California Oaks GC
A view of a fairway at California Oaks Golf Course
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1.9
654 Reviews (654)
5 Stars
83
4 Stars
138
3 Stars
136
2 Stars
114
1 Stars
183
Conditions
1.5
Value
2.2
Layout
2.8
Friendliness
3.2
Pace
3.1
Amenities
1.7
26.6%
Recommend this course
322 out of 654 reviews
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1.9
25 Reviews (25)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
14
Conditions
1.5
Value
2.2
Layout
2.8
Pace
2.8
Amenities
1.7
StaffFriendliness
3.1
28.0%
Recommend this course
7 out of 25 reviews
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1.8
52 Reviews (52)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
30
Conditions
1.4
Value
2.1
Layout
2.8
Pace
3.0
Amenities
1.6
StaffFriendliness
3.1
25.0%
Recommend this course
13 out of 52 reviews
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Course Highlights
Consistently friendly and welcoming staff make every visit feel relaxed and enjoyable. The well-maintained greens and forgiving par-70 layout offer a fun, low-pressure round for beginners and casual golfers.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 5199 yards
Slope 121
Rating 66.3

Formerly known as The Colony Country Club.

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Course Details

Year Built 1989
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect David Rainville (1989)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

1.9
654 Reviews (654)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 16
Patio Dining 9
Brunch 6
Course Challenges Include:
Narrow Fairways 40
Water Hazards 29
Bunkers 25
This course/club is great for:
Locals 36
Seniors 25
Beginners 13
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 27
In the 'Burbs 19
Worth the Drive 8

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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
First Time Playing

DO NOT PLAY!

They should be ashamed to call this a golf course! Fairways are just dirt you don’t get clean lies anywhere! Greens were mushy and water logged. Lady at the front pro shop was rude! Overall horrible experience! I will NEVER come back to this course ever

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Conditions have gotten even worse

It’s bad right now and there’s locals that just jump out on whatever hole they want and just slow the pace down. It should be 20 to 30 bucks for how bad it is right now. There’s not a single flat tee box with grass. The greens are ok still but everything else and I mean everything is in very poor condition. Staff as always are great and the gate guard today was nicer than usual.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Not a course to play.

This course was not groomed at all and you could not tee off properly since the T-Boxes were just dirt and uneven. The grass was not cut and bunch of golfer holes and uneven pathways throughout the entire course. The golf cart was hard to steer and must have been broken or damaged at one time or another. We left super early due to the existing conditions of this facility. I will never be playing this course again. Plus people bring their very small children and play as singles and they do not team up with other players so you get pushed to move faster. The facility did not have the email for my reduce rate but they did honor the rate we purchased on the internet. These notes are my personal opinion of my personal experience of the site in question.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Walked
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 163
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 163
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 81
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Can’t get worse……. Wrong

I keep giving this course another chance thinking it will improve but every 6 months I go back and it keeps getting worse and worse. Buy a mower for Christ sakes. Terrible. Why don’t the homeowners demand more.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Starter in golf shop was really good.

The starter in the golf shop was really good. He went out of his way to help me and my brother. He made our golf outting really fun. Also helped us after the round when we experienced car trouble. Give him a raise.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
First Time Playing

Worst course I’ve ever played

Was not expecting the course to be in such bad condition. Literally looked like it had been abandoned for 20 years. Don’t waste your money

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Previously Played

Not a Happy Golfer

Be ready and bring extra balls! Looks like the grass hasn’t been cut for months. The only way to have good game is hitting every ball straight and perfect… I’m not the best at golf But when u loose too may golf balls because the maintenance is poor Yeah it’s time to spend a little more and drive a little further to find another course.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

In the courts

They should have let players know this course is in the courts and due to be adjudicated at a later date which means no maintenance to speak of. The layout is perfect for challenging golf on a short course. So much potential just wasted. Costs should be much lower ask a result.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Cal Oaks in very poor condition

Had not played at Cal Oaks for a few years and now I remember why. This course is in very poor condition. The tee off areas are overgrown, missing markers. The fairways are like a desert sand area with a few patchy areas of grass? The only fairly decent areas are the greens but super dry and very slow.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Simple yet challenging course

A very challenging course due to swampy and nature type which made me rethink on a lot of my decisions on how to play, swing and approach certain conditions due to the terrain. Indeed a place to train for larger challenging courses in the future.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Long Grass

The area received a week's worth of rain and unfortunately the ground crew is behind. Next week the conditions will be better.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Add a cart

Why do they not just give you a cart, add the 10 bucks and you will get more players. Wake up

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Never again

Fairways haven’t been cut in a long time

Weeds are out of control

Gopher holes are everywhere

Ball washers are broken

Mole hills are abundant

Sand traps are dirty and or full of water

Wash rooms at the club house we’re out of order

Washrooms on the course are boarded up

The greens are in good shape though

In general the entire course is in disrepair

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Save yourself the headache, don’t golf here

First off the condition off the course in general is the worst around by far. I have golfed here since 2014 and it has slowly gone downhill every year. The price used to match the condition of the course,now with the disk golf they charge more . I’ve heard the disk golf is pretty good honestly. The two lady’s in the shop with the short hair are by far the meanest most unprofessional/ unpleasant people I’ve ever met. I’m happy I learned to golf here and actually love the layout , just wish someone would buy it and make it a real golf course again. Until then, I refuse to return. Good luck to any and all that play here .

Cheer!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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