Destroyer at Seal Beach Navy GC: #12
A view of hole #12 from Destroyer at Seal Beach Navy Golf Course.
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4.3
1331 Reviews (1331)
5 Stars
552
4 Stars
567
3 Stars
96
2 Stars
74
1 Stars
42
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.3
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.2
90.5%
Recommend this course
1182 out of 1331 reviews
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4.2
63 Reviews (63)
5 Stars
33
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
6
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.4
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.3
84.1%
Recommend this course
53 out of 63 reviews
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4.3
112 Reviews (112)
5 Stars
65
4 Stars
33
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
7
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.4
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.4
89.3%
Recommend this course
100 out of 112 reviews
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Course Highlights
Navy Golf Course consistently impresses with a challenging layout featuring a strong mix of greenside bunkers and water hazards. Well-maintained conditions, friendly clubhouse staff, and reasonable pricing make this course excellent value.

About

Holes 18
Type Military
Par 72
Length 6780 yards
Slope 129
Rating 72.8

The Navy Golf Course Seal Beach is a 27-hole facility that includes the championship Destroyer Course and the nine-hole executive Cruiser Course. The 6,780-yard Destroyer Course presents a challenge even for low handicappers with a slew of hazards coming into play throughout. The small greens have challenging slopes ranging from subtle breaks to dramatic drop-offs. To make them even tougher, you'll find strategically placed bunkers lurking along the edges. The tricky doglegs, which are mostly par 4s, will force you to think carefully about your club selection, and to top it all off, water makes an appearance on almost every hole. It's a long golf course that feels even longer due to the rolling terrain, but it is more forgiving than it seems with long, wide fairways that won't penalize you for being slightly errant.

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Course Details

Year Built 1966
Fairways Bermudagrass/Kikuyugrass
Greens Bentgrass/Poa Annua Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $21
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Mastercard, Visa
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

4.3
1331 Reviews (1331)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 34
Watching the Game 9
Brunch 8
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 54
Undulating Greens 42
Bunkers 38
This course/club is great for:
Locals 55
Advanced Golfers 35
Walkers 31
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 53
Worth the Drive 20
Near the Airport 15

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Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Horrid Pace of Play

Played on a Wednesday afternoon (3pm) and my god, the pace of play is horrendous. They don’t care to have a starter or Marshall in the afternoons to help pace of play. We were locked up behind 2 groups on every hole. Played 9 holes and left.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Good conditions, nice weather

Nice evening round. Well kept course, especially for the price.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

No April Fools.. terrible/punched condition

Absolute terrible condition. All the greens very bumpy from recent punching and sand.

SIX holes had "alternate greens", basically a hole punched in the fairway with a flag.

No mention of this on the listing or at the time of booking.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 05/04/2026:
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We’re sorry to hear your experience didn’t meet expectations. Your feedback matters, and we’re actively working to improve.
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course

Navy course is one of lovely course in Orange County.

all green and fairway was well maintained.

play speed was little bit slow but finished 18hole for 4.1/2 hours. I recommend this course because play not too hard or not too easy.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great vibes and views

Honestly first time playing here. The course is well kept and greens are challenging. Long course. Only down side is pace is slow. We started at 2:30 pm tee time. Started early around 2:25, however groups ahead of us played pretty slow. By 7 pm we only managed to get to hole 16.l, before being able to tee off we needed to head back to return carts by 720. Other than that I wished the mid point snack shop was open. Because at hole 10 you will be on the complete other side of the course from main office. There wasn't a cart running that day to buy any addition drinks or snacks.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Navy Destroyer

Challenging for first play. Great greens but a little slow. A course you need to play a few times.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Little slow but otherwise excellent

5 hour round midday on a Thursday but that was my only complaint. Fairways in great shape, greens were recently punched but rolled well and smooth. Great value, one of the most friendly staffs I have ever encountered. This course is pretty wide in most places with only water carries on par 3’s. One of my favorites!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

The course was long and challenging. The greens are in great shape and the fairways were really nice. The pro shop staff were very friendly, the starter not so much.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Friday Golf

We had a very early teatime got there early didn’t realize the greens were just punched which would’ve been cool for Golf now to say that, but none nonetheless they gave us a discount for the inconvenience. Course is an excellent condition, especially for the value. Staff seemed friendly, very fair with the discounted rate. Excited to play the greens once everything’s grown back. Course has some challenges, but forgiving enough pretty easy to find your ball even after a bad shot pace of play was phenomenal considering we had a 6:30 AM teatime. I understand it’s early but I miss the days when there was always someone driving around with snack, snacks, and drink drinks while you were playing around.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 04/06/2026:
We truly appreciate the five-star rating! It’s great to hear you enjoyed your visit — we’ll keep working hard to make every experience just as memorable.
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser

Aerification

Normally this is a very nice course. But didn’t realize tell we got to the course that they had several holes with temporary greens in the fairway which had also been punched. It was $39/ person walking but still not worth that price.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 04/03/2026:
Thank you for your review. While we’re sorry we missed the mark, we appreciate you bringing this to our attention and hope we’ll have the chance to provide a better experience in the future.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Aerating

Wish there was a way for GolfNow or the course to tell GolfNow that they are aerating the greens and they are all closed. The only way of finding out that was when you get to the course and the course has it posted on the front door. They don’t mention that the front nine fairways are just being aerated and the soil cores have not been cleaned up. Not even on the temp greens!! I just feel ripped off. I’m fully aware that aeration is a necessity, but PLEASE let the information known.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Temporary Greens

Greens were only in the fairway and the fairway was being punched. So you can’t even putt it out.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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