Meadowlark GC
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3.7
1117 Reviews (1117)
5 Stars
170
4 Stars
519
3 Stars
258
2 Stars
100
1 Stars
70
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.7
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.8
80.2%
Recommend this course
875 out of 1117 reviews
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3.3
18 Reviews (18)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.1
Layout
3.5
Pace
3.1
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.3
61.1%
Recommend this course
11 out of 18 reviews
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3.6
62 Reviews (62)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
28
3 Stars
17
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.5
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.2
75.8%
Recommend this course
47 out of 62 reviews
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Course Highlights
Friendly staff and well-managed pace of play make rounds here consistently enjoyable for golfers of all skill levels. The course's proximity to the ocean keeps temperatures comfortable, and fast greens provide a satisfying challenge.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 5568 yards
Slope 128
Rating 73.3

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1922
Fairways Bermuda/Kikuyu Grass
Greens Poa Annua Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect William P. Bell (1922)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Lounge, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.7
1117 Reviews (1117)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 40
Watching the Game 19
Brunch 13
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 46
Elevation Changes 34
Bunkers 33
This course/club is great for:
Locals 64
Beginners 37
Walkers 35
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 49
In the 'Burbs 16
Near Local Attractions 15

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Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Forgiving fun course

Very open course with some fun holes. Course goes from flat to up and down hills, great deals ob golfnow, i paid$12 for 18 holes

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather
Used cart

Lucky Day

I had an itch to play and it rained which cleared the course out. I arrived at 1:40 and finished by 5:30. That NEVER happens at Meadowlark, especially on a Saturday. The course doesn't drain real well, and I was surprised to see a lot of standing water, which helped to explain how quiet the course was. I was very lucky to get out on one of my favorite little home town courses on a Saturday and a very reasonable rate.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

very late start

I reserved time with cart at 12:30pm have to wait till 1:30pm they didn't have enough cart for your reservation .

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Firts Time Playing With my son

My son and I we have A great time together, Playing at Meadowlark Golf Course, we started at 5:00 pm, we play 14 holes before it got dark. Over all the Golf course it was Great.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Why is this course so wet?!?!?!

We are in the middle of a drought here in California but this course looks like it's been getting 5" of rain for a week. Some areas where so soaked I had to walk around it so I did not sink. Bunkers were mostly wet sand. One I saw had 4/5" of standing water at the bottom. Super slow play is always the case here due to a few short par 4's and a couple tough par 3's.
Greens were in pretty good shape.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Good Day of Golf

Every once in a while I'll find a great deal here and today I found a round with a cart for $18. Couldn't pass it up. The pace of play for the day was faster than normal and the weather was amazing with a little wind making the course a little tougher. There are some muddy sections here and there, but the course is in pretty good conditions. Overall it was a good day of golf, especially for $18.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Near by locals

Great a round of golf for price !!
Will come back to play some more and refer some one

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slowest round of my life

Not a bad course, really short and only two par fives though. The worst part was it took over 6 hours to play so if that's your idea of a fun Saturday it's perfect, but if you want to play without waiting this is not your course.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 162
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Short but fun course

Enjoyable course with changes in elevation and small and contoured greens.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Not long, but definitely not easy.

Meadowlark is fun little test of golf. The course is only about 5500 yds. but the greens are challenging & usually in good shape. it would be nice if people fixed ball marks, but that's an issue everywhere!
It gets slow sometimes and there are no marshalls to keep up the pace but overall I enjoy a round here. If you get in some of the thick stuff around the small crowned greens, you might be looking at a double, so practice your chipping before playing here.
Staff is always friendly and the beer is always cold.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Fun round.

Very friendly staff, got us early by 45 Min. A very good day of golf for a good price. Jim

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Worst Golf Experience ever

Tee Time Scheduled through Golf Now: 12:26pm
Actual Tee Time: 1:30pm
It took 4 hours to play the front 9. On the 10th we had a threesome with a young kid cut in front of us. We complained to them, nothing happened. We called the front desk. They said they would take care of it, nothing happened.
Started at 1:30pm, left a little before 7pm.
This place is an absolute circus and you can tell there is no management in place, or that knows how to run a business. This was the last time I will play at this joke of an establishment.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun day of golfing...

We had a fivesome on a sunday. The course conditions were nice. The fairways we're excellent. The tee boxes were good and the greens rolled true. It was a little cooler since it's near the beach. Good place to play...

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Slow, slow, slow

Only play during the weekday. The course is too slow on the weekend given the tough par 3's and short par 4's where people wait to hit.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Meadowlark

I've played Meadowlark many times over the years, so the course layout and difficulty did not surprise me. What did surprise me was the extremely wet conditions. Mind you, it was summer, warm and dry elsewhere.

There were quite a few muddy spots on the course that hampered play. The tenth hole was cart path only, something I had never experienced before on this course.

The other thing that bothered me, and my playing partner, was a lack of yardage markers. There is no GPS on the carts so we had to depend on the course markers. Many simply no longer existed. Many others were damaged.

There were seemingly new flags at each hole, but they were checkered using black and blue, yellow, and I think, red. Problem was, from a distance, it was difficult to see the flag, especially the flags in shadows.

I do not think I will play Meadowlark for some time since there are other courses with better conditions, that cost less. It is a shame because Meadowlark is located in Huntington Beach, which is cooler on hot days, like right now.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

good coarse

There are some wet spots but not really an issue. Tee times need to be spaced appropriately to players ability and group size. Overall a great coarse. Only saw food and beverage cart once in 4 hours.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

take it to Vegas!

Pace was fine through nine. But a 20 min wait between holes after the turn.We found out there was a large bachelor party group in front of us. You could follow their trail of empty beer cans. We didn't see any Marshal.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

different layout

The course was in fair condition; a lot of wet areas. Greens were small and fast but fair.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great inexpensive course

This is a great course without breaking the bank. It plays reasonably well for lefties (especially given my slice) and has good fairways/greens. There isn't much separating the holes so you do have to keep your head on a swivel sometimes. The nice part about that is you won't lose many balls.

Overall I like playing this course. Pace can be slow sometimes but it isn't unbearable.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

very slow play! 5hrs played 9 holes!

Game play is very slow! I counted 6 players paired up playing together....took them forever to finish one hole! Very crowded! We couldnt play thru because there were way to many people on the course! We were screwed and ended up playing 9 holes in 5hrs! Yes almost 5 hours! Never again will i go there, i wish i could get a refund or a free round of golf for this inconvenience! Play at your own risk or if you have a complete day to spend at the course

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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