Ojai Valley Inn

Things happen, I get that, but to not be transparent about it is UNACCEPTABLE!

When I arrived at the course and dropped my bag off, no notice about course conditions being poor. When I went to the pro shop and paid for my round, no conversation by staff about poor course conditions.

When I was putting my clubs on the cart, someone came up and complained to the starter about the greens. When I inquired as to what was wrong, I was then told that the greens were damaged due to unforseen issues while spraying them. It's likely that two to three greens will need to be totally replaced.

Why wasn't I informed about this before I paid for my round!? Because they were afraid I would not pay to play. This is just poor customer service! I will not play there again. They are dishonest.

The greens were the worst I’ve ever played in 30 years. The sad thing is that they know people will come there but they’re advised by management not to let them know upon booking the status of the greens. The greens are in the worst shape ever they should not even allow people to play on them. And the rate is not worth it at all with the greens in that condition.

Don’t play until “greens” are fixed. I grew up in Ojai, played it today (8-8) with my Dad and Brother who have played it multiple times and we’ve never seen anything close to this terrible of conditions. There’s mud, holes, dead grass, visible sod patches with bumpy seams on probably 15 of 18 greens. Great resort, great service, generally a beautiful course but not now unfortunately.

This venerable old classic course has always been a nice once in a while mix into the year. Although redesigned over the years, the original Thomas design dominates. Small greens, sloped back to front carefully protectd by bunkers. The course plays up and down, so many elevated ted shots and greens.

Unfortunately, the wonderful design, nice staff and lovely setting were ruined by the dark cloud of severely damaged greens. Really, they are unplayable and in normal times, the resort should close and rebuild a solid 8 or 9 of them. Some sort of fungus damage has 30-60% of many surfaces utterly lacking any grass. Chipshots would kick sideways when the ball landed in the holes and putting was really just a joke. Auto two-putt rule is required

I love the Ojai Valley course but the greens are all burned out !

They are charging more on their rates to make up for Covid-19 ! They should reduce them in half

or at least instruct the player the greens are in disarray!!

I’ll be happy to come back in a couple of months but the course will have to heal first !!

Fantastic course, I've played it many times. Unfortunately the greens are suffering from disease and most are unplayable. I wouldn't play for free right now with the greens in this condition.

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Greens were terrible and no one let the players know

Beautiful golf gourse but the conditions of the greens, particularly, on the front 9, were in the worst condition of any greens I've ever played. The course should have made this clear before asking for the high-end grens fees they charge. Hate to leave a negative review but this was unacceptable.

They have no putting greens at all! The one in front of JImmys Pub is history .. the other is closed big problems .The front nine there are 5 greens with issues thee rest are super slow and very wet we had to take a two putt rule under these conditions. Too bad as they had some of the best greens in the County.

This is a great resort golf course. I had a blast. The front nine is very different than the back nine. The front is more of a links style of course, while the back is wide-open, very much a resort golf feel. The greens were in terrible conditions on a couple of the holes on the front nine. Other then that, I thoroughly enjoyed playing this course.

Greens are in horrible shape right now and not worth the money. Great course they let go to crap.

Amazing course in a fantastic location. Unfortunately, right now the greens have a fungus and are in horrible condition. Really horrible. Not worth playing right now if you’re a serious golfer. Great resort for spa and other stuff though.

This course has a challenging layout . To bad the 6th and 8th green had some sort damage where they had to patch grass back onto it. The rest of the greens have bald spots which makes the ball bounce over the green surface when putting.

This course layout is great and the staff is fantastic. The only issue is the the greens on the front nine were in horrible shape. Can’t wait to come back and play when the greens are in good shape. Beautiful course.

Ojai Vally is is a nicely laid out course with some great views. I have enjoyed it many times. However this time the greens were in such bad shape there was no way to enjoy the day. I am an assistant superintendent of a golf course, if my greens looked like the greens at Ojai I would be fired. I actually believe the tee boxes at my local municipal golf course would be better putting surfaces then the greens at Ojai. These greens would be unacceptable at any golf course let alone a $109 a round course.

I’ve been playing Ojai for 20 plus years. I took an extended layoff from the game, so I’ve not been back to Ojai for quite awhile.

The course has changed over the years. A number of years ago they took out the old 7 and 8, flipped the nines and put in “The Lost Holes” (16 and 17) to accommodate the Spa and shopping. IMO The Lost Holes should have remained lost. 16 is almost punitive with no bail out and 17 is just funky. Most recently they narrowed 9 and took out the back tee on 18 to build a function/wedding venue. 18 from the back was one of the best 4s I’ve ever played and it’s sad that it’s gone.

All of that taken into account Ojai is still a lot of fun. It plays like a short version of Rivi. On the day I played the conditioning tee to greed was above average. The greens were another story. I spoke with the guys at the Shop and found out that, while shut down, they tried to get the poa out of the greens. Over applying chemicals led to varying states of damage from complete ruin to minor effect. When the greens come back the course will be great, but not as great as it was a decade ago.

The greens had a disease/fungus and were terrible. We decided to play automatic 2 putts. The outside staff were rude but the golf shop staff was nice. The vibe was bad for a Sunday, mostly resort guests who wore flip flops cans to shirts. Definitely not any true/dedicated golfers around. A year ago it was a way better conditioned course, but they have let it go.

It would have received a 5 except the greens were a bit rough.. I mean a couple green should be really fixed or closed ..

Overall well worth every dollar.

Will play many more times

As always, the scenery at Ojai Valley Inn is just spectacular and the staff is great. It appears the course has not been kept up at all due to COVID closures. The greens on the front 9 are just totally destroyed and some look like patched quilts. Not what I would expect from a higher end golf course.

To compare, go to Aviara in Carlsbad and the course looks like Augusta in April. They took the time off from COVID to really get the course in tip top shape. Disappointed to see OVI didn't do the same. Regardless, any day I can golf with my Dad is a good one

The greens were worse than any muni course I’ve ever played. They should warn golfers and give a discount for playing the fried and patched together bumpy greens. Horrible!!