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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 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 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 & resort
Kept the natural layout of the surroundings beautifully incorporating them within the course layout. Greens were excellent, food was excellent with generous portions at the grill
Always a memorable time!
Played this course many times and never tire of its beauty or the challenges the course presents. Always well maintained and couldn't ask for friendlier staff!
Nice Course
In great condition, only complaints, cart person gave last call on the 2nd hole at 2:30 pm and there were range balls littered throughout every hole .
A great course where they work perfect
The course was an excellent condition waited on. Nobody had nobody pushing us couldn’t have been a better day.
Beautiful Golf Course
The course is in pristine condition. The staff is friendly and helpful. Pace of play was great 4 hr round. Overall a great day!
Nice course, parking not great
This course is in nice condition and there are some interesting holes in the layout. In all the course plays quite short and we were forced to some shorter tees due to a function at the Farmhouse. The biggest negative is the parking for golf which is a very long way away from the pro shop. They do offer you can take a cart if there are 2 of you and I suggest you take that offer. We didn’t and you can easily get lost trying to get back as the facility meanders over a huge area.
Beautiful course with lush mountains and valleys...very challenging for a 15 handicap. Lots of hidden fairways and Gulleys that are very intimidating.
I only lost 8 balls...could have been worse:)
Beautiful resort and less than expected course conditions.
The golf staff and restaurant servers are the best I have experienced anywhere in the world. This is a beautiful property. The resort is immaculate and is set in well kept gardens. The weather was sunny and perfect. This golf course layout is spectacular. There is much elevation on most holes with often small greens surrounded by many bunkers. If you stay in the wide fairway you will score well. This is a target golf layout where it is important to hit the landing area that may mean you use a club other than your driver off the tee. Pay attention to the GPS on the cart. You must pay attention to the slopes on the fairways and the surrounding hills that influence the path of your shot. The greens are small to average size that are true though lots of undulations. The greens were still recovering from the aerification a month earlier. Half of the greens showed winter damage. The fairways were mostly good condition with half showing thin conditions that may have been the result of the large amount of rain this season. May be better condition later in the season. it was a fun time.
Greens Punched - Overpriced
Little disappointed for the higher price. Greens need recovering and very bumpy and sandy still. If we knew that the birthday round would have been postponed. For the money we could have played a country club.
World Class Hospitality
The staff at this course and resort bend over backwards to make you feel taken care of. Course needs to dry out a bit more due to the recent rains but that it was really only the fairway on #13 that is still an issue. Greens were punched recently but I was playing well so didn't really care.
Fun Layout
This course has a great layout and is in good shape.
We played the day after the rain and it was cart path only and wet out but I will definitely come back.
Would be a great place to golf and hangout for some food and drinks after the round. They have a great patio with some live music playing.
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