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San Juan Oaks Golf Club
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- Hours:
Mon-Sun. 6:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Good for Kids:
- No
11 reviews for San Juan Oaks Golf Club
I will call their super twilight tee time a friggin steal!! $35?? Where do I sign up? Fred Couples designed this course, and it truly is a pleasure to play.
The front nine is relatively flat with dangerous bunkers and water hazards. It reminds me a little of Callippe Preserve in Pleasanton. The back nine winds through the mountains and canyons and is more difficult in my opinion. It has a Cinnabar Hills feel to it.
It is out in the boonies, but well worth it! It also has a beautiful "Mission Style" clubhouse and did a GREAT job at our friends wedding.
It pays to drive well off the tee here and it was very satisfying to be able to crush the ball on several occasions, ~320 yards or so. But this was done with penalty. Take Hole 18 which happens to be a dogleg right. I crushed the ball to the right of the elbow. Normally, this is a good thing as it shorten my second shot onto the green. But low and behold when I arrived at the elbow only to find out there is a large tree between my ball and the green, 20 yards ahead. Damn, damn, damn!!! I took a 3-iron to try and punch shot the ball as close to the green as I could. With the green only 130 yards away, it was a good plan. Too greedy with my aim and instead ricocheted my ball off the right side of the tree. Sign!!! Would have and should have...(Local knowledge would pay dividends here as I should have placed the ball on the left of the fairway, off the tee.)
Those that read my golf course reviews know how much I love Wente' Vineyards and the look and feel of San Juan Oaks come very close. The course layout is long and meandering among the rolling hills especially the back 9.
I love the pace of play where we felt like we were the only group on the course.
I prefer San Juan Oaks over Ridgemark.
=)
This is a very good course but far. Here are my reasons for the four stars:
1. Outstanding greens - the greens are fast, even and superbly manicured. A quick tip - learn to trust your read on these more than ever. Playing on crappy greens made me doubt myself: result was 41 putts!
2. The staff and the practice facility: You hit off the grass, and deals on http://golfnow.com include a small bucket of balls. The staff is super nice and not at all pretentious (a la Presidio and Summitpointe) and even gave me a coupon for my next round.
3. Most holes are fair, hard and very inetresting. The back nine is more eventful (higher scores :-)) than the front.
My reasons for taking away a star:
1. The course can be very windy in the afternoon - which is the time we began playing the more treacherous back nine. So pick an early time, even though it might be a bit more expensive.
2. Some of the holes on the back nine are too gimicky (or maybe I just really suck). You will see what I mean when you play #14, 15 and 16.
3. Just really far - I live on the Peninsula and it took me an hour to drive up and 90 minutes getting back on a Saturday!
I plan to go back very soon, despite the drive and the crazy couple of holes. Some folks are just gluttons for punishment.
I played here again yesterday and continue to love this course. $55 with cart to play on a course that is in fantastic shape in the middle of the winter. The layout continues to be my favorite, the staff are fantastic, and the facilities are superb.
BY FAR the best golf value in the Bay Area. Worth the drive.
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8/13/2007
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This review is for Driving Range only.
San Juan Oaks is really top notch. I simply love the driving range here.
What makes me love it:
* you hit off the grass
* it's a full length driving range with target greens
* 10,000 sq.ft putting green
* chipping and putting green with sand trap!
** I sank TWO straight into the hole while pitching from deep rough!! And
lo and behold, I even have a witness to it who was just as amazed as
myself!
Prices here are $5 for a bucket of 35 balls, $8 for 70 balls and $10 for 105. I've not played the course (yet) but it's a Fred Couples course and I hear it is fabulous. There is a restaurant and bar, and in the past when I've eaten here, it's always been good. The scenery surrounding this Golf Course is just pure beauty. The wind wasn't around yesterday or today while I was out there, but San Juan Bautista is known to have some kick ass winds, and that would have to be the only downside. Definitely worth checking out.
Great course designed by Fred Couples in the Hollister foothills. This course is very well maintained and a pleasure to play. It is quite a contrast to by playing here in the summer when the fairways and green are lush green in color, and you play through the oak strewn CA countryside of beige grass. Really pretty.
Course is challenging. Front nice is basically flat with lots of water, back nice goes through some canyons.
Place has it all to include a nice restaurant, snack bar, putting green, driving range. Clubhouse is modeled on Spanish architecture and is quite nice. Staff is friendly and courteous.
