Rode the blues this morning 8/25/25 as a part of the GK/Golfmoose/Vivid event under beautiful warmer weather around 80 degrees with about a nice 10 mph breeze. Joined by buddies Ron and Matt. Pop was 4 hrs 50 minutes which for a 120 player event was not bad and we moved smoothly especially the first 9 holes.

Probably my 10th or so round here and one of my favorite courses in all of socal. Parkland style courses with midsize fairways and challenging approach shots to well bunkered green complexes that have some slope to them. The par 3s are challenging and the par 4s and 5s really flow well. They have something special here. Former US Open qualifiers here and
former host of the LPGA tour.
Green were in great shape rolling pure and quick with hardly any ballmark damage. We noticed lots of back pins today. Greens are undulating and can be hard to read without repeated play. Most greens here slope from back to front. Rated 9/10

Fairways were in great shape. Rated 9/10. Perfect lies.

Tees were in great shape. Level and lush. 9/10

Rough was super juicy and in the thickest shape I have seen playing this course. Rated 9/10

Was in greenside bunker on 17 that had a great nice layer of sand and easy to splash out of. All bunkers I walked by looked to be in great shape. Rated 8/10.

Never miss an opportunity to play The Saticoy Club! Highly recommended!

Walked the blues Monday 8/4 with my buddy Mark and a very nice single Delfino who will hopefully be a gker soon. Probably one of the best weather days this summer high clouds, 5mph wind around 72 degrees. Pop was 4 hrs 40 minutes behind a full course of golfers. Some of the nicest employees at Olivas..salt of the earth.

Fairways were in great shape mowed super lush tight summer papsulum grass. Perfect lies rated 8.5/10.

Tees beautiful flat lush papsulum rated 8.5/10

Rough just lining the fairways in beautiful shape, lush and around 2 to 3 inches taller than the fairways.

Greens on the front were soft, pure putting great medium speed. Greens on the back might have been slightly verticut with evidence of diminishing sand several weeks ago. Putts still rolled fairly true with a few bumps. Rated 7.5/10

Was not in any bunkers but most looked to be in above average shape with a wetter based texture.

If you have not played Olivas encourage you to get out here in the next couple of months as the conditions really thrive in the summer months.

Highly recommended.

Rode the blacks today 7/28/25 with buddies John,Ron and Matt as a part of the GK Golfmoose event. Pop 5 hrs under perfect golf weather 10-15mph winds mostly on the back nine and around 80 degrees for a high.

This is probably my 6th or 7th time playing here. The tees, fairways and rough are all green lush and beautifully maintained kikuya grass. Need to fly chips to the beautiful manicured greens.

Greens soft on approach shots , rolling beautiful with about medium speed. Rated 8.5/10

Fairways were in great shape. Very manicured thick kikiyu grass sitting up with perfect lies. Not much roll out on these beauties. 8.5/10

Rough thick and lush kikuyu that still had recovery opportunities. Rated 9/10

Tees in great shape. 8.5/10

Was not in any bunkers.

Layout makes you work the ball both ways mainly right to the left. Narrow treelined shots that are a blast to hit. Some elevation changes and very well designed greenside complexes that are surrounded by bunkers.

I grew up less than a mile from here. For sure a home game. Very friendly staff. Only negative would be no driving range, but if you can get past that and maybe a few quirky shots ....would recommend this course as its in terrific shape and a blast to play.

Walked the golds this afternoon 7/14/25 teeing off just before 2pm with my buddy Mark. Pop was 4 hrs 10 minutes under beautiful skies on the front nine around 70 degrees turning to a colder damp foggy back nine with a nice marine layer.

Sandpiper remains in good shape with just a few blemishes from the last round out here 2 months ago.

Fairways still in very nice shape. There are several sections that have dried out in most Fairways but would say 80% nice and 20% dry. Rated 7.5/10

Greens were in fabulous shape. Quick, pure holding shots nicely. Perfect combination. Rated 9/10.

Rough in great shape just off the fringes and fairways at times overwatered near the greens. Rated 8.5/10

Was in no Fairway bunkers and in 2 greenside bunkers. Sand was a clay like wet more hardpan surface. There is sand in them but they need to be raked to get a fluffier texture. Poor link of the course.

Rated 5/10

Tees mainly all level with some usual divot damage on the par 3s.

Good test of golf from the golds or blacks. Course plays fair and had added length with the lingering marine layer today.

Highly recommended!

