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Meadowlark Golf Course
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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 | 5609 yards | 73.0 | 123 |
| Blue | 70 | 5609 yards | 67.6 | 114 |
| White (W) | 71 | 5254 yards | 71.1 | 121 |
| White | 66 | 5254 yards | 66.0 | 110 |
| Yellow | 62 | 4359 yards | 61.5 | 99 |
| Yellow (W) | 64 | 4359 yards | 65.5 | 112 |
| 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
Fairways are trashed
Poor water management 6 of the holes are unplayable and many of the tee boxes aren't even level and they raised their rates?? On a positive note the staff especially the bartender were super friendly.
Appreciate the kind words about the bartender, wish we could have done a better job of meeting your expectations. While there are a couple holes which we are dealing with water issues from extreme high levels of ground water, we are working to correct the issue. There are plans in the works to level out some of the tee boxes as well, hopefully before the end of 2024.
Thanks for the 5-Star rating!
Disaster / horrible pace of play
I’ve played meadowlark 6-7 times and it’s been fine but I will not play it any longer.
We had a 8:18 tee time this last Sunday for 4 people. The pace of play was a disaster; it was already backed up didn’t get to tee off until 8:30 and then after that there was a 10-20 min wait between holes. It took 2.75 hrs to play 9 holes; so we left. Even the foursome in front of us left for the same reason. We thought it could get better after they left but it didn’t ; it was that backed up.
No marshall…overbooked ..horrible pace of play…
We are sorry to hear your experience did not meet expectations on your last visit. We do our best to monitor pace of play and are able to keep rounds under 5 hours on the weekends the majority of the time. Hopefully this one slow round does not keep you away forever as we'd love to show you a better time.
Bar prices
Course is in decent shape lots of mud and excess water but all in all in good shape! The bar is good but had two margaritas Cadillac and it was $42 which is higher than a high end restaurant! That’s robbery’s
Thanks for the 4-Star rating. I will be touching base with our F&B Director to see if there is an issue with margarita pricing at the bar as $42 does seem very high unless you chose an ultra premium tequila option.
Good muni, bad pace of play
Course was in decent shape but man the pace was so brutally slow that we decided to call it a quits after 9 holes. The 7th and 10th had 3 groups waiting to tee off in front of us. I like the course layout and the staff was all very friendly but the pace of play was annoyingly slow.
So sorry to hear about the slow play. Our marshals do their best to keep pace moving but please give the pro shop a call if you're ever in a back-up and don't see a marshal close for help, we will make sure to send one your way.
Thanks for taking the time to leave us a 3-Star rating. We are working to improve the course and facility everyday and hoping your next visit will be a 5-Star experience!
Meadowlark
Outdated course on a trailer park, starter is an a-hole, $85 for what looks like a club that popped in the 70s and hasn’t seen an update since. They almost “last called” me 5 mins early and made the 2-some I was playing with wait 15 mins for us because they showed up 15 mins early. Course was dead empty mid-day Saturday. Improve the clubhouse and gentrify what could be an excellent muni/players club with an on-site restaurant, membership options, etc or charge Costa Mesa CC prices.
We are sorry to hear your expecations weren't met on your recent visit to Meadowlark. We hope you will feel some of the improvements we are working to make around the course on your next round.
Thank you for the 4-Star rating!
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a 5-Star rating!
Fun yet challenging - Great public course!
I love the Lark.
They’ve put a lot of work in to make this a great facility. They’ve updated the bar / restaurant, menus, pro shop, and just the overall vibe. They have the best range balls of any public range around. The whole vibe is very laid back. The course has lots of variety including some fun uphill and downhill holes. Usually the course is in great shape for a public course.
Thank you so much for the 5-Stars and kind words!
AVOID FOR MONTHS
This course is one of the favorites in the area for me. Today I paid $85 for punched greens and lakes/mud in 90% of fairways. This course needs an estimated 35K invested in it before it’s nice again. I’m on 15 currently and have lost 5 balls that would be in the fairway. Avoid until this can make massive improvements.
Gross
The course was full of oily water. Stinky mud is all over the course yet they charged full price and the people working the course were rude and obnoxious..
We are very sorry for the experience you had. Our course has battled with this wet winter. At over 100 years old we definitely take a bit longer to drain than some of the other local tracks. Hopefully you'll give us another shot to show you a great day once the course is dried out.
Greens sandy and very bumpy.
Greens were in rough shape. Played with a local and he said greens were punched 3 weeks ago. They have not recovered at all. No notification of green conditions prior to booking.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review and a 4-Star rating. We did punch our greens on 3/18-3/19 and had notifications/alerts through all online booking sites for the following week. Unfortunately the recent weather conditions led to a little longer recovery time for the greens than normal. We can't wait to have you back out to see the greens fully healed!
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Thanks fr the 4-Stars!