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4.0
575 Reviews (575)
5 Stars
176
4 Stars
283
3 Stars
86
2 Stars
16
1 Stars
14
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.9
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.9
84.2%
Recommend this course
512 out of 575 reviews
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4.1
20 Reviews (20)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.9
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.8
85.0%
Recommend this course
17 out of 20 reviews
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3.9
52 Reviews (52)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
27
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.7
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.5
82.7%
Recommend this course
43 out of 52 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 6075 yards
Slope 117
Rating 68.7

Nestled in the heart of Virginia Beach, Honey Bee Golf Club is one of the area's most popular daily-fee golfing venues. Rees Jones designed the course, incorporating water on 10 holes as well as intricate bunkering throughout. The challenging layout has several tricky doglegs and some treacherous blind shots as well. It's a golf course that demands careful course management and some strategic thinking. Accurate shot placement is also key when maneuvering the rolling fairways and contoured greens. While it's by no means an easy golf course, it is an enjoyable round for players of all skill levels, making it a popular venue for tournaments and corporate outings. For golfers looking to get an entire day of golf in, Honey Bee's sister club, Stumpy Lake, is only about half a mile away.

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Course Details

Year Built 1988
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Rees Jones (1988)

Rentals/Services

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
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

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4.0
575 Reviews (575)
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Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
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Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

After 2 inches of rain...

...the night before I was surprised that an 854 tee time would be 90 degree on carts. While the course was not bone dry as earlier in the summer, it was much better than I expected. Greens were receptive and fairways were in good shape. Even the normally grumpy starter was in a good mood.

Pace was a bit slower than usual and no marshal ever came out to get the group in front of us moving a bit. BUT it was a Sunday and we still finished in about 4.5 hours. Definitely NOT terrible, but a little prodding every now and then is not a bad thing.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Worth the money

Tee boxes were in great shape. Greens were okay. Challenging layout with some chances to score.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Shape

Course is in the best shape it has been in a while. Tee boxes and greens are terrific. The only gripe is the pro shop guy, very professional, but the starter/ cart assign guy has a bit of an attitude at times. But once you're out on the course, everything was fantastic.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 112
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Pro shop checkin guy was rude

I looked on golf now.com and saw the course was wide open so I just showed up. He was infuriated that I apparently was the 16th person that day that showed up without a tee time. Talk about a bad first impression he had a bad attitude and he should not be in the golf business. The owner of the golf course should fire this guy.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun course

Course in very good condition. Pro shop checkin guy was fairly rude. Snack bar friendly and clean.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A Good Day at HoneyBee

Took my wife out to Honey Bee for her first round of golf. We had a great time.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Honey Bee

The course was in really good shape. The only negatives were a few of the bunkers were rocky and the tee box on one where you have to hit across a power line.

Weather was perfect, the pace was fantastic (finished in just over 3 hours) and the greens were rolling beautifully.

I think it had a good mix of scoring holes and challenging holes where you had to evaluate your plan of attack from the tee box. A fun design that offers a great way to spend the day.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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