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Sterling Hills Golf Club
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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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold (W) | 71 | 6820 yards | 80.0 | 144 |
| Gold | 71 | 6820 yards | 73.3 | 133 |
| Black (W) | 71 | 6430 yards | 77.7 | 139 |
| Black | 71 | 6430 yards | 71.4 | 128 |
| Black/Blue | 71 | 6138 yards | 70.0 | 124 |
| Black/Blue (W) | 71 | 6138 yards | 76.0 | 135 |
| Blue | 71 | 5953 yards | 69.2 | 122 |
| Blue (W) | 71 | 5953 yards | 75.0 | 132 |
| Blue/White | 71 | 5728 yards | 68.2 | 119 |
| Blue/White (W) | 71 | 5728 yards | 73.8 | 129 |
| White | 71 | 5558 yards | 67.5 | 117 |
| White (W) | 71 | 5558 yards | 72.9 | 126 |
| White/Red | 71 | 5115 yards | 65.2 | 111 |
| White/Red (W) | 71 | 5115 yards | 70.1 | 119 |
| Red | 71 | 4590 yards | 63.1 | 106 |
| Red (W) | 71 | 4590 yards | 67.5 | 112 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 73.3/133 W: 80.0/144 | 433 | 414 | 222 | 525 | 444 | 378 | 350 | 187 | 388 | 3341 | 379 | 160 | 411 | 406 | 442 | 190 | 501 | 466 | 524 | 3479 | 6820 |
| Black M: 71.4/128 W: 77.7/139 | 416 | 400 | 202 | 495 | 428 | 355 | 333 | 167 | 368 | 3164 | 355 | 146 | 380 | 390 | 419 | 175 | 466 | 431 | 504 | 3266 | 6430 |
| Black/Blue M: 70.0/124 W: 76.0/135 | 367 | 369 | 171 | 495 | 400 | 355 | 333 | 167 | 368 | 3025 | 355 | 146 | 339 | 368 | 372 | 164 | 466 | 399 | 504 | 3113 | 6138 |
| Blue M: 69.2/122 W: 75.0/132 | 367 | 369 | 171 | 476 | 400 | 328 | 311 | 154 | 351 | 2927 | 346 | 141 | 339 | 368 | 372 | 164 | 438 | 399 | 459 | 3026 | 5953 |
| Blue/White M: 68.2/119 W: 73.8/129 | 342 | 344 | 160 | 442 | 369 | 328 | 311 | 154 | 329 | 2779 | 346 | 141 | 319 | 368 | 372 | 164 | 438 | 370 | 431 | 2949 | 5728 |
| White M: 67.5/117 W: 72.9/126 | 342 | 344 | 160 | 442 | 369 | 301 | 292 | 136 | 329 | 2715 | 330 | 127 | 319 | 354 | 360 | 146 | 406 | 370 | 431 | 2843 | 5558 |
| White/Red M: 65.2/111 W: 70.1/119 | 263 | 344 | 160 | 442 | 276 | 248 | 292 | 136 | 265 | 2426 | 300 | 127 | 272 | 302 | 360 | 125 | 402 | 370 | 431 | 2689 | 5115 |
| Red M: 63.1/106 W: 67.5/112 | 263 | 227 | 125 | 362 | 276 | 248 | 292 | 131 | 265 | 2189 | 300 | 105 | 272 | 302 | 268 | 125 | 402 | 314 | 313 | 2401 | 4590 |
| Handicap | 11 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 12 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 11 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 8 |
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Good day! Photo submitted by APwhz8iMBEyqATBz9KQz on 02/01/2023
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My birthday golf buddies Photo submitted by coach4771993 on 07/06/2022
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the group in question that we were dealing with Photo submitted by u364279309 on 12/14/2021
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the group that we felt like we were dealing with Photo submitted by u364279309 on 12/14/2021
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View between hole 4 & 5 Photo submitted by gvg45 on 11/25/2020
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First hole with the sun rising Photo submitted by busogna on 06/01/2020
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1st tee Photo submitted by u303712984 on 02/18/2020
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Malik and Rodney Photo submitted by 818Golfer on 07/09/2013
Hard but fun
I suck so this was a little narrow...but not that bad...i did not lose to many balls. Very fair. Greens were a little fast but fair. Fun course!
