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4.5
Value
4.5
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
5.0
Pace
4.7
Amenities
4.8
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4.3
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4.0
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4.3
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4.3
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5.0
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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
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Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

problematic

This course is excellent and the staff encountered extremely good. Practice facilities excellent. Starting from the 10th not ideal as the walk to the 1st was quite long across the car park and past the pro-shop.

However, encountering the worst issue of rudeness by a single player (female and not caucasian) we have ever experienced was a real downer on the day.. She continually drove into us, mouthed off at my wife and then drove her cart past us and then slowed us up as she got blocked by the 4 ball ahead of her (players that were ahead of us initially)

Etiquette of golf seems not to be taught today....calmness patience, have been overtaken by rudeness and impatience. Golf is not a sprint but it is not a marathon either. Poor marshalling of this problem.

Otherwise this is a superb venue.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 12/07/2020

Hello, cbkfoto. Thank you for visiting us at San Juan Oaks Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Awesome course

Played this course for the second time. It’s an awesome place to play. Starting with the all grass driving range and plenty of room on the practice greens.

The course layout is a ton of fun. Several decisions to make from laying up in front of fairway bunkers and short doglegs, water that can deter aggressive play, and well placed green side bunkers and pins. Plenty of risk involved if you want to try to approach par 5s in 2. The greens are great and have some challenging slopes, forcing you to find the correct level. A course that is difficult to bully. Wind definitely picks up in the afternoon, but is not much of a factor during winter.

Plenty of bathrooms throughout the course and a beverage cart.

Overall a very fun course with a challenging layout (and a unique back nine) that is fairly walkable and very well maintained.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 11/23/2020

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u314159841025! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing San Juan Oaks Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

On the way to Monterey

It was the perfect course to play on our journey from Sacramento to Monterey. Has a little bit of everything.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 11/23/2020

u00000759807, thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing San Juan Oaks Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 72
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 11/16/2020

Hello, chicanogolf. Thank you for visiting us at San Juan Oaks Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Golf course

Tee box and fairway is in great condition. Very challenging course. The only issue are the greens. Was probably air raided a few weeks ago so it makes the green bumby.. overall it was a nice 8 mile walk.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 11/16/2020

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. The course was aerated recently so we appreciate your understanding and patience while we work to improve the conditions of the greens. Thank you for playing San Juan Oaks Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fair

Course conditions were good but not excellent, pace of play was terribly slow spent over 5 hours out there. And the carts automatic braking was quite aggressive. Be sure to be going 2 miles a hour when approaching a bridge or the carts breaks will slam on. Needless to say glad to have played it.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/16/2020

We apologize for the pace of play issue you experienced. We always try to keep a great pace when having our golfers on the course. Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback as we will use your review to better the experience going forward. We hope you give us another try in the near future!

Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

SJO experience

SJO is a real gem. The staff is always very hospitable and professional. The practice facility is top notch. Excellent range balls.

Thank you to all the San Juan Oaks team. Your the best

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 11/16/2020

Thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing San Juan Oaks Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 11/13/2020

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing San Juan Oaks Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 41
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course in rough condition

One of my favorite courses but current condition was poor. Greens were bumpy due to annual sanding and punching. ... I get that, but fairways were also in sad shape with many dead areas and spotty turf. Hope this condition improves because it's one of the best course layouts in the valley .Otherwise not worth the drive from bay area.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 11/12/2020

Hi, u000002770057! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at San Juan Oaks Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 11/11/2020

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing San Juan Oaks Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

$50 per couple sharing a cart

Surprised with Covid they charge $25 per person for a cart no matter if a married couple us riding together. Add another $50 to your round

Course was just punched so the greens were sandy today but playable. Appears they are having problems with wild pigs right now as large chunks are tore up pretty badly. Although it is coming to the end of season, there are vast areas of brown dry fairway and then on the same fairway an overwatered swampy mess. Pace of play today was just over 5 hours and we waited at every hole. The lady at the snack shack at the turn was very friendly and that was a huge plus! Plenty of rounds by the cart girls as well. Nice scenery overall - saw some turkeys, a hawk, cows and about 20 beautiful longhorn steer. The top 4 holes are truly challenging.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 11/02/2020

Hello, u293393265. Thank you for taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass along your feedback to the staff. Thanks for visiting San Juan Oaks Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 11/02/2020

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, rcgreeneca! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing San Juan Oaks Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 10/26/2020

Thank you for visiting us at San Juan Oaks Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
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Commented on 10/26/2020

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u000004767309! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing San Juan Oaks Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/19/2020

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, peterjchung! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing San Juan Oaks Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Walked

San Juan Oaks

A layout with variety and fun for all levels of golfers. Unfortunately, the bunkers are hard dirt, and the maintenance is poor, at best. Too bad, because the design and layout offer a wonderful day of golf.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/16/2020

Hi, u314159883368! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. Please know the current conditions are by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards a 5-star experience and we hope to see you back!

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/12/2020

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u564526996! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing San Juan Oaks Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hot and muggy day

Played here several times before. Booked my tee time thru Golfnow.com but it didn’t include the cart with hot deal.

They asked for $25 for each for the cart, which I thought little too much. The green was well managed, but the fairway was over watered. A lot of wet and muddy areas in the fairway.

I am not sure if I want to come back here for a while..

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 10/05/2020

Hi, lbshim! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at San Juan Oaks Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course is very well maintained

I just want a plain more in the last three months that I’ve ever played and I really enjoy playing at the course being that’s it’s only 35 minutes from my house . I’m playing here again on Saturday with some friends I’ll let you know how we do

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 10/01/2020

Hi Ron10valenzuela. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing San Juan Oaks Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/28/2020

Thank you for visiting us at San Juan Oaks Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

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