Meadowlark GC
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3.7
1115 Reviews (1115)
5 Stars
170
4 Stars
517
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
79.8%
Recommend this course
873 out of 1115 reviews
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3.3
16 Reviews (16)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.0
Layout
3.3
Pace
3.0
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.2
56.2%
Recommend this course
9 out of 16 reviews
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3.6
62 Reviews (62)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
27
3 Stars
17
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.5
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.6
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
1115 Reviews (1115)

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 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Overcrowed

Got there on time and was told they were 30 minutes behind...then had to walk on 1st hole as they had no carts. Waited at every hole and ended up only finished 12 holes...terrible. Won't go here again.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Meadowlark Runs The Gamut

This is a good course if you have a few things to work on in your game. Lots of ways to recover from wayward shots, and you'll hit just about every club in your bag at least once.

You'll want to play winter rules as the fairways can be a little dry, patchy, and sometimes muddy (from watering). There are a few elevated greens, turtle shell greens, and those holes can change from a 3 or 4 to a 6 or 7 in a hurry.

Be advised...this IS a muni course, so expect some slow play and errant shots. When it's crowded, they might run out of carts, or let five-somes play. The course can be fun to play, or be extremely aggravating, depending on the day.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course was fun and offered a challenge as well.

Our round was very enjoyable. We checked in with the golf shop with ease, and didn't experience any issues throughout our day. The course was in great condition, and the greens were in great shape as well!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun course for spur of the moment golf. Great Value and better than average conditions

Fun course for spur of the moment golf. Great Value and better than average conditions

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Bring your hard hat, and a book to read.

I've never seen a course so busy. We went out 20 minutes after our tee time and our two-some went out with 3 others as a 5 some. We waited on every tee box for the 4 some in front of us(sometimes the group infront of them were on the tee box still!#. It was like LA rush hour traffic on the golf course. This short course crammed on a small piece of land that has fairways adjacent to others, you will be hearing #and maybe saying# "FORE!" a lot. We had to call it quits after the 12th hole because of darkness #4:40pm), and we had a 12:20 tee time! Took us 4 hours to play 12 holes! Don't know how the course justified sending so many groups out. Saw other 5-some groups sent out in front of us, and behind us. Guys we played with said the course isn't usually this busy, and that it was probably due to the holiday, but course shouldn't have booked so many tee times. Disappoointed, and wouldn't play again.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

course needs a marshall !!!!!!!!

took almost 6 hours ,teed off just after 10am, 1st group after the last group of a best ball tournament.saw 3 of the groups waiting for the greens to clear on par 4s before teeing off not one marshall on course to do anything about it.a friend of mine teed off at 1115 took him 3.5 hours to play NINE holes, not acceptable

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good greens

First off the girl at the desk was very friendly. I was a single and she said go out with any foursome you want when your ready. So I went right out. They seeded areas of the course and the whole course was over watered. The fairways were soaked with puddles. So it was cart path only. The pace of play was very slow with no ranger in sight. The only plus were the greens were in great shape.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Cheap round? Call first to find out why!

We grabbed $25 rounds for Fri., 11/8. Usually we enjoy this course, but it was 100% cart path only, soaking wet and full of huge puddles and mud and the delightful manure smell..that's right...course was over seeded !

Bleh. Smelled awful all day long, clothes were mud splattered and it was slow because of cart path only.

Buyer beware.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice Course, too slow of play

The tee times were too close together for this course. The course is pretty easy so pace of play should be quicker. It doesn't take long for this course to get backed up. It did have some nice features such as extra putting greens around tee boxes. This helps to keep one occupied while waiting to tee off.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

eat before you go!

Snack bar-food was more exspensive than the a round of golf for 2! bring your own food or don't eat!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

They try to keep-up course. Avg. condition considering thousands of players a week.

Good 19th. hole & staff. Don't quite need a hardhat yet to play. But lots of stray balls flying around. With hole running so close to each other. No SENIOR rate unless you buy a card. [bummer]

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Course

the course was maintained well. Fast play with players that know how to play!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course is Great

Only thing is that they cannot let random walk on's go in anytime, and also needs to let people out in certain time frames, cause it gets to blocked up. 2 of us, and it took over 4+ hours.

but it has a nice design, but needs to be a little more upkeep.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Inconsistent pace of play

Have played here several times in the past few months. Pace of play has veried significantly from 4 hours to 5 1/2 to finish a round. course is pretty well maintained, greens were good for the most part. I beliee it is a little pricey but if you pay attention, there are good deals out there to play the course.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good value

Pretty good condition, sometimes you might get slowed down, I am not sure why...and other times it goes well...

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good practice course

Course is definitely in need of a Ranger....Hackers were driving golf carts onto tee boxes and within 5-10 feet of the greens. Also, if you don't mind fivesomes. Course is good for practice on weekday.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

takes a while to play

they were punching the greens while we were playing, slowing down the pace of play even more
if I would have known they were punching the greens I would have picked another course until the grass grows back in

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Mis-managed Tee Times

Be careful with Meadowlark, they use GolfNow as a method to cover potential no shows. Granted, I reserved my 9:31 am tee time at 8:00 am of the same day. However, I still heard another 9:30 tee time checking in behind me. So, we ended up as a 5-some. So, needless to say we quit after 14 holes. It took us 1.5 hours to play the first 4 holes. :(

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice Course

This was a good course, but the pace of play set up back for the day. We started 30 minutes after our initial tee time even though we arrived 30 minutes early as we were instructed. Up until the 13th-14th tee we waited to tee off at every single hole. Would have been more enjoyable if we could have finished within 4.5 hours, but were golfing for over 5.5 hours...

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course had some challenging holes.

Course is fun and challellenging, with some greens witn concave feel, forcing you to use your high degree wedges to keep the ball from rolling off.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
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