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Soule Park Golf Course
Ojai, CA•Public
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Soule Park Golf Course
1033 E Ojai Ave
Ojai, CA 93023-3018
United States
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Overview
Some of the best architecture you can play for the price ($40!). Gil Hanse renovated this William F. Bell (architect of Torrey Pines, among others), giving public golfers a chance to play a course with invigorating, strategic options. The greens are interesting—and depending on where the pin is on the day—force the player to focus on shot placement from tee to green.
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Reviews
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“Great value, walkable, and reasonably priced. Some very strong holes especially starting out and a fun course to play."
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“Great value at under $50 to walk during the week. Some challenging par 3's and 4's and fun to play. Starts out really strong with holes 1-3 and 8 may be the best... an uphill dogleg left par 4 with a Redan green. Definitely worth visiting if you are in the area."
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“Soule Park sits about an hour and a half from Los Angeles in a beautiful valley surrounded by the mountains. The course is a certifiable muni, offering one of the best values in California at only about $40 to play. It is not a terribly challenging course or always in pristine condition, but there are things about Soule Park that make it an excellent muni. For starters, it is located in a beautiful setting and seems to fit the backdrop of the surrounding mountains and hills very well. The design from William Bell and most recently Gil Hanse is a solid one as well, with plenty of doglegs and interesting risk/reward opportunities throughout the round. California is perhaps the best state for golf in America and it's hard to see Soule Park competing against such a stacked list of mainly private courses. However, this is a great option for locals and is a very nice little round if in the area."
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“Great value and public in SoCal!"
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“Excellent muni. Excellent value. Solid Hanse layout"
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“I wanted to like this course more but it was really soft in September and it hadn't rained. If the green complexes had been firmer it would have been fun to use the contours as they were designed. It was still a great public golf outing and I would recommend it over any resort course."
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“Soule Park has so many excellent, strategic holes and strong green complexes. Yes, there are power line in front of a tee box, but the muni is in good shape with modest inconsistencies in terms of bunkers and rough levels. There is so much to love here, including the boomerang green, the clever routing, and some visual deception. 9 and 18, both with diagonal hazards, are great ways to create interest on shorter holes. The 9th green, like several out here, have multiple levels and a lot going on. I'd pick this muni to play over any other in the state (including Torrey). It's hard to get bored of such a dynamic course"
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“Soule Park has so many excellent, strategic holes and strong green complexes. Yes, there are power line in front of a tee box, but the muni is in good shape with modest inconsistencies in terms of bunkers and rough levels. There is so much to love here, including the boomerang green, the clever routing, and some visual deception. 9 and 18, both with diagonal hazards, are great ways to create interest on shorter holes. The 9th green, like several out here, have multiple levels and a lot going on. I'd pick this muni to play over any other in the state (including Torrey). It's hard to get bored of such a dynamic course"
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“This has to be one of the best deals in America. If you’re within an hour and have the time, your efforts will be rewarded with beautiful views and the chance to recapture the fun that inspires our love of this game."
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“One of the more surprisingly fun rounds of golf I’ve played in a long time. Maybe not as challenging as the aesthetics imply, but that’s all the more reason to enjoy the affordable golf in this beautiful valley."
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