California Oaks GC
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1.9
649 Reviews (649)
5 Stars
83
4 Stars
138
3 Stars
134
2 Stars
114
1 Stars
180
Conditions
1.5
Value
2.2
Layout
2.8
Friendliness
3.3
Pace
3.2
Amenities
1.7
25.2%
Recommend this course
320 out of 649 reviews
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1.8
22 Reviews (22)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
13
Conditions
1.5
Value
2.4
Layout
2.9
Pace
3.0
Amenities
1.8
StaffFriendliness
3.2
27.3%
Recommend this course
6 out of 22 reviews
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1.8
55 Reviews (55)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
32
Conditions
1.4
Value
2.1
Layout
2.8
Pace
3.1
Amenities
1.6
StaffFriendliness
3.1
21.8%
Recommend this course
12 out of 55 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
649 Reviews (649)

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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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Getting better

Sand for tee boxes back 9. Looks better but still needs new grass or seed in a lot of places

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice

It’s nice but nothing special. Did like there is a range and you could play at ease but it did get backed up.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

This course is a fun place to work on your golf game.

This course is a great place to work on your game. It is short but narrow and it allows for a lot of shot making opportunities and strategic choices.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

First time

It was pleasant..friendly ataff... nice greens..narrow at times..a couple of challenging areas..

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

This course is well taken care of, and good greens

The course has great staff, best in Temecula valley. The course manager is a knowledgeable and hospitable golf professional.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 35
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun day at the colony

Course is always fun.. also narrow, and challenging at times.. also plenty of birdie look so and pars to be had If your on it.. only few things I wish could improve I still the greens not being so wet/slow and a couple of the tee boxes could use some improvement/ flattening.. other then that the colony always comes thru for a solid, casual, fun time ! Simple review for a simple fun course

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

Friendly Staff

Need to keep the basement entrance towards the restrooms clean and dry to avoid guests from slipping (especially when you're going down towards the restrooms) thank you

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
3.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Big Larry

If you are looking to golf and can't find something in a fair price range golf here. Course is older and need of some Love. In her day i bet she was a real nice short course.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Stinger!!

Challenging layout have to use a lot of creative shots to just stay out of the trees it is a short course so birdies are possible just have to keep it straight.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 48
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

New management

Was very impressed with staff and professional service fairways well maintained and greens were very professional maintained would play there again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Brown with too much water all at the same time.

My wife, and I recently moved to

Murrieta, and want to try all the local courses. This one was a fail, and too bad too. The layout is good, but it hasn’t been kept up well at all.

The course needs a huge amount of work, and a better hydration plan. It was brown from being burned, but sopping wet at the same time.

A ball hitting the green simply plugged 2/3 of the way into the ground. No release, difficult to judge the speed of putts because of the amount of water, and hadn’t been rolled either so they were lumpy.

All in all I was displeased with the quality of the course, and probably won’t return. However, the price was pretty low, and a novice golfer probably wouldn’t notice some of the issues.

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