to no wind. Overall, Soule Park is in very nice shape. The fairways are in good winter condition. They are greener than most courses I've been playing lately and there is a nice cushion under your ball when in the fairway. The rough is a little inconsistent, but is not too penal unless you're in some of the areas where you shouldn't be! I was in 2 greenside bunkers. They had plenty of firm sand. Easy to hit from. The greens were running medium-fast. They held well hit shots, but were quite firm and would allow your approach shot to roll a long way if it was struck with a low trajectory. I would say that Soule Park is one of the best winter conditioned public courses in So. Cal.

Played Soule Park mid morning on Tuesday 12/8. Anticipated a very windy day. But, it turned out to be only somewhat windy. A very good day to play. No need to reiterate everything said in the previous... Continue »

Played Soule Park mid morning on Tuesday 12/8. Anticipated a very windy day. But, it turned out to be only somewhat windy. A very good day to play. No need to reiterate everything said in the previous review by Ron. What I would add is that I found the fairways to be quite firm in numerous areas. Also, the green surrounds were very firm and thin. In the non-winter months the grass around the greens is lush and a pleasure to hit from. But in winter they are very tight, which led me to putt from off the green more than I normally would. Overall, the course is a gem. I do recommend it.

Played 12-7-20 early morning walking for $34 joining a threesome and finishing in 3 hours 20 minutes. Tee boxes were in good shape , mostly level with good coverage. Fairways were in nice shape, yello... Continue »

Played 12-7-20 early morning walking for $34 joining a threesome and finishing in 3 hours 20 minutes. Tee boxes were in good shape , mostly level with good coverage. Fairways were in nice shape, yellow/green in color with good lies and decent roll out. Rough is about the same as fairways, maybe an inch longer and in decent condition, a little further away and you can find some dirt areas mostly under the trees. Was in two greenside bunkers that had very well groomed white sand and nice to hit from. Greens were in very good condition, rolling medium/fast and true, a little sandy until things dried out but didn't effect the roll. Always enjoy playing this course, and with good conditions just makes it better.

Played 11/18/20 at 0830. My first time playing here and it was a blast! Check-in was fast and efficient, carts single rider only. Tee boxes were level with only a couple of the par 3s uneven and chewe... Continue »

Played 11/18/20 at 0830. My first time playing here and it was a blast! Check-in was fast and efficient, carts single rider only. Tee boxes were level with only a couple of the par 3s uneven and chewed up. Fairways were great to hit from but were a little shaggy. Rough was not that much different from the fairway, but if you get too far off-line, it gets gnarly. Sand traps were pretty good and were recently raked. Greens have just about recovered from punching and only a couple of them still had some bumpiness. POP was just over 4 hours. The scenery is breathtaking up here! The views were magnificent like its neighbor Ojai Valley.

Walked Soule today 10/2020 at 12:30pm joining 3 nice gentleman all originally from the Chicago area who relocated out here and were lifetime friends(fun group to play with). POP was 4 hrs 30 minutes b... Continue »

Walked Soule today 10/2020 at 12:30pm joining 3 nice gentleman all originally from the Chicago area who relocated out here and were lifetime friends(fun group to play with). POP was 4 hrs 30 minutes behind a full tee sheet. Weather was low 70's with a slight breeze. Perfect weather.

COVID-19= range open on mats, putting green open with no flags, chipping green open, restaurant open for outdoor seating, masks required in pro-shop.

The greens man the greens. They were a 8 bordering on 8.5/10. Quick putting yet receptive iron wise and just rolling pure and beautiful. Best I have seen the greens.

The fairways continue to impress this golfer this late in the year. Lush, green and in great shape. Nit picking that some fairway sections were muddy and overwatered but still in very nice shape. Rated 8/10.

Was not in bunkers but they looked to be in really nice shape with ample sand. Still looked like no rakes in the bunkers at this time.

Tee boxes I will not rate today as they were sanded. Most tees looked level and will be in great shape I am sure when the sand settles in.

Rough was in good shape just lining the fairways and the large fringes surrounding the greens were also in good shape. Rated 8/10.

Always enjoy the peace and quiet of rounds up in Ojai. Check out Soule Park if you have not done so. Great layout and staff and affordable tee pricing. Wind was blowing about 40mph in Moorpark today and Ojai is a great escape when its howling in the Moorpark area.

Highly recommended.