Olivas Links Golf Course

Just a good course. The only lousy thing is the trailer toilets next to the trailer clubhouse. The homeless campout in the bushes off of 15 & 16, so beware of them.

The fairways are well maintained and good. The greens are good too.

Drove down from Arroyo Grande CA to Ventura, about two hours, to meet friends driving up from Burbank, CA. It was a beautiful sunny day. The course looked impressive with green carpeted fairways and well trimmed pines which did not interfere with play unless, like me, you sliced into them. The staff were courteous and friendly. It became windy on the back nine and the pace of play slowed down. Another great feature was Adirondack chairs on the tee boxes. Had a great time playing golf with my friends at Olivas links golf course and recommend it to all..

Nice links layout. Always in at least good condition. Good pace of play for a Friday afternoon, but this course is rarely super slow anyway.

Green punching from a couple weeks ago went well and greens were good

I heard new carts are coming….that’s good. Existing carts are “fair” but older. Mine got “tired” last 3-4 holes.

Rode the Blues (6530/71.6/127) with Bnaso and a very nice H/W twilight in 4H, 10M. 60, overcast and windy. Felt more like 45-50 with the wind, it was chilly.

Tee boxes good coverage, winter thin and mostly level with some divots.

Fairways mostly winter thin with numerous GUR areas. Many holes have collection areas with lots of divots.

Rough mostly okay coverage, mowed low and what I would also describe as winter thin.

Traps were nicely groomed with fine grain sand.

Large greens were almost back to normal. Still somewhat bumpy and medium speed. I had a poor putting day, but it was me, not the greens.

Excellent layout, mostly flat, very walkable. Always fun to play. Bare bones amenities, clubhouse is a trailer, no Drink cart. Good driving and chipping practice area. Customer service usually limited but always very friendly here. Prices are reasonable. Recommended.

The course was playable, just no where near its potential…

Walked the Blues (6530/71.6/127) with t8fish twilight in slightly more than 4H. 60 and breezy. Completely overcast/foggy made it challenging to follow your shots.

First time I have played here since 2018 and all I can say is WOW, what happened to Olivas? This was definitely the poorest condition I have seen this course in since it opened after the renovation 15+ years ago.

Tee boxes mostly thin, good coverage and mostly level with some divots.

Fairways mostly thin with numerous GUR areas.

Rough mostly thin with okay coverage, mowed low.

Was not in any traps but they looked okay.

Large greens were punched 3 weeks ago and have not recovered well. Medium speed and bumpy.

Excellent layout, fun to play. Mostly flat, very walkable. Bare bones amenities, clubhouse is a trailer, no Drink cart. Good driving and chipping practice area. Customer service usually limited but always friendly here. Prices are reasonable. Recommended.

When I booked on-line, it did not indicate that the greens was going to be punched and sandy. I was not alerted that the back nine was going to be closed.

You said cart included and I paid you.

But they made me cart fee $16*2=$32.

Greens were shaggy and slow for this place that’s supposed to have good greens. They haven’t improved since the last time I played, a month ago. They were too soft and nobody fixes hallmarks so they were bumpy, hairy and slow, the worst 3 combinations. Especially around the cup. Really not fun.

The course is being made to dry out??? It’s semi-dormant still after the rains but it wasn’t in the best of shapes all around, sort of thin and grabby grass, and then around the greens, there are areas where the apron (not the actual fringe), but the apron areas that surround the greens are destroyed by the weird grain shag that have real teeth like rails and rails of Brillo Pad looking things that grab the club that make it impossible to putt or chip as the blade would get chunked into the grain of it. Really not a good look, they need to flatten and roll those areas, and those are numerous around many greens.

If the greens were smoother and firmer and quicker it would have been acceptable.

And it was also kinda slow today. Took just under 5 hours to get around, and it wasn’t that windy. Pretty sad. No marshals to push people.

I wouldn’t pay full price. Only twilight.

Great layout! Will definitely be back. Was a challenge and fun!