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Ojai Valley Inn
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Opened in 1923, Ojai Valley Inn Golf Course is one of California's first great courses. Over the decades that the course has been open, it has hosted a number of professional players and celebrities ranging from Arnold Palmer to Will Smith. George C. Thomas, Jr., who created the Riviera, collaborated with Billy Bell to design the original golf course but Jay Morrish made the layout considerably more challenging with renovations in 1988. Ten years later, two holes from the original Thomas/Bell layout that were lost during a redesign following WWII were completely restored and incorporated into the layout. The challenging golf course is very narrow in some spots and it features undulating greens that putt fast and true. The layout is not particularly long but it requires accuracy and proper club selection in order to score well.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 70 | 6252 yards | 71.0 | 131 |
| Blue (W) | 72 | 6252 yards | 77.3 | 142 |
| White | 70 | 5900 yards | 69.3 | 126 |
| White (W) | 72 | 5900 yards | 75.3 | 136 |
| Thomas (W) | 71 | 5350 yards | 72.1 | 133 |
| Thomas | 71 | 5350 yards | 67.1 | 120 |
| Red | 70 | 5211 yards | 66.1 | 118 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5211 yards | 71.3 | 131 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 71.0/131 W: 77.3/142 | 373 | 358 | 115 | 297 | 440 | 312 | 392 | 128 | 517 | 2932 | 419 | 227 | 487 | 405 | 203 | 571 | 203 | 403 | 402 | 3320 | 6252 |
| White M: 69.3/126 W: 75.3/136 | 371 | 330 | 105 | 274 | 433 | 299 | 379 | 119 | 499 | 2809 | 404 | 181 | 458 | 399 | 186 | 510 | 179 | 385 | 389 | 3091 | 5900 |
| Red M: 66.1/118 W: 71.3/131 | 356 | 279 | 98 | 128 | 416 | 294 | 345 | 104 | 435 | 2455 | 367 | 133 | 435 | 364 | 152 | 482 | 146 | 275 | 402 | 2756 | 5211 |
| Handicap | 5 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
| Handicap (W) | 3 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 6 |
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Photo submitted by camillak on 10/11/2023
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Photo submitted by camillak on 10/11/2023
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Par three view from the Teebox. Photo submitted by u584186298 on 05/27/2023
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Snow? Photo submitted by cdarby66 on 01/07/2022
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Bunkers? We don’t need no stinkin’ bunkers! Photo submitted by cdarby66 on 01/07/2022
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Photo submitted by cdarby66 on 01/07/2022
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Bunkers? We don’t need no stinkin’ bunkers! Photo submitted by cdarby66 on 01/07/2022
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Hole #16 Awesome Par 3 Photo submitted by runningpie on 08/12/2020
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16th hole Photo submitted by joshuayoo on 08/18/2019
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16th hole view Photo submitted by joshuayoo on 08/18/2019
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Signature 17th hole Photo submitted by smoothie24 on 07/27/2017
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3 Photo submitted by Scott5753956 on 07/05/2015
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16 Photo submitted by Scott5753956 on 07/05/2015
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16thhole, par3 Photo submitted by duckymizuno on 01/30/2014
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Inscription at the 1st tee Photo submitted by jerrystine on 07/15/2013
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Photo submitted by skidoiler on 01/31/2013
Great deal
Golf Now May sale made the price unbeatable for one of the best courses in the area. Simply relaxing and beautiful round of golf.
Ojai Valley Inn
Challenging and amazing course. Front 9 were definitely challenging. Can’t wait to play again.
Not sure if they want locals
I’m new to golf but I have decided this was my “treat myself” course. Yesterday was my good friend’s birthday and I wanted to take him out for a great day of golf and why not Ojai Valley Inn. I actually told him let’s arrive early to get breakfast and I have never been to the Pro Shop. So we do and the tavern is closed (no big deal) and we head to the club house and we basically had to greet the host. No issues there it’s a resort and we are just browsing. We head out and tee off. Midway through I get a notification to see the proshop and at the turn I see them. The same host tells me I have not paid and I am confused as I have used GN and usually prepay. She insists this isn’t possible and is terse and maybe rude. I pay but as I scroll I sure have prepaid before. Just not the proper resort type of behavior. There are a lot of courses in this price range the cafe never opened. This was the worst experience I’ve had and her attitude just made it worse and it wasn’t like she or the resort was busy.
Beautiful spot tricky course
A little bit of work to get there, but the course is fun to play and the amenities are nice.
Punched greens
Here’s the thing. Every course needs to have some sort of communication on when the greens are punched and when the process would be complete. The he greens were the only thing that was not pristine.
Extremely slow play!
While the course is beautiful I regret to say I wouldn’t recommend paying the money to play here. I really wanted to say otherwise! From the moment we drove in we immediately noticed how AWFUL the signage was throughout the compound. Parking was difficult to find and even harder to find the pro shop with ZERO signs to follow. No one was there to greet me and I didn’t know where to check in. Along the course the signs were minimal and sometimes nonexistent.. Frustrating when you have no sense of the course. The play was so slow and the two gentleman I started with left at the 6th hole!! Give yourself 5 hours or more to play. Pretty grounds though!
Great satisfaction on the course
My husband and I are really enjoyed the course for conditions matter, layout matter, and all around views, etc. Definitely we like to come back soon.
Great Value and Amazing Day
They were working on the greens so we got a great deal to play an amazing course. The staff and course is top notch and always a pleasure. You really can’t beat a day at the course.
Wonderful golf course
A truly great golf course in every way.
Well worth the cost.
Great course
We had a wonderful round. Traps, greens and fairways are in excellent condition.
Not with the money.
Everything was a hassle.
Getting around the resort is a pain.
Nothing is near anything else.
So many non golfers walking on the course created a distraction to golfers and injury risk to others.
Took 5:20 to play. Tee times should be spread out.
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