Victoria Golf Course
About
The Links at Victoria Golf Course has a convenient location in Carson that is easily accessible from the South Bay, downtown Los Angeles, or Orange County. William Bell, the mastermind who crafted the Torrey Pines courses, also designed the Links at Victoria. The course has a traditional design that features wide, gently undulating fairways and large, well manicured greens. It's not an overly challenging course but there are some holes that will make you think and you'll find that accuracy and a good strategy are both generously rewarded. The wide-openness of the front nine provides a gentle start to the golf course while the tighter back mine presents greater challenges. It's a good round for learning beginners and more advanced golfers will find it to be a fun, quick round for an affordable price.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6804 yards | 71.8 | 123 |
| White (W) | 72 | 6360 yards | 76.8 | 134 |
| White | 72 | 6360 yards | 69.8 | 117 |
| Gold | 72 | 5804 yards | 67.0 | 114 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5804 yards | 73.4 | 126 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4916 yards | 68.4 | 115 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 72.6/127 | 511 | 400 | 305 | 415 | 147 | 566 | 429 | 191 | 406 | 3370 | 515 | 347 | 389 | 416 | 179 | 496 | 210 | 431 | 451 | 3434 | 6804 |
| White M: 70.6/122 W: 77.1/135 | 483 | 374 | 284 | 392 | 124 | 530 | 408 | 175 | 382 | 3152 | 489 | 321 | 365 | 388 | 155 | 472 | 191 | 402 | 425 | 3208 | 6360 |
| Gold M: 67.7/116 W: 73.9/128 | 461 | 337 | 263 | 363 | 106 | 492 | 383 | 157 | 360 | 2922 | 459 | 278 | 344 | 363 | 108 | 445 | 171 | 364 | 350 | 2882 | 5804 |
| Red M: 63.5/105 W: 69.2/120 | 397 | 279 | 231 | 297 | 90 | 394 | 309 | 139 | 300 | 2436 | 411 | 233 | 302 | 292 | 101 | 380 | 154 | 305 | 302 | 2480 | 4916 |
| Handicap | 13 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | |||
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 9 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
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Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by kalonm on 07/26/2025
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Photo submitted by u3683899 on 01/31/2025
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Photo submitted by rayzilla1000 on 10/16/2024
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Photo submitted by rayzilla1000 on 10/16/2024
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Photo submitted by u018507495 on 02/13/2024
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Photo submitted by u018507495 on 02/13/2024
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Photo submitted by marissacmeltzer on 04/24/2023
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Gofer holes Photo submitted by jrreid on 12/01/2022
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Fairway Photo submitted by jrreid on 12/01/2022
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Fairways Photo submitted by u3666278 on 10/07/2022
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Desert or dirt pit? Photo submitted by u00000868683 on 06/11/2022
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Lost balls in these burrows Photo submitted by u00000868683 on 06/11/2022
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A typical fairway Photo submitted by u168051547 on 06/02/2022
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Photo submitted by u314162357342 on 01/24/2022
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Middle of the fairway! Photo submitted by n8crawford on 10/18/2021
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Another fairway Photo submitted by n8crawford on 10/18/2021
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Waterlogged bunker Photo submitted by n8crawford on 10/18/2021
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Another fairway Photo submitted by n8crawford on 10/18/2021
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1st fairway Photo submitted by u662219167 on 10/16/2021
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Photo submitted by u314160489659 on 08/22/2021
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1st hole fairway Photo submitted by shthomp on 04/27/2021
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Photo submitted by Kemetic1 on 03/29/2021
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Photo submitted by Kemetic1 on 03/29/2021
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Photo submitted by Kemetic1 on 03/29/2021
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Photo submitted by u314161195928 on 02/14/2021
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Photo submitted by red6986 on 01/30/2021
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Middle of the fairway. Every hole looked like this Photo submitted by u314160533005 on 01/03/2021
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Photo submitted by u1453586 on 11/16/2020
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Majority of the course. Photo submitted by u1453586 on 11/16/2020
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Photo submitted by u1453586 on 11/16/2020
