Olivas Links Golf Course

I really like Olivas Links and am going to make it my go to course in the future. The course is in good shape and the greens are firm, but not so hard that they're too difficult for an average player. I must say though on this particular day, the pace of play was too slow. I noticed that there seemed to be quite a few threesome groups, as opposed to foursomes and was wondering if that could have something to do with it. I had to quit early at the 16th hole, because of an event I needed to get to. It took 4 1/2 hours to finish 16.

Played the Blacks (6806/73.0/130) with kviser in clear, breezy conditions in the 70's. The POP was excellent, 3.5H. We really moved after initially playing behind a 5some for 5-6 holes once they let us play through on #10. The tees were lush, nicely maintained with few unfixed divots. The fairways were lush and firm. Any few poor areas were clearly marked as GUR. The rough can be quite punitive here. Around the fairway is mostly lush and pretty consistent. However, get barely off the primary rough and you could have weeds, hardpan or waist deep lost ball rough. The traps are almost always well maintained with good quality sand here, nice to play from. The greens were firm, smooth and putted medium fast speed. They held well struck irons well. If you have never played here, you may be very unimpressed initially. The pro shop is a trailer and there is minimal food available onsite. No GPS on carts, usually no drink cart. However, Olivas has excellent golf facilities. Grass driving range complete with an excellent chipping and sand practice area that they have expanded to include a separate chipping area off to the side of the chipping green. Large putting green that is usually very comparable to the course. Great course to walk, flat and no tees are a huge distance from the last green. The wind is usually calm in the morning and a 1-2+ club wind in the afternoon with the ocean closeby. The customer service is always excellent @ Olivas. Definitely recommended.

Played the Blues (6530/71.6/127) with Joo, Mike and Danny in overcast, breezy conditions in the 70's. We played three different sets of tees and moved well, this was a good group to play with. I got a replay special for $20 with a cart after playing Buena in the morning. They had me on the first tee approximately 25 minutes after I putted out on #18 @ Buena a couple of miles down the road. POP was okay for a Saturday afternoon, 4.5H. Excellent course to walk, very flat. Huge putting green that is usually very comparable to the course. No frills pro shop is in a trailer, minimal food available onsite. No GPS on carts, usually no drink cart. However, I am play here more than any other course in So Cal because this is an above average layout almost always in above average condition @ good prices. Excellent grass driving range complete with a good chipping and sand practice area that they have expanded to include a separate chipping area off to the side of the chipping green. The tees were lush, nicely maintained. Very few unfixed divots anywhere. The fairways were fairly lush and firm. Good (but not great) with a few poor areas that were clearly marked as GUR. The rough around the fairway is mostly lush. Farther off the fairway could be hardpan with patches of rough that is now waist deep or anything in between. The traps were well maintained and have good quality sand, nice to play from. The greens were firm, smooth and putted medium speed. The customer service is always good here. Definitely recommended.

Played the Blues (6530/71.6/127) with GKers Steve and Tony in clear, breezy conditions in the 70's. Tony & I played our GK Cup match. I got a special $29 rate with a cart for currently being a underpaid teacher, nice touch Olivas! POP was okay for a Sunday afternoon, slightly over 4.5H. We rarely pushed the group in front of us and the group behind rarely pushed us. The tees were lush, nicely maintained. Very few unfixed divots anywhere. The fairways were firm and fairly lush. The few poor areas that were clearly marked as GUR. The rough around the fairway is mostly lush. Farther off the fairway could be hardpan with patches of rough that is now waist deep or anything in between. As our group experienced numerous times, the rough can be quite punitive here. A foot apart can mean swing and advance the ball a great deal, swing and lucky to advance the ball a short distance or forget it, your ball is gone! The traps were well maintained and have good quality sand, nice to play from. The greens were firm, smooth and putted medium fast speed. they held well struck irons with a little run out. If you are coming to Olivas just for the golf, everything is above average to excellent. Excellent layout to walk, very flat. Huge putting green that is usually very comparable to the course. Excellent grass driving range complete with a good chipping and sand practice area that they have expanded to include a separate chipping area off to the side of the chipping green. The customer service is always good to excellent here. Some of the amenities are lacking however. No clubhouse and the no frills pro shop is in a trailer. Minimal food available onsite. No GPS on carts, usually no drink cart. However, overall, considering the condition price and layout, one of the better deals around IMO. Definitely recommended.

Played the Blues (6530/71.6/127) with GKer kviser in clear, calm conditions in the 70's. Kevin & I played our GK Cup match. We got a special $29 rate with a cart from teeoff.com after a $10 off promotion was applied. The POP was good, 4H. We rarely pushed the group in front of us and the group behind rarely pushed us. The tees were lush, nicely maintained with few unfixed divots. The fairways were firm and fairly lush. The few poor areas that were clearly marked as GUR. The rough around the fairway is mostly lush. Farther off the fairway could be hardpan with patches of rough that is now waist deep or anything in between. The traps were well maintained and have good quality sand, nice to play from. The greens were firm, smooth and putted medium fast speed. They held well struck irons with a little run out. Olivas is an excellent layout to walk, very flat. Excellent facilities. Grass driving range complete with a good chipping and sand practice area that they have expanded to include a separate chipping area off to the side of the chipping green. Large putting green that is usually very comparable to the course. The customer service is always excellent here. The no frills pro shop is in a trailer. Minimal food available onsite. No GPS on carts, usually no drink cart. However, overall, considering the condition price and layout, one of the better deals around IMO. Definitely recommended.

