Ojai Valley Inn

Awesome George Thomas design. He also designed Riviera CC. I can't believe I haven't played this before. The course and views are so classically beautiful with great bunkering and green designs. Course conditions are excellent. I want to go back tomorrow and play it again.

This is a beautiful course at a fabulous resort. While you don't need to be a guest in the hotel to play I highly recommend at least one night there if possible.

Great location and a big bonus because it is part of the Ojai Valley Inn. This course was constructed early in the last century and has held up nicely. The first few holes have some arroyo carries with fun elevation changes. The last three holes are very challenging. The 18th in particular is a bit narrow, very long and up hill at the end. A fitting finish. The rest of the course rewards good shots and has ample fairways. Be sure to look around the rooms above the 10 th tee. This was the original golf club house. A nice snack at the pub at a table under the trees near the 13th tee is recommended.

First time playing here and enjoyed the day. The green aeration is almost grown out and puts are running close to true. Sand traps have inconsistent depth. Not much else to add to other reviews but some arrival directions:

After passing the security guard station the next facility you will come upon will be the dining facilities (do not park here as it is quite a distance to the golf facilities) pass this building and continue straight on what appears to be a service road, half way to parking you will pass the pro shop on your right and continue to the stop sign then turn left down the hill to parking. There are numerous passenger shuttles that will pick you up and bring you to the pro shop.

Enjoy your day!

We had a wonderful time playing this course. My husband is a 9 index and I am a 14 (female.) The front 9 is particularly spectacular, with mountain views and gorgeous old trees. The course is challenging, particularly requires mind-over-matter with good course management skills for elevation changes, wind, and alarming bunkers on one particular par 3 on the back. There are four somewhat drab holes on the back 9 but other than that each hole is different from the next. Excellent greens allow a variety of pin placements. We had beautiful weather in early April and great pace of play...perhaps everyone was off the course watching The Masters.

Our only complaint is that arriving from off the property was a total mystery where we should go with our bags as well as our car. Signage to the 10th tee headed us off in the completely wrong direction...this needs to be more clear! Also the course would benefit from a snack shack at the turn...only available lunch items were either from the cart (fine, a few pre-made sandwich options) or order from your phone to the Pub, which would slow down play too much I think.

RATING LOWER BECAUSE OF GREENS.

If GOLF NOW had let me know about the greens being punched recently, it would have ben a great round. No ADVISORY ALERT given, so greens were not very good. Its Ojai Valley Inn, its always going to be good.

Ojai Inn Golf Course is amazing!

Fantastic conditions all around.

Steep and hilly.

Has a vista of the Mountains and Canyons.

My only dissent where the punched greens that were hard and fast and unreadable. And the fairways are tight!

Loved the kindness of staff

Especially the starter

Cool guy

Love the course

A bit upset that back nine was closed

Not sure why

Played front twice

Will be back

Hopefully back nine will be open

Oh yeah greens were punched so that was

Kind of a bummer

Wish someone said mine would be closed and greens were aireated

For the $$

Have a good day

The course is is nostalgic and fair. It conjures thoughts of how golf courses used to be designed. Unforunately, there are no signs to direct visiting golfers while the resort is under construction. We spent 20 minutes making our way to the gold shop. Once on the course, there is minimal direction to the next hole... particularly from 9-10 & 18 to the parking lot.Also, the greens had recently been punched and the course reps did not disclose this information. The ammenities on the course offer some relief... good food and a quality watering hole offer relief. I qualify this course with 3.9 stars, the major distraction being the recently punched greens. Regardless, a fun 18 holes of golf.

We went into this our first time, being prepared for anything I brought copies of our reservation. We were greated with smiles and good service. The course is tough lots of challenges but the view was so beautiful the greens were so well kept up impresseive. The only small minus would be I needed someone to explain to us the smart carts and video pads how they work. At times the cart would not move and we kept hearing a beep thinking our phones but turned out the pad and smart carts have restricted areas of the course . Takes only one time to remember that

This course is very scenic and peaseful. It is on the short side, but still quite challenging. The layout is interesting. Pace of play is good. The staff could not be more friendly.

You'd never know Ojai was closing in on a hundred years old. Even with all the rain this year, the course is in excellent condition. It is a traditional layout, following the contours of the land. No gimmicks here. The greens are fast with subtle and some not so subtle breaks. Watch out for the false fronts. The setting is serene with clear skies and the Topa Topa mountains as a back drop. The course is very challenging and plays much longer than the scorecard.The staff is very friendly and helpful.

Jimmy's Pub is everything a 19th hole should be; a great look and feel, nice selection of beers, wines, excellent food and an attentive staff.