Great round this morning 6/1/26 riding with buddies Ron and John joined by gker Richard who was a pleasure to meet and play with. Group 1b under beaut... » More

Great round this morning 6/1/26 riding with buddies Ron and John joined by gker Richard who was a pleasure to meet and play with. Group 1b under beautiful 75 degree weather with about 1.5 clubs of wind today. Our Pop was around 5 hrs keeping up with the group ahead. They had their downhill range on mats and had a nicely sloped putting green nearby the 1st and 10th tees. My second time here as I played a while ago in 2008 with a buddy. Really enjoyed the layout which is tight in places but looks tighter off the tee vs when your in the fairway you realized you had a little more room to operate. Found many tee shots you are hitting over a rise to a hidden fairway in the distance. A bit more dogleg left to rights here at Spanish Hills. Plenty of greenside bunkers, fairway bunkers and out of bounds to keep the best players honest. They also have a couple water features on holes 10 and 18.

The greens were in great shape very quick true rolls. Would say close to a 11 on the stimp but holding irons nicely. Surprisingly a bit more undulating then they look on approach. Rated 9/10. Star of the course.

Fairways were in above average shape with most all lies in the fairway padded nicely with some minor brown grass here and there but mostly green lush lies. Rated 7.5/10

Tees level and in above average shape. Rated 7.5/10

Was in greenside bunkers on #13 and #16 that contained firmer clay like sand with enough base to hit out of. Rated 7/10

Not much rough on this course and it varied in length depending what hole you were on. Found the rough about a foot or so off many fairways and the lies were great. Rated 7/10

Looked like the facilities were nice and all staff encountered were friendly. The proshop was small but adequate. They did have a snackshop/bar on the range which was pretty cool. Views from the golf course especially the back nine were amazing. If you have an opportunity to play here jump on it. Recommended.
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Walked the Oak tees today 5/18/26 at 10:40am with a nice twosome from SB and a nice single out from NY area. Weather was in the mid to high 70s with n... » More

Walked the Oak tees today 5/18/26 at 10:40am with a nice twosome from SB and a nice single out from NY area. Weather was in the mid to high 70s with no wind for the first 4 holes or so and then a pretty steady 2 club wind from hole 5 on. Our Pop was around 5 hrs as the course was packed and thriving today.

Conditions are great here.

Medium speed soft huge greens rolling pure. Rated 8/10

Lush fairways with perfect lies with little to no trouble spots. Rated 8.5/10

Beautifully thicker lush rough lining the fairways that was still playable and easy enough to advance full shots. Rated 8.5/10

Oak tees were in great shape mostly all level and lush. Rated 9/10

Was in one greenside bunker short left on 16 that looked thin but had nice base underneath. Rated 8/10

Soule Park is a masterpiece Gil Hanse designed Parkland layout with several tough par 4s from the tips and a couple challenging par 3s. They have some scoreable par 5s and a couple short par 4s to keep the routing challenging and fun at the same time. The architect put in some nice strategic bunkers to avoid and you must putt well on these huge undulating greens. A bad pin position day can challenge the best of players.

Always enjoy the Ojai vibe and my rounds here.

Highly recommended.
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Walked the blues today at high noon with my buddy and Gker MrKich under foggy damp conditions around 65 degrees with very little wind most of the day.... » More

Walked the blues today at high noon with my buddy and Gker MrKich under foggy damp conditions around 65 degrees with very little wind most of the day. We were joined by two nice singles. We waited just a little bit for the group in front of us but finished in 4 hrs 15 minutes with the group behind us at least a hole behind us all day.

Used their big driving range on mats and hit a few chips and putts. Olivas has a nice warm up area and the coolest staff around. Always a friendly laid back vibe here.

Only played one round here since last September. The course is in fine shape.

Fairways were mainly all lush in great shape. There were minor mud patches in some of the low lying areas of the fairways on 1, 9 and 18. But they always do a good job here in marking those areas off as gur. Rated 8/10

Tees were very lush, mainly level and in good shape. Rated 8.5/10

Rough just off the fairways was in good shape. Manageable for most irons. Rated 8/10

Greens were very soft. We were throwing iron darts all day and maybe were getting a foot of release. Putting fairly pure would say a 9 on the stimp. Rated 7.5/10

Was not in any bunkers but they looked well groomed with a wetter and deep base.

