Simi Hills Golf Course

A solid golf course that has some challenging holes. I played from the black tees (6600 yards) and I thought the course was in good shape.
Several holes with water and plenty of strategic sand traps as my wife would admit.
Some dry areas but that’s to be expected with the drought and all.
The clubhouse has a decent selection of clothing and shoes etc.
the weather was about mid 90’s however their was a nice breeze on most of the holes that made it feel a bit cooler.

Played here for the first time recently on a Sunday morning. The threat of rain seemed to keep many away which lead to a nice 4 hour round.
A decently long course at 6400 yards from the blues but feels much shorter which is enjoyable. Not overtly difficult very fair. The hole variation is outstanding, every hole is unique. The greens were fun with decent slope but the day I played they weren’t lighting fast as some reviewers have stated. Fine by me, really fast greens are overrated in my book.
My favorite thing about this course is the rough around the greens which is much more lush than you will find at most muni’s. My least favorite parts were the in even bumpy tee boxes and hard dirt bunkers.
Fair prices here, rack rate with cart is $ 55. Great course.

Excellent course, nice facilities and excellent staff. The course is always well maintained even in this drought we’re having. Probably the best golf for the price in the area.

This was my home course when I lived in CA. This course is one of my favorite course in Ventura County. Course appears to always be in very decent shape, which is more than I can say for a lot of the other course in the area.
Service is solid, the driving range is serviceable. I really like the practice putting green, very large. They also have a great club fitter guy located next to the driving range. Anything you need done to your clubs, Jason’s club shack is the man for you. Prices are also very reasonable, especially if you like walking. I do recommend booking a tee time because they can get busy.
This course is deceptively difficult. The course designer did a good job of using angles, distance, and elevation to throw a wrench into one’s confidence. Santa Ana winds can also wreak havoc in your game 3 – 4 months out of the year.
At the end of the day, its a great course for someone who wants to work on their game without going broke. You will be forced to use a variety a shots.

Wow, this course is in great shape for a muni. The greens are almost as good as Robinson Ranch. The superintendent deserves a raise or an award. He’s done some amazing work here.
Pace of play still sucks. We saw a marshall but never saw him do anything but wave to people. Is that his job? No, his job is to keep the course moving. We left at 15 when we realized it’d probably take another two hours to finish. If only the marshall was as good at his job as the superintendent is at his.

Course is playing really nicely and is in very good shape considering the drought. Greens are nicer than Rustic and the fairways are all in nice shape. Bunkers are VERY firm and to be avoided on most holes. As others have said, most holes are pretty forgiving as the OB slopes up on one side and can kick poor shots fair pretty often. Overall a real gem of a public course that offers up enough challenges for the better golfers and is forgiving enough for hacks like me.
Only real knocks are it can be slow at times with walkers/​old timers and the jean short wearing crew that belong to the jacked up trucks in the lot…
There is a beverage cart but it can be seldom seen at times so discrete BYBO is the way to go.
Again, for a muni it’s terrific and pretty affordable, highly recommend twilight rounds in the summer, you can get at least 14 in at a regular pace.

The course is a great challenge. The greens can be unforgiving at times. You have to know the course how it’s plays with the slopes of the mountains around it. Beautiful views. Highly recommend this course. All 18’s should be a Par 5. This one has water to play with on your second shot and it’s a blind treat laughing out loud — well worth the drive

Driving Range: My review only pertains to the driving range and not the course as I haven’t played the course. This driving range is definitely nothing special and falls short of nearby driving ranges in Moorpark and Los Angeles. The driving range doesn’t have automatic loading which you’ll find at the driving range in Moorpark as well as several other ranges in Los Angeles.
On the plus side, the range does offer tees without making you put down a $ 1 – 2 deposit. However, the range seems really small and the distance markers are TERRIBLE. The distance markers are basically just colored poles. You’re constantly stooping over to place balls on the tee because there is no Power Tee system here.
When you go to the range, expect to see tons of seniors and retirees that live down the street practicing on the range. At age 30, you might find that you’re the youngest person on the range. Overall, this range is about as mediocre as it gets. If you want a mediocre range experience, go here.

