Chesapeake Golf Club
About
Chesapeake Golf Club sits tucked away in the idyllic village of Las Gaviotas, conveniently situated just 15 minutes from downtown Norfolk. Boasting some of the best greens in the Tidewater area, the club offers the amenities of a private club with the fees of a public golf course. The layout will challenge you with rolling fairways and tricky doglegs. Water hazards come into play frequently so be prepared for a few intimidating blind shots over water. Mature trees line the rolling fairways and there are also strategically placed bunkers lurking along the greensides. The manageable 6,278-yard length is approachable for beginners yet there are still holes that long hitters will enjoy. Chesapeake Golf Club is a course that will test your skills but it's not overly punishing for the high handicapper.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back | 71 | 6159 yards | 69.5 | 122 |
| Middle | 71 | 5763 yards | 67.4 | 120 |
| Front | 71 | 5055 yards | 64.4 | 106 |
| Ladies | 71 | 4870 yards | 68.1 | 116 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 70.1/130 W: 76.1/137 | 392 | 318 | 517 | 499 | 220 | 412 | 341 | 381 | 385 | 3465 | 143 | 359 | 158 | 541 | 300 | 140 | 426 | 443 | 173 | 2683 | 6148 |
| Blue M: 68.3/123 W: 73.7/133 | 371 | 303 | 495 | 451 | 196 | 382 | 296 | 357 | 358 | 3209 | 139 | 337 | 135 | 488 | 273 | 120 | 394 | 420 | 155 | 2461 | 5670 |
| White M: 65.2/118 W: 69.8/124 | 320 | 267 | 472 | 422 | 151 | 346 | 284 | 321 | 301 | 2884 | 128 | 320 | 117 | 414 | 239 | 114 | 366 | 390 | 137 | 2225 | 5109 |
| Green M: 64.5/117 W: 69.1/121 | 305 | 247 | 410 | 416 | 136 | 335 | 273 | 317 | 293 | 2732 | 117 | 305 | 110 | 370 | 194 | 106 | 320 | 375 | 117 | 2014 | 4746 |
| Red M: 60.9/109 W: 63.3/110 | 208 | 182 | 354 | 340 | 136 | 260 | 208 | 232 | 223 | 2143 | 117 | 192 | 110 | 325 | 181 | 106 | 260 | 295 | 117 | 1703 | 3846 |
| Handicap | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 14 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 10 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 18 |
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Photo submitted by TBeezie on 05/21/2026
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Photo submitted by TBeezie on 05/21/2026
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Photo submitted by TBeezie on 05/21/2026
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Photo submitted by hustlebaby on 04/22/2025
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Photo submitted by hustlebaby on 04/22/2025
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Photo submitted by hustlebaby on 04/22/2025
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Photo submitted by DMcClintock1993 on 10/06/2024
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Photo submitted by OrbitalFye on 10/04/2024
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Photo submitted by u000005666558 on 09/29/2024
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Photo submitted by u000005666558 on 09/29/2024
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Photo submitted by u000005666558 on 09/29/2024
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Photo submitted by markbrink on 09/17/2024
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Photo submitted by markbrink on 09/17/2024
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Photo submitted by markbrink on 09/17/2024
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Photo submitted by Coyotesfan9898 on 08/18/2024
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Green on the back nine. Pretty representative of a fair number of greens. Photo submitted by marcpeot on 06/09/2024
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Photo submitted by Adam8721041 on 04/25/2022
Getting better everyday
Course is improving as the summer comes. Greens are still a bit rough but overall a good place to play
Do not play here
This course is officially a goat ranch. Tees times do not exist and there is no adult supervision. I was hoping to have at least one favorable thing to say about the course, but I cannot think of one other than location. Tee boxes are bad, Fairways are bad. Greens, traps, rough, layout, cart paths, pace of play, practice facilities -all well below average.
Still needs work
The overall course is nice, and has some challenging holes making the experience good.
The greens are not yet up to par with patchy spots affecting putts. Will still be back to play
Improvement ongoing
The course has come a long way since the greens were destroyed by inexperienced maintenence staff last year.. This is what I was told. They sanded arerated , fertilized seeded so they are trying . Rearranged the holes .New owners I'm to told. Still has a ways to go. I like because it not as busy as others most of the time.
Neglected
Course was in horrible shape. Greens have bad spots all over them. Fairways hadn’t been cut in several days to maybe weeks. Bunkers are all hardpan. Used to play this course all the time 15 years ago and it was always in top shape. Just seems completely neglected right now.
Not worth the money
This course is not in very great shape. The greens are tremendously better than they were last year but still pretty awful. The golf carts all seem to have torn seats and the paths have awful potholes. The best part about the course was no one was playing so pace of play was great. This course could be a fun place to play but it needs a lot of love. My round was super cheap but not cheap enough. I cannot imagine paying full price. Maybe next year it will be better. My fingers are crossed.
It’s getting there
A few weeks ago the greens were in terrible shape but the crew has worked hard and they are coming into shape. Should be a good summer.
Top 3 worst courses I’ve played
That’s not an exaggeration btw. I wanna call it a beginner course but I wouldn’t even say that because it’s $40 a round and you can play courses for less in the vicinity in way better condition. Tee boxes, fairways and rough are just patchy grass. Then you get to the greens and there’s huge patches and holes. My ball didn’t roll smoothly on one putt. Just bounces at the hole which also makes for very very slow greens. Needs an insane amount of maintenance. I wouldn’t recommend this course to anyone that I know mainly because the price should be half of what it is. Don’t get me wrong $40 is cheap for golf, but like I said before you can play courses 10x better in the area for less.
Terrible Greens
The greens are in terrible shape, probably decease due to all the lumps and missing spots. Hopefully it gets better soon because this course has potentials and the only place to play in our area. The finally changed the layout as hole 1 is now next to clubhouse were hole 12 use to be but signs haven't been updated yet, very confusing if it's your first time playing. I love playing here but I won't return until someone tell me it has improved.
Steady improvement
The last time I played the course, it was absolutely horrible conditions have to give the maintenance crew a thumbs up things are starting to take place moving in the right direction. At least there is grass on the greens this time. Tee boxes were a little better as well.
They changed the position of the golf course holes to reflect different hole numbers, which is totally confusing. We were told to go off on the first hole, which was the old number one which now has a different denotation and when we got done with the old first nine and went to 10 there was six carts tying up so we didn’t get to play The rest of our 18 team. Weonly got nine holes in which is very disappointing and the scorecard do not reflect the new change even more confusing. Why would you change? The denotations of the holes is beyond me
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