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River Ridge Golf Club

3.0 (149 reviews)
Open • 6:00 am - 6:00 pm

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Lucas D.

Review is from 7/19/25. Yet another course destroyed by American Golf. Management should be ashamed of themselves for asking for $75 dollars for a round of golf. I suppose from their perspective, why invest to keep this place pristine as it was a few years ago? There's always suckers to fill out the tee sheet. The conditions have been steadily dropping over the years, but today was the nail in the coffin. Never again. Be wary of reviews that rave about the condition this track is in, but post no pictures.

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Horrible management for times even on a weekday. The pace was looking like a weekend.

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Don't spend your money playing here if you enjoy golfing. Course is the bad shape. Worse I've ever played

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What happened to this course? Played 7-18-24 greens awful fairways dead. Come on man!

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Beautiful course with very nice people! Monthly membership was under $50 and you get a free large bucket of balls daily!

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Ask the Community - River Ridge Golf Club

How far is the fence at the driving range?

Approximately 200 yards from the new position of the mats, as of 6/1/2025

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“Victoria Lakes is the newer course with great challenges throughout.”

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I played in Sept 2026. This is how golf should be…read more Apparently the clubhouse was washed away. There is only a trailer, big enough for a few desks and a very friendly and professional staff, which treated us well. No bs. Just friendly and direct. The parking is great, the putting green is great (did seem a little faster than the greens), the short practice area is great. 6 ball max, for those of you who like to bust out the tube of a 1,000 balls (we'll be copying this sign at my course). The range is ok, not sure if you can hit driver. The course is immaculate, carpet fairways. Greens were in great condition, rolling 10? Very gettable layout but still trouble if you don't pay attention. I played from the forward tees because I was playing with an injured player and some older dudes, so I only got out the driver on a couple holes, which is something I never get to do on other courses, even if I play forward tees. Kinda cool. Plays plenty long from tips (6800). 6000 from whites (and I don't want to hear it. If you are playing from white and not breaking 76, you are in the right place!) The greens are huge and you can def hit greens and 3 putt from 80'. Fairways are generous. It's beach-side, so the trees are flat and small (like at Pebble or Torrey). It's called links, but it's really "linksy", not unlike Rustic Canyon. You can putt of the green but the course plays in the air. I should note it was unusually warm at 80 and unusually unwindy. Low ball hitters welcome. The price is unreasonably fair, especially in today's environment. Kudos to a muni keeping a really nice course a great value. Much appreciated. What I really love about this course is that it is great for a hardcore stick but a newbie can have fun too. Not many courses pull this off. (I thought the rating/slope were a little low, especially given there is usually wind, but the USGA is all about distance, so whatever ...) Wednesday, 11 am. pace of play was fine, 4:30 approx. Waited a couple holes. The GOOD: STAFF The Amazing: GOLF, all around. The UGLY: The drive from LA if there is traffic. FORE!

Hidden gem! This track is fun for all levels. This is probably one of my top 5 around LA , and…read moreVentura for the value.The fairways always are in a great shape as you see ground keepers active throughout the course. The greens roll pretty decent with enough challenges to keep you humble. . If you have not tried Olivas yet...you are missing out. The only down fall is that it's hard to get tee times during prime time but I would definitely recommend.

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Spanish Hills Club is amazing. So clean and modern. The best kept secret in Ventura County. The…read moregolf course is such a fun and challenging layout. The greens are great and speed of play is excellent. The tennis and pickleball has its own pro shop and stadium court and the pool is fantastic. They have a social membership and a pool membership where you can dine at Topa Restaurant which is amazing. I highly recommend checking out this club for their amenities, having an event and especially joining.

This is a golf only review based on one playing in Summer of 2021 for a charity scramble. I have no…read moreopinion of membership, club or anything else except what I actually mention. The facts: Course is hilly. Fairways narrow. Rough is easy. Sand is consistent and nice. Trees are plentiful and well maintained, offering some shade and bordering fairways. Greens ran about 10 and were in very nice condition, as was the whole course. This is not a walkable course. Plays 5835 from Whites, 6278 from Blues and 6748 from Blacks. Par is 71. Rating: 72.4-68, Slope 135-123. Practice facilities: Range is wonky. It's very narrow (not the range itself, the area between the cart path and the hill's edge), only about 15 bays and is so downhill that it's really difficult to adjudge distance. The balls are standard range balls (not restricted) and fairly new. The putting green was well maintained, the size of a very long green, 80' X 35'? (est). The putting green was quite sloped, but was very consistent with stimp on greens. I saw no chipping/pitching or bunker practice area, but I could have missed it. Clubhouse: Super standard new private club architecture. Nice but nothing special. Lockers and bathrooms and facilities very clean and a bit generic. Staff: I had just a couple interactions with SH staff as it was a charity tourney run by volunteers but the ones I did talk to were particularly nice, in a genuine way. GOLF COURSE. Let me just get this out of the way. I have no idea why anyone would be a member of a course that is unwalkable, but hey, differences in tastes is what makes things interesting. So, I played in a scramble tourney from the whites and I'm a 5 handicap so I shouldn't be playing from the whites, but you know, whatever. This course at 6748 would be quite different than from 5835. And when you are playing a scramble the tactics are SO different than if you are playing for score and playing the course for the first time. Once one of my team members was in the fairway at 200-250, I'd just bomb it, trying to drive the green or close. Half the par 4's are drivable or close. If I played this course from gross score, I'd pretty much never hit driver from the whites probably not even from the tips. I'd be hitting a 4 iron. There are SO many blind tee shots. I'm not a fan. I do not like courses built into the sides of hills. You don't know what the tee shots are going to do. So many times I hit shots to the left side of the fairway and they ended up on the right or visa versa. If you are playing this course for the first time and aren't going to be playing it a lot, and not in a scramble, play ultra conservatively. I lost a couple drives that I hit exactly where I wanted to hit them but then I realized my target was off. The one thing that helps is the touch-screen GPS on the carts. Use it! I should have done a better job with that. It can really help you pick your spots. Speaking of carts. Enter through the fairways through the yellow stakes as indicated or the cart will seize up on you sometimes. And the cart seats are really comfy, too. So, yeah. This course is like so many courses in OC and Ventura counties that are built into the side of hills. I've played and reviewed quite a few of them. Not a fan. I only play when it's about hanging out with friends or free golf (as opposed to just pure golf scoring), but if you like these type of courses, this is a pretty good one. Well maintained. Great greens (on par with LACC, Annandale, Rustic Canyon, Hacienda, Oakmont). Have Fun. FORE!

