Honey Bee Golf Club

I would not recommend this course until they fix the greens. Most of the putting surfaces are dirt. Almost unplayable. I should’ve requested a refund.

Greens were not playable with disease or dead grass. Fairways were better. Traps were not maintained. Definitely better deals around

Greens were awful. There must have been a virus/fungal/bacterial problem

The greens at best were 50% grass.

Greens were black and dead that’s all that needs to be said

I went here in May, course condition was excellent the only thing that needed work were the green side bunkers. Now, the course is in complete disrepair and all the greens are destroyed. I understand maybe charging 25$ for the condition that it was in but premium pricing on that condition was not equal to a 60$ round of golf. I love that course but it’s falling apart.

No starter, greens terrible. Not worth $15! Very rundown course to include fairways!

Absolutely terrible greens where gone nothing but mud course in real bad shape must be letting it go

I want to give credit where it’s due: the staff here are great. From the clubhouse to the bar crew, everyone is welcoming, and the facilities like the restrooms are clean and well-kept. Unfortunately, the actual golf course conditions tell a completely different story.

The greens right now are simply atrocious—several of them have deteriorated into literal patches of mud. At nearly $70 for an 18-hole round, charging these rates for greens in this state feels unreasonable. Honey Bee is currently one of the most expensive municipal/local courses in the area, yet almost every cheaper alternative nearby maintains significantly better course conditions.

On top of that, the long-standing drainage issues continue to be ignored. The sand traps turn into unplayable, undrained swamps, and the fairways hold water for days. I’ve played a full week after just light rainfall and still encountered massive, soggy mud pits in the middle of fairways. It’s become a well-known running joke among local golfers, but it’s frustrating that management seems to have no interest in fixing it.

Bottom Line: Great staff, but until management invests in proper drainage and greens maintenance, save your money and play elsewhere in the area.

I played yesterday at Honey Bee. All of the Koreans were burned out or destroyed. They even moved one flag to the fairway short of the green. The place does not drain well and was virtually underwater. There was no staff around. Nobody was overly helpful. I'm very surprised by the reviews that I had read. Probably my last time there.

worst greens I have ever played, hardly any grass at all. fairways and tee boxes are in good shape. they need to go to bermuda greens

The fairways and tee boxes were great. The greens left a lot to be desired. I would say the greens only had about 20-40% grass, the rest was dirt. They need to go to bermuda greens as these were bent and horrible, should not have had to pay full price considering the condition of the greens.

The condition of the course is terrible. The greens are the worst i have ever seen them and i have lived next to this course since it was built. I know that the course has been sold and they are planning to build houses on it so that is why i believe they are not maintaining it.

Course conditions were extremely bad as far as greens go ahead two or three temporary greens set up because of how bad the originals had become and by rights they should have had six or eight of them set up as temporaries cuz they were that bad there was no drink card it just really was a very poor conditions you can go to kempsville and get much better course conditions with carts that have GPS for less money much better deal same way with stumpy and even Chesapeake

If I could give zero stars I would! 0/18 greens were unplayable with 2 temp greens. The sand traps unplayable. No posted signs about the greens conditions. The staff in the pro shop were rude and not friendly. I won’t be returning.

Been golfing here for years. Fairways were decent most greens looked resident evil themed. Cracked and dry with divot marks everywhere. Unacceptable with still paying full price for this course.

Course has potential of being a nice facility but the greens were dead and the bunkers were over grown with grass and half gravel.

This course has potential to be a nice facility but the greens were awful and bunkers were gravel and weeds. The tee boxes and fairways were nice and it was a good course layout, but the greens were in awful condition.