Golf Course Review Buenaventura Golf Course Ventura California
Reviewed by: kviser, Saugus, CA
Golf Playing Conditions 7.21 GREAT
I played here yesterday. It was a Monday holiday and I was surprised to see the parking lot nearly empty when we arrived at 7:30 a.m. for our 8:03 tee time. Unfortunately, that dream did not last as it was fairly busy both ahead of us and behind. We did finish in about 4 hours, so it wasn’t terrible. I used a text message special they had to save $10 riding; however, it was $45 dollars to ride. Check the course website for specials as they do have a few.
Greens were really nice. Not many ball marks. They held shots, were medium fast, and rolled nicely without any bumpiness.
Fairways were mostly dormant Paspallum grass with various other grasses mixed in as well as the occasional weed. Not the good kind, either. There was the occasional tight lie in the fairways, and with the recent rain it made for challenging conditions. Way too easy to fat shots and remove a ton of sod if you are hitting down on the ball.
The rough was usually nice to hit from as there was more of a mix of grasses that really held your ball up like it was on a tee. Most areas were cut to about an inch and a half, except around some of the water hazards where it was shaved down.
Bunkers had lots of light colored sand and seemed nice to hit from.
Tees were level and in okay condition. I never had a problem with finding a level spot. We played the blues, which seem like the most popular tees on this course. There were a few divots, but mostly it was fine. The other tee boxes looked pristine.
No snack bar facility at this time due to a plumbing problem. We did see a small BBQ grill and ice chests when we finished for the day, but nothing before or during our round.
Overall, I like this course and I will return. I just don’t like their rates, so I will continue to try to find discounts online through their website or elsewhere.
ALERT: Aeration
Will be aerating the greens 10/8 & 10/9.
Golf Playing Conditions 7.58 GREAT
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Played yesterday afternoon, riding with a course “End of Summer” special for $28 after 2:00. It was not crowded until about hole 6 where we started to hit the back end of the groups ahead. Pace was about 2 hours for the front and 2.5 hours for the back. The last four holes became a brutal hit and wait scenario: As many as five groups were on hole 16; a twosome on the green, two twosomes in the fairway, a single on the tee, and our threesome on the tee. Add to that there were so many little flies, landing on and biting us. Gross!
Greens were good. Very soft and rolling medium fast. I fixed many ball marks. The putting surface was soft and bumpy at times, but rolled decently for the most part.
Fairways were soft as well. Good coverage and mostly lush conditions. Despite being so soft, there was great roll on most shots. Occasionally there were some tight lies. I was agreed that the surface was great to hit from.
Rough was also consistently lush from tee to green. No real problems hitting from there either. Outside the mowed areas of rough there was the usual deep kikuyu grass. If you hit there you can pretty much forget about it. The course has reduced the size of those areas over the years, but they are still there and ready to claim errant shots.
Bunkers were nice; well-raked, light-colored sand. I was in one on hole 3 and it was in good shape.
Tee boxes (we played the whites) were mostly level and nice. I think there were a couple areas that were a little uneven, but overall good.
Other than those pesky flies and the pace near the end of the round, it was a very enjoyable afternoon.
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Good morning GreensKeeper golfers. I just want to share with all of you. This last Monday, August 13th; I had the opportunity to played Buena Ventura Golf Course with two GK’s golfers. Our tee time was at 1:00 PM and paid $25.00 walking rate. The price was well worthy. We finished our round in 4 hours.
Customer services as always the best. They receive you with a smile and if the course is not to busy they will let you tee off earlier then your tee time appointment.
But let me tell you about the Golf Course:
Fairways:
I have played Buena Ventura many times and I have never, never seen their Fair Ways as I did this last Monday. They are in EXCELLENT conditions. Very green and not to much water by the greens as I have seen before. I was very impress how other golfer are being taking care of their fair way debits. There weren’t many of them.
Tee’s:
Excellent conditions. We played from the black tees and they were just beautiful and well level with exception of a few holes. But overall they were level and you didn’t had to look for a level spot to hit your shot. Great Job green Keepers.
Greens:
The best that I have ever seeing at Buena. The ball was rolling and debits were fixed by other golfers. But at the time that we were finishing our round; I did noticed that some greens at the end were a little bouncing, where the ball was not rolling as smooth as prior greens. But it was fund to see my buddies making their puts.
Sand Bankers:
This is the only thing that Buena Greens Keeper has to work on. I did hit a few bankers and the sand was very low; as I hit my banker shot my club will bounce as there were not much sand to hit from. I was able to see the mud under the sand every shot I hit from the bankers.
