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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7000 yards
Slope 139
Rating 74.0

Northern California's San Juan Oaks Golf Club is located halfway between the Silicon Valley and Monterey Peninsula off Highway 101 near the historic town of San Juan Bautista in Hollister. Opened in 1996, the 18-hole golf course is Fred Couples' first signature design in California and features five sets of tees for varying skill levels. It's also home to "Club Boom Boom," a popular junior teaching program. On top of the golf course, San Juan Oaks is known especially for its elaborate facilities including banquet rooms and patios for group outings, as well as driving range and practice greens.

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Course Details

Year Built 1996
Fairways Blue Grass
Greens Blue Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Fred Couples (1996) Gene Bates (1996) Kipp Schulties (1996) Steve Wolfard (1996)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Collared Shirts, Golf Slacks or Shorts required. No denim, cut offs, tank tops, swimsuits.

Available Facilities

Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in California (2016 #13) (2015 #15)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Courses for Pace of Play in the U.S. (2016 #23)

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4.3
761 Reviews (761)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 59
Patio Dining 27
Brunch 26
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 77
Bunkers 68
Forced Carries 64
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 94
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 90
Locals 57
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 108
Convenient to the City 12
In the 'Burbs 12

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Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Commented on 09/20/2021

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, sacrick! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing San Juan Oaks Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

very nice course

it's a very nice course though a bit far from home. Liked the view, layout, design and the overall well maintained environment . Love to play there again in the near future.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/14/2021

Hi, u501658031. Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing San Juan Oaks Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/14/2021

Hello, MrNev. Thank you for visiting us at San Juan Oaks Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating. We hope you join us for another round soon.

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Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Great course!

Great course for a long hitter! Cart paths need work. Cart GPS nice but too intrusive throughout the round. Greens are in great shape! Fun course will play again for sure.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/14/2021

Hi, Sommguy. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing San Juan Oaks Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/15/2021

Hello, u314160610051. Thank you for visiting us at San Juan Oaks Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Needs Sand

Bunkers were hard sand. Almost impossible to blast.
Too windy; seriously they should warn players when wind gusts are over 30 mph. If those two issues were addressed, it would rate higher.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/03/2021

Hi, tlauck! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at San Juan Oaks Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Great course/staff

Nice course and wonderful staff. Extremely slow playing course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/07/2021

Hi, chigger7. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing San Juan Oaks Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Worth the Drive

Had walked this course many times for junior golf tournaments, but this was the first time our regular foursome played here. It’s almost a 2 hour drive to get to SJO from the East Bay but it was definitely worth the drive down.

We had the 7:10am tee time but the twosome at 7:00am swapped with our foursome as they were still warming up at the range. The range was nice. Nice grass. Roomy and not crammed together just to squeeze in a range.

Pace was really good - typical of what you’d expect for an early tee time. There was a threesome in front of us but we lost sight of them after about the fourth hole even though we made the turn at 8:45am.

Course conditions were excellent. Greens rolled true. Fun layout. We were there in late August so it started getting toasty on the back nine. Would definitely play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/07/2021

Thank you for your review, TheDaddyCaddy. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at San Juan Oaks Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Oaks

Course was in awesome shape. Everyone was very accommodating and friendly. I can’t wait to play there again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/30/2021

Thank you for taking the time to review us, u870532351. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. San Juan Oaks Golf Club thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 75
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Too many cart-path only

I didn’t plan to have to walk this much with a cart.
Several holes had cart-path only. Many area are restricted and could not use the cart. Nice greens.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
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Commented on 08/24/2021

Hi, Sunti88. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing San Juan Oaks Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/24/2021

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, awmh12! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing San Juan Oaks Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/16/2021

Hello, u000003701855. Thank you for visiting us at San Juan Oaks Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/17/2021

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, deuxit3! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing San Juan Oaks Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Overall nice golf course

This golf course has a fun layout with a lot of different looks, some vey challenging holes, and very beautiful views, the course is in excellent condition from fairways to greens! For sure worth the visit!!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/17/2021

Hi, bassocorey. We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at San Juan Oaks Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 41
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
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Commented on 08/12/2021

Hello, u000002770057. Thank you for visiting us at San Juan Oaks Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/10/2021

Hello, mraivio63. Thank you for visiting us at San Juan Oaks Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/09/2021

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, chasdr5! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing San Juan Oaks Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/10/2021

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, yzchen66! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing San Juan Oaks Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/09/2021

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u000004589910! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing San Juan Oaks Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/11/2021

Hello, tlauck. Thank you for visiting us at San Juan Oaks Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating. We hope you join us for another round soon.

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