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Tees, fairways and greens were in nice shape. Cheap walking deal with virtually no waiting on course. You know what your getting if you’ve played here before, some tight driving holes and an enjoyable walk.

6am tee time is good for playing fast and getting on with the day...first 5 holes I waited in fairway for the greens to be cut. Holes were obviously the same cups from the day before. Playing early before the course is properly prepared isn’t worth the discounted price.

First and last time.

Funky layout...long hitters keep the driver in the bag. Typical CT target golf. Grainy greens. Pass.

Good condition...tee to green the maintenance staff is doing an awesome job. Like most courses these days, little attention is paid to yardage markers...hard to find (if at all) around teeing ground and fairways.

Yardage guide is needed / necessary for first time players. Bunker distance...doglegs, etc are tricky.

Enjoyed it. Will return for sure.

Second time playing here since 2016 and the immediate recollection of yardage markers reminded me why I stayed away.

This course is SO poorly marked for yardages it’s embarrassing. Feel like playing a round completely blind and consistently guessing? Enjoy.

Teeing grounds...complete joke. No identifiable obvious markers unless you find a needle in a haystack and...yup...158. Great. It this to the Middle? Front? Back?

Fairway sprinkler heads...zilch. Shows such a lack of basic golf course operations.

They seem to take payments like a fine tuned machine...imagine putting 1/10th of that efficiency into presenting a properly marked golf course.

GM / Head pro and all staff should be embarrassed sending out PAYING customers.

There’s several terrific companies who will create detailed and accurate yardage guides that...wait for it...you can monetize and profit from. What a novel idea.

Never again...will NOT recommend to anyone.

First tee time of the day at 6:45, went out as a single and played in 2 hours and 25 min. Course is normally in perfect shape, however they just punched the greens and were punching the fairways during the round. Slightly disappointed with that aspect of the morning, but it has to happen at some point. Management could've offered, as a courtesy, a free drink or small bag of range balls to accommodate the less than desirable course conditions.

All of that being said, Olivas Links is one of my favorite layouts in southern California. You won't be disappointed. The greens are demanding, hit it in the wrong spot and you'll be 3-putting. Challenging par 3's that require different clubs to each. Par 5's that are reachable if played correctly. The wind will blow, strong at times, so be prepared.

The temporary clubhouse is getting old, hopefully they have plans to build something more permanent soon. Never stuck around for an after round drink, which I normally would do each and every time.