I hope and Buena adds more sand to their sand bankers. It will make your round more fun.
Final Thoughts
Over all, I rated Buena Ventura Golf Course an 8 except the Sand Bankers I gave them 6. If you haven’t played Buena lately; you have to get up there and do. Again the golf course it’s in great conditions.
Thank you for reading my review and get up there and hit the ball.
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River Ridge Golf Club Oxnard California GK Coupon & Golf Tee Time Special
Reviewed by: GDR23, Thousand Oaks
Walked the Blacks for 27 holes today on a hot humid day even for Ventura with temp around 83 degrees and about a 10 mph wind. POP was 2 hrs for first 9 holes and 4 hrs for second 18 holes. Joined by my buddies Mack and
Golf Playing Conditions 6.79 GOOD
Ricki for the last 18 holes and played with 3 nice older gentleman the first 9 holes. Lots of people out at Buena today–ventura is cooler, Olivas is punching and it was their all day twilight rate today at Buena. Great staff(Vicki) in the pro-shop. No range here to warm up just cages. Nice big putting green.
The greens were rolling fairly smooth, soft and I thought slow. They were in great shape holding mostly all shots like darts. The greens here are big and undulating and fun to putt on. They can get creative here with pin placements in tucked spots. Green rating 7/10.
The fairways at Buena are in great shape. Padded lush lies–hardly any problem areas. Super should be commended. Rating 8/10–closer to an 8.5.
Tees in very good shape–you could even say some were too lush. Mostly level. They have brand new black tees on 12, 13 and 15. Number 13 is now for sure the toughest hole on the back nine with the tee pushed back some 45 yds–great fun par 4 now into the breeze.
The rough was green, lush and in good shape. Rated 7.5/10
Was not in any bunkers but Buena like Olivas always has nice thicker sand raked beach type of bunkers.
Overall Buena fit the bill for a quick round. Course is in real good shape–take advantage of their Monday twilight rates but get an early tee time if you do–recommended.
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Soule Park Golf Course Awarded Worth the Green Fee 2017 for Ventura County
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GDR23 Posted: 12/04/17 6:56p Member Since: Mar 21, 2006 From: Thousand Oaks
Out this afternoon 12/4/2018 walking the orange tees joined by my buddy Mack and his buddy Brian and a nice single. We teed off at 11:50am 10 minutes early and finished at 4:20pm for a POP of 4 hrs 30 minutes–we played the front in 2 hrs and then had a 3 group back-up on #10 tee. Weather was beautiful maybe 1 club wind and around 70 degrees at tee off. Paid the walking twilight rate of $19.00 which considering how nice and lush the course is might be one of the best deals in Ventura County.
Golf Playing Conditions 7.29 GREAT
Soule Park should be commended on current conditions–very lush and green fairways with very little problem areas. Rated 8/10.
Greens looking and rolling beautiful. Very little to no ball marks, holding very softly on approaches and actually rolling medium to fast. In great shape. Rated 8/10.
Tees mostly level and lush–rated 7.5/10
Was not in any bunkers but they looked to be raked and in good shape.
Rough generally lush and green and in good shape. Rated 8/10.
I just love this course–especially for the rates they charge. New management is really keeping it up nicely for the start of December. Recommended.
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Congratulations to Ojai Valley Inn Golf Course for 2016 Winner Best Playing Conditions for Ventura County.
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Ojai Valley Inn Golf Course 2016 Winner Best Playing Conditions for Ventura County
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kviser Posted: 01/13/17 8:49p Member Since: Feb 4, 2005 From: Saugus, CA
Ojai Valley Inn Golf Course Ojai California Golf Course Rating
Played today with one of my buddies, Andy, using GN, $55 at 12:10 p.m. It was kind of crowded around the first tee from about 11:30 to about 12:20, when we teed off. Maybe a lot of groups with approximately the same times, so we went out a little late. They paired another single with us at the last minute, right after we hit our tee shots. I would say it was a little disorganized around the first tee, but not a real big deal.
The course was cart path only due to a good amount of recent rains and wet turf made the course play a little longer. Most of the fairways were in great shape with only a couple of saturated areas and a good amount of turf to hit from. It’s dormant, mostly kikuyu and Bermuda grasses. Rough was cut nicely, just at about an inch and a half, with good coverage, so no issues there. Only a couple traps had standing water (12 and 13 green-side bunkers) and other than that, I would say the sand was in great shape. The greens were soft but fast enough that you had to be careful not to run putts way past. We saw the beverage cart about three times in four hours. Everybody from maintenance personnel to the pro shop and starter was very friendly and super considerate when you got over a shot.