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My friend about to hit the ball. Photo submitted by u1453586 on 11/16/2020
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Photo submitted by u1453586 on 11/16/2020
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Photo submitted by u000002132062 on 11/14/2020
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Photo submitted by u000002132062 on 11/14/2020
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Photo submitted by u000002132062 on 11/14/2020
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Ball landed in the middle if the fairway Photo submitted by rgibson on 10/27/2020
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this is what all the fairways look like. Photo submitted by ronmoon on 10/24/2020
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Photo submitted by u549481872 on 10/04/2020
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Photo submitted by Dante7472573 on 03/07/2020
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At this point just close the course Photo submitted by Tonyd24 on 08/10/2019
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4th Fairway. The haze is dust from the dirt. Photo submitted by pmm21 on 02/23/2016
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6th Fairway Photo submitted by pmm21 on 02/23/2016
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7th Fairway Photo submitted by pmm21 on 02/23/2016
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Probably the only good thing about this course. Photo submitted by pmm21 on 02/23/2016
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Mostly dirt, nice greens! Photo submitted by LeeDaBord on 08/31/2013
More mud than grass
Fairways were 85% mud/dirt. Tee boxes were uneven and ragged. Bunkers had no sand; only rocks and pebbles. Greens were surprisingly in decent condition.
Links at Victoria
This is the only course where the driving range grass is much better than the fairway grass (if you could find grass). Greens were in good shape, but that's about the only good thing. We were a twosome stuck behind a foursome that wouldn't let us play through.
Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve, and we are working towards getting things up to par. Thank you for playing The Links at Victoria Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.
Hello, u000003407370. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at The Links at Victoria Golf Course. Thanks for the feedback!
Unbelievably bad
Found a last minute tee time on a Saturday afternoon for $40. I thought it was a good deal until I seen the course. I am not exaggerating it has to be the ugliest course in America. It was so bad I was in complete shock. They couldn’t pay me to play it again. It was like playing golf in the year 2520 and global warming has led to failing dystopian golf courses, only allowed to water when it rains, once every 10 years . It looked like a scene in the movie Mad Max. It was 80% hard pan dirt (in the fairways) , 5% green grass (mostly on greens), 15% dead grass. Invest in sprinklers? Looked like the groundskeepers quit in 1995. I will always read reviews before booking a new course going forward.
Hello, u000003680858. Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind. Thank you for playing The Links at Victoria Golf Course.
Could be a great course, but fairways are brutal.
Greens super green but, slow, soft, and spongy. Fairways are 60% dirt. Par 3s are beautiful though.
Hello jmuller. Thank you for taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass along your feedback to the staff. Thanks for visiting us!
Really awful
I thought LA County might improve this place after the drought (their former excuse). It’s been let go to waste. It’s not a real course. Fairways are dirt, weeds, and patches of something like grass. Not a place you’d want to spend your money on.
More mud than turf
Fairway is 80% dirt & mud.
Bunkers are hard caked mud.
Greens - surprisingly - in good shape.
Will not return.
Hi, icecrepas. Thank you for taking the time to review the course. We take single star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing The Links at Victoria Golf Course.
Lift and place
For all of those critics complaining about dirt, there is no question fairways are compromised. I've played there for years with 1 rule agreed amongst my group: move the ball to nearest patch of grass. Problem solved.
Victoria is always a last minute goto place to play. Don't expect country club conditions. Just expect a very good layout and pretty darn good greens.
Unfortunately the ground there never supported good grass. Believe me theyve tried with an almost a full year shutdown and complete refit a decade ago which only lasted a few years before going back to the old Vic.
If you need to play golf in a pinch, be glad there's a Vic close by to fill your void.
JG
Practice Course
Came here knowing what I was getting myself into. If you can play here, you can shine anywhere else. Course can use a major overhaul, don’t mind the course if the rates were way way lower. Never lost so many balls all at once.... I’ll blame that on my lack of skill.... will I be coming back, most definite.
