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Oak Valley Golf Club
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4 reviews for Oak Valley Golf Club
I love golfing here. I like it more than the SCPGA course right across the freeway. Just miles before the Morongo casino and miles after San Manuel, Oak Valley is the perfect course to waste a day golfing then spend an evening gambling. That's how I do it and that's how I roll.
Now usually play twilight rounds here and for the most part, it just cost me under $60. Not a bad price to play for a great looking course. Once you check in a the huge and beautiful clubhouse, you take your cart to the huge range. Token just cost between $5 to $8. The practice putting green is right next to the first tee, so you can get the speed of the quick greens here right before you start.
The thing about this course is that it starts easy, and then, it gets harder, and harder, and harder. The first two holes are quite identical medium length par 4's, that with tee shots (you don't need driver here), you should get away a birdie. I think the first par 3, is the third, tees off from about a 100 foot drop. So it's a 3 or 4 club difference.
There are some beautiful holes here. This course is used in many PGA sanctioned tournaments and I have played this course with bad results. The greens are quick and around the greens it's pretty rolling. So you can use your putter from way off the green. It's shaved nicely off the greens.
The whole course runs through several housing developments. But only a few holes on the back nine are in close contact to any houses. Along with the 3rd hole, many holes have extreme elevation changes. Most of them downhill. Fun, fun course. Always in good condition, always playing fast, beautiful holes, give it try.
We got a special rate of $55 bucks for 18 holes, which for the area, is pretty reasonable. Unfortunately the greens situation was less than optimal. Putting was a total unreadable crapshoot, and you had no chance of staying on the green if you had planned to get a little bite out of your backspin. The fairways were in pretty good shape and the tee boxes and driving range were up to snuff. Unfortunately, if you came all the way out here, you may want to avoid this place. Furthermore, our golf cart's battery almost died after a few holes, so we had to putter around the front nine until we could trade it in at the turn...
The place was moderately crowded, but we didn't really have to wait for the group ahead of us. So plus one star there (a much needed one). The scenery was only okay. There were lots of views of the nearby interstate (not so sweet) along with its chattering vehicles. The water hazards were kept to the back nine and only appeared on 3 holes, if my memory serves me well. Finally, I'm not sure if it is the fact that I haven't played in about a year, but I spent a lot of time in the sand...
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Tough course, worth the green fees. Very nice driving range
Course is in great shape. A definate must play. Blue tee's are punishing in that it is a long carry to many fairways, so play your handicap advised tee box. Some great character here, such as a very short par 3 over a valley of rough. Don't leave drives short or they will be lost. Lots of fun and I'd play here again.