A Saturday round
This is a nice public course, great staff and a 4 hour round on a Saturday afternoon. Very enjoyable!
Great Course
It’s definitely not an easy course but it was still lots of fun. Bring more balls than you think you may need.
We're glad to hear you enjoyed the challenge and had fun! Thank you for your valuable suggestion for future players.
Kicked off course!
Monday tee time @10:09 booked on TeeOff for 2 players. At check in we told our name and tee time and were asked who’s paying. We said we were pre-paid. Another man stepped in and said yes you are. Then he asked how much we paid and I said $25 each. He then said it’s $65 to play here and you have a twilight rate. You got that rate because we have a high school playoff tournament at 1:00 today. It’s a shotgun start at all 18 holes and you have to be off the course at 1:00. No exceptions!!!! Great way to run a business. We only played (12) holes….
We sincerely apologize for the misunderstanding that led to your negative feedback. Sterling Hills is conscientious about being as transparent as possible. We strive to include tournament notices on our website and through our booking partners. Notes are made on our tee sheets, so that our staff is fully informed and will (ideally) communicate clearly with those calling in. Given that you booked online, it appears that this information may have been missed or not included on the day of your booking. We've addressed this with our partners to prevent such issues in the future.
We understand the inconvenience this caused and appreciate your understanding. As a gesture of goodwill, we would be pleased to offer you a full round at the 9-hole rate on your next visit if you would like to give us a call to make those arrangements. Thank you for bringing this to our attention, and we look forward to welcoming you back to Sterling Hills Golf Club.
Surprise! Kicked off course after 9 holes by a tournament! Sorry!
GolfNow Deal for 18 holes...showed up at course...was informed must be off by 1pm due to HS tournament...tried to rush but group in front was slow as molasses...had to wait 5 minutes to tee off on each hole...so group behind us was always breathing down our necks as we teed off...then after 2 1/2 hourse of this we got kicked off by marshall prior to 1pm after 9 holes... No happy campers in our group! Course limitation should have been disclosed! Buyer beware! GolfNow needs to provide better information to its members. There are aerification alerts....why not others such as shortplays / 9 holes only / course restrictions (with reasons)?
We sincerely apologize for the misunderstanding that led to your negative feedback. Sterling Hills is conscientious about being as transparent as possible. We strive to include tournament notices on our website and through our booking partners. Notes are made on our tee sheets, so that our staff is fully informed and will (ideally) communicate clearly with those calling in. Given that you booked online, it appears that this information may have been missed or not included on the day of your booking. We've addressed this with our partners to prevent such issues in the future.
We understand the inconvenience this caused and appreciate your understanding. As a gesture of goodwill, we would be pleased to offer you a full round at the 9-hole rate on your next visit if you would like to give us a call to make those arrangements. Thank you for bringing this to our attention, and we look forward to welcoming you back to Sterling Hills Golf Club.
Course has improved!
Been several months since I last played this course. Seems like it's in better condition than I remembered. Enjoyed the round!
We're thrilled to hear the course conditions have improved since your last visit and that you enjoyed your round! Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback.
Good day
Course in condition, fairways green, putting greens a little fast especially when pin placement is down slope
Which makes it interesting.
Thank you for your feedback; we're glad to hear you've enjoyed the conditions of the course. We'll take note of your observation regarding the speed of the greens for a better experience.
Fairways and greens
I think the fairways are the best I have seen them in many years and I have played this course since it opened. The greens were putting very true also Great job guys !!!!
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We're glad you found the course enjoyable despite its challenges, and appreciate your feedback on the greens' speed. Thank your for sharing your experience!