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3.6
548 Reviews (548)
5 Stars
109
4 Stars
254
3 Stars
107
2 Stars
46
1 Stars
32
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.9
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
69.8%
Recommend this course
439 out of 548 reviews
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4.2
19 Reviews (19)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.4
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.7
84.2%
Recommend this course
16 out of 19 reviews
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3.6
44 Reviews (44)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.3
Value
4.0
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.6
68.2%
Recommend this course
30 out of 44 reviews
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Course Highlights
Oak Valley's welcoming staff and thoughtfully designed layout reward golfers who enjoy navigating natural hazards and wooded terrain. The course offers strong value, and recent improvements to fairways and tee boxes show encouraging progress.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private/Resort
Par 71
Length 6453 yards
Slope 132
Rating 71.6

Formerly known as Union Hills Golf Course

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Course Details

Year Built 1960
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Gary Kern Homer Herpel (1960)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Teaching Pro No

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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Reviews

3.6
548 Reviews (548)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 6
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 17
Bunkers 13
Undulating Greens 10
This course/club is great for:
Locals 9
Seniors 8
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 8
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 16
Convenient to the City 7

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Reviews 1
1.0
Previously Played

Dogtrack

Horrible dirt and washed out gullys instead of grass even in fairways. Paid online it said hot deal 41.00 at checkout charged me 48.00 scam ,had to pay up front ,paid for 4, then one guy couldn't make it , they could care less wont give you any money back scam ,stay away ,any 30.00 course is in better shape.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/05/2020

Hello and thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve, and we are working towards getting things up to par. Thank you for playing Oak Valley Golf Course & Resort. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0

Oak Valley Review

The course is challenging and a little unforgiving for someone who plays bogey. Overall, the course is good, and I’ll play it again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

1st time at oak valley

i very much like the over all experience. my only complaint was the pace of play was very slow. needed a little more marshalling and perhaps some combining of groups. the physical condition of the course was very good. fairways and greens in great shape. the change of elevations was quite challenging which I also like. will definitely return .

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

The back nine is a lot of fun to play.......and challenges you.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/29/2020

Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting Oak Valley Golf Course & Resort. We hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Sand traps

Course will be good once they fix all of the back 9 samd traps

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

More yardage markers

overall a good course and a value for the money. The only complaint is put in a 100 yard post. There is a red marker buried in the fairway.. This course is difficult to judge distance with lack of visible markers. I can't imagine a wooden post being more than $10.!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 86
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Enjoyable to play

Weather and course conditions were perfect for a great round of golf.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Disappointed

Like the course

Unfortunately they had booked a tournament the same day as I reserved a tee time through Golfnow

40 minute delay teeing off on my “Hot Deal”

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a year
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/24/2020

Thank you for reviewing us. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Oak Valley Golf Course & Resort, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Work in progress

I have played there many times, before and after the change of hands. The course is coming along but has a ways to go. A lot of trees were still down on the course from the storms weeks ago and the fairways could use some work. The Marshals, to me were a little pushy and she didn't seem very friendly. Was quick to push us out on the course and quick to tell us to move it along without cause. Price was a little high considering the course condition.

Positives: The clubhouse looks fantastic and the remodel came out awesome. The staff and service in the restaurant were excellent. The cart girl Sam was top notch, was very helpful and friendly and was busting her butt to get golfers their food and drinks out on the course.

Hopefully things will continue to get better...

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/20/2020

Hi, thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back!

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Slow pace

Got stuck behind foursome learning to play on Friday morning. Called clubhouse to get a marshal and no one showed up. Glad they only played 9.

Course was extremely wet consider we hadn’t had rain in a week.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

6-Somes on the Course

Have played this course a lot over the years and it’s always just ok. However, if you have 5 groups of six playing the course and you still let others on there without telling them, THAT IS NOT OK.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/07/2020

Hello and tanks for the review. We see you rated the course 1-star. We take single star feedback very seriously at our course. We always appreciate the feedback. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop. Thank you for playing Oak Valley Golf Course & Resort.

Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Oak valley

Good price, slow play do to very wet conditions, some fairways not mown( 4’’ grass in the middle of fairway) , virtually no sand in traps on back nine.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/21/2020

Hello, we appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. Thank you for choosing Oak Valley Golf Course & Resort. We would love to know how we can earn those last two stars next time!

Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Great Fair Layout

The greens were in good shape but the bunkers are a disaster and the fairways were in need of some work in a lot of places. Loved the layout

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/21/2020

Hello and thank you for taking the time to review the course and rate us. Please be advised that we are going to pass along your feedback to the staff so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting us!

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