Olivas Links Golf Course

The course is in great condition with a great layout and very reasonable rate

A windy day and ultra firm and fast conditions combined to make this the most linksy course we've played outside of Scotland. Way more fun than most SoCal courses and an opportunity to try shots you wouldn't ordinarily have to—like, say, a 210-yard three-wood never more than 10 feet off the ground to stay under the wind . Highly recommended.

good challenge , holes are pleasing to the eye. well maintained

lots of walkers playing golf.nobody is thinking of pace of play. so if u have the patience to ride behind a bunch of walkers this course is for u. there should be a cut off time for walkers because days are short now. if you start after 1pm forget it. it should be 9 hole prices after 1

Very walkable course. Played from the white tees which are quite a ways forward from back tres. Greens, fairways and tees were in great condition.

Fun course to play. Like being in Scotland (Never been thogh)
Have played other "link courses" and this was fun. Look forward to playing it again, next time we are in that area.. Lots of "bump and run" and putting from 15 yds off green. A good change cmpared to the normal golf I play.

Great course with strategic bunkering and multiple undulated fast greens. Great customer service in the pro shop and on the course.

Fun course called a links style but not really, raised. Greens and soft aprons makes it impossible to bounce your approach shot, greens were soft enough to except a well hit shot, and were about a10. The only negative was no restaurant.

It was my 3rd time playing here and most enjoyable. Fairway, tee box, and green...so excellent. Staff was super friendly. Definitely i will come back soon again.

I played Olivas Links course recently. i was amazed at the condition of this course. You could not tell the tee boxes from the fairways or the green. I could not believe it. The layout is challenging and you must keep the ball in the fairway! The only problem was it took 5 hours to play. I think the main reason is that the Management puts the different groups too close together. That coupled with the constant search parties looking for their balls is very frustrating. Olivas would be close to perfect if they could at least fix the first problem. The Marshalls need to do more to increase pace of play.

From the first round I played here I knew this was going to be a favorite golf course. Conditions are always very good, the wind can throw you a curveball but this is what i like about the course.

Greens are well maintained. Will go back soon. Only fault was that it seems most players there don't fix their ball marks. Starter should remind players prior to teeing off the fix ball marks and rake traps.

we booked a 6.52 am tee time and was worried about the fog in oxnard, but it was like heaven. The fairways were perfect and the greens felt like the Master Champion. Loved it and will be back soon with these great prices.

Olivas Links is a top course in the Ventura County area. Right from the start I was greeted by a friendly and professional staff in the pro shop which got me quickly checked in and to my cart. They actually had a starter working on Tuesday which was great. It is nice to have a starter and they had a good one working that day. He was friendly and let me know exactly what was going on. The course was busy and I could tell they were getting a bit behind on the tee times; the starter let me know that as well. I had not played Olivas in a couple of months, because the last time I played it was a little slow as well. I am not sure if I have ever got in a less than 5 hour round there. But that is okay, I was prepared for that. As for the course it was in great shape. I love the fairways at this course. If you keep the ball low and in the fairway it will run good distances for you. Be prepared to battle some winds, especially for later tee times. I think that could be one reason this course plays a little slow. Players battling winds and too many people teeing off from the blue and black tees that really should not be. I think from the blues it is 6500, but with so many holes going against the wind I would have to say it plays closer to 7000. There are 2 really tough par 3's into the wind and then two par 5's into the wind that I thought played tough. Hole 2 is a 512 yard par 5 we were playing directly into some stiff wind, nobody in our group reached the green in regulation and they were ok players. Same thing for the par 5 14th. If you can get an early round with some calm winds it is probably a course that could give up some low numbers to average players. The only thing that kept me giving this course five stars was the pace of play and the fact that they were behind on the tee times, but I understand that this happens in golf especially when a course is busy. If you shoot in the mid 80s or higher I see no reason to tee from anything other than the whites at this course. You will have plenty of into wind shots to make up the difference in yardage in my opinion. Tee it forward. Pace of play.

I played with my son and a friend from the S. Cal area. We all really enjoyed the course. Fairways and greens in really good shape. The areas outside of the rough are difficult and depend on your lie. My friend had recently played in Scotland and said he thought the course reminded him of Carnoustie. Wind plays a major factor on this course but it's a fair test and you must be hitting from the fairways to score well.

nice links golf course. just do something to that trailer club house.

One of my top 5 favorite Links style courses in the USA. It's next to the ocean so you have the cool on-shore breeze most of the day. The course is ALWAYS in very good condition, If people would just fix their DIVOTS, it would be in GREAT shape. Four sets of tee boxes challenges all golfer's. If they had a 16th Century Castle near the course you'd think that you were in Scotland. Played 18 in 4.25 hrs at 2:00pm with a cart on a Sunday for
$35.00per, thru Golf Now.Com You can't beat that

This was my first time at Olivas Links, and I definitely will be returning. It is a fun links layout, the fairways are in excellent shape for the amount of play, and many of the holes are very challenging. We played early in the morning, so there was little wind to contend with; but I could see that if you add 10-20 mph crosswinds to many of the holes, it could get very difficult.
My only criticism was that many of the greens had many unrepaired ballmarks on them; but even then they rolled well. Also, the course was a little hard to see from the road-it would help newcomers if there were a large sign out there.
This was one of the most enjoyable rounds I've played in quite a while.

Pace is very slow and there were many ball marks which were not repaired at many greens.

One of the best days of golf that I have had in a long time, Great course, friends, services. This is an A++++++++ Go Play!!
The tee boxes were perfect, the greens were running true, the fairways very nice (you need to be in them), the buckers were wet sand but it was mourning (and I only ended up in 1). In ventura county this course is a go play course, top 2. The only thing they could use here is a true club house, but ventura is to cheap to do that.