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Sterling Hills Golf Club
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About
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
Always Fun to Play
The fairways were a little dry, but the greens were in great shape!
Hi Amedee42. 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.
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.
Nice Sunday
This course has a nice layout, it is both fair and interesting, with several tee boxes to accommodate both longer hitters and shorter hitters.. I would not call this a flat course, there are lots of undulations and slopes to the fairways. On the day we played, several fairways had large areas that were under repair and off limits, but hey, you have to do maintenance sometime. I would recommend getting an electric cart if you can, as this is more of a resort layout where it takes a while to walk from the green to the next tee. We played mid-day Sunday and pace of play was very good, we finished our round in a bit over four hours. Staff was very friendly and informative at check-in, to first-time visitors..
Hi u000002614937. 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.
Steady improvement
The owner is continually striving to improve conditions. It’s a great layout I am very playable.
Hi William3880466. We are glad you had a great time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thank you so much for taking the time leave a positive review. Thanks for choosing Sterling Hills Golf Club!
Hello, nclittle. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience. Let us know how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!
Hello, Hadi4638795. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience. Let us know how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!
Mr.
the slow pace ruined the day. that happens alot at Sterling Hills.Only played there because it was a golfnow.com ''Hot Deal'...Always expect alot of waiting there. And, during historically high unemployment, they raised the rates when they reopened after the pandemic closure. ''Its about supply and demand'' they said. Best sand around though. Pretty place. Ive been playing there and around for 25 years. The pace is usually bad.
We apologize for the pace of play issue you experienced. We always try to keep a great pace when having our golfers on the course. Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback as we will use your review to better the experience going forward. We hope you give us another try in the near future!
Bad staffing
This cours course is in much better condition every time we play it and the layout and the design is great. The person working in the pro shop was friendly and seemed happy to see everyone, but the person working the snack shop was in the worst mood of anyone I've ever seen in a business he should be trained or fired. They were pretty busy but thats no reason to snap at people.
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting us and we hope to see you again in the future.
Hi LPuig. 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.
Hi johnneezz3233. 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.
I'm done with this course
We walked and finished the front 9 in 2:30, slow but the group behind us was a full 1-2 holes behind. At the turn the Marshal (Larry) told us to speed it up, we said sure, even though still no one close to us. At 13 the Marshal very rudely told us we hadn't sped up and threatened to make us play from the ladies' tees. Huh? The group behind was still 1-2 holes back. We ended up playing the back 9 in 2:05, 4:35 total, so it was unclear why there was a problem, and there was absolutely no excuse for how rude Larry the Marshal had been. Called and spoke to the manager, who said yes Larry had a problem with being rude but was totally unapologetic and thought speeding us up was the right thing to do, even though there wasn't anyone close to us! Oh yeah, there was a ton of ground under repair. Rude Marshal, clueless manager, and poor course condition is the trifecta - I won't be coming back.
Hello. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for your experience during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again soon.
Carts
Getting a cart is a pain - they are never ready - I want to get my cart - go out to the parking - put my shoes on - pack my bag into the cart - take my time - no - they don't have the carts ready until maybe 5 minutes before your round starts - so I have to drag my bag from the parking lot and wait around until they call my name / then have to quickly put my stuff on the cart and hurry to the starter - got to be a better way
Hi drballard47. 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.
A beautiful course in LA
Although the fairways are under repair, the course is still fun to play.
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.
Greens in great shape . Rock hard. They are working on fairways some re sod and fairways are fluffy . Will look spectacular when finished.great course
dc72, thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Sterling Hills Golf Club.
Great value
Course is being worked on to be even better. This is a hidden gem in Ventura county. Staff is very friendly. Pace of play is usually really good. Tees off at 3:15-walking and just got our round finished.
Hi tcorcoran33. We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Sterling Hills Golf Club!
sterling hills golf course
the course was extremely pretty good. it was a nice
weather. i would recommend it to my friend.
Wow, we are so happy you enjoyed your round, jessevalente! We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Hi jspalione. 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.
Hi vbga1. 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.
Hot summer day
Played this course because of the heat wave in So CA. It was 99 degrees when we teed off. The course was 20 minutes behind. Decent shape but lots of ground under repair. Book on golf now that’s the deal otherwise rack rate is high.
I’d play it again, and recommend if you haven’t played there give it a try.
Hi Phoward122. 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.
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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.