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Valley of the Moon Course
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Valley of the Moon Course

7025 Oakmont Dr, Santa Rosa,California,95409
Type: Private
No. Holes: 18
Phone: 
7075390415
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Detailed description

Valley of the Moon Club, previously named Oakmont Golf Course, is a 36 hole private facility. The Valley of the Moon courses are located in Santa Rosa, California. The two 18 hole courses are named the Valley of the Moon Course (previously the West Course) and the Sugarloaf Course (previously the East Course).

The Valley of the Moon Course is a par 72 course while the Sugarloaf Course is an Executive par 63 course.

The Valley of the Moon Course opened in 1963. The course can be played at over 6,300 yards if you want the full test. It is a typical Ted Robinson course, designed for enjoyment and challenge. The front nine sports small greens, the smart player will aim for the center of the green and from there have a relatively short birdie putt.

The back nine has larger greens and more yardage that will require a longer iron into the greens. It's an easy walking course and scenic vistas are part of every hole.

The course par is 72, the rating is 70.8 and the slope is 128.

Reviews

This course has been reviewed 10 time

I really like Oakmont West. It is most always in great condition, the course is challenging and the holes are unique. The greens are "slopey" and escaping with a 2-put is many times a bonus for this 20 handicapper. One (I won't call it a negative as much as a challenge) thing that Oakmont does is to keep their rough in the higher range. This makes finding a wayward ball a bit difficult at times. The houses are set far enough back to where they aren't an issue. The course is set in the Valley of the Moon and the views of the surrounding hills and mountains really enhance the ambience. I play it as much as I can.
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Giles Scott
Santa Rosa,CA
March 27, 2012
This is a fun course, mostly wide open with nice views of the surrounding hills and challenging greens.
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Joe Cochrane
Sebastopol,CA
January 25, 2012

Not an overly long course. Overall, the layout is fine with lots of trees. It is a nice looking course.

My main and only complaint are the greens. Virtually every green has extreme slope and is very quick. So if you think your shot onto the green is going to stay on the green, forget it, it will roll off. If you think that you will hit it short and have the ball roll up to the hole, forget it, the slope on the front will keep it there. If you try to chip it near the hole from the fringe, forget it, because it will probably roll 10-20' past. I usually only 3-putt about 1-2 times a round but I must have 3-putted 6 times that day.

One other thing to note is that there are houses on almost every hole. Most of these houses sit right next to the course so if you are someone who slices or hooks, you might be knocking a few balls off of some homes.

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Lionel H
Roseville,CA
November 17, 2011
Need to offer more competitive pricing options
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Laura Lee McConnell
Santa Rosa,CA
November 14, 2011
Good course, some rain during the day but not enough to hurt carry of the ball. Greens very fast and undulating, one green had the flag in an almost impossible place to make a par.
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Chuck Joiner
Sebastopol,CA
June 1, 2011
Very fast greens in great condition. Not a long course, but greens are challenging to the short game -- often uphill approaches, well trapped and undulating, and very fast.
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Ed Biglin
Santa Rosa,CA
April 18, 2011
Pro shop staff were rude!!!
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J B
Santa Rosa,CA
June 29, 2010
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John Mundy
Petaluma,CA
August 10, 2009
The greens are deadly!!
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Jim Graham
Santa Rosa,CA
February 5, 2009
Greens are challenging and in great conditon
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Steve zwick
Santa Rosa,CA
November 21, 2008
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