California Oaks GC
A view of a fairway at California Oaks Golf Course
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1.9
663 Reviews (663)
5 Stars
83
4 Stars
139
3 Stars
137
2 Stars
115
1 Stars
189
Conditions
1.5
Value
2.2
Layout
2.8
Friendliness
3.2
Pace
3.1
Amenities
1.7
27.1%
Recommend this course
324 out of 663 reviews
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1.8
29 Reviews (29)
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0
4 Stars
3
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4
1 Stars
17
Conditions
1.5
Value
2.1
Layout
2.9
Pace
3.0
Amenities
1.5
StaffFriendliness
3.1
27.6%
Recommend this course
8 out of 29 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
2.9
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
663 Reviews (663)

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 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Overpriced but fun

The Colony course is a great distance for the intermediate player or beginners. The condition of many of the fairways and rough is not indicative of the rising costs to play there - the greens are well kept. It is not a good value.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Brutal course

This course could be a gem, but instead it is one of the worst maintained courses I’ve ever played. Weeds every where, tee boxes have patches of grass that need to be cut. Just a terribly maintained course.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 48
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course was in horrible shape

Staff was very rude not friendly at all. Tee box are uneven need repair fairways needs to be mowed lost about dozen balls in clover. Will not play there again nor will recommend to my fellow golfer. Could be a good course if maintained.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Bad course

I booked a hot deal, I get there and the kid at the counter tells me he isn't honoring my booked hot deal and I have to get my refund through golf now. He tells me he can give me a discount and just charge me $15 per person ($60). I asked for the manager, he said "the manager isn't here today". I threatened him to give him the worst rating of all time, so he let me play. I'll never go back though, even for $12

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Played On
Reviews 160
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course conditions

Enjoy the layout but the course is in terrible shape. It looks as though they have given up on taking care of it. Too bad. Waste of money. Won’t play there again until there is professional management installed.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Buy on GolfNow was misleading

We played late 12:00 and so when we got there we had to pay extra for a cart. I won't go back there. When i book under one of the other cheaper golf websites it includes the cart. The couse need so really good clean up and maintances. Lost 8 balls today in some of the ruff, because it was maintained.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Don’t play this course

It not worth playing at this course. The tee box are not level and they are mainly dirt, the fair way are not kept up and are all brown. The bunkers are like cement.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Hidden Costs

I have booked many golf outings with Golf now. this was the first time that golf carts was not included in the fees. When we arrived at the golf course, the attendant told us that we have to pay $15 per person in addition to golfnows fees, not per cart. I thought this is some kind of scam. This should be disclosed at the time of booking not when we arrived at the course. The fairways were not kept up, no yardage marker on the tee boxes or the fairways. bold patches, gofer mounds, open sewer, etc

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Golf now deals

I purchased the save $3 per player if you play 4 players and 1 of my guys got sick this morning.

Instead of charging me the $3 extra per player that showed up since we didn’t have 4, they took our money didn’t say anything to us, then charged my card $33.

That’s messed up!! My firiends and I would of paid the extra $3 if they said something to us.

We also told them he might not show, he said he would be late if he did. They still didn’t say “well the car you better pay the normal rate or your card will be charged”.

So I’ll never use golf now again, or go to this course.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Don’t Waste Your Time or Money

Course is in really poor condition, seems like they aren’t even trying to keep it up !!

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

HOT DEAL not so Hot

So I booked the HOT DEAL for this past Sunday when my Dad was in town. We have played this course a lot over the past 15 years but had not over the past couple of years. The HOT DEAL did not include cart rental and walking with my 75 year old father is not an option. Cart rental was $15 a person. Add the HOT DEAL price with the convienance charge and the cart rental brings the total to saving $3 per person from the other non-HOT DEAL price that includes a cart. Do not consider $3 a HOT DEAL at all.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Staff Andre and Justin are fantastic and make it worth dealing with rough fairways

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Interesting course

I should have read the small print. The $15 green fee was for walking. Had to pay an additional $15 for the cart. The course is walkable but did not seem to be any pull carts for rent and we did not have our own carts. The course is short, 5200 yds from the tips. But there is trouble on most holes and some are narrow. You are required to make some shots to:get around successfully. The greens were slow. But rolled true. I would probably play again.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Cal Oaks Murrieta

I really like course layout, not real long but narrow with a lot of challenges. The course is in rough shape, the owner hasn’t put any money into it.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

The greens were in pretty good shape, but the fairways and tee boxes were for the most part horrific. Most tee boxes were like standing on the bottom of an egg carton and the many of the fairways were hard pan and bumpy. Not worth the 'hot deal' money.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good Course

All of the holes play short. Good condition Course. Good place to work on your game. Not a driver friendly course.

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