Oakbrook Golf Club

I have several friends that live in the neighborhood & have wanted to play the course for years. My wait paid off, great course! look forward to playing again soon.

Played on a Sunday afternoon at 2pm and got done at 5:30. Course was in great shape minus the bunkers that didn't look like they were worked on for a few days, some had water in them and some just drained and hardpan from the sun. Other than that, how can you complain about a 3 1/2 round on a Sunday afternoon for $25?

I truly enjoyed the round at Oakbrook as the course was in great shape for late summer, and it presented a solid challenge for me. I barely remember playing here before when my Bro-in-law brought me a couple years ago...and I am glad I came back. I plan to play this course a couple times a year at minimum going forward.

I arrived early, checked in at proshop, and was told they just aerated the greens, but they "still roll great, except for the bumps". Fantastic, shouldn't that have been listed on the app???

I am playing as a single, and was paired up with a twosome. Warmup, putting green is populated with a local high school golf team who has some bad manners about shouting/laughing/generally being unsupervised high school kids. Eh, they're HS kids, but where is the pro or the coach to keep them from acting like a bunch of idiots and interfering with everyone else? No where to be seen or heard from.

Head to the first tee 5 min early. The prior group should have already teed off. Two guys standing there. I say, "I think I'm paired with you, nice to meet you, my name is....", and extend my hand for a handshake. The guy refuses to shake my hand and says in a thick accent "You're not playing with us, we're a foursome". Ah, clearly, because there is two of you here and you're late. Those two guys tee off, both hit it into the woods, and say the other two are joining them soon. Whatever. Its inconceivable as to how they could have meandered any slower down the first fairway. Again, where is the staff of the course?

I meet the twosome I'm playing with, they are super nice. We tee off. It then takes an hour to play 3 holes. I give up and walk back to the proshop. At proshop, I say to the kid who checked me in...

me: I played three holes in an hour on aerated greens, I'd like a refund please

him: No refunds since you booked with golfnow

me: but I just paid you with my CC an hour ago?

him: was it the pace of play? Because if you played more than one hole, no refunds.

me: you're kidding, right?

him: no, we can't refund you because you paid with golfnow.

me: let me speak to the headpro, or the manager

him: he's not here, here's his card.

me: let me tell you what happened, so you know what I'm going to tell him...sum up following: no aeration notification, HS coach absent on putting green, first tee ultra-rude guy refuses handshake, three holes in a hour.

him: OK, I don't need to hear anymore, I'll give you your refund.

me: here's the card. So, I got my refund from the course, but not from the extra couple of bucks that golfnow took.

My moral of the story: Never using golfnow again, or EVER EVER going back to RMG Oakbrook.

I made the reservation on Friday. When we got to the golf course on Tuesday, they had punched and sanded the greens on Sunday. There was nothing on GolfNow that showed they were working the greens and we would not have gone to this golf course knowing the greens had just been punched and sanded.

We found the greens fast and in good shape. Everything else somewhat boring and unfortunately, not up to expectations. I had not played Oakbrook in the last few years, but always enjoyed the course in the past. It kind if felt like a 1960's style house that has not been updated. Bunkers need some decent sand, I skimmed right thru one bunker. I live close to Oakbrook and really wanted to write a better review. Sorry RMG.

This really slowed down the pace of play. We had two fivesome's in front of us and waited on every hole.
This used to be a well maintained golf course but the greens are in really rough shape and sand traps are a joke. RMG is not taking care of their investment.

Oakbrook is the jewel of the RMG courses. Wide fairways, groomed greens and challenging obstacles. I highly recommend this course to anyone in the Tacoma area.

Finally walked a round after hearing about fast greens. First, finding the place was a pain. Nobody playing on a Monday, just me with another single. Basically, it's your typical boring layout with trees on bother sides, but not dense like Meadowpark (which is more interesting). Many bunkers, but not enough sand! You cannot bounce out of them without hitting the hard bottom, a shame. The only memorable experience are the fast greens. They are fun to putt after practicing on the exceptional practice greens. I prefer links courses, so didn't find Oakbrook interesting at all. No water, grasses, waste areas, soft sand, etc. Could not remember even the 2 holes I birdied! Too old style I guess. Very walkable and you should! Worth a play, but there are many better courses.

Friendly staff, but holy smokes the bunkers are awful. And there are plenty of them all Filled with rocks and pebbles. Spend some money and fix the traps. No one who spends good money on equipment wants to hit from those. Too much risk to damage your clubs. If it wasn't for that detail I'd rate much higher but because of it I can't. Don't really want to play it again unless they fix that issue.

Although I didn't play well, can't blame it on the course. Fairways and greens were excellent and running fast. Course was fair and somewhat challenging, especially with the pin locations. Sand was well kept and very playable. I enjoyed the round in under 4 hrs which is good. I would recommend this course from a beginner to a scratch golfer.

This course is in excellent shape. The fairways are in top shape and the greens are very receptive in great shape and lightning fast!
My only complaint is that there are absolutely no markers on any of the tee boxes telling you what hole you are on , or any signage anywhere directing you to the next hole. We actually missed an entire hole . Other than that a great experience and will definitely be back!

The only thing I can say negative was that the bunkers were/had compacted sand only top <1/2" was loose. They needed to be tilled/stirred.

Got stuck behind a slow 5-some. Course allows 5-somes and has a tin ear to complaints about it.

Oakbrook is a nice addition to the public golf menu in the South Sound... a very playable (and walkable) course with enough tee options to satisfy golfers of all levels. The course is in very good shape. Narrow fairways and big trees require accuracy off the tee; the greens are firm and fast.

You'll need GPS to find this course (or find anything in Lakewood!), but it's well worth the drive.

Good course for the money but not great...there are at least three small things that would make this course much better such as adding hole signs with yardage, adding more hole yardage stakes/stones and finally have sandwiches and hotdogs available quickly at the turn.

Great golf course: well kept, dry, and friendly staff.

Great course! first time playing there. although direction to get there was a bit confusion, but course is well maintained, it's all worthwhile!

The course played a bit longer today since we have had a lot of rain in the past 3 days, but the greens were in excellent shape. I produced one of my best scores this year with 9 one putts on the day.

This is a beautilful course - very well maintained. While some of the fairways are quite narrow, it is still playable for mid to high handicappers. A very walkable course. There are some challenging holes with 400+ yard par fours, evilly placed bunkers, and several trees that just seem to want to get in the way of your path to the green. And speaking of the greens, they're fast and several have some undulations that create a opportunities for a few nasty pin placements (which the greens keepers seem to like to take advantage of).

I enjoyed my round and linked up with some very pleasant company both times I played. Definitely put this on your list of must play courses.