About
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.
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Awards & Recognition
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Top Courses in California(2021 #20)
Golfer Photos
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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
Golfer Reviews
This course is immaculate
I started at 3:45. Played as a single. Paired with another. Played 18 holes by 7 o clock. Course was absolutely perfect. Greens held nicely. Golf ball stayed true to its line. Fairways were groomed so well I thought I was hitting off carpet. Stay in the fairway and go right at the pins. Excellent day. Bring your A game for this truly masterful layout.
Great time
This course is on my list from 1 to 10 ,a ten. The course is in a supreme condition. I can wait until play again.
Slow play
Beautiful course fairways and greens were excellent, only complaint a college golf team came out unscheduled which backed up tee times by 30 minutes Amusing a 5 hour 45 minute round
Less than Ideal
According to various sources throughout the day, there were multiple events booked same day. Took nearly 3-1/2 hours to get through the front 9...after another 30 minutes to get through hole 11 it was time to call it a day. Was hard to stay motivated with (at times) 15-20 minute breaks between holes. Not quite sure about wanting to go back...hear the pace of play is much better during the week (which conflicts with work and other commitments), so I suppose we shall see.
On a lighter note, the weather was great and the course looked really nice.
Love this links style course!
Love this course and the people who work there are incredibly friendly!
Great links course
2nd time playing this course. Best to play early, strong ocean winds in the afternoon. Course is in great condition. Pro shop staff are friendly and knowledgeable.
Give Olivas a shot!
Olivas is a great links course. The fairways & greens are outstanding. The course is challenging with give & takes. If you’re looking to get away from the heat in the valley, Olivas is a good deal.
Great Links Course... Bad Marshals
I love this course and play atleast once a month but if you get stuck behind a slow group drinking and hacking it in the weeds they will do nothing. Instead I’m told “there’s nowhere for them to go” yet the group in front of the hackers is almost always on the green or the next tee box.
Otherwise beautiful course with great greens. Good putting practice area and driving range.
This course is always on my list for the year and for good reason. It's usually in good shape and a very nice layout. This time was actually the exception in a good way. The course is in really good shape with the greens on the manageable/fast speed. Fairways and tee boxes in great shape. It also helped that the weather despite the wind was beautiful. I almost booked for next week, but there are other courses waiting to be played. Have a good time.