Olivas Links Golf Course

A very playable course.

Not too challenging from the Whites, mopre challenging from the Blues due to some narrow Fairways. Grass was in good shape, Greens had just been punched but still putted well.

Always enjoy playing this course. It’s easy to walk. The views are pretty. Nice driving range and putting green. Highly recommend it.

Played 36 holes from the Blues (6530/71.6/127) in a little less than 8H with GDR23 as a 2some in the morning, then we played as a 4some in the afternoon. The conditions were overcast, around 65 and breezy.

Granted, we just had several days in a row of rain and the paspalum grass isn't meant to be a great winter grass. However, while the conditions were not bad, this is probably the poorest condition I have seen Olivas in since the renovation over a decade ago.

The tees were mostly lush with only the par 3's needing divot attention.

The fairways were soft and mostly dormant looking. They played better than they looked.

The rough around the fairway is semi lush. Farther off the fairway you encounter much less really deep rough than you used to here, much of the really deep rough has been mowed down low. Still some hardpan areas in the secondary rough and some knee deep areas here and there.

The traps have good sand and would probably be well above average when they dry out after the rains.

The greens were medium slow speed and bumpy for Olivas. Softer than usual, which produced footprints and ball marks in excess on many greens.

Minimal food & drink available onsite, the no frills pro shop is in a trailer. No GPS on carts, usually no drink cart, so plan ahead if you need food/beverage. Customer service excellent as always. Recommended, one of my favorite layouts.

Always a good course to play. Fun layout with challenging holes.

Played this course perhaps two dozen times and always enjoy it. The various tees are far enough from each other to offer a challenge regardless of the tee box one chooses. The course is also eminently walkable and the greens are always in great shape. The fairways do get a little ragged at various times of the year but this is Southern California and rainfall is often difficult to come by. But, Olivas Links is always a first tier choice when in the Ventura neighborhood.

I spent a very pleasant golfing afternoon in good company on this links style course. Good pace of play. Keep it up!

I want to advise everyone who wants to play Olivas links and wishes to use a cart, I would seriously consider playing another course. Here is the reason. The carts are old and the batteries are shot and I mean shot.

I went thru 2 carts before the 17th hole. The first cart lasted until the 10th green and died, then 5 holes later the 2nd cart died. The City of Ventura now has extended the Leases on them will not get new carts for another year or so. I would hate to guess how long it will be before the batteries will be changed out.

It is a shame and it not the way a golf course should be run. Almost everyone I have spoken with has had the similar situation, even the employees stated their carts have died too. The sad part of this is, the cart guys have to continuously change out the carts. Not good I sincerely hope this message gets to Eric Burton's attention and take aggressive action to correct this massive problem. We will not play there until this problem has been corrected. This will cost the City of Ventura $$$$ if the local golfers stop playing the course. Don't get me wrong I love the course and the layout but when you have to push a cart from the green to the next tee that is not a good example of a great golf course

Large smooth and fast greens. Like the fairways because they have a little cushion to them , make chipping around greens easier. Not much scenery and flat ( links) but we have played it several times and will come back..

We booked the hot deal on line and decided to make the trip from Valencia to Ventura for the 645 tee time! Wow was it worth it. Course was beautiful as was the wheather. We were paired with another two some who were nice enough guys and played real well. We had a great round and can’t wait to go back

Course is well maintained. It’s a walker’s pace; if you’re in a cart it might be a little slow. Still played in under 4:20. Bev cart could be a little more frequent.

The design was a lot of fun to play and the greens were rolling true. Nice and wide open should be a nice test for all skill levels. If Ventura ever built a beautiful clubhouse with some nice amenities, this place could be really sweet. For now just a great golf track.

Fun course that you will be able to use a variety of clubs. Greens were very fast and true!

Didn’t look like the photos beOmg a dormant Bermuda grass course, but the layout is very nice and staff was excellent. I’d play again

It was good to play a round here since I played here a couple of years ago. By the way, the condition of the fairway was pretty bad. Everything was very brown due to the drought, I believe. It was alright but I don’t know if I want to come back any time soon.