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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
14
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.9
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.9
84.2%
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4.1
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Conditions
3.7
Value
3.9
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.8
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4.7
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3.9
51 Reviews (51)
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
3.5
Value
3.7
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.9
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4.5
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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
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Handicap 0-4
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4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Local gem.

Not my first time playing here, but the course is in outstanding condition. Greens are in outstanding condition. Austin, Jeff and their staff are friendly and welcoming. Great value and a ton of fun.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great shape for heat of summer

Fairways and greens were in great shape given we played 7/12 after many hot dry days. Kudos to greenskeepers. Traps were thin with only about 1"- 1.5" of sand before hitting hardpan which required hitting ball with plucking swing rather than under and thru ball.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Nice course

Only played 9, but overall it was very nice

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

This course is in great shape.

I had a decent round at the B. Greens were in wonderful shape.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 26
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Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

This course was challenging especially the 1st and 18th hole

Very good public course! the price was also very good.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Pleasant Surprise

This was last minute booking but the course layout, conditions & staff made for a great afternoon of golf.

It was a very pleasant surprise. I would highly recommend it.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Peak conditions

All the rain we have gotten and the past few weeks of warm weather have really brought this course in. A few of the bunkers need to be redone as its like hitting out of a parking lot it's so hard. The fairways were plush, tee boxes are just fine, the greens were a little grainy but held the line more times than not. DEFINITLY a must if you haven't golfed here before. It's a rather short course but its unique in the shot you are faced with. All in all, it's a pretty fun course to shoot every now and then.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
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Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

enjoyable

fair ways in good condition and greens were faassst.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Best of the courses in the Hampton Roads Golf Clubs

My buddy and I tee'd off on April 11, 2016 right before a tournament went off. We had no trouble with the excess of golfers for the tourney because we got off earlier. Anyways, the course is in great shape! I don't know if they rolled the greens specifically for the tournament but they were fantastic! They were fast and true. The greens have a great deal of slope in them so it makes up for the short course even from the tips. The bunkers had some tight lies but its not quite golf season so give that a month or so for them to fix up. Overall, the course has 6 par 3's (so par 70), a lot of short par 4's (but also a big boy par 4 thrown in here and there), and the 4 par 5's where you had to be able to move your ball left or right to set up your next couple of shots. The course is only going to get in better shape as we near nicer weather and I highly recommend spending the money to play the course

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather
Used cart

Good value

Our foursome played in 37 degree weather with a bit of wind and even snow flurries. Needless to say, there was very little pressure on the course. (Only one other group of fools with us). Will gladly play Honey Bee again. One of our favorite courses.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Great Course

Challenging layout - good condition for the time of the year

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tee & Greens were in good condition

Course in better than average condition. Although there were a couple of sand traps with water in them.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

No-Nonsense Nice Course

The golf course is not the longest or most difficult course I have played, but it is a fair test for the average golfer (15-20 hdcp). Played in November, leaves were blown well and course was well-kept. There were many unfixed ball marks on the greens and unfilled divots on the course, but that is the fault of the players, not the course. I will play it again when visiting the area.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Honeybee

Course was in good condition and plays very fair for all skill levels. We had a bit of a bottle neck at the first tee but once everyone got started and playing the pace worked itself out. For the price I would recommend this course for all.......

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

A nice course

This is a nice course in good shape. Greens were fast and rolled well. You could tell it wasn't played by regulars because nobody fixed their ball marks. I fixed 4 or 5 per hole. Do not walk it, there are some holes with a lot of distance between hole and next tee. Well worth the bargain price.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

Need to replace the starter, cart helper and ambassador!

A disappointing round. We had a 9:56 tee time. Arrived well in advance.

The starter was gruff and lazy from the minute we walked up. “Who you with” he yelled loudly to my husband. What kind of greeting is that?
During the time we went in, paid, got drinks and came back out to hit some putts, he never moved, just ushered his helper around to give him cart numbers.

When we first arrived and I walked up to the stairs and then back after getting refreshments, I said hello to he and his helper each time. Each time neither replied. His helper was no better, he sat there in his cart talking with the starter and moaning and groaning about his family, no wonder he has an “ex”. Totally unprofessional of both of them. I wanted ear plugs.

Then the ambassador was horrible. He flat out lied about the slow play to my husband. It may have been busy but the slow play we were experiencing was due to one foursome. I can see why that group had an early tee time, they’d never finish before dark if they teed off after noon.

When our twosome got to #5, there were 3 groups on the hole, the slow group was maybe ½ way to the green, another foursome waiting to tee off and our twosome that just pulled up. We could clearly see no one was on #6 the entire time. When the slow group finally got to #6 green, the ambassador came around. What a disgrace he never spoke to them and he even parked by green 6 while they putted. When he came down to the #6 tee where we sat and waited, my husband asked about the slow foursome and he told us the whole course was backed up and there were no open holes even through we’d see it ourselves. My husband explained there was no one on the hole the entire time all 3 groups were on #5 but he said no, that every hole was full so what we’d seen with our own eyes wasn’t real? Your ambassador was just another lazy employee not doing his job but riding around instead of addressing a group that had clearly fallen behind.

By the time we got to #16, the foursome two ahead of us was just getting off the green. There were no groups on 17 or 18.

What a disappointing round. We actually expected a response back from Honey Bee after the feedback was given to them. Hopefully the regular staff was on vacation and they'll get rid of this crew.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 09/06/2015

We are sorry about your round at Honey Bee golf course, I will make sure Jeff (The GM) will get in touch with you about this.

Or call him direct at 471-2768 and ask for him.

We hope you will continue playing all of the Hampton Roads Golf Course.

Chesapeake Golf Club
Cypress Point Country Club
Honey Bee Golf Course
Stumpy Lake Golf Course

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

solid course

This course is just a solid course in very good condition. The greens were consistent throughout the course. The fairways and roughs were properly maintained. Almost all bunkers that we experienced were soft sand rather than packed hard(one exception). The only negative thing I can say is that it has no real wow factor. You're not going to be telling your buddies about that beautiful hole number x. Its just solid all round. Very enjoyable.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great conditions

Is a great course challenging and forgiving great for any level golfer

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

course in good condition

course in good cindition but wait on each hole. bunkers raked smooth, greens nice

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

No five somes please!

Pace of play was fine until we ran into a five some on the back nine. Before we could go around them it took forty minutes to play two holes. Not good. We had to go around them and come back to the hole we missed in order to complete the round. The overall condition of the course and the greens were excellent.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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