Lakes/Oaks at Blacklake Golf Course
About
Situated along California's Central Coast atop the Nipomo Mesa, Blacklake Golf Resort offers three different nines, each named after the different attributes of the beautiful landscape. The nines can be played in three different 18-hole combinations. Players of all skill levels will be able to find a golf course that suits them. The Lakes/Oaks Course begins with the most player friendly of the three nines. Though as the name implies, water does come into play but the fairways are wide and forgiving. The opening par-3 hole gives you a confident start but the length keeps it from being a pushover. The Oaks nine features narrower fairways that wind through groves of coastal oak trees. It is a more target-style layout where you may find yourself in the woods if you're not paying attention.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back | 71 | 6185 yards | 70.3 | 122 |
| Middle | 71 | 5813 yards | 68.6 | 116 |
| Forward (W) | 71 | 5161 yards | 69.7 | 119 |
| Forward | 71 | 5161 yards | 68.8 | 117 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 70.1/119 W: 75.4/132 | 143 | 396 | 343 | 394 | 402 | 525 | 326 | 159 | 571 | 3259 | 386 | 345 | 422 | 339 | 129 | 474 | 180 | 297 | 310 | 2882 | 6141 |
| White M: 68.0/114 W: 72.8/127 | 126 | 352 | 319 | 378 | 381 | 517 | 300 | 134 | 524 | 3031 | 374 | 319 | 393 | 315 | 117 | 434 | 154 | 252 | 295 | 2653 | 5684 |
| Red M: 64.9/107 W: 68.8/118 | 104 | 339 | 307 | 360 | 329 | 502 | 290 | 111 | 472 | 2814 | 321 | 273 | 335 | 268 | 104 | 371 | 123 | 109 | 240 | 2144 | 4958 |
| Gold/Red M: 63.2/103 W: 67.2/113 | 102 | 267 | 262 | 306 | 329 | 439 | 210 | 111 | 468 | 2494 | 321 | 273 | 335 | 268 | 104 | 371 | 123 | 109 | 240 | 2144 | 4638 |
| Handicap | 17 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | |||
| Par | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 17 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 12 |
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Gophers
Common issue at Central Coast coarses, too many gopher holes and the tee boxes need maintanace.
Staff was excellent
Clarissa who was in the pro shop was so nice and very efficient. Perhaps the best I have encountered in the great many courses that I have played over the years.
The greens are well above average which is most important, but the fairways could use a closer mowing. The three 9 holes courses are all different and challenging. I like this course and rate it as one of the better courses in the area.
Good course to get out and play
I'm visiting the in laws and wanted to get out and play somewhere close to where we are. This course was the closest and the price was right for me. The course is challenging, I'm a 17 handicap, but very fun despite some rough conditions here and there. If you're out to have a good time and have a good group with you, you're in for a good time.
Course Conditions
The layout of this course is very good. The greens were in fairly good shape rolled good, but the fairways are as rough as rough can be. You need a kidney belt to drive down any fairway!
Course Review
Decided to play this course after a long time usually play other courses in the area when I visit.
Bullet point review
* Starter not to friendly or welcoming
* Asked for a cup of ice in restaurant was refused when asked why was told management does not want to encourage out side beverage!
* Front nine ruined by heavy maintenance work vey loud leaf blowers
* Over all a very boring dated course layout not one hole stood out as a challenge.
* Very poor tee conditions, fairways not much better
* Very dirty golf carts and course restrooms, no water on the course ball washers were dry
Not often do I place a review however, I have noticed that courses in the middle of a nice community such as Blacklake, do not present a good product since they have a local captive client base. if you are visiting the arera or a local, Play Cypress Ridge or Monarch Dunes for a great experience!
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Course condition
This has always been one of my favorite courses to play. Looks like someone has decided to keep it in decent condition. 😄
Thanks Colby and staff.!
Lacks basic course maintenance
I would give the course a better rating if they would just mow the grass! The fairways and tee boxes were shaggy, the rough and fringes were cut inconsistently. The greens were bumpy but mostly because nobody repairs their ball marks, not really the fault of the maintenance staff.
Pace of play was good for a weekend round .Fun to play but could easily be much nicer.
Great Value for a 18 public course
The greens were a bit bumpy and worn in spots, and the fairways were about what you’d expect from a public course. That said, our twosome finished in just over three hours, which made for a great pace of play. We scored a Hot Deal for $36, and at that price, any minor course-condition issues were easy to overlook. We played the Lake/Oak combination, and the Oak course definitely had the better greens.
Play at Blacklake multiple times a week. Usually never any problems. This week we had reservations and upon arrival there were no carts ready as we had one in our reservation. Told to come back in 15 mins. No problem. Couple behind us signed in a cart showed up at that time. So they got to play and we waited instead of being notified we should be next. We were outside of clubhouse having drinks and a few ppl got on before we did with carts. Once we went back in we got put on a “ next “ list. Just sucked being delayed 20 mins when tee times after us got on. Still fun and will be back. I would not of wrote this but I was asked to review my experience so here it is.
Course is in Better conditon!
Course is in better condition then it has been in a whiile.
Could easily improve
Greens were nice, remainder of course in need of basic maintenance (mowing, raking and rodent control.
Improved
Condition of course improved from my last time playing there, It’s still a little bare in spots & the bunkers need some love. Greens were nice.
The layout requires a little local knowledge on some holes to avoid trouble.