Honey Bee Golf Club

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.

I understand in the summer you can lose the greens but this was unbelievable. The fact that they charged $65 for this round and there was ZERO mention of course conditions in the pro shop is crazy. You will find better value at literally any other course in VB. Honestly course has a great layout but is completely unplayable.

I really think I ought to get a refund not so much for the money ! The greens were so bad pathetic really more patches ( areas) without grass , the sand traps were horrendous solid as rock where there was no water . Sweltering heat no water to drink no cart inhuman third world conditions would be an understatement ! Pleaaaaase take honey bee off the options ! I rally think you should refund my green fees

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Honestly this course has an amazing layout but it’s is insanely overpriced for conditions. Greens were unplayable on most holes, bunkers filled with water and rocks. I get that you could lose the greens during a hot summer but to still charge $65 for a round in these conditions is crazy.

We’ve played this course before and it was always in good condition. This time was the total opposite. The greens were very spotty with many brown areas. There were ducks swimming in the fairways. The sand traps were full of water. Not a good experience. I wish I had known beforehand.

The greens are in terrible shape… the front nine was under water

Title says it all, fairways were fair, greens we’re awful

course was in great condition. greens were awful. lots of grass missing and just hard ground. price is way too high for the greens bad condition. cant get a accurate putt with the greens that bad. too late and hot now to get the greens in playing condition.

Greens are mostly cracked and half dirt/half grass. It was a 95° day and there was no water available while on the course. Also, their scorecards have the pin placement on them, but they did not stay consistent throughout the course. If you are going to include pin placement numbers, they should remain the same throughout 18. Very bad conditions all around for the price of 18 holes. Definitely will not be coming back for a long time.