I don’t know what has happened here whether it is purposeful neglect or the course is under the management of a new greenskeeper but this place has REALLY gone downhill.
I used to love coming here because it was always better maintained than Encino/​Balboa and was the same price but the last 3 times I have played here have been dreadful. Fairways completely dried out, lots of spotty dirt patches in the middle of the fairways and greens that are like concrete. I’m sorry but a 9 iron into a green should not bounce off like you hit a cart path.
My other complaint is how slow it has become. One of the rounds I played here recently took the record for the longest round of golf I’ve ever endured. It was a random Thursday mid-​morning tee time which should only play about 4 hours max and it took over 6 hours to finish. No tournament was being played — just packed with retirees playing at a snail’s pace.
Very disappointing.

Was able to play a round here with my friends for my birthday. The course is kinda pricey, $ 60 with a cart. The course is in ok shape, I dont think its worth the high greens fees, especially when Rustic Canyon and other good courses are available in the are for about the same price. The experience didnt justify the fee in my eyes.
Either way, the course is fairly challenging and there are narrow fairways on the majority of the holes. The rough is not too bad and the greens are FAST so beware. All in all a decent golf experience for Simi Valley, but not my favorite.

I liked the course, I guess because I shot a pretty decent score here my first time I played here last weekend. Even with the green aerated (weekend of March 30^th), I was still able to shoot a good score. The greens should be ready in a few more weeks.
We had an early morning tee time (7am) and the course played very well without a lot of people playing that early. We finished our round of 18 in about 4 hours. The clubhouse is small but nice. The pro shop has a lot of equipment and the mini-​restaurant offers snacks, drinks, breakfast, lunch, dinner. I loved Simi Hills even more because the electric carts were super new and FAST.
The course is simple, not too hard and big fairways. You’re always able to hit your driver on every par 4 without the fear of hitting it OB or out. There are some nicely placed bunkers and minimal water. The course is also cheaper than the other courses you’d find in Simi Valley. Very easy to get to from the 118 freeway too.

Member of the Men’s Club. Great bunch of guys. The course is always in good shape considering how many rounds get played. Matt is one of the Pros there. Great teacher and a really cool guy as well.

I’ve played twice in August. A very nice course: great greens (save for one), lots of challenges, and good forward tees.
The rangers hover a bit too much. Felt like every other shot was surveilled.
Couldn’t even order a hot dog and use the bathroom at the turn without our group twice being asked on the tenth where «the other twosome» was. It wasn’t a Sunday morning.
No food cart. It sure would help those hot Simi days. Bathrooms could be better marked, and have more access points.
Overall I like the course but it was hard to relax and enjoy the round with Big Brother ’round every tree.

Am a less experienced golfer .Had a fun day with plenty of challenges. Most of the course is in good repair except for some poorly kept greens on the back nine. They were ball pocked with bear spots rough an uneven.

I just got back from playing this course and wow what a great place to play a round of golf! The weather was perfect for a summer day 88*. FYI I am a terrible golfer but the pace was perfect for beginners/​high handicappers but is challenging for the professional level. Great par 5/​4s with tons of traps and water hazards. and also i lost 3 balls. It was a good day, play this course asap!

Played here twice now and the course is beautiful, well maintained and fun to play. Wish the green fees were a little less so I could afford to play more but it’s all good. For what the course offers, they seem pretty reasonable.

Played my first round here this morning and I was absolutely, positively blown away.
Course was in amazing condition, I live in Pasadena, I almost always play Brookside or course in the inland empire or in and around the san gabriel valley. But, the very quick and easy drive to Simi is something I will be doing more often (40 minutes or less to get there).
Fairways were in great shape, greens are amazing, bunkers have sand and nice sand. what was most impressive were the conditions of the tee boxes, level tee boxes, nicely mown and very well taken care of. Yardages are laid out nicely and easy to see, sprinklers were a little hard to find but the yardages on them were accurate. Beware the bunkers here are huge and very strategically placed. Layout is impressive and the course is very challenging but fair, not tricky or gimmicky.
They actually mark the areas on the course that would be considered ground under repair that other courses would just leave them unmarked. Whoever is running this course knows golf, loves golf and wants the people playing there to enjoy it…
I almost to give such a positive review, I almost want to to say its a mess don’t go so it does not get overcrowded.
We had a 7 am tee time and we were done by 11:30 on a Sunday morning.
Good job folks over at Simi this is truly a hidden gem and I hope it stays that way.

