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Olivas Links Golf Course
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Situated along the Ventura Harbor overlooking the Santa Clara River, Olivas Links (formerly known as Olivas Park Golf Course) enjoys coastal breezes that make it cool in the summer and warm in the winter, providing perfect conditions for golf year-round. The golf course has a links-style layout that closely follows the natural swales and curves of the landscape and separated by bands of fescue and wild grasses. The course is mostly open but there are some large pine trees scattered throughout. Its seaside location subjects the golf course to strong winds, especially on the front nine. The challenging layout offers multi-tiered greens and contoured mounding along the fairways. There are also deep bunkers strategically placed throughout Olivas Links, but the openness of the course places a stronger emphasis on hitting the right spot on the fairway or getting the correct angle of approach to the green rather than avoiding the bunkers.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tour | 72 | 6818 yards | 72.7 | 126 |
| Champion | 72 | 6530 yards | 71.2 | 122 |
| Club | 72 | 6097 yards | 69.2 | 117 |
| Club (W) | 73 | 6097 yards | 75.3 | 130 |
| Players (W) | 72 | 5348 yards | 71.1 | 121 |
| Players | 72 | 5348 yards | 65.8 | 108 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tour M: 72.7/126 W: 79.3/140 | 362 | 534 | 377 | 514 | 179 | 437 | 408 | 185 | 354 | 3350 | 407 | 424 | 376 | 201 | 563 | 365 | 479 | 151 | 502 | 3468 | 6818 |
| Champions M: 71.2/122 W: 77.6/136 | 351 | 529 | 356 | 510 | 167 | 420 | 395 | 164 | 344 | 3236 | 381 | 378 | 362 | 171 | 548 | 357 | 455 | 149 | 493 | 3294 | 6530 |
| Club M: 69.2/117 W: 75.3/130 | 308 | 512 | 333 | 470 | 132 | 364 | 382 | 145 | 327 | 2973 | 320 | 370 | 352 | 156 | 519 | 345 | 441 | 138 | 483 | 3124 | 6097 |
| Player M: 65.8/108 W: 71.1/121 | 290 | 464 | 292 | 457 | 106 | 324 | 331 | 115 | 255 | 2634 | 292 | 327 | 314 | 137 | 452 | 303 | 346 | 119 | 424 | 2714 | 5348 |
| Handicap | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 15 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 14 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 3 |
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Golf Advisor: Top Courses in California (2021 #20)
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Twilight Goodness Photo submitted by Jonrock7 on 04/05/2025
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Photo submitted by OGtriplebogey on 04/04/2024
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Photo submitted by u000002742544 on 10/20/2022
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Now add water ! No more short cut! Photo submitted by ludwig5050 on 01/21/2022
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Shorts in Jan Photo submitted by u000004287194 on 01/17/2021
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Photo submitted by Keajags on 01/08/2021
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Photo submitted by aaaaandyman on 11/15/2020
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Photo submitted by u000004287194 on 09/02/2020
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Photo submitted by u000004287194 on 09/02/2020
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Photo submitted by u000004287194 on 09/02/2020
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Rare snow in mountain Photo submitted by mf91311 on 12/03/2019
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Photo submitted by MrSchmidty on 10/10/2019
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Photo submitted by u9618742 on 06/16/2019
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Photo submitted by MrByrnesy on 07/27/2017
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Photo submitted by MrByrnesy on 07/27/2017
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Photo submitted by MrByrnesy on 07/27/2017
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The 17th hole...a par 3 Photo submitted by u000001877051 on 07/22/2014
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Photo submitted by u000001877051 on 07/22/2014
That Time of Year
I would give this course a higher rating if the Golf Now people would have told me they had just aerated. Why such a big secret? This course has a great layout, and good variety of holes. I was a bit concerned when my playing partner warned me about the three guys on bikes coming out of the bushes on the 10th hole heading towards us were tweekers and said don't hassle them they might be packing. He even asked me if I had a gun. This course would be better if the water features actually had water in them. I get the state's water rationing, but it's your fault for not voting the idiot out of office, not mine. Most times I come to this course it's in great shape and very fun to play. Just wish the greens would have been better.
Best fairways in the county
Beautiful course. Pace of play was perfect. Fairways and greens were great. Would recommend
A few negative comments...
Great course. Always enjoyed the layout, although a few minor complaints, one major one:
1. Pace a play was a tad long on 10/3, 8:20am tee time. There appeared to be a men's tournament that caused the backup; though no on-course marshal was present trying to speed up the round.
2. Greens - majority of the greens were perfect. Appeared to be patchy areas along the edges.
3. Starter named Marc (major issue) - guy is very rude. In our foursome, there were 3 carts. Me and my buddy in one, and two other carts each with single riders. On the 2nd hole, he came all the way out to our group and told one guy that he needs to share his cart w/ the other single as they were running low on carts. However, the groups in front and behind us (and groups throughout the course), you can see single riders all over the place. I've seen Marc in is his power trip element before, it's not a pleasant situation.
Great course
Great course in fantastic condition. 5hr 15 round only just finished in the dark. Don’t normally play this course that late on a weekend so not sure if that’s normal. There was a tournament somewhere in front.
Hard to get a tee time but we’ll worth it.
My own oasis
Really don’t want to make this place any more popular for selfish reasons, but this place is always fun to play, easy to walk and a great value to boot.
This course in good shape
The fairways to the greens are in good shape.
Pace of play was good, no waited. Kind staff and easy to talk to...
Always Green
Had my best round today. Fairways and greens were in great shape, as usual. This course could be challenging if you don’t keep your tee shots in the fairway. This is a great course to walk. Their practice facilities are the best around. Love playing this course!
Very Enjoyable Round!
I really liked this track! Playable areas in very good shape...staff was efficient and friendly; nice locals we were paired with. Greens very challenging especially if you're short-sided but if you keep it in the bowls/swales you can really score. A true links-style course. Not too many trees but loved the way they were shaped. Some really cool visuals out there... Will play again next time I'm through the area.
Practice Round
My son had a US Kids Golf event here so we came out to get in a practice round. The course was in great shape and had great pace of play.
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