California Oaks GC
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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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3
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4
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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
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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.

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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 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser

Very short course. Fairways and rough in bad condition. Greens were sanded . Carts were dirty, broken body and brakes.

We were very disappointed in this course. First, there was minimal parking at club. Parked on street which can be dangerous from near tees. Then no one was in pro shop to help us until 15 mins passed. Course grass was worse than a cow pasture. We were never told the greens were sanded. We will never return or recommend this course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

This course has good features, slow greens and tricky creek!

The overall experience was good, but the greens where very dry, slow and very bumpy. There was a lot of pot hole's and rough terrain to navigate if you were in the rough. I think for the money you could do a lot worse and watch out for the creek that runs through the hole course! Good luck!

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser

Greens Need Help

Not a bad course layout, but it was too short and easy for my taste. Also, putting on the greens was a nightmare. There was no way you could read greens because they were covered in sand and the green grass was cut as high as I have ever seen it. The balls would bounce and roll off line for not reason at all. It was almost comical. If you buy a hot deal make sure it has a cart! If it doesn't you will be paying $12 a person extra for the cart.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Staff is OK. They are not very polite.

I have played here 3 times and it keeps getting better. The grounds are nice and green. The fairway was good. The greens are a little slow but still very nice.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Front nine being aerated so can not comment on entire coarse

From what we saw on the back nine(played twice) coarse is tight and you must be long and straight to have any type of success on this coarse. Can only assume front nine is just as difficult. No driving range made warm up almost impossible, practice putting green small.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

You get what you pay for

$19 to play 18 holes with a cart on a Saturday is a great deal. The course is fairly challenging for a shorter layout. Grounds need some TLC and could use some improvement.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser

A very disappointing experience.

For the time of year, the course was in poor condition --- especially the fairways. If you every played an average course in Arizona -- in the "Valley" in mid-summer, this would be similar. After ten holes, my wife and I both stopped playing. It was a very disappointing experience.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

A unique challenge that most golf courses won't have!

Very short course, but extreme target golf. Put away your driver. Not needed! Not the best condition fairways or greens, but if you want a unique challenge with a ton of hazards and extremely narrow fairways, this is your course! Watch out for hole #10 from the blue. Street on the left and water on the right!

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0

Good course to have day fun

Beautiful scenery with lake and stream. Up and down hill with mountain background. What a day for fun in such picture taken course. My wife pick this course for our annuversary golf retreat. Green are very smooth. Staff are very friendly and helpful. Food is very yummy too.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Lots of water

Needs work on Fairways and Greens. Great overall pace of play.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

interesting layout with tight fairways and lots of hazards

Fairways were not in very good condition - greens were the best part of the course, although a few of them had damaged areas. The par five on the front nine can only be described as goofy. A good tee shot rolls left to right into the creek-bed. The second shot basically gives the golfer no option to go for the green because there is a grove of trees in the way, including one large tree in the middle of the fairway. A low shot is about the only way to get through the trees, if you get lucky. Overall, the course is somewhat fun to play, but I would never pay full price for it.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Interesting holes.

The course is short and tight. The driver could stay in the bag. Fairways are in winter condition, but most greens are pretty good. Carts need maintenance badly, and course presentation needs some work. That being said the course is still pretty good value.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0

Fun track to play

Dont know if my previous review worked or not. Course was fun, definitely some neat holes (hole #6 eagled!, hole #7 reachable par 5), etc.. Will come back for sure. Very fun track to play people!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0

Pace of play was great!

Short course about 5500 yards or so from the blues. Had an amazonlocal coupon, got a lesson with the pro, was very good. Came with food, golf, cart, all in all was a great value! Played on a tuesday, and got done in about 3.5hours! Very fast round. Would definitely reccomend this course and the Amazon local voucher to anyone. Course plays longer than it looks

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0

Great place for short day retreat

California Oaks Golf Club is excellent golf course in the city of Murrieta. Cntrally located just off freeway I-15 exit at California Oaks.
It is a very peaceful, beautiful scenery surrounded by green grass, tall trees, turtle, birds, white cran and bunny rabbits ( We actually saw them at the course).
Since there are 6-7 lakes and 2-3 creeks running across the course, the scenery are very pleasant like resort retreat.
The Green condition is one of the best in the Valley. For the best part is the famous house hamburger. I just simply fall in love with it.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

nice greens

overall good for the money, $4 green fee +1 $12 golf cart rental. I paid for 2 green fees though, didn't have the option for one. Also if purchasing for 2, was told I would have to buy 2 golfcart fees. go figure!

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Short course yet challenging

There's trouble on most of the holes if the ball in not kept straight. Most holes are short but there's a lot of water that comes into play on a lot of the holes. Overall it was a great experience.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

the coarse is short and narrow.

overall we had a blast. The greens were in nice shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Great course

Good golf course, greens good condition fair way also
Kind of course you need to manage ,tight and challenging.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser

Staff and golf course can use attitude correction.

We had a 0615 tee time. The staff finally showed up and opened the Pro shop @ 0630 - he seemed to have been forced out of bed and did not want to be there. He quietly went about his business getting his shop ready and finally collected our payment. We teed off at about 0645 and swiftly finished the first 9 holes. At the 10th we were dismayed to find out there was tournament - 15 groups of senior players. We ended up waiting at every hole on the back 9 since there were only two of us and everyone ahead of us were foursome. The golf course needs a lot of maintenance.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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