At $55, it was a super good deal.
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2016 Best Playing Conditions for Ventura County – Ojai Valley Inn Golf Course
JohnnyGK Posted: 10/12/16 2:51p Member Since: Dec 30, 2002 From: Westlake Village
Tee it up GK’er Review Gurus abbacat, GDR2323 and Pedro7017 at what is becoming one of my favorite golf courses in Southern California. Ojai Valley Inn is a beautiful golf experience. The surrounds and resort grounds are scenic, secluded and tranquil. The place is deep in golf history and majestic with its large mature trees. There are so many gorgeous back drops on virtually every golf shot. The golf course itself is challenging yet fair. You really need to hit the ball straight out there off the tee and then a solid iron shot or deal with the hazards, tough bunkers or when the rough is long, difficult green-side shots.
Ojai Valley Inn is in great shape. Greens running moderately fast, mostly smooth and holding shots well. Fairways lush with some dry areas and cut tight. Rough lush with some dry areas but cut down (the rough is kikuyu so be glad its cut down). Tee boxes has some recent reseeding on some of them but in general no maintenance, level and mostly lush.
As far as service, excellent. Everyone. Bag drop, proshop, attendants assisting with parking lot pick up/drop off, on course beverage (this on a late Monday afternoon). They make you feel special.
They will be aerating the greens starting 10/24 so try to play the course in the near future. However its just small holes.
Looking forward to my next round here already!
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Congratulations to Olivas Links in Ventura California 2016 Winner Worth the Green Fee for Ventura County.
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Olivas Links 2016 Winner Worth the Green Fee for Ventura County
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GDR23 Posted: 12/18/16 9:00a Member Since: Mar 21, 2006 From: Thousand Oaks
Walked the blues with my buddy Mack yesterday 12/17/16 on a cold high 50’s tee off start a little earlier than our scheduled 12:03pm tee time. We paid $36.00 which is their standard twilight time which starts at 12pm. The course was pretty empty considering the colder weather and a nice brisk maybe 10mph breeze at times. Our POP was only 3 hours 25 minutes walking waiting a little on the back nine.
The greens are in very good shape. Soft on high irons and shots with spin while running firm on all other shots. Putting semi-decently with fairly pure surfaces. Not to many ballmarks today but could see evidence of some softer footprints on some common pin placement areas. Overall would rate the greens a 8/10.
The fairways have pretty much gone dormant brown and even with the colder air produced some roll out and long drives. You still get a decent lie at present time on the fairways. These fairways always start to perk up and get better in the spring. Overall rating on the fairways 6/10.
Most tees were lush, fairly level and in good shape. Some tees could use some more sand mix on the par 3’s. Overall rating the tees 7/10.
Was in one greenside bunker on #18 that was firmer than normal due to the overnight rains the day(s) prior.
The greenside rough and the rough lining the fairways was lush in spots up to 2 inches and depending on where you were could be more thin or more lush than usual.
Great staff, great practice areas, great back nine and great prices–especially if you can snag a online time. This is my buddy Mack’s home course–we had a great time!
Worth the Green Fee 2016 for Ventura County – Olivas Links
rgm2525 Posted: 11/29/16 4:56p Member Since: Jan 24, 2005 From: chatsworth
Played 11-29-16 early morning joined three other singles and played in about 3 1/2 hours with a little bit of waiting on the front side. Tee boxes were in good shape, mostly level, semi-lush and cut tight. Fairways are starting to turn a little dormant but still offer good lies but a little thin. Rough was in good shape 2-3 inches and lush. Was in one bunker that had a good layer of nice soft sand. Greens were in very nice shape, best I have seen them in a while. They were a little soft but rolling smooth and fast with very few divot marks. Always a fun course to play with great costumer service.
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Why so Many Regions?
Golf is an experience and every experience is unique. Different golf courses offer different experiences. What we look for in golf course reviews offers a little insight into every golf course we play. Not just one point of view but many, and by providing many different points of view you get a clearer picture of what each golf course has to offer. To that end we felt it necessary to provide regions with their own highlighted golf course. Local players can enjoy the fact there is a great facility they can play just around their corner. Golfers looking to experience new golf courses can play these and experience first-hand these unique golf experiences. Put simply, we allow not just your high-end. daily fee courses to shine but the local municipal as well. They all deserve a fair shot and they all deserve to shine.
Look for additional Golf Course highlights from our Worth the Green Fee for 2016.
