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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Great Course
Challenging layout - good condition for the time of the year
Tee & Greens were in good condition
Course in better than average condition. Although there were a couple of sand traps with water in them.
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.
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.......
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.
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.
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.
Great conditions
Is a great course challenging and forgiving great for any level golfer
course in good condition
course in good cindition but wait on each hole. bunkers raked smooth, greens nice
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.
Nice!
Very nice course! Well kept and peppered with hazards in all the right places. Fun for the average golfer....... Staff was friendly and play was steady throughout......
Honey bee
I always have a good time here as long as it is not crowded
Average golfer
Excellent course to play for the money, very forgiving for an average player. Greens are excellent condition.
An interesting course
The course was in good condition except bunkers were very hard on some holes. Bunkers need work to give them a depth of sand.
A good course for the average golfer.
Whats a Lovely Please
I was visiting the area from Vermont and stumbled across this delightful course. From the moment I stepped out of my car I was greeted by many nice people included members, staff, and other non-members.
Once on the course I enjoyed the beautiful fairways and the well kept greens. The sand traps that day where very wet and hard because of a rain the night before. The majority of them on the back 9 where unplayable because of pools of water. Otherwise the course was amazing.
There were a couple of challenging holes and water strategically placed throughout the course. Some very solid par 3's and tough but fair par 5's. If you are looking for friendly people, and a nice relaxing round, this is the place for you.
The course was in very good condition and was a challenge. Don't let the short distances fool you....
My son and I both enjoyed this course. It makes you think. You won't be pulling out the driver on every hole but the course design makes it a good challenge. I wish I lived closer......... oh - there really are tiny honey bees everywhere. Great course and a very good value...
Nice
Enjoyed my round with my sons. We played in the heat of the day so he course was wide open. We will definitely be back and the bargain rates on Golfnow.com cannot be beaten!
Slow play an issue
The course is not bad the people that work there need to be a little more friendly they pack you in every seven minutes so every group is on top of each other and it takes you 5 1/2 hours to play which nobody wants to do so pack a lunch if you plan on playing there but overall not a bad place
One of my favorites in the area
As always, I enjoyed a challenging round at Honey Bee. The greens were very fast and in great shape. I think the winter cold may have had an adverse effect on the fairway grasses, though as those were not as nice as in the past.
LocalGolfer
Overall condition of the course was good. The pace of play was horrible. Slow play needs to go.
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