Walked the oranges Monday 7/8/25 with my buddy Matt under balmy conditions with just a light breeze. 2nd twilight group out around 110pm behind a packed tee sheet of late morning golfers. Pop was 4 hrs 45 minutes. Super friendly proshop and range staff. We ate at their resturant after which is a must...great food and views.

The summer heat is starting to brown out some small portions of most fairways but would state that all fairways still provided nicely padded turf in just great shape. Always a pleasure to hit from these beauties. Rated 7.5/10

Greens were very healthy about medium speed. We fixed an extra 4 ballmarks per green. They rolled medium pace and were very soft on approach. Rated 7.5/10

Rough was nice and lush and green just off the fringes and fairways. Very good shape. Rated 8/10

Most all tees level and lush and in nice shape. Rated 8/10

Was not in any greenside or fairway bunkers but my buddy described them as their usual nice thick beach sandy self. They all looked raked and groomed well.

Always love our Soule Park rounds. Recommended.

Walked the blues today early afternoon 6/30/25 with my buddy Pedro out from Ohio. We were joined by a nice twosome. We had beautiful breezy weather around 70 degrees with up to a 2 club wind at times. Pop was 5 hrs 30 minutes which is one of the longer rounds I have played out here but when you are with friends, playing well and the weather is perfect we didn't mind much. Hit a couple range balls and we were off just about 5 minutes past our 12:10pm tee time.

Olivas continues to thrive conditions wise.

Fairways in really nice shape mostly all lush, padded and your ball sitting up nicely. The first two Fairways there are a couple spots they are still sanding/sodding but those are marked gur. Fairway rating 8/10

Tees also in really nice shape level and lush. Rated 8/10

Rough rating 8.5/10 beautiful thicker lush just off the fairways.

Was not in any bunkers today.

Greens were in really nice shape rolling around a 10.5 on the stimp. Very receptive to well struck irons.

If you can negotiate the afternoon winds and the undulations in the greens there are some nice scoring holes and several hang on to your hat holes into the afternoon sea breeze.

Recommended.

Rode the blues this morning 6/23/25 for the Vivid/Gk/Moose event. Great event with many players. Staff was very friendly here. I was in 1B group with buddies John, Ron and Mark. We had a blast under 80 degree weather and a strong 2 club wind all day. Pop was around 5 hrs.

The greens were in great shape! Rating them a 9/10. Putts were quick and pure. Holding shots with high trajectory and spin. Some of the downwind holes like hole 8 were hard to hold. I killed a drive and had a 50 yd wedge in on that hole that I could not even hold the green with a perfectly struck shot.

Fairways were also in fantastic shape coming in at an 8/10 rating mostly all lush. Nice lies.

Rough was healthy and juicy just off the fairways. Bermuda rough where your ball would sit down but was still playable but you had to really go after it. Rated 8.5/10

I loved the sand. Had 3/4 sand saves from greenside bunkers. They were raked and in perfect shape. Rated 9/10

Tees were all level and in really good shape. Rated 8.5/10

I just love this course and the layout. For sure a course I would join if in the area. Never miss a chance to play here. Former LA Open PGA tour stop and recent final stage of the us open qualifier. Highly recommended!!

Rode the blues yesterday 6/19/2025 with my buddy RGM2525 under nice skies around 65 degrees and about a 2 club wind from hole 7 on. Pop was 4 hrs 40 minutes behind a packed tee sheet of golfers. Met by Stacy checking in and a real nice starter on 1 tee. The staff are great here. We hit a medium bucket on their all grass range and chipped and putted some before our tee time. Out right on time.

I don't think from tee to green I have ever seen the course nicer. Staff should really be commended.

Fairways were very lush and if anything couple of the fairways were overwatered. Rated 8.5/10

Tees were in good to great shape level and lush. Rated 8.5/10

Rough was in beautiful shape slightly higher than the lush Fairways. Rated 9/10

Greens were amazing. Saw the lines good today. Probably a 10.5 on the stimp. Very true perfect rolls. Rated 9/10

Was not in any sand but the bunkers were redone here recently and they looked amazing.

Deer running everywhere. Great lush course with rich history. One of the more challenging tracks you can find. We split the golf moose coupon which is a great deal for 2 players and they have a great replay rate.

Very much recommended.

Walked the blues this morning 6/16/25 at 1140am with buddies Matt and Mark. Pop was 5 hrs under calmer wind conditions maybe a club and perfect golf weather around 74 degrees. This helped me shoot my lowest score in quite some time. Met by friendly staff and warmed up on their massive practice area. Great seeing tons of juniors this morning for a junior camp on their practice area.

