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3.2
1121 Reviews (1121)
5 Stars
187
4 Stars
387
3 Stars
242
2 Stars
146
1 Stars
159
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.3
Layout
3.5
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.2
65.1%
Recommend this course
751 out of 1121 reviews
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2.8
20 Reviews (20)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.1
Layout
3.3
Pace
3.4
Amenities
2.8
StaffFriendliness
3.9
60.0%
Recommend this course
12 out of 20 reviews
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3.2
47 Reviews (47)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
18
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
8
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.2
Layout
3.5
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.2
66.0%
Recommend this course
31 out of 47 reviews
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Course Highlights
The staff consistently earns high praise for being genuinely helpful and welcoming from check-in through the round. Boulder Oaks offers a uniquely challenging layout with solid greens and a smooth pace of play at great value.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 73
Length 6363 yards
Slope 127
Rating 73.0

Formerly known as Meadow Lake Golf Club.

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Course Details

Year Built 1965
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2016 #6)
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Reviews

3.2
1121 Reviews (1121)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 12
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 22
Bunkers 20
Narrow Fairways 19
This course/club is great for:
Locals 27
Seniors 17
Beginners 12
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 14
Convenient to the City 9
In the 'Burbs 7

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Played On
Reviews 5
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace

They let groups of 6 on the course. No Marshall was around to push pace of play.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Not Happy

I played a good round; however, they have changed the course layout and my GPS scoring app did not know which hole I was on. The reason the pace of play was excellent was because there were very few golfers on the course. My main complaint is that the cart rental was more than the price of the green fees. $25,00 is way out of line to rent a cart.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Not real happy

The charge for the cart was way too expensive, actually more than the green fees.

They changed the layout and my golf pad app no longer works.

I played a good round, but was not thrilled with the course conditions. I probably won't play here again until winter.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

The Most Below Average Public Course

Boulder Oaks is definitely a two star course. It should not be 50 bucks to play here at 3pm. I think 25 would be a much more fair price for what you get. The fairways are bad on almost every hole. The sand traps are hard caked dirt. Only redeeming factor is the greens which are just flat out average. This course is in major need of a rework and attention. Compared to other courses near by like Mt. Woodson and Native Oaks, this course is overpriced and in bad condition. That being said, I lost my phone during the round and the staff did everything they could to help me find it(very nice people!). I would recommend this course for beginners who need practice and don't want to hold up nicer public courses.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 93
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Needs a lot of work

Tee boxes & greens were okay, but fairways were really rough. Most cart paths were torn up or pure gravel. Very slow play with no one to assist. I would not play here again.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Awful

Greens are awful with dead grass, flow of play is awful no true stop for the back nine and is split into back 10. Plus there the new front nine is such an awful start. Tee boxes aren’t taken care of either.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Walked

Get What You Pay For

This course is in ROUGH shape and it is pretty challenging because of it. I walked all over the place trying to find the first hole, the course was redesigned a while (?) ago and need a lot more work. The signage is terrible, the rough is full of holes and ankle high grass. Keep it in the fairway or your ball is gone.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

never coming back

Started off the course really confused. on my golf app, 18 birdies, we had to start the round at hole 12 instead of 1. it looks like they haven’t watered the course since 2020. bunkers were horrendous. even with a great tee shot, there’s no guarantee it’s landing on grass. the only redeeming quality was the pace of play. we basically had the course to ourselves, and i think for a good reason, no one ever comes back here.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Better than Vineyard

This course is solid. Conditions are SoCal conditions, but the layout is fun and challenging.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
2.0

Under construction

I usually like to play this course, but there was a lot of maintenance going on. One hole was not playable and not on the scorecard. We were not told of the conditions. Also, there was a group of 5 playing ahead of us. Made it slow a little. I am going to wait a few months before I play this course again.

This was my first bad experience here, hopefully just a one time thing.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Boulder Iajs

Course was way over priced. Conditions were more and bathroom were horrible.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Disaster round

This was the most confusing round I’ve ever played. The score cards are wrong. Me and my playing partner had didn’t distances on our scorecards. The signs for the hole were mislabeled. It’s under construction. I would not recommend playing here. We were on “hole 3” but the bench said 14 and our scorecards showed 2 different distances that did not match the bench sign. Sooo confusing.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Confusing Construction

The construction on the front 9 was terrible. Marshall told me halfway through the round that they had “flipped” the course previous week. Back 9 was in really good shape. No app of mine had the correct course layout and score cards club gave us were all wrong too. Different cards for both carts. Once they are finished “constructing” would be a good course. Wish they would have reduced the rate for their poor planning.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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