Olivas Links Golf Course

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.

The course was in great shape. Fairways had plenty of grass and not too many divots. Greens were plenty fast may a 10. It was definitely worth the drive.

Made a reservation the night before...HOT DEAL. But woke up to AIR QUALITY ISSUES. Course was open, and GOLF NOW would not let me cancel. So wide open (EMPTY), when I got there. Starter said go when you are ready, Teed off, ran into a group at 3rd hole, by passed them. As I got to the 2nd/9th hole interchange, and saw NO ONE on 1st tee so I played 2nd thru 8 again. Air because it was near the coast stay well. But guys were wearing AIR filter masks. Played about 32 holes in all, just circling back since it was so empty.. Good links course #16 hole one of the toughest, Something about HOLE 16 at VENTURA city courses ( BUENAVENTURA) both long tough par 4's. And Par 3's, you CAN use the same club on 3 of the 4 holes, and then one is totally different. Great practice facilities, but food - starving time.

Reserved a 2:04 tee time on golf now and scored a deal. Was able to get done with all 18 holes even though pace of play was a bit slow. Course was in good condition and greens rolled nicely. Definitely going to be looking forward to another round here soon.

Fairways are nice and the greens are rolling smoothly . As always staff is awesome. Not that many golfers out probably because of the smoke but it wasn’t that bad. Be back soon!

It was a beautiful day. The course looked amazing as always. Not having a marshal on the course to speed up the pace of play, made it hard to get in a groove. The group in front of use, was a full two holes behind. It took use over 5 hours to play 18 holes. Having to wait on every tee box and every second shot the whole round was frustrating.