Love this course, and try to play it as often as I can.
Great course. Excellent layout, good distance, challenging greens, elevation changes. What's not to love?
You can usually get a discount here through some online sites for ~$65 and this place is a bargain at that price.
Fairways are well taken care of, clubhouse is very nice, course is scenic. The driving range hits off of grass and they have an enormous putting green for practice.
Two minor issues that don't warranty the removal of a star.
1) Not enough ball washers (i think i saw two)
2) the sand traps are filled with coarse sand which can get a little packed down in the winter.
This review is the first of it's kind on yelp, and it's for San Juan Oaks as a wedding reception venue. I cannot say enough good things about this place. I had a Christmas themed wedding reception here at the end of last November, and I was absolutely thrilled with every aspect of the event. We booked all the rooms available for a reception over a year earlier, and in the year leading up the event the staff was ridiculously helpful. Javier and David were especially awesome, and were open to any and all suggestions and requests we had for our reception. I was very specific about wanting to make sure the Christmas trees and decorations they put up every year were up in time for our reception (we had it on Thanksgiving Saturday), and they were all up in time, and looked beautiful! The staff went out of their way to make sure everything looked exactly as we had envisioned. They were also very careful with following our instructions for our favors, lanterns for our outdoor seating, and items for our children's activity table. We also requested to have a special hot chocolate and egg nog bar, which was top notch and loved by all of our guests. They followed every instruction to the letter, and went above and beyond to make sure everything was perfect.
As far as space goes, we have a fairly large reception (250+ people), and everyone was able to be seated comfortably. For large receptions, they use a combination of round and square tables which worked out perfectly for our seating. The dance floor was the perfect size for our guests, and the room was comfortably cozy, but not cramped at all.
Now about the food!!! Absolutely outstanding food! We started with about 4 different passed appetizers which the guests really loved and appreciated (they were hungry after our full mass ceremony!) For dinner, we had a buffet with chicken, seafood, and prime rib. It was delicious, and SO BEAUTIFUL! They even went so far as to arrange the initials of our two family's in the fruit display. It was amazing. Our guests loved the food, and were very impressed with the display. We had our tasting several months prior to the event, and the staff was wonderful at letting us try every little thing. Apart from having a reception here, my family now loves to attend their holiday brunches just to experience their delicious food! 100% outstanding again!
The bar situation worked out perfectly for our event. We didn't have a hosted bar, but our guests found the prices very reasonable for the cocktails they did want to have, and didn't mind paying for their alcoholic drinks. The bartenders were very nice and professional. Another wonderful aspect of this venue.
One last good thing about this venue is the price. As it is a bit of a drive from San Jose (about 45 minutes), the price is much more reasonable than other venues. Check their website for specifics, but we were able to do things here that we would never have been able to afford at venues in or near San Jose.
I just can't say enough about this venue. If you are considering having your wedding reception or event here, I HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend it. I looked at all kinds of venues before deciding on San Juan Oaks from San Jose to Monterey and none compared to this location. They are truly excellent and well worth the drive if you're based in or around San Jose. The location is very scenic once you get there. I highly recommend that you at least visit this place once if you're getting married in the area. Trust me, you will be glad you did!
Great golf course. Unfortunately we were there when there was a lot of wind and rain. With the conditions it was still a good time. Very curtious staff. Driving range balls were included. This course is a challenge and lost a few balls. The pin placements were put on slopes and had a hard time reading the greens. Well thought out golf course. There are several places where you have to decide between risk vs reward. Unfortunately for me this day there was not very much reward. Great course though. Get your tee time through Golf Now!
Beautiful course, superb layout, gracious and accomodating personnnel, phenomenal food.....man, is this place too good to be true or what?! Yeah, it is.....one big concern is the weather. Little windy almost all the time and then certain times of the year that little wind becomes bigger and bigger as the day goes on so check your weather forecast before you go so you know what you're in for!
Fred Couples built a fantastic course in the hills of San Juan Bautista. It is a pristine course (though, last time I played there, wild boar had recently torn up a few fairways) with holes that will keep you thinking the entire round. The front nine features quite a bit of water and little elevation changes. The back nine takes you through the beautiful hills that surrounds the course. Pin-point accuracy and ball placement is key to playing this course. If you're not placing the ball well off of the tee, scores can get pretty high in a hurry. An absolute pleasure of a course to play. Just wish I lived closer.
