Ojai Valley Inn

This was my third time and it was just as exciting as my first round! Beautiful vistas from every tee box! Challenging and fair and most of all fun! Worth every dollar! The guys in the bag room are the best!

Played the Blues (6292/71.0/131) with kviser, JohnnyGK & RGM2525 on a beautiful weekday afternoon with temps well into the 80's. Breezy getting toward windy later in the day, we let a 2some play through and enjoyed a leisurely 4H, 45M POP, just taking in the beautiful surroundings.

The par 70 layout is hilly and fairly tight. Three par 5's and five par 3's. The first few holes are not that taxing, but the layout gets sterner and sterner the farther you progress into the 18. Elevation changes with numerous forced carries and holes with penalty areas down one or both sides. There are few bailouts areas on this course, you have to keep it within the rough lines or it would be a long round. This course would be a beast to walk, not only hilly, buy several tees are a hike from the last green.

They have recently punched the Kikuyu fringes and were punching the Kikuyu rough, but neither affected playability.

The tees were mowed close with good coverage. Only a couple needed divot attention.

The Kikuyu fairways were some of the best non over seeded desert fairways I have played in a good while. Lush and mowed close. How nice did they look? I mistook the small part of #1 fairway you could see from the elevated vantage point of the clubhouse for a sod farm or large chipping green... it looked more like a green than a fairway.

The Kikuyu rough was mostly mowed down fairly close. Sounds non penal unless you missed the "Kikuyu" part. Even mowed down, it is still challenging to attain both length and direction on your shots out of what appears to be lite rough.

The Sand traps were well maintained with nice sand. Thicker and heavier than it 1st appeared until I played a couple of shots out of it.

The greens still showed some visual evidence of their spring aeration, but I thought they putted well. Medium fast, firm with a generous amount of break. With the amount of break I had on numerous putts this round, they would have been treacherous if even a little faster.

I was surprised to learn that while there have been redesigns over the years, that parts of the course date all the way back to 1923. I also did not realize the sheer size of the resort, it is spread out over many acres in a beautiful, rustic setting. Customer Service is definitely emphasized, the sheer amount of employees out and about between different sections of the resort and especially out working on the golf course was impressive. Complimentary chilled Oranges and Apples were provided at comfort stations, another nice touch.

With the greens and the numerous penalty areas, this is not a beginners course. I enjoyed the round and would not hesitate to recommend this course to anyone who is at least an intermediate level golfer.

First time playing it the course was in great shape the staff was super friendly!!!

It has been probably 2 weeks since the course was punched and only in certain areas of the fringe or ruff was it visible. The greens are superb, roll true and hold a ball well from 160 in. Staff was great, weather great, and most importantly my round was great! Love this course, will be back in 2 weeks

Always a nice get away. Close to LA. Feels almost like a private club. Good pace of play.

Very good discount through Golf Now. Beautiful Setting, staff, pub, and course we're great. One of California's best golf locations.

I was very disappointed because the just aerated the greens and they were horrible.

They were full of holes and sand and we awful to even try to put on.

I wouldn't have paid the $69 to play if it was disclosed on the web site that this was taking place.

I blame Golfnow.com for not disc;using this fact before I purchased my golf rounds!

We stay at the Ojai Valley Inn & Spa and love the resort and golf course. The staff is beyond friendly! Always helpful and makes the golf even more enjoyable. I would highly recommend spending a few days there and enjoy great golf, food and fun.

Great mountain course, front nine very challenging, first four holes are tough. Beautiful vistas, elevated tees and 16th hole, the lost hole, a par three that requires you hit the green or you will be in the sand.

We love this course because of its setting and first rate accommodations.

Lived this course. Challenging. Great greens. Great views.

Fun, deceiving course. Definitely worth playing. Beautiful surroundings.

very nice to play but it was too far to drive from LA.
The difficulty is little above of average.

Serene surroundings, some of the prettiest and most challenging holes you can imagine and very, very fast greens that roll true. Careful if you are above the hole...

Annually several of us travel from Chicago to see family and play golf in the LA area. A MUST stop over the last several years has been Ojai. We found the course in excellent condition from tees, to fairways, to greens. Ojai is in much better condition than other courses we played during the week. Every time we play here the staff is helpful and the pace of play excellent. There are multiple elevations throughout the course, beautiful landscaping, and a sense of history. For the intermediate player, the course is challenging and will reward good shots. We will return next trip.

Well maintained. Great staff. Challenging but still enjoyable for beginners

I cant say enough about this course primo prime and very fair course everything was imaculate!!!!

I came in overly confident and didn't give the course the respect I should've. Otherwise an awesome facility, course and time was had by all.

All greens had/have lots of spike, ball damage due to surface being so soft??
Puts look like the 4x4 to the hole.

The course was in excellent shape considering the drought conditions we have in California. The course was challenging when playing the course for the first time. Definitely a course we would like to play again when we return to the area.

Surprised my sweetheart with a golf day and we spent the night too. We have lived in Ventura County for most of our lives and we had never been here. 20 minutes from home for us. Treat yourself and go. We had a great experience from start to end. Only wish we had stayed longer. Everyone was so great and the atmosphere at the resort was so relaxed. Everywhere we went they were wishing my Husband a "Happy Birthday". He felt so Special. The weather was great, warm with rain that evening. We had a deer run across one of the holes we were on too. Loved our time at the Inn!!!