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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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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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Malik and Rodney Photo submitted by 818Golfer on 07/09/2013
Wet but fine
Huge, tricky greens the main feature of this one. Not too tough from the white tees but you can have some very long, tough putts on almost every hole
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Hi. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Sterling Hills Golf Club!
Best course in area
I’m a member an play every Monday. Love the course it’s close to my house. I believe it’s the best public course in the area. The carts need to be replaced. Tee boxes are not always level but okay. Staff is great. Ownership seems to be improving the course all of the time. Much better than the old owner. Thanks
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The staff was very accommodating as we were slightly late. Course was quite wet, cart path only which is understandable. Course was in good shape. I wish people would fix their ball marks!
Hello. Thank you for visiting us at Sterling Hills Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Not good
They used to include the cart with hot deal. All of a sudden they aren’t… well I didn’t know and I had to pay extra $16. Trust me…. This place is not worth that money. Pace was slow and there wer no Marshall. If you want to charge premium price, please be a premium club.
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Decent deal, decent course.
It's been raining, so the course was wetter than normal; hence, not much roll out, and mud. Per our experienced playing partner, the conditions weren't typical.
It's a pretty good deal, with warm up balls and a sandwich included. I'm just not a big enough fan of the layout to want to drive an hour to go back. There are some pretty tricked out greens, but it was mostly fair, and the greens ran true.
Staff was great. Call in your food order on the 8th tee, as it took a while to get it when ordering in person.
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Sterling Hills Golf Club.
We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Sterling Hills Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!
Good course!
Definitely getting value for your buck here! Each round comes with a small bucket of range balls and a lunch ticket. The course itself is improving, as it had some patchy areas a year ago. Great friendly staff. You won’t be disappointed!- Big Al
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Sterling Hills Golf Club!
Needs work but ok.
Decent course about a 5 out of 10, I play here when I'm in CA about every 6 weeks, staff is awesome. Course needs some work but is ok. If I had 1 wish I'd want the F$*#&ing ditch on 9 to have a pipe installed and covered up, It's a dumb hazard and unnecessary. And 18 could be a nicer finish hole approach but whatever. I'll play it again of course. It's enjoyable.
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Between storms
Course was in pretty good condition. Between recent rain
Pace was a little slow but okay.
Hi. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Sterling Hills Golf Club.
Holiday round
Course was in good shape. Disappointed that there was no beverage cart service on course. When I inquired, I was told that there’s no cart service on mondays. It was a holiday weekend! Oh well.
Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Sterling Hills Golf Club. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!
Amazing Experience
Came one day after a rain and it was perfect conditions. Extremely beautiful course.
Thank you for your review. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Sterling Hills Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Sterling Hills Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!
Great track .. especially for the money.
Challenging but fair. Great greens. Free lunch. Cool staff. Great experience
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Great Value!
It was the little things that won me over! When I made my reservation I had no idea I’d get a cart, small bucket and a food voucher included!
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Great layout and staff
Very friendly people at Sterling. The Layout is awesome and for a while now they have been offering a sandwich at the turn - a good sandwich.
In some locations between landing areas the grass could be a bit sparse. For the most part however, the lies are fine.
The greens can be a bit testy but due run true. Unfortunately, not all golfers fix their ball marks. Prepare to fix your own and another to help the people coming up behind you.
The pace was good. The weather was great.
Hello. Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Sterling Hills Golf Club. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!
My Favorite Course
Great Course and great people that work there. Love playing Sterling Hills.
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Best Course for the Money!
Is this question perfect Christine condition? No but is it fun? Is it fair? Are the greens always excellent? Absolutely. I love this course just as much the people who run it. Well run golf course almost always very good piece of play Highly recommended
Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Sterling Hills Golf Club.
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