About this course
Soule Park Golf Course occupies land at the base of Black Mountain in the Ojai Valley of Southern California, donated to Ventura County by the Soule family for public recreation. William F. Bell designed the original course, which opened in 1962, routing it around a normally dry barranca that crosses the property. A major 2005 flood damaged large sections of the course, leading to a rebuild led by Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner that restored a strategic, old-style character with wide fairways and inventive green complexes.
Today the course plays to roughly 6,800 yards from the championship tees, with wide corridors that still demand thought around the barranca and its bunkering. As a county-owned municipal course, it is open to the public and priced modestly, drawing golfers who want a walkable, links-inspired round without private club costs.
Type
Parkland
Region
Pacific Coast
Holes
18
Par
72
Yardage
6,800
Established
1962
LooperScore
80.6
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Design & architects
- William F. Bell, architect
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Courses within 150 miles of Soule Park Golf Course, by true distance.
Ojai Valley Inn and Spa
Ojai, CA · 2.1 mi away
Ojai Valley Inn's golf course was built in 1923 on land developed by glass industrialist Edward Libbey, laid out by George C. Thomas Jr. with Billy Bell. Architect Jay Morrish renovated the greens and course in 1988. In 1999 the resort restored two original 1923 holes, lost after World War II, as the current 16th and 17th. The par-70 layout plays 6,292 yards from the blue tees with a course rating of 71.0 and a slope of 132, set among oak trees with views of the Topatopa Mountains. The course is open to resort guests and day guests.
Olivas Links Golf Course
Ventura, CA · 15 mi away
Olivas Links is a municipal course beside Ventura Harbor, on flat ground near the mouth of the Santa Clara River. William F. Bell designed the original Olivas Park course, which opened in 1962; Forrest Richardson rebuilt it as Olivas Links in 2006, replacing the parkland layout with wide, rumpled fairways framed by fescue and native grasses. It plays 6,818 yards to a par of 72, rated 73.0 with a slope of 130 from the back tees. The site is open and close enough to the ocean that afternoon wind is part of most rounds. Greens are multi-tiered and bunkers are deep. The course is city-run, walkable, and dog-friendly.
Last verified 2026-09-16
Buenaventura Golf Course
Ventura, CA · 15 mi away
Just three miles away from the Olivas Links, Buenaventura Golf Course offers more of the happy same; again, a city course at a city course price. It’s been making local golfers happy since 1932 and has undergone several multi-million dollar renovations. Like its partner down the road, it offers cool summertime temperatures.
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