Olivas Links Golf Course

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.

Fun course, nice driving Ranch and practice area, horrible club house and restroom.

This course is like playing golf in the Serengeti! Long beautiful plains with canopy pine trees and high grass borders. Play in the late afternoon and you will be amazed at the colors. Finish with dinner at the harbor and you have the perfect golf day!

Played this course with cooler ocean breeze during hot S. Cal summer days. Well maintained course but play can be slower at times when people escape to play here from hotter inland. Weekdays play better than crowded weekend.

Course is in great shape. Weather is awesome. Price is right. A great afternoon of golf!

Arrived about 10:30 am for a 11:30 am tee time. Went to the range to hit a few balls. Range was in great shape. Practice Putting green was excellent.

The tee boxes were in great shape with each tee clearly marked. Fairways were neatly trimmed and easy to hit down on the ball without fear. Pace of play was fine. I think we were finished in 4 hours with 3 players. I really enjoy Olivas Links and would recommend this Course to all golfers serious about the game. This is not an easy course but rather will test your skill level from every tee.

Played 27 holes from the Blues (6530/71.6/127) in 5.5H with GDR23 & Mack twilight. The conditions were clear, around 80 and a steady 2 club wind the entire afternoon.

The tees were mostly lush with only the par 3's not close to immaculate.

The fairways were lush and soft. The few poor areas were clearly marked as GUR.

The rough around the fairway is mostly lush. Farther off the fairway you could encounter hardpan to waist deep or anything in between.

The traps have good, fine quality sand but for my 3rd straight round here did not appear to have been recently raked. The foot prints were too numerous, plus the green side trap on #5 and the fairway trap on #9 had sprinkler runoff issues.

The greens were medium speed and bumpy for Olivas. Softer than usual, which produced footprints and ball marks in excess on most greens. Definitely not the firm, medium fast, smooth greens I remember @ Olivas.

Customer service excellent as always. One of the best walking courses around. Flat with no long hikes in between holes. Excellent warm up/practice facilities. Really like the multiple chipping areas. Driving range moved back to the outer edge and on mats yesterday. 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. Recommended.

Tough but fair in the wind plays like classic links. Greens were slow, otherwise perfect day. Like the range, and chipping targets !

Every chance I get to come out to SC I make an effort to play Olivas Links. My home course away from home. Love the area also.