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3.5
542 Reviews (542)
5 Stars
106
4 Stars
253
3 Stars
106
2 Stars
45
1 Stars
32
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.8
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.9
69.8%
Recommend this course
435 out of 542 reviews
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4.3
15 Reviews (15)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.5
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.7
93.3%
Recommend this course
14 out of 15 reviews
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3.4
49 Reviews (49)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.8
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.5
65.3%
Recommend this course
32 out of 49 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

3.5
542 Reviews (542)

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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Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

nice day for golf

Layout is great, however, greens, fairways, and cart paths need improvement.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens need some work i do think staff is working on this i will play again

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
First Time Playing

Green condition

I have never seen greens in such poor condition.

Why don't they replace the turf?

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 20
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

greens and carts

the greens are in verry bad shape also rental carts trouble dying had to switch to their own cart much better went out on 3 rd hole their carts were fine after switch

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 08/18/2025:
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. We understand this visit didn’t meet expectations and will use your comments to make improvements. We hope your next visit is more enjoyable.
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
3.0
First Time Playing

Great value, poor conditions

Layout of the holes were fun, good pace of play however conditions were not great. Firstly, the ground is rock hard: fairways, tee boxes, roughs EVERYWHERE. It’s like hitting off of cement and gave me a pretty nasty wrist sprain as a result of a chunked shot. It’s a shame because it’s a very nice clubhouse and again the holes were fun. Greens were either burnt up or covered in weeds. So much untapped potential

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun course but greens need work

They were working on the greens when we played. Course is fun and the Hot Deal was great. Hopefully they improve the greens soon.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Front 9 was a little dry but back 9 was great. Overall great course for those who play for fun. Not overly challenging but makes the average golfer think and plan

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Previously Played

If you want good golf, stay away

Course is in shambles. tee boxes are post-war, fairways are non existent, greens remind me of my grandma (not-manicured w/ dimples with overgrowth). Hope they can bring it back to life (unlike my grandma)

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Bad greens

The greens had weeds all over it making it impossible to put a straight line. I've never seen the greens get this bad. Looked as if nobody maintained them for over a few months. Have a tournament soon there and pray it is fixed before then.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 54
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 92
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Getting better every time

The course looks way better than a few months ago. I am excited to continue to see progress. Cart paths are rough. Hopefully they get those fix. Fairways are starting to come in and greens are slow but I think they are letting them grow out. Some of the tee boxes are looking great while others still need some work. This course has the potential to be fantastic with the layout. Just needs some more work.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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