Ojai Valley Inn
About
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 u000006412538 on 02/18/2025
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Photo submitted by u000006412538 on 02/18/2025
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Photo submitted by u000006412538 on 02/18/2025
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Photo submitted by puppyluvv on 11/05/2024
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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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Photo submitted by johndperone on 11/13/2022
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Photo submitted by CKSB on 10/29/2022
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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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Photo submitted by u000004943458 on 07/05/2021
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Photo submitted by u000004943458 on 07/05/2021
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Photo submitted by u000004943458 on 07/05/2021
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Photo submitted by u000004943458 on 07/05/2021
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Photo submitted by u000004943458 on 07/05/2021
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Photo submitted by DeezPutz78 on 04/12/2021
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Photo submitted by DeezPutz78 on 04/05/2021
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Photo submitted by DeezPutz78 on 04/05/2021
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Hole #16 Awesome Par 3 Photo submitted by runningpie on 08/12/2020
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Photo submitted by SteveToscher1 on 01/25/2020
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Photo submitted by u734535611 on 08/22/2019
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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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Photo submitted by Torodeleste on 06/30/2019
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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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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
Beautiful course
Love this course! Great deal!
Very nice place to play
Very good course and most of the time not to busy. I have stayed there and it is a great place to play 2 days and spend the night I paid 700 which included 1 night stay and unlimited golf for 2 days for 2 people. We were treated like kings form the when we got there to when we left.
Amazing Classic Course
I love this course. It's not long but it requires strategic and precise shots to accomplish scoring. George Thomas is an all-time great course architect and this course is a testament to that. You start by playing out from the Inn and weave down into the valley and surrounding property in a supremely enjoyable routing. Memorable holes are littered all around the course and kikuyu grass provides a proper challenge from the rough. Strategic short par 4's, both short and long par 3's and tons of elevation change makes this arguably the best public course for the money in Southern California. Highly recommend it for elevated resort style golf.
This course has great features
Challenging golf course. Starting time 10am on a Saturday morning and finished in 4 hours. Staff friendly and helpful. Recommend playing and staying here anytime.
Terrific Day of Golf
What a buetiful day of golf !! The Staff, the Course and the whole embience is so Very Nice !!
Mind you, it's a difficult course but a great one.
Great
Great time great coarse great weather what more could you ask for
Great Track
I think I played here 35 years ago, so I did not remember how good a course this was.It is not long, only about 6500 from the back tees, but there are so many fun challenging holes. The par 3's are diverse. I hit a wedge, and 8 iron, and a 4 wood on 2 others. The 6th and 18th holes will test the lowest of handicappers. Ojai Resort is outstanding and all you have to do is walk out of your room and the course is right there.I can't wait to go back and play it again.
My new Fav
I've been playing the Inn all summer due to the $55.00 rate on GolfNow. Summer is their slow season and most afternoons the course is fairly empty. The course winds in and out of the canyon, the scenery is worth the price. The staff is first rate, friendly and professional.
Every thing is nice and Green
California is dry and Ojai Valley is in good shape. Nice to see green fairway and rush rough. Enjoyed.
worst staff friendliness
Staffs who are working on the course to trim
and cut grass were bother our playing.
It was really terrible . So Do not recommend this course to anyone.
Beautiful scenery
Can't beat the scenic views on almost every hole. Front 9 is tighter than the back but it's all beautiful and well maintained.
OJAI VALLEY INN
Staff fabulous, bend ovar backwards to make a great experience. Chilled apples on course. Weather unbelievable. Played great. Sand perfect. Fun day.
Fabulous.
Great golf course....great amenities.....one of my favorite places to play.
gorgeous.... and difficult
bring your balls. and several sleeves
great golf
great course
great staff
great day
One of the most beautiful courses you can ever experience
This is a must play! Enjoyable and relaxing place to play. Amazing scenery throughout the round
A great golf experience
Ojai Valley Inn is an exceptional place. It is a beautiful setting with top of the line staff. The course is a great test of golf requiring patience and control. But it is open enough for all levels of play using the three sets of tees. It has a good driving range, and large chipping green, and their putting green is always cut to match the playing conditions. They don't cut corners in any way. So it is especially a special place with the rates on Golfnow. Go enjoy Classic golf at a very classy place.
Beautiful setting, great course!
First time playing Ojai and we were very impressed. Course was challenging but fun. Very fair and rewarded good shots without over-penalizing bad ones. Love the variety of holes, some hilly, others flat, some target golf, others straight away. Definitely keeps your attention and each hole was memorable. There really was only one hole that seemed like it was an add-on. Other than that, great experience and will definitely come back.
Beautiful day
Played the course on a Sunday morning so the breeze was down. This is also my second time playing where I shot 82 on the first go. Although I was familiar with the course layout due to previous play, I also found other parts of the course that makes the course challenging. The fairways are in good shape and the greens role pure. Elevation changes, blind tee shots and undulating greens will keep you alert. I didn't care for the distractions at the 11th and 13th tee boxes (lady walks by chatting on her cell phone loudly while I'm trying to tee off), but overall ambience is pretty cool. Oh, I also liked the elevated driving range giving you false sense of mastery. The staff on the course, club house and restaurant were all courteous and friendly. The regular rate is pretty expensive, but I got lucky with my groupon coupons.
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