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971 Reviews (971)
5 Stars
41
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
185
1 Stars
539
Conditions
1.6
Value
2.5
Layout
3.0
Friendliness
3.6
Pace
3.6
Amenities
2.3
34.0%
Recommend this course
225 out of 971 reviews
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2.4
10 Reviews (10)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
0
3 Stars
3
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1 Stars
5
Conditions
1.9
Value
2.3
Layout
3.0
Pace
4.0
Amenities
2.6
StaffFriendliness
4.1
40.0%
Recommend this course
4 out of 10 reviews
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2.0
44 Reviews (44)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
1.5
Value
2.4
Layout
3.0
Pace
3.8
Amenities
2.4
StaffFriendliness
3.6
34.1%
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15 out of 44 reviews
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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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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.
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good greens, bad fairways

Greens are good but fairways are disasterous. There is barely any grass on fairways and they are full of dry, hard patches. They have been this way for a very long time and course staff should really consider redoing fairways and cutting all the nasty bushes all around the course.

Otherwise the layout is great and it could be one of the best courses around.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 04/18/2018:
We are in the process of getting new turfgrass, but it is not as quick as hope due to infrastructure issues under the surface with drainage and irrigation. However, with plans in place with new specialized equipment and capital funds to improve drainage, better turfgrass growth on fairways is ahead
Played On
Reviews 42
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

So-so course

I played after rainfalls. The drainage was the not good and course layout was so and so even with Annie's contribution to the course. As the course is close to highways, you gotta be numb to noise coming from speedy traffic on highways. If you want walking, it's good.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 04/18/2018:
We do have some infrastructure issues under the surface with drainage and irrigation, but we are working to fix this. However, our course has always been known for its excellent layout and true rolling greens. We appreciate your patience and hope to see you out there again.
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bad shape

Course was in bad shape, my fairway drives were all in dirt. Nice drive range,that’s about it for this course.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Response from on 04/18/2018:
Better turfgrass on the fairways is ahead! In the interim the greens are good, the pace of play is great, the beer is cold and the new practice facility is excellent!
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good Course Bad Fairways

Wide open for my driver and the greens are ok. But the fairways are mostly dirt and mud. Way too much mud and not enough grass. Did I mention the mud?

They just put in a very nice driving range. The staff are welcoming and friendly. The small cafe is good. I like the putting green and the chipping area. But the fairways are mostly dirt and mud. I think every hole.

I prefer going most anywhere else, but golf here when invited.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 04/18/2018:
We are glad you enjoyed your time with us overall despite the presence of mud. We have plans in place for new specialized equipment and capital funds to improve drainage. We hope to see you out there again soon.
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Response from on 04/18/2018:
We are sorry to learn your experience was anything short of 5 stars. We hope you give us another shot soon.
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Walked

Vender truck

I never see vender truck on the course , if there is. Grill has little bit of menus to order.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Response from on 02/27/2018:
We appreciate your feedback as we are always looking to improve our facilities for you. We hope you'll give the Victory Cafe another shot on your next visit!
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