California Oaks GC
A view of a fairway at California Oaks Golf Course
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1.9
656 Reviews (656)
5 Stars
83
4 Stars
139
3 Stars
136
2 Stars
114
1 Stars
184
Conditions
1.5
Value
2.2
Layout
2.8
Friendliness
3.2
Pace
3.2
Amenities
1.7
27.1%
Recommend this course
323 out of 656 reviews
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1.9
27 Reviews (27)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
15
Conditions
1.6
Value
2.3
Layout
3.0
Pace
3.0
Amenities
1.7
StaffFriendliness
3.1
29.6%
Recommend this course
8 out of 27 reviews
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1.8
52 Reviews (52)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
30
Conditions
1.4
Value
2.2
Layout
2.9
Pace
3.0
Amenities
1.7
StaffFriendliness
3.1
26.9%
Recommend this course
14 out of 52 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
656 Reviews (656)

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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Played On
Reviews 81
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
Verified Purchaser
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 32
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
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Neglect

Too bad it’s not a bad layout for a short course. Very bad condition

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Needs a lot of work

My buddy and I just finished a round here. It was a good day for us out there as it was my first time getting under 100. The course layout is great. There are some tough narrow fairways with plenty of hills, bunkers and sand boxes. However, the tee-boxes are in terrible shape. Doesn’t really matter too much because you’re hitting off a tee but they look horrible. If you slice, good luck finding your ball because the maintenance isn’t up to date. There was only one employee working, he was very friendly and was doing the job of several.

The recent rain made several holes just completely muddy and swampy. This course has so much potential. But for the money (we paid 40 bucks) it wasn’t too bad.

We will definitely play it again but you get what you pay for so just understand the course isn’t well maintained.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 81
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course was a little overgrown and pretty mushy because of rain. Lost quite a few balls because of the long grass.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Interesting

The greens are nice, the rest of the coarse needs a lot of work.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
JNP
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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