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4.4
287 Reviews (287)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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9
1 Stars
10
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.4
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.1
93.1%
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256 out of 287 reviews
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4.5
25 Reviews (25)
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Conditions
4.4
Value
4.5
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.7
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.6
96.0%
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4.4
43 Reviews (43)
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Conditions
4.4
Value
4.5
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.7
95.3%
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41 out of 43 reviews
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Course Highlights
Oakbrook delivers consistently excellent course conditions, with well-kept fairways, manageable rough, and greens that roll true and hold approach shots. The layout features interesting doglegs across a fairly long track, offering strong value for the quality of golf.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 71
Length 6715 yards
Slope 128
Rating 72.2

Located less than an hour from Seattle in Lakewood, Oakbrook Golf Club is one of the area's hidden gems. Opened in 1966 as a private club, the course opened its doors to the public in 2012. The course is known for its smooth, firm, and fast greens. The 6,700-yard layout plays both narrow and long but it is player friendly enough to appeal to a wide range of skill levels. With hundreds of mature oak trees scattered throughout the course, accuracy is key. It's a course that rewards strategy rather than raw skill. One of Oakbrook Golf Club's toughest holes is the par-4 seventh, which you'll have to play from below since it's sloped steeply from top to bottom. The downhill shots and doglegs will put golfers of any skill level to the test.

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Course Details

Year Built 1966
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $17
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities

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4.4
287 Reviews (287)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 19
Patio Dining 9
Watching the Game 9
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 25
Undulating Greens 25
Narrow Fairways 18
This course/club is great for:
Walkers 32
Locals 28
Advanced Golfers 25
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 25
Convenient to the City 18
Worth the Drive 18

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Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Walked

Saturday Threesome

Played at noon on a cool March Saturday. Considering we were a threesome and were walking, I was pleased with the pace (a 4 hour round). The course is coming back after RMG removed many tall firs that were keeping the sun out and causing some issues on the greens. Most of the stumps have been turned to piles of wood chips. The greens were punched and sanded about a week prior, so were still a little slow from the sand. The sand traps need more sand in them, as the several times I was in them, my wedge bottomed out after 1/2 inch. Given some time to recover, this should be a fun course to play because it's not hilly and a good walk for senior players such as myself.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

Great course for walking

Oakbrook is a wonderful layout with subtle challenges off the tee. Great course to walk with firm fairways. This course drains exceptionally well. Well maintained and greens are fast, but fair. We played from white tees and it was above average in challenge - slope 126. I think it was designed by Ron Fream, and he knows how to design wonderful golf courses. This course is very enjoyable to play.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Poor weather
Walked

Great course despite the weather

I went out on a blustery (and at times rainy) saturday. Understandably I pretty much had the course to myself, but that didn't stop it from being majestic and thoroughly enjoyable. Gorgeous layout and just challenging enough to be interesting without being frustrating.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Firm winter conditions

Despite being one of the wettest winters on record i only had one plugged ball. Best winter conditions of any public course in western washington.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Walked

Things are slipping

Great course, most of the firs removed, a couple strategic ones left. Seems like things are just being let go though. Trash here and there, buildings not being kept up. Wouldn't take a whole bunch to just spruce the place up a bit, and make it all pleasant to look at.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

TIMBER...

Hadn't played here in quite some time and was shocked to see the logging operaton that had taken place. Visuals have been destroyed, still a ton of debris on the ground. Won't be back anytime soon....

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

Rocket greens

I used to be a member here in the 80s.
Haven't been back in years.
Many many fir trees have been removed. Much nicer accent now of the numerous beautiful white oak trees.

The greens were especially fast and high quality. They were the fastest greens I have played this summer and that's about 25 rounds at various courses in 3 states.

Now I will be back. It was fun.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great afternoon

All aspects were good to excellent. Appears mgt is trying to upgrade in multiple ways. Greens are terrific if you like smooth and fast. Real value

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

disappointment

Disappointed. I have played this course quite often in the past and it was always in awesome shape. the quality of this course has gone downhill since RMG took over the course. Bunkers are horrible many have golf ball sized rocks in them.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

What were they thinking?

This is the second RGM course I've played this year. They have mowed down most of the trees which has left the course looking terrible. Ryan needs to win a few tournaments so he can put some money into his courses. The course is good for practice but not much else.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Challanging but fair with fast tough green and pin placement!

This was the first time playing the course and we played from the blue tees. The course plays narrow and long so expect it to be some real work and focus. I would recommend playing the course from the men's white tees your first time. I used a hybrid driving club to tee off with most of the day because of how narrow it plays. This left me with long approach shots (200+ yards on several holes) and a lot of boagies.

The fairways were very nice and it is evident that the management has removed a lot of trees to make the layout more accessible for average golfers. The greens were fast and had a lot of break, try to stay below the hole on all approach shots and save yourself a few three putts.

I think this is a hidden gem. If you tune your game with this course you will be a better golfer. GO PLAY IT!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

nice greens

The greens have finally come back to their summer condition. True and fast.
course was in nice condition.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

OBG

Not bad if they clean up the tree bark all over the place.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Challenging course from back tee..

I played the blue. It is rated on the card to be 72.4 & 139. GHIN has it at similar at 72.2 & 128. Greens were fast and mostly smooth. RMG is doing a lot of work to open the course up to more sunlight. This will have a huge impact in quality already present with the course. My only concern is the tee boxes. This may be due to the work currently being done but many were not level and sand fill was evident.
I will play it again. I will join the RMG group. They have excellent options for membership.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Oakbrook

Course was in great condition and will be even better once all the tree removal trash is cleaned up. Greens are great!!!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Walked

Course not in good condition

This course is NOT in good condition right now. Several of the greens are pitted due to the grass not growing well on them. The rough is mostly dirt and wood chips currently due to a major tree removal project. The sand traps are rocky and do not have a good base of sand.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Rnavvet

Although considerable brush from cutting trees is apparent, the fairways and most of the greens are in good condition. This is a good course, and the overall condition will improve after the cleanup is completed. We would recommend this course to anyone who has never had the pleasure of playing Oakbrook.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Tree work - beware

We were told by a staff member halfway through our round that 450 trees had been dropped in the past month. There were hundreds of brush and limb piles scattered throughout the course. We should have been advised prior to making the tee time that the course conditions were so poor. Very disappointed.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

don't go

Worst course conditions I've ever played, no warning and payed full price.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

Right now not worth playing at any price.

Don't waste your time or your money at RMG Oakbrook. The logging operation is only one of the issues with the bad playing conditions. Greens at this time are shot all are heavily sanded with some playing as temps while others are covered with plastic except a small area with the flag position. Sand traps have rocky areas covered over with a very thin layer of sand and the rocks are large enough to ruin your clubs. Sad to see a great course in this condition. Hopefully the course will rebound but will take some time and alot of work.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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