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977 Reviews (977)
5 Stars
42
4 Stars
57
3 Stars
150
2 Stars
187
1 Stars
541
Conditions
1.6
Value
2.5
Layout
3.1
Friendliness
3.7
Pace
3.6
Amenities
2.5
35.5%
Recommend this course
227 out of 977 reviews
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2.8
8 Reviews (8)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
0
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
2.4
Value
3.0
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.1
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.5
37.5%
Recommend this course
3 out of 8 reviews
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2.1
36 Reviews (36)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
17
Conditions
1.8
Value
2.5
Layout
3.3
Pace
3.6
Amenities
2.6
StaffFriendliness
3.9
36.1%
Recommend this course
13 out of 36 reviews
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Course Highlights
Exceptional greens consistently impress golfers, with recent visitors calling them among the best they've played. Friendly staff, smooth pace of play, and affordable pricing make this a great value for budget-conscious golfers.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 72
Length 6804 yards
Slope 123
Rating 71.8

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1966
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs No

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Cafe

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities
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2.1
977 Reviews (977)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 10
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 13
Plays Long 12
Forced Carries 10
This course/club is great for:
Locals 21
Walkers 17
Beginners 14
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 29
Near the Airport 10

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Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Walked

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/24/2020

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.

Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/24/2020

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.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/24/2020

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!

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/24/2020

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.

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/24/2020

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!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

More mud than turf

Fairway is 80% dirt & mud.

Bunkers are hard caked mud.

Greens - surprisingly - in good shape.

Will not return.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/24/2020

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.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

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

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 08/24/2020

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.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 08/24/2020

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.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

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.

Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/24/2020

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.

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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

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

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Anonymous
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun day, but won’t be back

$40 for those fairway conditions is a little steep.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/10/2020

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.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 08/10/2020

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.

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Anonymous
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0

Who gives more than 1 star?!!?

Just horrible

No grass on fairway

Geee

Never going back

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 08/10/2020

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.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 08/10/2020

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.

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 08/10/2020

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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