California Oaks GC
A view of a fairway at California Oaks Golf Course
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2.0
624 Reviews (624)
5 Stars
82
4 Stars
135
3 Stars
132
2 Stars
109
1 Stars
166
Conditions
1.5
Value
2.3
Layout
2.8
Friendliness
3.4
Pace
3.2
Amenities
1.7
25.4%
Recommend this course
313 out of 624 reviews
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Average Rating
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1.7
30 Reviews (30)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
0
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
18
Conditions
1.2
Value
1.9
Layout
2.7
Pace
3.3
Amenities
1.5
StaffFriendliness
3.1
16.7%
Recommend this course
5 out of 30 reviews
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1.7
65 Reviews (65)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
40
Conditions
1.3
Value
2.0
Layout
2.7
Pace
3.1
Amenities
1.6
StaffFriendliness
3.1
18.5%
Recommend this course
12 out of 65 reviews
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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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2.0
624 Reviews (624)
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Dryish fairways

Good greens, dry fairways with 50-60% non “dormant” grass.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 109
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Deteriorated condition

Watching the U.S. Open at Pinehurst, we see how penalizing the waste areas are off of the fairways. A drive down the middle of California Oaks will result in a similar situation. At least, the greens are green but incredibly slow.

$15 with a cart for 18 holes here would be a fair price.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser

Course was in rough shape

Had fun but the course was in really rough shape. It needs some TLC.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 79
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Following apart

This course just keeps getting worse. Tea boxes are so unlevel and hard. Nobody has cleaned them up broken tees from probably three weeks sitting no one cleaning up. So many gopher holes on the fairways it’s ridiculous.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Turned on sprinklers while playing

Went out and played a round of 18 with as a group of 4. Right as we were walking off the first green the sprinklers were turned on. It seems like they are just trying to save the greens at this point as most of the course is drying and the sands are heavily compacted. However, later in the round they kept turning on greens sprinklers while we were on the fairway, delaying the game and soaking the greens.

For $40 per person there are far better courses in the area. Go to Redhawk or Temecula Creek instead. What a joke.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Great course layout

The course has a lot of potential. I’m sure when it first opened it was a premiere golf course. However, it appears they only employ part-time groundskeepers. They work on the course just enough to call it a golf course. Greens are patchy and the rough are weeds, crabgrass, dirt. Since of the fairways have dirt patches. It’s a shape because the course layout is awesome. And the staff are friendly and helpful.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Warning, the absolute worst ever I have experienced

Warning this is not a golf course. There was a golf course there at one time, but this is not a golf course that is anywhere near being in condition to be played. I was completely flabbergasted by the condition of this track. The term goat track doesn’t even apply. GolfNow should not have this on their website. Do not play this or book this. It is a complete rip off and a waste of money and time, I’ve started caddying when I was 10 years old. I’ve built golf courses for Jack Nicholas and Donald Trump and I am ashamed of this project. Please do not book any teatime here you will be severely disappointed on top of it. They play frisbee golf at the same time their launching golf foursomes. It’s a frisbee golf course..

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Terrible

Course is not kept up well. You can and will lose balls hitting the fairway! This place looks like it hasn’t been mowed or watered in a very long time. I will never play this course again and do not recommend to anyone else.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
2.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

A lot harder course than you would think.

Apparently this course used to be just a par 3, but they changed it up for an 18 hole course. There are several holes where it gets really tight. A good challenging course and a really good price. Not the best kept course mind you. Can get dry and gophers are tearing up a lot of the fairways. In my opinion the worst part of the course is the club house. Not much there. A few choices for drinks, some chips, maybe a sandwich from 7-11. No drink cart on site.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Poorly maintained

Greens were the only thing decent on the course. Some of the tee boxes were just straight dirt. Way too much overgrown clover. Will not be returning.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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