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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
Pleasant and challenging.
The fairways and greens are in fabulous shape. The pace of play was very nice even though the course was fairly crowded for a Friday. There is a constant small head wind due to the ocean breeze but very manageable. Staff was very friendly but the clubhouse could definitely use an upgrade. There is only a small trailer with some snacks and drinks. Overall the course was a lot of fun to play and in great shape.
Great Course!
This is one of my favorite courses in the area. Challenging without making you feel like you need more lessons after the round. Course is always in good to great condition. Fun course. And a great walking course if you want the exercise. It’s pretty flat so you won’t exhaust yourself. I’ll continue to play here a dozen or more times a year.
Olivas with John B
Played with my son and wife at 3 different sets of tees. We were in carts but lots of walkers on the course. This facility has a driving range, sand trap area, practice putting green all in great shape. This course provides plenty of challenge to any level golfer especially when the wind is blowing and that’s often. Not unusual for gust to hit 15 mph. The back 9 by far is the most difficult with plenty of green side and fairway bunkers. I was at 38 on front nine and finished with 91 after two deep bunkers. Be prepared to be challenged.
Quality
One of the best quality courses in the tri-County.
Greens are as challenging as any pro -grade track.
Played this course since it opened, and hope to continue for years to come, if kept in similar condition.
Great shape
Played on Saturday, beautiful day, always a little windy sometimes 1 club sometimes 2.
Course is in fabulous shape, greens were fast and true, fairways and tee boxes were well manicured.
All in all one of the better tracks and Michelle is a doll.
Punched Greens
Beautiful day. Nice breeze. Good layout. Greens were bumpy as they were punched 3 weeks ago.
Best value golf course.
Olivas Links is one of my favorite golf course in Ventura County. Tuesday special @ $39 w/ cart; friendly staff; outstanding & demanding golf course + perfect weather. I highly recommend it!
Good value
Paid a great price to play an above-average course. But neither the booking website nor the course website nor the pro shop indicated that the greens had recently been punched, which was quite disappointing.
Good Value
The course was a lot of fun. Pace was great. People were nice. I’ll play there again.
Easter Sunday Diasapointment
Have played this course many times, but here we were on Easter Sunday, with very few players, so the pace of play was good. But the course conditions were not. The course itself has little to be desired anymore. The off rough areas look like they haven't had maintenance of any kind for quite a while. Bare, weedy patches, and little to enjoy visually And don't get your ball off the fairway. The Fairways weren't much better, Moderate at best for play. One PLUS "sandy bunkers". They had NO WATER in the Water Bin on the course, not even the container itself.
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