Shot my lowest round this year so far due to no wind and a good ball striking and putting day.

Olivas has some strong holes such as 6, 12,13 and 16 and some birdie holes on the front and some chances on the back as well.

Its two different courses when it's windy vs no wind which was unusual today.

Olivas has a great lay out, cooler temps, always solid conditions and very fair prices. A great golf course especially to play in the summer.

Highly recommended.
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Walked the oranges today 5/4/26 with my buddy Ron joining a super nice couple from Seattle under cold and windy conditions finishing with a POP of abo... » More

Walked the oranges today 5/4/26 with my buddy Ron joining a super nice couple from Seattle under cold and windy conditions finishing with a POP of about 4hrs 15 minutes. Staff is always very friendly. They have a nice size range with mats, big putting green and a seperate chipping area with a practice bunker.

Soule continues to deliver premium conditions at the best prices.

Greens soft on approaches, medium quickness and smooth rolls. Many pin placement sections on these huge Gil hanse greens. You can have long lag putts from the greens or fringes which were soft and in great shape. Rated 8/10

Fairways in great shape. Lush padded lies yet great rollout on lower trajectory drives. Rated 9/10

Most all tees level and lush and in great shape. Rated 9/10

Rough was being cut along the fairways on many holes as we were playing. It was in very good healthy shape. Rated 8.5/10

Was not in any bunkers but my playing partner was in a couple which he stated were high quality as usual here.

Layout is great here. Never a boring hole. 4 scoreable par 5s. Several long par 4s and a couple tough par 3s. Never a boring or letdown hole. Parkland course that is a great walk. Always in great condition.

Highly recommended!
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Rode the I tees this morning in group 1b with buddies John and Ron on the Canyon/Vista combo in around 4 hrs 50 minutes under 72 degree weather and ab... » More

Rode the I tees this morning in group 1b with buddies John and Ron on the Canyon/Vista combo in around 4 hrs 50 minutes under 72 degree weather and about 1.5 clubs of wind. Just a beautiful day.

My first time here. Heard many great things about this course[old Braemar] which was redesigned by Lanny Watkins and is now Mulholland Hills CC. My buddy John described it best after we putted out on hole 18....not one boring hole out here? Starting with the layout tons of elevation changes with many downhill holes and a few uphill holes. Somewhere in between target golf and a traditional layout. Hit it straight and be rewarded with scoring opportunities. Hit it crooked and there is no room. I thought Lanny did a great job in placing the fairway bunkers and greenside bunkers in positions that were fair but for sure needed to be negotiated. Other than Canyon 8 you can hit driver from the back tees although the pond can be reached on Vista 9 even from the back tees so beware if you are a long hitter. You need to work both fades and draws off the tee although maybe I recall a few more dogleg rights than lefts. Usually don't like only two par 5s but the course flowed really well from a design standpoint. There are 3 par 3s here that are amazing where you are hitting from an elevated mountain down to the green. The Vista 9 provided views of El Cab CC where the LPGA just played their final round yesterday.

The fairways were in really nice shape with basically perfect lies cut to the correct length. They provided nice roll out even with cushion for your irons. Rated 9/10

The rough was Bermuda and in playable length. It did not appear long but it could nestle down some. Rated 8/10.

The tees were mostly all level and were very firm. Had a hard time getting the tee peg in some of them. Rated 8/10

Was in 1 greenside bunker and one fairway bunker. This is great sand. Looked like white Augusta National fluffy material. Rated 9.5/10

The greens on Canyon had been recently punched and were slow and furry. The greens on Vista were a little quicker but still slow for CC standards. I'm not going to rate the greens coming out of maintenance but I would assume in a couple weeks Canyons greens will be back to normal.

All staff encountered were super friendly. Putting green and range a hike from the proshop. Not a walking course with Canyon 9 and Vista 9 a good hike from each other. I was told we played the great rotation but would like to try out the trails 9 as well.

Recommended!
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