It was a friday. It was excellent weather. It took 3 hours to play 9 holes. No thank you. But i ❤️ the course and i live locally. Ill be back.

Great course, great condition. We had to deal with some sogginess due to the amount of rain over the last week but course was in good shape even those the grass is dormant right now. I've played just about everywhere in the greater LA area and Olivas is probably Top 3 on the quality/design/value ranking.

Only complaint is that I don't live closer. Would play regularly

Very nice course but the pace of play is extremely slow. The phrase "While we're young" comes to mind often here is what I gathered. Besides that if you are not in a hurry, which you shouldn't be anyway, very enjoyable layout and challenging greens.

Always in great condition. Wide fairways, large greens. Prime scoring conditions! Makes for an enjoyable round.

This c ourse is great for the average golfer. Fine layout in great condition. Plan on a 4.5 to 5 hour round. If your looking for a round with no waiting this is NOT your course. Otherwise worth a try.

This course is 100% golf oriented. The pro shop is basically a trailer with a snack bar.

Pace was great for the front nine on the weekend. Slowed down a bit once we made the turn.

Course is fun; wide open hard to lose a ball but can be a little tricky with some of the bunker placements. Greens rolled true.

We played Olivas Links on Friday, August 19, 2016 at 6:44 in the morning as a twosome. We were paired with two singles and our games were well suited as we each shot in the low to mid 80's. Our round was completed at 10:30. A very enjoyable day of golf. The course is lush green. The greens exceptional.

Played the Blacks (6818/73.0/130) with GK Review Guru's kviser, JohnnyGK & RGM2525 in overcast, calm conditions in the 70's. We enjoyed a relaxed pace of slightly less than 4.5H playing early morning and finishing just before noon.

Excellent course to walk, very flat. Huge putting green that is usually very comparable to the course. Excellent grass driving range complete with a good chipping and sand practice area that they have expanded to include a separate chipping area off to the side of the chipping green.

The tees were lush, nicely maintained. Very few unfixed divots anywhere.

The fairways were lush and firm. Very nice with the few poor areas that were clearly marked as GUR.

The rough around the fairway is mostly lush. Farther off the fairway is mostly hardpan with patches of lost ball rough.

The traps were well maintained and have good quality sand, nice to play from.

The greens were firm, smooth and medium speed. They look good and putted true.

The customer service is always good here. No frills pro shop is in a trailer, minimal food available onsite. NO GPS on carts, usually no drink cart. Excellent value, especially for an above average layout in well above average condition. Definitely recommended.

Course is in excellent condition, and would love to play this course ever day of my life if I could. What hindered the experience was the pace of play. There was a foursome two groups in front of ours that moved at a snail's pace. They were not elderly, they were just taking their time and not being considerate of the groups behind them. In front of them there were a few holes open. At several holes there were two groups (including ours) waiting for them to tee off and take their second shots. There was no Marshall that came around to keep things moving, so for that reason the experience could have been much better.

Played the Blacks (6818/73.0/130) as a 3some with Tom & Jerry in overcast, calm conditions in the 70's. We enjoyed a quick 3H, 15M pace as one of the 1st groups out. Got out for $18 w cart on a Teeoff.com special.

The tees are lush, nicely maintained. Very few unfixed divots anywhere.

The fairways are fairly lush and surprisingly soft. The course played long because of the lack of roll today. The few poor areas are clearly marked as GUR.

The rough around the fairway is mostly lush and in spots lost ball thick/tall. Farther off the fairway is mostly hardpan with patches of lost ball rough.

The traps had good quality sand and were nicely maintained.

The greens were also surprisingly soft, maybe the softest I have ever seen them here. They putted medium speed and were fairly smooth. I was constantly short on chips/pitches because the ball was stopping so much more quickly than usual for this layout.

No frills pro shop is in a trailer, minimal food available onsite. NO GPS on carts, usually no drink cart. Excellent grass driving range complete with a good chipping and sand practice area that they have expanded to include a separate chipping area off to the side of the chipping green. Huge putting green that is usually very comparable to the course. Excellent course to walk, very flat. The customer service is always good here. Excellent value, especially for an above average layout in above average condition. Definitely recommended.

Nice course, close to the ocean, but with no ocean views. A local favorite. Can't beat it in the summer for nice weather and conditions when the valleys are 100+.

I reserved 2 spots for 7:16 in the morning thinking that we could get around in a timely manner, no such luck. I showed up and the starter had me down for 4 people and the time was changed to a later time at 7:26. not thinking that would matter much we proceeded toward the first tee where we watched three foursomes go off ahead of us, by the time we were at the fourth hole the first foursome was a complete hole behind. We called it quits when it took 2 hours and 45 minutes for nine holes, HOT DEAL / NO DEAL !!