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4.6
771 Reviews (771)
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
13
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.5
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
5.0
Pace
4.7
Amenities
4.8
99.5%
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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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Conditions
4.3
Value
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Layout
4.6
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.9
StaffFriendliness
5.0
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8 out of 8 reviews
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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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Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Quiet Time

Amazing turf conditions (and especially the greens) for the last three times having played here this year.Seperated just enough from the outside world to fully enjoy quality time golfing on this Freddie Couples design.Demanding layout makes you want to play well regardless.Wonderful facility and courteous staff throughout.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Gorgeous... The best in the Bay Area !

Beautiful condition...So nice to play ...Wonderful views,wildlife. Just a treat to be out and playing in such a well maintained setting. Staff very welcoming, food and beverage delicious.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Hot Day - Green Course

We happened to play on an extremely warm, perhaps hot, day - 102'. Still, the course was is great shape and green. My guess is the warm temps kept some golfers away, so it felt like we had the course to ourselves.

The staff was extremely friendly and the facilitites are top notch.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Good Course, enjoyable round

Nice, pretty, fair & well-maintained course. Good value for the cost. Very scenic in places. Should have ball washers on every hole, not just the 8 or 9 spread over the 18 holes.

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A great golf experience!

An outstanding golf experience. The course was in excellent condition and very well maintained. The only negative was the sand in the traps were very wet and compacted but not exceptionally difficult to hit out of. I highly recommend playing San Juan Oaks, it's well worth the drive.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

awesome

Very well maintain course it lives up to the Freddy couples place nice layout and the greens perfect smooth fast and well taken care of. If get a chance make it out there.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

San Juan a Plus

Great course lay out. Pace was also good. Fairways and greens in good condition. Great staff and service.
San Juan is just a "hoot" to play, and is a good value.
Wild life also around the fairways and fun to watch.

Only downer was the rough riding golf cart. Which also creaked loud enough from the front end to be bothersome. Quickly learned to crawl over bumps after jarring the heck out of my back on a little rough spot.
Will return to play again !

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good

Enjoy a lot, love to play more at San Juan Oaks. The staff seems happy and very helpful!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Jerry Matthews

One of the quietest and most well-maintained courses I play

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beware of wind

The quality of the greens, fairways, and rough are op notch. A quality course with a great pace of play, I finished in 3 hours 15 minutes. In the Bay Area it's almost impossible to finish in less than 5 hours the pace is so slow.

However, this course is extremely windy!!! Maybe others knew this, and is why the course was empty on a Saturday and I was able to play so fast, but it was in my top 5 windiest rounds ever. This made an already tough course almost impossible to navigate, making it quite frustrating at times.

It's a great course with some fun, interesting holes, but the wind can be downright vicious. If you haven't played it before you should definitely check it out, maybe you'll have more luck than me, and if you're good at controlling your ball flight you'll enjoy the creative layout.

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

RD

It is one of the best place I have ever played. Course is well kept and the greens are great. Had home great friendly people working there.
What a great experience

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

The course is set up so well.

I really enjoy San Juan, the layout and all the stuff they do to make it very enjoyable.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Pristine nature meets golf course

I was extremely impressed. Being a member at a private club in Carmel, I'm used to a high level of service and course management. San Juan oaks was at a much higher level than I expected. The brunch was great, but the course was fantastic. Your in a place where nature is undisturbed and each hole is framed inside of it. It's a fair course, greens and fairways are awesome. The one and only negative remark I have is the bunkers were not fair to play as they lacked sand. Over all.... I'm definitely going back very soon!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

San Juan Oaks review

Course in great condition. They do need a beverage cart on warm days like today. Looking forward to another round here.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

This course a nice array of holes (short, long)

The course is challenging but not absurdly difficult. I had played here before about 20 years ago, I did not recall the wind. The wind was very strong.

Playing downwind was hitting 9 irons from 150, while going into the wind on the 9th hole hit a 7 iron from 115.

Would like the play the course again without the 30-40mph wind. Felt like I was playing the British Open at times.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

SJO

Only complaint: All bunkers like cement. Staff and course very friendly

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Walked

Nice views

I walked the course and it was just about right for me.
There were some challenging holes and I enjoyed the course. I will play it again. Oh, the sand was VERY hard so that is the only drawback I found.

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

Great Course and excellent conditions

The course was amazing, even with the drought everything was lush and greens rolled true! But the course staff has to wake up and make sure to properly space out the tee times. We were supposed to tee off at 8:40, but didn't tee off til 8:58, and then proceeded to wait on every single shot for the whole round. Simply cause the pro shop tried to squeeze a group in that showed up late! We didn't finish til about 1:50.

Other than that we had a great day and enjoyed the course as always

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course at a great price

What a beautiful facility. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Course was in great shape, a little wet from them watering. Looking forward to playing here again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

What Drought?

The course was in very good shape. I was surprised how wet the course was...very well watered. The only low point was that the bunkers were not very well maintained in comparison to the remainder of the course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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