California Oaks GC
A view of a fairway at California Oaks Golf Course
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1.9
662 Reviews (662)
5 Stars
83
4 Stars
139
3 Stars
137
2 Stars
115
1 Stars
188
Conditions
1.5
Value
2.2
Layout
2.8
Friendliness
3.2
Pace
3.1
Amenities
1.7
27.3%
Recommend this course
324 out of 662 reviews
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1.8
28 Reviews (28)
5 Stars
0
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
16
Conditions
1.5
Value
2.1
Layout
2.9
Pace
3.1
Amenities
1.5
StaffFriendliness
3.1
28.6%
Recommend this course
8 out of 28 reviews
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1.8
54 Reviews (54)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
32
Conditions
1.5
Value
2.2
Layout
2.9
Pace
3.0
Amenities
1.6
StaffFriendliness
3.2
27.8%
Recommend this course
15 out of 54 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
662 Reviews (662)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 16
Patio Dining 9
Brunch 6
Course Challenges Include:
Narrow Fairways 41
Water Hazards 30
Bunkers 25
This course/club is great for:
Locals 36
Seniors 25
Beginners 14
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 27
In the 'Burbs 19
Worth the Drive 8

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great day to play

As always great course, greens ran incredibly fast and fairways, could tell was under construction. Still had a blast.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Better days

The course layout I think is unique and have to say probably great in its prime but now it needs some care. I hope it survives these times and owners invest in rewarding those hitting fairways, I felt penalized at times for stripping it off the tees.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Hot Deal not such a good deal

After booking a “Hot Deal” online, when I get to the place to check in the guy told me that the cart is not included in the hot deal. That I had to pay an additional $20 because my booking was too cheap. Making my booking $4 more than the regular price. Sucks that on the fine print it doesn’t tell you the cart is not included when is says walking.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

First timer

Im fairly new to golf so I don't have a lot of experience, but this course isn't the best. If I had paid 20 dollars for it then I would have no complaints because I know for 20 you're not going to get a whole lot. In this case 40 dollars is too much for rough greens, poor tips and fairways. it's very outdated too.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser

Terrible, showed up for 10:30 T-time 40 minutes early and they didn’t have any carts, golf courses need to stop over booking

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Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Find somewhere else to play.

They are overbooked and don't have enough carts. My cart wasn't charged and I quit on 13. They don't have a Marshall and there are a bunch of bad golfers on the course who don't have the courtesy to let faster players go through. The lady in the clubhouse is very sweet so there's that.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Can’t believe it’s still open

Better off playing in a vacant feild, I can’t believe this place is still open… go literally anywhere else

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Pricey for the value

Greens were not good. Fairways were just ok on some holes and bad on others. Needs to be maintained better. Good layout just dry and dead on most holes. Great potential but not green enough.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Rude Lady at counter

Me & a friend played just 9 holes & we asked for two carts & had no issue paying whatever extra fee there was. She then proceeds to make disgusted/ annoyed faces at us & tell us why? That she doesn’t wanna pull out another cart. ITS YOURE JOB. Super rude. At least lie & make it believable instead of being rude

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Rough shape

Course was in really rough condition , lots of bare areas in “fairway”. They had punched greens and were watering them heavy, so balls plugged. They didn’t have an aeration alert flagged, so that sucked. Then it was like they gave the whole grounds crew the week off. Tee boxes were either dirt or long grass and everywhere else was just growing wild! Course has definitely gone down hill, needs a qualified superintendent. Won’t be playing there anytime soon, hopefully they can get it turned around, used to be a fun track.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

I got canceled out without noticed.

My friend and I booked tee time on hot deal on Sunday afternoon at 2:00 pm and drove from Irvine to play. The lady at the pro shop told me that she couldn’t find our name on their system, later we found out through golfnow customer service that the golf course had to cancel our tee time for some reason. I understand they may have reason to manage their schedule some time, however, the pro shop didn’t tell us why our tee time was canceled or who did the cancelation process. We were very disappointed and waste for whole Sunday afternoon. The lady should have told us sorry that they had to cancel our tee time but it never happened. I’ll never be back to the golf club.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 11/04/2022

Lady’s a joke. Super rude. Always acts like you just showed up trying to walk on for free. Doesn’t know how to use an iPad to locate the golf now bookings. Lady’s gotta go. Don’t play on Wednesday that’s all I have to say

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Spend the extra bucks and go somewhere else.

The overall maintenance of the course is very poor. There was a couple of greens that was so dried out it was cracked and black. Some fairways was good and others was just horrible. Knowing the conditions of the course I was shocked that they were still charging $40. The front nine was closed this particular time so everyone was playing the back nine twice and it created a mess because the pace of play was off due to a lot of people playing and not being spread out accordingly.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Making incredible progress

I had given up on this course by spring of 2022. Drove by last week and noticed how much better it looked. Played 9 today and it is on its way to being a great little course. Still needs some love but there’s green fairways and lush greens ( with some issues) A great course to work on your game.

Also new golf carts! Keep it up!

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