Hello, IGomez86. Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.
Poor condition
Not sure if it's due to Covid, but this course is in horrible condition. There are no fairways, just patches of dirt.. the bunkers are filled with rocks and it feels like you're hitting out of concrete.. tee boxes are filled with divots.. no yardage marks.. it's just horrible. I recommend they shut this course down for some serious repairs/quality control. The only bright spot were the greens and fringe were in decent condition. I'd rather play Encino/Balboa/Wilson/Harding tenfold.. Not worth the time and money. Sorry
Hello, u358953031. Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind. Thank you for playing The Links at Victoria Golf Course.
Unfortunate fairways
Myself and some friends tried this course for the first time. The layout of the course is cool, however between the gopher mounds everywhere and the dirt fairways was disappointing. The only decent part of the course were the greens. The rough was more green than the fairways. This course has potential but definitely needs maybe some seeding and water! And a bill Murray type character to get rid of the gophers! Seriously though if they set off explosives in the ground there’s a chance you may not notice.Unless that’s addressed I will not go back to play again.
Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve, and we are working towards getting things up to par. Thank you for playing The Links at Victoria Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.
Bad fairways
Honestly frustrating paying money to really never have a chance to hit a second shot from anyway . There’s hardly any fairway and it’s mostly dirt. If this course was well-maintained it could easily be one of the nicer courses around LA but it’s not. Sand traps have rocks and it’s packed down and just no chance to hit a good shot out of the bunker either.
Greens were in great shape and the practice range had great grass but not the course
This course needs a makeover
Staff was very friendly and they have a bar and shop. But this course does not allow you to drive your cart to your car which is very inconvenient. The fairway and course in general is in terrible shape. There is more dirt, mud and gopher holes than actual grass. I will never play here again unless they do a complete landscape makeover. It made it driving the cart very bumpy and things would literally fall out of our carts.
Fun day, but won’t be back
$40 for those fairway conditions is a little steep.
The course need a major overhaul.
The golf course needs a major overhaul. Fairway is completely damaged beyond repair. The was not a single fairway with enough grass to hit a ball. After teeing off the ball just ended up on a hard dirt surface. I hope the management will shut down the course and completely overhaul the course.
Hi u000006500110. Thank you for taking the time to review the course. We take single star feedback very serious at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing The Links at Victoria Golf Course.
Skip this course completely
I would say about 40% of all fairways is barren dirt, no grass. If you can hit the ball decently, the landing areas for a par 4 or par 5 is guaranteed to be barren the entire width of the fairway. They have holes that aren’t labeled, so going from the green of one hole to the tee of the next is a crapshoot if it’s the right one. And they charged $40 for a course that isn’t 1/10th as good as some of the nearby small courses. Absolutely horrible and I would never go again.
Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve, and we are working towards getting things up to par. Thank you for playing The Links at Victoria Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.
Horrible course conditions
Tee boxes were uneven, fairways were dirt, bunkers hard and greens were horrible. Nobody fixes divots there. Snackbar closed at the turn. Tons of tee times available.. now you know why.
Who gives more than 1 star?!!?
Just horrible
No grass on fairway
Geee
Never going back
Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve, and we are working towards getting things up to par. Thank you for playing The Links at Victoria Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.
The course needs major upgrade.
I played this course because it was the only course with tee time available on a Saturday morning. Once I got there I realized why there were no other takers. The course is very poorly managed and grass was almost none existent on the fairways. Greens weren’t too bad but more than half the time I was hitting from the dirt to get there. The course needs to be taken over by a professional management team and a major upgrade is needed.
Hi, u000006500110. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par. We have projects ongoing to recover the fairways and greens. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing The Links at Victoria Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.
Thank you for reviewing us. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing The Links at Victoria Golf Course, and we hope to see you again soon.
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Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve, and we are working towards getting things up to par. Thank you for playing The Links at Victoria Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.