Living 5 minutes from Simi Hills is quite convenient and yet I tend to take this course for granted. If your looking for a well-​kept, fun but challenging round of golf, Simi Hills is a great option especially since the recent improvements over the past couple of years. A few years ago the park and rec took over operations of Simi Hills and since then the course is operating better than I can remember.
Recent Improvements I’ve noticed lately:
*The greens and fairways are much «greener» than they used to be.
*Almost no drainage problems (big improvement on the 6^th hole)
*Extended tee box on the 7^th hole. It also looks like they’re expanding #2 and are trying to make the course a par 72
*Club repair/​Re-​gripping shop next to the driving range
Simi Hills is still a challenging course but rewards players who hit it straight and long. There are no gimmicky holes and some of the holes (back 9 especially) make player manage their tee shots. The only cons I have with Simi Hills is that the course is always busy. Be prepared for a 5 hour round on most weekends. Also, finding deals online are non-​existent. Of course why would they have to give out deals if they’re always busy.
I always look forward to playing Simi Hills. I’m really looking forward to playing the course when it finally becomes a par 72 although that shouldn’t deter you from playing here now because the improvement in progress won’t take away from your round.

Ever since being diagnosed with a malignant melanoma, and having surgery to remove it (thankfully, it had not spread), I have been a bit paranoid (truly, in the clinical sense) of being out in the sun and risking triggering another cancer. However, I find it hard to stay away from the golf course.
I learned to play here — at the tender age of 46 — and used to play Simi Hills a LOT. .. and I do mean a lot. I could play this course in the dark. Actually, I have — with glow balls. I easily recognized the picture of the cart path as leading up from the tee on number 5, for instance. However, I haven’t played here much since becoming a father 9 years ago, until yesterday.
Though I haven’t played in a while, I did take advantage of the practice facilities during the summer because, with the kids out of school and sleeping late, I could get up early and avoid most of the sun. This is possible in part because the driving range, which is quite nice, sits next to a hill and the east side of it remains in shade for a couple of hours after sunrise.
There’s also a small chipping area (which is sometimes a bit overgrown and never quite like a real green, but useful for practicing this part of your short game), and a reasonably large practice green. My main complaint about the green is it’s too flat and not very challenging. There’s also a practice bunker off the entrance drive, but it’s so far from the clubhouse I’ve never used it. They used to have a practice bunker at the far end of the driving range, but I’m not sure it’s still there. It was reserved primarily for teaching pros and their students anyway.
Using their online booking system I reserved a tee time for 3:00, reasoning that sunscreen, hat, turned-​up collar, and moving to the shade often would keep me from too much exposure to the sun’s rays. I played with two former colleagues and a single who joined us. Overall, the course was in excellent condition, though late in the day the greens tend to get a little bumpy after all the activity they see.
After years of management by American Golf, I’m happy the Rancho Simi Recreation and Parks District has taken over the course. They’ve done a good job of maintaining it. Hole number six, which had been the number one handicap hole, had one of he nicest greens on the course and had deteriorated dramatically. Since I was last on the front nine, the hole has been redesigned by the addition of a large fairway bunker, moving some of the tees up a bit closer, and adding at least one level and some undulation to what was always a fairly ample green. The green was in great shape as well.
On the 16^th hole, a slightly downhill dogleg right, we had a pretty large gallery of rabbits sitting out-​of-​bounds to the right, a doe and two adolescent fawns (I uploaded a picture of them) grazing down by the green, and a mother duck leading four large ducklings as they waddled across the green. .. forcing one of my playing partners to wait before pitching onto the green.
All-​in-​all, Simi Hills is a nice, challenging yet fair golf course; perfect for most golfers looking to have a fun round without spending an arm and a leg.

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This isn’t a bad choice if you’re looking for a place to play golf in Simi Valley or Ventura County. For a public golf course, it is fairly well maintained and somewhat challenging. Like with all of Simi, the wind can blow here. Course was designed by Teddy Robinson, who has done a number if courses in SoCal. Greens fees are fair. If you’re looking for a place to hold a tournament, they will accomodate you asl well. This course is also easy to walk.