Honey Bee Golf Club
About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 70 | 6075 yards | 68.7 | 117 |
| Black | 70 | 5667 yards | 67.0 | 113 |
| Blue | 70 | 5207 yards | 65.2 | 109 |
| Silver | 70 | 4929 yards | 68.5 | 118 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 69.1/126 W: 74.9/137 | 511 | 170 | 338 | 178 | 304 | 373 | 524 | 160 | 379 | 2937 | 461 | 179 | 341 | 190 | 361 | 435 | 197 | 400 | 495 | 3059 | 5996 |
| Blue M: 67.5/121 W: 72.8/132 | 475 | 159 | 321 | 162 | 286 | 359 | 494 | 145 | 348 | 2749 | 443 | 161 | 319 | 173 | 343 | 415 | 166 | 368 | 472 | 2860 | 5609 |
| White M: 65.3/116 W: 70.2/127 | 459 | 146 | 299 | 138 | 276 | 340 | 455 | 128 | 329 | 2570 | 374 | 132 | 299 | 121 | 322 | 394 | 143 | 328 | 465 | 2578 | 5148 |
| Green M: 64.3/114 W: 69.0/124 | 400 | 128 | 296 | 130 | 262 | 326 | 442 | 123 | 325 | 2432 | 367 | 128 | 294 | 111 | 299 | 384 | 138 | 325 | 456 | 2502 | 4934 |
| Red M: 61.8/109 W: 64.8/115 | 350 | 110 | 246 | 111 | 250 | 275 | 420 | 110 | 265 | 2137 | 333 | 110 | 240 | 90 | 254 | 329 | 96 | 215 | 366 | 2033 | 4170 |
| Handicap | 4 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | |||
| Par | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 70 |
| Handicap (W) | 8 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 3 |
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Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Virginia (2016 #13)
Reviews
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Birthday Round
The course was in great condition and the weather was excellent! The staff was exceptional- especially because they had a blitz going on and still allowed singles go out ahead to avoid a slow pace.
Real nice course
Wonderful day at golf. You folks know how to maintain your course. The only problem was a couple of sand traps needed a little work. My goal is not to get in them.
The course is fine
Hard to be negative due to amount of rainfall the course was very wet. Not there fault but something to work on moving water from course. Honestly, the course was in great shape overall. Have always enjoyed golf there challenging but fair layout with greens that can be challenging. If your thinking about playing this course go for it you will not be disappointed.
Fun Course
This course in a bit of a challenge off the senior tees but lots of fun. Would have been better is NOT cart part only but that cannot be controlled. Greens are great but fairways are a bit spotty. Some of the traps were not maintained but those that were were good.
Very forgiving course...
And thus, one of my favorites. Course was not in great condition this year, but enjoyed my round nonetheless.
Good Value
Course in good condition. Greens hold well but get more challenging in the afternoon. Well worth the money
Honey Bee
The fairways and greens were in great shape. The staff was helpful and polite. If you get the chance play this beautiful golf course.
Nice course
Shorter than expected very scoreable if you keep it in play in great condition except for a few traps that need some help
Bathrooms Please!
Everything about this course was great except for one thing - no bathroom facilities on the course. One has to wait to return to the clubhouse to use the facilities. Course layout was beautiful and challenging. Staff was friendly. I enjoyed this course and will return next year.
Weeds
Weeds all over the fairways and the greens had ball marks all over them. No marshalls out there making sure players fix divots and ball marks. One of the nicest courses looked like it is in. Need of weed and feed. Players. Fix your balls marks and replace your divots. And take the sand
Horrible Customer Service for a Not Good Course
I have coached a high school golf team for the last 2 years and Honey Bee has been our home course for the last 5 years at least. During the last two years, me and my team have been treated with contempt, spite, and hostility at every turn. The staff treated us as if we were a burden on the course, which is a total dump to begin with. I'm not even going to get into details about the quality of the course, because it would take too long to describe the deficiencies. The point is that not only is the course crappy, but the customer service is the worst I have ever experienced at any course I have ever been to. I grew up playing golf. These high school kids are learning to play. My team has NEVER interfered with ANYTHING at this course for the 2 years I've coached. My team fixes their ballmarks, moves at a steady pace, and follows course etiquette. There is absolutely no reason for us to have been treated badly, yet that's what happened. It finally came to a boiling point and I REFUSE to go back to this course ever again. My team will never step foot on this course again either, nor do they want to.
not happy
one of the worst course I have played in in a long time. Ground keeper was very rude to the 2 some I was teamed up with, fairways have hardly any grass. This was my 1st and definitely last time playing this course. I do not recommend this course to anyone.
Potential but...
This is my second time playing this course. I think the layout is ok and the conditions were good for this time of year. My biggest problem both times with this course is overall friendliness. Last year I held a tournament there and other golfers not involved were pretty rude and trying to rush us. Yesterday the staff yelled at me for being a step out of the crowded driving range and into an area marked for lessons which wasn’t being used. These two completely separate experiences will keep me from coming back or recommending the course again.
For the end of March, the course was in excellent shape. While most of the fairways and rough was brown the greens had greened up and were meticulously maintained. Unfortunately, too many players refuse to fix ball marks on the green and they proved a challenge.
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