Oak Creek Golf Club

Was stoked to find out the greens were punched recently, because it drops the rate down to where it's palatable. Normally I wouldn't play this course except super twilight as it's too pricey.

I looped the front nine twice in under two hours and barely saw a soul.

All aspects of this course were extremely enjoyable, including the practice facility. The only negative was waiting for the foursome of two men and women in front of us. A 3 1/2 hour round for our threesome went to a typical 4 1/2 hour round.

This course was clearly a step above the usual public courses in the OC area.

Tee boxes, greens, fairways were wonderful to play on and the sand traps were challenging but fair.

A really nice layout. Fairways and greens were in good condition. A good value at $98 for Orange County. Beautiful facility, nice restaurant for lunch.

It seems Tom Fazio was asked to do at Oak Creek what he did at Shadow Creek, albeit on a somewhat less ambitious scale. And he seems to have mostly succeeded in making the golfer forget he is playing on a smallish piece of land in a semi-industrial setting. Despite the size of the tract, the holes feel well separated by manmade mounds and berms, and firm fairways make for a good number of fun and strategic shots. It's high pre-Recession architecture, but an above-average example of it.

Oak Creek's top green fee of $180 is a bit shocking, but not surprising given its upscale feel and location in the middle of Orange County, California. While I don't know how enthusiastically I'd pay rack rate, I do think the Twilight fee of $95 is a pretty good deal, and the fellow Millennials I was paired with seemed to agree.

Pretty fair conditions but whole teeing ground of 18th hole is under construction so it plays par 4 with temporary teeing ground in the fair ways. Not bad pace of play teeing off at 11:06.

Although the Greens were mechanically fertilized they were rolled and cut and Putts were perfect rollers. Just about 2% Slower.

Rode the Golds (6543/71.2/130) with Greg, Kong and Larry. Thanks to all for a fun round! POP was 4H, 20M on a busy, warm afternoon.

First time playing here. I like most Fazio layouts, and this one was no exception. Lots of strategically placed traps and tree/bush lined fairways make keeping it straight a premium here.

The Bermuda tees had good coverage and were maintained high. Only a few could use leveling and most were well maintained for divots.

The Bermuda fairways had a nice cushion and were good to play from. They were also maintained high, which made the course play longer than you would expect.

The Bermuda rough was plenty high enough for the ball to sit down. Punitive, we had at least one lost ball that was lost in the rough and a couple of other times you almost had to be standing over the ball to see it.

Looked like they may be refurbishing the traps? The ones around the green were darker in color and appeared to be universally thinner. The fairway traps actually had too much light colored sand, resulting in numerous fried egg lies within our group.

The greens were smooth and medium fast. Nice! Even though I had a poor putting day, they rolled especially well after playing a bunch of recent rounds on bumpy, slow Bermuda greens in the desert. Also liked that I was able to back up numerous irons on the greens.

Customer service good from all encountered. Nice practice facility, complementary water in the cart that was also equipped with good GPS. Good restaurant on site that was reasonably priced for a golf course. Nice, enjoyable layout that was challenging but fair. Recommended.

This is a fun and somewhat challenging track, but not worth the play at normal rates. I played because I had a golfpass voucher, which made it a fantastic deal. If I could get a discounted deal, would play again.

I’ve lived in OC only for short time, but the best course I’ve played in OC. The course was in great shape, golf carts top notch, and the staff is the best I’ve experienced in a very long time. If you haven’t played Oak Creek you’re missing out.

Played this course again after about a year off. The overall experience was great. The outside services team was great. They welcomed me and sent me home very nicely. The fairways and greens were in great shape. The greens were much faster than my last round. Pace of play was good at just around 4.5 hours. My only criticism was the price of range balls is high at $9 for a small bucket and the tee boxes were very uneven at times.

Though greens are recovering from aeration, they weren't bad to putt on and still maintained their speed