Ojai and Ventura Golf Guide
Any city that calls itself the "Shangri-La of Southern California" holds itself in pretty high regard, since the health-and-spirituality-based sanctuary in James Hilton's novel "Lost Horizon" was mythical. Yet this city of about 7,500 residents, located northwest of Los Angeles and east of Santa Barbara, manages to live up to the high standards that the name Shangri-La promises.
Home to numerous artists, plenty of spiritual seekers and a smattering of Hollywood types, Ojai is only about 15 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean, and the town drapes the foothills of the Topa Topa Mountains, which are bisected by hiking trails. The town sits in the Ojai Valley, below 6,000-foot bluffs, and the sunsets draw oohs-and-ahhs, as well as painters, because they glow pink, before dissipating into the evening.
The art galleries and the Ojai Valley Inn are the primary tourist draw, but touristy this regal establishment is not. The Spanish-style resort resonates class from every guest room and hacienda. As phenomenal as the accommodations and the dining establishments are, however, the Ojai Valley Inn is famous for its extensive, first-class spa. So golfers who spend time playing the fantastic George C. Thomas Jr. and Billy Bell championship course, completed in 1923, can either not feel guilty because their significant other is being pampered as well, or they can treat themselves to a spa treatment after a challenging round.
Visitors to Ojai looking to play more golf can head just down the street from the Ojai Valley Inn to Soule Park Golf Course, a muni that is well worth the time and inexpensive greens fees, or they can head towards the coast to play Olivos Links, Buenaventura Golf Course and River Ridge Golf Club, which features 36 holes. Or they can head back towards L.A. a bit to play Sterling Hills Golf Club, a course on which most everyone should find something to like.
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1 Nights Unlimited Rounds ~ Starting at $474 per night, single occupancy.
Dates: Now - 12/31/24
Unlimited Golf for Two
1 Nights Unlimited Rounds ~ Inquire For Custom Golf Package
Dates: Now - 12/31/25
Unlimited Golf for One
1 Nights Unlimited Rounds ~ Starting at $474 per night, single occupancy.
Dates: Now - 12/31/25
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Ojai and Ventura Golf Courses
Buenaventura Golf Course
5882 Olivas Park Dr
Ventura, CA 93003
Type: Public
Architect: William F. & William P. Bell
Camarillo Springs Golf Course
791 Camarillo Springs Rd
Camarillo, CA 93012
Type: Public
Architect: Ted Robinson
Elkins Ranch Golf Course
1386 Chambersburg Rd
Fillmore, CA 93015
Holes: 18
Type: Semi-Private
Architect: William H. Tucker, Jr.
Las Posas Country Club
955 Fairway Dr
Camarillo, CA 93010
Holes: 18
Type: Private
Architect: Lawrence Hughes
Los Robles Greens Golf Course
299 S Moorpark Rd
Thousand Oaks, CA 91361
Type: Public
Architect: Bob E. Baldock
Moorpark Country Club
11800 Championship Dr
Moorpark, CA 93021
Type: Public
Architect: Peter Jacobsen
North Ranch Country Club - Oaks/Lakes
4761 Valley Spring Dr
Westlake Village, CA 91362
Type: Private
Architect: Ted Robinson
North Ranch Country Club - Valley/Oaks
4761 Valley Spring Dr
Westlake Village, CA 91362
Type: Private
Architect: Ted Robinson
Ojai Valley Inn & Spa
Country Club Rd
Ojai, CA 93023
Holes: 18
Type: Resort
Architect: George C. Thomas & William P. Bell
Olivas Park Golf Course
3750 Olivas Park Dr
Ventura, CA 93001
Type: Public
Architect: William F. Bell
Saticoy Country Club
4450 N Clubhouse Dr
Somis, CA 93066
Holes: 18
Type: Private
Architect: William F. Bell
Seabee Golf Club of Port Hueneme
Bldg 233 - Port Hueneme Naval Base
Port Hueneme, CA 93043
Type: Military
Architect: Jack Daray
Sherwood Country Club
320 W Strafford Rd
Thousand Oaks, CA 91361
Type: Private
Architect: Jack Nicklaus
Simi Hills Golf Course
5031 Alamo St
Simi Valley, CA 93063
Holes: 18
Type: Public
Architect: Ted Robinson
Soule Park Golf Club
1033 E Ojai Ave
Ojai, CA 93023
Holes: 18
Type: Public
Architect: William P. Bell
Spanish Hills Golf & Country Club
999 Crestview Ave
Camarillo, CA 93010
Holes: 18
Type: Private
Architect: Bob Cupp
Sterling Hills Golf Club
901 Sterling Hills Dr
Camarillo, CA 93010
Type: Public
Architect: Graves Pascuzzo
Sunset Hills Country Club
4155 Erbes Rd N
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
Holes: 18
Type: Private
Architect: Ted Robinson
Wood Ranch Golf Club
301 Wood Ranch Pkwy
Simi Valley, CA 93065
Holes: 18
Type: Private
Architect: Ted Robinson
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The world-class Ojai Country Club was one of the first great golf courses in Southern California. Designed and originally built in 1923 under the direction of George C. Thomas, Jr. and Billy Bell, the course was hailed as "a marvel of golfing architecture." Thomas, who also designed courses at the Riviera, Bel-Air and Los Angeles country clubs, had two initial considerations for the Ojai course: "...that the average golfer could enjoy his round without too great a penalty, and that a test must be afforded requiring the low-handicap man to play fine golf in order to secure pars."
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