Greens were very soft and receptive today and most of the greens seemed to have firmed up on the back nine. True rolls I would say stimp on front was a 9 and a 10 stimp on the back nine. Rated 8/10

Fairways are in good to great shape with nicely tight lush padded grass. Only hole 1 and some spots on 2 had some gur patches that do not come into play.. Rated 8/10

Tees all level and in good shape beautiful lush grass on the par 4s and 5s. Rated 8/10

Rough was in good shape, lusher and thicker the further away from the fairway you ventured. Rated 8/10

Was in one Fairway bunker and 1 greenside bunker that was in great shape. Rated 8.5/10

Looking forward to more summer rounds out here. Great weather, conditions, layout and staff.

Highly recommended

Walked the orange tees today 5/27/2025 with my buddy Mark joined by Jim Sr and Jim Jr. Very fun 4some. Our Pop was 4 hrs 40 minutes. We paced ourselves comfortable teeing off at 12 noon never having to wait and nevoer letting the group behind catch us. Weather was perfect about 72 degrees with maybe a one club wind. We ate after the round, cant go wrong with the fish and chips, burgers and drinks at their grill.

Soule park is rounding into beautiful peak season shape.

Am I really walking these emerald green fairways with perfect lush carpet lies for these green fees?? Rated 9/10 highlight of the course.

Tees were in great shape, perfect lush and level teeing grounds 8.5/10.

Rough lining the fairways beautiful condition left just higher than the beautiful lush fairways. 8.5/10

Was not in any bunkers but they always have an ample nice amount of thick quality beach sand.

The greens were actually the weak part of the course. Dont get me wrong they were in great shape health wise rolling pure. They were just super slow and long and grainy from what Im used to here. Maybe a slow 9 on stimp. Probably keeping them watered and longer for the hotter upcoming ojai summer. Rated 7/10.

Rating should come out to above an 8. Such a pleasure to play one of the better public's in the area. Highly recommended!

Walked the blues this afternoon 5/19/2025 right at twilight with my buddy Matt joined by Randy who we have played with on our rotation of courses we usually play. We had a blast today under perfect weather conditions 72 degrees and maybe a 5mph breeze. Pop was 4 hrs 45 minutes with lots of golfers on the course today.

First time out since late last year and the course is shaping up into nice beginning of summer Olivas conditions.

Most Fairways were in good shape with some small areas of little gir patches with irrigation flags that the groudcrew is working on. Rated 8/10. Fairways will only getter better with the warmer weather.

Greens are in great shape rolling quick and pure. They held irons nicely. I'm used to softer greens here but these were rolling nice and quick. Rated 8.5/10

Tees are almost always level and nice and lush which they were today. Rated 8.5/10

Fairway rough just off the fairways in good shape. Get outside the cart path and it's thick vegetation and lost ball city. Lucky to have only one penalty shot today but can see many lost balls on a real wayward day. Rated 8/10

Was not in any bunkers but my buddy was in 2 greenside bunkers that he described as having perfect white marble pancake material which he executed beautifully!

The staff here are about as friendly as you will see. Great practice area, great prices, wonderful layout and peaking into great summer conditions. The next 4-5 months is the time to get out and play olivas.

Walked the golds on Cinco De Mayo this afternoon teeing off around 1:40pm with my buddy Mark. Pop 4 hrs walking under partly cloudy cooler conditions in the low 60s with maybe a club wind. Very pleasant conditions. Met by Vern in the proshop who is always so friendly. They have an all grass range and a huge very sloped putting green to get players warmed up for their round.

The conditions at Sandpiper are very lush and awesome.

Fairways were close to pga standards in 95% of the fairways. Perfect carpet lies ball sitting up beautiful. They have a couple spots of ground under repair on a couple holes they are working on but I have never seen the fairways better. 9/10

Tees were very lush, mostly all level. 8.5/10

Was in 2 greenside bunkers that had a brown clay like material that had just the right amount of sand. 7.5/10

Rough was very lush just lining the fairways and mowed beautiful. Great shape 9/10. They have grown the rough up between 8/15, 15/16, right of 17, left of 13 and left of 14...it is lost ball city if you spray in those areas at this time which I experienced luckily only once on my tee ball left on 13. For sure makes this course so beautiful on the eyes and adds toughness and POP.

Ending with the greens which were in beautiful shape. Evidence of a small circular punch that really did not effect putting at all. Stimp rating an 11. Greens rating 8.5/10

If you want to challenge yourself under lush conditions and fast sloped greens get out to Sandpiper now.

Highly recommended.