Sterling Hills GC
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4.3
1667 Reviews (1667)
5 Stars
528
4 Stars
778
3 Stars
220
2 Stars
81
1 Stars
60
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.0
92.4%
Recommend this course
1435 out of 1667 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.6
19 Reviews (19)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.5
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.7
100.0%
Recommend this course
19 out of 19 reviews
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4.4
88 Reviews (88)
5 Stars
47
4 Stars
32
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.6
95.5%
Recommend this course
84 out of 88 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6820 yards
Slope 144
Rating 80.0

Sterling Hills Golf Club sprawls across acres of lush countryside surrounded by avocado groves and citrus orchards. The layout winds through the verdant hills between Oxnard and Ventura. The club opened in 1999 as the only public golf course in Ventura County. The layout is player-friendly enough for beginners to still feel comfortable but it also packs a considerable amount of challenges. The versatile layout balances areas of wide-openness with target-style golf. There is contoured mounding along the fairways and some interesting elevation changes. Thanks to the hilly terrain, there is hardly a flat lie to be found. Although Sterling Hills is still relatively young, there are some mature eucalyptus trees throughout. Golfers can warm-up on the driving range, chipping area, or putting green before the game since a bucket of range balls is included with the round.

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Course Details

Year Built 1999
Golf Season Year round
Architect Damian Pascuzzo (1999) Robert Muir Graves (1999)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $12 - $16
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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4.3
1667 Reviews (1667)
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Reviews 24
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Hot weather
Walked

Great value!

Sterling Hills has come a long way from the days they had terrible customer service and significant water drainage issues. The greens have always been well maintained. The staff are now very friendly and customer oriented. We encountered no issues with fairways closed due to water drainage issues, even after fairly recent significant rainfall. Pace of play was decent for a Friday. With the Golf Pass membership discounts, we got a bargain on the green fees.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great value

Very nice course! Well maintained and friendly staff. Would recommend !

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

SLOW round

I've played this course dozens of times and this was the SLOWEST I've ever seen it. 3 hrs and 40 minutes to play 13 holes (at which point it was too dark to continue). Only other minor issue was the beverage person was missing in action despite being on the course. We saw her once and she flew right by us (after asking the cart in front of us if we were OK). Saw her after the "round" in the bar area, so she was definitely around the entire time. Doing what, I'm not sure. But, back to the pace of play.... We should have come close to finishing. No idea why so slow? No ranger in sight all day.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice February day 75F

I like Sterling Hills very much.

The course was well maintained starters are organized and had everything going off on time .

Pace of play is dependent on who winds up in front of you but generally moves round went 4:45 minutes so not terrible but could be better .

The staff is very friendly , the grill seems to suffer in service when ever they have a wedding scheduled but otherwise they do a good job . They can do better on answering the phone before the turn .

I would recommend this course for golfers that have mid handicap or better . Not a course I would bring a novice golfer to . Cheers

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 141
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greatest staff

So, I have been playing here for years. The course is in excellent shape. We had lots of early rain and the drainage is generally good but more importantly the maintenance is superb!

The staff is so much fun here. Great personalities. I especially enjoy Sedric. He is very knowledgable and helpful and easy going! The volunteers are also down to earth guys who love this course and are happy to be there!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 141
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Staff is very nice and helpful.

Staff is very nice and helpful. I just rented clubs but he gave me extra balls to play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great course, great value

This has turned into my usual course. Its a little bit of a drive, but worth it. We were able to finish an early afternoon round in 4 hours and 20 minutes. As usual, the course was in good shape. The only issue was someone with metal cleats was playing in front of us and seemed to have an issue picking up their feet while walking on the greens. Outside of that, everything was great.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Clubhouse nonexistent

Would be a great course overall if they would stop with the weddings and convert that area into a clubhouse this course a hamburger shack for a clubhouse

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

What the?

First time playing at sterling. Great staff and cart girls.

They even include a good ticket. Great value for the round. Would come back to play again!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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