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Conditions
4.3
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.7
Amenities
4.6
99.5%
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4.3
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5.0
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4.3
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Parkland
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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Reviews

4.2
773 Reviews (773)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 59
Patio Dining 27
Brunch 26
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 77
Bunkers 68
Forced Carries 64
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 94
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 90
Locals 57
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 108
Convenient to the City 12
In the 'Burbs 12

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Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bunkers should have sand

The course was in good condition, a little too wet but so you don't get the rolls on the fairways, but the bunkers need drastic attention. Not much sand in them, but alot of grass and weeds instead.

Pace of play was slow because of 2 groups ahead of ours walked the course, so we were waiting on all the tee boxes and so on. No marshall to enforce faster players through. What should have been a 3.5 hour round turned into 5+.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 73
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

nice course

I agree with the latest reviews - very windy late in the afternoon until about 7 p.m.. Makes for tough conditions where you must add 2 clubs into the wind and subtract 2 with. Bunkers are just dirt.. Other courses are similar, but there is at least some sand to work with. Very difficult closing holes on the back nine where you must keep your composure in order not to make a big number. Good test of golf.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 79
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Hill and valley nice course

very challenging for my age and ability but the scenery and wild life make it all worth while will play it as often as I can afford .

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

beautiful

I recommend everyone to visit and play this course, a very beautiful one.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

if you don't try yet, why not go. But once is enough

I think this golf course is kind of challenging.
and if you don't try yet, once is enough to enjoy.
total condition is fair but quite windy because of its geometery. if you play here, please take account of wind condition when you choose a club.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Wind was a major problem

San Juan Oaks is a phenomenally well kept and managed course.

I played in mid-June and the conditions were perfect.

We played last Sunday (8/24) and faced the worst (2-3 club) winds I have ever experienced in my golfing career.

I am a 9.2 Index, but on some holes, I was having a hard time getting to green without a struggle.

If the wind is this bad, the course is unplayable. Greens were spongey and slow.

I am quite disappointed as I drove from the Peninsula on a Sunday where I could have played any other course on a day like today.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

No sand!

No sand in bunkers!!! Did not make round fun! Other than that a very good course.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

San Juan Oaks

Despite drought conditions, fairways and greens were in great shape, however bunkers had very little sand in it. Extremely windy in the afternoon. On the plus side, there were very few golfers on the course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

One of the best

Beautiful layout and very serene!
Play was fast in the early hours.
Very friendly supportive staff

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

The course was a real challenge

This course is a real challenge on a perfect whether day. The wind was really blowing, this made for a real challenge. Water shortage, but the course is still in good shape.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

The course was in good to great condition

The course was in great condition and is challenge to play. I was playing in late afternoon and the pace as good. Just beware the traffic to get there I the afternoon.since the commute traffic back home starts around 3 pm.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 44
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Beautiful, Well Kept Course !

I had been wanting to play this course for some time due to reviews I had read and it did not disappoint! Fairways, greens and teeboxes all in great shape and well maintained. The front and back 9 are quite different with the back being considerably more challenging. Can't wait to go back although it is a bit of a haul from the bay area to make it down there. Pace was brisk but relaxed. Teed of at 3p on a Saturday.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great course, bad customer service

I have played here a handful of times, and love the course itself. Challenging, but very enjoyable and pretty fair. Where I have issue is the customer service, specifically the starters. They won't let singles have their own cart even when there are plenty to go around. I was playing as a single and asked to play alone since the course was empty and I could move at my own pace. They told me I had to wait for the threesome I was paired with. I explained it made no sense for me to wait since there were no people on the course and things would move more smoothly if I went out alone. They refused and ended up making me wait on the first tee box until 5 minutes AFTER our scheduled tee time for the group to show up. This is the third time they have refused to let me go out as a single. I'm trying to improve pace of play, where is the common sense??? For the amount of money they charge for a tee time, their service should be better.

Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Still Green Golf in This Course

many golf course in California have "brown golf" policy due to the drought this year you van still enjoy "green golfing" at SanJuan Oaks, green fairway, not too wet, not too dry. The course has a very good design, front 9 on the more flat plain with lots of waters, back 9 on the rolling hill with some elevation change. back 9 has more wind effects so strategy on tee shots is important, otherwise, balls can be easily lost. there are some challenge holes on both front and back 9. the overall experience is enjoyable.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

SAN JUAN OAKS

great course layout that's tough but not ridiculous, course in great condition, cart worked to perfection, i started late at 5:10 so the only issue that carts had to be in by 8:15 so i had to rush a little on the back nine. two thumbs up, plus a great practice area you can use prior to your round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Lovely Gem

SJ Oaks suffers from its proximity to the magnificient course to which central California grants access. Were this course located in most other parts of the country, people would rave about how successfully Fred Couples has integrated two completely different nines--one flat and reminiscent of a links layout with target-like greens, the other more like a mountain course with towering tee shots, undulating fairways, and challenging lies. The facilities are top-notch, and the staff are friendly and always professional. Treat some friends to a day on the links; they'll think you suddenly got smarter.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

The course is layed out well

The traps need some TLC. For example the grass along the outline edges needs to be cut back.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Fair and honest Layout

San Juan Oaks is a a semi modern design. The greens are actually less undulating and slower than new courses which allows one to build confidence. The bunkers are reasonable. The conditions were very good. Some of the holes have split fairways creating options and an attractive change from the usual "highway" look. All in all a very good value. The winds come up late in the afternoon and can be a big factor.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

cant beat the golfnow hot deal

Got a great price on the golfnow hot deal. Course is very nice and challenging. Can get very windy out there though

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

RB's San Juan Oaks Review

I thought the course was great for being in a drought it didn't appear dry. More that a few times we thought the greens may have been a little slow. The wind in the afternoon make it a challenge. The service was great and the facilities were too.

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