Meadowlark Golf Course
About
Meadowlark Golf Club in Huntington Beach is a player-friendly layout that is a popular choice amongst locals. Like most classically designed layouts, the course is short and tight but that also makes it easily walkable. The pin placements on the greens can be tricky and there are also some challenging water hazards that come into play on several holes. The golf course will test your short game skills but there are wide, player-friendly fairways that balance the trickier elements. Beware, though, numerous trees on the golf course make many of the tee shots tight and narrow. It is not an overly difficult layout but it is an enjoyable round that players of any skill level will enjoy. Meadowlark also offers affordable rates that make it doubly appealing.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue (W) | 71 | 5568 yards | 73.3 | 128 |
| Blue | 70 | 5568 yards | 68.1 | 119 |
| White | 70 | 5251 yards | 66.4 | 115 |
| White (W) | 71 | 5251 yards | 71.3 | 124 |
| Yellow | 70 | 4291 yards | 62.4 | 104 |
| Yellow (W) | 71 | 4291 yards | 65.9 | 113 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 68.1/119 W: 73.3/128 | 337 | 250 | 435 | 165 | 236 | 473 | 181 | 252 | 384 | 2713 | 348 | 284 | 369 | 170 | 386 | 296 | 160 | 351 | 491 | 2855 | 5568 |
| White M: 66.4/115 W: 71.3/124 | 309 | 233 | 407 | 142 | 228 | 461 | 155 | 242 | 376 | 2553 | 323 | 274 | 358 | 166 | 377 | 268 | 144 | 340 | 448 | 2698 | 5251 |
| Yellow M: 62.4/104 W: 65.9/113 | 276 | 209 | 364 | 109 | 203 | 330 | 108 | 204 | 306 | 2109 | 251 | 239 | 250 | 120 | 291 | 210 | 140 | 288 | 393 | 2182 | 4291 |
| Handicap | 9 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 6 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 70 |
| Handicap (W) | 7 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 2 |
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Photo submitted by soldieroverhere on 09/13/2025
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Photo submitted by soldieroverhere on 09/13/2025
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Photo submitted by jhjoe on 09/24/2022
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Photo submitted by chungb22 on 12/04/2019
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My best club is my wood--bat. Photo submitted by u109284362 on 11/02/2014
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Photo submitted by nsims42 on 03/15/2013
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Photo submitted by nsims42 on 03/15/2013
Going to the dogs
They should put up a sign that says, "Start on any hole other than 1 and play for free!" Honestly, they have let the course go with the poor turf conditions, apparently thinking location is enough. Also, there are range balls scattered all over every hole.
I was expecting slow play given they were booked but the round was ridiculous! The groups in front of us changed with almost every hole, with people jumping on and off the course. The last of the offenders was a group of 7 playing together. The place needs a groundskeeper and a Marshall. Too bad because it used to be a great place to play.
Bad day at Meadowlark
Got teed up with tbree nice people, course was in ok shape (what i saw of it). Unfortunately we went off behind a ladies tournament...took 2 hours to play 6 holes....i stopped after that, very disappointing round.
Thanks for nothing, Meadowlark
Short and Sweet
The course is in good shape but the greens are a little bit bumpy. It is short but small greens make it a challenge for most golfers. Water on 6 and 7 make them both quite FUN. Get some drinks, take your time and you can really enjoy the course. Get in a hurry and you will be disappointed.
Target golf
This is an old school golf course. Narrow fairways and small greens. Course was in fair condition, but pace of play was terrible. Small course over 5/12 hours to play round.
Great a Golf Day
Although wet in spots due to recent rain, my wife and I enjoyed our round at Meadowlark. We will be back.
Horrible greens
The greens were half dead. course was in ok condition.
Great Value
I play this course quite often and know it well. Very few holes are the same and I like the changes from hole to hole. It would be considered short for most golfers but do not mistake that as "easy". The greens have always been in pretty good shop (though they are a little small). The fairways have been improve greatly in the last year (used be brown and hard). Trees have been trimmed ( i personally have hit enough of them that i am surprised they are still standing) and/or removed. Mostly the greens are medium to slow speed that it is just best to go right at the hole. Like most courses you will be penalized on nearly every hole if you go over the green (best to be a little short and in front of the greens if you are between clubs). 2, 7, 9, & 18 will play a little longer than they look (ocean breezes) and 10, 12, 17, will probably play a little shorter than they look. Again this course can be much tougher than it looks because the greens are a little smaller than some other courses you might watch your ball run off the green on 1, 4, 12, 15 after hitting what you thought was a good shot. The greens were under repair in early November and as some others had noted were pretty rough , but they have bounced back nicely in the last week or so. There are some pretty good mid day deals on this course offered through golfnow and while there can be an occasional painfully slow playing groups out on the course some days I mostly complete a midweek early afternoon round between 4 to 4 1/2 hours. Saturdays (beer drinking buddys day it seems) or Sunday (couples day it seems) tend to run 45 minutes longer. BTW the weather is almost always perfect for golf in Huntington Beach. The Hotdogs and sandwiches are pretty good as well
Bad fairways greens even worse!!
I played here a couple years ago so i forgot I played here had i remembered I would have passed. Im about a 11 handicap. I cant believe they charge $50-$60 to play here in the AM.
The Tee boxes were terrible...all beat up and uneven. The fairways were in better shape but thats not saying much a lot of patchy areas some spots had no grass and the Greens were ridiculous.... patches of diseased grass all over not just a few spot on a couple greens but every single green had bad patches covering about 70% of the greens. Making your ball bounce, jump and or push or pulls your putts making you miss.
Stay away spend your hard earned money else where!
Corse review
The greens were patchy, otherwise the golf is well laid out.
Fun
Fun course. Most of the holes are straight forward. I was really happy with the condition compare to other courses around the area. Greens were nice
Poor conditions
Fairways are very close to one another Constantly hearing four! Alot of bare dirt areas & ground lumpy.Price good for practicing Par 70
Worth your money
This course is worth your time and money to golf. It's not a difficult course by any means but it puts of enough challenges to make it worth your time out there. Pace of play for a Saturday afternoon was pretty good - I think we only waited at the tee box once for 2-3 minutes at the turn. The level of golfer here isn't necessarily as strong as other courses so you do need to keep an eye out for errant balls and expect to have some people in your fairway from time to time. Overall, it's a good course and time and I've already booked my tee time for the next weekend.
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