It is 23 kilometres (14 miles) north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta.

[3] In 1997, Oatlands became the shooting location with opening scenes of The Magic Club in the children's full-length film The Wiggles Movie.

Annual events include the New South Wales Women's Open, attracting professional golf athletes and media attention to the area.

Winners of this event include Laura Davies, Lydia Ko in 2012 (while still an amateur, and thereby becoming the youngest to win any professional tournament), Swede Caroline Hedwall, in 2013 and Joanna Klatten of France in 2014.

The club is well renowned in the Sydney area, and is nominated as Australia's best par 70 course by former touring professional golfer and now media personality Brett Ogle.