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Start with the greens, if you can call them that. Rather than the smooth, consistent surfaces one…read moreexpects to putt on, you're met with a blotchy, uneven mess patches of thinning, discolored turf scattered across the surface like the green itself is suffering from some kind of chronic skin condition, all bald patches and inflamed splotches, as if psoriasis or alopecia had taken hold of the turf. Reading a putt here isn't a matter of skill; it's a matter of luck, because no amount of green-reading ability accounts for a surface this poorly maintained. The driving range fares no better. The mats are worn through, the turf beneath them is patchy and hard, and hitting off of it feels less like practice and more like penance. The equipment doesn't help matters. The push carts are relics, and the motorized carts aren't much of an improvement sluggish, battered, running on batteries that seem perpetually on the verge of dying mid-round. And when I tried to rent one myself with a valid license in hand I was flatly refused because I'm under 18. Fine. Rules exist. But when I asked, reasonably, whether I could rent one under my parent's name instead, the staff didn't just say no they laughed. Openly. In my face. That kind of contempt for a paying customer isn't an oversight; it's a culture. The grounds themselves are no better maintained than the equipment. There's an active construction zone bordering part of the course, and the surrounding area is littered with trash along the sidelines. The lakes on the property sit empty and stagnant, more of an eyesore than a water feature at this point if the course can't be bothered to keep them filled, it says a lot about where their priorities are. I also came across two dead birds during my round, which says something about the general upkeep of the place. There were also several people loitering around the course grounds, which didn't exactly add to the sense that this is a well-managed, well-supervised facility. And then there's the matter of restrooms or the lack thereof. There are no real facilities on this course, just a scattering of porta potties, while the one or two actual restrooms on-site sit locked and inaccessible for the entire round. Between the diseased-looking greens, the derelict range, the neglected grounds, and a staff that treats basic customer questions with open ridicule, Buenaventura isn't just an underwhelming round of golf it's an insult to anyone who pays to walk through the gate. I won't be back. Genuinely, I hope they get their act together fill the lakes, clean up the grounds, and treat their customers with a shred of respect because right now, I'd be surprised if anyone books a tee time there again.

- Bait-and-switch pricing, rude management, and poor course conditions…read more I would not recommend Buena Ventura Golf Course. My experience was disappointing from start to finish, and it was absolutely not worth the time or the money. First issue: misleading pricing on the website. The website advertises $26 twilight golf, which already sounded suspiciously cheap. I called the pro shop to confirm, and the employee told me "yes, that's the twilight rate." What was not mentioned is that this price is walking only. Once you add a cart, the actual price jumps significantly. My 1:40 pm tee time ended up costing $44 per person, and because I brought my girlfriend, that became $88 total--nearly double what the website implies. Second issue: confusing and inconsistent policies. At check-in, I asked management if there was a cheaper option or if we could just play nine holes. I was told no, you must pay for all 18. I was then told, "You can golf as long as you can see the ball." No one mentioned any cutoff time, curfew, or requirement to be back by a certain hour. picture below of when Told " we don't allow glow in the dark golf balls " by the time you hit that is the time you should go " So we played. By the 14th hole, it was not even dark yet, and we were using glow-in-the-dark balls. Suddenly, a manager (or supervisor) with a mustache drove up and aggressively told us we had to leave immediately--not asking, not explaining, just ordering us off the course in an extremely rude and disrespectful manner. The tone was hostile, condescending, and completely unprofessional. There was zero attempt to communicate respectfully or clarify policy. Third issue: course conditions were terrible. * Greens were rough and poorly maintained * Tee boxes were beat up * Fairways had large brown patches * Balls constantly landed on hard dirt instead of grass This course does not justify the price, especially considering the attitude and lack of customer service. Bottom line: If you live in Thousand Oaks or the Conejo Valley and are thinking about driving 45 minutes out here because you think you're getting a deal--don't do it. Stay local. Courses like Los Robles or Lake Lindero are far better maintained, and the staff actually treats golfers with respect. I will never play here again, and I do not recommend this course to anyone

River Ridge Golf Club - golf - Updated October 2026

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