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 hr... Continue »

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.

From 7/3


Soule Park was again solid! Love this course every time!


Again had the pleasure of playing SP! It was an awesome day! Great weather and conditions all around today with a bit of ... Continue »

From 7/3


Soule Park was again solid! Love this course every time!


Again had the pleasure of playing SP! It was an awesome day! Great weather and conditions all around today with a bit of 10 mph wind late on the back nine. I note the following:


Tee Boxes: Level and green, no damage. Condition very good.


Fairways: Green, lush, and defined from rough. Grabby with limited rollout. Condition very good.


Greens: Green, medium-fast in speed, on the medium to firm side, and tricky to read at times. Speed about a 11. Condition very good.


Sand: Maintained with heavy consistency. Condition very good.


Rough: Maintained and defined, about 3 – 5 inches. Condition very good.


Waste Areas: Maintained with overgrown nature that offered little to no recovery potential. Condition very good.


Driving Range: Very nice driving range! You are hitting off matts into an incredible mountain backdrop. This range was as good as it gets for the location and ran out at over 300 yards. I noted classic yellow range balls that flew well and were in good condition. Love the Driving Range experience here!


Practice Areas: Chipping area present was nice but compact. Conditions was above average. Practice putting green was ample and consistent in speed with the course's greens. Conditions was also above average.


POP: 5 hours – wait was encountered on 6 holes on the front nine and on one hole on the back nine. It was a busy day.


Other: Noted a nice golf shop, high grade. Service received was excellent!


Restaurant: Zaidi's Restaurant was epic! This is one of the best golf course restaurants you can ever eat at! The food here is top of the line and a must to enjoy when playing SP! A post round meal here makes for the perfect day!


This is a great golf course without a doubt, that requires a solid golf game to score. I loved this track and hope to be able to play it again in the future. Again Fully Endorsed!

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 t... Continue »

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!

This is another of several very recent reviews of Soule so all I really have to add is they are spot on. The conditions were all around very good, the place is well run and the setting is awesome. Aft... Continue »

This is another of several very recent reviews of Soule so all I really have to add is they are spot on. The conditions were all around very good, the place is well run and the setting is awesome. After not having played the course in about 30 years, I found an excuse on Monday 5/26 for my second trip back in the last few months. If you are headed up the coast from LA to Ventura and points North, it is worth the diversion to Ojai on the way to play this course. Plan on a drink and bite afterword to get the whole experience.

Made the trip up to Soule Park. Course is in great shape right now. Greens are medium fast and smooth. Great coverage in the fairways. Rough is good and can be tough in places. This is a great layout ... Continue »

Made the trip up to Soule Park. Course is in great shape right now. Greens are medium fast and smooth. Great coverage in the fairways. Rough is good and can be tough in places. This is a great layout with nice views from every hole. Several tee options so everyone can find the right place to hit from. Highly recommend.

Played 5-13-25 early morning walking as a single in a little over 3 hours, taking my time and enjoying the course. Easy check in as usual. Tee boxes in good shape, level and lush. Fairways were in re... Continue »

Played 5-13-25 early morning walking as a single in a little over 3 hours, taking my time and enjoying the course. Easy check in as usual. Tee boxes in good shape, level and lush. Fairways were in really nice shape with minimal roll out and a great surface to hit from. Rough is in good condition, 1-2 inches with some thicker stuff on a few of the holes. Was in one greenside bunker that had very nice white sand. Greens had had a micro punch done to them so they were a little slow with an occasional bump but not to bad, and playing a little on the soft side. Overall great conditions for an early morning walk.

I played Soule Park for the first time today and it was spectacular. It is now probably in my top 5 courses, public or private, that I've played in SoCal. The condition of the course is immaculate. Fa... Continue »

I played Soule Park for the first time today and it was spectacular. It is now probably in my top 5 courses, public or private, that I've played in SoCal. The condition of the course is immaculate. Fairways are lush as is the rough. The greens are awesome and are at an appropriate speed for the contours, so the do not come off as gimmicky or unfair. Great layout, great staff, great conditions.

Walked the oranges with my buddy Matt yesterday 3/24/25 teeing off just before 2pm under 87 degree weather that although hot walking felt great after a colder winter. Joined by a husband/wife that jus... Continue »

Walked the oranges with my buddy Matt yesterday 3/24/25 teeing off just before 2pm under 87 degree weather that although hot walking felt great after a colder winter. Joined by a husband/wife that just played 9. Our POP was 4 hrs 25 minutes with maybe a club wind on a very pleasant weather day. Friendly staff inside the proshop and we ate at Zaidees bar and grill after the round which has awesome fish and chips. I'm just amazed at the job the staff does up here. The fairways are a 9/10 bordering on Palm Springs level. Perfect lies. Just a few muddy areas from recent rains here in there but pretty much perfect conditions. Tees were beautiful, lush, mainly level. 8/10 Was in greenside bunker on hole 3 with perfect raked beach sand. Rated 8/10 Rough is mowed just higher than the super lush Fairways and is in great shape. 8.5/10 Greens were very healthy, accepting irons very softly and rolling at a medium pace. Rated 8/10. Conditions will only get better if that's possible. One of the best values in socal. Great layout, staff, prices and conditions. Recommended.

Hit Soule park today 12/19, for the first time in about 30 years. i never played it a lot, but the times I did when I was living in the area gave an appreciation of it as solid and scenic course. The ... Continue »

Hit Soule park today 12/19, for the first time in about 30 years. i never played it a lot, but the times I did when I was living in the area gave an appreciation of it as solid and scenic course. The Gil Hanse makeover was something I wanted to check out and I finally got around to it. I was not disappointed. Very nice conditions all around with some Hanse touches, like the extended close-mown areas beyond the official fringes to extend the putting options. Fairways tended to be more open and reasonably forgiving, offset with character to the greens complexes which often had significant contours to consider. Local knowledge helps because being on the correct side of the green or below the hole frequently made a big difference in your chances to score well, but often you couldn't see/gauge that from the fairway. Summarizing: tee boxes fine, fairways nice, rough not very punitive, bunkers in very nice shape, greens also in nice shape, reasonably quick and generally challenging. There is a nice flow to the course and the surrounding hills and mountains create a very attractive and somewhat dramatic setting. Pace was fairly steady, if a touch sluggish. We teed off a little after 12:00 and were the second to last group to finish on 18 with just enough daylight.

I didn't get to try it out, but the clubhouse has been improved and the restaurant there has a good reputation as a place to eat. It has open areas and places to perch with sightline to the course. Basically a cool spot whether a golfer or not. GDR25 has praised the place for its overall value and the quality of the course and I have to concur. I also have to find excuses to get back here more than every 30 years or so.