Oak Valley Golf Club

This has always been one of my favorite courses in the Inland empire to play. It’s close to home and is usually very consistent. Recently there has been a decline in playing conditions, and the course is a mere shadow of what it once was 10 years ago. The greens continue to be some of the best around and were just aeriated. The areas around the greens are well maintained, and the green side bunkers are as good as local bunkers are. The fairways could use more water and a nice re-seed wouldn’t be a bad idea. Most of the fairways are patchy mix of rye and Bermuda grass with very little consistency in color and a cut. The tee boxes are very worn out and need to maintained and rotated more often. The staff has been hit and miss for me, they are not rude by any means, but no one has gone above and beyond and provide top tier service one would expect from a top-quality golf course. Recently the driving range has started to place mats out on the grass to preserve the hitting area. This intervention is understood, but not enjoyed. I love playing here and will continue to play here, but I wish the course could be brought back to the conditions it was in when I started playing there

Course conditions were average. The greens are still recovering from aerification which is fine since I knew that when I booked the round. However the tee boxes and fairways need attention. Still seeing lots of weeds and sketchy grass conditions. I expect better from this course with its reputation. The biggest issue is the lack of amenities. Pro shop is still closed. Restrooms are in bad condition - especially for women. No food available. After my wife and I finished our round, we drove to the Yucaipa Valley Golf Course and enjoyed a great turkey & avocado sandwich on their patio (as were several other folks). The vibe at Yucaipa was fun while Oak Valley seemed dreary. I also noticed that Yucaipa was much greener than Oak Valley. Maybe Oak Valley started their fertilization efforts later but they need to catch up fast.

I’m assuming they’re doing something to the greens whether it be fertilizing etc but they should kind of let you know in advance. I figured there was some catch for only being $30. Love the course but frustrating when your ball is skipping the whole time on the green.

Overall we had a great day on the course. One thing that did upset me was we were only on the 2nd hole when the marshal feels the need to come up and tell us to speed up our game play...2nd hole?!?! We were on the green about to put and there still wasn’t a person ready to tee off behind us. I can understand someone coming and telling us to hurry up on maybe 5 or 6 but come on, 2nd hole and no ones on the tee box?! Other than this incident it was a good day but the Marshall was out of line for this one...

Course is in pretty good shape. There are some improvements needed but course is overall good.

Course is in bad shape, not being maintained well lots of gofer holes, putting green s are good