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4.6
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.5
Value
4.5
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
5.0
Pace
4.7
Amenities
4.8
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736 out of 771 reviews
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4.3
3 Reviews (3)
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Conditions
4.0
Value
4.3
Layout
4.3
Pace
5.0
Amenities
5.0
StaffFriendliness
5.0
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4.5
8 Reviews (8)
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4.3
Value
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Layout
4.6
Pace
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Amenities
4.9
StaffFriendliness
5.0
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7071 yards
Slope 139
Rating 74.1

Northern California's San Juan Oaks Golf Club is located halfway between the Silicon Valley and Monterey Peninsula off Highway 101 near the historic town of San Juan Bautista in Hollister. Opened in 1996, the 18-hole golf course is Fred Couples' first signature design in California and features five sets of tees for varying skill levels. It's also home to "Club Boom Boom," a popular junior teaching program. On top of the golf course, San Juan Oaks is known especially for its elaborate facilities including banquet rooms and patios for group outings, as well as driving range and practice greens.

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Course Details

Year Built 1996
Fairways Blue Grass
Greens Blue Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Fred Couples (1996) Gene Bates (1996) Kipp Schulties (1996) Steve Wolfard (1996)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Collared Shirts, Golf Slacks or Shorts required. No denim, cut offs, tank tops, swimsuits.

Available Facilities

Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

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4.6
771 Reviews (771)
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4.0
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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
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5.0
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Perfect weather
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Wonderful day for golf.

Perfect weather. Excellent staff in pro shop and restaurant. Greens and fairway were in great shape. Looking forward to play it again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
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5.0
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Enjoyment!

Always enjoy playing this course.

On this particular day play was slower than usually.

Will go at it again in the future.

Great place and challenge!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Outstanding public layout

Outstanding Fred Couples design in great condition, except no sand in the bunkers. Similar in many ways to Corde Valle, without the pricey entrance fee. Currently, it's a bargain to play this scenic, natural beauty. Anyone visiting the San Jose/Monterey area should play this golf course.

Friendly staff.

Grass driving range.

Afterwards, visit quaint San Juan Bautista.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

San Juan Oaks

We started early in the morning before the wind picks up. It was a beautiful day of sunshine and golf. The course is very well maintained the putting greens roll great and putt true.

If you like to eat after your round try the 50M salad. They source ingredients within a 50 mile radius of the golf course. Yum.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 17
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Love San Juan Oaks

This course just gets better and better. Food is good too.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Great Course that Needs a Little TLC

Almost everything about this course is superb: the staff, the views, the fairways, the greens. From the moment I entered the pro shop I was impressed with every aspect.

The only negative is the sand traps are like hitting off of concrete; it's bad enough trying to hit out of a sand trap to begin with, but these sand traps are absolutely atrocious. My advice: stay clear of the traps and you will not have a single complaint about your experience. In spite of the traps, I will be back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Shape

The course is in excellent shape and greens are very fast now. Can't wait to play it again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

San Juan Osks

This is third time I have played at this course it truly is a measure of your game. The only knock is the wind They mowed back all the overgrowth which made it easy to find wayward shots. The course was in excellent shape. Can not wait to drive back and play again

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Mr

Bunkers bad ruf cut need to clean up a lot of ticks

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Course

Beautiful setting and challenging course. The rough was high and there were snake warnings so we lost a fair number of balls.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging course

Very nice course with very good facilities. Got an excellent value on GolfNow.com. Course conditions were good however greens could have been a bit quicker. Played early in the morning and unfortunately was behind a fairly slow foursome. Overall a very good day and would recommend.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

NO sand in the bunkers!, they need to spend some money.....especially for the Rates they charge.

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

Nice course

Nice course with a few interesting holes. Course is in good shape after the rains although the greens were slow. Men's locker is very small and was not clean

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Windy weather
Used cart

SJO in prime condition

After a winter of generous rain, San Juan Oaks is in superlative condition. The fairways and greens could not be in better shape. The course remains my favorite in the South Bay.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great, but windy

Beautiful course in great condition, but the constant winds which I've experienced every time I've played here really take away from the playability. Nobody likes to come up short with a well struck 4 iron from 170 out.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Wonderful manicured course

Smooth greens, well manicured fairways, and good selections of pin placements. Add to that the pleasure of playing a course with zero homes on it with the back drop of foothills on the front and soaring vistas on the back. On top of that It's a challenging course design that is both fair and tough at the same time. If you give each hole a bit of thought before you hit your next shot a good score can be had though. All of this makes for a great course. Most defiantly a hidden gem.

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