Olivas Links Golf Course

Grass was pristine, grounds were well kept. Made to hit flush woods and pure iron shots. Had a great round

Olivas Links may not have a fancy clubhouse, but they take EXCEPTIONAL care of the course and practice facilities. Every dollar of your green fee goes straight into course maintenance and a friendly, knowledgeable staff.

The greens at Olivas are beautifully kept. They are shaved down to a premium competition-quality level, playing as fast and smooth as a pool table. The links-style aprons (which are trimmed lower than the greens at many courses) allow for creative approach shots and an added element of course management. This links element really creates a unique experience compared to most California and US golf courses courses. The fairways and tee boxes are also neatly maintained.

Olivas' best feature is its setting. The ocean breeze coming off the Pacific keeps the area cool - a welcome reprieve from the hot summer temps in the LA area! The well-placed trees around the course keep a foot on the challenge while the surrounding semi-natural wash areas make you feel like you are playing in and around coastal dunes.

Overall, Olivas LInks is a wonderful departure from the hot summer temperatures of the LA area and it offers a unique links-style golf experience at a very reasonable price.

Great course, fairways beautiful greens were awesome!

Olivas is by far my favorite public course to play in Ventura , conditions are amazing for public course , nice greens, fun layout with always perfect beach weather vibes

Drove down from Arroyo Grande CA to Ventura, about two hours, to meet friends driving up from Burbank, CA. It was a beautiful sunny day. The course looked impressive with green carpeted fairways and well trimmed pines which did not interfere with play unless, like me, you sliced into them. The staff were courteous and friendly. It became windy on the back nine and the pace of play slowed down. Another great feature was Adirondack chairs on the tee boxes. Had a great time playing golf with my friends at Olivas links golf course and recommend it to all..

Nice links layout. Always in at least good condition. Good pace of play for a Friday afternoon, but this course is rarely super slow anyway.

Green punching from a couple weeks ago went well and greens were good

I heard new carts are coming….that’s good. Existing carts are “fair” but older. Mine got “tired” last 3-4 holes.

Rode the Blues (6530/71.6/127) with Bnaso and a very nice H/W twilight in 4H, 10M. 60, overcast and windy. Felt more like 45-50 with the wind, it was chilly.

Tee boxes good coverage, winter thin and mostly level with some divots.

Fairways mostly winter thin with numerous GUR areas. Many holes have collection areas with lots of divots.

Rough mostly okay coverage, mowed low and what I would also describe as winter thin.

Traps were nicely groomed with fine grain sand.

Large greens were almost back to normal. Still somewhat bumpy and medium speed. I had a poor putting day, but it was me, not the greens.

Excellent layout, mostly flat, very walkable. Always fun to play. Bare bones amenities, clubhouse is a trailer, no Drink cart. Good driving and chipping practice area. Customer service usually limited but always very friendly here. Prices are reasonable. Recommended.

The course was playable, just no where near its potential…