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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
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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
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0

low quality service in proshop, high member fee

Such a bad customer service in pro shop to members !

Michael Padilla was a very rude and had a bad attitude and made me so... upset.

I forgot to bring the member card, they don't give out the range balls even they know I am member and they have member names listed in the register systems.

A week before they make all the members wait for range balls to pickup balls. There was an hour delay.

They increased member fees to $60 instead $50 with out any notice.

Why is the member fee higher than others but a low quality of service ?

I dont understand why they are so mean to customers.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 02/12/2019

Hello, Thank you for providing your feedback. We would like to apologize about the customer service you experienced. We pride ourselves on service and would like to learn more about this situation. If you would like, contact Robert Alaan our General Manager at (310) 323- 4174 ext. 203.

Played On
Reviews 65
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Dirt track.

This would be a beautiful course if it had grass instead of hard pan for fairways. Never seen a city owned course in all my travels this neglected. It is very hard to get your club on the ball when it is on hard pan between two clumps of grass in the middle of the fairway. I've heard of fairway hazards before but never the entire fairway a hazard. They should rent dune buggies in place of golf carts. You need shocks to drive across the fairways. Other then the poor course conditions, the brave souls that play there, the staff and facilities were Great. Not so great however to get me to waste $40 on again.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 02/11/2019

Hi, Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the course conditions. Your feedback about the course is important to us. 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.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Dirt fairways

Muddy dirt fairways... excellent greens, but terrible fairways.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 12/10/2018

We're glad you enjoyed the greens despite the fairways. We are actively working to address your concern. We hope you'll give us another shot soon.

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 11/12/2018

Hi u853479628. Thank you so much for the review. We are glad you had an incredible time and hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great pace of play...

...because this course is in absolutely terrible condition and no one in their right mind should play this course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 01/30/2019

Hello, Thank you for taking the time to review the course. We would like to apologize for our course conditions. We take single star feedback very serious at our course. You are welcome to comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for your business.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poor fairways

The fairways are in really bad condition. No grass, dirt only.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Response from on 10/10/2018:
We hope you give us another shot in the near future and enjoy our newly remodeled practice facilities.
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 10/01/2018:
We are sorry to learn you did not enjoy your experience at the golf course. We hope you give us another shot in the near future.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

More dirt than grass.

It's hard to even call this a golf course. More of an open patch of land that you can go hit balls at. There was literally more dirt on the "fairways" than there was grass. I can't believe they get away with charging $50+ for a round.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Response from on 10/01/2018:
We are sorry to learn you had a negative experience with us. We want you to know we have plans to put down new turfgrass, however, there are infrastructure issues under the surface with drainage and irrigation to overcome. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy the newly remodeled practice facilities.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once every three months
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Terrible!

This is the worst course I’ve ever played. The fairways are nothing but mud and dirt. It should only be a $15 to $20 course at most. The driving range was amazing, I just wish they would actually take care of this course. I was very disappointed, and felt I deserved a refund. Please do not waste your money on this place.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Disappointed

I want to love this course for its potential however the upkeep and care for it just won’t let me. Management did a great job adding a fantastic driving range and the practice areas are well kept but why not the actual course? I began playing golf a little over 3yrs ago and every time I’ve gone to this course I’ve been told that the fairways are being worked on. When? How? There has been zero improvement to the fairways. Why not use the same grass that was used on the range or next door at the Goodyear blimp site on the fairways? Just shocking and disappointing to see what can be a great links style course not be cared for. So much opportunity to drive in revenue for the course and city with the LA Chargers in town if the upkeep was much better. I can only assume that the players and staff would rather commute elsewhere than to play at this course. Let’s get some urgency here!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Perfect weather
Used cart

Perfect Greens/Horrible Fairways

The greens are in excellent shape as they have been for years. I understand that there is a problem growing the grass in he fairways and it was really bad this last round. There are a lot of holes where you had more dirt/mud than grass. I don't think I'll play here again any time soon.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 07/06/2018:
We are sorry to learn you did not enjoy your time at the course, but we hope you give us another shot soon. We appreciate your feedback and will build on it.
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Response from on 06/26/2018:
We are sorry to learn you had a negative experience with the course. In the future, we hope you bring any concerns straight to management so we may address them promptly.
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A declining gem.

The years have not been kind to this course. The greens are superb with many challenging pin locations. Tee boxes are in good shape. New driving range and chipping , putting areas are excellent. The fairways are a mess. To play here you must reposition your ball to a playable lie. Which is possible to do. That's it.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 06/26/2018:
We are sorry to see your experience of the course was anything short of 5 stars. We will look into your concerns, and we hope you give us another shot soon.
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 06/11/2018:
We hope you enjoyed your round, and we hope you give us another shot soon.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Will never play there again

Worst golf course I ever played no fairways grass all dirt

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Amenities Poor
Response from on 06/01/2018:
We want you to know we have plans to put down new turfgrass. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy the practice facilities.
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
First Time Playing

Closing Down - Don't Play

The course is closing and they hawk you to sign a petition to keep it open. It is in terrible shape. Probably worst course I have played in SoCal. Avoid.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Response from on 05/15/2018:
The golf course is open for play as well as the newly remodeled driving range. There are no immediate plans to close the golf course. We encourage your return!
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Commented on 05/15/2018

Do not listen to the Golf Now response. I can attest to it as well as any golfer that has been to this course recently. There are people at a table approaching everyone to come sign the petition to not close the course. Go see for yourself if you really do not believe me. I just do not want anyone else to waste $50 like I did.

Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Previously Played

Fairways Have Gone From Bad to Terrible!

Being retired, I play golf twice a week and have played Victoria every 2 or 3 months for the past 3 years. Unfortunately, yesterday will be the last time I play this course until we have very substantial Southern California rain as the course is now dried out and the fairways have deteriorated to a point that it is no longer enjoyable, or even playable (frankly). And, at a price of $43 to play Mon-Fri, there are far superior options to play. (By the way, they used to offer a $37 special which included a hot dog, however have discontinued this deal.).

They recently opened a new driving range which has terrific grass. My question is, why can’t they do this on their fairways that need the most help? Until they do, Victoria is now “off my list” of playable courses.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Response from on 04/30/2018:
We are sorry to learn you had a negative experience with us. We want you to know we have plans to put down new turfgrass, however, there are infrastructure issues under the surface with drainage and irrigation to overcome. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy the practice facilities.
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Links at Victoria

The course was very well layed out. The pace was very quick. My biggest problem with this course was how “patchy” it was. There were large pockets on and off the fairways in which there was no grass at all. Played several shots from the fairway off of dirt. Very poor grass quality here. I would not recommend playing here.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 04/18/2018:
We are sorry to learn the current status of the fairways might deter you from coming again soon. Please know new developments for the turfgrass growth are underway, and it is all to improve the golfing experience in the long run. We hope you give us another shot soon.
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Last Time

I heard that it was redone... looked like the same ole course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Response from on 04/18/2018:
Yes, we have new turfgrass underway and it needs time to grow and recover. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy the greens, the practice facility, and a beer at the Victory Cafe!
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Is what it is

Are the fairways in bad shape? Yes. But I think that may be because it sits on top of an old landfill. The greens are pretty much immaculate though. The bottom line is; you get what you pay for. I paid $30 for green fees and cart fees. Played at 2pm and knocked out 18 in 3 hours, and I'd do it again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 04/18/2018:
We're glad you had a good round overall and plan to come play again soon. We expect to see great improvements in the fairways in the long run with the new turfgrass and improvements to drainage & irrigation.
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