Played 1/17/05, WINDY! The course is in good shape except where the rains caused damage, the grounds crew were hard at work making repairs. Pace of play was very good. Customer service gets an A+. A... Continue »

Played 1/17/05, WINDY! The course is in good shape except where the rains caused damage, the grounds crew were hard at work making repairs. Pace of play was very good. Customer service gets an A+. Always worth the price with coupons available out there.

Played Oak Quarry on Saturday, 1/15/05. Most of the other courses in the area got hurt bad by the recent rains - but - overall - Oak Quarry held up well. The most noticable damage was: 1) 16th fairw... Continue »

Played Oak Quarry on Saturday, 1/15/05. Most of the other courses in the area got hurt bad by the recent rains - but - overall - Oak Quarry held up well. The most noticable damage was: 1) 16th fairway was really wet - a "mini-lake" had actually formed, which played as casual water and relief was given, but it was still a surprise to find my ball in the middle of water after a perfect drive! 2) The marshall escorts you around the hill from 14th green to 15th tee, as there were rock-slides that closed the regular cart-path. They had a major portion of the clean-up done by Saturday - but - 15 (which is a nice par-4 with birdie opportunities!) played as a 150-yard par-3. 3) On 18, they lost a portion of the cart-path up the hill tothe clubhouse, and the wooden bridge. But they did a really good job building a new bridge and re-routing the path. You'd hardly notice the change.

Overall the course drained well and damage is minimal. The grounds crew there is working like demons to get it all ship-shape. I guess because of the damaged conditions, they gave us each 2 25%-off greens fees coupons to use any time through May, 2005. Very cool. The greens need a good rolling, (hard to do after so much rain!) as they are a wee- bit lumpy, but certainly playable!! Fairways were lush and green - rough was long - but not too punitive.

Always a good choice - You can't go wrong at Oak Quarry - and - the staff there is country-club quality!

4.5 hours for a Saturday...not bad. Marshalls keep it moving pretty well.

returned for a rematch but was again knocked silly. this time the wind took over and moved my ball to places unkown. still a most impressive track. greens are fast, good fairways, super service. one d... Continue »

returned for a rematch but was again knocked silly. this time the wind took over and moved my ball to places unkown. still a most impressive track. greens are fast, good fairways, super service. one downside, group in front of us showed no signs of good golf sense in moving to keep pace up.

4.75 hour round, course was packed. Great course especially with golfq coupon was well worth it. Greens were fast but some holes with excessive ball marks. Tee boxes were great. Fairway was slightly ... Continue »

4.75 hour round, course was packed. Great course especially with golfq coupon was well worth it. Greens were fast but some holes with excessive ball marks. Tee boxes were great. Fairway was slightly thin. Sand traps could be fluffier. Great course.

Course was in great shape. Nice course. Awesome location..

Course was in great shape. Nice course. Awesome location..

Well, it's too bad the overseeding & punched greens are in effect as the course was a real treat. Ultra thin & mush fairways & tee boxes tied in with hard sand traps or waterlogged sand traps. It's ... Continue »

Well, it's too bad the overseeding & punched greens are in effect as the course was a real treat. Ultra thin & mush fairways & tee boxes tied in with hard sand traps or waterlogged sand traps. It's obvious they are watering the hell out of this course to get the seeds to grow. Played for $50 due to "overseeding/punched greens" special but I'd wait 2 - 3 weeks til things start to grow in better regardless of price. Many awesome views topped off with hole #14 with a dramatic several hundred foot cliff backdrop behind the green. Greens have multi-tiers on many of them and bring your A game as this is pretty much target golf. I rated the course a 2.86 due to the harsh conditions.....

This course is gorgeous!!! The views made up for my poor play. The tips play pretty tough from this course. Number 16 lives up to its reputation. The only complaint I had about this course was the... Continue »

This course is gorgeous!!! The views made up for my poor play. The tips play pretty tough from this course. Number 16 lives up to its reputation. The only complaint I had about this course was the lack of sand in the bunkers. The time I played you couldn't hit more than 3/4 inch before your club bottomed out onto some hardpan. Other than that, I think this has been one of the most enjoyable courses I've recently played. A definite must play.

Tee off at 10:40 am with a foursome..finished at 5:30 pm, super slow for a Monday. Greens and fairways are in good shape. No complaint...ppl, you can not play through if there are three groups in fr... Continue »

Tee off at 10:40 am with a foursome..finished at 5:30 pm, super slow for a Monday. Greens and fairways are in good shape. No complaint...ppl, you can not play through if there are three groups in front of you!

Just my luck. The one day I take off of work (9/21) to play Oak Quarry, the first Santa Ana winds of the year kick up. I had been looking forward to playing this course for a long time, and it had t... Continue »

Just my luck. The one day I take off of work (9/21) to play Oak Quarry, the first Santa Ana winds of the year kick up. I had been looking forward to playing this course for a long time, and it had to be with 40-mph wind gusts.

Good placement of different tees for varying levels of skill. Being an 11 handicap, I played from the white tees to accompany my playing partners and because of the ridiculous wind conditions. I still had a challenging round.
Winds seemed to come from multiple directions, deflected by the large cliff faces. This was especially evident on the great downhill par 3 14th hole, which has a sign stating that it is the "best par 3 in Southern California". Stuck in a little valley, the wind swirled and shifted in completely the opposite direction from the prevailing wind.
Great vistas on the first few holes, especially #4-6, then again on the back side, on the finishing holes.
Nice bunkers, could use a bit more sand for my taste.
Great fairways and greens. Greens were a medium-fast speed and smooth. I'm surprised they didn't get glassy-quick with the wind, but instead maintained a reasonable speed. There wasn't much rough to speak of, because most of the terrain off of the fairway was rocky, "environmental" hazards. The older "green" GPS system on the carts really helped, although the fairways themselves were well marked on sprinkler heads.
Barely saw any other players, probably because it was a Tuesday and because of the winds. There was one group about three holes behind us, and we never saw anyone in front of us.

I would really enjoy coming back to this course, especially on a day when the conditions aren't as severe. It really is an impressive course, both visually and in its layout.